EX-4.6





 Exhibit 4.6 
  

MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC. 
  

 
 INDENTURE

 Dated as of [                ] 

 
  

U.S. Bank National 

Association, Trustee 
  

 
  

 
  













							
		 	TABLE OF CONTENTS	  			
			
		 		  	 	Page	 
	 Article 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
	  	 	1	 
	 Section 1.1
	 	 Definitions
	  	 	1	 
	 Section 1.2
	 	 Other Definitions.
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 1.3
	 	 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 1.4
	 	 Rules of Construction.
	  	 	5	 
		
	 Article 2 THE NOTES
	  	 	6	 
	 Section 2.1
	 	 Issuable in Series
	  	 	6	 
	 Section 2.2
	 	 Establishment of Terms of Series of Notes
	  	 	6	 
	 Section 2.3
	 	 Execution and Authentication
	  	 	8	 
	 Section 2.4
	 	 Registrar and Pitying Agent
	  	 	9	 
	 Section 2.5
	 	 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
	  	 	10	 
	 Section 2.6
	 	 Holder Lists
	  	 	10	 
	 Section 2.7
	 	 Transfer and Exchange.
	  	 	10	 
	 Section 2.8
	 	 Replacement Notes.
	  	 	11	 
	 Section 2.9
	 	 Outstanding Notes
	  	 	11	 
	 Section 2.10
	 	 Treasury Notes.
	  	 	12	 
	 Section 2.11
	 	 Temporary Notes.
	  	 	12	 
	 Section 2.12
	 	 Cancellation.
	  	 	12	 
	 Section 2.13
	 	 Defaulted Interest
	  	 	12	 
	 Section 2.14
	 	 Global Notes.
	  	 	13	 
	 Section 2.15
	 	 CUSIP Number.
	  	 	14	 
		
	 Article 3 REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
	  	 	14	 
	 Section 3.1
	 	 Notice to Trustee
	  	 	14	 
	 Section 3.2
	 	 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed
	  	 	15	 
	 Section 3.3
	 	 Notice of Redemption.
	  	 	15	 
	 Section 3.4
	 	 Effect of Notice of Redemption.
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 3.5
	 	 Deposit of Redemption Price.
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 3.6
	 	 Notes Redeemed in Part
	  	 	16	 
		
	 Article 4 COVENANTS
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 4.1
	 	 Payment of Principal and Interest
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 4.2
	 	 Maintenance of Office or Agency
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 4.3
	 	 Reports.
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 4.4
	 	 Compliance Certificate.
	  	 	17	 


  
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	 Section 4.5
	 	 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
	  	 	18	 
	 Section 4.6
	 	 Corporate Existence.
	  	 	18	 
		
	 Article 5 SUCCESSORS
	  	 	18	 
	 Section 5.1
	 	 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.
	  	 	18	 
	 Section 5.2
	 	 Successor Corporation Substituted.
	  	 	19	 
		
	 Article 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 6.1
	 	 Events of Default
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 6.2
	 	 Acceleration.
	  	 	21	 
	 Section 6.3
	 	 Other Remedies
	  	 	21	 
	 Section 6.4
	 	 Waiver of Past Defaults.
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 6.5
	 	 Control by Majority.
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 6.6
	 	 Limitation on Suits
	  	 	22	 
	 Section 6.7
	 	 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment
	  	 	23	 
	 Section 6.8
	 	 Collection Suit by Trustee.
	  	 	23	 
	 Section 6.9
	 	 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
	  	 	23	 
	 Section 6.10
	 	 Priorities.
	  	 	24	 
	 Section 6.11
	 	 Undertaking for Costs.
	  	 	24	 
	 Section 6.12
	 	 Restoration of Rights and Remedies
	  	 	25	 
		
	 Article 7 TRUSTEE
	  	 	25	 
	 Section 7.1
	 	 Duties of Trustee
	  	 	25	 
	 Section 7.2
	 	 Rights of Trustee
	  	 	26	 
	 Section 7.3
	 	 Individual Rights of Trustee.
	  	 	27	 
	 Section 7.4
	 	 Trustee’s Disclaimer.
	  	 	28	 
	 Section 7.5
	 	 Notice of Defaults.
	  	 	28	 
	 Section 7.6
	 	 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes
	  	 	28	 
	 Section 7.7
	 	 Compensation and Indemnity.
	  	 	28	 
	 Section 7.8
	 	 Replacement of Trustee.
	  	 	29	 
	 Section 7.9
	 	 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
	  	 	30	 
	 Section 7.10
	 	 Eligibility; Disqualification.
	  	 	31	 
	 Section 7.11
	 	 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
	  	 	31	 
		
	 Article 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
	  	 	31	 
	 Section 8.1
	 	 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
	  	 	31	 
	 Section 8.2
	 	 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
	  	 	31	 
	 Section 8.3
	 	 Covenant Defeasance
	  	 	32	 
	 Section 8.4
	 	 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance
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	 Section 8.5
	 	 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions
	  	 	34	 
	 Section 8.6
	 	 Repayment to Company
	  	 	34	 
	 Section 8.7
	 	 Reinstatement
	  	 	34	 
		
	 Article 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
	  	 	35	 
	 Section 9.1
	 	 Without Consent of Holders of Notes
	  	 	35	 
	 Section 9.2
	 	 With Consent of Holders of Notes
	  	 	36	 
	 Section 9.3
	 	 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
	  	 	37	 
	 Section 9.4
	 	 Revocation and Effect of Consents
	  	 	37	 
	 Section 9.5
	 	 Notation on or Exchange of Notes
	  	 	37	 
	 Section 9.6
	 	 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
	  	 	38	 
		
	 Article 10 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
	  	 	38	 
	 Section 10.1
	 	 Satisfaction and Discharge
	  	 	38	 
	 Section 10.2
	 	 Application of Trust Money
	  	 	39	 
		
