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 Exhibit 4.1  


EXECUTION
VERSION







 

ANTERO
RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION, 


THE
GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO 


AND 


WELLS
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

AS TRUSTEE 










  






 
  INDENTURE    



Dated
as of November 17, 2009 










  






9.375%
Senior Notes due 2017 






 







 




































  Table of Contents  

 






 



						
	 
	 	 
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	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE	 	1
	 	
 SECTION 1.1.	
 	
Definitions	
 	
1
	 	SECTION 1.2.	 	Other Definitions	 	30
	 	SECTION 1.3.	 	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act	 	31
	 	SECTION 1.4.	 	Rules of Construction	 	32
	

ARTICLE II THE SECURITIES	
 	
32
	 	
 SECTION 2.1.	
 	
Form, Dating and Terms	
 	
32
	 	SECTION 2.2.	 	Execution and Authentication	 	39
	 	SECTION 2.3.	 	Registrar and Paying Agent	 	40
	 	SECTION 2.4.	 	Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust	 	40
	 	SECTION 2.5.	 	Securityholder Lists	 	41
	 	SECTION 2.6.	 	Transfer and Exchange	 	41
	 	SECTION 2.7.	 	Form of Certificate to be Delivered upon Termination of Restricted Period	 	44
	 	SECTION 2.8.	 	Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Institutional Accredited Investors	 	44
	 	SECTION 2.9.	 	Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S	 	46
	 	SECTION 2.10.	 	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities	 	47
	 	SECTION 2.11.	 	Outstanding Securities	 	48
	 	SECTION 2.12.	 	Temporary Securities	 	48
	 	SECTION 2.13.	 	Cancellation	 	48
	 	SECTION 2.14.	 	Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest	 	49
	 	SECTION 2.15.	 	Computation of Interest	 	50
	 	SECTION 2.16.	 	CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers	 	50
	

ARTICLE III COVENANTS	
 	
50
	 	
 SECTION 3.1.	
 	
Payment of Securities	
 	
50
	 	SECTION 3.2.	 	Limitation on Indebtedness and Preferred Stock	 	50
	 	SECTION 3.3.	 	Limitation on Restricted Payments	 	53
	 	SECTION 3.4.	 	Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries	 	58
	 	SECTION 3.5.	 	Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock	 	60
	 	SECTION 3.6.	 	Limitation on Liens	 	63
	 	SECTION 3.7.	 	[Reserved]	 	63
	 	SECTION 3.8.	 	Limitation on Affiliate Transactions	 	64
	 	SECTION 3.9.	 	Purchase of Securities Upon a Change of Control	 	65
	 	SECTION 3.10.	 	Provision of Financial Information	 	67
	 	SECTION 3.11.	 	Future Subsidiary Guarantors	 	68
	 	SECTION 3.12.	 	Maintenance of Office or Agency	 	69
	 	SECTION 3.13.	 	Corporate Existence	 	69
	 	SECTION 3.14.	 	Payment of Taxes	 	69
	 	SECTION 3.15.	 	Payments for Consent	 	69
	 	SECTION 3.16.	 	Compliance Certificate	 	69
	 	SECTION 3.17.	 	Further Instruments and Acts	 	70
	 	SECTION 3.18.	 	Business Activities	 	70
	 	SECTION 3.19.	 	Statement by Officers as to Default	 	70




 

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	 	SECTION 3.20.	 	Covenant Termination	 	70
	

ARTICLE IV SUCCESSOR COMPANY	
 	
70
	 	
 SECTION 4.1.	
 	
Merger and Consolidation	
 	
70
	

ARTICLE V REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES	
 	
72
	 	
 SECTION 5.1.	
 	
Redemption	
 	
72
	 	SECTION 5.2.	 	Applicability of Article	 	72
	 	SECTION 5.3.	 	Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee	 	72
	 	SECTION 5.4.	 	Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed	 	72
	 	SECTION 5.5.	 	Notice of Redemption	 	72
	 	SECTION 5.6.	 	Deposit of Redemption Price	 	73
	 	SECTION 5.7.	 	Securities Payable on Redemption Date	 	73
	 	SECTION 5.8.	 	Securities Redeemed in Part	 	74
	

ARTICLE VI DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES	
 	
74
	 	
 SECTION 6.1.	
 	
Events of Default	
 	
74
	 	SECTION 6.2.	 	Acceleration	 	76
	 	SECTION 6.3.	 	Other Remedies	 	77
	 	SECTION 6.4.	 	Waiver of Past Defaults	 	77
	 	SECTION 6.5.	 	Control by Majority	 	77
	 	SECTION 6.6.	 	Limitation on Suits	 	77
	 	SECTION 6.7.	 	Rights of Holders to Receive Payment	 	78
	 	SECTION 6.8.	 	Collection Suit by Trustee	 	78
	 	SECTION 6.9.	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	 	78
	 	SECTION 6.10.	 	Priorities	 	78
	 	SECTION 6.11.	 	Undertaking for Costs	 	79
	

ARTICLE VII TRUSTEE	
 	
79
	 	
 SECTION 7.1.	
 	
Duties of Trustee	
 	
79
	 	SECTION 7.2.	 	Rights of Trustee	 	80
	 	SECTION 7.3.	 	Individual Rights of Trustee	 	81
	 	SECTION 7.4.	 	Trustee's Disclaimer	 	81
	 	SECTION 7.5.	 	Notice of Defaults	 	81
	 	SECTION 7.6.	 	Reports by Trustee to Holders	 	81
	 	SECTION 7.7.	 	Compensation and Indemnity	 	82
	 	SECTION 7.8.	 	Replacement of Trustee	 	82
	 	SECTION 7.9.	 	Successor Trustee by Merger	 	83
	 	SECTION 7.10.	 	Eligibility; Disqualification	 	83
	 	SECTION 7.11.	 	Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuer	 	83
	 	SECTION 7.12.	 	Trustee's Application for Instruction from the Issuer	 	83
	

ARTICLE VIII DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE	
 	
84
	 	
 SECTION 8.1.	
 	
Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance	
 	
84
	 	SECTION 8.2.	 	Conditions to Defeasance	 	85
	 	SECTION 8.3.	 	Application of Trust Money	 	86
	 	SECTION 8.4.	 	Repayment to the Issuer	 	86
	 	SECTION 8.5.	 	Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations	 	86
	 	SECTION 8.6.	 	Reinstatement	 	86




 

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ARTICLE IX AMENDMENTS	
 	
87
	 	
 SECTION 9.1.	
 	
Without Consent of Holders	
 	
87
	 	SECTION 9.2.	 	With Consent of Holders	 	88
	 	SECTION 9.3.	 	Compliance with Trust Indenture Act	 	88
	 	SECTION 9.4.	 	Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers	 	88
	 	SECTION 9.5.	 	Notation on or Exchange of Securities	 	89
	 	SECTION 9.6.	 	Trustee to Sign Amendments	 	89
	

ARTICLE X GUARANTEE	
 	
89
	 	
 SECTION 10.1.	
 	
Guarantee	
 	
89
	 	SECTION 10.2.	 	Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge	 	91
	 	SECTION 10.3.	 	Right of Contribution	 	91
	 	SECTION 10.4.	 	No Subrogation	 	92
	

ARTICLE XI [RESERVED]	
 	
92
	

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS	
 	
92
	 	
 SECTION 12.1.	
 	
Trust Indenture Act Controls	
 	
92
	 	SECTION 12.2.	 	Notices	 	92
	 	SECTION 12.3.	 	Communication by Holders with other Holders	 	93
	 	SECTION 12.4.	 	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent	 	93
	 	SECTION 12.5.	 	Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion	 	94
	 	SECTION 12.6.	 	When Securities Disregarded	 	94
	 	SECTION 12.7.	 	Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar	 	94
	 	SECTION 12.8.	 	Legal Holidays	 	94
	 	SECTION 12.9.	 	GOVERNING LAW	 	94
	 	SECTION 12.10.	 	No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders	 	94
	 	SECTION 12.11.	 	Successors	 	94
	 	SECTION 12.12.	 	Multiple Originals	 	95
	 	SECTION 12.13.	 	Qualification of Indenture	 	95
	 	SECTION 12.14.	 	Table of Contents; Headings	 	95
	

EXHIBIT A Form of the Series A Note	
 	

 
	EXHIBIT B Form of the Series B Note	 	 
	EXHIBIT C Form of Indenture Supplement to Add Subsidiary Guarantors	 	 




 

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 CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE 

 






 



					
	TIA Section



 
	 	Indenture Section 	 
	310(a)(1)	 	 	7.10	 
	      (a)(2)	 	 	7.10	 
	      (a)(3)	 	 	N.A.	 
	      (a)(4)	 	 	N.A.	 
	      (a)(5)	 	 	7.10	 
	      (b)	 	 	7.8; 7.10	 
	      (c)	 	 	7.10	 
	311(a)	 	 	7.11	 
	      (b)	 	 	7.11	 
	      (c)	 	 	N.A.	 
	312(a)	 	 	2.5	 
	      (b)	 	 	12.3	 
	      (c)	 	 	12.3	 
	313(a)	 	 	7.6	 
	      (b)(1)	 	 	7.6; 11.2	 
	      (b)(2)	 	 	7.6; 11.2	 
	      (c)	 	 	7.6; 11.2	 
	      (d)	 	 	7.6	 
	314(a)	 	 	3.11; 3.16; 12.5	 
	      (b)	 	 	11.2(c)	 
	      (c)(1)	 	 	12.4	 
	      (c)(2)	 	 	12.4	 
	      (c)(3)	 	 	N.A.	 
	      (d)	 	 	11.2; 11.6(b)	 
	      (e)	 	 	12.5	 
	315(a)	 	 	7.1	 
	      (b)	 	 	7.5; 12.2	 
	      (c)	 	 	7.1	 
	      (d)	 	 	7.1	 
	      (e)	 	 	6.11	 
	316(a)(last sentence)	 	 	12.6	 
	      (a)(1)(A)	 	 	6.5	 
	      (a)(1)(B)	 	 	6.4	 
	      (a)(2)	 	 	N.A.	 
	      (b)	 	 	6.7	 
	      (c)	 	 	6.5	 
	317(a)(1)	 	 	6.8	 
	      (a)(2)	 	 	6.9	 
	      (b)	 	 	2.4	 
	318(a)	 	 	12.1	 




 

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


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        This INDENTURE dated as of November 17, 2009, is among ANTERO RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"),
ANTERO RESOURCES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Parent Guarantor"), the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on the
signature page hereto and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the "Trustee"), as trustee. 


        Each
party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of (i) the Issuer's 9.375% Senior Notes, Series A,
due 2017, issued on the date hereof and the guarantees thereof by the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors (the "Initial Securities"),
(ii) if and when issued, an unlimited principal amount of additional 9.375% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2017 in a non-registered offering or 9.375% Senior Notes,
Series B, due 2017 in a registered offering of the Issuer, and the guarantees thereof by the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors that may be offered from time to time subsequent to
the Issue Date, in each case subject to Section 2.1 (the "Additional Securities") as provided in  Section 2.1(a)
 and (iii) if and when issued, the Issuer's 9.375% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2017 and the guarantees thereof by
Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors that may be issued from time to time in exchange for Initial Securities or any Additional Securities in an offer registered under the Securities Act as
provided in a Registration Rights Agreement, as hereinafter defined (the "Exchange Securities," and together with the Initial Securities and Additional
Securities, the "Securities"): 


ARTICLE I 


DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE  


        SECTION 1.1. Definitions.    


        "Acquired Indebtedness" means, Indebtedness (i) of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes or
is merged with and into a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, in each case whether or not Incurred by such Person in connection
with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such acquisition. Acquired Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred, with respect to
clause (i) of the preceding sentence, on the date such Person becomes or is merged with and into a Restricted Subsidiary and, with respect to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, on
the date of consummation of such acquisition of assets. 


        "Additional Assets" means: 


        (1)   any
properties or assets to be used by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary in the Oil and Gas Business; 


        (2)   capital
expenditures by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary in the Oil and Gas Business; 



        (3)   the
Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted
Subsidiary; or 


        (4)   Capital
Stock constituting a minority interest in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary; 


provided, however, that, in the case of clauses (3) and (4), such Restricted Subsidiary is
primarily engaged in the Oil and Gas Business. 


        "Additional Interest" means the interest payable as a consequence of the failure to effectuate in a timely manner the exchange offer
and/or shelf registration procedures set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. 







 

        "Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" of the Parent Guarantor means (without duplication), as of the date of determination, the
remainder of: 


        (a)   the
sum of: 



        (i)    discounted
future net revenues from proved oil and gas reserves of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines
before any state or federal income taxes, as estimated by the Parent Guarantor in a reserve report prepared as of the end of the Parent Guarantor's most recently completed fiscal year for which
audited financial statements are available, as increased by, as of the date of determination, the estimated discounted future net revenues from 



        (A)  estimated
proved oil and gas reserves acquired since such year end, which reserves were not reflected in such year end reserve report, and 


        (B)  estimated
oil and gas reserves attributable to extensions, discoveries and other additions and upward revisions of estimates of proved oil and gas reserves since such
year end due to exploration, development or exploitation, production or other activities, which would, in accordance with standard industry practice, cause such revisions (including the impact to
proved reserves and future net revenues from estimated development costs incurred and the accretion of discount since such year end), 


        and
decreased by, as of the date of determination, the estimated discounted future net revenues from 


        (C)  estimated
proved oil and gas reserves produced or disposed of since such year end, and 


        (D)  estimated
oil and gas reserves attributable to downward revisions of estimates of proved oil and gas reserves since such year end due to changes in geological conditions
or other factors which would, in accordance with standard industry practice, cause such revisions, in each case calculated on a pre-tax basis and substantially in accordance with SEC
guidelines, 


        in
the case of clauses (A) through (D) utilizing prices and costs calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines as if the end of the most recent fiscal quarter preceding the
date of determination for which such information is available to the Parent Guarantor were year end; provided,  however, that in the case of each of the
determinations made pursuant to clauses (A) through (D), such increases and decreases shall be as
estimated by the Parent Guarantor's petroleum engineers; 




        (ii)   the
capitalized costs that are attributable to Oil and Gas Properties of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries to which no proved oil and gas reserves
are attributable, based on the Parent Guarantor's books and records as of a date no earlier than the date of the Parent Guarantor's latest available annual or quarterly financial statements; 


        (iii)  the
Net Working Capital of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a date no earlier than the date of the Parent Guarantor's latest annual or quarterly
financial statements; and 


        (iv)  the
greater of 



        (A)  the
net book value of other tangible assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of a date no earlier than the date of the Parent Guarantor's
latest annual or quarterly financial statements, and 


        (B)  the
appraised value, as estimated by independent appraisers, of other tangible assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of a date no earlier
than the date 




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of
the Parent Guarantor's latest audited financial statements; provided, that, if no such appraisal has been performed the Parent Guarantor shall not be
required to obtain such an appraisal and only clause (iv)(A) of this definition shall apply; 





minus 


        (b)   the
sum of: 



        (i)    Minority
Interests; 


        (ii)   any
net gas balancing liabilities of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries reflected in the Parent Guarantor's latest annual or quarterly balance sheet
(to the extent not deducted in
calculating Net Working Capital of the Parent Guarantor in accordance with clause (a)(iii) above of this definition); 



        (iii)  to
the extent included in (a)(i) above, the discounted future net revenues, calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines (but utilizing prices and costs calculated in
accordance with SEC guidelines as if the end of the most recent fiscal quarter preceding the date of determination for which such information is available to the Parent Guarantor were year end),
attributable to reserves which are required to be delivered to third parties to fully satisfy the obligations of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Volumetric
Production Payments (determined, if applicable, using the schedules specified with respect thereto); and 


        (iv)  the
discounted future net revenues, calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines, attributable to reserves subject to Dollar-Denominated Production Payments which,
based on the estimates of production and price assumptions included in determining the discounted future net revenues specified in (a)(i) above, would be necessary to fully satisfy the payment
obligations of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries with respect to Dollar-Denominated Production Payments (determined, if applicable, using the schedules specified with respect thereto). 




        If
the Parent Guarantor changes its method of accounting from the successful efforts method of accounting to the full cost or a similar method, "Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets" will continue to be calculated as if the Parent Guarantor were still using the successful efforts method of accounting. 



        "Additional Securities" has the meaning ascribed to it in the second introductory paragraph of this Indenture. 


        "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or
indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any Person means 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; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 



        "Asset Disposition" means any direct or indirect sale, lease (including by means of Production Payments and Reserve Sales and a
Sale/Leaseback Transaction but excluding an operating lease entered into in the ordinary course of the Oil and Gas Business), transfer, issuance or other disposition, or a series of related sales,
leases, transfers, issuances or dispositions that are part of a common plan, of (A) shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries
issued in compliance with Section 3.2 and directors' qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the
Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary), (B) all or substantially all the assets of any division or line of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding any
division or line of business the assets of which are owned by an Unrestricted Subsidiary) or (C) any other assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary outside of the ordinary
course of business of the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary (each 


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referred
to for the purposes of this definition as a "disposition"), in each case by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any disposition by means of a merger,
consolidation or similar transaction. 


Notwithstanding
the preceding, the following items shall not be deemed to be Asset Dispositions: 



        (1)   a
disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent Guarantor or by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary; 


        (2)   a
disposition of cash, Cash Equivalents or other financial assets in the ordinary course of business; 


        (3)   a
disposition of Hydrocarbons or mineral products inventory in the ordinary course of business; 



        (4)   a
disposition of damaged, unserviceable, obsolete or worn out equipment or equipment that is no longer necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the Parent
Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries and that is disposed of in each case in the ordinary course of business; 


        (5)   transactions
in accordance with Section 4.1; 


        (6)   an
issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent Guarantor or to a Restricted Subsidiary; 



        (7)   the
making of a Permitted Investment or a Restricted Payment (or a disposition that would constitute a Restricted Payment but for the exclusions from the definition
thereof) permitted by Section 3.3; 


        (8)   an
Asset Swap; 


        (9)   dispositions
of assets with a Fair Market Value of less than $10.0 million; 


        (10) Permitted
Liens; 


        (11) dispositions
of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar
proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements; 


        (12) the
licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property (including, without limitation, the licensing of seismic data) or other general intangibles and licenses, leases
or subleases of other property in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the business of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries; 


        (13) foreclosure
on assets; 


        (14) any
Production Payments and Reserve Sales; provided that any such Production Payments and Reserve Sales, other than incentive compensation programs on terms that are
reasonably customary in the Oil and Gas Business for geologists, geophysicists and other providers of technical services to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, shall have been created,
Incurred, issued, assumed or Guaranteed in connection with the financing of, and within 60 days after the acquisition of, the property that is subject thereto; 


        (15) a
disposition of oil and natural gas properties in connection with tax credit transactions complying with Section 29 or any successor or analogous provisions of
the Code; 


        (16) surrender
or waiver of contract rights, oil and gas leases, or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind; 


        (17) the
abandonment, farmout, lease or sublease of developed or undeveloped Oil and Gas Properties in the ordinary course of business; and 



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        (18) a
disposition (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) of any Oil and Gas Property or interest therein to which no proved reserves are attributable at the
time of such disposition. 




        "Asset Swap" means any substantially contemporaneous (and in any event occurring within 180 days of each other) purchase and sale
or exchange of any oil or natural gas properties or assets or interests therein between the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person;  provided, that any cash received
must be applied in accordance with Section 3.5 as if the Asset
Swap were an Asset Disposition. 


        "Average Life" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by
dividing (1) the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or
similar payment with respect to such Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment by (2) the sum of all such payments. 


        "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11 of the United States Code or similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. 



        "Beneficial Owner" has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the
Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular "person" (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such "person" will be deemed to have
beneficial ownership of all securities that such "person" has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only
after the passage of time. The terms "Beneficially Owns" and "Beneficially Owned" have a corresponding meaning. 


        "Board of Directors" means, as to any Person that is a corporation, the board of directors of such Person or any duly authorized committee
thereof or as to any Person that is not a corporation, the board of managers or such other individual or group serving a similar function. 


        "Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of a 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. 



        "Business Day" means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York
are authorized or required by law to close. 


        "Capital Stock" of any Person means any and all shares, units, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other
equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, such equity. 



        "Capitalized Lease Obligations" means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for
financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation will be the capitalized amount of such obligation at the time any determination
thereof is to be made as determined in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof will be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first
date such lease may be terminated without penalty. 


        "Cash Equivalents" means: 



        (1)   securities
issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States (provided that the
full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof), having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition; 



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        (2)   marketable
general obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition and, at the time of acquisition, having a credit rating of "A" (or the equivalent thereof) or better from either S&P or Moody's; 


        (3)   certificates
of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers' acceptances having maturities of not more than one year from the
date of acquisition thereof issued by any commercial bank the short-term deposit of which is rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least "A-2" or the equivalent thereof
by S&P, or "P-2" or the equivalent thereof by Moody's, and having combined capital and surplus in excess of $100.0 million; 


        (4)   repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (1), (2) and (3) entered
into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above; 


        (5)   commercial
paper rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least "A-2" or the equivalent thereof by S&P or "P-2" or the equivalent thereof by
Moody's, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named Rating Agencies cease publishing ratings of investments, and in any case maturing within
one year after the date of acquisition thereof; and 


        (6)   interests
in any investment company or money market fund which invests 95% or more of its assets in instruments of the type specified in clauses (1) through
(5) above. 




        "Cash Management Obligations" means, with respect to the Issuer or any Guarantor, any obligations of such Person to U.S. Bank National
Association or any other lender in respect of treasury management arrangements, depositary or other cash management services, including any treasury management line of credit. 


        "Change of Control" means: 



        (1)   any
"person" or "group" of related persons (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a Permitted Holder, is or becomes
the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor (or its successor by merger, consolidation or purchase of all or
substantially all of its assets) (for the purposes of this clause (1), such person or group shall be deemed to Beneficially Own any Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor held by a parent entity,
if such person or group Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent entity); 


        (2)   the
first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor are not Continuing Directors; 


        (3)   the
sale, lease, 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 assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act);
or 


        (4)   the
adoption by the members of the Parent Guarantor of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor. 




        Notwithstanding
the preceding, a conversion of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from a limited liability company, corporation, limited partnership or other form
of entity to a limited liability company, corporation, limited partnership or other form of entity or an exchange of all of the outstanding Capital Stock in one form of entity for Capital Stock for
another form of entity shall not constitute a Change of Control, so long as following such conversion or exchange the 


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"persons"
(as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) who Beneficially Owned the Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor immediately prior to such transactions continue to
Beneficially Own in the aggregate more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such entity, or continue to Beneficially Own sufficient Equity Interests in such entity to elect a majority of its directors,
managers, trustees or other persons serving in a similar capacity for such entity, and, in either case no "person" Beneficially Owns more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such entity. 


        "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 


        "Commodity Agreements" means, in respect of any Person, any forward contract, commodity swap agreement, commodity option agreement or
other similar agreement or arrangement in respect of Hydrocarbons used, produced, processed or sold by such Person that are customary in the Oil and Gas Business and designed to protect such Person
against fluctuation in Hydrocarbon prices. 


        "Common Stock" means with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however
designated and whether voting or nonvoting) of such Person's common stock whether or not outstanding on the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock. 


        "Consolidated Coverage Ratio" means as of any date of determination, the ratio of (x) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDAX
of such Person for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which financial statements are in existence to
(y) Consolidated Interest Expense for such four fiscal quarters, provided, however, that: 



        (1)   if
the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary: 



        (a)   has
Incurred any Indebtedness since the beginning of such period that remains outstanding on such date of determination or if the transaction giving rise to the need to
calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio is an Incurrence of Indebtedness, Consolidated EBITDAX and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma
basis to such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred on the first day of such period and such proceeds had been applied as of such date (except that in
making such computation, the amount of Indebtedness under any revolving Credit Facility outstanding on the date of such calculation will be deemed to be (i) the average daily balance of such
Indebtedness during such four fiscal quarters or such shorter period for which such facility was outstanding or (ii) if such revolving Credit Facility was created after the end of such four
fiscal quarters, the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the period from the date of creation of such revolving Credit Facility to the date of such calculation, in each case, provided
that such average daily balance shall take into account any repayment of Indebtedness under such revolving Credit Facility as provided in clause (b)); or 



        (b)   has
repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness since the beginning of the period, including with the proceeds of such new Indebtedness, that
is no longer outstanding on such date of determination or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio involves a discharge of Indebtedness (in each case
other than Indebtedness Incurred under any revolving Credit Facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and the related commitment terminated), Consolidated EBITDAX and Consolidated
Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such discharge of such Indebtedness as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period; 




        (2)   if,
since the beginning of such period, the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary has made any Asset Disposition or if the transaction giving rise to the need to
calculate the 



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Consolidated
Coverage Ratio is such an Asset Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDAX for such period will be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDAX (if positive) directly attributable to
the assets which are the subject of such Asset Disposition for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDAX (if negative) directly attributable thereto for such period and
Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly attributable to any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any
Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with respect to the Parent Guarantor and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with or with the proceeds from
such Asset Disposition for such period (or, if the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly attributable to the Indebtedness of
such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Parent Guarantor and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such sale); 



        (3)   if,
since the beginning of such period, the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or otherwise) has made an Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary
(or any Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition (or will have received a contribution) of assets,
including any acquisition or contribution of assets occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made under this Indenture, which constitutes all or substantially all of a
Parent Guarantor, division, operating unit, segment, business, group of related assets or line of business, Consolidated EBITDAX and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated
after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness) as if such Investment or acquisition or contribution had occurred on the first day of such period; and 


        (4)   if,
since the beginning of such period, any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted
Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) made any Asset Disposition or any Investment or acquisition of assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (2) or
(3) above if made by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary during such period, Consolidated EBITDAX and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving
pro forma effect thereto as if such Asset Disposition or Investment or acquisition of assets had occurred on the first day of such period. 




        For
purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any calculation under this definition, the pro forma calculations will be determined in good faith by a
responsible financial or accounting officer of the Parent Guarantor; provided that such officer may in his or her discretion include any reasonably
identifiable and factually supportable pro forma changes to Consolidated EBITDAX, including any pro forma expenses and cost reductions, that have occurred or in the judgment of such officer are
reasonably expected to occur within 12 months of the date of the applicable transaction (regardless of whether such expense or cost reduction 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 SEC). If any
Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the average rate in effect from the beginning of
such period to the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness, but if the remaining term
of such Interest Rate Agreement is less than 12 months, then such Interest Rate Agreement shall only be taken into account for that portion of the period equal to the remaining term thereof).
If any Indebtedness that is being given pro forma effect bears an interest rate at the option of the Parent Guarantor, the interest rate shall be calculated by applying such optional rate chosen by
the Parent Guarantor. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon 


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a
factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional
rate chosen as the Parent Guarantor may designate. 


