Third Supplemental Indenture (11-3/8% senior subordinated notes due 2016)



 Exhibit 4.2 
 EXECUTION COPY 
 THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Third Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of May 8, 2012, among VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), VERSO PAPER INC., a Delaware corporation (together with the Company, the “Issuers”), the GUARANTORS party thereto (the “Guarantors”), and WILMINGTON TRUST
COMPANY, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”). 
 WITNESSETH 

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the
“Original Indenture”), dated as of August 1, 2006, providing for the issuance of the Issuers’ 11 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the “Securities”), initially in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental
Indenture (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 30, 2009, among the Issuers, the new guarantors named therein and the Trustee, and as further amended and supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture (the
“Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of January 10, 2011, among the Issuers, the new guarantor named therein and the Trustee (the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second
Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”); 
 WHEREAS, Section 9.02(a) of the Indenture provides that the
Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture with respect to the Securities with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding voting as a single class (including
consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities) (the “Requisite Consents”); 

WHEREAS, the Issuers distributed a confidential offering memorandum and consent solicitation dated April 25, 2012, as supplemented
by Supplement No. 1 dated as of May 7, 2012 (as amended and supplemented, the “Offering Memorandum”), in order to, among other things, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offering Memorandum, solicit consents
(the “Consents”) from Holders to certain amendments to the Indenture and the Securities (the “Proposed Amendments”); 
 WHEREAS, the Holders of 95.12% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities have validly tendered Consents and not validly withdrawn their Consents to the adoption of the Proposed Amendments;

 WHEREAS, having received the Requisite Consents from the outstanding Securities, pursuant to Section 9.02(a) of the
Indenture, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee desire to amend the Indenture; 
 WHEREAS, the Issuers, the Guarantors
and the Trustee are authorized to execute and deliver this Third Supplemental Indenture; 







 WHEREAS, the Issuers have complied with all conditions precedent provided for in the
Indenture relating to this Third Supplemental Indenture; 
 WHEREAS, the Issuers have requested that the Trustee execute and
deliver this Third Supplemental Indenture; and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to this Third Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture (as so
amended by this Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Amended and Restated Indenture”) will be amended and restated in its entirety, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Amended and Restated Indenture.

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities as follows: 

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Amended
and Restated Indenture. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Third Supplemental Indenture refer to this Third Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any
particular section hereof. 
 2. Effectiveness. This Third Supplemental Indenture and the Amended and Restated Indenture
shall become effective immediately upon its execution and delivery by the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee; provided that the amendments to the Indenture set forth herein shall not be operative until all of the Securities that have been
tendered and accepted for payment have been paid for in accordance with the terms of the Offering Memorandum. 
 3. Amendment
and Restatement. The Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree that the Indenture (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A hereto. 

4. Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. This Third Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture and the Amended
and Restated Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby. 
 5. Governing Law. THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 

6. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Third
Supplemental Indenture. 
 7. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Third Supplemental
Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 
 8. Effect of
Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ ROBERT P. MUNDY

	 Name:
	 	Robert P. Mundy
	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President & Chief
 Financial Officer

	
	VERSO PAPER INC.
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ ROBERT P. MUNDY

	 Name:
	 	Robert P. Mundy
	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President & Chief
 Financial Officer



 GUARANTORS: 
 VERSO PAPER LLC 
 VERSO ANDROSCOGGIN LLC 
 VERSO BUCKSPORT LLC 
 VERSO SARTELL LLC 
 VERSO QUINNESEC LLC 
 VERSO MAINE ENERGY LLC 

VERSO FIBER FARM LLC 
 VERSO QUINNESEC REP
HOLDING INC. 
 NEXTIER SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 
  

			
	 By:
	 	 /s/ ROBERT P. MUNDY

	 Name:
	 	Robert P. Mundy
	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President & Chief
		 	Financial Officer

 [Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture] 

  









			
	 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
 as Trustee

		
	By:	 	 /s/ GEOFFREY J. LEWIS

	Name:	 	Geoffrey J. Lewis
	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President


 [Signature page to Supplemental Indenture] 







 Exhibit A 
 Amended and Restated Indenture 







 VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC 

and 
 VERSO PAPER
INC. 
 as Issuers, 
 and the Guarantors named herein 
 11 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 

INDENTURE 
 Dated
as of August 1, 2006 
 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, 
 as Trustee 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
	 	  	Page	 
		
	ARTICLE 1	  			
		
	DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE	  			
		
	 SECTION 1.01. Definitions
	  	 	1	  
	 SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions
	  	 	21	  
	 SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
	  	 	22	  
	 SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction
	  	 	23	  
		
	ARTICLE 2	  			
		
	THE SECURITIES	  			
	 SECTION 2.01. Amount of Securities
	  	 	23	  
	 SECTION 2.02. Form and Dating
	  	 	24	  
	 SECTION 2.03. Execution and Authentication
	  	 	24	  
	 SECTION 2.04. Registrar and Paying Agent
	  	 	24	  
	 SECTION 2.05. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
	  	 	25	  
	 SECTION 2.06. Holder Lists
	  	 	25	  
	 SECTION 2.07. Transfer and Exchange
	  	 	25	  
	 SECTION 2.08. Replacement Securities
	  	 	26	  
	 SECTION 2.09. Outstanding Securities
	  	 	26	  
	 SECTION 2.10. Temporary Securities
	  	 	26	  
	 SECTION 2.11. Cancellation
	  	 	26	  
	 SECTION 2.12. Defaulted Interest
	  	 	26	  
	 SECTION 2.13. CUSIP Numbers, ISINs, etc.
	  	 	26	  
	 SECTION 2.14. Calculation of Principal Amount of Securities
	  	 	27	  
		
	ARTICLE 3	  			
		
	REDEMPTION	  			
	 SECTION 3.01. Redemption
	  	 	27	  
	 SECTION 3.02. Applicability of Article
	  	 	27	  
	 SECTION 3.03. Notices to Trustee
	  	 	27	  









					
	 SECTION 3.04. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed
	  	 	27	  
	 SECTION 3.05. Notice of Optional Redemption
	  	 	27	  
	 SECTION 3.06. Effect of Notice of Redemption
	  	 	28	  
	 SECTION 3.07. Deposit of Redemption Price
	  	 	28	  
	 SECTION 3.08. Securities Redeemed in Part
	  	 	28	  
		
	ARTICLE 4	  			
		
	COVENANTS	  			
		
	 SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities
	  	 	28	  
	 SECTION 4.02. Reports and Other Information
	  	 	28	  
	 SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock
	  	 	30	  
	 SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments
	  	 	33	  
	 SECTION 4.05. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
	  	 	36	  
	 SECTION 4.06. Asset Sales
	  	 	37	  
	 SECTION 4.07. Transactions with Affiliates
	  	 	39	  
	 SECTION 4.08. Change of Control
	  	 	41	  
	 SECTION 4.09. Compliance Certificate
	  	 	42	  
	 SECTION 4.10. Further Instruments and Acts
	  	 	42	  
	 SECTION 4.11. Future Guarantors
	  	 	42	  
	 SECTION 4.12. Liens
	  	 	42	  
	 SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness
	  	 	42	  
	 SECTION 4.14. Maintenance of Office or Agency
	  	 	42	  
	 SECTION 4.15. Limitation on Business Activities of Finance Co.
	  	 	43	  
		
	ARTICLE 5	  			
		
	SUCCESSOR COMPANY	  			
		
	 SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets
	  	 	43	  
		
	ARTICLE 6	  			
		
	DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES	  			
		
	 SECTION 6.01. Events of Default
	  	 	45	  
	 SECTION 6.02. Acceleration
	  	 	46	  
	 SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies
	  	 	46	  
	 SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults
	  	 	46	  
	 SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority
	  	 	46	  
	 SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits
	  	 	47	  
	 SECTION 6.07. Rights of the Holders to Receive Payment
	  	 	47	  
	 SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee
	  	 	47	  
	 SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	  	 	47	  
	 SECTION 6.10. Priorities
	  	 	47	  
	 SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs
	  	 	48	  
	 SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws
	  	 	48	  
		
	ARTICLE 7	  			
		
	TRUSTEE	  			
		
	 SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee
	  	 	48	  
	 SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee
	  	 	49	  
	 SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee
	  	 	49	  
	 SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer
	  	 	49	  
	 SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults
	  	 	50	  
	 SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to the Holders
	  	 	50	  
	 SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity
	  	 	50	  
	 SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee
	  	 	50	  
	 SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger
	  	 	51	  
	 SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification
	  	 	51	  









					
	 SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuers
	  	 	51	  
		
	ARTICLE 8	  			
		
	DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE	  			
		
	 SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance
	  	 	51	  
	 SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance
	  	 	52	  
	 SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money
	  	 	53	  
	 SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company
	  	 	53	  
	 SECTION 8.05. Indemnity for Government Obligations
	  	 	53	  
	 SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement
	  	 	53	  
		