	 Article 11 MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	40	 
	 Section 11.1
	 	 Trust Indenture Act Controls.
	  	 	40	 
	 Section 11.2
	 	 Notices.
	  	 	40	 
	 Section 11.3
	 	 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.
	  	 	41	 
	 Section 11.4
	 	 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	  	 	42	 
	 Section 11.5
	 	 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
	  	 	42	 
	 Section 11.6
	 	 Rules by Holders and Agents
	  	 	42	 
	 Section 11.7
	 	 Calculation of Foreign Currency Amounts
	  	 	42	 
	 Section 11.8
	 	 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Shareholders.
	  	 	43	 
	 Section 11.9
	 	 Governing Law.
	  	 	43	 
	 Section 11.10
	 	 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	  	 	43	 
	 Section 11.11
	 	 Successors.
	  	 	43	 
	 Section 11.12
	 	 Severability.
	  	 	43	 
	 Section 11.13
	 	 Counterpart Originals
	  	 	43	 
	 Section 11.14
	 	 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
	  	 	43	 
	 Section 11.15
	 	 Waiver of Jury Trial
	  	 	44	 
	 Section 11.16
	 	 Patriot Act Compliance
	  	 	44	 


  
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 INDENTURE, dated as of [________], by and between Meridian Bioscience, Inc., an Ohio
corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of die United States of America, as trustee (the “Trustee”) 

The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes
issued under this Indenture. 
 ARTICLE 1 

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION 

BY REFERENCE 

Section 1.1    Definitions. 

“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 purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under
common control with” have correlative meanings. 
 “Agent” means any Registrar,
co-registrar, Custodian, Paying Agent or additional paying agent or conversion agent. 

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any payment, tender, redemption, transfer, exchange, or conversion of or for
beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary that apply to such payment, tender, redemption, transfer, exchange, or conversion. 

“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors. 

“Board of Directors” means: 

(1)    with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to
act on behalf of such board; 
 (2)    with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of
the partnership; 
 (3)    with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any
controlling committee of managing members thereof; and 
 (4)    with respect to any other Person, the board or
committee of such Person serving a similar function. 

  
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 “Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been adopted by the Board of Directors or pursuant to authorization by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate and delivered to the Trustee. 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Legal Holiday. If a payment date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the
related payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date the payment is due, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period. 

“Capital Stock” means: 

(1)    in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares,
interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; 
 (2)    in the case of
a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and 

(3)    any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses
of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person. 
 “Company” means Meridian Bioscience, Inc., and, subject to
Article 5, any and all successors thereto. 
 “Company Order” means a written order signed in the name of the Company by an
Officer. 
 “Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any time its
corporate trust business in respect of this Indenture shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 425 Walnut Street, 6th Floor, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, Attn: Corporate
Trust Services, and for Agent services such office shall also mean the office or agency of the Trustee located at the date hereof is located at Corporate Trust Operations, 425 Walnut Street, 6th
Floor, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company). 
 “Custodian” means the Trustee, as
custodian for the Depositary with respect to any Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto. 
 “Default” means any
event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default. 
 “Depositary”
means, with respect to the Notes of any Series issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Notes, the person designated as Depositary for such Series by the Company, which Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered
under the Exchange Act; and if at any time there is more than one such person, “Depositary” as used with respect to the Notes of any Series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Notes of such Series. 

  
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 “Discount Note” means any Note that provides for an amount less than the
stated principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2. 

“Dollars” and “J” means the currency of The United States of America. 

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

“Foreign Currency” means any currency or currency unit issued by a government other than the government of The United States
of America. 
 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the
Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a
significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to time. 
 “Global Note” or
“Global Notes” means a Note or Notes, as the case may be, in the form established pursuant to Section 2.2 evidencing all or part of a Series of Notes, issued to the Depositary for such Series or its nominee, and registered in
the name of such Depositary or nominee. 
 “Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed
by. The United States of America, and the payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and credit. 

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered. 

“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and shall include the form and terms
of particular Series of Notes established as contemplated hereunder. 
 “Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York or the city where the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located at such time are required or authorized by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed. 

“Notes” means notes or other debt instruments of the Company of any Series issued under this Indenture. 

“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Executive Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President,
the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary or any Vice- President of such Person. 

  
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 “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the
Company by an Officer of the Company that meets the requirements of Section 11.5 hereof. 
 “Opinion of Counsel” means
an opinion from legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 11.5 hereof. 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity. 
 “Responsible Officer.” when used
with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture, or to whom any corporate trust matter is
referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. 
 “SEC” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

“Series” or “Series of Notes” means each series of debentures, notes or other debt instruments of the
Company created pursuant to Section 2.1 and Section 2.2 hereof. 
 “Significant Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of
any Person that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined under Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act. 

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of indebtedness, the date on
which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such indebtedness, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date
originally scheduled for the payment thereof. 
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person: 

(1)    any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of
Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and 

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

  
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 “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C.
§§ 77aaa-77bbbb). 
 “Trustee” means the person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this
instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean each person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one
such person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Notes of any Series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Notes of that Series. 

Section 1.2    Other Definitions. 
  

					
	 Term
	  	Defined in Section	 
	 “Authentication Order”
	  	 	2.03	 
	 “Covenant Defeasance”
	  	 	8.03	 
	 “Event of Default”
	  	 	6.01	 
	 “Legal Defeasance”
	  	 	8.02	 
	 “Paying Agent”
	  	 	2.04	 
	 “Registrar”
	  	 	2.04	 

 Section 1.3    Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act 

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. 

The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings: 

“indenture securities” means the Notes; 

“indenture security Holder” means a Holder of a Note; 

“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture; 

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and 

“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company, and any other obligor upon the Notes. 

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

  
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 (3)    “or” is not exclusive; 

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

(5)    “will” shall be interpreted to express a command; 

(6)    provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and 

(7)    references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement or
successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time. 
 ARTICLE 2 

THE NOTES 

Section 2.1    Issuable in Series. 

The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Notes may be issued in
one or more Series. All Notes of a Series shall be identical except as may be set forth in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture or an Officer’s Certificate detailing the adoption of the terms thereof pursuant to the authority granted
under a Board Resolution. In the case of Notes of a Series to be issued from time to time, the Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture detailing the adoption of the terms thereof pursuant to authority granted under a
Board Resolution may provide for the method by which specified terms (such as interest rate, maturity date, record date or date from which interest shall accrue) are to be determined. Notes may differ between Series in respect of any matters,
provided that all Series of Notes shall be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. 