        "Consolidated EBITDAX" for any period means, without duplication, the Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus the following, without
duplication and to the extent deducted (and not added back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: 



        (1)   Consolidated
Interest Expense; 


        (2)   Consolidated
Income Tax Expense; 


        (3)   consolidated
depletion and depreciation expense of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries; 



        (4)   consolidated
amortization expense or impairment charges of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries recorded in connection with the application of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangibles" and Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long
Lived Assets"; 


        (5)   other
non-cash charges of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent it represents an
accrual of or reserve for cash charges in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period not included in the calculation); and 



        (6)   consolidated
exploration and abandonment expense of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries, 




if
applicable for such period; and less, to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income and in excess of any costs or expenses attributable thereto that were deducted (and not
added back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (x) the amount of deferred revenues that are amortized during such period and are attributable to reserves that are subject
to Volumetric Production Payments, (y) amounts recorded in accordance with GAAP as repayments of principal and interest pursuant to Dollar-Denominated Production Payments and (z) other
non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDAX in any
prior period). 


        Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence, clauses (2) through (6) relating to amounts of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor will be added to Consolidated Net
Income to compute Consolidated EBITDAX of the Parent Guarantor only to the extent (and in the same proportion) that the net income (loss) of such Restricted Subsidiary was included in calculating the
Consolidated Net Income of the Parent Guarantor and, to the extent the amounts set forth in clauses (2) through (6) are
in excess of those necessary to offset a net loss of such Restricted Subsidiary or if such Restricted Subsidiary has net income for such period included in Consolidated Net Income, only if a
corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended to the Parent Guarantor by such Restricted Subsidiary (unless it is a Guarantor) 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 that Restricted
Subsidiary or the holders of its Capital Stock. 


        "Consolidated Income Tax Expense" means, with respect to any period, the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes
(including state franchise taxes) of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP. 


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        "Consolidated Interest Expense" means, for any period, the total consolidated interest expense (less interest income) of the Parent
Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether paid or accrued, plus, to the extent not included in such interest expense and without duplication: 



        (1)   interest
expense attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations and the interest component of any deferred payment obligations; 


        (2)   amortization
of debt discount and debt issuance cost (provided that any amortization of bond premium will be credited to reduce Consolidated Interest Expense unless,
pursuant to GAAP, such amortization of bond premium has otherwise reduced Consolidated Interest Expense); 


        (3)   non-cash
interest expense; 


        (4)   commissions,
discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing; 



        (5)   the
interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of
the Parent Guarantor or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent such Guarantee becomes payable or such Lien becomes subject to foreclosure; 


        (6)   cash
costs associated with Interest Rate Agreements (including amortization of fees); provided, however, that if Interest Rate Agreements result in net cash benefits
rather than costs, such benefits shall be credited to reduce Consolidated Interest Expense unless, pursuant to GAAP, such net benefits are otherwise reflected in Consolidated Net Income; 



        (7)   the
consolidated interest expense of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; and 


        (8)   all
dividends paid or payable in cash, Cash Equivalents or Indebtedness or accrued during such period on any series of Disqualified Stock of the Parent Guarantor or on
Preferred Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries payable to a party other than the Parent Guarantor or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, 




minus,
to the extent included above, any interest attributable to Dollar-Denominated Production Payments. 



        For
the purpose of calculating the Consolidated Coverage Ratio in connection with the Incurrence of any Indebtedness described in the final paragraph of the definition of "Indebtedness,"
the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense shall include all interest expense (including any amounts described in clauses (1) through (8) above) relating to any Indebtedness of the
Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary described in the final paragraph of the definition of "Indebtedness." 


        "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the aggregate net income (loss) of the Parent Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries
determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends of such Person; provided,  however, that there will not
be included (to the extent otherwise included therein) in such Consolidated Net Income:
 



        (1)   any
net income (loss) of any Person (other than the Parent Guarantor) if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that: 



        (a)   subject
to the limitations contained in clauses (3) and (4) below, the Parent Guarantor's equity in the net income of any such Person for such period will
be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend
or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (2) below); and 




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        (b)   the
Parent Guarantor's equity in a net loss of any such Person for such period will be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income to the extent such loss has
been funded with cash from the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary during such period; 




        (2)   any
net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) if such Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment
of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Parent Guarantor, except that: 



        (a)   subject
to the limitations contained in clauses (3), (4) and (5) below, the Parent Guarantor's equity in the net income of any such Restricted
Subsidiary for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the
Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution paid to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation
contained in this clause); and 


        (b)   the
Parent Guarantor's equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income; 




        (3)   any
gain (loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any property, plant or equipment of the Parent Guarantor or its consolidated Subsidiaries (including
pursuant to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any gain (loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital
Stock of any Person; 


        (4)   any
extraordinary or nonrecurring gains or losses, together with any related provision for taxes on such gains or losses and all related fees and expenses; 


        (5)   the
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles; 


        (6)   any
asset impairment writedowns on Oil and Gas Properties under GAAP or SEC guidelines; 



        (7)   any
unrealized non-cash gains or losses or charges in respect of Hedging Obligations (including those resulting from the application of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 133); 


        (8)   income
or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were
classified as discontinued); 


        (9)   all
deferred financing costs written off, and premiums paid, in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness; and 



        (10) any
non-cash compensation charge arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity based awards; provided that the proceeds resulting from any
such grant will be excluded from Section 3.3(c)(ii). 




        "Continuing Directors" means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who:
(1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of this Indenture; or (2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election. 



        "Credit Facility" means, with respect to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, one or more debt facilities (including,
without limitation, the Senior Secured Credit Agreement), indentures or 


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commercial
paper facilities providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to
borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time
(and whether or not with the original administrative agent and lenders or another administrative agent or agents or other lenders and whether provided under the original Senior Secured Credit
Agreement or any other credit or other agreement or indenture). 


        "Currency Agreement" means in respect of a Person any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, futures contract, option
contract or other similar agreement as to which such Person is a party or a beneficiary. 


        "Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. 



        "Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default. 


        "Definitive Securities" means certificated Securities. 


        "Disqualified Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which by its terms (or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock or upon the happening of any event: 



        (1)   matures
or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock of such Person which is not itself Disqualified Stock) pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise; 


        (2)   is
convertible or exchangeable for Disqualified Stock or other Indebtedness (excluding Capital Stock which is convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of the
Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary); or 


        (3)   is
redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock in whole or in part, 




in
each case on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the earlier of the date (a) of the Stated Maturity of the Securities or (b) on which there are no Securities
outstanding; provided that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date will be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided further, that any Capital Stock that
would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Parent Guarantor to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or
asset sale (each defined in a substantially identical manner to the corresponding definitions in this Indenture) shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock (and all
such securities into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) provide that (i) the Parent Guarantor may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock (and all such securities
into which it is convertible or for which it is ratable or exchangeable) pursuant to such provision prior to compliance by the Parent Guarantor with  Section 3.9 and Section 3.5 and (ii) such repurchase or redemption will be
permitted solely to the extent also permitted in accordance with Section 3.3. 



        "Dollar-Denominated Production Payments" means production payment obligations recorded as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, together
with all undertakings and obligations in connection therewith. 


        "Domestic Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof or the District of Columbia. 


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        "DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors and assigns, or such other depository institution
hereinafter appointed by the Issuer. 


        "Equity Offering" means a public or private offering for cash by the Parent Guarantor of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock),
other than public offerings registered on Form S-8. 


        "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 



        "Exchange Securities" has the meaning ascribed to it in the second introductory paragraph of this Indenture. 


        "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to any asset or property, the sale value that would be obtained in an arm's-length free market
transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy. Fair Market Value of an asset or property in excess of
$10.0 million shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor acting in good faith, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of such Board of
Directors, and any lesser Fair Market Value may be determined by an officer of the Parent Guarantor acting in good faith. 


        "Foreign Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof or the District of Columbia. 


        "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time. All ratios and
computations based on GAAP contained in this Indenture will be computed in conformity with GAAP. 


        "guarantee" means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other
Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person: 



        (i)    to
purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership
arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or
otherwise); or 


        (ii)   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); 


provided, however, that the term "guarantee" will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in
the ordinary course of business or any obligation to the extent it is payable only in Capital Stock of the guarantor that is not Disqualified Stock. The term "guarantee" used as a verb has a
corresponding meaning. 




        "Guarantees" means the Parent Guarantee and the Subsidiary Guarantees collectively. 


        "Guarantors" means the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors collectively. 


        "Guarantor Subordinated Obligation" means, with respect to a Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor (whether outstanding on the
Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) which is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee pursuant to a written agreement. 


        "Hedging Obligations" of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement or
Commodity Agreement. 


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        "Holder" or "Securityholder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Securities Register. 


        "Hydrocarbons" means oil, natural gas, casing head gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons,
gaseous hydrocarbons and all constituents, elements or compounds thereof and products refined or processed therefrom. 


        "IAI" means an institutional "accredited investor" as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the
Securities Act. 


        "Immaterial Subsidiary" means, as of any date, any Restricted Subsidiary whose total assets, as of the end of the most recent month for
which financial statements are available, are less than $1,000,000 and whose total revenues for the most recent 12-month period for which financial statements are available do not exceed
$1,000,000; provided that a Restricted Subsidiary will not be considered to be an Immaterial Subsidiary if it, directly or indirectly, guarantees or
otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor. 


        "Incur" means issue, create, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable for, contingently or otherwise;  provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) will be deemed to be Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;
and the terms "Incurred" and "Incurrence" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 


        "Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication, whether or not contingent): 



        (1)   the
principal of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; 



        (2)   the
principal of and premium (if any) in respect of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; 


        (3)   the
principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers' acceptances or other similar instruments (including reimbursement
obligations with respect thereto except to the extent such reimbursement obligation relates to a trade payable, to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn
upon, such obligation is satisfied within 30 days of payment on the letter of credit); 



        (4)   the
principal component of all obligations of such Person (other than obligations payable solely in Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock) to pay the deferred and
unpaid purchase price of property (except as described in clause (8) of the penultimate paragraph of this definition of "Indebtedness"), which
purchase price is due more than six months after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery and title thereto to the extent such obligations would appear as a liabilities upon the
consolidated balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP; 



        (5)   Capitalized
Lease Obligations of such Person to the extent such Capitalized Lease Obligations would appear as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of such
Person in accordance with GAAP; 


        (6)   the
principal component or liquidation preference of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified
Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends); 



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        (7)   the
principal component of all Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person;
provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a) the Fair Market Value of such asset at such date of determination and (b) the amount of such
Indebtedness of such other Persons; 


        (8)   the
principal component of Indebtedness of other Persons to the extent Guaranteed by such Person; and 



        (9)   to
the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net obligations of such Person under Commodity Agreements, Currency Agreements and Interest Rate Agreements (the
amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time); 




provided, however, that any indebtedness which has been defeased in accordance with GAAP or defeased
pursuant to the deposit of cash or Cash Equivalents (in an amount sufficient to satisfy all such indebtedness obligations at maturity or redemption, as applicable, and all payments of interest and
premium, if any) in a trust or account created or pledged for the sole benefit of the holders of such indebtedness, and subject to no other Liens, shall not constitute "Indebtedness." 


        The
amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date will be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the
occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at such date. 


Notwithstanding
the preceding, "Indebtedness" shall not include: 



        (1)   Production
Payments and Reserve Sales; 


        (2)   any
obligation of a Person in respect of a farm-in agreement or similar arrangement whereby such Person agrees to pay all or a share of the drilling,
completion or other expenses of an exploratory or development well (which agreement may be subject to a maximum payment obligation, after which expenses are shared in accordance with the working or
participation interest therein or in accordance with the agreement of the parties) or perform the drilling, completion or other operation on such well in exchange for an ownership interest in an oil
or gas property; 


        (3)   any
obligations under Currency Agreements, Commodity Agreements and Interest Rate Agreements; provided that such Agreements are entered into for bona fide hedging
purposes of the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Parent Guarantor, whether or not accounted for as a
hedge in accordance with GAAP) and, in the case of Currency Agreements or Commodity Agreements, such Currency Agreements or Commodity Agreements are related to business transactions of the Parent
Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business and, in the case of Interest Rate Agreements, such Interest Rate Agreements substantially correspond in terms
of notional amount, duration and interest rates, as applicable, to Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred without violation of this Indenture; 



        (4)   any
obligation arising from agreements of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, guarantees, adjustment of purchase price,
holdbacks, contingency payment obligations or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Capital Stock of a
Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such Indebtedness is not reflected on the face of the balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary; 


        (5)   any
obligation arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument (including daylight overdrafts) drawn against
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the
ordinary course of business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of Incurrence; 


        (6)   in-kind
obligations relating to net oil or natural gas balancing positions arising in the ordinary course of business; 


        (7)   all
contracts and other obligations, agreements, instruments or arrangements described in clauses (19), (20), (21) or (28)(a) of the definition of
"Permitted Liens;" and 



        (8)   accrued
expenses and trade payables and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue by 90 days past the invoice or
billing date or more or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted. 




In
addition, "Indebtedness" of any Person shall include Indebtedness described in the first paragraph of this definition of
"Indebtedness" that would not appear as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person if: 



        (1)   such
Indebtedness is the obligation of a partnership or joint venture that is not a Restricted Subsidiary (a "Joint
Venture"); 


        (2)   such
Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner of the Joint Venture or otherwise liable for all or a portion of the Joint Venture's
liabilities (a "General Partner"); and 


        (3)   there
is recourse, by contract or operation of law, with respect to the payment of such Indebtedness to property or assets of such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of
such Person; and then such Indebtedness shall be included in an amount not to exceed: 



        (a)   the
lesser of (i) the net assets of the General Partner and (ii) the amount of such obligations to the extent that there is recourse, by contract or
operation of law, to the property or assets of such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person; or 


        (b)   if
less than the amount determined pursuant to clause (a) immediately above, the actual amount of such Indebtedness that is with recourse to such Person or a
Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, if the Indebtedness is evidenced by a writing and is for a determinable amount and the related interest expense shall be included in Consolidated Interest Expense
to the extent actually paid by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries. 





        "Indenture" means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time. 


        "Initial Purchasers" means the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule 1 of the Purchase Agreement dated November 12,
2009 among the Issuer, the Guarantors and such initial purchasers relating to the Initial Securities. 



        "Initial Securities" has the meaning ascribed to it in the second introductory paragraph of this Indenture. 


        "Interest Rate Agreement" means with respect to any Person any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement,
interest rate option agreement, interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement as to
which such Person is party or a beneficiary. 


        "Investment" means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of any
direct or indirect advance, loan or other extensions of credit (including by way of guarantee or similar arrangement, but excluding any debt or extension of credit represented by a bank deposit other
than a time deposit and advances or extensions of credit to customers in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of 


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cash
or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments
(excluding any interest in a crude oil or natural gas leasehold to the extent constituting a security under applicable law) issued by, such other Person and all other items that are or would be
classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that none of the following will be deemed to be an Investment: 



        (1)   Hedging
Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with this Indenture; 


        (2)   endorsements
of negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business; and 



        (3)   an
acquisition of assets, Capital Stock or other securities by the Parent Guarantor or a Subsidiary for consideration to the extent such consideration consists of Common
Stock of the Parent Guarantor. 




The
amount of any Investment shall not be adjusted for increases or decreases in value, write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment. 


For
purposes of the definition of "Unrestricted Subsidiary" and Section 3.3, 



        (1)   "Investment" will include the portion (proportionate to the Parent Guarantor's equity interest in a Restricted Subsidiary
to be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted
Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Parent Guarantor will be deemed to continue to have a permanent
"Investment" in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to 



        (a)   the
Parent Guarantor's "Investment" in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (b) the portion
(proportionate to the Parent Guarantor's equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is so
re-designated a Restricted Subsidiary; and 




        (2)   any
property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer. 




        "Investment Grade Rating" means a rating equal to or higher than: 



        (1)   Baa3
(or the equivalent) with a stable or better outlook by Moody's; and 


        (2)   BBB-
(or the equivalent) with a stable or better outlook by S&P, 




        or,
if either such entity ceases to make a rating on the Securities publicly available for reasons outside of the Parent Guarantor's control, the equivalent investment grade credit
rating from any other Rating Agency. 


        "Investment Grade Rating Event" means the first day on which the Securities have an Investment Grade Rating from each Rating Agency, and
no Default has occurred and is then continuing under this Indenture. 


        "Issue Date" means the first date on which the Securities are issued under this Indenture. 


        "Issuer" means the Person named as the "Issuer" in the first introductory paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Issuer" shall mean such successor Person. 


        "Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest,
preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of 


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such
asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option
or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction;  provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien. 


        "Minority Interest" means the percentage interest represented by any class of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that are not owned
by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary. 


        "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof. 


        "Net Available Cash" from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received (including any cash payments received by way of deferred
payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise and net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities received as consideration, but only as and when
received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to the
properties or assets that are the subject of such Asset Disposition or received in any other non-cash form) therefrom, in each case net of: 



        (1)   all
legal, accounting, investment banking, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses Incurred, and all federal, state, provincial,
foreign and local taxes required to be paid or accrued as a liability under GAAP (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing agreements), as a consequence of
such Asset Disposition; 


        (2)   all
payments made on any Indebtedness or Hedging Obligation which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of any Lien
upon such assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition; 


        (3)   all
distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures or to holders of royalty or similar interests as
a result of such Asset Disposition; 


        (4)   the
deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the assets disposed of
in such Asset Disposition and retained by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition; and 


        (5)   all
relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof and all related severance and associated costs, expenses and charges of personnel related to assets and related
operations disposed of; 




provided, however, that if any consideration for an Asset Disposition (that would otherwise constitute Net Available Cash) is required to be held in
escrow pending determination of whether or not a purchase price adjustment will be made, such consideration (or any portion thereof) shall become Net Available Cash only at such time as it is released
to the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from escrow. 


        "Net Cash Proceeds" with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or any contribution to equity capital, means the cash proceeds
of such issuance, sale or contribution net of attorneys' fees, accountants' fees, underwriters' or placement agents' fees, listing fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other
fees and charges actually Incurred in connection with such issuance, sale or contribution and net of taxes paid or payable as a result of such issuance or sale (after taking into account any available
tax credit or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements). 


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        "Net Working Capital" means (a) the sum of (i) all current assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
except current assets from commodity price risk management activities arising in the ordinary course of the Oil and Gas Business, plus (ii) the amount of revolving credit borrowings available
to be Incurred under the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, less (b) all current liabilities of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries, except current liabilities
(i) associated with asset retirement obligations relating to Oil and Gas Properties, (ii) included in Indebtedness and (iii) any current liabilities from commodity price risk
management activities arising in the ordinary course of the Oil and Gas Business, in each case as set forth in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor prepared in accordance with
GAAP. 


        "Non-Recourse Debt" means Indebtedness of a Person: 



        (1)   as
to which neither the Parent Guarantor nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a) provides any Guarantee or credit support of any kind (including any undertaking,
guarantee, indemnity, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or (b) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise); 


        (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 of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default under such other Indebtedness or cause the payment
thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity; and 


        (3)   the
explicit terms of which provide there is no recourse against any of the assets of the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries. 




        "Non-U.S. Person" means a Person who is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S). 



        "Obligations" means any principal, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy,
reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign
law), other monetary obligations, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker's
acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the
documentation governing any Indebtedness. 


        "Offering Memorandum" means the offering memorandum, dated November 12, 2009, relating to the offering by the Issuer of the Initial
Securities. 


        "Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President,
the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Issuer. Officer of any Guarantor has a correlative meaning. 


        "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Issuer. 


        "Oil and Gas Business" means: 



        (1)   the
business of acquiring, exploring, exploiting, developing, producing, operating and disposing of interests in oil, natural gas, liquefied natural gas and other
Hydrocarbon and mineral properties or products produced in association with any of the foregoing; 


        (2)   the
business of gathering, marketing, distributing, treating, processing, storing, refining, selling and transporting of any production from such interests or properties
and products produced in association therewith and the marketing of oil, natural gas, other Hydrocarbons and minerals obtained from unrelated Persons; 



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        (3)   any
other related energy business, including power generation and electrical transmission business, directly or indirectly, from oil, natural gas and other Hydrocarbons
and minerals produced substantially from properties in which the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, participate; 


        (4)   any
business relating to oil field sales and service; and 


        (5)   any
business or activity relating to, arising from, or necessary, appropriate or incidental to the activities described in the foregoing clauses (1) through
(4) of this definition. 




        "Oil and Gas Properties" means all properties, including equity or other ownership interests therein, owned by a Person which contain or
are believed to contain oil and gas reserves. 


        "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Trustee. 


        "Parent Guarantee" means the guarantee of payment of the Securities by the Parent Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. 



        "Pari Passu Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor that ranks equally in right of payment to the Securities
or the Guarantees, as the case may be. 


        "Patriot Act" means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56, as amended, and signed into law October 26, 2001. 



        "Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness" means Indebtedness (including Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries to the extent such Indebtedness was Indebtedness: 



        (1)   of
an acquired Person prior to the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of having been acquired and not incurred in contemplation of such
acquisition; or 


        (2)   of
a Person that was merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary that was not incurred in contemplation of such
merger, consolidation or amalgamation, 




provided that on the date such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or the date such Person was merged, consolidated and amalgamated with or into the
Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, after giving pro forma effect thereto, 




        (a)   the
Restricted Subsidiary or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to  Section 3.2(a) or 



        (b)   the
Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Parent Guarantor would be greater than the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Parent Guarantor immediately prior to such
transaction. 





        "Permitted Business Investment" means any Investment made in the ordinary course of, and of a nature that is or shall have become
customary in, the Oil and Gas Business including investments or expenditures for actively exploiting, exploring for, acquiring, developing, producing, processing, gathering, marketing or transporting
oil, natural gas or other Hydrocarbons and minerals through agreements, transactions, interests or arrangements which permit one to share risks or costs, comply 


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with
regulatory requirements regarding local ownership or satisfy other objectives customarily achieved through the conduct of the Oil and Gas Business jointly with third parties including: 



        (1)   ownership
interests in oil, natural gas, other Hydrocarbons and minerals properties, liquefied natural gas facilities, processing facilities, gathering systems,
pipelines, storage facilities or related systems or ancillary real property interests; 



        (2)   Investments
in the form of or pursuant to operating agreements, working interests, royalty interests, mineral leases, processing agreements, farm-in
agreements, farm-out agreements, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil, natural gas, other Hydrocarbons and minerals, production sharing agreements, participation
agreements, development agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, unitization agreements, pooling agreements, joint bidding agreements, service contracts, joint venture agreements, partnership
agreements (whether general or limited), subscription agreements, stock purchase agreements, stockholder agreements and other similar agreements (including for limited liability companies) with third
parties; and 


        (3)   direct
or indirect ownership interests in drilling rigs and related equipment, including, without limitation, transportation equipment. 




        "Permitted Holder" means each of (i) Warburg Pincus & Co.; (ii) Paul M. Rady ("Rady"); (iii) Glen C.
Warren, Jr. ("Warren"); (iv) Rady's wife or Warren's wife; (v) any lineal descendant of either Rady or Warren; (vi) the guardian or other legal representative of either Rady or
Warren; (vii) the estate of either Rady or Warren; (viii) any trust of which at least one of the trustees is either Rady or Warren, or the principal beneficiaries of which are any one or
more of the Persons referred to in the preceding clauses (ii) through (vii); (ix) any Person that is controlled by any one or more of the Persons in the
preceding clauses (i) through (viii); and (x) any group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act) that includes one or more of the Persons described in the preceding clauses (i)
through (ix), provided that such Persons described in the preceding clauses (i) through (ix) control more than 50% of the total voting
power of such group. 


        "Permitted Investment" means an Investment by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary in: 



        (1)   the
Parent Guarantor, a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person which will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary;  provided, however,
that the primary business of such Restricted Subsidiary is the Oil and Gas Business; 


        (2)   another
Person whose primary business is the Oil and Gas Business if as a result of such Investment such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged or
consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person;  provided
that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transfer;
 


        (3)   cash
and Cash Equivalents; 


        (4)   receivables
owing to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary 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 Parent Guarantor or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances; 



        (5)   payroll,
commission, travel, relocation and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for
accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business; 



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        (6)   loans
or advances to employees (other than executive officers) made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of the Parent Guarantor or such
Restricted Subsidiary; 


        (7)   Capital
Stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts (x) created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Parent Guarantor or any
Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments or (y) pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement in a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; 


        (8)   any
Person as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Disposition that was made pursuant to and in compliance with  Section 3.5; 


        (9)   Investments
in existence on the Issue Date; 


        (10) Commodity
Agreements, Currency Agreements, Interest Rate Agreements and related Hedging Obligations, which transactions or obligations are Incurred in compliance with  Section 3.2; 


        (11) Guarantees
issued in accordance with Section 3.2; 


        (12) Permitted
Business Investments; 


        (13) any
Person where such Investment was acquired by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts
receivable held by the Parent Guarantor or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other
Investment or accounts receivable or (b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of
title with respect to any secured Investment in default; 


        (14) any
Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers' compensation,
performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary; 



        (15) Guarantees
of performance or other obligations (other than Indebtedness) arising in the ordinary course in the Oil and Gas Business, including obligations under oil and
natural gas exploration, development, joint operating, and related agreements and licenses, concessions or operating leases related to the Oil and Gas Business; 


        (16) Investments
in the Securities; and 


        (17) Investments
by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, together with all other Investments pursuant to this clause (17), in an aggregate
amount outstanding at the time of such Investment not to exceed the greater of $10.0 million and 1.0% of the Parent Guarantor's Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (with the Fair Market
Value of such Investment being measured at the time such Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value). 