	ARTICLE 9	  			
		
	AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS	  			
		
	 SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of the Holders
	  	 	53	  
	 SECTION 9.02. With Consent of the Holders
	  	 	54	  
	 SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
	  	 	54	  
	 SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers
	  	 	54	  
	 SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities
	  	 	55	  
	 SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments
	  	 	55	  
	 SECTION 9.07. Payment for Consent
	  	 	55	  
	 SECTION 9.08. Additional Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount
	  	 	55	  
		
	ARTICLE 10	  			
		
	SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES	  			
		
	 SECTION 10.01. Agreement to Subordinate
	  	 	55	  
	 SECTION 10.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy
	  	 	56	  
	 SECTION 10.03. Default on Designated Senior Indebtedness
	  	 	56	  
	 SECTION 10.04. Acceleration of Payment of Securities
	  	 	556	  
	 SECTION 10.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 10.06. Subrogation
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 10.07. Relative Rights
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 10.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by the Issuers
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 10.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 10.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 10.11. Article 10 Not to Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right to Accelerate
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 10.12. Trust Monies Not Subordinated
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 10.13. Trustee Entitled to Rely
	  	 	57	  
	 SECTION 10.14. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination
	  	 	58	  
	 SECTION 10.15. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness
	  	 	58	  
	 SECTION 10.16. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions
	  	 	58	  
		
	ARTICLE 11	  			
		
	GUARANTEES	  			
		
	 SECTION 11.01. Guarantees
	  	 	58	  
	 SECTION 11.02. Limitation on Liability
	  	 	59	  
	 SECTION 11.03. Successors and Assigns
	  	 	60	  
	 SECTION 11.04. No Waiver
	  	 	60	  
	 SECTION 11.05. Modification
	  	 	60	  
	 SECTION 11.06. Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors
	  	 	60	  
	 SECTION 11.07. Non-Impairment
	  	 	60	  
		
	ARTICLE 12	  			
		
	SUBORDINATION OF THE GUARANTEES	  			
		
	 SECTION 12.01. Agreement to Subordinate
	  	 	61	  
	 SECTION 12.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy
	  	 	61	  
	 SECTION 12.03. Default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor
	  	 	61	  









					
	 SECTION 12.04. Demand for Payment
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 12.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 12.06. Subrogation
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 12.07. Relative Rights
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 12.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by a Guarantor
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 12.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 12.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 12.11. Article 12 Not to Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right to Accelerate
	  	 	62	  
	 SECTION 12.12. Trustee Entitled to Rely
	  	 	63	  
	 SECTION 12.13. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination
	  	 	63	  
	 SECTION 12.14. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor
	  	 	63	  
	 SECTION 12.15. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor on Subordination Provisions
	  	 	63	  
	 SECTION 12.16. Trust Monies Not Subordinated
	  	 	63	  
		
	ARTICLE 13	  			
		
	MISCELLANEOUS	  			
		
	 SECTION 13.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls
	  	 	63	  
	 SECTION 13.02. Notices
	  	 	64	  
	 SECTION 13.03. Communication by the Holders with Other Holders
	  	 	64	  
	 SECTION 13.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	  	 	64	  
	 SECTION 13.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
	  	 	64	  
	 SECTION 13.06. When Securities Disregarded
	  	 	65	  
	 SECTION 13.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar
	  	 	65	  
	 SECTION 13.08. Legal Holidays
	  	 	65	  
	 SECTION 13.09. GOVERNING LAW
	  	 	65	  
	 SECTION 13.10. No Recourse Against Others
	  	 	65	  
	 SECTION 13.11. Successors
	  	 	65	  
	 SECTION 13.12. Multiple Originals
	  	 	65	  
	 SECTION 13.13. Table of Contents; Headings
	  	 	65	  
	 SECTION 13.14. Indenture Controls
	  	 	65	  
	 SECTION 13.15. Severability
	  	 	65	  

  

					
	Appendix A	  	–	  	Provisions Relating to Initial Securities, Additional Securities and Exchange Securities
			
	EXHIBIT INDEX	  		  	
			
	Exhibit A	  	–	  	Initial Security
	Exhibit B	  	–	  	Exchange Security
	Exhibit C	  	–	  	Form of Transferee Letter of Representation
	Exhibit D	  	–	  	Form of Supplemental Indenture








 CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE 

 

							
	 TIA
 Section
	  	 	  	 Indenture
 Section

				
	310  	 	(a)(1)	  		  	7.10
				
		 	(a)(2)	  		  	7.10
				
		 	(a)(3)	  		  	N.A.
				
		 	(a)(4)	  		  	N.A.
				
		 	(b)	  		  	 7.08;

7.10

				
		 	(c)	  		  	N.A.
				
	311	 	(a)	  		  	7.11
				
		 	(b)	  		  	7.11
				
		 	(c)	  		  	N.A.
				
	312	 	(a)	  		  	2.06
				
		 	(b)	  		  	13.03
				
		 	(c)	  		  	13.03
				
	313	 	(a)	  		  	7.06
				
		 	(b)(1)	  		  	N.A.
				
		 	(b)(2)	  		  	7.06
				
		 	(c)	  		  	7.06
				
		 	(d)	  		  	 4.02;

4.09

				
	314	 	(a)	  		  	 4.02;

4.09

				
		 	(b)	  		  	N.A.
				
		 	(c)(1)	  		  	13.04









							
		 	(c)(2)	  		  	13.04
				
		 	(c)(3)	  		  	N.A.
				
		 	(d)	  		  	N.A.
				
		 	(e)	  		  	13.05
				
		 	(f)	  		  	4.10
				
	315  	 	(a)	  		  	7.01
				
		 	(b)	  		  	7.05
				
		 	(c)	  		  	7.01
				
		 	(d)	  		  	7.01
				
		 	(e)	  		  	6.11
				
	316	 	(a)(last sentence)	  		  	13.06
				
		 	(a)(1)(A)	  		  	6.05
				
		 	(a)(1)(B)	  		  	6.04
				
		 	(a)(2)	  		  	N.A.
				
		 	(b)	  		  	6.07
				
	317	 	(a)(1)	  		  	6.08
				
		 	(a)(2)	  		  	6.09
				
		 	(b)	  		  	2.05
				
	318	 	(a)	  		  	13.01

 N.A. Means Not Applicable. 
 Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purposes, be deemed to be part of this Indenture. 







 INDENTURE dated as of August 1, 2006 among VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”), VERSO PAPER INC., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Co.” and, together with the Company, the “Issuer” and each an “Issuer”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) and WILMINGTON TRUST
COMPANY, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). 
 Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other
parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of (a) $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 113/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2016 (the “Original Securities”) issued on the date
hereof, (b) any Additional Securities (as defined herein) that may be issued after the date hereof in the form of Exhibit A (all such securities in clauses (a) and (b) being referred to collectively as the “Initial
Securities”) and (c) if and when issued as provided in the Registration Agreement (as defined in Appendix A hereto (the “Appendix”)) or otherwise registered under the Securities Act and issued, the Issuers’ 113/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2016 (the “Exchange Securities” and, together with the Initial Securities, the “Securities”) issued in the Registered Exchange Offer (as defined in the Appendix) in exchange for any Initial
Securities or otherwise registered under the Securities Act and issued in the form of Exhibit B. Subject to the conditions and compliance with the covenants set forth herein, the Issuers may issue an unlimited aggregate principal amount of
Additional Securities. 
 ARTICLE 1 
 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
 SECTION 1.01. Definitions. 

“Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person: 
 (1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and 

(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person. 
 “Acquisition” means the acquisition by Affiliates of the Sponsors of certain assets and equity interests in certain entities, in each case relating to the catalog and magazine paper business of
the Seller pursuant to the terms of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale. 
 “Acquisition Documents” means the Agreement of Purchase and
Sale and any other document entered into in connection therewith, in each case as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time prior to the Issue Date or thereafter (so long as any amendment, supplement or modification after the Issue Date,
together with all other amendments, supplements and modifications after the Issue Date, taken as a whole, is not more disadvantageous to the holders of the Securities in any material respect than the Acquisition Documents as in effect on the Issue
Date). 
 “Additional Securities” means 113/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 issued under the terms of this Indenture subsequent
to the Issue Date. 
 “Adjusted EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person
for such period plus, without duplication, to the extent the same was deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income: 
 (1) Consolidated
Taxes; plus 
 (2) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus 
 (3) Consolidated Non-cash Charges; plus 
 (4) business optimization expenses and other
restructuring charges or expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the effect of inventory optimization programs, plant closures, retention, systems establishment costs and excess pension charges);
provided that with respect to each business optimization expense or other restructuring charge, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying and quantifying such expense or charge and stating that
such expense or charge is a business optimization expense or other restructuring charge, as the case may be; plus 
 (5) the amount of
management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid to the Sponsors (or any accruals relating to such fees and related expenses) during such period pursuant to the terms of the agreements between the Sponsors and the
Company and its Subsidiaries as described with particularity in the Offering Circular and as in effect on the Issue Date; plus 

  
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 (6) non-operating expenses (minus non-operating income); 

less, without duplication, 
 (7) non-cash items
increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding the recognition of deferred revenue or any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period and any items for which
cash was received in a prior period). 
 “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” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and
“under common control with”), 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. 
 “Agreement of Purchase and Sale” means the agreement of purchase and sale, dated as
of June 4, 2006, by and among International Paper Company, a New York corporation, CMP Investments LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and CMP Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to
time. 
 “Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Security on any applicable redemption date, the greater of: 