Section 2.2    Establishment of Terms of Series of Notes. 

At or prior to the issuance of any Notes within a Series, the following shall be established (as to the Series generally, in the case of
Section 2.2(a) and either as to such Notes within the Series or as to the Series generally in the case of Section 2.2(b) through Section 2.2(s)) by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth or determined in the manner provided
in a Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to authority granted under a Board Resolution: 

(a)    the title of the Series (which shall distinguish the Notes of that particular Series from the Notes of any other
Series); 
 (b)    the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) at which the Notes of
the Series will be issued; 
 (c)    any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of the Series which may
be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes of the Series pursuant to Section 2.7, Section 2.8,
Section 2.11, Section 3.6 and Section 9.5); 

  
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 (d)    the date or dates on which the principal of the Notes of the
Series is payable; 
 (e)    the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or, if applicable, the method
used to determine such rate or rates (including, but not limited to, any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the Notes of the Series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest,
if any, shall accrue, the date or dates on which such interest, if any, shall commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date, and the basis of computation of interest if other than on the
basis of a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day months; 
 (f)    the place or places where the principal of,
premium and interest, if any, on the Notes of the Series shall be payable, where the Notes of such Series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes of
such Series and this Indenture may be served, and the method of such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other means; 

(g)    if applicable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon
which the Notes of the Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company; 
 (h)    the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase the Notes of the Series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the
terms and conditions upon which Notes of the Series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; 

(i)    the dates, if any, on which and the price or prices at which the Notes of the Series will be repurchased by the
Company at the option of the Holders thereof and other detailed terms and provisions of such repurchase obligations; 

(j)    the denominations in which the Notes of the Series shall be issuable, if other than minimum denominations of $2,000
and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; 
 (k)    the forms of the Notes of the Series in fully registered
form (and whether the Notes will be issuable as Global Notes); 
 (l)    if other than the principal amount thereof, the
portion of the principal amount of the Notes of the Series that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2; 

(m)    the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of, and interest
and premium, if any, on, the Notes of the Series will be made if other than Dollars; 
 (n)    whether the Notes of the
Series may be exchangeable for and/or convertible into common shares of the Company or any other security; 

  
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 (o)    the provisions, if any, relating to any security provided for the
Notes of the Series, and any subordination in right of payment, if any, of the Notes of the Series; 
 (p)    any
addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Notes of the Series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Notes to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to
Section 6.2; 
 (q)    any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article 4 or Article 5 that applies
to Notes of the Series; 
 (r)    any other terms of the Notes of the Series (which may modify or delete any provision
of this Indenture insofar as it applies to such Series); and 
 (s)    any depositaries, interest rate calculation
agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to Notes of such Series if other than those appointed herein. 
 All
Notes of any one Series need not be issued at the same time and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s
Certificate referred to above, and, unless otherwise provided, a Series may be reopened, without the consent of the Holders, for issuances of additional Notes of such Series; provided, however, that if such additional Notes are not fungible
with the Notes of such Series for U S. federal income tax purposes, the additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number. No Board Resolution or Officer’s Certificate may affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this
Indenture or otherwise with respect to any series of Notes except as it may agree in writing. 
 Section 2.3    Execution and
Authentication. 
 One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is on
a Note no longer holds that office at the time such Note is authenticated, such Note shall nevertheless be valid. 
 A Note shall not be
valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note, as applicable, has been authenticated under this Indenture. 

The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by one Officer (an “Authentication Order”) authenticate Notes
for original issue in accordance with this Indenture. The Notes shall be dated their date of authentication. 
 The Trustee may appoint an
authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such
agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company. 
 At any time and from
time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes of any Series executed by the Company to the Trustee for 

  
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authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order will authenticate and deliver such Notes. In
authenticating such Notes, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Notes, the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to Section 7.1) will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
stating: 
 (a)    that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; 

(b)    that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and 

(c)    that this Indenture and such Notes, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and, with respect to the Notes,
when issued by the Company, in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of equity. 

Section 2.4    Registrar and Pitying Agent 

The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange
(“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register with respect to each Series of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The
Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents or change the office of such Registrar or Paying Agent. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder; however, the Company shall maintain a
Paying Agent in each place of payment for the Notes of each Series. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. 

The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
The Company shall be responsible for making calculations called for under the Notes and this Indenture, including, but not limited to, determination of interest, additional amounts, redemption price, premium, if any, and any other amounts payable on
the Notes, or the calculation of any foreign currency amounts. The Company will make the calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on the Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of its
calculations to the Trustee when requested by the Trustee in writing, and the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee shall forward the Company’s
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 Section 2.5    Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust 

The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust, for the
benefit of Holders of any Series of Notes, or the Trustee, all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal or interest on the Series of Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment.
While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Subject to applicable abandoned
property law, all payments to a Paying Agent on any Notes which remain unclaimed for a period of two years after such payment was due shall be repaid to the Company. Thereafter, the Holder may look only to the Company for repayment. Upon payment
over to the Trustee, or to the Company, as the case may be, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold
in a separate trust fund for the benefit of Holders of any Series of Notes all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes. 

Section 2.6    Holder Lists. 

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
Holders of each Series of Notes and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, at least seven 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 Holders of each Series of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). 

Section 2.7    Transfer and Exchange. 

Notes may be transferred or exchanged at the office of the Registrar or co-registrar designated by the
Company. Where Notes of a Series are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes of the same Series, the
Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements for such transactions are met. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Trustee shall authenticate Notes at the Registrar’s request. No service charge
shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein), but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection
therewith (other than any such transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Section 2.11, Section 3.6, or Section 9.5). 

Neither the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of, or exchange Notes of any Series for the
period beginning at the opening of business fifteen days immediately preceding the mailing or sending of a notice of redemption of Notes of that Series selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or
sending, or (b) to register the transfer of or exchange Notes of any Series selected, called or being called for redemption as a whole or a portion thereof, except the unredeemed portion of Notes being redeemed in part. 

  
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 Each Holder that is a transferor of a Note shall provide or cause to be provided to the
Trustee all information reasonably requested by the Trustee and reasonably available to such Holder as necessary to allow the Trustee to comply with any cost basis reporting obligations under Internal Revenue Code Section 6045. The Trustee may
rely on information provided to it by or on behalf of such Holder and shall have no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information. 