        "Permitted Liens" means, with respect to any Person: 



        (1)   Liens
securing Indebtedness under a Credit Facility permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture; 


        (2)   pledges
or deposits by such Person under workers' compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws, social security or old age pension laws or similar legislation, or good
faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits (which may be secured by a Lien) to
secure public or statutory obligations of such Person including letters of credit and bank guarantees required or 



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requested
by the United States, any State thereof or any foreign government or any subdivision, department, agency, organization or instrumentality of any of the foregoing in connection with any
contract or statute (including lessee or operator obligations under statutes, governmental regulations, contracts or instruments related to the ownership, exploration and production of oil, natural
gas, other hydrocarbons and minerals on State, Federal or foreign lands or waters), or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure indemnity performance, surety or appeal bonds or
other similar bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import or customs duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of
business; 


        (3)   statutory
and contractual Liens of landlords and Liens imposed by law, including carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's and repairmen's Liens, in each case
for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings if a reserve or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made in respect
thereof; 


        (4)   Liens
for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or claims not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings; provided that appropriate reserves, if any, required pursuant to GAAP have been made in respect thereof; 


        (5)   Liens
in favor of issuers of surety or performance bonds or bankers' acceptances issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary
course of its business; 


        (6)   survey
exceptions, encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and
telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including, without limitation, minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the
use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of
the assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; 


        (7)   Liens
securing Hedging Obligations; 


        (8)   leases,
licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets (including, without limitation, real property and intellectual property rights) which do not materially interfere
with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 


        (9)   prejudgment
Liens and judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may
have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated has not expired; 


        (10) Liens
for the purpose of securing the payment of all or a part of the purchase price of, or Capitalized Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations or other payments
Incurred to finance the acquisition, lease, improvement or construction of or repairs or additions to, assets or property acquired or constructed in the ordinary course of business;  provided that:




        (a)   the
aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens is otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture and does not exceed the cost of the
assets or property so acquired or constructed; and 


        (b)   such
Liens are created within 360 days of the later of the acquisition, lease, completion of improvements, construction, repairs or additions or commencement of
full operation of the assets or property subject to such Lien and do not encumber any other assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such assets or property
and assets affixed or appurtenant thereto; 




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        (11) Liens
arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to banker's Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to
deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary institution; provided that: 



        (a)   such
deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Parent Guarantor in excess of those set forth by
regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; and 


        (b)   such
deposit account is not intended by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution; 




        (12) Liens
arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries
in the ordinary course of business; 


        (13) Liens
existing on the Issue Date; 


        (14) Liens
on property or shares of Capital Stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided,  however, that such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of,
 such other Person becoming a Subsidiary;  provided further, however, that any such Lien may not extend to any other property owned by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (other
than assets or property affixed or appurtenant thereto); 


        (15) Liens
on property at the time the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries acquired the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation
with or into the Parent
Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or Incurred in
connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided further, however, that such Liens
may not extend to any other property owned by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than assets or property affixed or appurtenant thereto); 


        (16) Liens
securing the Securities, Subsidiary Guarantees and other obligations under this Indenture; 



        (17) Liens
securing Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refinance Indebtedness that was previously so secured, provided that any such Lien is limited to all or part of the
same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose,
could secure) the Indebtedness being refinanced or is in respect of property or assets that is the security for a Permitted Lien hereunder; 


        (18) any
interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation or operating lease; 



        (19) Liens
in respect of Production Payments and Reserve Sales, which Liens shall be limited to the property that is the subject of such Production Payments and Reserve
Sales; 


        (20) Liens
arising under farm-out agreements, farm-in agreements, division orders, contracts for the sale, purchase, exchange, transportation,
gathering or processing of Hydrocarbons, unitizations and pooling designations, declarations, orders and agreements, development agreements, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, operating
agreements, royalties, working interests, net profits interests, joint interest billing arrangements, participation agreements, production sales contracts, area of mutual interest agreements, gas
balancing or deferred production agreements, injection, repressuring and recycling agreements, salt water or other disposal agreements, seismic or geophysical permits or agreements, and other
agreements which are customary in the Oil and Gas Business; provided, however, in all instances that such Liens are limited to the assets that are the subject of the relevant agreement, program, order
or contract; 


        (21) Liens
on pipelines or pipeline facilities that arise by operation of law; 



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        (22) Liens
securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time, added together with all other Indebtedness secured by Liens Incurred pursuant
to this clause (22), not to exceed the greater of $10.0 million and 1.0% of the Parent Guarantor's Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, as determined on the date of Incurrence of
such Indebtedness after giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence and the application of the proceeds therefrom; 


        (23) Liens
in favor of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor; 


        (24) deposits
made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers; 



        (25) Liens
in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the
ordinary course of business; 


        (26) Liens
deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under Section 3.3;
provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreement; 


        (27) Liens
encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts
incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes; 


        (28) any
(a) interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease, liens reserved in oil, gas or other Hydrocarbons, minerals, leases for bonus, royalty or
rental payments and for compliance with the terms of such leases; (b) restriction or encumbrance that the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor may be subject to (including, without
limitation, ground leases or other prior leases of the demised premises, mortgages, mechanics' liens, tax liens, and easements); or (c) subordination of the interest of the lessee or sublessee
under such lease to any restrictions or encumbrance referred to in the preceding clause (b); 



        (29) 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; 


        (30) Liens
arising under this Indenture in favor of the Trustee for its own benefit and similar Liens in favor of other trustees, agents and representatives arising under
instruments governing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture, provided, however, that such Liens are solely for the benefit of the trustees, agents or representatives in their
capacities as such and not for the benefit of the holders of such Indebtedness; 



        (31) Liens
arising from the deposit of funds or securities in trust for the purpose of decreasing or defeasing Indebtedness so long as such deposit of funds or securities
and such decreasing or defeasing of Indebtedness are permitted under Section 3.3; and 


        (32) Liens
in favor of collecting or payer banks having a right of setoff, revocation, or charge back with respect to money or instruments of the Parent Guarantor or any
Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor on deposit with or in possession of such bank. 




In
each case set forth above, notwithstanding any stated limitation on the assets that may be subject to such Lien, a Permitted Lien on a specified asset or group or type of assets may include Liens
on all improvements, additions and accessions thereto and all products and proceeds thereof (including dividends, distributions and increases in respect thereof). 


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



        "Preferred Stock" as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated)
which is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of
any other class of such corporation. 


        "Production Payments and Reserve Sales" means the grant or transfer by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary to any Person of a
royalty, overriding royalty, net profits interest, production payment (whether volumetric or dollar denominated), partnership or other interest in Oil and Gas Properties, reserves or the right to
receive all or a portion of the production or the proceeds from the sale of production attributable to such properties where the holder of such interest has recourse solely to such production or
proceeds of production, subject to the obligation of the grantor or transferor to operate and maintain, or cause the subject interests to be operated and maintained, in a reasonably prudent manner or
other customary standard or subject to the obligation of the grantor or transferor to indemnify for environmental, title or other matters customary in the Oil and Gas Business, including any such
grants or transfers pursuant to incentive compensation programs on terms that are reasonably customary in the Oil and Gas Business for geologists, geophysicists or other providers of technical
services to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary. 


        "QIB" means any "qualified institutional buyer" as such term is defined in Rule 144A. 


        "Rating Agency" means each of S&P and Moody's, or if S&P or Moody's or both shall not make a rating on the Securities publicly available,
a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Parent Guarantor (as certified by a Board Resolution) which shall be substituted for S&P or Moody's,
or both, as the case may be. 


        "Redemption Date" means, with respect to any redemption of Securities, the date of redemption with respect thereto. 


        "Refinancing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness that is Incurred to refund, refinance, replace, exchange, renew, repay, extend, prepay,
redeem or retire (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism) (collectively, "refinance" and "refinances" and "refinanced" shall have correlative meanings) any Indebtedness (including
Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary and Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of another Restricted
Subsidiary, but excluding Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary), including Indebtedness that
refinances Refinancing Indebtedness, provided, however, that: 



        (1)   (a)
if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced is earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Securities, the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity
no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced or (b) if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced is later than the Stated Maturity of the Securities,
the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity at least 91 days later than the Stated Maturity of the Securities; 


        (2)   the
Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the
Indebtedness being refinanced; 


        (3)   such
Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred in an aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less
than the sum of the aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) 



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then
outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced (plus, without duplication, any additional Indebtedness Incurred to pay interest, premiums or defeasance costs required by the instruments
governing such existing Indebtedness and fees and expenses Incurred in connection therewith); and 


        (4)   if
the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in
right of payment to the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee on terms at least as favorable to the holders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced. 




        "Registration Rights Agreement" means that certain registration rights agreement dated as of the Issue Date by and among the Issuer, the
Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers and, with respect to any Additional Securities, one or more substantially similar registration rights agreements among the Issuer and the other parties thereto,
as any such agreement may be amended from time to time. 


        "Reporting Failure" means the failure of the Parent Guarantor to file with the SEC and make available or otherwise deliver to the Trustee
and each Holder of Securities, within the time periods specified in Section 3.10 (after giving effect to any grace period specified under
Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act), the periodic reports, information, documents or other reports which the Parent Guarantor may be required to file with the SEC pursuant to such
provision. 


        "Regulation S" means Regulation S under the Securities Act. 


        "Restricted Investment" means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment. 


        "Restricted Securities" means Initial Securities and Additional Securities bearing one of the restrictive legends described in  Section 2.1(d). 


        "Restricted Securities Legend" means the legend set forth in Section 2.1(d)(1) and,
in the case of the Temporary Regulation S Global Note, the legend set forth in Section 2.1(d)(2). 


        "Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary. 


        "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act. 



        "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor
to the rating agency business thereof. 


        "Sale/Leaseback Transaction" means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Parent Guarantor or a
Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person. 


        "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 


        "Securities" has the meaning ascribed to it in the second introductory paragraph of this Indenture. 


        "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C.
§§ 77a-77aa), as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 



        "Securities Custodian" means the custodian with respect to the Global Security (as appointed by DTC), or any successor Person thereto and
shall initially be the Trustee. 


        "Senior Secured Credit Agreement" means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 14, 2009 among Antero
Resources Corporation, Antero Resources Midstream Corporation, Antero Resources Piceance Corporation, Antero Resources Pipeline Corporation and Antero Resources Appalachian Corporation, as borrowers
and guarantors, Antero Resources Finance Corporation, as guarantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, BNP Paribas and Bank of Scotland plc, as co-syndication
agents, Union Bank, N.A., as documentation agent, and the lenders parties thereto from time to time, including any guarantees, collateral documents, instruments 


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and
agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any indentures or credit
facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments
thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof
(provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 3.2). 


        "Shelf Registration Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Registration Rights Agreement. 


        "Significant Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a "Significant Subsidiary" of the Parent Guarantor within the
meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, as in effect on the Issue Date. 



        "Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of
principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision, but shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such
principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof. 


        "Subordinated Obligation" means any Indebtedness of the Issuer (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) which is
expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities pursuant to a written agreement. 



        "Subsidiary" of any Person means (a) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint
venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total ordinary voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof (or Persons performing similar functions) or (b) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or
similar entity of which more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, is, in the case of
clauses (a) and (b), at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (1) such Person, (2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (3) one or
more Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise specified herein, each reference to a Subsidiary (other than in this definition) will refer to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor. 


        "Subsidiary Guarantee" means, individually, any guarantee of payment of the Securities by a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms of
this Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto, and, collectively, all such guarantees. 


        "Subsidiary Guarantor" means any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is a guarantor of the Securities, including any Person that is
required after the Issue Date to guarantee the Securities pursuant to Section 3.11, in each case until a successor replaces such Person pursuant
to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be a Subsidiary
Guarantor. 


        "TIA" or "Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15  U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as in
effect on the date of this Indenture. 



        "Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor. 


        "Trust Officer" means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including
any vice president, assistant vice president, secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the
Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any 


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corporate
trust matter is referred because of such person's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. 


        "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means: 



        (1)   any
Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (other than the Issuer) that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors
of the Parent Guarantor in the manner provided below; and 


        (2)   any
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. 




        The
Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor may designate any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary or a Person becoming a
Subsidiary through merger or consolidation or Investment therein) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary only if: 



        (1)   such
Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries does not own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of or have any Investment in, or own or hold any Lien on any property of, any
other Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor which is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated or otherwise an Unrestricted Subsidiary; 


        (2)   all
the Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries shall, at the date of designation, and will at all times thereafter, consist of Non-Recourse
Debt; 


        (3)   on
the date of such designation, such designation and the Investment of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary in such Subsidiary complies with  Section 3.3; 


        (4)   such
Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Parent Guarantor nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation to subscribe
for additional Capital Stock of such Person; 


        (5)   such
Subsidiary, either alone or in the aggregate with all other Unrestricted Subsidiaries, does not operate, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the
business of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries; and 


        (6)   on
the date such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the
Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary with terms substantially less favorable to the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might have been obtained from Persons who
are not Affiliates of the Parent Guarantor. 




        Any
such designation by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a Board Resolution of the Parent Guarantor giving
effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate certifying that such designation complies with the foregoing conditions. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the
foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed
to be Incurred as of such date. 


        The
Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that
immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and the Parent Guarantor could Incur
at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 3.2(a) on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation. 


        "U.S. Government Obligations" means securities that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely
payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of 


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America
the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of the United States of America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the
option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such U.S.
Government Obligations or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligations held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt;  provided
that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such
depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S.
Government Obligations or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligations evidenced by such depositary receipt. 


        "Volumetric Production Payments" means production payment obligations recorded as deferred revenue in accordance with GAAP, together with
all undertakings and obligations in connection therewith. 


        "Voting Stock" of an entity means all classes of Capital Stock of such entity then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the
election of members of such entity's Board of Directors. 


        "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means a Restricted Subsidiary, all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) is
owned by the Parent Guarantor or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary. 


         SECTION 1.2. Other Definitions.    

 










					
	Term



 
	 	Defined in Section 	 
	 "Additional Restricted Securities"
	 	 	2.1(b)	 
	 "Affiliate Transaction"
	 	 	

3.8	 
	 "Agent Members"
	 	 	

2.1(e)(iii)	 
	 "Asset Disposition Offer Amount"
	 	 	

3.5	 
	 "Asset Disposition Offer Period"
	 	 	

3.5	 
	 "Asset Disposition Offer"
	 	 	

3.5	 
	 "Asset Disposition Purchase Date"
	 	 	

3.5	 
	 "Authenticating Agent"
	 	 	

2.2	 
	 "Change of Control Offer"
	 	 	

3.9	 
	 "Change of Control Payment"
	 	 	

3.9(1)	 
	 "Change of Control Payment Date"
	 	 	

3.9(2)	 
	 "Clearstream"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "covenant defeasance option"
	 	 	

8.1(b)	 
	 "cross acceleration provision"
	 	 	

6.1(6)(b)	 
	 "Defaulted Interest"
	 	 	

2.14	 
	 "Euroclear"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "Event of Default"
	 	 	

6.1	 
	 "Excess Proceeds"
	 	 	

3.5	 




 

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	Term



 
	 	Defined in Section 	 
	 "Exchange Global Note"
	 	 	2.1(b)	 
	 "General Partner"
	 	 	

1.1	 
	 "Global Securities"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "Institutional Accredited Investor Global Notes"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "Institutional Accredited Investor Note"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "Issuer Order"
	 	 	

2.2	 
	 "Joint Venture"
	 	 	

1.1	 
	 "judgment default provision"
	 	 	

6.1(9)	 
	 "legal defeasance option"
	 	 	

8.1(b)	 
	 "Legal Holiday"
	 	 	

12.8	 
	 "Notice of Default"
	 	 	

6.1(4); 6.1(5)	 
	 "Pari Passu Securities"
	 	 	

3.5	 
	 "Paying Agent"
	 	 	

2.3	 
	 "payment default"
	 	 	

6.1(6)(a)	 
	 "Permanent Regulation S Global Note"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "protected purchaser"
	 	 	

2.10	 
	 "Registrar"
	 	 	

2.3	 
	 "Regulation S Global Note"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "Regulation S Notes"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "Resale Restriction Termination Date"
	 	 	

2.6(b)	 
	 "Restricted Payment"
	 	 	

3.3(4)	 
	 "Restricted Period"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "Rule 144A Global Note"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "Rule 144A Notes"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 
	 "Securities Register"
	 	 	

2.3	 
	 "Special Interest Payment Date"
	 	 	

2.14(a)	 
	 "Special Record Date"
	 	 	

2.14(a)	 
	 "Successor Company"
	 	 	

4.1(a)(1)	 
	 "Temporary Regulation S Global Note"
	 	 	

2.1(b)	 




 

          SECTION 1.3. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.    This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA
which are
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms have the following meanings: 



        "Commission"
means the SEC. 


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        "indenture
securities" means the Securities and the Guarantees. 


        "indenture
security holder" means a Securityholder. 


        "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 and any other obligor on the indenture securities. 


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


         SECTION 1.4. Rules of Construction.    Unless the context otherwise requires: 



        (1)   a
term has the meaning assigned to it; 


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


        (3)   "or"
is not exclusive; 


        (4)   "including"
means including without limitation; 


        (5)   words
in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular; 



        (6)   all
amounts expressed in this Indenture or in any of the Securities in terms of money refer to the lawful currency of the United States of America; and 


        (7)   the
words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision. 



ARTICLE II 


THE SECURITIES  


        SECTION 2.1. Form, Dating and Terms.    


        (a)   The
aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Initial Securities issued on the date hereof
shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $375,000,000. In addition, the Issuer may issue, from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, Additional Securities (as provided
herein) and Exchange Securities. Furthermore, Securities may be authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer, exchange or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to  Section 2.2,
2.6, 2.10,
2.12, 5.8 or 9.5, in connection with an Asset
Disposition Offer pursuant to Section 3.5 or in connection with a Change of Control Offer pursuant to  Section 3.9. 


        The
Initial Securities shall be known and designated as "9.375% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2017" of the Issuer. Additional Securities issued as Restricted Securities shall be
known and designated as "9.375% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2017" of the Issuer. Additional Securities issued other than as Restricted Securities shall be known and designated as "9.375% Senior
Notes, Series B, due 2017" of
the Issuer, and Exchange Securities shall be known and designated as "9.375% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2017" of the Issuer. 


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        With
respect to any Additional Securities, the Issuer shall set forth in (a) a Board Resolution and (b) (i) an Officers' Certificate or (ii) one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, the following information: 



        (1)   the
aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; 


        (2)   the
issue price and the issue date of such Additional Securities, including the date from which interest shall accrue; and 


        (3)   whether
such Additional Securities shall be Restricted Securities issued in the form of Exhibit A hereto and/or
shall be issued in the form of Exhibit B hereto. 




        In
authenticating and delivering Additional Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the Opinion of Counsel and
Officers' Certificate required by Section 12.4, an Opinion of Counsel as to the due authorization, execution, delivery, validity and
enforceability of such Additional Securities. 


        The
Initial Securities, the Additional Securities and the Exchange Securities shall be considered collectively as a single class for all purposes of this Indenture. Holders of the
Initial Securities, the Additional Securities and the Exchange Securities will vote and consent together on all matters to which such Holders are entitled to vote or consent as one class, and none of
the Holders of the Initial Securities, the Additional Securities or the Exchange Securities shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter to which such Holders are entitled
to vote or consent. 


        If
any of the terms of any Additional Securities are established by action taken pursuant to Board Resolutions of the Issuer, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be
certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers' Certificate or the indenture supplemental hereto setting
forth the terms of the Additional Securities. 


        (b)   The
Initial Securities are being offered and sold by the Issuer pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated November 12, 2009, among the Issuer, the Guarantors and
the Initial Purchasers. The Initial Securities and any Additional Securities (if issued as Restricted Securities) (the "Additional Restricted
Securities") shall be resold initially only to (A) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A and (B) Non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S.
Such Initial Securities and Additional Restricted Securities may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs, purchasers in reliance on Regulation S and IAIs in accordance with
Rule 501 of the Securities Act, in each case, in accordance with the procedure described herein. Additional Securities offered after the date hereof may be offered and sold by the Issuer from
time to time pursuant to one or more purchase agreements in accordance with applicable law. 


        Initial
Securities and Additional Restricted Securities offered and sold to QIBs in the United States of America in reliance on Rule 144A (the
"Rule 144A Notes") shall be issued in the form of a permanent global Security substantially in the form of  Exhibit A, which is hereby
incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture, including appropriate legends as set forth in  Section 2.1(d) (the "Rule 144A Global Note"), deposited with the Trustee, as Securities
Custodian, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Rule 144A Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by
DTC's rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate. The aggregate principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note may from time to time be increased or
decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as Securities Custodian, as hereinafter provided. 


        Initial
Securities and any Additional Restricted Securities offered and sold outside the United States of America (the "Regulation S
Notes") in reliance on Regulation S shall initially be issued in the 


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form
of a temporary global Security (the "Temporary Regulation S Global Note"), without interest coupons. Beneficial interests in the Temporary
Regulation S Global Note will be exchanged for beneficial interests in a corresponding permanent global Security, without interest coupons, substantially in the form of  Exhibit A including
appropriate legends as set forth in Section 2.1(d) (the
"Permanent Regulation S Global Note" and, together with the Temporary Regulation S Global Note, each a
"Regulation S Global Note") within a reasonable period after the expiration of the Restricted Period (as defined below) upon delivery of the
certification contemplated by Section 2.7. Each Regulation S Global Note will be deposited upon issuance with, or on behalf of, the
Trustee as Securities Custodian in the manner described in this Article II for credit to the respective accounts of the purchasers (or to such
other accounts as they may direct), including, but not limited to, accounts at Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. ("Euroclear") or Clearstream Banking,
société anonyme ("Clearstream"). Prior to the 40th day after the later of the commencement of the offering of the
Initial Securities and the Issue Date (such period through and including such 40th day, the "Restricted Period"), interests in the Temporary
Regulation S Global Note may only be transferred to Non-U.S. Persons pursuant to Regulation S, unless exchanged for interests in another Global Security in accordance with
the transfer and certification requirements described herein. 


        Following
the Restricted Period, Investors may hold their interests in the Regulation S Global Note through organizations other than Euroclear or Clearstream that are participants
in DTC's system or directly through Euroclear or Clearstream, if they are participants in such systems, or indirectly through organizations which are participants in such systems. 


        The
Regulation S Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by DTC's rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single
certificate. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for
DTC or its nominee, as hereinafter provided. 


        Initial
Securities and Additional Restricted Securities resold to IAIs (the "Institutional Accredited Investor Notes") in the United
States of America shall be issued in the form of a permanent global Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A including appropriate legends
as set forth in Section 2.1(d) (the "Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note") deposited
with the Trustee, as Securities Custodian, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note may be represented by
more than one certificate, if so required by DTC's rules regarding the maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate. The aggregate principal amount of the Institutional
Accredited Investor Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for DTC or its nominee, as hereinafter provided. 



        Exchange
Securities exchanged for interests in the Rule 144A Notes, the Regulation S Notes and the Institutional Accredited Investor Notes shall be issued in the form of a
permanent global Security, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture,
deposited with the Trustee as hereinafter provided, including the appropriate legend set forth in Section 2.1(d) (the
"Exchange Global Note"). The Exchange Global Note shall be deposited upon issuance with, or on behalf of, the Trustee as Securities Custodian, duly
executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Exchange Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate, if so required by DTC's rules regarding the
maximum principal amount to be represented by a single certificate. 


        The
Rule 144A Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note, the Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note and the Exchange Global Note are sometimes collectively herein
referred to as the "Global Securities." 


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        The principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities shall be payable at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for such
purpose in The City of New York, and at such other office or agency of the Issuer as may be maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.3;  provided, however,
 that, at the option of the Issuer, each installment of interest may be paid by (i) check mailed to addresses of the Persons
entitled thereto as such addresses shall appear on the Securities Register or (ii) wire transfer to an account located in the United States maintained by the payee, subject to the last sentence
of this paragraph. Payments in respect of Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the accounts specified by DTC. At the Issuer's option, payments in respect of Securities represented by Definitive Securities (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) may be made by
wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if the Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or the Paying
Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 15 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in its discretion). 


        The
Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage, in addition to those set forth on  Exhibit A and Exhibit B and in  Section 2.1(d). The Issuer shall approve any notation, endorsement or legend on the Securities. Each Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication, and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit A and  Exhibit B. The
terms of the Securities set forth in Exhibit A and  Exhibit B are part of the terms of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Issuer,
the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution
and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to be bound by such terms. 


        (c)    Denominations.    The Securities shall be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and only in
denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. 


        (d)    Restrictive Legends.    Unless and until (i) an Initial Security or an Additional Security issued as a
Restricted Security is sold under an effective registration statement or (ii) an Initial Security or an Additional Security issued as a Restricted Security is exchanged for an Exchange Security
in connection
with an effective registration statement, in each case pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement or a similar agreement: 



        (1)   the
Rule 144A Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note and the Institutional Accredited Investor Global Note shall bear the following legend on the face
thereof: 


THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR
ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT
FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. 


THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH
SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE "RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE") THAT IS ONE YEAR (IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A SECURITIES) AFTER THE LATER OF THE ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE
ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) OR 40 DAYS (IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S SECURITIES), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER,
(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION 



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STATEMENT
THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO
WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER'S AND THE TRUSTEE'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE, OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D), (E), OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR OTHER
INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THE HOLDER 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. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER OR THE ISSUER ON OR AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. 



IN
THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS
SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. 


        (2)   the
Temporary Regulation S Global Note shall bear the following additional legend on the face thereof: 


THIS
GLOBAL SECURITY IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL
NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW. 



NO
BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF
THE INDENTURE. 


        (3)   Each
Global Security, whether or not an Initial Security, shall bear the following legend on the face thereof: 


UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS 



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REGISTERED
IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER
ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 


TRANSFERS
OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR'S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. 


        (4)   Each
Security issued hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form: 


THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THIS SECURITY IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT UNDER SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR THIS SECURITY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR SUCH
INFORMATION TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: ANTERO RESOURCES LLC, 1625 17TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER, COLORADO 80202, ATTENTION: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 




        (e)    Book-Entry Provisions.    (i) This  Section 2.1(e) shall apply only to Global Securities deposited with the Trustee, as
Securities Custodian. 


        (ii)   Each
Global Security initially shall (x) be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as the nominee of DTC, (y) be delivered to the Trustee as
Securities Custodian and (z) bear legends as set forth in Section 2.1(d). Transfers of a Global Security (but not a beneficial interest
therein) will be limited to transfers thereof in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its successors or their respective nominees, except as set forth in  Section 2.1(e)(v) and 2.1(f). If a beneficial interest in a Global Security is transferred or
exchanged for a beneficial interest in another Global Security, the Trustee will (x) record a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Security being transferred or exchanged equal to the
principal amount of such transfer or exchange and (y) record a like increase in the principal amount of the other Global Security. Any beneficial interest in one Global Security that is
transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in another Global Security, or exchanged for an interest in another Global Security, will, upon transfer or exchange, cease to be
an interest in such Global Security and become an interest in the other Global Security and, accordingly, will thereafter be subject to all transfer and exchange restrictions, if any, and other
procedures applicable to beneficial interests in such other Global Security for as long as it remains such an interest. 


        (iii)  Members
of, or participants in, DTC ("Agent Members") shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any
Global Security held on their behalf by DTC or by the Trustee as the Securities Custodian or under such Global Security, and DTC may be treated by the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any agent
of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the
Guarantors, the Trustee or any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by 


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DTC
or impair, as between DTC and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of DTC governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Security. 



        (iv)  In
connection with any transfer of a portion of the beneficial interest in a Global Security pursuant to  Section 2.1(f) to beneficial owners who are required to hold Definitive Securities, the
Securities Custodian shall reflect on its books and
records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of such Global Security in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Security to be transferred, and the
Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, one or more Definitive Securities of like tenor and amount. 


        (v)   In
connection with the transfer of an entire Global Security to beneficial owners pursuant to Section 2.1(f), such
Global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, to each beneficial
owner identified by DTC in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Securities of authorized denominations. 


        (vi)  The
registered Holder of a Global Security 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 Securities. 



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


        (f)    Definitive Securities.    (i) Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities
will not be entitled to receive Definitive Securities. If required to do so pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, beneficial owners may obtain Definitive Securities in exchange for their
beneficial interests in a Global Security upon written request in accordance with DTC's and the Registrar's procedures. In addition, Definitive Securities shall be transferred to all beneficial owners
in exchange for their beneficial interests in a Global Security if (A) DTC notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as depositary for such Global Security or DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, at a time when DTC is required to be so registered in order to act as
depositary, and in each case a successor depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days of such notice or (B) the Issuer, in its sole discretion, executes and delivers to the
Trustee and Registrar an Officers' Certificate stating that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable. In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in the preceding sentence or in
clause (A) or (B) of the preceding sentence, Definitive Securities delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued
in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of DTC (in accordance with its customary procedures). 


        (ii)   Any
Definitive Security delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Security pursuant to Section 2.1(e)(iv)
shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.6(d), bear the applicable legend regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the Definitive
Security set forth in Section 2.1(d). 


        (iii)  If
a Definitive Security is transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the Trustee will (x) cancel such Definitive Security,
(y) record an increase in the principal amount of such Global Security equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange and (z) in the event that such transfer or exchange
involves less than the entire principal amount of the canceled Definitive Security, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, to the transferring
Holder a new Definitive Security representing the principal amount not so transferred. 