(1) 1% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Security; and 
 (2) the excess of: 
 (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption
price of the Security, at August 1, 2011 as set forth in Paragraph 5 of the applicable Security plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Security through August 1, 2011 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed
using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over 
 (b) the then outstanding principal
amount of the Security. 
 “Asset Sale” means: 
 (1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of property or assets (including by way of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction)
outside the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”) or 
 (2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable law) of any
Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions), 
 in each case other than: 
 (a) a disposition of Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or
obsolete or worn out property or equipment in the ordinary course of business; 
 (b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 5.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control; 
 (c) any
Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.04; 
 (d) any disposition of assets
or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, which assets or Equity Interests so disposed or issued have an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $10.0 million; 
 (e) any disposition of property or assets, or the issuance of securities, by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; 
 (f) any exchange of assets (including a combination of assets and Cash Equivalents) for assets related
to a Similar Business of comparable or greater market value or usefulness to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the Company, which in the event of an exchange of assets with a Fair
Market Value in excess of (A) $10.0 million shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate, and (B) $20.0 million shall be set forth in a resolution approved in good faith by at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the
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 (g) foreclosure on assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 

(h) any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary; 

(i) the lease, assignment or sublease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business; 

(j) any sale of inventory or other assets in the ordinary course of business; 
 (k) any grant in the ordinary course of business of any license of patents, trademarks, know-how or any other intellectual property; 
 (l) a transfer of accounts receivable and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Receivables Financing” (or a fractional undivided interest therein) by a Receivables
Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing; 
 (m) the sale of any property in a Sale/Leaseback Transaction within six months of the
acquisition of such property; and 
 (n) any sale of Specified Non-Core Assets. 
 “Bank Indebtedness” means any and all amounts payable under or in respect of the Credit Agreement and the other Senior Credit Documents as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced,
restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including after termination of the Credit Agreement), including principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any
petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to either of the Issuers whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, guarantees and all other amounts
payable thereunder or in respect thereof. 
 “Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors or managers, as
applicable, of such Person (or, if such Person is a partnership, the board of directors or other governing body of the general partner of such Person) or any duly authorized committee thereof. 

“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law to close
in New York City. 
 “Capital Stock” means: 
 (1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares; 
 (2) in the case of an association
or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; 
 (3)
in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and 
 (4) 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. 
 “Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be
capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Cash
Contribution Amount” means the aggregate amount of cash contributions made to the capital of the Company described in the definition of “Contribution Indebtedness.” 
 “Cash Equivalents” means: 
 (1) U.S. Dollars, pounds sterling, euros, the national
currency of any member state in the European Union or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business; 

(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any country that is a member of the European Union or any
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 (3) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by
the government of the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in each case with maturities not exceeding 270 days after the date of acquisition and held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of
business; 
 (4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of
acquisition, bankers’ acceptances, in each case with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250 million and whose long-term debt is rated
“A” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency); 
 (5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in
clause (3) above; 
 (6) commercial paper issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Company) rated at least
“A-1” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) and in each case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition; 

(7) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two
highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;

 (8) Indebtedness issued by Persons (other than the Sponsors or any of their Affiliates) with a rating of “A” or
higher from S&P or “A-2” or higher from Moody’s in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition; 
 (9) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (8) above; and 
 (10) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (1) through (9) above denominated in euros or any other foreign currency and comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred
to above and commonly used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction.

 “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: 
 (i) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to a Person other than any of the
Permitted Holders; or 
 (ii) the Issuers become aware (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) of the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the
purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), other than any of the Permitted Holders, in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger,
consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or
any direct or indirect parent of the Company; or 
 (iii) individuals who on the Issue Date constituted the Board of Directors of the Company
(together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors of the Company or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by (a) a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in
office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or (b) the Permitted Holders) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company then
in office. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 “Company” means the party named as such in the Preamble to this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor and, for purposes of any provision contained herein
and required by the TIA, each other obligor on the Securities. 
 “consolidated” means, with respect to any Person, such Person
consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of such Person in an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be accounted for as an Investment. 

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 (1) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the
extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of original issue discount, the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, and net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant to interest rate
Hedging Obligations and excluding amortization of deferred financing fees and expensing of any bridge or other financing fees); plus 
 (2)
consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; plus 
 (3)
commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges Incurred in connection with any Receivables Financing which are payable to Persons other than the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus 

(4) interest income for such period. 

“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that: 
 (1) any net after-tax extraordinary,
nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income, expenses or charges (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), including, without limitation, any expenses related to any reconstruction, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for
alternate uses, any expenses constituting transition expenses attributable to the Company becoming an independent operating company in connection with the Transactions, any severance expenses, and fees, expenses or charges related to any Equity
Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition or Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by this Indenture (in each case, whether or not successful), including any such fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments made under the Acquisition
Documents or otherwise related to the Transactions, in each case, shall be excluded; 
 (2) any increase in amortization or depreciation or any
one-time non-cash charges increases or reductions in Net Income, in each case resulting from purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition that is consummated after the Issue Date shall be excluded; 

(3) the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period; 

(4) any net after-tax income or loss from discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of discontinued operations shall be
excluded; 
 (5) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business
dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) shall be excluded; 
 (6) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of indebtedness shall be excluded; 

(7) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of such Person, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by
the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in
respect of such period; 
 (8) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (1) of the
definition of Cumulative Credit, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Finance Co. or any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such
Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions have been legally
waived; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or converted into cash) by any such Restricted Subsidiary to such
Person, to the extent not already included therein; 
 (9) an amount equal to the amount of Tax Distributions actually made to any parent or
equity holder of such Person in respect of such period in accordance with Section 4.04(b)(xii) shall be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by such Person for such period; 

(10) any impairment charges or asset write-offs and amortization of intangibles in each case arising pursuant to the application of GAAP shall be
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 (11) any non-cash expense realized or resulting from employee benefit plans or post-employment benefit
plans, grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights to officers, directors and employees of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded; 

(12) any (a) severance or relocation costs or expenses, (b) one-time non-cash compensation charges, (c) the costs and expenses after the
Issue Date related to employment of terminated employees, (d) costs or expenses realized in connection with, resulting from or in anticipation of the Transactions or (e) costs or expenses realized in connection with or resulting from stock
appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights existing on the Issue Date of officers, directors and employees, in each case of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, shall be excluded; 

(13) accruals and reserves that are established within 12 months after the Issue Date and that are so required to be established in accordance with GAAP
shall be excluded; 
 (14) solely for purposes of calculating Adjusted EBITDA, (a) the Net Income of any Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries shall be calculated without deducting the income attributable to, or adding the losses attributable to, the minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary except to the extent of dividends
declared or paid in respect of such period or any prior period on the shares of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary held by such third parties and (b) any ordinary course dividend, distribution or other payment paid in cash and received
from any Person in excess of amounts included in clause (7) above shall be included; 
 (15)(a)(i) the non-cash portion of
“straight-line” rent expense shall be excluded and (ii) the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense which exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense shall be included and (b) non-cash gains,
losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 shall be excluded; 
 (16) unrealized gains and losses relating to hedging transactions and mark-to-market of Indebtedness denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the applications of Financial Accounting Standards 52
shall be excluded; 
 (17) solely for the purpose of calculating Restricted Payments, the difference, if positive, of the Consolidated Taxes of
the Company calculated in accordance with GAAP and the actual Consolidated Taxes paid in cash by the Company during any Reference Period shall be included; 
 (18) any currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness, and any net loss or gain resulting from hedging transactions for currency exchange risk, shall be
excluded; and 
 (19) non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances shall be excluded. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.04 only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any dividends, repayments
of loans or advances or other transfers of assets from Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the extent such dividends, repayments or transfers increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted
under clauses (D) and (E) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit.” 
 “Consolidated Non-cash Charges” means, with
respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period on a consolidated basis and
otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding any such charge which consists of or requires an accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges for any future period. 
 “Consolidated Taxes” means provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including, without limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes and any Tax Distributions taken into account
in calculating Consolidated Net Income. 
 “Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person
guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without
limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent: 
 (1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property
constituting direct or indirect security therefor, 
 (2) to advance or supply funds: 
 (a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation; or 
 (b) to maintain working
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 (3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such
primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. 

“Contribution Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of any Issuer or any Guarantor in an aggregate principal amount not greater than twice the
aggregate amount of cash contributions (other than Excluded Contributions) made to the capital of the Company or any Guarantor after the Issue Date; provided that: 
 (1) such cash contributions have not been used to make a Restricted Payment, 
 (2) if the
aggregate principal amount of such Contribution Indebtedness is greater than the aggregate amount of such cash contributions to the capital of the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, the amount in excess shall be Indebtedness (other than
Secured Indebtedness) with a Stated Maturity later than the Stated Maturity of the Securities, and 
 (3) such Contribution Indebtedness
(a) is Incurred within 180 days after the making of such cash contributions and (b) is so designated as Contribution Indebtedness pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate on the Incurrence date thereof. 