The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under
this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of
such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express
requirements hereof. 
 Section 2.8    Replacement Notes. 

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, or if the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order together with an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee,
any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced, shall authenticate a replacement Note of the same Series if the Trustee’s requirements are met. The Company may charge for its expenses in
replacing a Note. 
 Every replacement Note of any Series is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the
benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes of that Series duly issued hereunder. 

Section 2.9    Outstanding Notes. 

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.10 hereof, a Note does
not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note. 
 If a Note is replaced pursuant to
Section 2.8 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser. 

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.1 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to
accrue. 
 If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity
date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest. 

  
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 Section 2.10    Treasury Notes. 

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes of a Series have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent,
Notes owned by the Company, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining
whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes of a Series that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. 

Section 2.11    Temporary Notes. 

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order,
shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. 

Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture. 

Section 2.12    Cancellation. 

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any
Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation. The Company may not issue new
Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. Cancelled Notes shall be disposed of by the Trustee (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act) pursuant to its customary
procedures. 
 Section 2.13    Defaulted Interest 

If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on a Series of Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the
extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders of the Series on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.1 hereof. The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date, provided that no such
special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at
the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed (or, in the case of the Depositary with respect to any Global Note, sent electronically) to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of
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 Section 2.14    Global Notes. 

(a)    Terms of Notes. A Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto, or an Officer’s Certificate shall
establish whether the Notes of a Series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Notes and shall name the Depositary for such Global Note or Notes. Except as provided herein, each Global Note shall be (i) registered
in the name of the Depositary, (ii) deposited with the Depositary or its nominee, and (iii) bear the legend indicated in Section 2.14(c). 

(b)    Transfer and Exchange. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in Section 2.7 and in
addition thereto, any Global Note shall be exchangeable pursuant to Section 2.7 for Notes registered in the names of Holders other than the Depositary for such Note or its nominee only if (i) such Depositary notifies the Company that it is
unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or if at any time such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, in either case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary
registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act within 90 days of such event, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such Global Note shall be so exchangeable or
(iii) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes represented by such Global Note shall have happened and be continuing. Any Global Note that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be exchangeable for Notes registered in
such names as the Depositary shall direct in writing in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Note with like tenor and terms. In connection with any proposed transfer of definitive Notes in exchange for Global
Notes, the Company or the Depositary shall be required to provide or cause to be provided to the Trustee all information reasonably requested by the Trustee and reasonably available to the Company or the Depositary, as applicable, as necessary to
allow the Trustee to comply with any cost basis reporting obligations under Internal Revenue Code Section 6045. The Trustee may rely on information provided to it by or on behalf of the Company or the Depositary, as applicable, and shall have
no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information. 
 Except as provided in this Section 2.14(b), a Global Note
may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary with respect to such Global Note to a nominee of such Depositary, by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by the Depositary, or any such
nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such a successor Depositary. 
 (c)    Legend. Any Global Note
issued hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: 
 “This Note is a Global Note within the
meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary. This Note is exchangeable for Notes registered in the name of a person other than the Depositary or its nominee only in
the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the
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 (d)    Acts of Holders. The Depositary, as a Holder, may appoint
agents and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a Holder is entitled to give or take under this Indenture. The record date for purposes of
determining the identity of Holders entitled to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted under this Indenture may be determined as provided for in Section 316(c) of the TIA. 

(e)    Payments. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Indenture, unless otherwise specified as contemplated
by Section 2.2, payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on any Global Note shall be made to the Holder thereof. Prior to due presentment of a Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company or
the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Note is registered as the owner of such Note at the close of business on the regular record date for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to
Section 2.13) any interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note shall be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee will be affected by notice to the
contrary. 
 (f)    Consents. Declaration and Directions. Except as provided in Section 2.14(e), the
Company, the Trustee and any Agent shall treat a person as the Holder of such principal amount of outstanding Notes of such Series represented by a Global Note as shall be specified in a written statement of the Depositary with respect to such
Global Note, for purposes of obtaining any consents, declarations, waivers or directions required to be given by the Holders pursuant to this Indenture. 

(g)    Responsibility of Trustee or Agents. Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility for any
actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. The Company has entered into a letter of representations with the Depositary in the form provided by the Depositary and the Trustee and each Agent is hereby authorized to act in accordance with such
letter and the Applicable Procedures. 
 Section 2.15    CUSIP Number. 

The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers
in notices as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice and that reliance may be placed
only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such notice shall not be affected by any defect in or the omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

 ARTICLE 3 

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT 

Section 3.1    Notice to Trustee. 

The Company may, with respect to any Series of Notes, reserve the right to redeem and pay the Series of Notes or may covenant to redeem and pay
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such Notes. If a Series of Notes is redeemable and the Company wants or is obligated to redeem prior to the Stated Maturity thereof all or part of the Series of Notes pursuant to the terms of
such Notes, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the redemption date and the principal amount of Series of Notes to be redeemed. The Company shall give the notice at least 15 days prior to the mailing or sending of notice of redemption to the
Holders of the Notes to be redeemed (or such shorter notice as may be acceptable to the Trustee). 
 Section 3.2    Selection of
Notes to Be Redeemed. 
 If less than all of the Notes of a Series are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time,
the Trustee (subject to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary) shall select the Notes of a Series to be redeemed or purchased among the Holders of the Notes (a) in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities
exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed, (b) if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis to the extent practicable or (c) by lot or such other method in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. 

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for
partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes of a Series and portions of them selected shall be in amounts of no less than $2,000 and whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, or with respect to Notes of any Series
issuable in other denominations pursuant to Section 2.2(j), the minimum principal denomination for each Series and integral multiples thereof. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes of a
Series called for redemption or repurchase also apply to portions of Notes of a Series called for redemption or repurchase. 

Section 3.3    Notice of Redemption. 

