Exhibit


Exhibit 4.3


Second Supplemental Indenture
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of August 10, 2015, by and among the party that is a signatory hereto as Guarantor (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture referred to below (and acknowledged by American Capital, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an indenture dated as of September 20, 2013 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $350 million of 6.500% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”) of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis with the other Guarantors, if any, all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee are authorized to acknowledge, execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, as applicable, to amend or supplement the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes 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 recitals 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 Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby becomes a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
SECTION 2.2.    Guarantee.  The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees to fully, unconditionally and irrevocably Guarantee to each Holder of the Notes and the Trustee the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to Article X of the Indenture on a senior basis.





ARTICLE III 
 
MISCELLANEOUS


SECTION 3.1.    Notices.  All notices and other communications to the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be given as provided in the Indenture to the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, at its address set forth below, with a copy to the Company as provided in the Indenture for notices to the Company.
SECTION 3.2.    Merger and Consolidation.  The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into, another Person (other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or becomes a Guarantor concurrently with the transaction) except in accordance with Section 4.1(g) of the Indenture.
SECTION 3.3.    Release of Guarantee.  This Guarantee shall be released in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Indenture.
SECTION 3.4.    Parties.  Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be construed to give any Person, 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 3.5.    Governing Law.  This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 3.6.    Severability.  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 3.7.    Benefits Acknowledged.  The Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.  The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
SECTION 3.8.    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 Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
SECTION 3.9.    The Trustee.  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 3.10.    Counterparts.  The parties hereto may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

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SECTION 3.11.    Execution and Delivery.  The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of any such Guarantee.
SECTION 3.12.    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.
	
		
	ACE ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC,

	as a Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:  /s/ Malon Wilkus                                  

	       Name:      Malon Wilkus

	       Title:        President

	 

	 

	ADDRESS FOR NOTICES

	c/o American Capital, Ltd.

	Attn:  General Counsel

	2 Bethesda Metro Center, 14th Floor

	Bethesda, MD 20814






Acknowledged by:
AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD.
By:    /s/ Malon Wilkus    
Name:    Malon Wilkus
Title:    CEO



[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]
        






	
		
	ACE ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC,

	as a Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:  /s/ Malon Wilkus                                  

	       Name:      Malon Wilkus

	       Title:        President

	 

	 

	ADDRESS FOR NOTICES

	c/o American Capital, Ltd.

	Attn:  General Counsel

	2 Bethesda Metro Center, 14th Floor

	Bethesda, MD 20814







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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  
as Trustee
By:    /s/ Monique L. Green    
Name:    Monique L. Green
Title:    Vice President





[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]