“Credit Agreement” means (i) the credit agreement entered into in connection with, and on or prior to, the consummation of the
Acquisition, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including
any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or any successor or replacement
agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof, among the Company, the guarantors named therein, the financial institutions named therein, and Credit Suisse,
Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent, and (ii) whether or not the credit agreement referred to in clause (i) remains outstanding, if designated by the Company to be included in the definition of “Credit Agreement,” one
or more (A) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from
lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or
(C) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different borrowers or issuers and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated,
replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time. 
 “Cumulative Credit” means the sum of (without duplication): 

(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period, the “Reference Period”) from July 1,
2006 to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus
100% of such deficit), plus 
 (B) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds, including cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in
accordance with the next succeeding sentence) of property other than cash, received by the Company after the Issue Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (excluding Refunding Capital Stock, Designated Preferred Stock,
Excluded Contributions, Disqualified Stock and the Cash Contribution Amount), including Equity Interests issued upon conversion of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or upon exercise of warrants or options (other than an issuance or sale to a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), plus 
 (C) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the capital of the Company received in cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in accordance with the next succeeding sentence) of property other
than cash after the Issue Date (other than Excluded Contributions, Refunding Capital Stock, Designated Preferred Stock, Disqualified Stock and the Cash Contribution Amount), plus 
 (D) the principal amount of any Indebtedness, or the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
thereof issued after the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock issued to a Restricted Subsidiary) which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests in the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or any direct or
indirect parent of the Company (provided in the case of any parent, such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock is retired or extinguished), plus 
 (E) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in accordance with the next succeeding sentence) of property other
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 (I) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of
Restricted Investments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and from repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person (other than the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries) and from repayments of loans or advances which constituted Restricted Investments (other than in each case to the extent that the Restricted Investment was made pursuant to clause (vii) or (x) of
Section 4.04(b)), 
 (II) the sale (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of the Capital Stock of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, or 
 (III) a distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus 

(F) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company has been redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or
amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Fair Market Value (as determined in accordance with the next succeeding sentence) of the Investment of
the Company in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), after taking into account any Indebtedness associated with the Unrestricted Subsidiary
so designated or combined or any Indebtedness associated with the assets so transferred or conveyed (other than in each case to the extent that the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was made pursuant to clause
(vii) or (x) of Section 4.04(b) or constituted a Permitted Investment). 
 The Fair Market Value of property other than cash
covered by clauses (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) of this definition of “Cumulative Credit” shall be determined in good faith by the Company and 
 (x) in the event of property with a Fair Market Value in excess of $10.0 million, shall be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate or 
 (y) in the event of property with a Fair Market Value in excess of $20.0 million, shall be set forth in a resolution approved by at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company. 

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

“Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection
with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-cash Consideration. 
 “Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Company
or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, as applicable (other than Disqualified Stock), that is issued for cash (other than to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, on the issuance date thereof. 
 “Designated Senior Indebtedness” means, with respect to an Issuer or a Guarantor: 
 (1)
the Bank Indebtedness; and 
 (2) any other Senior Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor which, at the date of determination, has an
aggregate principal amount outstanding of, or under which, at the date of determination, the holders thereof are committed to lend up to, at least $25.0 million and is specifically designated by the Issuers or such Guarantor in the instrument
evidencing or governing such Senior Indebtedness as “Designated Senior Indebtedness” for purposes of this Indenture. 

“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security
into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event: 
 (1) matures or is
mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale; provided that the relevant asset sale or change of control provisions, taken as a whole, are no more
favorable in any material respect to holders of such Capital Stock than the asset sale and change of control provisions applicable to the Securities and any purchase requirement triggered thereby may not become operative until compliance with the
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 (2) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of such Person, or 

(3) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, 
 in each case prior to 91 days after the maturity date of the Securities; provided, however, that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so
convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or
to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company in order
to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided, further, that any class of Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms authorizes such
Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock. 
 “Domestic Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary. 

“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that
is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock). 
 “Equity Offering” means any public or private sale after the Issue Date
of common stock or Preferred Stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, as applicable (other than Disqualified Stock), other than: 
 (1) public offerings with respect to the Company’s or such direct or indirect parent’s common stock registered on Form S-8; and 
 (2) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution. 
 “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 

“Exchange Offer Registration Statement” means the registration statement filed with the SEC in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer.

 “Excluded Contributions” means the Cash Equivalents or other assets (valued at their Fair Market Value as determined in good faith
by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Company) received by the Company after the Issue Date from: 
 (1) contributions to its
common equity capital, and 
 (2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to any Subsidiary management equity plan or stock
option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Company, 
 in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Capital Stock is sold, as the
case may be. 
 “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an
arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. 
 “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period.
In the event that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurs, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other than in the case of revolving credit borrowings or revolving advances under any Qualified Receivables Financing, in
which case interest expense shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period) or issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the
period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be
calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the
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 For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers,
consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to an operating unit of a business, and any operational changes that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has either
determined to make or made after the Issue Date and during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation Date (each, for purposes of this definition, a “pro
forma event”) shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations (including the Transactions) discontinued operations and operational changes (and the change of any
associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Adjusted EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted
Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, discontinued operation or operational change, in each
case with respect to an operating unit of a business, that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment,
acquisition, disposition, discontinued operation, merger, consolidation or operational change had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period. 
 For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any pro forma event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of
the Company. Any such pro forma calculation may include adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Issuers as set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, to reflect (1) operating expense reductions and other
operating improvements or synergies reasonably expected to result from the applicable pro forma event (including, to the extent applicable, from the Transactions), and (2) all adjustments of the nature used in connection with the calculation of
“Adjusted EBITDA” as set forth in footnote 4 to the “Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial Data” under “Offering Circular Summary” in the Offering Circular to the extent such adjustments, without duplication,
continue to be applicable to such four-quarter period (including, without limitation, the adjustment set forth therein concerning the termination of unfavorable gas pricing arrangements with respect to any four quarter period that includes the first
fiscal quarter of 2006). 
 If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such
Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a
remaining term in excess of 12 months). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of interest
implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based
upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate,
or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Issuers may designate. 
 “Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of: 
 (1) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period, and 
 (2) all cash dividend
payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries. 
 “Flow Through Entity” means an entity that is treated as a partnership not taxable as a corporation, a grantor trust or a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes or subject to
treatment on a comparable basis for purposes of state, local or foreign tax law. 
 “Foreign Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary
not organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or territory or the District of Columbia thereof and any direct or indirect subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary. 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States 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 on the Issue Date. For the purposes of this Indenture, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person shall mean such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and shall not
include any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of such Person in an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be accounted for as an Investment. 
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 “guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection
in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations. 

“Guarantor” means any Person that Incurs a Guarantee; provided that upon the release or discharge of such Person from its Guarantee in
accordance with this Indenture, such Person ceases to be a Guarantor. 
 “Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the
obligations of such Person under: 
 (1) currency exchange, interest rate or commodity swap agreements, currency exchange, interest rate or
commodity cap agreements and currency exchange, interest rate or commodity collar agreements; and 
 (2) other agreements or arrangements
designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange, interest rates and/or commodity prices. 
 “Holder” or
“Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s books. 
 “Increased Amount”
means, with respect to any Indebtedness, any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of
additional Indebtedness with the same terms or in the form of common stock of the Company, the payment of dividends on Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock of the same class, accretion of original issue discount or
liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness described in clause (3) of the
definition of “Indebtedness”. 
 “Incur” means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for;
provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by
such Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary. 
 “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person: 

(1) the principal and premium (if any) of any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) in respect of borrowed money,
(b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (c) representing the deferred and unpaid purchase
price of any property (except (i) any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor Incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligations until such obligation becomes a
liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP), which purchase price is due more than six months after the date of placing the property in service or taking delivery and title thereto, (d) in respect of Capitalized Lease
Obligations, or (e) representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes
thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; 
 (2) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation of such Person to be
liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the Indebtedness of another Person (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business); 

(3) to the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person (whether or not such
Indebtedness is assumed by such Person); provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of: (a) the Fair Market Value of such asset at such date of determination, and (b) the amount of such
Indebtedness of such other Person; and 
 (4) to the extent not otherwise included, with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
the amount then outstanding (i.e., advanced, and received by, and available for use by, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) under any Receivables Financing (as set forth in the books and records of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary and confirmed by the agent, trustee or other representative of the institution or group providing such Receivables Financing); 

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (1) Contingent Obligations Incurred
in the ordinary course of business and not in respect of borrowed money; (2) deferred or prepaid revenues; (3) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed
obligations of the respective seller; (4) Obligations under or in respect of Qualified Receivables Financing or (5) obligations under the Acquisition Documents. 
 Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, Indebtedness shall not include, and shall be calculated without giving effect to, the effects of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
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interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded
derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness; and any such amounts that would have constituted Indebtedness under this Indenture but for the application of this sentence shall not be deemed an Incurrence of Indebtedness under this
Indenture. 
 “Indenture” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time. 

“Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm or consultant, in each case of nationally recognized
standing, that is, in the good faith determination of the Company, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged. 

“Investment Grade Securities” means: 

(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash
Equivalents), 
 (2) securities that have a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or equivalent) by
S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency, but excluding any debt securities or loans or advances between and among the Company and its Subsidiaries; 
 (3) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment and/or
distribution, and 
 (4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments
and in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition. 
 “Investments” means, with respect to any
Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit and advances to customers and commission,
travel and similar advances to officers, employees and consultants made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and
investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet of the Company in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property. For
purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.04: 
 (1) “Investments” shall include the
portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided,
however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary equal to an amount (if positive) equal to:

 (a) the Company’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less 

(b) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at
the time of such redesignation; and 
 (2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market
Value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 “Issue Date”
means August 1, 2006, the date on which the Original Securities are issued. 
 “Issuer” or “Issuers” means the Company
and Finance Co., but not any of their respective Subsidiaries. 
 “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature
thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction); provided that in no
event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien. 
 “Management Group” means the group consisting of the directors,
executive officers and other management personnel of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, as the case may be, on the Issue Date together with (1) any new directors whose election by such boards of directors or whose
nomination for election by the equity holders of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, as applicable, was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, as
applicable, then still in office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination was previously so approved and (2) executive officers and other management personnel of the Company or any direct or indirect


  
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parent of the Company, as applicable, hired at a time when the directors on the Issue Date together with the directors so approved constituted a majority of the directors of the Company or any
direct or indirect parent of the Company, as applicable. 
 “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor
to the rating agency business thereof. 
 “Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person,
determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends. 
 “Net Proceeds” means the
aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-cash
Consideration received in any Asset Sale and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding the assumption by the acquiring
Person of Indebtedness relating to the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (including,
without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions), and any relocation expenses Incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax
credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements related thereto) or any Tax Distributions resulting therefrom, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on Indebtedness required (other than
pursuant to Section 4.06(b)(i)) to be paid as a result of such transaction, and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed
of in such transaction and retained by the Company after such sale or other disposition thereof, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any
indemnification obligations associated with such transaction. 
 “Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements (including, without limitation, reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances), damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness;
provided that Obligations with respect to the Securities shall not include fees or indemnifications in favor of the Trustee and other third parties other than the Holders of the Securities. 

“Offering Circular” means the offering memorandum relating to the offering of the Original Securities dated August 1, 2006. 

“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, any Executive Vice President, Senior
Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company or Finance Co. 
 “Officers’ Certificate” means a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company that meets the
requirements set forth in this Indenture; provided, however, that in the case of any Officers’ Certificate that is dated in the date hereof, only one Officer shall be required to sign such Officers’ Certificate. 

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel
to the Company or the Trustee. 
 “Pari Passu Indebtedness” means: 
 (1) with respect to the any Issuer, the Securities and any Indebtedness which ranks pari passu in right of payment to the Securities; and 
 (2) with respect to any Guarantor, its Guarantee and any Indebtedness which ranks pari passu in right of payment to such Guarantor’s Guarantee. 

“Permitted Holders” means, at any time, each of (i) the Sponsors, (ii) the Management Group, (iii) any Person that has no
material assets other than the Capital Stock of the Company and, directly or indirectly, holds or acquires 100% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company, and of which no other Person or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), other than any of the other Permitted Holders, holds more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock thereof and (iv) any group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) the members of which include any of the Permitted Holders and that, directly or indirectly, hold or acquire beneficial ownership of the
Voting Stock of the Company (a “Permitted Holder Group”), so long as (1) each member of the Permitted Holder Group has voting rights proportional to the percentage of ownership interests held


  
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or acquired by such member and (2) no Person or other “group” (other than Permitted Holders) beneficially owns more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the Voting Stock held by
the Permitted Holder Group. Any Person or group whose acquisition of beneficial ownership constitutes a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made (or is not required to be made) in accordance with the requirements of
this Indenture will thereafter, together with its Affiliates, constitute an additional Permitted Holder. 
 “Permitted Investments”
means: 
 (1) any Investment in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; 
 (2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities; 
 (3) any Investment by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person if as a result of such Investment (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or (b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions,
is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; 

(4) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash Equivalents and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4.06 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale; 
 (5) any Investment existing on, or made
pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Issue Date; 
 (6) advances to employees not in excess of $15.0 million outstanding at any one
time in the aggregate; 
 (7) any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) in exchange for any other
Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable, or
(b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; 

(8) Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 4.03(b)(x); 
 (9) any Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Similar Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause
(9) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 7.5% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and
without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (9) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company at the date of the making of
such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause
(9) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary; 
 (10) additional Investments by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (10) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 7.5%
of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); 
 (11) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 (12) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or any direct or indirect
parent of the Company, as applicable; provided, however, that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (C) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit”; 

(13) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted by and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.07(b)
(except transactions described in clauses (ii), (vi), (vii) and (xi)(b) of such Section); 
 (14) Investments consisting of the licensing
or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons; 
 (15) guarantees issued in accordance
with Sections 4.03 and 4.11; 
 (16) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or
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 (17) any Investment in a Receivables Subsidiary or any Investment by a Receivables Subsidiary in any other
Person in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing, including Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required by the arrangements governing such Qualified Receivables Financing or any related Indebtedness; provided,
however, that any Investment in a Receivables Subsidiary is in the form of a Purchase Money Note, contribution of additional receivables or an equity interest; 
 (18) additional Investments in joint ventures of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date not to exceed $20 million at any one time; 

(19) any Investment in an entity which is not a Restricted Subsidiary to which a Restricted Subsidiary sells accounts receivable pursuant to a Qualified
Receivables Financing; and 
 (20) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company acquired after the Issue Date or of an entity merged
into, amalgamated with, or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 5.01 after the Issue Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such
acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation. 
 “Permitted Junior Securities” shall mean unsecured debt or equity securities of any Issuer or any Guarantor or any successor corporation issued pursuant to a plan of reorganization or
readjustment of any Issuer or any Guarantor, as applicable, that are subordinated to the payment of all then outstanding Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer or any Guarantor, as applicable, at least to the same extent that the Securities are
subordinated to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer or any Guarantor, as applicable, on the Issue Date, so long as to the extent that any Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer or any Guarantor, as applicable, outstanding on the date
of consummation of any such plan of reorganization or readjustment is not paid in full in cash on such date, the holders of any such Senior Indebtedness not so paid in full in cash have consented to the terms of such plan of reorganization or
readjustment. 
 “Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person: 
 (1) pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other
than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person
is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business; 
 (2) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other
Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review; 
 (3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or payable or subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 (4) Liens in favor of issuers of performance and surety bonds or bid bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of
credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business; 
 (5) minor survey
exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real
properties, Liens arising out of timber cutting, hauling or sales contracts, or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do
not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; 
 (6)(A) Liens securing Senior Indebtedness, and Liens on assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor securing Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary, in each case permitted to be Incurred
pursuant to Section 4.03 and (B) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (ii)(B), (iv), (xii) or (xx) of Section 4.03(b) (provided that in the case of clause (xx), such Lien does not
extend to the property or assets of any Subsidiary of the Company other than a Foreign Subsidiary); 
 (7) Liens existing on the Issue Date;

 (8) Liens on assets, property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided, however,
that such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the
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 (9) Liens on assets or property at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company acquired
the assets or property, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or Incurred
in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided, further, however, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; 

(10) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
permitted to be Incurred in accordance with Section 4.03; 
 (11) Liens securing Hedging Obligations not incurred in violation of this
Indenture; provided that with respect to Hedging Obligations relating to Indebtedness, such Lien extends only to the property securing such Indebtedness; 
 (12) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of
such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods; 
 (13) leases and subleases of real property
which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 
 (14) Liens
arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; 
 (15) Liens in favor of any Issuer or any Guarantor; 
 (16) Liens on accounts receivable and
related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Receivables Financing” Incurred in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing; 
 (17) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers; 

(18) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; 
 (19) grants of software and other technology licenses in the ordinary course of business; 
 (20)
Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing
clauses (6)(B), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (15); provided, however, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and
(y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (6)(B), (7),
(8), (9), (10), (11) and (15) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension,
renewal or replacement; 
 (21) Liens on equipment of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business to the
Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s client at which such equipment is located; and 
 (22) judgment and attachment Liens not
giving rise to an Event of Default and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made; 

(23) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary
course of business; 
 (24) Liens incurred to secure cash management services in the ordinary course of business; and 

(25) other Liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business which obligations do not exceed $20.0 million at any one time
outstanding. 
 “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity. 