Unless otherwise indicated for a particular Series by Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate, at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, or, in the case of the Depositary with respect to any Global Note, sent electronically, a notice of redemption to
each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. 
 The notice shall identify the Notes of the Series to be redeemed
and shall state: 
 (1)    the redemption date; 

(2)    the redemption price (or manner of calculation if not then known); 

(3)    the name and address of the Paying Agent; 

(4)    that Notes of the Series called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption
price; 
 (5)    that interest on Notes of the Series called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption
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 (6)    the CUSIP number, if any, provided that no representation is made
as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, 
 (7)    listed in such notice or printed on the Notes;

 (8)    the conditions precedent, if any, to the redemption; and 

(9)    any other information as may be required by the terms of the particular Series of the Notes or the Notes of a
Series being redeemed. 
 At the Company’s request, and upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate complying with Section 11.4
hereof at least 15 days prior to the date notice is to be given (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), together with the notice to be given setting forth the information to be stated therein as provided in the preceding
paragraph, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense. 

Section 3.4    Effect of Notice of Redemption. 

Once notice of redemption is sent in accordance with Section 3.3 hereof. Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on
the redemption date at the redemption price. Unless otherwise indicated for a particular Series by Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate, a notice of redemption may not be conditional. 

Section 3.5    Deposit of Redemption Price. 

At least one Business Day prior to the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to
pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the
amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed. 
 If the Company complies with the
provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption
because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid
principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.1 hereof. 
 Section 3.6    Notes Redeemed in
Part 
 Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Company’s written request, the
Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder, or transfer by book-entry, at the expense of the Company, a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered. 

  
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 No Notes of $2,000 or less can be redeemed in part (or with respect to Notes of any Series
issuable in other denominations pursuant to Section 2.2(j), the minimum denomination for each Series and integral multiples thereof). 

ARTICLE 4 
 COVENANTS

 Section 4.1    Payment of Principal and Interest 

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of each Series of Notes that it will pay or cause to be paid the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on such Series of Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in such Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest on any Series of Notes will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than
the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

 Section 4.2    Maintenance of Office or Agency. 

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of each Series of Notes that it will maintain an office or agency (which may be
an office of the Trustee for such Notes or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar for such Notes or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices
and demands to or upon the Company in respect of such Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee for such Notes of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at
any time the Company fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails 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. 
 With respect to each Series of Notes, the Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office
or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.4. 
 Section 4.3    Reports. 

The Company will at all times comply with TIA § 314(a). Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for
informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of
its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates). 

Section 4.4    Compliance Certificate. 

The Company and each guarantor of any Series of Notes (to the extent that such guarantor is so required under the TIA) shall deliver to the
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with Section 11.5 signed by the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer, stating that a review of the activities of the Company and
its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further
stating, as to the Officer signing such certificate, that to his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of
any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or
proposes to take with respect thereto). 
 Section 4.5    Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. 

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not, and each guarantor of such Notes will not, at any time
insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture;
and the Company and each of such guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so), as applicable, hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or
impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee for such Notes, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted. 

Section 4.6    Corporate Existence. 

Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect: 

(a)    the corporate, partnership or other existence of itself and each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the
respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary; and 

(b)    the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries; 

provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other
existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if an Officer shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse
in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes. 
 ARTICLE 5 

SUCCESSORS 

Section 5.1    Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets. 

The Company shall not, directly or indirectly: 

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 (b)    sell, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person or Persons, unless: 

(1)    either: 

(A)    the transaction is a merger or consolidation and the Company is the surviving entity; or 

(B)    the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or
to which such sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition has been made is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United
States or the District of Columbia and expressly assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; 

(2)    immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating the Company’s obligations in
connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been incurred as of the time of such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and 

(3)    the Company or the surviving entity delivers to the Trustee (a) an Officer’s Certificate
stating that the conditions in (1) and (2) above have been satisfied and any other conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied and (b) an Opinion of Counsel stating that the conditions in
(1) above have been satisfied and any other conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied. 

Section 5.2    Successor Corporation Substituted. 

Upon any merger or consolidation, or any sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties
or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.1 hereof, the successor Person into which the Company is merged or formed by such
consolidation or to which such sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such merger, consolidation, sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other
disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to the Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect
as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and (except in the case of a lease) when the successor Person duly assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture, the predecessor Company shall be
relieved from all such obligations. 

  
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 ARTICLE 6 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 

Section 6.1    Events of Default 

“Event of Default,” wherever used herein with respect to Notes of any Series, means any one of the following events, unless in
the establishing Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate, it is provided that such Series shall not have the benefit of said Event of Default: 

(a)    default in the payment of any interest on any Note of that Series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance
of such default for a period of 30 days; or 
 (b)    default in payment when due of the principal of, or premium, if
any, on any Note of that Series; or 
 (c)    default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty of the
Company in this Indenture or in any Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate with respect to such Series (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in this Indenture or a Board Resolution, supplemental
indenture or Officer’s Certificate solely for the benefit of Series of Notes other than that Series), which default continues uncured for a period of 90 days after (i) the Company receives written notice from the Trustee for such Notes or
(ii) the Company and the Trustee receive written notice from Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes of that Series outstanding; or 

(d)    the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries: 

(1)    commences a voluntary case in bankruptcy, 

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

(3)    applies for or consents to the appointment of any custodian, receiver, trustee, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer of it or a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of any of its property, 

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

(5)    generally is unable to pay its debts as they become due; 

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

(1)    is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; 

(2)    appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or for all or
substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or 

  
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 (3)    orders the winding up or liquidation of the
Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; 
 and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or 

(f)    any other Event of Default provided with respect to Notes of that Series, which is specified in a Board Resolution,
a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate, in accordance with Section 2.2. 
 The Company shall deliver to the
Trustee promptly after becoming aware of the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default under clause (c) or
(f), its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. 
 Section 6.2    Acceleration.

 If an Event of Default with respect to Notes of any Series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing (other than an Event of
Default referred to in Section 6.1(d) or Section 6.1(e)) (in either case with respect to the Company) then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes of that
Series may declare the principal amount (or, if any Notes of that Series are Discount Notes, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such Notes) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all of the Notes of that
Series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall become
immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(d) or Section 6.1(e) (in either case with respect to the Company) shall occur, the principal amount (or specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, on all outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. 