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        (iv)  If
a Definitive Security is transferred or exchanged for another Definitive Security, (x) the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Security being transferred or
exchanged, (y) the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, one or more new Definitive Securities in authorized denominations having an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange to the transferee (in the case of a transfer) or the Holder of the canceled Definitive Security (in the case of an
exchange), registered in the name of such transferee or Holder, as applicable, and (z) if such transfer or exchange involves less than the entire principal amount of the canceled Definitive
Security, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder thereof, one or more Definitive Securities in authorized denominations having an
aggregate principal amount equal to the untransferred or unexchanged portion of the canceled Definitive Securities, registered in the name of the Holder thereof. 



        (v)   Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Indenture, in no event shall a Definitive Security be delivered upon exchange or transfer of a beneficial interest in
the Temporary Regulation S Global Note prior to the end of the Restricted Period. 


         SECTION 2.2. Execution and Authentication.    One Officer shall sign the Securities for the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.
If the
Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless. 



        A
Security shall not be valid until an authorized officer of the Trustee manually authenticates the Security. The signature of the Trustee on a Security shall be conclusive evidence that
such Security has been duly and validly authenticated and issued under this Indenture. A Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. 


        At
any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery: (1) Initial Securities for
original issue on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of $375,000,000, (2) subject to the terms of this Indenture, Additional Securities for original issue in an unlimited principal
amount, (3) Exchange Securities for issue only in an exchange offer pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement or upon resale under an effective Shelf Registration Statement, and only in
exchange for Initial Securities or Additional Securities of an equal principal amount and (4) when sold in connection with an effective registration statement, Initial Securities in the form of
an Unrestricted Global Note, in each case upon a written order of the Issuer signed by one Officer of the Issuer (the "Issuer Order"). Such Issuer Order
shall specify whether the Securities will be in the form of Definitive Securities or Global Securities, the amount of the Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of
Securities is to be authenticated and whether the Securities are to be Initial Securities, Additional Securities or Exchange Securities. 



        The
Trustee may appoint an agent (the "Authenticating Agent") reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate the Securities. Any such
instrument shall be evidenced by an instrument signed by a Trust Officer, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Issuer. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, any such Authenticating
Agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by the Authenticating Agent. An
Authenticating Agent has the same rights as any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands. 



        In
case the Issuer or any Guarantor, pursuant to Article IV or Section 10.2,
as applicable, shall be consolidated or merged with or into any other Person or shall convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
Person, and the successor Person resulting from such consolidation, or surviving such merger, or into which the Issuer or any Guarantor shall have been merged, or the Person which shall have received
a conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition as aforesaid, shall have executed an indenture supplemental hereto with the Trustee pursuant to  Article IV or Section 10.2, as applicable, any of the Securities authenticated or
delivered 


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prior
to such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition may, from time to time, at the request of the successor Person, be exchanged for other Securities executed in the
name of
the successor Person with such changes in phraseology and form as may be appropriate, but otherwise in substance of like tenor as the Securities surrendered for such exchange and of like principal
amount; and the Trustee, upon Issuer Order of the successor Person, shall authenticate and make available for delivery Securities as specified in such order for the purpose of such exchange. If
Securities shall at any time be authenticated and delivered in any new name of a successor Person pursuant to this Section 2.2 in exchange or
substitution for or upon registration of transfer of any Securities, such successor Person, at the option of the Holders but without expense to them, shall provide for the exchange of all Securities
at the time outstanding for Securities authenticated and delivered in such new name. 


         SECTION 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent.    The Issuer shall maintain in the continental United States an office or agency where
Securities may
be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the "Registrar"), and the Issuer shall maintain in New York, New York an office or agency
where Securities may be presented for payment (the "Paying Agent"). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and
exchange (the "Securities Register"). The Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act as Registrar or Paying Agent. The Issuer may
have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent and the term "Registrar" includes any
co-registrar. 


        The
Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate the terms of the TIA. 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 each such agent. If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar
or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.7. The Issuer or
any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries organized in the United States may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or transfer agent. 


        The
Issuer initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar for the Securities at its corporate trust office in Dallas, Texas, and as Paying Agent for the Securities at its corporate trust
office in New York, New York, which, on the date hereof, is located at 45 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10006. The Issuer may remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon
written notice to such Registrar or Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided, however, that no such removal shall become effective until
(i) acceptance of any appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into by the Issuer and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and
delivered to the Trustee or (ii) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the appointment of a successor in accordance with clause (i)
above. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee. 


         SECTION 2.4. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.    By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any
principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security is due and payable, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient in immediately available funds to pay such principal, premium or
interest when due. The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee
all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities (whether such assets have been distributed to it by the Issuer or other obligors on
the Securities), shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Issuer or any Guarantor in making any such payment and shall during the continuance of any default by the Issuer (or any
other obligor upon the Securities) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith deliver to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such
Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities together with a full accounting thereof. If the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor acts as Paying Agent, it shall
segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The 


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at any time may require a Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds or assets disbursed by such Paying Agent. Upon complying
with this Section 2.4, the Paying Agent (if other than the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor) shall have no
further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee. Upon any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Issuer, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the
Securities. 


         SECTION 2.5. Securityholder 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 Securityholders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, or to the extent otherwise required under the
TIA, the Issuer, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the Guarantors, shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business Days before each interest
payment date 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 Securityholders
and the Issuer shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). 


         SECTION 2.6. Transfer and Exchange.    


        (a)   A
Holder may transfer a Security (or a beneficial interest therein) to another Person or exchange a Security (or a beneficial interest therein) for another Security or
Securities of any authorized denomination by presenting to the Trustee a written request therefor stating the name of the proposed transferee or requesting such an exchange, accompanied by any
certification, opinion or other document required by this Section 2.6. The Trustee shall promptly register any transfer or exchange that meets
the requirements of this Section 2.6 by noting the same in the register maintained by the Trustee for the purpose, and no transfer or exchange
shall be effective until it is registered in such register. The transfer or exchange of any Security (or a beneficial interest therein) may only be made in accordance with this  Section 2.6 and
Section 2.1(e) and 2.1(f),
as applicable, and, in the case of a Global Security (or a beneficial interest therein), the applicable rules and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream. The Trustee shall refuse to register any
requested transfer or exchange that does not comply with this paragraph. 


        (b)    Transfers of Rule 144A Notes and Institutional Accredited Investor Notes.    The following provisions
shall apply with respect to any proposed registration of transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note prior to the date which is one year after the later of the
date of its original issue and the last date on which the Issuer or any Affiliate of Issuer was the owner of such Securities (or any predecessor thereto) (the "Resale
Restriction Termination Date"): 



        (i)    a
registration of transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to a QIB shall be made upon the
representation of the transferee in the form as set forth on the reverse of the Security that it is purchasing for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment
discretion and that it and any such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A
and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuer as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it
is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A;  provided that no such written representation or
other written certification shall be required in connection with the transfer of a beneficial interest
in the Rule 144A Global Note to a transferee in the form of a beneficial interest in that Rule 144A Global Note in accordance with this Indenture and the applicable procedures of DTC. 


        (ii)   a
registration of transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to an IAI shall be made upon receipt
by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.8 from the proposed transferee 



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and,
if requested by the Issuer, the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to it; and 


        (iii)  a
registration of transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to a Non-U.S. Person
shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.9 from the proposed
transferee and, if requested by the Issuer, the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to it. 




        (c)    Transfers of Regulations S Notes.    The following provisions shall apply with respect to any proposed
transfer of a Regulation S Note prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period: 



        (i)    a
transfer of a Regulation S Note or a beneficial interest therein to a QIB shall be made upon the representation of the transferee, in the form of assignment on
the reverse of the certificate, that it is purchasing the Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a
"qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A, is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such
information regarding the Issuer as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying
upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A; 



        (ii)   a
transfer of a Regulation S Note or a beneficial interest therein to an IAI shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate
substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.8 from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Issuer or the Trustee, the delivery of
an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them; and 


        (iii)  a
transfer of a Regulation S Note or a beneficial interest therein to a Non-U.S. Person shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a
certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.9 hereof from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Issuer, receipt by
the Trustee or its agent of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to the Issuer. 




        After
the expiration of the Restricted Period, interests in the Regulation S Note may be transferred in accordance with applicable law without requiring the certification set
forth in Section 2.8, Section 2.9 or any additional certification. 



        (d)    Restricted Securities Legend.    Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities not bearing a
Restricted Securities Legend, the Registrar shall deliver Securities that do not bear a Restricted Securities Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities bearing a Restricted
Securities Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Securities that bear a Restricted Securities Legend unless (i) Initial Securities are being exchanged for Exchange Securities in an exchange
offer pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, in which case the Exchange Securities shall not bear a Restricted Securities Legend, (ii) an Initial Security is being transferred pursuant to
a Shelf Registration Statement or other effective registration statement or (iii) there is delivered to the Registrar 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. Any Additional Securities sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Restricted Securities Legend. 


        (e)    [Reserved].    


        (f)    Retention of Written Communications.    The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other
written communications received pursuant to Section 2.1 or this Section 2.6. The Issuer
shall 


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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 prior written notice to the Registrar. 


        (g)    Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Securities.    



        (i)    To
permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall, subject to the other terms and conditions of this  Article II, execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Securities and
Global Securities at the Registrar's request. 


        (ii)   No
service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require the Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any
transfer tax assessments or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charges payable upon exchange or
transfer pursuant to Sections 2.2, 2.6, 2.10,  2.12,
3.5, 3.9,  5.8 or 9.5). 


        (iii)  The
Issuer (and the Registrar) shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Security (A) for a period (1) of 15 days
before a selection of Securities to be redeemed or (2) beginning 15 days before an interest payment date and ending on such interest payment date or (B) selected for redemption,
except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. 


        (iv)  Prior
to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Security, the Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat
the person in whose name a Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to paragraph 2 of the forms
of Securities attached hereto as Exhibits A and B) interest on such Security and for all other
purposes whatsoever, including without limitation the transfer or exchange of such Security, whether or not such Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 


        (v)   Any
Definitive Security delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Security pursuant to Section 2.1(f)
shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.6(d), bear the applicable legend regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the Definitive
Security set forth in Section 2.1(d). 



        (vi)  All
Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits
under this Indenture as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange. 




        (h)    No Obligation of the Trustee.    The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner
of a Global Security, Agent Member or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of DTC or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in
the Securities or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than DTC) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or purchase) or the
payment of any amount or delivery of any Securities (or other security or property) under or with respect to such Securities. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments
to be made to Holders in respect of the Securities shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be DTC or its nominee in the case of a Global Security). The
rights of beneficial owners in any Global Security shall be exercised only through DTC subject to the applicable rules and procedures of DTC. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in
relying upon information furnished by DTC with respect to its Agent Members and any beneficial owners. The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance
with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Agent
Members or beneficial owners in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates 


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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. 



        (i)    Affiliate Holders.    By accepting a beneficial interest in a Global Security, any Person that is an Affiliate
of the Issuer agrees to give notice to the Issuer, the Trustee and the Registrar of the acquisition and its Affiliate status. 


         SECTION 2.7. Form of Certificate to be Delivered upon Termination of Restricted Period    


[Date] 


Antero
Resources Finance Corporation

c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

1445 Ross Avenue—2nd Floor

Dallas, TX 75202-2812

Attention: Corporate Trust Administrator 



	Re:
	Antero
Resources Finance Corporation (the "Issuer")
 9.375% Senior Notes due 2017 (the "Securities")




Ladies
and Gentlemen: 


        This
letter relates to Securities represented by a temporary global note (the "Temporary Regulation S Global Note"). Pursuant to
Section 2.1 of the Indenture dated as of November 17, 2009 relating to the Securities (the "Indenture"), we hereby certify that the persons who are the beneficial owners of
$[                        ] principal amount of Securities represented by the Temporary Regulation S Global Note are persons
outside the United States to whom beneficial
interests in such Securities could be transferred in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, you are hereby
requested to issue a Permanent Regulation S Global Note representing the undersigned's interest in the principal amount of Securities represented by the Temporary Regulation S Global
Note, all in the manner provided by the Indenture. We certify that we [are][are not] an Affiliate of the Issuer. 



        You
and the Issuer 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. Terms used in this letter have the meanings set forth in Regulation S. 

 






 



						
	 	Very truly yours,	 	 
	
 	

[Name of Transferor]	
 	

 
	
 	
 By:	
 	
    	
 	

 
	 	 	 	





  Authorized Signature

	 	 




 

          SECTION 2.8. Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Institutional Accredited Investors.    


[Date]



Antero
Resources Finance Corporation

c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

1445 Ross Avenue—2nd Floor

Dallas, TX 75202-2812

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration 


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Ladies
and Gentlemen: 


        This
certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $
[                                    ] principal amount of the 9.375%
Senior Notes due 2017 (the
"Securities") of Antero Resources Finance Corporation (the "Issuer"). 


        Upon
transfer, the Securities 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, as amended (the
"Securities Act")) purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional "accredited investor" at least $250,000 principal amount
of the Securities, and we are acquiring the Securities 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 Securities and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Securities 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
understand that the Securities 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 Securities to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Securities prior to the date that is one
year 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 Securities (or any predecessor thereto) (the
"Resale Restriction Termination Date") only (a) to the Issuer or any Subsidiary thereof, (b) pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act, (c) in a transaction complying with the requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person we reasonably believe is a "qualified
institutional buyer" under Rule 144A of the Securities Act (a "QIB") that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a QIB and to
whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (d) pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States
within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (e) to an institutional "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) under the Securities Act that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of such an institutional "accredited investor," in each case in a minimum principal amount of Securities
of $250,000 for investment purposes and not with a view to or for offer or sale in connection with any distribution in violation of the Securities Act or (f) pursuant to any other available
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in each of the foregoing cases to any requirement of law that the disposition of our property or the property of such
investor account or accounts be at all times within our or their control and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to
the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Securities is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e) above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date,
the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Issuer and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an
institutional "accredited investor" (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) and that it is acquiring such 


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Securities
for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Issuer and the Trustee reserve the right prior to any offer, sale
or other transfer prior to the Resale Termination Date of the Securities pursuant to clauses (d), (e) or (f) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications
and/or other information satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee. 



        3.     We
[are][are not] an Affiliate of the Issuer. 

 






 



							
	

 	
 	
TRANSFEREE:	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	





  
	

 	
 	
BY:	
 	
 







 




 

          SECTION 2.9. Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S.    


[Date]



Antero
Resources Finance Corporation

c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

1445 Ross Avenue—2nd Floor

Dallas, TX 75202-2812

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration 



	Re:
	Antero
Resources Finance Corporation (the "Issuer")
 9.375% Senior Notes due 2017 (the "Securities")




Ladies
and Gentlemen: 


        In
connection with our proposed sale of $[                        ] aggregate principal amount of the Securities, we confirm that
such sale has been effected pursuant to
and in accordance with Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly, we
represent that: 



        (a)   the
offer of the Securities was not made to a person in the United States; 


        (b)   either
(i) at the time the buy order 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 (ii) 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 pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States; 


        (c)   no
directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(a)(2) or Rule 904(a)(2) of
Regulation S, as applicable; and 


        (d)   the
transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. 




        In
addition, if the sale is made during a restricted period and the provisions of Rule 903(b)(2), Rule 903(b)(3) or Rule 904(b)(1) of Regulation S are
applicable thereto, we confirm that such sale has been made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Rule 903(b)(2), Rule 903(b)(3) or Rule 904(b)(1), as the case may be. 


        We
also hereby certify that we [are][are not] an Affiliate of the Issuer and, to our knowledge, the transferee of the Securities
[is][is not] an Affiliate of the Issuer. 



        You
and the Issuer 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 


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inquiry
with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S. 

 










						
	 	Very truly yours,	 	 
	
 	

[Name of Transferor]	
 	

 
	
 	
 By:	
 	
    	
 	

 
	 	 	 	





  Authorized Signature

	 	 




 

          SECTION 2.10. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities.    If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Registrar or if the
Holder of a
Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the requirements of
Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met, such that the Securityholder (a) satisfies the Issuer or the Trustee that such Security has been lost, destroyed or
wrongfully taken within a reasonable time after such Securityholder has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the Registrar has not registered a transfer prior to receiving such
notification, (b) makes such request to the Issuer or Trustee prior to the Security being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform
Commercial Code (a "protected purchaser") and (c) satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee; provided,
however, if after the delivery of such replacement Security, a protected purchaser of the Security for which such replacement Security was issued presents for payment or
registration such replaced Security, the Trustee or the Issuer shall be entitled to recover such replacement Security from the Person to whom it was issued and delivered or any Person taking
therefrom, except a protected purchaser, and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the Issuer or
the Trustee in connection therewith. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Issuer and the Trustee to protect the
Issuer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced, and, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, any Guarantor or the Trustee
that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute, and upon receipt of an Issuer Order the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in exchange
for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Security, a new Security of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding. 


        In
case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new
Security, pay such Security. 


        Upon
the issuance of any new Security under this Section 2.10, the Issuer may require that such Holder pay a sum sufficient to
cover any transfer tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel and of the Trustee) in connection
therewith. 


        Subject
to the proviso in the initial paragraph of this Section 2.10, every new Security issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of
any mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, any Guarantor and any other obligor upon the Securities,
whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder. 


        The
provisions of this Section 2.10 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with
respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Securities. 


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          SECTION 2.11. Outstanding Securities.    Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee
 except for those
cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding in the event the Issuer or an Affiliate of
the Issuer holds the Security; provided, however, that (i) for purposes of determining which are outstanding for consent or voting purposes
hereunder, the provisions of Section 12.6 shall apply and (ii) in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making a
determination whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding Securities are present at a meeting of Holders of Securities for quorum purposes or have consented to or voted in
favor of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, amendment or modification hereunder, or relying upon any such quorum, consent or vote, only Securities which a Trust
Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be held by the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer shall not be considered outstanding. 


        If
a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.10 (other than a mutilated Security surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be
outstanding unless the Trustee and the Issuer receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Security is held by a protected purchaser. A mutilated Security ceases to be outstanding upon
surrender of such Security and replacement pursuant to Section 2.10. 


        If
the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a Redemption Date or other maturity date money
sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest payable on that date with respect to the Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or otherwise maturing, as the case may
be, then on and after that date such Securities (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue. 



        SECTION 2.12. Temporary Securities.    In the event that Definitive Securities are to be issued under the terms of this Indenture,
until such
Definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare
and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form, and shall carry all rights, of Definitive Securities but may have variations that the
Issuer consider appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Securities. After the preparation of Definitive
Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for Definitive Securities upon surrender of the temporary Securities at any office or agency maintained by the Issuer for that purpose and
such exchange shall be without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make
available for delivery in exchange therefor, one or more Definitive Securities representing an equal principal amount of Securities. Until so exchanged, the Holder of temporary Securities shall in all
respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as a Holder of Definitive Securities. 


         SECTION 2.13. Cancellation.    The Issuer at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the
Paying Agent
shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Securities surrendered for registration
of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and dispose of such Securities in accordance with its internal policies and customary procedures including delivery of a certificate describing such
Securities disposed (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act) or deliver canceled Securities to the Issuer pursuant to written direction by one Officer of the Issuer. If the
Issuer or any Guarantor acquires any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same
are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.13. The Issuer may not issue new Securities to replace Securities they
have paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for any reason other than in connection with a transfer or exchange. 


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        At
such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Security have either been exchanged for Definitive Securities, transferred, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Security
shall be returned by DTC or the Securities Custodian to the Trustee for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a
Global Security is exchanged for Definitive Securities, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Security, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Securities
represented by such Global Security shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Securities Custodian for such Global Security) with
respect to such Global Security, by the Trustee or the Securities Custodian, to reflect such reduction. 


         SECTION 2.14. Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest.    Interest on any Security which is payable, and is
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Security (or one or more predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on the regular record date for such payment at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.3. 


        Any
interest on any Security which is payable, but is not paid when the same becomes due and payable and such nonpayment continues for a period of 30 days shall forthwith cease to
be payable to the Holder on the regular record date, and such defaulted interest and (to the extent lawful) interest on such defaulted interest at the rate borne by the Securities (such defaulted
interest and interest thereon herein collectively called "Defaulted Interest") shall be paid by the Issuer, at its election in each case, as provided in
clause (a) or (b) below: 



        (a)   The
Issuer may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities (or their respective predecessor Securities) are registered
at the close of business on a Special Record Date (as defined below) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security and the date of the proposed payment (the "Special Interest Payment
Date"), and at the same time the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted
Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Issuer shall fix a record date (the "Special Record Date") for the payment
of such Defaulted Interest, which date shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the Special Interest Payment Date and not less than 10 days after the
receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee of such Special Record Date, and in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, the Trustee
shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Interest Payment Date therefor to be given in the manner provided for in  Section 12.2,
not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the
Special Record Date and Special Interest Payment Date therefor having been so given, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid on the Special Interest Payment Date to the Persons in whose names the
Securities (or their respective predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (b). 


        (b)   The
Issuer may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the
Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of
payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee. 



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        Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.14, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of,
transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security. 



        SECTION 2.15. Computation of Interest.    Interest on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months. 


         SECTION 2.16. CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers.    The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP", "Common Code" and "ISIN"
numbers and,
if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP", "Common Code" and "ISIN" numbers in notices of redemption or purchase as a convenience to Holders; provided,
however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice
of a redemption or purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption or purchase shall not be affected by any defect
in or omission of such CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers. 


ARTICLE III 


COVENANTS  


         SECTION 3.1. Payment of Securities.    The Issuer shall promptly pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including
Additional
Interest, if any) on the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any)
shall be considered paid on the date due if by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all
principal, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest) then due and the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, is not prohibited from paying such money to the
Securityholders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. 


        The
Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Securities, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest (including Additional
Interest) at the same rate to the extent lawful. 


        Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Issuer may, to the extent it are required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes
imposed by the United States of America from principal or interest payments hereunder. 


         SECTION 3.2. Limitation on Indebtedness and Preferred Stock    


        (a)   The
Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired
Indebtedness) and the Parent Guarantor will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue Preferred Stock; provided,  however, that the Parent
Guarantor may Incur Indebtedness and any of the Subsidiary Guarantors may Incur Indebtedness and issue Preferred Stock if on
the date thereof: 



        (1)   the
Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries is at least 2.25 to 1.00, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma
application of proceeds); and 


        (2)   no
Default would occur as a consequence of, and no Event of Default would be continuing following, Incurring the Indebtedness or its application. 



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        (b)   Section 3.2(a) will not prohibit the Incurrence of the following Indebtedness: 



        (1)   Indebtedness
under one or more Credit Facilities of (a) the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor Incurred pursuant to this  Section 3.2(b)(1) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the
greater of (i) $500.0 million or (ii) the sum of
$250.0 million and 30.0% of the Parent Guarantor's Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets determined as of the date of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness after giving effect to the
application of the proceeds therefrom and (b) any Foreign Subsidiary Incurred pursuant to this Section 3.2(b)(1) in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $30.0 million, in each case outstanding at any one time; 



        (2)   guarantees
of Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; provided that in the event such
Indebtedness that is being guaranteed is a Subordinated Obligation or a Guarantor Subordinated Obligation, then the related guarantee shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the
Guarantee to at least the same extent as the Indebtedness being guaranteed, as the case may be; 


        (3)   Indebtedness
of the Parent Guarantor owing to and held by any Restricted Subsidiary or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by the Parent Guarantor
or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that (a)(i) if the Parent Guarantor is the obligor on
such Indebtedness and the obligee is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Securities
and (ii) if a Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor of such Indebtedness and the obligee is neither the Parent Guarantor nor a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be expressly
subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to its Subsidiary Guarantee and (b)(i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital
Stock or any other event which results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor and (ii) any sale or
other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person other than the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an Incurrence of
such Indebtedness by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this Section 3.2(b)(3); 


        (4)   Indebtedness
represented by (a) the Securities issued on the Issue Date and all Guarantees, (b) any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness described in  Section 3.2(b)(1), (2) and 4(a)) outstanding on
the Issue Date, (c) any Exchange Securities and related guarantees issued pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement and (d) any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred in respect of any
Indebtedness described in this Section 3.2(b)(4) or Section 3.2(b)(5) or  (7) or Incurred pursuant
to Section 3.2(a); 


        (5)   Permitted
Acquisition Indebtedness; 


        (6)   Indebtedness
Incurred in respect of (a) self-insurance obligations, bid, appeal, reimbursement, performance, surety and similar bonds and completion
guarantees provided by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and any guarantees or letters of credit functioning as or supporting any of the foregoing
bonds or obligations and (b) obligations represented by letters of credit for the account of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary in order to provide security for workers'
compensation claims (in the case of clauses (a) and (b) other than for an obligation for money borrowed); 


        (7)   Indebtedness
of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary represented by Capitalized Lease Obligations (whether or not incurred pursuant to Sale/Leaseback
Transactions) or other Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition, construction, improvement or development of real or personal, movable or immovable, property, in each case
Incurred for the purpose of financing, refinancing, renewing, defeasing or refunding all or any part 



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of
the purchase price or cost of acquisition, construction, improvement or development of property used in the business of the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries;  provided that the aggregate
principal amount incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this  Section 3.2(b)(7) outstanding at any time shall not exceed the greater of (x) $15.0 million
and (y) 1.5% of the Parent
Guarantor's Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; and provided further that the principal amount of any Indebtedness permitted under this  Section 3.2(b)(7)
 did not in each case at the time of incurrence exceed the Fair Market Value, as determined in accordance with the definition of
such term, of the acquired or constructed asset or improvement so financed; 


        (8)   Preferred
Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of any Restricted Subsidiary; 


        (9)   Cash
Management Obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor in an aggregate amount not to exceed $7.5 million outstanding at any one time; and 



        (10) in
addition to the items referred to in Sections 3.2(b)(1) through  (9) above, Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an
aggregate outstanding principal amount which, when taken together
with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this Section 3.2(b)(10) and then outstanding, will not exceed the
greater of $35.0 million or 2.5% of the Parent Guarantor's Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, determined as of the date of Incurrence of such Indebtedness after giving effect to such
Incurrence and the application of the proceeds therefrom. 




        (c)   For
purposes of determining compliance with, and the outstanding principal amount of any particular Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to and in compliance with, this  Section 3.2: 



        (1)   in
the event an item of that Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in  Section 3.2(a) and (b), the
Parent Guarantor, in its sole discretion, will classify such item of
Indebtedness on the date of Incurrence and, subject to Section 3.2(c)(2) below may later classify, reclassify or redivide all or a portion of
such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 3.2; 


        (2)   all
Indebtedness outstanding on the date of this Indenture under the Senior Secured Credit Agreement shall be deemed Incurred on the Issue Date under  Section 3.2(b)(1); 


        (3)   guarantees
of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit supporting, Indebtedness which is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of
Indebtedness shall not be included; 


        (4)   if
obligations in respect of letters of credit are Incurred pursuant to a Credit Facility and are being treated as Incurred pursuant to  Section 3.2(b)(1) and the letters of credit relate to other
Indebtedness, then such other Indebtedness shall not be included; 


        (5)   the
principal amount of any Disqualified Stock of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary
Guarantor, will be equal to the greater of the maximum mandatory redemption or repurchase price (not including, in either case, any redemption or repurchase premium) or the liquidation preference
thereof; 


        (6)   Indebtedness
permitted by this Section 3.2 need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting
such Indebtedness but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 3.2 permitting
such Indebtedness; and 


        (7)   the
amount of Indebtedness issued at a price that is less than the principal amount thereof will be equal to the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in
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        Accrual
of interest, accrual of dividends, the amortization of debt discount or the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness, the
payment of dividends in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and unrealized losses or charges in respect of Hedging Obligations (including those resulting from the
application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133) will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this  Section 3.2. 