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 “Purchase Money Note” means a promissory note of a Receivables Subsidiary evidencing a line of
credit, which may be irrevocable, from the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing, which note is intended to finance that portion of the purchase price that is not
paid by cash or a contribution of equity. 
 “Qualified Receivables Financing” means any Receivables Financing of a Receivables
Subsidiary that meets the following conditions: 
 (1) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith that such
Qualified Receivables Financing (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Company and the Receivables Subsidiary; 

(2) all sales of accounts receivable and related assets to the Receivables Subsidiary are made at Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the
Company); and 
 (3) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in
good faith by the Company) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings. 
 The grant of a security interest in any accounts receivable
of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) to secure Bank Indebtedness, Indebtedness in respect of the Second Lien Notes or any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to the Second Lien Notes shall not
be deemed a Qualified Receivables Financing. 
 “Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s and S&P and (2) if
Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Securities for reasons outside of the Issuers’ control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act
selected by the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be. 
 “Receivables Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interests issued or sold in connection with, and all other fees paid
to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Financing. 
 “Receivables Financing” means any
transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary (in the
case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in
the future) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts
receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable
and any Hedging Obligations entered into by the Company or any such Subsidiary in connection with such accounts receivable. 
 “Receivables
Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Receivables Financing to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result
of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller. 

“Receivables Subsidiary” means a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in
Qualified Receivables Financing with the Company in which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company makes an Investment and to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company transfers accounts receivable and related assets) which engages in
no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual or other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or
activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary and: 
 (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of
obligations (other than the principal of and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company in any way other than pursuant to
Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (iii) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard
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 (b) with which neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract,
agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Company reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the
Company; and 
 (c) to which neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary of the Company has any obligation to maintain or preserve such
entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. 
 Any such designation by the Board of
Directors of the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that
such designation complied with the foregoing conditions. 
 “Representative” means the trustee, agent or representative (if any) for
an issue of Senior Indebtedness or Designated Senior Indebtedness, as applicable; provided that if, and for so long as, such Senior Indebtedness lacks such a Representative, then the Representative for such Senior Indebtedness shall at all
times constitute the holder or holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of obligations under such Senior Indebtedness. 

“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment. 
 “Restricted Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person. Unless otherwise indicated in this Indenture, all
references to Restricted Subsidiaries shall mean Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, including, without limitation, Finance Co. 

“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person, other than leases between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
or between Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company. 
 “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or any successor
to the rating agency business thereof. 
 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Second Lien Notes” means the 91/8% Second Priority Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2014 and the Second Priority Senior Secured Floating
Rate Notes due 2014 of the Issuers. 
 “Second Lien Note Documents” means the collective reference to the Second Lien Notes (and any
exchange Second Lien Notes), the Second Priority Senior Secured Note Indenture (as defined under “Description of Second Priority Senior Secured Notes” of the Offering Circular) and all collateral, pledge and security agreements in respect
thereof. 
 “Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien. 
 “Securities” means the securities issued under this Indenture. 
 “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 
 “Seller”
means International Paper Company, a New York corporation. 
 “Senior Credit Documents” means the collective reference to the Credit
Agreement, any notes issued pursuant thereto and the guarantees thereof, and the collateral documents relating thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time
to time. 
 “Senior Indebtedness” with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries means all Indebtedness and any
Receivables Repurchase Obligation of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary, including interest thereon (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company at the rate specified in the documentation with respect thereto whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) and other amounts (including fees, expenses, reimbursement
obligations under letters of credit and indemnities) owing in respect thereof, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred, unless in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding
expressly provides that such obligations are subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable; provided, however, that Senior Indebtedness shall not include, as
applicable: 
 (1) any obligation of the Company to any Subsidiary of the Company (other than any Receivables Repurchase Obligation) or of any
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 (2) any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary, 
 (3) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees
thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities), 
 (4) any Indebtedness or obligation of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that by
its terms is subordinate or junior in any respect to any other Indebtedness or obligation of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, including any Pari Passu Indebtedness and any Subordinated Indebtedness, 

(5) any obligations with respect to any Capital Stock, or 
 (6) any Indebtedness Incurred in violation of this Indenture but, as to any such Indebtedness Incurred under the Credit Agreement, no such violation shall be deemed to exist for purposes of this clause
(6) if the holders of such Indebtedness or their Representative shall have received an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that the Incurrence of such Indebtedness does not (or, in the case of a revolving credit facility thereunder, the
Incurrence of the entire committed amount thereof at the date on which the initial borrowing thereunder is made would not) violate this Indenture. 
 If any Senior Indebtedness is disallowed, avoided or subordinated pursuant to the provisions of Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any applicable state fraudulent conveyance law,
such Senior Indebtedness nevertheless will constitute Senior Indebtedness. 
 “Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary
that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC. 

“Similar Business” means a business, the majority of whose revenues are derived from the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of
the Issue Date or any business or activity that is reasonably similar thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto. 
 “Specified Non-Core Assets” means hydro-electric dams and related assets. 

“Sponsors” means (1) one or more investment funds controlled by Apollo Management, L.P. and its Affiliates (collectively, the “Apollo
Sponsors”), (2) any Person that forms a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) with any Apollo Sponsors, provided that any Apollo Sponsor
(x) owns a majority of the voting power and (y) controls a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company and (3) any other Affiliate of Apollo Management, L.P. that is neither a “portfolio company” (which means a company
actively engaged in providing goods or services to unaffiliated customers), whether or not controlled, nor a company controlled by a “portfolio company”. 
 “Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and guarantees of performance entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which
the Company has determined in good faith to be customary in a Receivables Financing including without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase
Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking. 
 “Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the
date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such
security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has occurred). 
 “Subordinated Indebtedness” means (a) with respect to either of the Issuers, any Indebtedness of the Issuer which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Securities, and
(b) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to its Guarantee. 
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) of which
more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, and (2) any partnership, joint venture or limited liability company of which (x) more than 50% of the capital
accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or
a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.


  
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 “Tax Distributions” means any distributions described in Section 4.04(b)(xii). 

“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture. 

“Total Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of
the Company, calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to any subsequent acquisition or disposition of a Person or business. 

“Transactions” means the Acquisition and the transactions related thereto, the issuance of the Securities and Second Lien Notes, and borrowings
made pursuant to the Credit Agreement on the Issue Date. 
 “Treasury Rate” means, as of the applicable redemption date, the yield to
maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two
business days prior to such redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to August 1, 2011;
provided, however, that if the period from such redemption date to August 1, 2011 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year
will be used. 
 “Trust Officer” means: 
 (1) 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 who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject, and 
 (2) who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. 

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

“Uniform Commercial Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time. 

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means: 

(1) any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such
Person in the manner provided below; and 
 (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. 

The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the
Company) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a
Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, however, that the Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of designation have and do not thereafter Incur any Indebtedness pursuant to which the
lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, further, however, that either: 
 (a) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less; or 
 (b)
if such Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such designation would be permitted under Section 4.04. 
 The Board
of Directors of the Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation: 
 (x) (1) the Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.03(a) or (2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation, and 

(y) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. 
 Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving
effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions. 

  
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 “U.S. Government Obligations” means securities that are: 

(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or 

(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the timely payment of
which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, 
 which, in each case, are not
callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligations or
a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligations held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized
to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligations or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government
Obligations evidenced by such depository receipt. 
 “Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such
Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person. 
 “Weighted Average Life to
Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of
each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment, by (2) the sum of all such payments. 

“Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” is any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary. 

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of
which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required to be held by Foreign Subsidiaries) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person. 

SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions 
  

			
	Term	  	 Defined
 in Section

	 “Additional Interest”
	  	Appendix A
	 “Affiliate Transaction”
	  	4.07
	 “Appendix”
	  	Preamble
	 “Asset Sale Offer”
	  	4.06(b)
	 “Bankruptcy Law”
	  	6.01
	 “Blockage Notice”
	  	10.03
	 “covenant defeasance option”
	  	8.01(c)
	 “Custodian”
	  	6.01
	 “Definitive Security”
	  	Appendix A
	 “Depository”
	  	Appendix A
	 “Euroclear”
	  	Appendix A
	 “Event of Default”
	  	6.01
	 “Excess Proceeds”
	  	4.06(b)
	 “Exchange Securities”
	  	Preamble
	 “Global Securities Legend”
	  	Appendix A
	 “Guarantee Blockage Notice”
	  	12.03
	 “Guarantee Payment Blockage Period”
	  	12.03
	 “Guaranteed Obligations”
	  	11.01(a)


  
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	“IAI”	  	Appendix A
	“incorporated provision”	  	13.01
	“Initial Purchasers”	  	Appendix A
	“Initial Securities”	  	Preamble
	“legal defeasance option”	  	8.01
	“Notice of Default”	  	6.01
	“Offer Period”	  	4.06(d)
	“Original Securities”	  	Preamble
	“pay its Guarantee”	  	12.03
	“pay the Securities”	  	10.03
	“Paying Agent”	  	2.04(a)
	“Payment Blockage Period”	  	10.03
	“protected purchaser”	  	2.08
	“Purchase Agreement”	  	Appendix A
	“QIB”	  	Appendix A
	“Refinancing Indebtedness”	  	4.03(b)
	“Refunding Capital Stock”	  	4.04(b)
	“Registered Exchange Offer”	  	Appendix A
	“Registration Agreement”	  	Appendix A
	“Registrar”	  	2.04(a)
	“Regulation S”	  	Appendix A
	“Regulation S Securities”	  	Appendix A
	“Restricted Payment”	  	4.04(a)
	“Restricted Period”	  	Appendix A
	“Restricted Securities Legend”	  	Appendix A
	“Retired Capital Stock”	  	4.04(b)
	“Rule 501”	  	Appendix A
	“Rule 144A”	  	Appendix A
	“Rule 144A Securities”	  	Appendix A
	“Securities Custodian”	  	Appendix A
	“Shelf Registration Statement”	  	Appendix A
	“Successor Company”	  	5.01(a)
	“Successor Guarantor”	  	5.01(b)
	“Transfer”	  	5.01(b)
	“Transfer Restricted Securities”	  	Appendix A
	“Unrestricted Definitive Security	  	Appendix A

 SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. This Indenture incorporates by reference certain
provisions of the TIA. The following TIA terms have the following meanings: 
 “Commission” means the SEC. 