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to any Series has been made, the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Notes of that Series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if the rescission and annulment would not conflict with any judgment or decree already rendered
and if all existing Events of Default with respect to that Series (except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived and all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee
hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Trustee and its agents and counsel have been paid. 
 No such
rescission shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. 
 Section 6.3    Other
Remedies. 
 If an Event of Default with respect to Notes of any Series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may
pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of such Notes or this Indenture. 

  
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 The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does
not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note 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. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. 
 Section 6.4    Waiver of Past Defaults.

 Prior to the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes of any Series as provided in Section 6.2, the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes of any Series then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes of such Series waive any existing Default or Event of Default with respect to such Series and its
consequences under this Indenture except (i) a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of premium or interest on, or the principal of, the Notes of such Series (including in connection with an offer to purchase) 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 Holder affected thereby. Upon any such waiver, such Default or Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. 

Section 6.5    Control by Majority. 

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of any Series may in writing direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it, subject to Section 7.2(f). However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law
or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes of such Series (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether any such directions are
unduly prejudicial to such Holders) or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. 

Section 6.6    Limitation on Suits. 

A Holder of any Series of Notes may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if: 

(a)    the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default; 

(b)    the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such Series make a
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 (c)    such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if
requested, provide to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense; 

(d)    the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if
requested, the provision of security or indemnity; and 
 (e)    during such
60-day period the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such Series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request. 

A Holder of any Series of Notes may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of Notes or to obtain a preference or
priority over another Holder of Notes (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such use prejudices the rights of another Holder or obtains priority or preference over another Holder).

 Section 6.7    Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and
interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note, 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 Section 6.1(a) or Section 6.1(b) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to
recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on, the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful,
interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. 

Section 6.9    Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. 

The Trustee for each Series of Notes is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable
in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes of such Series allowed in any judicial
proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes of such Series), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder of such Series to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the
Holders of such Series, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof. To
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extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof
out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders of
such Series may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept
or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
The Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors’ or other similar committee. 

Section 6.10    Priorities. 

If the Trustee collects any money or property with respect to a Series of Notes pursuant to this Article 6, or, after an Event of Default, any
money or other property distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order: 

First, to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.7 hereof applicable to the Notes of
such Series, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection; 

Second, to Holders of Notes of such Series for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and
interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and 

Third, to the Company 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 pursuant to this Section 6.10. 

Section 6.11    Undertaking for Costs. 

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted
by it as a 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 a Holder of a Note
pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof, or a suit by Holders or group of Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of any Series. 

  
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 Section 6.12    Restoration of Rights and Remedies. 

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee, and the Holders will be restored
severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders will continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted. 

ARTICLE 7 
 TRUSTEE

 Section 7.1    Duties of Trustee. 

(a)    If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers
vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, 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, the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. 

(c)    In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and
the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or
not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated thereon). 

(d)    The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities 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 7.1; 
 (2)    the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; 

(3)    the Trustee will 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 hereof; and 
 (4)    no
provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless
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 (e)    Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of
this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.1. 

(f)    The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing
with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers or duties
hereunder. The permissive rights or powers of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty of the Trustee. 

Section 7.2    Rights of Trustee. 

(a)    The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. 

(b)    Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting or as specifically called for in this Indenture, it may require an
Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with
counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. 

(c)    The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence
of any attorney or agent appointed with due care. 
 (d)    The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. 

(e)    Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company
will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company. Any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution. 

(f)    The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at
the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against the losses, liabilities and expenses that might be incurred by it in compliance with such
request or direction. 
 (g)    In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances,
nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services, or other unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or
communication facility; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. 

  
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 (h)    In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for
special, indirect, punitive, 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. 
 (i)    The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including,
without limitation, its right to be compensated, reimbursed, and indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. 

(j)    The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of
the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of a Default or Event of Default from the Company or by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such Series is received by the
Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture. 

(k)    The Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles
of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture. 
 (l)    The Trustee will not
be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness, or other
paper or document, or inquire as to the performance by the Company or any guarantor of any of their covenants in this Indenture, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may
see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it will be entitled to examine the books, records, and premises of the Company or any such guarantor, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of
the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation. 

Section 7.3    Individual Rights of Trustee. 

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest as defined in the TIA it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for
permission to continue as trustee (if this Indenture has been qualified under the TIA) or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Section 7.10 and Section 7.11 hereof. 

  
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 Section 7.4    Trustee’s Disclaimer. 

The Trustee will not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not
be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money
received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other
than its certificate of authentication. Under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by any Notes. The Trustee shall not be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance,
observance or breach of any covenants, conditions, representations, warranties or agreements on the part of the Company. Under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes. The
Trustee shall have no obligation to pursue any action that is not in accordance with applicable law. 
 Section 7.5    Notice of
Defaults. 
 If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee as
provided in Section 7.2(j) hereof, the Trustee will deliver electronically or mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it is so known. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in
payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice from Holders of the Notes if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in
the interests of the Holders of the Notes. 
 Section 7.6    Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes. 

(a)    Within 60 days after each April 15 beginning with the April 15 following the first issuance of Notes under
this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee will mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313 (a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has
occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also will comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee will also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c). 

(b)    A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes will be mailed by the Trustee to the
Company and filed by the Trustee with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or delisted
therefrom. 
 Section 7.7    Compensation and Indemnity. 

(a)    The Company will pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and
services hereunder as the Trustee and the Company may agree from time to time in writing. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company will reimburse the Trustee
promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the
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 (b)    The Company will indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless the
Trustee, its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs
and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including this Section 7.7) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct as finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Trustee will
notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company will defend the claim and the Trustee will cooperate in
the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. 

(c)    The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.7 will survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee
and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. 
 (d)    To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this
Section 7.7, the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee. Such lien will survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. 

(e)    When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(d) or
Section 6.1(e) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. 

(f)    The Trustee will comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable. 

(g)    “Trustee” for the purposes of this Section 7.7 shall include any predecessor Trustee and the Trustee
in each of its capacities hereunder and each agent, custodian and other person employed to act hereunder; provided, however, that the negligence or willful misconduct of any Trustee hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee
hereunder. 
 Section 7.8    Replacement of Trustee. 