        The
Parent Guarantor will not permit any of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness, or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock, other than Non-Recourse Debt.
If at any time an Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date (and, if such
Indebtedness is not
permitted to be Incurred as of such date under this Section 3.2, the Parent Guarantor shall be in Default of this  Section 3.2). 


        For
purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness
denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term Indebtedness, or first
committed, in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness; provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a
foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such
refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of
such Indebtedness being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.2, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Parent
Guarantor may Incur pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rates of
currencies. The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on
the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such Refinancing Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing. 


        This
Indenture will not treat (1) unsecured Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured or (2) senior Indebtedness as
subordinated or junior to any other senior Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral. 


         SECTION 3.3. Limitation on Restricted Payments.    The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly, to: 



        (1)   declare
or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on or in respect of the Parent Guarantor's Capital Stock (including any payment or distribution in
connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) except: 



        (a)   dividends
or distributions by the Parent Guarantor payable solely in Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor (other than Disqualified Stock but including options, warrants
or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor); and 


        (b)   dividends
or distributions payable to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary and if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, to minority
stockholders (or owners of an equivalent interest in the case of a Subsidiary that is an entity other than a corporation) so long as the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least
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        (2)   purchase,
repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent of the Parent
Guarantor held by Persons other than the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than in exchange for Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor (other than Disqualified Stock)); 



        (3)   purchase,
repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any
Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations (other than (x) Indebtedness permitted under Section 3.2(b)(3) or
(y) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations purchased in anticipation of satisfying
a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement); or 



        (4)   make
any Restricted Investment in any Person; 




(any
such dividend, distribution, purchase, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, other acquisition, retirement or Restricted Investment referred to in clauses (1) through (4) shall be
referred to herein as a "Restricted Payment"), if at the time the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary makes such Restricted Payment: 




        (a)   a
Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom); 



        (b)   the
Parent Guarantor is not able to Incur an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.2(a) after
giving effect, on a pro forma basis, to such Restricted Payment; or 


        (c)   the
aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments declared or made subsequent to the Issue Date would exceed the sum of: 



        (i)    50%
of Consolidated Net Income for the period (treated as one accounting period) from January 1, 2010 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending prior to
the date of such Restricted Payment
for which internal financial statements are in existence (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit); 


        (ii)   100%
of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of property or securities other than cash (including Capital Stock of Persons engaged primarily in the
Oil and Gas Business or assets used in the Oil and Gas Business), in each case received by the Parent Guarantor from the issue or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or other
capital contributions subsequent to the Issue Date (other than Net Cash Proceeds received from an issuance or sale of such Capital Stock to (x) management, employees, directors or any direct or
indirect parent of the Parent Guarantor, to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds have been used to make a Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (5)(a) of the next succeeding paragraph,
(y) a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or (z) an employee stock ownership plan, option plan or similar trust (to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan, option plan
or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination)); 


        (iii)  the
amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries is reduced on the Parent Guarantor's balance sheet upon the conversion or
exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor) subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries 





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convertible
or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor (less the amount of any cash, or the Fair Market Value of any other property (other than such
Capital Stock), distributed by the Parent Guarantor upon such conversion or exchange), together with the net proceeds, if any, received by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
upon such conversion or exchange; and 


        (iv)  the
amount equal to the aggregate net reduction in Restricted Investments made by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Person after the
Issue Date resulting from: 



        (A)  repurchases,
repayments or redemptions of such Restricted Investments by such Person, proceeds realized upon the sale of such Restricted Investment (other than to a
Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor), repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets (including by way of dividend or distribution) by such Person to the Parent Guarantor or any
Restricted Subsidiary; 


        (B)  the
redesignation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries (valued in each case as provided in the definition of "Investment") not to exceed, in the case
of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, the amount of Investments previously made by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary, which amount in each case under this
clause (iv) was included in the
calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; provided, however, that no amount will be included
under this clause (iv) to the extent it is already included in Consolidated Net Income; and 


        (C)  the
sale by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary) of all or a portion of the Capital Stock of
an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (whether any such distribution or dividend is made with proceeds from the
issuance by such Unrestricted Subsidiary of its Capital Stock or otherwise). 







The
provisions of the preceding paragraph will not prohibit: 



        (1)   any
Restricted Payment made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor (other than
Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock
ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of
determination) or a substantially concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Parent Guarantor from its shareholders; provided,  however, that
(a) such Restricted Payment will be excluded from subsequent calculations of the amount of Restricted Payments and (b) the
Net Cash Proceeds from such sale of Capital Stock or capital contribution will be excluded from clause (c)(ii) of the preceding paragraph; 


        (2)   any
purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations of the Issuer or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of
any Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Subordinated Obligations of the Issuer or any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other
acquisition or retirement of Guarantor Subordinated Obligations made by exchange for or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of Guarantor Subordinated Obligations that, in each
case, is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 3.2; provided,  however, that such purchase,




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repurchase,
redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement will be excluded from subsequent calculations of the amount of Restricted Payments; 



        (3)   any
purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Disqualified Stock of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary made by
exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Disqualified Stock of the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that, in each case, is
permitted to be Incurred pursuant Section 3.2; provided,  however, that such purchase, repurchase,
redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement will be excluded from subsequent calculations of the amount
of Restricted Payments; 


        (4)   dividends
paid or distributions made within 60 days after the date of declaration if at such date of declaration such dividend or distribution would have complied
with this Section 3.3; provided, however, that
such dividends and distributions will be included in subsequent calculations of the amount of Restricted Payments; and provided further,  however, that for
purposes of clarification, this clause (4) shall not include cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares
included in clause (9) below; 


        (5)   so
long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, (a) the repurchase or other acquisition of Capital Stock (including options, warrants, equity appreciation
rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock) of the Parent Guarantor held by any existing or former employees, management or directors of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or their assigns, estates or heirs, in each case pursuant to the repurchase or other acquisition provisions under employee stock option or stock purchase plans or
agreements or other agreements to compensate management, employees or directors, in each case approved by the Parent Guarantor's Board of Directors;  provided that such repurchases or other acquisitions
pursuant to this subclause (a) during any calendar year will not exceed $2.0 million
in the aggregate (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years); provided further, that such amount in any
calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed (A) the cash proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor from the sale of Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor to members of management
or directors of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date (to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock have not otherwise been
applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (c) of the preceding paragraph), plus (B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Parent
Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date, less (C) the amount of any Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (5)(a);  provided further, however, that the amount of any such repurchase or other acquisition under this subclause (a) will be excluded in subsequent
calculations of the amount of Restricted Payments and the proceeds received from any such transaction will be excluded from clause (c)(ii) of the preceding paragraph; and (b) loans or
advances to employees or directors of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor, in each case as permitted by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the proceeds of
which are used to purchase Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor, or to refinance loans or advances made pursuant to this clause (5)(b), in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of
$2.0 million at any one time outstanding; provided, however, that the amount of such loans and
advances will be included in subsequent calculations of the amount of Restricted Payments; 



        (6)   purchases,
repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants, rights
to acquire Capital Stock or other convertible securities if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise or exchange price thereof, and any purchases, repurchases, redemptions or other
acquisitions or retirements for value of Capital Stock made in lieu of withholding taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of warrants, options or rights to acquire Capital Stock; 



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 provided, however, that such acquisitions or retirements will be excluded from subsequent calculations of the amount of
Restricted Payments; 


        (7)   the
purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Obligation (i) at a purchase price not greater
than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Obligation in the event of a Change of Control in accordance with provisions similar to  Section 3.9 or (ii) at a purchase price not
greater than 100% of the principal amount thereof in accordance with provisions similar to  Section 3.5; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with
such purchase, repurchase,
redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Issuer has made the Change of Control Offer or Asset Disposition Offer, as applicable, as provided in such Section with respect to the
Securities and has completed the repurchase or redemption of all Securities validly tendered for payment in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Asset Disposition Offer;  provided,
however, that such acquisitions or retirements will be included in subsequent calculations of
the amount of Restricted Payments; 


        (8)   payments
or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law or in connection with the settlement or other satisfaction of legal claims made pursuant
to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets; provided, however, that any
payment pursuant to this clause (8) will be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; 


        (9)   cash
payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares; provided,  however, that any payment pursuant to this clause (9) will be excluded in the
calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; 


        (10) the
declaration and payment of scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class of or series of Disqualified Stock of the Parent Guarantor issued after the Issue
Date in accordance with Section 3.2, to the extent such dividends are included in Consolidated Interest Expense;  provided, however, that any payment pursuant to this clause (10) will be excluded in the
calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; and 


        (11) Restricted
Payments in an amount not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date; provided,  however, that the amount of such Restricted Payments
will be included in subsequent calculations of the amount of Restricted Payments. 





        The
amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the Fair Market Value on the date of such Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be paid,
transferred or issued by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any cash Restricted Payment shall be its
face amount and the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment shall be determined in accordance with the definition of that term. Not later than the date of making any
Restricted Payment in excess of $15.0 million that will be included in subsequent calculations of the amount of Restricted Payments, the Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment is permitted and setting forth the basis upon which the calculations required by the this  Section 3.3 were computed. 


        In
the event that a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the exceptions described in (1) through (11) above or is entitled to be made pursuant to the
first paragraph above, the Parent Guarantor shall, in its sole discretion, classify such Restricted Payment. 


        The
Parent Guarantor shall not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of
"Unrestricted Subsidiary." For purpose of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Parent
Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments in an amount determined as set 


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forth
in the last sentence of the definition of "Investment." Such designation will be permitted only if a Restricted Payment in such amount would be
permitted at such time, whether pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 3.3 or under clause (11) of the second paragraph of this  Section 3.3, or pursuant to the definition of "Permitted Investments," and if such Subsidiary
otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. 


         SECTION 3.4. Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries.    The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not
permit any
Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor) to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the
ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to: 



        (1)   pay
dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary
(it being understood that the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on Common Stock shall not
be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock); 



        (2)   make
any loans or advances to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the subordination of loans or advances made to the Parent
Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances);
or 


        (3)   sell,
lease or transfer any of its property or assets to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary. 




The
preceding provisions will not prohibit: 




        (i)    any
encumbrance or restriction pursuant to or by reason of an agreement in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date, including, without limitation, this Indenture as
in effect on such date; 


        (ii)   any
encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Person pursuant to or by reason of an agreement relating to any Capital Stock or Indebtedness Incurred by a Person on
or before the date on which such Person was acquired by the Parent Guarantor or another Restricted Subsidiary (other than Capital Stock or Indebtedness Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all
or any portion of the funds utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Person was acquired by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary or
in contemplation of the transaction) and outstanding on such date; provided that any such encumbrance or restriction shall not extend to any assets or
property of the Parent Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets and property so acquired; 


        (iii)  encumbrances
and restrictions contained in contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Indebtedness, and that do not, individually
or in the aggregate, detract from the value of, or from the ability of the Parent Guarantor and the Restricted Subsidiaries to realize the value of, property or assets of the Parent Guarantor or any
Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary; 


        (iv)  any
encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to or by reason of an agreement that the Unrestricted Subsidiary is a party to entered
into before the date on which such Unrestricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in anticipation of the Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a
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extend
to any assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets and property so acquired; 


        (v)   with
respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, any encumbrance or restriction contained in the terms of any Indebtedness or any agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness
was Incurred if either (1) the encumbrance or restriction applies only in the event of a payment default or a default with respect to a financial covenant in such Indebtedness or agreement or
(2) the Parent Guarantor determines that any such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Parent Guarantor's ability to make principal or interest payments on the Securities,
as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor, whose determination shall be conclusive; 


        (vi)  any
encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement effecting a refunding, replacement or refinancing of Indebtedness
Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clauses (i) through (v) or clause (xii) of this paragraph or this clause (vi) or contained in any amendment, restatement,
modification, renewal, supplemental, refunding, replacement or refinancing of an agreement referred to in clauses (i) through (v) or clause (xii) of this paragraph or this
clause (vi); provided that the encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary contained in any such agreement taken as
a whole are no less favorable in any material respect to the holders of the Securities than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refunded,
replaced or refinanced; 


        (vii) in
the case of clause (3) of the first paragraph of this Section 3.4, any encumbrance or restriction: 



        (a)   that
restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease (including leases governing leasehold
interests or farm-in agreements or farm-out agreements relating to leasehold interests in Oil and Gas Properties), license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of
any such lease (including leases governing leasehold interests or farm-in agreements or farm-out agreements relating to leasehold interests in Oil and Gas Properties), license
(including, without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contract; 


        (b)   contained
in mortgages, pledges or other security agreements permitted under this Indenture securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary to
the extent such encumbrances or restrictions restrict the transfer of the property subject to such mortgages, pledges or other security agreements; 



        (c)   contained
in any agreement creating Hedging Obligations permitted from time to time under this Indenture; 


        (d)   pursuant
to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Parent Guarantor or any
Restricted Subsidiary; 


        (e)   restrictions
on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; or 


        (f)    provisions
with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property in operating agreements, joint venture agreements, development agreements, area of
mutual interest agreements and other agreements that are customary in the Oil and Gas Business and entered into in the ordinary course of business; 





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        (viii)  any
encumbrance or restriction contained in (a) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and (b) Capitalized
Lease Obligations permitted under this Indenture, in each case, that impose encumbrances or restrictions of the nature described in clause (3) of the first paragraph of this  Section 3.4 on the
property so acquired; 


        (ix)  any
encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary (or any of its property or assets) imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the direct
or indirect sale or disposition of all or a portion of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary (or the property or assets that are subject to such restriction) pending the closing of
such sale or disposition; 


        (x)   any
customary encumbrances or restrictions imposed pursuant to any agreement of the type described in the definition of "Permitted Business Investment"; 


        (xi)  encumbrances
or restrictions arising or existing by reason of applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order; 


        (xii) encumbrances
or restrictions contained in agreements governing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to be Incurred
pursuant to an agreement entered into subsequent to the Issue Date in accordance with Section 3.2;  provided that the provisions relating to such
encumbrance or restriction contained in such Indebtedness are not materially less favorable to the Parent
Guarantor taken as a whole, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor in good faith, than the provisions contained in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement and in this Indenture as
in effect on the Issue Date; 



        (xiii)  the
issuance of Preferred Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary or the payment of dividends thereon in accordance with the terms thereof;  provided that issuance of such Preferred Stock is permitted pursuant
to Section 3.2 and the terms of such Preferred Stock do not expressly restrict the ability of a Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or make
any other distributions on its Capital Stock (other than requirements to pay dividends or liquidation preferences on such Preferred Stock prior to paying any dividends or making any other
distributions on such other Capital Stock); 


        (xiv) supermajority
voting requirements existing under corporate charters, bylaws, stockholders agreements and similar documents and agreements; 


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


        (xvi) any
encumbrance or restriction contained in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date, and in any amendments, modifications, restatements,
renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements,
renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the Senior
Secured Credit Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date. 





         SECTION 3.5. Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock    


        The
Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Asset Disposition unless: 



        (1)   the
Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Disposition at least equal to the Fair Market
Value (such 



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Fair
Market Value to be determined on the date of contractually agreeing to such Asset Disposition) of the shares or other assets subject to such Asset Disposition; 


        (2)   at
least 75% of the aggregate consideration received by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such Asset Disposition and all other
Asset Dispositions since the Issue Date, on a cumulative basis, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents or Additional Assets, or any combination thereof; and 


        (3)   except
as provided in the next paragraph, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition is applied, within 365 days from the later
of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash, by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be: 



        (a)   to
prepay, repay, redeem or purchase Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer (including the Securities) or a Subsidiary Guarantor or any Indebtedness
(other than Disqualified Stock) of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (in each case, excluding Indebtedness owed to the Parent Guarantor or an Affiliate of the Parent
Guarantor); provided, however, that, in connection with any prepayment, repayment, redemption or
purchase of Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (a), the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary will retire such Indebtedness and will cause the related commitment (if any) to be
permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid, repaid, redeemed or purchased; or 



        (b)   to
invest in Additional Assets; 





provided that pending the final application of any such Net Available Cash in accordance with clause (a) or clause (b) above, the Parent
Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries may temporarily reduce Indebtedness or otherwise invest such Net Available Cash in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture. 


        Any
Net Available Cash from Asset Dispositions that is not applied or invested as provided in the preceding paragraph will be deemed to constitute "Excess
Proceeds." Not later than the 366th day from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash, if the aggregate
amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20.0 million, the Issuer will make an offer ("Asset Disposition Offer") to all Holders of Securities and, to
the extent required by the terms of other Pari Passu Indebtedness, to all holders of other Pari Passu Indebtedness outstanding with similar provisions requiring the Issuer to make an offer to purchase
such Pari Passu Indebtedness with the proceeds from any Asset Disposition ("Pari Passu Securities") to purchase the maximum principal amount of
Securities and any such Pari Passu Securities to which the Asset Disposition Offer applies that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds, at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the
principal amount (or, in the event such Pari Passu Indebtedness was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof) of the Securities and Pari Passu Securities
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any (or in respect of such Pari Passu Indebtedness, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Indebtedness), to the date of purchase
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), in accordance with the procedures set forth in this  Section 3.5 or the agreements governing the Pari Passu Securities, as applicable, in each case in minimum principal amount of $2,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. If the aggregate principal amount of Securities surrendered by Holders thereof and other Pari Passu Securities surrendered by holders or lenders, collectively,
exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be purchased on a pro rata basis on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of tendered Securities and Pari Passu
Securities. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Securities and Pari Passu Securities so validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer is less than the
Excess Proceeds, the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries may use any remaining Excess 


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Proceeds
for general corporate purposes, subject to the other covenants contained in this Indenture. Upon completion of such Asset Disposition Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at
zero. 


        The
Asset Disposition Offer will remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the
"Asset Disposition Offer Period"). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Asset Disposition Offer Period (the
"Asset Disposition Purchase Date"), the Issuer will purchase the principal amount of Securities and Pari Passu Securities required to be purchased
pursuant to this Section 3.5 (the "Asset Disposition Offer Amount") or, if less than the Asset
Disposition Offer Amount has been so validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, all Securities and Pari Passu Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in response to the Asset
Disposition Offer. 


        If
the Asset Disposition Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid to
the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no further interest will be payable to Holders who tender Securities pursuant to the Asset Disposition
Offer. 


        On
or before the Asset Disposition Purchase Date, the Issuer will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Asset Disposition Offer
Amount of Securities and Pari Passu Securities or portions of Securities and Pari Passu Securities so validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer, or if less
than the Asset Disposition Offer Amount has been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, all Securities and Pari Passu Securities so validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, in each case in
minimum principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. The Issuer will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Securities or portions
thereof were accepted for payment by the Issuer in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.5 and, in addition, the Issuer will deliver all
certificates and notes required, if any, by the agreements governing the Pari Passu Securities. The Issuer or the paying agent, as the case may be, will promptly (but in any case not later than five
Business Days after the termination of the Asset Disposition Offer Period) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder of Securities or holder or lender of Pari Passu Securities, as the case may be, an
amount equal to the purchase price of the Securities or Pari Passu Securities so validly tendered and not properly withdrawn by such holder or lender, as the case may be, and accepted by the Issuer
for purchase, and the Issuer will promptly issue a new Security, and the Trustee, upon delivery of an Officers' Certificate from the Issuer, will authenticate and mail or deliver such new Security to
such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Security surrendered; provided that each such new Security will be in a
minimum principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. In addition, the Issuer will take any and all other actions required by the agreements governing the Pari
Passu Securities. Any Security not so accepted will be promptly mailed or delivered by the Issuer to the Holder thereof. The Issuer will publicly announce the results of the Asset Disposition Offer on
the Asset Disposition Purchase Date. 


        The
Issuer will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection
with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this  Section 3.5, the
Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations
under this Indenture by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations. 


For
the purposes of clause (2) of the first paragraph of this Section 3.5, the following will be deemed to be cash: 



        (1)   the
assumption by the transferee of Indebtedness (other than Guarantor Subordinated Obligations or Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor or Indebtedness of a
Restricted 



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Subsidiary
(other than Subordinated Obligations or Disqualified Stock of the Issuer and Guarantor Subordinated Obligations or Disqualified Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary
Guarantor) and the release of the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary from all liability on such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition (in which case the Parent Guarantor
will, without further action, be deemed to have applied such deemed cash to Indebtedness in accordance with clause (3)(a) of the first paragraph of this  Section 3.5; and 


        (2)   securities,
notes or other obligations received by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Parent Guarantor or
such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days after receipt thereof. 




        Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the 75% limitation referred to in clause (2) of the first paragraph of this Section 3.5 shall
be deemed satisfied with respect to any Asset Disposition 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 Disposition complied with the aforementioned 75% limitation. 



        The
requirement of clause (3)(b) of the first paragraph of this Section 3.5 shall be deemed to be satisfied if an agreement
(including a lease, whether a capital lease or an operating lease) committing to make the acquisitions or expenditures referred to therein is entered into by the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted
Subsidiary within the specified time period and such Net Available Cash is subsequently applied in accordance with such agreement within six months following such agreement. 


        The
Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any Asset Swaps, unless: 



        (1)   at
the time of entering into such Asset Swap and immediately after giving effect to such Asset Swap, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or would occur as a consequence thereof; and 


        (2)   in
the event such Asset Swap involves the transfer by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of assets having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of
$20.0 million, the terms of such Asset Swap have been approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor. 




         SECTION 3.6. Limitation on Liens.    



        The
Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit either the Issuer or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, Incur or suffer to exist any Lien
(the "Initial Lien") other than Permitted Liens upon any of its property or assets (including Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries), including any income or profits therefrom, whether owned on the
date of this Indenture or acquired after that date, which Lien is securing any Indebtedness, unless contemporaneously with the Incurrence of such Lien effective provision is made to secure the
Indebtedness due under the
Parent Guarantee or, in respect of Liens on any Restricted Subsidiary's property or assets, the Securities (in the case of the Issuer) or any Subsidiary Guarantee of such other Restricted Subsidiary,
equally and ratably with (or senior in priority to in the case of Liens with respect to Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, as the case may be) the Indebtedness secured by
such Lien for so long as such Indebtedness is so secured. 


        Any
Lien created for the benefit of the holders of the Securities pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally
released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien. 



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         SECTION 3.8. Limitation on Affiliate Transactions.    


        The
Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, make, amend or conduct any transaction (including making a
payment to, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service), contract, agreement or understanding with or for the benefit of any Affiliate of the Parent
Guarantor (an "Affiliate Transaction") unless: 



        (1)   the
terms of such Affiliate Transaction are not materially less favorable to the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that
could reasonably be expected to be obtained in a comparable transaction at the time of such transaction in arm's-length dealings with a Person who is not such an Affiliate; 



        (2)   if
such Affiliate Transaction involves an aggregate consideration in excess of $20.0 million, the terms of such transaction have been approved by a majority of
the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor having no personal stake in such transaction, if any (and such majority determines that such Affiliate Transaction satisfies the criteria
in clause (1) above); and 


        (3)   if
such Affiliate Transaction involves an aggregate consideration in excess of $50.0 million, the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor has received a
written opinion from an independent investment banking, accounting, engineering or appraisal firm of nationally recognized standing that such Affiliate Transaction is fair, from a financial
standpoint, to the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary or is not materially less favorable than those that could reasonably be expected to be obtained in a comparable transaction at such
time on an arm's-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate. 




        The
preceding paragraph will not apply to: 



        (1)   any
Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 3.3 or any Permitted Investment; 


        (2)   any
issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), or other payments, awards or grants in cash, Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or otherwise
pursuant to, or the funding of, employment or severance agreements and other compensation arrangements, options to purchase Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor,
restricted stock plans, long-term incentive plans, stock appreciation rights plans, participation plans or similar employee benefits plans and/or insurance and indemnification arrangements
provided to or for the benefit of directors and employees approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor; 


        (3)   loans
or advances to employees, officers or directors in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 



        (4)   advances
to or reimbursements of employees for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business of
the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 


        (5)   any
transaction between the Parent Guarantor and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries, and guarantees issued by the Parent Guarantor or a
Restricted Subsidiary for the benefit of the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 3.2; 



        (6)   any
transaction with a joint venture or similar entity which would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary
owns, directly or indirectly, an equity interest in or otherwise controls such joint venture or similar entity; 



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        (7)   the
issuance or sale of any Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor to, or the receipt by the Parent Guarantor of any capital contribution
from its shareholders; 


        (8)   indemnities
of officers, directors and employees of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted by bylaw or statutory provisions and any
employment agreement or other employee compensation plan or arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of business by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 



        (9)   the
payment of reasonable compensation and fees paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers or directors of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary; 


        (10) the
performance of obligations of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under the terms of any agreement to which the Parent Guarantor or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party as of or on the Issue Date, as these agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time;  provided, however, that any future amendment, modification, supplement, extension or renewal entered
into after the Issue Date will be permitted only to the extent that its terms are not materially more disadvantageous, taken as a whole, to the holders of the Securities than the terms of the
agreements in effect on the Issue Date; 


        (11) transactions
with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in
compliance with the terms of this Indenture, provided that in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor or the
senior management of the Parent Guarantor, such transactions are on terms not materially less favorable to the Parent Guarantor or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could reasonably
be expected to be obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm's-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor; 


        (12) transactions
with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor solely because the Parent Guarantor owns, directly or
through a Restricted Subsidiary, an equity interest in such Person; and 


        (13) transactions
between the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Person, a director of which is also a director of the Parent Guarantor or any direct or
indirect parent Parent Guarantor of the Parent Guarantor, and such director is the sole cause for such Person to be deemed an Affiliate of
the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such director shall abstain
from voting as a director of the Parent Guarantor or such direct or indirect parent company, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person. 




         SECTION 3.9. Purchase of Securities Upon a Change of Control.    


        If
a Change of Control occurs, unless the Issuer has previously or concurrently exercised its right to redeem all of the Securities pursuant to  Section 5.1 and paragraph 5 of the Securities, each Holder will have the right to require
the Issuer to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) of such Holder's Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal
amount of the Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the
relevant interest payment date). 


        Within
30 days following any Change of Control, unless the Issuer has previously or concurrently exercised its right to redeem all of the Securities pursuant to  Section 5.1 and paragraph 5 of the 


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Securities,
the Issuer will mail a notice (the "Change of Control Offer") to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, stating: 



        (1)   that
a Change of Control has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Issuer to purchase such Holder's Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to
101% of the principal amount of such Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on a record date to receive interest on the
relevant interest payment date) (the "Change of Control Payment"); 


        (2)   the
repurchase date (which shall be 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 Security not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest; 



        (4)   that
unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease
to accrue interest on the Change of Control Payment Date; 


        (5)   that
Holders electing to have any Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Securities, with the form entitled
"Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of such Securities in certificated form completed, to the Paying Agent specified in the notice 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 will be entitled to withdraw their tendered Securities and their election to require the Issuer to purchase such Securities, provided that 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 of the Securities, the principal amount of Securities tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Securities and its election to have such Securities
purchased; 


        (7)   that
if the Issuer is repurchasing a portion of the Security of any Holder, the Holder will be issued a new Note equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of
the Note surrendered, provided that the unpurchased portion of the Note must be equal to a minimum principal amount of $2,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000; and 


        (8)   the
procedures determined by the Issuer, consistent with this Indenture, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Securities repurchased. 