“indenture securities” means the Securities and the Guarantees. 
 “indenture security holder” means a Holder. 
 “indenture to be qualified”
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 “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee. 

“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company, the Guarantors and any other obligor on the Securities. 

All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule have the
meanings assigned to them by such definitions. 
 SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: 

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

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

(c) “or” is not exclusive; 
 (d)
“including” means including without limitation; 
 (e) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the
singular; 
 (f) unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to Secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature
as unsecured Indebtedness; 
 (g) the principal amount of any non-interest bearing or other discount security at any date shall be the principal
amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the issuer dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP; 
 (h) the principal
amount of any Preferred Stock shall be (i) the maximum liquidation value of such Preferred Stock or (ii) the maximum mandatory redemption or mandatory repurchase price with respect to such Preferred Stock, whichever is greater; 

(i) unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and
all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP; 
 (j) “$” and “U.S.
Dollars” each refer to United States dollars, or such other money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; and 
 (k) whenever in this Indenture or the Securities there is mentioned, in any context, principal, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Securities, such mention shall be deemed
to include mention of the payment of Additional Interest, to the extent that, in such context, Additional Interest are, were or would be payable in respect thereof. 
 ARTICLE 2 
 THE SECURITIES 
 SECTION 2.01. Amount of Securities. The aggregate principal amount of Original Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture on the Issue Date is $300,000,000. All
Securities shall be substantially identical except as to denomination. 
 The Issuers may from time to time after the Issue Date issue
Additional Securities under this Indenture in an unlimited principal amount, so long as (i) the Incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such Additional Securities is at such time permitted by Section 4.03 and (ii) such
Additional Securities are issued in compliance with the other applicable provisions of this Indenture. With respect to any Additional Securities issued after the Issue Date (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 3.06, 4.06(g), 4.08(c) or the Appendix), there shall be (a) established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors
and (b) (i) set forth or determined in the manner provided in an Officers’ Certificate or (ii) established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of such Additional Securities: 

(1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, 

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 (3) if applicable, that such Additional Securities shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one
or more Global Securities and, in such case, the respective depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by such Global Securities in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Exhibit A hereto
and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 2.2 of the Appendix in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Additional Securities registered, or any transfer of such Global
Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof; and 
 (4) if applicable, that such Additional Securities that are not Transfer Restricted Securities shall not be issued in the form of Initial Securities as set forth in Exhibit A, but shall be issued in the
form of Exchange Securities as set forth in Exhibit B. 
 If any of the terms of any Additional Securities are established by action taken
pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the
Officers’ Certificate or the indenture supplemental hereto setting forth the terms of the Additional Securities. 
 The Securities,
including any Additional Securities, shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. 

SECTION 2.02. Form and Dating. Provisions relating to the Initial Securities and the Exchange Securities are set forth in the Appendix, which is
hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The (i) Initial Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication and (ii) any Additional Securities (if issued as Transfer Restricted Securities) and the
Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The (i) Exchange Securities and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication and (ii) any Additional Securities issued other than as Transfer Restricted Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, which is
hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which any Issuer or any Guarantor is subject, if any, or usage
(provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons
and in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. 
 SECTION 2.03. Execution and Authentication. The
Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery upon a written order of each Issuer signed by one Officer (a) Original Securities for original issue on the date hereof in an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000,
(b) subject to the terms of this Indenture, Additional Securities in an aggregate principal amount to be determined at the time of issuance and specified therein and (c) the Exchange Securities for issue in a Registered Exchange Offer
pursuant to the Registration Agreement for a like principal amount of Initial Securities exchanged pursuant thereto or otherwise pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. Such order shall specify the amount of the
Securities to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Securities is to be authenticated and whether the Securities are to be Initial Securities or Exchange Securities. 
 One Officer shall sign the Securities for each Issuer by manual or facsimile signature. 
 If an
Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless. 
 A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security
has been authenticated under this Indenture. 
 The Trustee may appoint one or more authenticating agents reasonably acceptable to the Company
to authenticate the Securities. Any such appointment shall be evidenced by an instrument signed by a Trust Officer, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Company. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may
authenticate Securities 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 any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for
service of notices and demands. 
 SECTION 2.04. Registrar and Paying Agent. (a) The Issuers shall maintain (i) an office or
agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and (ii) an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall
keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuers may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrars. The term “Paying
Agent” includes the Paying Agent and any additional paying agents. The Issuers initially appoint the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and the Securities Custodian with respect to the Global Securities. 

  
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 (b) The Issuers may enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a
party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate the terms of the TIA. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Issuers shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the
Issuers fail to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07. The Company or any of its domestically organized Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. 
 (c) The Issuers may remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon written notice to such Registrar or
Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided, however, that no such removal shall become effective until (i) if applicable, acceptance of an appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into by the
Issuers and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee or (ii) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the appointment of a successor in
accordance with clause (i) above. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon written notice to the Issuers and the Trustee; provided, however, that the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent or Registrar only if the
Trustee also resigns as Trustee in accordance with Section 7.08. 
 SECTION 2.05. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. Prior to each
due date of the principal of and interest on any Security, the Issuers shall deposit with each Paying Agent (or if the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary is acting as Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled thereto) a sum sufficient to pay such principal and interest when so becoming due. The Issuers shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that a Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders
or the Trustee all money held by a Paying Agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuers in making any such payment. If the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the
Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and
to account for any funds disbursed by such Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section, a Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee. 
 SECTION 2.06. 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. If the Trustee
is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish, or cause the Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in
such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders as of such date. 
 SECTION 2.07. Transfer and
Exchange. The Securities shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Security for registration of transfer and in compliance with the Appendix. When a Security is presented to the Registrar with a
request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if its requirements therefor are met. When Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities
of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested if the same requirements are met. To permit registration of transfers and exchanges, the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the
Registrar’s request. The Issuers may require payment of a sum sufficient to pay all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges in connection with any transfer or exchange pursuant to this Section. The Issuers shall not be required to
make, and the Registrar need not register, transfers or exchanges of Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of Securities to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed) or of any Securities for a period of 15 days
before a selection of Securities to be redeemed. 
 Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Security, the Issuers, the
Guarantors, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name a Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest, if any, on
such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security is overdue, and none of the Issuers, any Guarantor, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 

Any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Security shall, by acceptance of such beneficial interest, agree that transfers of beneficial interests
in such Global Security may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by (a) the Holder of such Global Security (or its agent) or (b) any Holder of a beneficial interest in such Global Security, and that ownership of a
beneficial interest in such Global Security shall be required to be reflected in a book entry. 
 All Securities issued upon any transfer or
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 SECTION 2.08. Replacement Securities. If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Registrar or if
the Holder of a Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuers shall issue and, upon a written order of each issuer signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the
requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met, such that the Holder (a) satisfies the Issuers or the Trustee within a reasonable time after such Holder has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and the
Registrar does not register a transfer prior to receiving such notification, (b) makes such request to the Issuers or the Trustee prior to the Security being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform
Commercial Code (a “protected purchaser”) and (c) satisfies any other requirements of the Trustee. If required by the Trustee or the Issuers, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee to
protect the Issuers, the Trustee, a Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Issuers and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Security (including without
limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in replacing such Security). In the event any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuers in their discretion may pay
such Security instead of issuing a new Security in replacement thereof. 
 Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the
Company. 
 The provisions of this Section 2.08 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with
respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Securities. 
 SECTION 2.09. Outstanding
Securities. Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Subject to
Section 13.06, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security. 
 If a
Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08 (other than a mutilated Security surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Issuers receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Security is held by
a protected purchaser. A mutilated Security ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Security and replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.08. 
 If a Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a redemption date or maturity date money sufficient to pay all principal and interest payable on that date with
respect to the Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, and no Paying Agent is prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date
such Securities (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue. 
 SECTION 2.10. Temporary
Securities. In the event that Definitive Securities are to be issued under the terms of this Indenture, until such Definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Issuers may prepare and, upon a written order of each Issuer signed by an
Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Securities but may have variations that the Issuers consider appropriate for temporary Securities. Without
unreasonable delay, the Issuers shall prepare, upon a written order of each Issuer signed by an Officer, and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Securities and make them available for delivery in exchange for temporary Securities upon
surrender of such temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Issuers, without charge to the Holder. Until such exchange, temporary Securities shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits and privileges as Definitive Securities.