(a)    A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become effective only upon the
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 (b)    The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged
from the trust hereby created with respect to one or more Series of Notes by so notifying the Company with 30 days prior notice. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such Series may remove the
Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company with 30 days prior notice in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee with respect to one or more Series of Notes with 30 days prior written notice if: 

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

(2)    the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to
the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law; 
 (3)    a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee
or its property; or 
 (4)    the Trustee becomes incapable of acting. 

(c)    If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company
will promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such Series may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the
successor Trustee appointed by the Company. 
 (d)    If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after
the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such Series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction, at the expense
of the Company, for the appointment of a successor Trustee. 
 (e)    If the Trustee, after written request by any
Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. 

(f)    A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the
Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective, and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will mail or send a notice
of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will promptly transfer all properly held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the lien provided for in
Section 7.7 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.7 hereof will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. 

Section 7.9    Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. 

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

There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of
America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. 
 This Indenture will always have a Trustee who
satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b). There shall be excluded from the operation of TIA § 310(b)(1) any series of Notes under this Indenture and any other indenture of the
Company if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA § 310(b)(1) are met. 
 Section 7.11    Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Company. 
 The Trustee is subject to 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 therein. 

ARTICLE 8 
 LEGAL
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE 
 Section 8.1    Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance 

The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officer’s Certificate,
elect to have either Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8. 

Section 8.2    Legal Defeasance and Discharge. 

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.2, the Company will, subject to
the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes of such Series on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied
(hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by die outstanding Notes of such Series, which will
thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.5 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such
Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on written demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or
discharged hereunder: 
 (a)    the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the
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 (b)    the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under
Article 2 and Section 4.2 hereof; 
 (c)    the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee
hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and 
 (d)    this Article 8. 

Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise
of its option under Section 8.3 hereof. 
 Section 8.3    Covenant Defeasance. 

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.3, the Company and each of the
guarantors, if any, will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Section 4.3 and any other covenants specified in the applicable
Board Resolutions, supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate as being subject to covenant defeasance pursuant to this Section 8.3, in each case, with respect to the outstanding Notes of the applicable Series on and after the date the
conditions set forth in Section 8.4 are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or
act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for
accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes of such Series, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth
in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to
comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.1 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise
under Section 8.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.3 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof, (i) the failure to comply with any such covenants shall not constitute
an Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.1(c) and (ii) Section 6.1(d) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only) and (e) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only) shall not constitute an Event of Default. 

Section 8.4    Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. 

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 hereof: 

(a)    the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in Dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, in the written opinion of a nationally recognized
investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable
redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date; 

  
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 (b)    in the case of an election under Section 8.2 hereof, the
Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that: 
 (1)    the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or 
 (2)    since
the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, 
 in either case to the effect that, and based
thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes 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; 

(c)    in the case of an election under Section 8.3 hereof, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel confirming that the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes 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; 

(d)    no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be 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 deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which the Company is bound; 
 (e)    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 Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound; 

(f)    the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the
Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or others; and 

(g)    the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that
all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. 

  
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 Section 8.5    Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust;
Other Miscellaneous Provisions. 
 Subject to Section 8.6 hereof, all money and non-callable
Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.5, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof in respect of the
outstanding Notes of any Series will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying
Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required
by law. 
 The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account
of the Holders of the outstanding Notes of the applicable Series. 
 Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee
will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.4 hereof which, in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.4(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would
then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. 
 Section 8.6    Repayment to
Company. 
 Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Series of Notes and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall, subject to applicable abandoned property law, be paid to
the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying
Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense
of the Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days
from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. 

Section 8.7    Reinstatement 

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any Dollars or non-callable Government Securities in
accordance with Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and
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under this Indenture and the applicable Notes and the guarantees will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 hereof until
such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. 

ARTICLE 9 
 AMENDMENT,
SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER 
 Section 9.1    Without Consent of Holders of Notes. 

Notwithstanding Section 9.2 of this Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes of one or
more Series without the consent of any Holder of Note: 
 (a)    to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any
provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture, or to conform the provisions of this Indenture to the “Description of
the Notes” section contained in the prospectus or other offering document pursuant to which the Notes of one or more Series were sold, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate stating that such text constitutes an unintended conflict with
the description of the corresponding provision in the offering document; 
 (b)    to provide for uncertificated Notes
in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; 
 (c)    to provide for the assumption of the Company’s
obligations to the Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company pursuant to Article 5 hereof; 
 (d)    to make
any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of all or any Series of Notes or that does not adversely affect the rights hereunder of any Holder in any material respect, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate;

 (e)    to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture
under the TIA; 
 (f)    to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of Notes of any
Series as permitted by this Indenture; 
 (g)    to add guarantees with respect to the Notes of any Series or to provide
security for the Notes of any Series; or 
 (h)    to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder
by a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of one or more Series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one
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 Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the execution
of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.2 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or
permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee will not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own
rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. 
 Section 9.2    With Consent of Holders of Notes. 

The Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Notes of each Series affected by such supplemental indenture (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Notes of such Series), for the purpose of adding any provisions
to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Notes of each such Series. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes of each Series, by notice to the Trustee (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Notes of such Series) may waive
compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes with respect to such Series. 
 It shall not be necessary for
the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture or waiver, hut it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof Upon the request of the
Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of
Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.2 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental
indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture. 

After a supplemental indenture or waiver under this section becomes effective, the Company shall mail or send to the Holders of Notes affected
thereby a notice briefly describing the supplemental indenture or waiver. Any failure by the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or
waiver. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.2 may not, with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder: 

(a)    reduce the principal amount, any premium or change the Stated Maturity of any Note or alter or waive any of the
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 (b)    reduce the rate (or alter the method of computation) of or extend
the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Note; 
 (c)    waive a Default or Event of
Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such Series
with respect to a nonpayment default and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration; 

(d)    make the principal of or premium, if any or interest on any Note payable in currency other than that stated in the
Notes; 
 (e)    change any place of payment where the Notes of any series or interest thereon is payable; 

(f)    make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders
of the Notes to receive payments of principal of or premium, interest, if any, on the Notes and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payments; 

(g)    make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions; or 

(h)    reduce the percentage in principal amount of any Notes, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any of
the foregoing modifications or otherwise necessary to modify or amend this Indenture or to waive any past Defaults. 