        On
the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer will, to the extent lawful: 



        (1)   accept
for payment all Securities or portions of Securities (in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) properly
tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer and not properly withdrawn; 


        (2)   deposit
with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Securities or portions of Securities accepted for payment; and 


        (3)   deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or
portions of Securities being purchased by the Issuer. 




        The
Paying Agent will promptly mail or deliver to each Holder of Securities accepted for payment the Change of Control Payment for such Securities, and the Trustee will promptly
authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered, if any; provided that
each such new 


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Note
will be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. 



        If
the Change of Control Payment Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest, will be paid to the
Person in whose name a Security is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no further interest will be payable to Holders who tender pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. 


        The
Issuer is not required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if the Parent Guarantor or any other Person makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the
times and otherwise in compliance with this Section 3.9 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all Securities
validly tendered and not properly withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. 


        A
Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change
of Control at the time of making the Change of Control Offer. 


        The
Issuer will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection
with the repurchase of Securities as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section 3.9, the
Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 3.9 by virtue of its compliance with such
securities laws or regulations. 


        If
Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities validly tender and do not withdraw such Securities in a Change of Control Offer and the
Issuer, or any other Person making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Issuer as described above, purchases all of the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Issuer
will have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described
above, to redeem all Securities that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to the applicable Change of Control Payment plus, to the extent not included in the
Change of Control Payment, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the 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). 


        The
Issuer's obligation to make a Change of Control Offer pursuant to this Section 3.9 may be waived or modified or terminated with the consent of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities) prior to the occurrence of such Change of
Control. 


         SECTION 3.10. Provision of Financial Information.    Whether or not the Parent Guarantor is subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to the extent not prohibited by the Exchange Act, the Parent Guarantor will file with the SEC, and make available to the Trustee and the
Holders of the Securities without cost to any Holder, the annual reports and the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules
and regulations prescribe) that are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable to a U.S. corporation within the time periods specified therein with respect to a
non-accelerated filer; provided, however, that no Annual Report on Form 10-K shall be due with respect to any fiscal year
ending prior to December 31, 2010, no Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall be due with respect to any quarter ending prior to June 30, 2010 and no Current Report on
Form 8-K shall be due with respect to any event occurring prior to the date of filing the Parent Guarantor's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending
June 30, 2010. In the event that the Parent Guarantor is not permitted to file such reports, documents and information with the SEC 


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pursuant
to the Exchange Act, the Parent Guarantor will nevertheless make available such Exchange Act information to the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities without cost to any Holder as if the
Parent Guarantor were subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within the time periods specified therein with respect to a non-accelerated
filer. 


        In
addition, the Parent Guarantor will make available to the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities without cost to any Holder (i) on or prior to December 18, 2009,
unaudited combined financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to the nine months ended September 30, 2009, (ii) within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2009, audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries and (iii) within 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter
ending March 31, 2010, quarterly unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries. Such unaudited combined financial statements of the Subsidiary
Guarantors will consist of a combined balance sheet of the Subsidiary Guarantors as of September 30, 2009 and combined statements of income and cash flows of the Subsidiary Guarantors for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, all in reasonable detail and duly certified (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments) by a principal financial or accounting officer of
the Parent Guarantor as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Such audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries will consist of a consolidated balance
sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year
then ended, accompanied by an opinion of KPMG LLP (or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing). Such quarterly unaudited consolidated financial statements of the
Parent
Guarantor and its Subsidiaries will consist of a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2010 and consolidated statements of income and cash
flows of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the three months ending March 31, 2010, all in reasonable detail and duly certified (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments) by a principal financial or accounting officer of the Parent Guarantor as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP. 


        This
Section 3.10 will not impose any duty on the Parent Guarantor under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related SEC rules
that would not otherwise be applicable. 


        If
the Parent Guarantor has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the financial information required will include a reasonably detailed presentation,
either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in any accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the
financial condition and results of operations of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries
of the Parent Guarantor. 


        The
availability of the foregoing materials on the SEC's website or on the Parent Guarantor's website shall be deemed to satisfy the foregoing delivery obligations. 



        For
so long as any Securities remain outstanding and constitute "restricted securities" under Rule 144, the Guarantors will furnished to the holders of the Securities, and to
securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. 


         SECTION 3.11. Future Subsidiary Guarantors.    


        The
Parent Guarantor will cause (a) each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) formed or acquired after the Issue Date and
(b) any other Domestic Subsidiary (except the Issuer) that is not already a Subsidiary Guarantor that guarantees any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor,
in each case to execute and deliver to the Trustee within 30 days a supplemental indenture (in substantially the form specified 


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in
Exhibit C to this Indenture) pursuant to which such Subsidiary will unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis, the full and prompt
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities on a senior basis; provided that any Restricted Subsidiary that constitutes
an Immaterial Subsidiary need not become a Subsidiary Guarantor until such time as it ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary. 


         SECTION 3.12. Maintenance of Office or Agency.    The Issuer will maintain an office or agency where the Securities may be presented
or
surrendered for payment, where, if applicable, the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the
Securities and this Indenture may be served. The corporate trust office of the Trustee indicated in Section 2.3 shall be such office or agency of
the Issuer, unless the Issuer shall designate and maintain some other office or agency for one or more of such purposes. The Issuer will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change in the
location of any such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required 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 corporate trust office of the Trustee indicated in Section 12.2, and
the Issuer hereby appoint the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. 


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


         SECTION 3.13. Corporate Existence.    Except as otherwise provided in Article IV, the Parent Guarantor shall do or cause to be
done all
things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises; provided, however, that the Parent Guarantor shall not be
required to preserve any such right, license or franchise if it shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Parent Guarantor. 



        SECTION 3.14. Payment of Taxes.    The Parent Guarantor shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same
shall become
delinquent, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Parent Guarantor or
any Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Parent Guarantor shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment or charge the amount, applicability or
validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings. 



        SECTION 3.15. Payments for Consent.    Neither the Parent Guarantor nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, directly or
indirectly, pay or
cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fees or otherwise, to any Holder of any Securities for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or
provisions of this Indenture or the Securities unless such consideration is offered to be paid or is paid to all Holders of the Securities that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set
forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment. 



        SECTION 3.16. Compliance Certificate.    The Issuer and the Guarantors shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end
of each
fiscal year of the Parent Guarantor ending after the Issue Date a statement (which need not be an Officers' Certificate) signed by the principal executive officer, the principal accounting officer or
the principal financial officer of each of the Issuer and the Guarantors, stating that a review of the activities of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal
year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether each of the Issuer and the Guarantors has performed its obligations under this 


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Indenture,
and further stating whether or not the signers know of any Default or Event of Default that occurred during such period. If they do, the certificate shall describe such Default or Event of
Default, its status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. The Issuer also shall comply with TIA § 314(a)(4). 


         SECTION 3.17. Further Instruments and Acts.    Upon request of the Trustee, the Issuer will execute and deliver such further
instruments and do
such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture. 


         SECTION 3.18. Business Activities.    The Issuer may not engage in any business not related directly or indirectly to obtaining money
or
arranging financing for the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Issuer may not have any Subsidiary, and no Person other than the Parent Guarantor or any of its other Restricted
Subsidiaries may own any Capital Stock of the Issuer. 


         SECTION 3.19. Statement by Officers as to Default.    The Issuer shall, so long as any Security is outstanding, deliver to the
Trustee within
thirty days after the occurrence of a Default, an Officers' Certificate setting forth the details of such Default, and what action the Issuer is taking or proposing to take with respect thereto. 


         SECTION 3.20. Covenant Termination.    From and after the occurrence of an Investment Grade Rating Event, the Issuer and its
Restricted
Subsidiaries will no longer be subject to the provisions of this Indenture described above in Sections 3.2,  3.3, 3.4, 3.5,  3.8 and Section 4.1(a)(3) hereof. 



        After
the foregoing covenants have been terminated, the Issuer may not designate any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the second sentence of the definition of
"Unrestricted Subsidiary." 


ARTICLE IV 


SUCCESSOR COMPANY  


         SECTION 4.1. Merger and Consolidation.    



        (a)   Neither
the Parent Guarantor nor the Issuer will consolidate with or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not it is the surviving Person), or convey, transfer
or lease all or substantially all its assets in one or more related transactions to, any Person, unless: 



        (1)   the
resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the "Successor Company") will be a corporation, partnership, trust or
limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company (if not the Parent
Guarantor or the Issuer, as the case may be) will expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the
obligations of the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer, as the case may be, under this Indenture, the Securities or the Parent Guarantee as applicable; 


        (2)   immediately
after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Subsidiary of the Successor
Company as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing; 


        (3)   either
(A) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the Successor Company would be able to Incur at least an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant
to Section 3.2(a) or (B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis and any related financing transactions
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period,
the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Parent Guarantor is equal to or greater than the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Parent Guarantor immediately before such transaction; 


        (4)   if
the Issuer is not the Successor Company in any of the transactions referred to above that involve the Issuer, each Guarantor (unless it is the other party to the
transactions, in which case clause (1) shall apply) shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to the Successor Company's obligations in respect of this
Indenture and the Securities and that its Guarantee shall continue to be in effect; and 



        (5)   the
Parent Guarantor or the Issuer, as the case may be, shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such
consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture. 




        For
purposes of this Section 4.1, the sale, lease, conveyance, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor, which properties and assets, if held by the Parent Guarantor instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Parent Guarantor on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor. 


        The
Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer, as the case may be, under this Indenture;
and its predecessor, except in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, will be released from all obligations under this Indenture, the Securities or the Parent Guarantee as
applicable. 


        Notwithstanding
the preceding clause (3), (x) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its assets to the Parent Guarantor and
the Parent Guarantor may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its assets to a Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) the Parent Guarantor may merge with an Affiliate incorporated
solely for the purpose of reorganizing the Parent Guarantor in another jurisdiction; and provided further that, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary
that consolidates with, merges into or transfers all or part of its properties and assets to the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer will not be required to comply with the preceding clause (5). 


        (b)   In
addition, the Parent Guarantor will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to consolidate with or merge with or into, and will not permit the conveyance, transfer or
lease of all or substantially all of the assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor to, any Person (other than the Parent Guarantor or another Subsidiary Guarantor) unless: 



        (1)   (a)
the resulting, surviving or transferee Person will be a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the
United States of America, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia and such Person (if not such Subsidiary Guarantor) will expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and
delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee; and (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any
Indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee Person or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by such Person or such
Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or 


        (2)   the
transaction is made in compliance with this Section 4.1(b) and the conditions described in  Section 10.2 and 



        (3)   the
Parent Guarantor will have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance,
transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture. 



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 ARTICLE V 


REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES  


         SECTION 5.1. Redemption.    The Securities may be redeemed (a) as a whole or from time to time in part, subject to the
conditions and at
the redemption prices specified in paragraph 5 of the form of Securities set forth in  Exhibit A and Exhibit B hereto, which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part
of this Indenture, or (b) as a whole, and not less than as a whole, subject to the conditions and at the redemption price specified in the penultimate paragraph of  Section 3.9, in each case
together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest) to the Redemption Date. 


         SECTION 5.2. Applicability of Article.    Redemption of Securities at the election of the Issuer, as permitted by any provision of
this
Indenture, shall be made in accordance with such provision and this Article. 


         SECTION 5.3. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.    The election of the Issuer to redeem any Securities pursuant to  Section 5.1 shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution of the Issuer. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer, the Issuer shall,
not later than five Business Days prior to giving notice of any redemption pursuant to Section 5.5 (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory
to
the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and, in the case of any redemption of less than all Securities, shall deliver to the
Trustee such documentation and records as shall enable the Trustee to select the Securities to be redeemed pursuant to Section 5.4. Any such
notice may be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be void and of no effect. 



        SECTION 5.4. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.    If less than all the Securities are to be redeemed at any time
pursuant to an
optional redemption, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the outstanding Securities not previously
called for redemption, in compliance with the requirements, as set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee, of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on
which such Securities are listed, or, if such Securities are not so listed, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem to be fair and appropriate (and in such
manner as complies with applicable legal requirements) and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions of the principal of the Securities in denominations of $2,000 or larger
integral multiples of $1,000; provided, however, that no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a Security not
redeemed to less than $2,000. 


        The
Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the method it has
chosen for the selection of Securities and the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. 



        For
all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be
redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed. 


         SECTION 5.5. Notice of Redemption.    Notice of redemption shall be given in the manner provided for in  Section 12.2 not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed. At the
Issuer' request, the Trustee shall give notice of redemption in the Issuer' name and at the Issuer' expense; provided, however, that the Issuer shall
deliver to the Trustee, at least five Business Days prior to the giving of such notice (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), an Issue Order requesting that the Trustee give
such notice at the Issuer' expense and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the following items. 


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        All
notices of redemption shall state: 



        (1)   the
Redemption Date, 


        (2)   the
redemption price, if then determinable, and otherwise the method for its determination and the amount of accrued interest (including Additional Interest) to the
Redemption Date payable as provided in Section 5.7, if any, 



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


        (4)   in
case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such Security shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such
Security, the Holder will receive, without charge, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed, 



        (5)   that
on the Redemption Date the redemption price (and accrued interest (including Additional Interest), if any, to the Redemption Date payable as provided in  Section 5.7) will become due and payable
upon each such Security, or the portion thereof, to be redeemed, and, unless the Issuer default in
making the redemption payment, that interest on Securities called for redemption (or the portion thereof) will cease to accrue on and after said date, 


        (6)   the
place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price and accrued interest, if any, 


        (7)   the
name and address of the Paying Agent, 


        (8)   that
Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price, 


        (9)   the
CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers, if applicable, and that no representation is made as to the accuracy or correctness of the CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers,
if applicable, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities, and 


        (10) the
Section of this Indenture or the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the Securities are to be redeemed. 




        SECTION 5.6. Deposit of Redemption Price.    Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall
deposit
with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Parent Guarantor or any of the Parent Guarantor's Restricted Subsidiaries is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided
in Section 2.4) an amount of money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest (including Additional Interest) on, all the
Securities which are to be redeemed on that date, other than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption that are beneficially owned by the Issuer and have been delivered by the Issuer
to the Trustee for cancellation. 


        SECTION 5.7. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.    Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities or portions
of
Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the redemption price therein specified (together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date), and from
and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest and the only right of the Holders thereof
will be to receive payment of the redemption price and, subject to the next sentence, unpaid interest on such Securities to the Redemption Date. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in
accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Issuer at the redemption price, together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date,  provided, however, 


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that
installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holder of such Security, or one or more predecessor Securities, registered as such as
of the relevant record date. 


        If
any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the unpaid principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid, bear interest from the
Redemption Date at the rate borne by the Securities. 


         SECTION 5.8. Securities Redeemed in Part.    Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part (pursuant to the provisions of this
Article) shall
be surrendered at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 3.12 (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so
require, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed
by, the Holder thereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder of such
Security at the expense of the Issuer, a new Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the
unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered; provided, that each such new Security will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or
larger integral multiple of $1,000. 


ARTICLE VI 


DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES  


         SECTION 6.1. Events of Default.    An "Event of Default" wherever used herein, means
any one of
the following events in relation to the Securities (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any
judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body): 



        (1)   default
in any payment of interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any Security when due, continued for 30 days; 


        (2)   default
in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any Security when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon
declaration of acceleration or otherwise; 


        (3)   failure
by the Issuer or any Guarantor to comply with its obligations Section 4.1; 



        (4)   failure
by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to comply for 30 days (or 180 days in the case of a Reporting Failure) after has been given, by registered or
certified mail, to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities a written notice specifying such default
or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder with Sections 3.2,  3.3, 3.4, 3.5,  3.6, 3.8, 3.9,
 3.10, 3.11, 3.15 and
3.18 (in each case, other than a failure to purchase Securities which will constitute an Event of Default under clause (2) above and other than a
failure to comply with Section 4.1 which is covered by clause (3)); 


        (5)   failure
by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to comply with any agreement in the Indenture (other than an agreement, a default in or failure to comply with is elsewhere
in this Section specifically dealt with) and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the
Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be
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        (6)   default
under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by
the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the
Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Indenture, which default: 



        (a)   is
caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such
Indebtedness (and any extensions of any grace period) ("payment default"); or 



        (b)   results
in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity (the "cross acceleration provision"); 


        and,
in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the
maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $10.0 million or more; 




        (7)   the
entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Significant
Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the last audited consolidated financial statements for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute
a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order
adjudging the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the
Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the last audited consolidated financial statements for
the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, under any applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the last audited
consolidated financial statements for the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or of any substantial part of its or their property,
or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its or their affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of
60 consecutive days; or 


        (8)   the
commencement by the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the last audited
consolidated financial statements for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or
State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it or them to the entry of a decree or
order for relief in respect of the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer or in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it or them, or the filing by it or them of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under
any applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by it or them to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator or other similar official of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the last audited consolidated
financial statements for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its or their property, or the making by it or 



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them
of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it or them in writing of its or their inability to pay its or their debts generally as they become due, or the taking of
corporate action by the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the last audited consolidated financial statements for
the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action; or 


        (9)   failure
by the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated
financial statements for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $10.0 million (to the
extent not covered by insurance by a reputable and creditworthy insurer as to which the insurer has not disclaimed coverage), which judgments are not paid or discharged, and there shall be any period
of 60 consecutive days following entry of such final judgment or decree during which a stay of enforcement of such final judgment or decree, by reason of pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in
effect (the "judgment default provision"); or 


        (10) the
Parent Guarantee or any Subsidiary Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited
consolidated financial statements
for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, ceases to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms of this Indenture) or is
declared null and void in a judicial proceeding or the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or group of Subsidiary Guarantors that, taken together (as of the
latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, denies or disaffirms its obligations under this
Indenture or its Guarantee. 




        However,
a default under clauses (4) and (5) of this Section 6.1 will not constitute an Event of Default until the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities notify the Parent Guarantor and the Issuer in writing and, in the case of a notice given by the Holders, the
Trustee of the default and the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer does not cure such default within the time specified in clauses (4) and (5) of this  Section 6.1 after receipt of such notice.



         SECTION 6.2. Acceleration.    


        If
an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 6.1 (7) and (8)) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee by notice to the Parent Guarantor and the Issuer, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to the Parent Guarantor and the Issuer and the
Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare the principal of, premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Securities to be due and payable. If an
Event of Default described in Section 6.1 (7) and (8) occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, on all the Securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1 (6) shall have occurred and be continuing, such Event of Default and any
consequential acceleration (to the extent not in violation of any applicable law or in conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction) shall be automatically rescinded if
(i) the Indebtedness that is the subject of such Event of Default has been repaid or (ii) if the default relating to such Indebtedness is waived by the holders of such Indebtedness or
cured and if such Indebtedness has been accelerated, then the holders thereof have rescinded their declaration of acceleration in respect of such Indebtedness, in each case within 20 days after
the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto, and (iii) any other existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium or interest on the Securities that became due
solely because of the acceleration of the Securities, have been cured or waived. 


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         SECTION 6.3. 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) or interest (including Additional Interest) on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities, this
Indenture or the Guarantees. 


        The
Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any
Securityholder 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. 


         SECTION 6.4. Waiver of Past Defaults.    The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to the
Trustee
(with a copy to the Issuer, but the applicable waiver or rescission shall be effective when the notice is given to the Trustee) may (a) waive, by their consent (including, without limitation,
consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Securities), an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences except (i) a Default or
Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest) on a Security or (ii) a Default or Event of Default in respect of a
provision that under Section 9.2 cannot be amended without the consent of each Securityholder affected and (b) rescind any acceleration
with respect to the Securities and its consequences if (1) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) all existing Events
of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest) on the Securities that have become due solely by such declaration of
acceleration, have been cured or waived. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or
impair any consequent right. 


         SECTION 6.5. Control by Majority.    The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may direct the time,
method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture, the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees or, subject to Sections 7.1 and  7.2, that the Trustee determines is
unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Securityholders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability;  provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee
that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to taking
any such action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification or security reasonably satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not
taking such action. 


        SECTION 6.6. Limitation on Suits.    Subject to Section 6.7, a Securityholder may
not
pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless: 



        (1)   such
Holder has previously given to the Trustee written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing; 


        (2)   Holders
of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities have requested that the Trustee pursue the remedy; 


        (3)   such
Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense; 


        (4)   the
Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and 



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        (5)   the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities have not waived such Event of Default or otherwise given the Trustee a direction that, in the
opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such request during such 60-day period. 




        A
Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Securityholder. 


         SECTION 6.7. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture (including, without
limitation,  Section 6.6), the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium (if any) or interest (including Additional Interest) on the
Securities held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in the Securities, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder. 


         SECTION 6.8. Collection Suit by Trustee.    If an Event of Default specified in clauses (1) or (2) of Section 6.1 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 then
due and owing (together with interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided for in Section 7.7. 



        SECTION 6.9. 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
Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor or its or their respective creditors or properties
and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may be entitled and empowered to participate as a member of any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and may vote on behalf
of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make
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 it for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7. 


        No
provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. 


         SECTION 6.10. Priorities.    (a) If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this  Article VI, it shall pay out the money in the following order: 



        FIRST:
to the Trustee for amounts due to it under Section 7.7, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities
incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection; 



        SECOND:
to Holders of Securities for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according
to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest), respectively; and 


        THIRD:
to the Issuer or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. 




        The
Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Securities pursuant to this Section 6.10. 


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         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 and expenses, 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 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by the Issuer, a suit by a Holder pursuant to  Section 6.7 or a suit by Holders of more
than 10% in outstanding principal amount of the Securities. 


ARTICLE VII 


TRUSTEE  


         SECTION 7.1. Duties of Trustee    (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights
and powers
vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs. 


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



        (1)   the
Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Indenture against the Trustee; and 


        (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, opinions or orders furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as applicable. However, in the case of any
such certificates or opinions which by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine such certificates and opinions to determine whether or
not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture, the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations
or other facts stated therein). 




        (c)   The
Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that: 



        (1)   this
paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section; 


        (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 6.5; and 



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




        (d)   Every
provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section. 



        (e)   The
Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer. 


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        (f)    Money
held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. 



        (g)   Every
provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this
Section and to the provisions of the TIA. 


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


         SECTION 7.2. Rights of Trustee.    Subject to Section 7.1: 



        (a)   The
Trustee may conclusively rely on any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) 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. The Trustee shall receive and retain financial reports and statements of the Issuer as
provided herein, but shall have no duty to review or analyze such reports or statements to determine compliance with covenants or other obligations of the Issuer. 


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


        (c)   The
Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care. 


        (d)   The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, unless the
Trustee's conduct constitutes willful misconduct or negligence. 


        (e)   The
Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture, the Securities or
the Subsidiary Guarantees shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder or under the Securities or the
Subsidiary Guarantees in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. 


        (f)    The
Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default or whether any entity or group of entities constitutes a Significant Subsidiary unless
a Trust Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default or of any such Significant Subsidiary is received by the Trustee at
the corporate trust office of the Trustee specified in Section 12.2, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture. 


        (g)   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 to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. 



        (h)   The
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees at the request, order
or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs,
expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby. 


        (i)    The
Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any fact or matter unless such fact or matter is known to a Trust Officer of the Trustee. 


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        (j)    Whenever
in the administration of this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to
taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder or thereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may request and in the absence of bad faith or willful
misconduct on its part, rely upon an Officers' Certificate. 


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


        (l)    The
parties hereto acknowledge, in accordance with Section 326 of the Patriot Act, that the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight
the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with
the Trustee. The Issuers and the Guarantors agree that they will provide the Trustee with all such information as it may reasonably request in order to satisfy the requirements or its obligations
under the Patriot Act. 


        (m)  The
Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees at the request or direction of any
of the Holders unless such Holders have offered the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against loss or expense. 


         SECTION 7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee.    The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities
and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, the Guarantors or their Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent or Registrar may do the same with like rights.
However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11. In addition, the Trustee shall be
permitted to engage in transactions with the Issuer; provided, however, that if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest under the TIA, the Trustee
must (i) eliminate such conflict within 90 days of acquiring such conflicting interest, (ii) apply to the SEC for permission to continue acting as Trustee or (iii) resign. 



        SECTION 7.4. Trustee's Disclaimer.    The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this
Indenture, the Guarantees or the Securities, shall not be accountable for the Issuer's use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities, shall not be responsible for the use or application of any
money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee or any money paid to the Issuer pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer in this
Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Securities or in the Securities other than the Trustee's certificate of authentication. 



        SECTION 7.5. Notice of Defaults.    If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if a Trust Officer has knowledge
thereof, the
Trustee shall mail by first class mail to each Securityholder at the address set forth in the Securities Register notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs.
Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium
(if any), or interest on any Security (including payments pursuant to the optional redemption or required repurchase provisions of such Security), the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as
a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Securityholders. 



        SECTION 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders.    Within 60 days after each October 15 beginning October 15, 2010, the
Trustee
shall mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such October 15 that complies with TIA § 313(a) if and to the extent required thereby. The Trustee also shall
comply with TIA § 313(b) and TIA § 313(c). 


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        A
copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange (if any) on which the Securities are listed. The Issuer agrees to
notify promptly the Trustee whenever the Securities become listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof and the Trustee shall comply with TIA § 313(d). 


         SECTION 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity.    The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its
services
hereunder and under the Securities and the Guarantees as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing. 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 out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it, including, but not
limited to, costs of collection, costs of preparing reports, certificates and other documents, costs of preparation and mailing of notices to Securityholders. Such expenses shall include the
reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee's agents, counsel, accountants and experts. The Issuer shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all loss, liability,
damages, claims or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by it without willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith on its part in connection with the administration of
this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder and under the Securities and the Guarantees, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including this  Section 7.7), the
Securities and the Guarantees and of defending itself against any claims (whether asserted by any Securityholder, the Issuer or
otherwise). The Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity of which it has received written notice. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Issuer shall not
relieve the Issuer of its obligations hereunder except to the extent the Issuer is prejudiced thereby. The Issuer shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall provide reasonable cooperation at the
Issuer' expense in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Issuer shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel; provided that the
Issuer shall not be required to pay the fees and expenses of such separate counsel if it assumes the Trustee's defense, and, in the
reasonable judgment of outside counsel to the Trustee, there is no conflict of interest between the Issuer and the Trustee in connection with such defense. 



        To
secure the Issuer' payment obligations in this Section 7.7, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money
or property held or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on particular Securities. Such lien shall survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. The Trustee's right to receive payment of any amounts due under this Section 7.7 shall not be
subordinate to any other liability or Indebtedness of the Issuer. 


        The
Issuer' payment obligations pursuant to this Section shall survive the discharge of this Indenture. Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable
law, when the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in clause (7) or clause (8) of Section 6.1, the
expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. 


         SECTION 7.8. 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 Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the removed Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee with the Issuer' written consent, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld. The Issuer shall remove the Trustee if: 



        (1)   the
Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof or TIA §310; 


        (2)   the
Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent; 


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



        (4)   the
Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting. 



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        If the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Issuer or by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities and such Holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor
Trustee as described in the preceding paragraph, or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for any other reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee),
the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. 


        A
successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall
become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to
Securityholders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in  Section 7.7. 


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


        If
the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, unless the Trustee's duty to resign is stayed as provided in TIA
§ 310(b), any Securityholder, who has been a bona fide holder of a Security for at least six months, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee
and the appointment of a successor Trustee. 


        Notwithstanding
the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Issuer's obligations under  Section 7.7 shall continue for the benefit of the
retiring Trustee. 


         SECTION 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger.    If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or
substantially all its
corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee. 


        In
case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Securities shall
have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Securities so authenticated; and
in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the
name of the successor to the Trustee; provided that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or authenticate
Securities in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall only apply to its successor or successors by merger, consolidation or conversion. 


         SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.    This Indenture shall always have a Trustee that satisfies the requirements of TIA
§ 310(a)(1), (2) and (5) in every respect. The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million as set forth in its most recent
published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with TIA § 310(b); provided, however, that there shall be excluded
from the operation of TIA § 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 § 310(b)(1) are met. 


         SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuer.    The Trustee shall comply with TIA § 311(a),
excluding
any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated. 



        SECTION 7.12. Trustee's Application for Instruction from the Issuer.    Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from
the Issuer
may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action 


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proposed
to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable
for
any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than three
Business Days after the date any Officer of the Issuer actually receives such application, unless any such Officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such
action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted. 


ARTICLE VIII 


DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE  


         SECTION 8.1. Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance.    (a) Subject to  Section 8.1(c),
 when (i)(x) all Securities that have been authenticated (other than Securities replaced or paid pursuant to
Section 2.10 and Securities 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 such trust), have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (y) all outstanding Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the making of a notice of redemption or otherwise, will become due and payable within one year or may be called for redemption within one year
under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer, and the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, 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 on the Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of final maturity or redemption; (ii) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this
Indenture; and (iii) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of such Securities at final maturity
or the Redemption Date, as the case may be, then the Trustee shall acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Issuer (accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent specified herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with) and at the cost and expense of the
Issuer. If U.S. Government Obligations shall have been deposited in connection with such satisfaction and discharge, then as a further condition to such satisfaction and discharge, the Trustee shall
have received a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants to the effect set forth in Section 8.2(1). 


        (b)   Subject
to Sections 8.1(c) and 8.2, the Issuer at any time may
terminate (i) all of its obligations under the Securities and this Indenture ("legal defeasance option"), and after giving effect to such legal
defeasance, any omission to comply with such obligations shall no longer constitute a Default or Event of Default or (ii) its obligations under  Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4,  3.5, 3.6, 3.8,
 3.9, 3.10, 3.11,  3.15 and 3.18 and Section 4.1 (other than  Sections 4.1(a)(1), (2),
(4) and  (5)), and the Issuer 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 with such covenants shall no longer constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.1(3) (as it
relates to Section 4.1(a)(3)), Section 6.1 (4) (to the extent applicable to such other defeased covenants),  Section 6.1(6), Section 6.1(7) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries),  Section 6.1(8) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries) and Section 6.1(9), and the
events specified in such Sections shall no longer constitute an Event of Default (clause (ii) being referred to as the "covenant defeasance
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and the Securities shall be unaffected thereby. The Issuer may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option. If the Issuer
exercises its legal defeasance or its covenant defeasance option, the Subsidiary Guarantees in effect at such time shall terminate and, in the case of covenant defeasance, the Parent Guarantee will
terminate. 


        If
the Issuer exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the Issuer exercises its covenant defeasance
option, payment of the Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(4) (to the extent applicable to  Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4,  3.5, 3.6, 3.8,  3.9, 3.10, 3.11,
 3.15 and 3.18), Section 6.1(5), Section
6.1(6), Section 6.1(7) (with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries),  Section 6.1(8) (with
respect only to Significant Subsidiaries), Section 6.1(9) or  Section 6.1(10) or because of the failure of the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to
comply with  Section 4.1(a)(3). 


        Upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request and expense of the Issuer, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the
Issuer terminates. 


        (c)   Notwithstanding
the provisions of Sections 8.1(a) and (b) to the
extent relating to a legal defeasance, the Issuer's obligations in Sections 2.2, 2.3,  2.4, 2.5, 2.6,  2.10, 2.11, 2.12,
 2.13, 3.1, 3.12,  3.13, 3.14, 3.16,
3.17, 3.19, 7.7 and  7.8 and in this Article VIII shall survive until the Securities have been paid in full.
Thereafter, the Issuer's obligations in Sections 7.7, 8.4 and  8.5 shall survive. 


         SECTION 8.2. Conditions to Defeasance.    The Issuer may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option only
if: 



        (1)   the
Issuer or a Guarantor irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Obligations, or
a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and U.S. Government Obligations, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the
principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, including Additional Interest, if any, due on the outstanding Securities on the Stated Maturity or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may
be, and the Issuer must specify whether the Securities are being defeased to Stated Maturity or to a particular Redemption Date; 



        (2)   in
the case of legal defeasance, the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) 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 Issue Date, 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 will confirm that, the Holders of the respective outstanding Securities will not
recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such legal defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same
times as would have been the case if such legal defeasance had not occurred; 



        (3)   in
the case of covenant defeasance, the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the respective outstanding Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and
will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred; 


        (4)   such
legal defeasance or covenant defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than
this Indenture) to which the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiaries are bound; 



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        (5)   no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds
to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowings) or insofar as Events of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds or insolvency events are concerned, at any time
in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit; 


        (6)   the
Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, assuming, among other things, no intervening bankruptcy of the Issuer between the date
of deposit and the 91st day following the deposit and assuming that no Holder is an "insider" of the Issuer under applicable bankruptcy law, after the 91st day following the deposit, the
trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization of similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally; 



        (7)   the
Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuer with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or
defrauding creditors of the Issuer or others; and 


        (8)   the
Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and
exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the legal defeasance or the covenant defeasance have been complied with; provided
that the Opinion of Counsel required by this clause (8) with respect to a legal defeasance need not be delivered if all Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
(x) have become due and payable or (y) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year or may be called for redemption within one year under arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer. 




         SECTION 8.3. Application of Trust Money.    The Trustee shall hold in trust all money or U.S. Government Obligations (including
proceeds thereof)
deposited with it pursuant to this Article VIII. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through the
Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture and the Securities to the Holders of the Securities of all sums due in respect of the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest
on the Securities. 


         SECTION 8.4. Repayment to the Issuer.    The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Issuer upon request any
excess money,
U.S. Government Obligations or other securities held by them upon payment of all the Obligations under this Indenture. 


        Subject
to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuer upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal of or premium,
if any, or interest on the Securities that remains unclaimed by the Holders thereof for two years, and, thereafter, Securityholders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment as
unsecured general creditors unless an abandoned property law designates another Person and the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such money. 


         SECTION 8.5. Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations.    The Issuer shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee
or other
charge imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations or the principal and interest received on such U.S. Government Obligations. 



        SECTION 8.6. Reinstatement.    If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in
accordance with this  Article VIII 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 obligations of the Issuer and each Guarantor under this 


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the Securities and the Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article VIII
until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this  Article VIII; provided,
however, that, if the Issuer or the Guarantors have made any payment of
principal, premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest) on any Securities because of the reinstatement of their obligations, the Issuer or Guarantors, as the case may be, shall be
subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. 



        The
Trustee's rights under this Article VIII shall survive termination of this Indenture. 


ARTICLE IX 


AMENDMENTS  


         SECTION 9.1. Without Consent of Holders.    The Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the
Securities and
the Guarantees without notice to or consent of any Securityholder: 



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


        (2)   to
provide for the assumption by a successor corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company of the obligations of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any
Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture and the Securities; 


        (3)   to
provide for or facilitate the issuance of uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities; provided,
however, that the uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated
Securities are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code; 


        (4)   to
add Guarantors with respect to the Securities, including Subsidiary Guarantors, or release a Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee and terminate such
Subsidiary Guarantee; provided that the release and termination is in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture; 


        (5)   to
secure the Securities or the Guarantees; 


        (6)   to
add covenants of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of, or to make changes that would provide additional rights to, the
Holders or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor; 


        (7)   to
make any change that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any Securityholder, provided,
however, that any change made to conform this Indenture to the "Description of notes" contained in the Offering Memorandum shall not be deemed to adversely affect such legal
rights; 


        (8)   to
comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with any required qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; 


        (9)   to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee; provided that
the successor Trustee is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of this Indenture; or 


        (10) to
provide for the issuance of Additional Securities in accordance with limitations set forth in this Indenture. 



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         SECTION 9.2. With Consent of Holders.    The Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the
Securities and
the Guarantees without notice to any Securityholder but with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (including, without limitation,
consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Securities). Any past default or compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Securities or the
Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection
with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Securities). However, without the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not: 



        (1)   reduce
the principal amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment or waiver; 


        (2)   reduce
the stated rate of interest or extend the stated time for payment of interest or Additional Interest on any Security; 


        (3)   reduce
the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Security; 


        (4)   reduce
the premium payable upon the redemption of any Security as described in Section 3.9,  Article V hereof or paragraph 5 of any Security, change the time at which any Security may
be redeemed as described in Section 3.9, Article V hereof or  paragraph 5 of any Security or
make any change relative to the Issuer's obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Securities as a result of a
Change of Control as described in Section 3.9 after (but not before) the occurrence of such Change of Control; 


        (5)   make
any Security payable in money other than that stated in the Security; 


        (6)   impair
the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest) on such Holder's Securities on or after
the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder's Securities; 


        (7)   make
any change to this Section 9.2; 


        (8)   modify
the Guarantees in any manner adverse to the Holders; or 


        (9)   make
any change to or modify the ranking of the Securities that would adversely affect the Holders. 




        It
shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if
such consent approves the substance thereof. A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver under this Indenture by any Holder of the Securities given in connection with a tender or exchange of such
Holder's Securities will not be rendered invalid by such tender or exchange. 


        After
an amendment or supplement under this Section becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to Securityholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such
notice to all Securityholders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section. 



        SECTION 9.3. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.    Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees
shall
comply with the TIA as then in effect. 


         SECTION 9.4. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers.    A consent to an amendment, supplement or a waiver by a Holder of a
Security shall
bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's 


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Security,
even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Security. Any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent or waiver as to such Holder's Security or portion of the
Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective or otherwise in accordance with any related solicitation documents.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Securityholder unless it makes a change described in any of clauses (1) through (9) of  Section 9.2, and in
that case the amendment, supplement, waiver or other action shall bind each Securityholder who has consented to it and every
subsequent Securityholder that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Securities. An amendment, supplement or waiver under  Section 9.2 shall become effective upon receipt by the Trustee
of the requisite number of consents, and in relation to any Securities evidenced by Global Securities, such consents need not be in written form and may be evidenced by any electronic transmissions
that comport with the applicable procedures of DTC. 


        The
Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Securityholders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described
above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Securityholders at
such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not
such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall become valid or effective more than 120 days after such record date. 


         SECTION 9.5. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.    If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the
Trustee may
require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively,
if the Issuer or the Trustee so determine, the Issuer in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the
appropriate notation or to issue a new Security shall not affect the validity of such amendment. 


         SECTION 9.6. Trustee to Sign Amendments.    The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this
 Article IX if the amendment, supplement or waiver does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it
does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing any amendment, supplement or waiver the Trustee shall be entitled to receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and shall be provided with,
and (subject to Sections 7.1 and 7.2) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Issuer and any Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including  Section 9.3). 


ARTICLE X 


GUARANTEE  


         SECTION 10.1. Guarantee.    Subject to the provisions of this Article X, each
Guarantor
hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, to each Holder of the Securities, to the extent
lawful, and the Trustee the full and punctual payment when due, whether at final maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the Obligations. Each Guarantor agrees that the Obligations
will rank equally in right of payment with other Indebtedness of such Guarantor, except to the extent such other Indebtedness is subordinate to the Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees (to the
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assent
from it, and that it will remain bound under this Article X notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Obligation. 



        Each
Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of payment from and protest to the Issuer of any of the Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Guarantor waives
notice of any default under the Securities or the Obligations. 


        Each
Guarantor further agrees that its Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be
had by any Holder to any security held for payment of the Obligations. 


        Except
as set forth in Section 10.2, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation,
impairment or termination for any reason (other than payment of the Obligations in full), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any
defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor herein shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by (a) the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce
any right or remedy against the Issuer or any other person under this Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement or otherwise; (b) any extension or renewal of any thereof; (c) any
rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement; (d) the release of any security held by any Holder for
the Obligations or any of them; (e) the failure of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy against any other Guarantor; (f) any change in the ownership of the Issuer; (g) any
default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations; or (h) any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any
manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of such Guarantor as a matter of law or equity. 


        Each
Guarantor agrees that its Guarantee herein shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Obligations or such Guarantor is released from its Guarantee upon
the merger or the sale of all the Capital Stock or assets of the Guarantor or otherwise in compliance with Section 4.1,  Section 10.2 or
Article VIII, as applicable. Each Guarantor further agrees that its
Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the
Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer or otherwise. 


        In
furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Issuer
to pay any of the Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at final maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of
written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Trustee or the Trustee on behalf of the Holders an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid amount of such
Obligations then due and owing and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest) on such Obligations then due and owing (but only to the extent not prohibited by law). 


        Each
Guarantor further agrees that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be
accelerated as provided in this Indenture for the purposes of its Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations
guaranteed hereby and (y) in the event of any such declaration of acceleration of such Obligations, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by
the Guarantor for the purposes of this Guarantee. 


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


        Neither
the Issuer nor the Guarantors shall be required to make a notation on the Securities to reflect any Guarantee or any release, termination or discharge thereof and any such
notation shall not be a condition to the validity of any Guarantee. 


         SECTION 10.2. Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge.    


        (a)   Any
term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder will be limited to the maximum amount as will, after
giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor (including, without limitation, any guarantees under the Senior Secured Credit Agreement) and after giving effect to any
collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under
this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law and not otherwise being void
or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. 


        (b)   Upon
the sale or disposition of a Subsidiary Guarantor (by merger, consolidation, the sale of its Capital Stock or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets
(other than by lease)) and whether or not the Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving entity in such transaction, to a Person which is not the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent
Guarantor, such Subsidiary Guarantor will be automatically released from all its obligations under this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee if the sale or other disposition does not violate  Section 3.5. 


        (c)   Each
Subsidiary Guarantor will be released from its obligations under this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee upon the release or discharge of such Subsidiary
Guarantor from its guarantee of the other Indebtedness that resulted in the obligation of such Subsidiary Guarantor to guarantee the Securities pursuant to  Section 3.11(b), except a discharge or
release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee. 


        (d)   Each
Subsidiary Guarantor will be released from its obligations under this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee if the Parent Guarantor designates such Subsidiary
Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation complies with the other applicable provisions of this Indenture. 


        (e)   Each
Subsidiary Guarantor will be deemed released from all its obligations under this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee, and such Subsidiary Guarantee will
terminate, upon the legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of the Securities or upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, in each case pursuant to the provisions of  Article VIII hereof.



        (f)    The
Parent Guarantor will be released from its obligations under this Indenture and the Parent Guarantee, and such Parent Guarantee will terminate, upon the legal
defeasance of the Securities or the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII hereof. 



        (g)   The
release of any Guarantor from its obligations pursuant to this Section 10.2 shall be conditioned upon such
Guarantor delivering to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the transactions specified in
clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of this Section 10.2 have been complied with. 


         SECTION 10.3. Right of Contribution.    Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that any Guarantor shall have paid more than
its
proportionate share of any payment made on the obligations under the Guarantees, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against the Issuer or any other Guarantor
who has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. The provisions of this Section 10.3 shall in no respect limit the obligations and
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to the Trustee and the Holders and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Trustee and the Holders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder. 



        SECTION 10.4. No Subrogation.    Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by each Guarantor hereunder, no Guarantor shall be
entitled to be
subrogated to any of the rights of the Trustee or any Holder against the Issuer or any other Guarantor or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any Holder for the payment of the
Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Issuer or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until
all amounts owing to the Trustee and the Holders by the Issuer on account of the Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any
time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the Holders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor,
and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be
applied against the Obligations. 


ARTICLE XI 


[RESERVED]


ARTICLE XII 


MISCELLANEOUS  


         SECTION 12.1.    Trust Indenture Act Controls. If and to the extent that 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 provision required by the TIA shall control. Each Guarantor in addition to performing its obligations under its
Guarantee shall perform such other obligations as may be imposed upon it with respect to this Indenture under the TIA. 



        SECTION 12.2. Notices.    Any notice or communication shall be in writing in the English language and delivered in person, sent by
facsimile,
other electronic means, delivered by commercial courier service or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 




if
to the Issuer or to any Guarantor: 


Antero
Resources LLC

1625 17th Street, 3rd Floor

Denver, Colorado 80202

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telecopy: (303) 357-7299 


with
a copy to: 


Vinson &
Elkins L.L.P.

First City Tower

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002-6760

Attention: David P. Oelman, Esq.

Telecopy: (713) 615-5861 




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if
to the Trustee, at its corporate trust office in Dallas, Texas, which corporate trust office for purposes of this Indenture is at the date hereof located at: 


Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association

1445 Ross Avenue, 2nd Floor

Dallas, Texas 75202-2812

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (214) 777-4086 


with
a copy to: 


Sabharwal
Nordin & Finkel

Empire State Building, Suite 5900

350 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10118

Attention: H. Bertil Nordin

Telecopy: (212) 601-2883 





        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 or the Guarantors 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 calendar days after mailing if sent by U.S. Postal Service 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). Any notice or communication to the Trustee shall be deemed delivered upon receipt by a Trust Officer. Notices given by publication will be deemed
given on the first date on which publication is made. 



        Any
notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to the Securityholder at the Securityholder's address as it appears in the Securities Register and shall be
sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. 


        Failure
to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice or communication is
mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it, except that notices to the Trustee shall be effective only upon receipt. 



        In
case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made
with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder. 


         SECTION 12.3. Communication by Holders with other Holders.    Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with
other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA
§ 312(c). 


        SECTION 12.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.    Upon any request or application by the Issuer to the Trustee to
take or
refrain from taking any action under this Indenture (except in connection with the original issuance of Securities on the date hereof), the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee: 



        (1)   an
Officers' Certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee 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 



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        (2)   an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with. 




        SECTION 12.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.    Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant
or
condition provided for in this Indenture shall include: 



        (1)   a
statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; 


        (2)   a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are
based; 


        (3)   a
statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him 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 individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with. 




        In
giving such Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely as to factual matters on an Officers' Certificate or on certificates of public officials. 



        SECTION 12.6. When Securities Disregarded.    In determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of
Securities have
concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Affiliate of them shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the
purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so
disregarded. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Securities outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination. 



        SECTION 12.7. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar.    The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by, or at meetings of,
Securityholders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions. 


         SECTION 12.8. Legal Holidays.    A "Legal Holiday" is a Saturday, a Sunday or other
day on which
commercial banking institutions are authorized or required to be closed in New York, New York. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a
Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If a regular record date is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected. 


         SECTION 12.9. GOVERNING LAW.    THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND THE GUARANTEES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 


         SECTION 12.10. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.    No director, officer, employee,
incorporator,
stockholder, member, partner or trustee of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or
any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Securities, this Indenture or the Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting
a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities. 


         SECTION 12.11. Successors.    All agreements of the Issuer and each Guarantor in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind their
respective
successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. 


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         SECTION 12.12. Multiple Originals.    The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an
original, but all
of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture. 



        SECTION 12.13. Qualification of Indenture.    The Issuer has agreed to qualify this Indenture under the TIA in accordance with the
terms and
conditions of the initial Registration Rights Agreement, and the Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Issuer such evidence as it may reasonably request of such qualification. 


         SECTION 12.14. Table of Contents; Headings.    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 intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 


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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. 

 






 



							
	

 	
 	
 ANTERO RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
/s/ ALVYN A. SCHOPP







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Alvyn A. Schopp
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President and Treasurer
	

 	
 	

 	
 	
Guarantors:
	

 	
 	
 ANTERO RESOURCES LLC

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

ANTERO RESOURCES MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

ANTERO RESOURCES PICEANCE CORPORATION

ANTERO RESOURCES PIPELINE CORPORATION

ANTERO RESOURCES APPALACHIAN CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
/s/ ALVYN A. SCHOPP







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Alvyn A. Schopp
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President and Treasurer
	

 	
 	
 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Trustee
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
/s/ PATRICK GIORDANO







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Patrick Giordano
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President




 

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EXHIBIT A 


[FORM
OF FACE OF INITIAL SECURITY] 


[Applicable
Restricted Securities Legend]

[Depository Legend, if applicable] 

 






 



					
	No. [            ]	 	Principal Amount $
[                                    ], as

revised by the Schedule of Increases and

Decreases in Global Security attached hereto
	 	 	CUSIP NO(1).	 	 
	 	 	ISIN(2):	 	 




 

 




	(1)
	to
be inserted as appropriate: 144A Note—03674P AA1; Reg S Note—U00188 AA7; IAI Note—03674P AB9



	(2)
	to
be inserted as appropriate: 144A Note—US03674PAA12; Reg S Note—USU00188AA70; IAI Note—US03674PAB94 


9.375%
Senior Notes, Series A, due 2017 


        Antero
Resources Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of
[                                    ] Dollars, as revised by the
Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto, on December 1, 2017. 



Interest
Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1

Record Dates: May 15 and November 15 




        Additional
provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security. 

 






 



							
	
 	
 	
ANTERO RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
    	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	





  



 

  


 






 



									
	

TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
	

This is one of the Securities described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
	

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee,
	
 By:	
 	
    	
 	
Dated:	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	





  	 	 	 	





  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Officer	 	 	 	 	 	 




 

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[FORM
OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE] 


ANTERO
RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION 


9.375%
Senior Notes, Series A, due 2017 


1.    Interest    



        Antero
Resources Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the
"Issuer"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. 


        The
Issuer will pay interest semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year commencing June 1, 2010. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid on the Securities or, if no interest has been paid, from November 17, 2009. The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal, and on overdue premium (plus
interest on such interest to the extent lawful), at the rate borne by the Securities to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months. 


        If
an exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") registered under the Securities Act is not consummated or a shelf registration statement (the
"Shelf Registration Statement") under the Securities Act with respect to resales of the Securities is not declared effective by the SEC or does not
become automatically effective on or before the date that is 360 days after the Issue Date (the "Target Registration Date") in accordance with
the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2009 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), among the Issuer, the
Guarantors and the initial purchasers named therein, the annual interest rate borne by the Securities shall be increased from the rate shown above by 1.00% per annum thereafter, until the Exchange
Offer is completed or the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective or becomes automatically effective. The Holder of this Note is entitled to the benefits of such Registration Rights
Agreement. Additional Interest shall be paid to the same Persons, in the same manner and at the same times as regular interest. 


2.    Method of Payment    



        By
no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security is due and payable, the Issuer shall
irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, and/or interest (including Additional Interest). The Issuer will pay interest (except
Defaulted Interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Securities at the close of business on the May 15 or November 15 next preceding the interest payment date even if
Securities are cancelled, repurchased or redeemed after the record date and on or before the interest payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments.
The Issuer will pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of
Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by the transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository
Trust Company or any successor depository. The Issuer will make all payments in respect of a Definitive Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by mailing a check to the
registered address of each Holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on the Securities may also be made, at the Issuer's option, by wire transfer
to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if the Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or the Paying Agent to such
effect designating such account no later than 15 days
immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in its discretion). 


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3.    Paying Agent and Registrar    



        Initially,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the "Trustee") will act as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may appoint
and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to any Securityholder. The Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar. 


4.    Indenture    


        The
Issuer issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of November 17, 2009 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the
"Indenture"), among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities 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.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the
date of the Indenture (the "Act"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The
Securities are subject to all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a statement of those terms. 


        The
Securities are senior obligations of the Issuer. The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is unlimited. This Security
is one of the 9.375% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2017 referred to in the Indenture. The Securities include (i) $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer's 9.375% Senior
Notes, Series A, due 2017 issued under the Indenture on November 17, 2009 (herein called "Initial Securities"), (ii) if and when
issued, additional 9.375% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2017 or 9.375% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2017 of the Issuer that may be issued from time to time under the Indenture subsequent to
November 17, 2009 (herein called "Additional Securities") as provided in Section 2.1(a) of
the Indenture and (iii) if and when issued, the Issuer's 9.375% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2017 that may be issued from time to time under the Indenture in exchange for Initial
Securities or Additional Securities in an offer registered under the Securities Act as provided in a Registration Rights Agreement (herein called "Exchange
Securities"). The Initial Securities, Additional Securities and Exchange Securities are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes
certain limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness, the making of restricted payments, the sale of assets and subsidiary stock, the incurrence of certain liens, the making of payments for consents,
the entering into of agreements that restrict
distribution from restricted subsidiaries and the consummation of mergers and consolidations. The Indenture also imposes requirements with respect to the provision of financial information and the
provision of guarantees of the Securities by certain subsidiaries. 


        To
guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest (including post-filing or post-petition interest) on the Securities and
all other amounts payable by the Issuer under the Indenture, the Securities and the Registration Rights Agreement when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, according to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, the Guarantors have unconditionally guaranteed (and future guarantors, together with the Guarantors, will unconditionally
Guarantee), jointly and severally, such obligations on a senior basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. 


5.    Redemption    



        Except
as set forth below or in the penultimate paragraph of Section 3.9 of the Indenture, the Securities will not be redeemable at the option of the Issuer prior to
December 1, 2013. On and after such date, the Securities will be redeemable, at the Issuer's option, in whole or in part, at any time upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior
notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder's registered address, at the following redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest (including
Additional Interest) to the applicable Redemption Date 


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(subject
to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date): 


        If
redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on December 1 of the years set forth below: 

 






 



					
	Period



 
	 	Redemption

Price 	 
	 2013
	 	 	104.688	%
	 2014
	 	 	102.344	%
	 2015 and thereafter
	 	 	100.000	%




 

         In
addition, at any time and from time to time on or prior to December 1, 2012, the Issuer may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original principal amount of the Securities
(calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of
109.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest), if any, to the 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); provided, that:


        (1)   at
least 65% of the original principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Securities) must remain outstanding after
each such redemption; and 


        (2)   each
such redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of closing of such Equity Offering. 


        If
the Redemption Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, the accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest), if any,
will be paid on such Redemption Date to the Person in whose name the Security is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no Additional Interest will be payable to Holders whose
Securities will be subject to redemption by the Issuer. 


        In
the case of any partial redemption, selection of the Securities for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the of the principal national
securities exchange, if any, on which such Securities are listed, or, if such Securities are not so listed, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem to be fair
and appropriate, although no Security
of $2,000 in original principal amount or less will be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption relating to such Security shall state the portion of
the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Security in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the
original Security. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption as long as the Issuer has deposited with the Paying Agent
funds in satisfaction of the applicable redemption price pursuant to the Indenture. 