Section 9.3    Compliance with Trust Indenture Act 

Every amendment to this Indenture or the Notes of one or more Series will be set forth in a supplemental indenture hereto that complies with
the TIA as then in effect. 
 Section 9.4    Revocation and Effect of Consents. 

Until an amendment or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every
subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke
the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver becomes effective. An amendment or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder. 

Section 9.5    Notation on or Exchange of Notes. 

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment or waiver on any Note of any Series thereafter authenticated. The Company in
exchange for Notes of that Series may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate upon request new Notes of that Series that reflect the amendment or waiver. 

  
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 Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note will not affect the validity
and effect of such amendment or waiver. 
 Section 9.6    Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. 

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby
of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such
supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that it will be the legal, valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions. The Trustee shall
sign all supplemental indentures, except that the Trustee need not sign any supplemental indenture that adversely affects its rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. 

ARTICLE 10 
 SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE 
 Section 10.1    Satisfaction and Discharge. 

This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to a Series of Notes issued hereunder, when: 

(a)    either: 

(1)    all such Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been
replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or 

(2)    all such Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and
payable by reason of the sending of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the
benefit of the Holders of such Notes, cash in Dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of
interest, in the written opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee (which opinion need only be given if Government Securities have been so deposited), to
pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption; 

(b)    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 deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other material instrument to which the Company or any guarantor, as
applicable, is a party or by which the Company, or any guarantor, as applicable, is bound; 

  
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 (c)    the Company or any guarantor of such Notes has paid or caused to
be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and 
 (d)    the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to
the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be. 

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to
satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied. 
 Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money has been
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (2) of clause (a) of this Section 10.1, the provisions of Section 10.2 and Section 8.6 hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 10.1 will be deemed to
discharge those provisions of Section 7.7 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. After the conditions to discharge contained in this Article Ten have been satisfied, and the Company has paid or
caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, and delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied, the
Trustee upon Company request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the obligations of the Company (except for those surviving obligations specified in this Section 10.1 and the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the
Trustee hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith). 
 Section 10.2    Application of Trust Money.

 Subject to the provisions of Section 8.6 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof shall
be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes with respect to which such deposit was made and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own
Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law. 
 The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or
assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other
charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes of the applicable Series. 
 If the Trustee or Paying Agent
is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 10.1 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any applicable guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the applicable Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof;
provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to
receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. 

  
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 ARTICLE 11 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 11.1    Trust Indenture Act Controls. 

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA § 318(c), the imposed duties will
control. 
 Section 11.2    Notices. 

Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or by first class
mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other’s address: 

If to the Company: 
 Meridian
Bioscience, Inc. 
 3471 River Hills Drive 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45244-3091 

Attention: Chief Financial Officer 

Telephone No.: (513) 271-3700 

With a copy to: 
 Keating
Muething & Klekamp PLL 
 1 East 4th Street, Suite 1400 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 

Attention: F. Mark Reuter, Esq. 

Facsimile No.: (513) 579-6457 

Telephone No.: (513) 579-6400 

If to the Trustee: 
 U.S. Bank
National Association 
 425 Walnut Street, 6th Floor 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 

Attention: Corporate Trust Services 

Facsimile No.: (513) 632-4278 

The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.


  
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 All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have
been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and the next Business Day after timely
delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery. 
 Any notice or communication to a Holder will be
mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar (or in the case of Notes in global form, pursuant to
the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary). Any notice or communication will also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in
it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Global Note, where this Indenture or any Global Note provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption
or repurchase) to a Holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the Applicable Procedures, including by electronic mail in accordance with
the standing instructions from the Depositary. 
 If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time
prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. 
 If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it
will mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time. 
 The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions
pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however, that (a) the party providing such written instructions,
subsequent to such transmission of written instructions, shall provide the originally executed instructions or directions to the Trustee in a timely manner, and (b) such originally executed instructions or directions shall be signed by an
authorized representative of the party providing such instructions or directions. If the party elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and
the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly
from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks
arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third
parties. 
 Section 11.3    Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes. 

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

  
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 Section 11.4    Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent 

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee: 
 (1)    an Officer’s Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers (who may rely upon an
Opinion of Counsel as to matters of law), all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and 

(2)    an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel (who may rely upon an Officer’s Certificate
as to matters of fact), all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied. 
 Section 11.5    Statements Required
in Certificate or Opinion. 
 Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this
Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) must comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and must include: 

(1)    a statement that the Person 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 Person,
he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and 

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

 Section 11.6    Rules by Holders and Agents. 

Holders may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for its functions. 
 Section 11.7    Calculation of Foreign Currency Amounts. 

The calculation of the Dollar equivalent amount for any amount denominated in a foreign currency shall be the noon buying rate in the City of
New York as certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the date on which such determination is required to be made or, if such day is not a day on which such rate is published, the rate most recently published prior to such day. 

  
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 Section 11.8    No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
Shareholders. 
 No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, will have
any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws. 

Section 11.9    Governing Law. 

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, AND THE GUARANTEES, IF ANY, WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. 

Section 11.10    No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. 

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other
Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture. 
 Section 11.11    Successors.

 All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this
Indenture will bind its successors. 
 Section 11.12    Severability. 

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 
 Section 11.13    Counterpart Originals. 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original
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. 

Section 11.14    Table of Contents, Headings, etc. 

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of
reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 

  
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 Section 11.15    Waiver of Jury Trial 

EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY
JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 

Section 11.16    Patriot Act Compliance 

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act 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, which information includes
the name, address, tax identification number and formation documents and other information that will allow the Trustee to identify the person or legal entity in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. The parties to this Agreement agree that they will
provide the Trustee with such information in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act. 
 [Signatures on
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 SIGNATURES 

Dated as of [                ] 

 

			
	 MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE,
INC.



 
			
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	 
	Title:	 	 


  

			
	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee



 
			
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	 
	Title:	 	 


 [Signature Page to Indenture] 

  
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