        In
addition, at any time prior to December 1, 2013, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder's registered
address, the Issuer may redeem the Securities, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to the 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). 


        "Applicable
Premium" means, with respect to a Security at any Redemption Date, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Security or (ii) the excess, if any,
of (A) the present value at such Redemption Date of (1) the redemption price of such Security on December 1, 2013 (such redemption price being described in this  paragraph 5) plus
(2) all required interest payments (excluding accrued and unpaid interest to such Redemption Date) due on such Security
through December 1, 


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2013,
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 Security. 


        "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 of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to December 1, 2013; provided, however, that if
the period from the Redemption Date to December 1, 2013 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 December 1, 2013 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. 


        The
Issuer will (a) calculate the Treasury Rate as of the second Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date and (b) prior to such Redemption Date file with the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate setting forth the Applicable Premium and the Treasury Rate and showing the calculation of each in reasonable detail. Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption
of the Securities with the proceeds of an Equity Offering, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that the
Issuer is entitled to effect such redemption, accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, acting reasonably, that the conditions precedent to the right of redemption have
occurred. Any such notice to the Trustee may be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be void and of no effect. The Issuer will be bound
to redeem the Securities on the date fixed for redemption. 


        The
Issuer is not required to make any mandatory redemption payments or sinking fund payments with respect to the Securities. 


        The
Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries may acquire Securities by means other than a redemption or required repurchase, whether by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated
transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of the Indenture. 


6.    Repurchase Provisions    


        If
a Change of Control occurs, unless the Issuer has exercised its right to redeem all of the Securities as described under  paragraph 5 of the Securities, each Holder will have the right to require
the Issuer to repurchase from each Holder all or any part (equal to
$2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of such Holder's Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date) as provided in, and subject to the
terms of, the Indenture. 


7.    Denominations; Transfer; Exchange    


        The
Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may transfer or exchange
Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay a sum sufficient to cover any
taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange of any Security (A) for a period (1) of 15 days before a
selection of Securities to be redeemed or (2) beginning 15 days before an interest payment date and ending on such interest 


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payment
date or (B) selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. 



8.    Persons Deemed Owners    


        The
registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. 


9.    Unclaimed Money    


        If
money for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Issuer at its request
unless an abandoned property law designates another Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Issuer for payment as unsecured general creditors unless an
abandoned property law designates another Person and not to the Trustee for payment. 


10.    Defeasance    


        Subject
to certain exceptions and conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Issuer at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture if the
Issuer deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities to redemption or final maturity, as the case may be. 



11.    Amendment, Supplement, Waiver    


        Subject
to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees may be amended or supplemented by the Issuer, the Guarantors and the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities and (ii) any default (other than with respect to nonpayment or in respect
of a provision that cannot be amended without the written consent of each Securityholder affected) or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Securityholder, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may
amend or supplement the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect, mistake or inconsistency, to comply with  Article IV of the Indenture, to provide for
uncertificated Securities in addition to, or in place of, certificated Securities, to add Guarantors
with respect to the Securities, including Subsidiary Guarantors, or release a Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee and terminate such Subsidiary Guarantee,  provided that the release and
termination is in accordance with the Indenture, to secure the Securities or the Guarantees, to add additional covenants
of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred on the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor,
to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Act, to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder, to evidence and
provide for
the appointment of a successor Trustee or to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities in accordance with limitations set forth in the Indenture. 


12.    Defaults and Remedies    


        Under
the Indenture, Events of Default include (each of which is described in greater detail in the Indenture): (i) default in any payment of interest or Additional Interest, if
any (as required by the Registration Rights Agreement), on any Security when due, continued for 30 days; (ii) default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any Security
when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise; (iii) failure by the Issuer or any Guarantor to comply with
its obligations under Section 4.1 of the Indenture; (iv) failure by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to comply for 30 days (or
180 days in the case of a Reporting Failure) after notice as provided with Section 3.9 or under  Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4,  3.5, 3.6, 3.8,
 3.10, 3.11, 3.15 and
3.18 of the Indenture (in each case, other than a failure to purchase 


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Securities
which will constitute an Event of Default under clause (ii) above and other than a failure to comply with Section 4.1 of the
Indenture which is covered by clause (iii)); (v) failure by the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to comply for 60 days after written notice with its other agreements contained in
the Indenture; (vi) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the
Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Parent
Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the Indenture, which default: (a) is caused by a failure to pay
principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness (and any extensions of any grace period)
("payment default"); or (b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity; and, in each case, the principal
amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated,
aggregates $10.0 million or more; (vii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
(viii) failure by the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial
statements for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $10.0 million (to the extent not
covered by insurance by a reputable and creditworthy insurance company as to which the insurer has not disclaimed coverage), which judgments are not paid or discharged, and there shall be a period of
60 consecutive days following entry of such final judgment or decree during which a stay of enforcement of such final judgment or decree, by reason of pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in
effect; or (ix) the Parent Guarantee or any Subsidiary Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated
financial statements for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, ceases to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms of
the Indenture) or is declared null and void in a judicial proceeding or the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or group of Subsidiary Guarantors that,
taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, denies or disaffirms its
obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee. 


        If
an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in (vii) hereof) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Parent Guarantor and the Issuer, or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to the Parent Guarantor and the Issuer and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall,
declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default described in clause (vii) of the foregoing paragraph occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if
any, and accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest) on all the Securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the
Trustee or any Holders. 


        Securityholders
may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee if
an Event of Default exists, the Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives reasonable indemnity or security. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default
(except a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. 


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13.    Trustee Dealings with the Issuer    


        Subject
to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may
otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Issuer or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. 


14.    No personal liability of directors, officers, employees and stockholders    


        No
director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member, partner or trustee of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability
for any obligations of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Securities, the Indenture or the Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of,
such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities. 


15.    Authentication    


        This
Security shall not be valid until an authorized officer of the Trustee (or an Authenticating Agent acting on its behalf) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the
other side of this Security. 


16.    Abbreviations    



        Customary
abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entirety), JT TEN (= joint tenants
with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= custodian) and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gift to Minors Act). 


17.    CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers    


        The
Issuer has caused CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers, if applicable, to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers, if
applicable, in notices of redemption or purchase as a convenience to Securityholders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained
in any notice of redemption or purchase and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. 


18.    Governing Law    


        This
Security shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 


        The
Issuer will furnish to any Securityholder upon written request and without charge to the Securityholder a copy of the Indenture, which has in it the text of this Security in larger
type. Requests may be made to: 


Antero
Resources LLC

1625 17th Street, 3rd Floor

Denver, Colorado 80202

Attention: Chief Financial Officer 


19.    Patriot Act    


        The
parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the Patriot Act, the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each
person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to the Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may
request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the Patriot Act. 


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ASSIGNMENT
FORM 


        To
assign this Security, fill in the form below: 


        I
or we assign and transfer this Security to: 













(Print
or type assignee's name, address and zip code) 











 

(Insert
assignee's social security or tax I.D. No.) 


and
irrevocably appoint                                    agent to
transfer this Security on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
 













 






 



									
	Date:	 	 	 	 	 	Your Signature:	 	 
	 	 	





  	 	 	 	 	 	





  




 

  


 






 



			
	Signature Guarantee:	 	 
	 	 	





  (Signature must be guaranteed)






 

 










Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security. 

The
signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee
medallion program), pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15. 


The
undersigned hereby certifies that it o is / o is not an Affiliate of the Issuer and that, to its
knowledge, the proposed transferee o is / o is not an Affiliate of the Issuer. 


        In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is one year (or 40 days
in the case of any Regulation S Notes) after the later of the date of original issuance of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were owned by the Issuer or any
Affiliate of the Issuer, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being: 


CHECK
ONE BOX BELOW: 

 






 



					
	
 (1)	
 	
o	
 	
acquired for the undersigned's own account, without transfer; or
	
(2)	
 	
o	
 	
transferred to the Issuer; or
	
(3)	
 	
o	
 	
transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"); or
	
(4)	
 	
o	
 	
transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or
	
(5)	
 	
o	
 	
transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act; or
	
(6)	
 	
o	
 	
transferred to an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act), that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain
representations and agreements (the form of which letter appears as Section 2.8 of the Indenture); or




 

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	(7)	 	o	 	transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.




 

 Unless
one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof;  provided, however,
 that if box (5), (6) or (7) is checked, the Issuer may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the
Securities, in its sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Issuer may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption
from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act. 

 






 



			
	 	 	  






  Signature
	Signature Guarantee:	 	 
	
 






  (Signature must be guaranteed)	
 	
  






  Signature




 

 




The
signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee
medallion program), pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15. 


TO
BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF BOX (1) OR (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED. 



        The
undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it
and any such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuer as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request
such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned's foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. 

 






 



			
	 	 	






  Dated:




 

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[TO
BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES] 


SCHEDULE
OF INCREASES AND DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY 


        The
following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made: 

 






 



									
	Date of increase/decrease



 
	 	Amount of

decrease in

Principal Amount

of this Global

Security 	 	Amount of

increase in

Principal Amount

of this Global

Security 	 	Principal Amount

of this Global

Security following

such decrease or

increase 	 	Signature of

authorized

signatory of

Trustee or

Securities

Custodian 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 




 

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OPTION
OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE 


        If
you elect to have this Security purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.5 or 3.9 of the Indenture, check either box: 

 






 



							
	 	 	o	 	o	 	 
	 	 	3.5	 	3.9	 	 




 

         If
you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.5 or Section 3.9 of the Indenture, state the amount in principal
amount (must be in denominations of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof): $            and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall not be less than the
minimum authorized denomination) of the Securities to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the within Security not being repurchased (in the absence of any such specification, one such Security
will be issued for the portion not being repurchased):
$                                    . 

 






 



							
	Date:	 	 	 	Your Signature	 	 
	 	 	





  	 	 	 	





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

Signature Guarantee:	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	





  (Signature must be guaranteed)




 

 The
signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee
medallion program), pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15. 


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EXHIBIT B 


[FORM
OF FACE OF SERIES B NOTE] 


[Depository
Legend, if applicable] 

 






 



			
	No. [                        ]	 	Principal Amount $
[                                    ], as revised

by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global

Security attached hereto
	

 	
 	
CUSIP NO. 03674P AC7

ISIN: US03674PAC77






 

 9.375%
Senior Notes, Series B, due 2017 


        Antero
Resources Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of
[                                    ] Dollars, as revised by the
Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto, on December 1, 2017. 



Interest
Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1

Record Dates: May 15 and November 15 




        Additional
provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security. 

 






 



							
	
 	
 	
ANTERO RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
    	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	





  



 

  


 






 



									
	

TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
	

This is one of the Securities described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
	

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee
	
 By:	
 	
    	
 	
Dated:	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	





  	 	 	 	





  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Officer	 	 	 	 	 	 




 

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[FORM
OF REVERSE SIDE OF SERIES B NOTE] 


ANTERO
RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION 


9.375%
Senior Notes, Series B, due 2017 


1.    Interest    


        Antero
Resources Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the
"Issuer"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. 


        The
Issuer will pay interest semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year commencing June 1, 2010. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid on the Securities or, if no interest has been paid, from November 17, 2009. The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal, and on overdue premium (plus
interest on such interest to the extent lawful), at the rate borne by the Securities to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months. 


2.    Method of Payment    


        By
no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security is due and payable, the Issuer shall
irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, and/or interest (including Additional Interest). The Issuer will pay interest (except
Defaulted Interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Securities at the close of business on the May 15 or November 15 next preceding the interest payment date even if
Securities are cancelled, repurchased or redeemed after the record date and on or before the interest payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments.
The Issuer will pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of
Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by the transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository
Trust Company or any successor depository. The Issuer will make all payments in respect of a Definitive Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by mailing a check to the
registered address of each Holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on the Securities may also be made, at the Issuer's option, by wire transfer
to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if the Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or the Paying Agent to such
effect designating such account no later than 15 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in its discretion). 


3.    Paying Agent and Registrar    


        Initially,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the "Trustee") will act as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may appoint
and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to any Securityholder. The Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or
Registrar. 


4.    Indenture    


        The
Issuer issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of November 17, 2009 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the
"Indenture"), among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities 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.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the
date of the Indenture (the "Act"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The
Securities 


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are
subject to all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a statement of those terms. 


        The
Securities are senior obligations of the Issuer. The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is unlimited. This Security
is one of the 9.375% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2017 referred to in the Indenture. The Securities include (i) $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer's 9.375% Senior
Notes, Series A, due 2017 issued under the Indenture on November 17, 2009 (herein called "Initial Securities"), (ii) if and when
issued, additional 9.375% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2017 or 9.375% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2017 of the Issuer that may be issued from time to time under the Indenture subsequent to
November 17, 2009 (herein called "Additional Securities") as provided in Section 2.1(a) of
the Indenture and (iii) if and when issued, the Issuer's 9.375% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2017 that may be issued from time to time under the Indenture in exchange for Initial
Securities or Additional Securities in an offer registered under the Securities Act as provided in a Registration Rights Agreement (herein called "Exchange
Securities"). The Initial Securities, Additional Securities and Exchange Securities are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes
certain limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness, the making of restricted payments, the sale of assets and subsidiary stock, the incurrence of certain liens, the making of payments for consents,
the entering into of agreements that restrict distribution from restricted subsidiaries and the consummation of mergers and consolidations. The Indenture also imposes requirements with respect to the
provision of financial information and the provision of guarantees of the Securities by certain subsidiaries. 



        To
guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest (including post-filing or post-petition interest) on the Securities and
all other amounts payable by the Issuer under the Indenture, the Securities and the Registration Rights Agreement applicable to the Securities when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, the Guarantors have unconditionally guaranteed (and future guarantors, together with the Guarantors,
will unconditionally Guarantee), jointly and severally, such obligations on a senior basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. 


5.    Redemption    



        Except
as set forth below or in the penultimate paragraph of Section 3.9 of the Indenture, the Securities will not be redeemable at the option of the Issuer prior to
December 1, 2013. On and after such date, the Securities will be redeemable, at the Issuer' option, in whole or in part, at any time upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior
notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder's registered address, at the following redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest (including
Additional Interest) 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): 



        If
redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on December 1 of the years set forth below: 

 






 



					
	Period



 
	 	Redemption

Price 	 
	 2013
	 	 	104.688	%
	 2014
	 	 	102.344	%
	 2015 and thereafter
	 	 	100.000	%




 

         In
addition, at any time and from time to time on or prior to December 1, 2012, the Issuer may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original principal amount of the Securities
(calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of
109.375% of the 


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principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest), if any, to the 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); provided, that:


        (1)   at
least 65% of the original principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Securities) must remain outstanding after
each such redemption; and 


        (2)   each
such redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of closing of such Equity Offering. 



        If
the Redemption Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, the accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest), if any,
will be paid on such Redemption Date to the Person in whose name the Security is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no Additional Interest will be payable to Holders whose
Securities will be subject to redemption by the Issuer. 


        In
the case of any partial redemption, selection of the Securities for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the of the principal national
securities exchange, if any, on which such Securities are listed, or, if such Securities are not so listed, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem to be fair
and appropriate, although no Security of $2,000 in original principal amount or less will be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption relating to such
Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Security in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder
thereof upon cancellation of the original Security. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption as long as the Issuer has
deposited with the Paying Agent funds in satisfaction of the applicable redemption price pursuant to the Indenture. 


        In
addition, at any time prior to December 1, 2013, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder's registered
address, the Issuer may redeem the Securities, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to the 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). 


        "Applicable
Premium" means, with respect to a Security at any Redemption Date, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Security or (ii) the excess, if any,
of (A) the present value at such Redemption Date of (1) the redemption price of such Security on December 1, 2013 (such redemption price being described in this  paragraph 5) plus
(2) all required interest payments (excluding accrued and unpaid interest to such Redemption Date) due on such Security
through December 1, 2013, 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 Security. 


        "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 of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to December 1, 2013; provided, however, that if
the period from the Redemption Date to December 1, 2013 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 December 1, 2013 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. 


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        The
Issuer will (a) calculate the Treasury Rate as of the second Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date and (b) prior to such Redemption Date file with the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate setting forth the Applicable Premium and the Treasury Rate and showing the calculation of each in reasonable detail. Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption
of the Securities with the proceeds of an Equity Offering, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that the Issuer is entitled to effect such redemption, accompanied
by an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, acting reasonably, that the conditions precedent to the right of redemption have occurred. Any such notice to the Trustee may be cancelled at any
time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be void and of no effect. The Issuer will be bound to redeem the Securities on the date fixed for redemption. 


        The
Issuer is not required to make any mandatory redemption payments or sinking fund payments with respect to the Securities. 


        The
Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries may acquire Securities by means other than a redemption or required repurchase, whether by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated
transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of the Indenture. 


6.    Repurchase Provisions    


        If
a Change of Control occurs, unless the Issuer has exercised its right to redeem all of the Securities as described under  paragraph 5 of the Securities, each Holder will have the right to require
the Issuer to repurchase from each Holder all or any part (equal to
$2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of such Holder's Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date) as provided in, and subject to the
terms of, the Indenture. 


7.    Denominations; Transfer; Exchange    


        The
Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may transfer or exchange
Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay a sum sufficient to cover any
taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange of any Security (A) for a period (1) of 15 days before a
selection of Securities to be redeemed or (2) beginning 15 days before an interest payment date and ending on such interest payment date or (B) selected for redemption, except the
unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. 


8.    Persons Deemed Owners    


        The
registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. 


9.    Unclaimed Money    



        If
money for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Issuer at its request
unless an abandoned property law designates another Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Issuer for payment as unsecured general creditors unless an
abandoned property law designates another Person and not to the Trustee for payment. 


10.    Defeasance    



        Subject
to certain exceptions and conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Issuer at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture if the
Issuer deposits 


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with
the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities to redemption or final maturity, as the case may be. 


11.    Amendment, Supplement, Waiver    



        Subject
to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees may be amended or supplemented by the Issuer, the Guarantors and the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities and (ii) any default (other than with respect to nonpayment or in respect
of a provision that cannot be amended without the written consent of each Securityholder affected) or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Securityholder, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may
amend or supplement the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect, mistake or inconsistency, to comply with  Article IV of the Indenture, to provide for
uncertificated Securities in addition to, or in place of, certificated Securities, to add Guarantors
with respect to the Securities, including Subsidiary Guarantors, or release a Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee and terminate such Subsidiary Guarantee,  provided that the release and
termination is in accordance with
the Indenture, to secure the Securities or the Guarantees, to add additional covenants of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any
right or power conferred on the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor, to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Act, to make any
change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder, to evidence and provide for the appointment of a successor Trustee or to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities in
accordance with limitations set forth in the Indenture. 


12.    Defaults and Remedies    


        Under
the Indenture, Events of Default include (each of which is described in greater detail in the Indenture): (i) default in any payment of interest on any Security when due,
continued for 30 days; (ii) default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any Security when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required
repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise; (iii) failure by the Issuer or any Guarantor to comply with its obligations under  Section 4.1 of the Indenture; (iv) failure by
the Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to comply for 30 days (or 180 days in the
case of a Reporting Failure) after notice as provided with Section 3.9 or under  Sections 3.2, 3.3,
3.4,  3.5, 3.6, 3.8,  3.10, 3.11, 3.15 and  3.18 of the Indenture (in each case, other than a
failure to purchase Securities which will constitute an Event of Default under clause (ii)
above and other than a failure to comply with Section 4.1 of the Indenture which is covered by clause (iii)); (v) failure by the
Parent Guarantor or the Issuer to comply for 60 days after written notice with its other agreements contained in the Indenture; (vi) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which
is guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee
now exists, or is created after the date of the Indenture, which default: (a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the
expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness (and any extensions of any grace period) ("payment default"); or (b) results in the
acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity; and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness
under which there has been a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $10.0 million or more; (vii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for
the 


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Parent
Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; (viii) failure by the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary or group of
Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $10.0 million (to the extent not covered by insurance by a reputable and creditworthy insurance company as to which the insurer has
not disclaimed coverage), which judgments are not paid or discharged, and there shall be a period of 60 consecutive days following entry of such final judgment or decree during which a stay of
enforcement of such final judgment or decree, by reason of pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or (ix) the Parent Guarantee or any Subsidiary Guarantee of a Significant
Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken
together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, ceases to be in full force and
effect (except as contemplated by the terms of the Indenture) or is declared null and void in a judicial proceeding or the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary
or group of Subsidiary Guarantors that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary, denies or disaffirms its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee. 



        If
an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in (vii) hereof) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Parent Guarantor and the Issuer, or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to the Parent Guarantor and the Issuer and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall,
declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default described in clause (vii) of the foregoing paragraph occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if
any, and accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest) on all the Securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the
Trustee or any Holders. 


        Securityholders
may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee if
an Event of Default exists, the Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives reasonable indemnity or security. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default
(except a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. 


13.    Trustee Dealings with the Issuer    


        Subject
to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may
otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Issuer or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. 


14.    No personal liability of directors, officers, employees and stockholders    


        No
director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member, partner or trustee of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability
for any obligations of the Parent Guarantor, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Securities, the Indenture or the Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of,
such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities. 


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15.    Authentication    


        This
Security shall not be valid until an authorized officer of the Trustee (or an Authenticating Agent acting on its behalf) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the
other side of this Security. 


16.    Abbreviations    



        Customary
abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entirety), JT TEN (= joint tenants
with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= custodian) and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gift to Minors Act). 


17.    CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers    


        The
Issuer has caused CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers, if applicable, to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers, if
applicable, in notices of redemption or purchase as a convenience to Securityholders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained
in any notice of redemption or purchase and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. 


18.    Governing Law    


        This
Security shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 


        The
Issuer will furnish to any Securityholder upon written request and without charge to the Securityholder a copy of the Indenture, which has in it the text of this Security in larger
type. Requests may be made to: 


Antero
Resources LLC

1625 17th Street, 3rd Floor

Denver, Colorado 80202

Attention: Chief Financial Officer 


19.    Patriot Act    


        The
parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the Patriot Act, the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each
person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to the Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may
request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the Patriot Act. 


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ASSIGNMENT
FORM 


        To
assign this Security, fill in the form below:



        I
or we assign and transfer this Security to: 













(Print
or type assignee's name, address and zip code) 











 

(Insert
assignee's social security or tax I.D. No.) 


and
irrevocably appoint                                    agent to
transfer this Security on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
 













 






 



									
	Date:	 	 	 	 	 	Your Signature:	 	 
	 	 	





  	 	 	 	 	 	





  




 

  


 






 



			
	Signature Guarantee:	 	 
	 	 	





  (Signature must be guaranteed)






 

 










Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security. 

The
signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee
medallion program), pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15. 


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[TO
BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES] 


SCHEDULE
OF INCREASES AND DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY 


        The
following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made: 

 






 



									
	Date of increase/decrease



 
	 	Amount of

decrease in

Principal Amount

of this Global

Security 	 	Amount of

increase in

Principal Amount

of this Global

Security 	 	Principal Amount

of this Global

Security following

such decrease or

increase 	 	Signature of

authorized

signatory of

Trustee or

Securities

Custodian 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 




 

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OPTION
OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE 


        If
you elect to have this Security purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.5 or 3.9 of the Indenture, check either box: 

 






 



							
	 	 	o	 	o	 	 
	 	 	3.5	 	3.9	 	 




 

         If
you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.5 or Section 3.9 of the Indenture, state the amount in principal
amount (must be in denominations of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof): $            and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall not be less than the
minimum authorized denomination) of the Securities to be issued to the Holder for the portion of the within Security not being repurchased (in the absence of any such specification, one such Security
will be issued for the portion not being repurchased): $            . 

 






 



							
	Date:	 	 	 	Your Signature:	 	 
	 	 	






  	 	 	 	





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

Signature Guarantee:	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	





  (Signature must be guaranteed)




 

 The
signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee
medallion program), pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 17Ad-15. 


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EXHIBIT C 


FORM OF INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT TO ADD SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS  


        This Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
[                                    ],
20            (this "Supplemental
Indenture" or "Guarantee"), is among [name of future
Guarantor] (the "Guarantor"), Antero Resources Finance Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the
"Issuer"), Antero Resources LLC (the "Parent Guarantor"), each other then existing Subsidiary
Guarantor under the Indenture referred to below, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture referred to below. 


W
I T N E S S E T H: 


        WHEREAS,
the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of November 17, 2009 (as
amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, the "Indenture"), providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of
$375.0 million of 9.375% Senior Notes due 2017 of the Issuer (the "Securities"); 


        WHEREAS,
Section 3.11 of the Indenture provides that after the Issue Date the Parent Guarantor is required to cause (a) each
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) formed or acquired after the Issue Date and (b) any other Domestic Subsidiary (except the Issuer) that is not
already a Subsidiary Guarantor that guarantees any Indebtedness of the Parent
Guarantor, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary will unconditionally guarantee, on a
joint and several basis with the other Guarantors, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities; and 


        WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Guarantors and the Issuer are authorized to execute and deliver
this Supplemental Indenture to amend or supplement the Indenture, without the consent of any Securityholder; 



        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor, the Issuer, the Parent
Guarantor, the other Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities as follows: 


ARTICLE I 


Definitions  


        SECTION 1.1    Defined Terms.    As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in
the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined. 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. 


ARTICLE II 


Agreement to be Bound; Guarantee  



        SECTION 2.1    Agreement to be Bound.    The Guarantor hereby becomes a party to the Indenture as a Subsidiary
Guarantor and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture. The Guarantor agrees to be bound by all
of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture. 


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        SECTION 2.2    Guarantee.    The Guarantor agrees, on a joint and several basis with all the existing
Guarantors, to fully, unconditionally and irrevocably Guarantee to each Holder of the Securities and the Trustee the Obligations pursuant to  Article X of the Indenture. 


ARTICLE III 


Miscellaneous  



        SECTION 3.1    Notices.    All notices and other communications to the Guarantor shall be given as provided in
the Indenture to the Guarantor, at its address set forth below, with a copy to the Issuer as provided in the Indenture for notices to the Issuer. 


        SECTION 3.2    Parties.    Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be construed to give any
Person, firm or corporation, other than the Holders and the Trustee, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture or any provision
herein or therein contained. 


        SECTION 3.3    Governing Law.    This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York. 


        SECTION 3.4    Severability Clause.    In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture 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 and such provision shall be ineffective only to the
extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability. 



        SECTION 3.5    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 of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby. The Trustee makes no representation or
warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or with respect to the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the other parties hereto. 



        SECTION 3.6    Counterparts.    The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Supplemental Indenture
in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 


        SECTION 3.7    Headings.    The headings of the Articles and the sections in this Supplemental Indenture are
for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any 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 first above written. 

 






 



							
	

 	
 	
[SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR],

as a Guarantor
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
  







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	[Address]
	

 	
 	
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
  







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	

 	
 	
ANTERO RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
  







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	

 	
 	
ANTERO RESOURCES LLC
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
 







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	

 	
 	
ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
 







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	

 	
 	
ANTERO RESOURCES MIDSTREAM CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
  







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 




 

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ANTERO RESOURCES PICEANCE CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
  







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	

 	
 	
ANTERO RESOURCES PIPELINE CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
  







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	

 	
 	
ANTERO RESOURCES APPALACHIAN CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
 







 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 




 

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