 SECTION 2.11. Cancellation. The Issuers at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and each
Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or
cancellation and shall dispose of canceled Securities in accordance with its customary procedures. The Issuers may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Trustee shall
not authenticate Securities in place of canceled Securities other than pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. 
 SECTION 2.12. Defaulted
Interest. If the Issuers default in a payment of interest on the Securities, the Issuers shall pay the defaulted interest then borne by the Securities (plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful) in any lawful manner. The
Issuers may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date. The Issuers shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record date and payment date to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee and
shall promptly mail or cause to be mailed to each affected Holder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid. 
 SECTION 2.13. CUSIP Numbers, ISINs, etc. The Issuers in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee
shall use CUSIP numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such
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Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities and that any such redemption shall not be
affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall advise the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers. 
 SECTION 2.14. Calculation of Principal Amount of Securities. The aggregate principal amount of the Securities, at any date of determination, shall be the principal amount of the Securities at such
date of determination. With respect to any matter requiring consent, waiver, approval or other action of the Holders of a specified percentage of the principal amount of all the Securities, such percentage shall be calculated, on the relevant date
of determination, by dividing (a) the principal amount, as of such date of determination, of Securities, the Holders of which have so consented, by (b) the aggregate principal amount, as of such date of determination, of the Securities
then outstanding, in each case, as determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, Section 2.09 and Section 13.06 of this Indenture. Any such calculation made pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be made by the Company and
delivered to the Trustee pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate. 
 ARTICLE 3 

REDEMPTION 
 SECTION
3.01. Redemption. The Securities may be redeemed, in whole, or from time to time in part, subject to the conditions and at the redemption prices set forth in Paragraph 5 of the form of Securities set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit B hereto,
which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. 

SECTION 3.02. Applicability of Article. Redemption of Securities at the election of the Issuers or otherwise, as permitted or required by any
provision of this Indenture, shall be made in accordance with such provision and this Article. 
 SECTION 3.03. Notices to Trustee. If
the Issuers elect to redeem Securities pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Paragraph 5 of the Security, they shall notify the Trustee in writing of (i) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur,
(ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price. The Issuers shall give notice to the Trustee provided for in this paragraph at least 30 days but not more than 60 days
before a redemption date if the redemption is pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Security, unless a shorter period is acceptable to the Trustee in its discretion. Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel
from the Company to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein. If fewer than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the record date relating to such redemption shall be selected by the Company and given to the Trustee,
which record date shall be not fewer than 15 days after the date of notice to the Trustee in its discretion. Any such notice may be canceled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be void and of
no effect. 
 SECTION 3.04. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed. In the case of any partial redemption, selection of the Securities
for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed, or if the Securities are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such
other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate (and in such manner as complies with applicable legal requirements); provided that no Securities of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. The Trustee shall make the selection
from outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the principal of Securities that have denominations larger than $2,000. Securities and portions of them the Trustee selects shall be
in amounts of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Issuers promptly of the
Securities or portions of Securities to be redeemed. 
 SECTION 3.05. Notice of Optional Redemption. (a) At least 30 days but not
more than 60 days before a redemption date pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Security, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed. 

Any such notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state: 
 (i) the redemption date; 
 (ii) the redemption price and the amount of accrued interest to the
redemption date; 
 (iii) the name and address of the Paying Agent; 
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 (v) if fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers and principal
amounts of the particular Securities to be redeemed, the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be outstanding after such partial redemption; 

(vi) that, unless the Issuers default in making such redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms
of this Indenture, interest on Securities (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; 
 (vii)
the CUSIP number, ISIN and/or “Common Code” number, if any, printed on the Securities being redeemed; and 
 (viii) that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number or ISIN and/or “Common Code” number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities. 
 (b) At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuers’ name and at their expense. In such event, the Company shall provide the Trustee with the information
required by this Section. 
 SECTION 3.06. Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with
Section 3.05, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price stated in the notice, except as provided in the final sentence of paragraph 5 of the Securities. Upon surrender to the
Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest, to, but not including, the redemption date; provided, however, that if the redemption date is after a regular record date
and on or prior to the interest payment date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder of the redeemed Securities registered on the relevant record date. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect
the validity of the notice to any other Holder. 
 SECTION 3.07. Deposit of Redemption Price. With respect to any Securities, prior to
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the redemption date, the Issuers shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) in immediately available funds money
sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption that have been delivered by the Issuers to the
Trustee for cancellation. On and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption so long as the Issuers have deposited with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the principal of,
plus accrued and unpaid interest on, the Securities to be redeemed, unless the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. 
 SECTION 3.08. Securities Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Issuers shall execute and, upon a written order of each Issuer signed by an Officer, the
Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Company’s expense) a new Security equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered. 
 ARTICLE 4 
 COVENANTS 

SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities. The Issuers jointly and severally agree that they shall promptly pay the principal of and interest on the
Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture. An installment of principal of or interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds as of 12:00 p.m.
Eastern time money sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due and the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

 The Issuers shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Securities, and shall pay interest on overdue
installments of interest at the same rate borne by the Securities to the extent lawful. 
 SECTION 4.02. Reports and Other Information.
(a) Notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting
pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the Company shall file with the SEC (and provide the Trustee and Holders with copies thereof, without cost to each Holder, within 15 days after it files them with the SEC), 

(i) within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations, annual reports on Form 10-K (or any successor or comparable form)
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 (ii) within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations, reports on Form 10-Q (or any
successor or comparable form) containing the information required to be filed therein (or required in such successor or comparable form), 

(iii) promptly from time to time after the occurrence of an event required to be therein reported (and in any event within the time period specified in
the SEC’s rules and regulations), such other reports on Form 8-K (or any successor or comparable form), and 
 (iv) any other information,
documents and other reports which the Company would be required to file with the SEC if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; 
 provided, however, that the Company shall not be so obligated to file such reports with the SEC if the SEC does not permit such filing, in which event the Company shall make available such
information to prospective purchasers of Securities, including by posting such reports on the primary website of the Company or its Subsidiaries in addition to providing such information to the Trustee and the Holders, in each case within 15 days
after the time the Company would be required to file such information with the SEC if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (it being understood, that prior to the filing with the SEC of the exchange offer registration
statement and/or shelf registration statement in accordance with the provisions of the registration rights agreement relating to the Securities, the Company shall not be required to include in such information any consolidating information, whether
in summary form or otherwise, with respect to the Subsidiaries of the Company). 
 (b) In the event that: 

(i) the rules and regulations of the SEC permit the Company and any direct or indirect parent of the Company to report at such parent entity’s level
on a consolidated basis and 
 (ii) such parent entity of the Company is not engaged in any business in any material respect other than
incidental to its ownership, directly or indirectly, of the capital stock of the Company, 
 such consolidated reporting at such parent
entity’s level in a manner consistent with that described in this Section 4.02 for the Company shall satisfy this Section 4.02. 

(c) The Company shall make such information available to prospective investors upon request. In addition, the Company shall, for so long as any
Securities remain outstanding during any period when it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or otherwise permitted to furnish the SEC with certain information pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Exchange Act, furnish to the
Holders of the Securities and to prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the Holders if the Company has filed such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR
filing system and such reports are publicly available. In addition, (x) such requirements shall be deemed satisfied prior to the commencement of the exchange offer contemplated by the Registration Agreement relating to the Securities or the
effectiveness of the shelf registration statement by the filing with the SEC of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and/or shelf registration statement in accordance with the provisions of such registration rights agreement, and any amendments
thereto and such registration statement and/or amendments thereto are filed at times that otherwise satisfy the time requirements set forth in Section 4.02(a) and (y) such requirements shall be deemed satisfied with respect to the fiscal
quarter ending June 30, 2006 by (1) filing a report on Form 10-Q (or any successor or comparable form), (2) filing such registration statement and/or amendments thereto or (3) making available such information on the
Company’s website, in addition to providing such information to the Trustee and the holders (it being understood, that the Company shall not be required to include in such information any consolidating information, whether in summary form or
otherwise, with respect to the Subsidiaries of the Company), in each case within 75 days following the end of such fiscal quarter. 
 In the
event that any direct or indirect parent of the Company is or becomes a Guarantor of the Securities, the Company may satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.02 with respect to financial information relating to the Company by furnishing
financial information relating to such direct or indirect parent; provided that the same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such direct or
indirect parent and any of its Subsidiaries other than the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company, the Guarantors and the other Subsidiaries of the Company on a standalone basis, on the other hand.

 Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for information 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 Issuers’ compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely
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 SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred
Stock. (a) (i) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock; and
(ii) the Company shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Finance Co. or a Guarantor) to issue any shares of Preferred Stock; provided, however, that any Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur
Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock and any Restricted Subsidiary may issue shares of Preferred Stock, in each case if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company for the most recently ended four
full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is Incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued would have been at least 2.00 to 1.00
determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been Incurred, or the Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock had been issued, as the case may be, and the
application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period. 
 (b) The limitations set forth in
Section 4.03(a) shall not apply to: 
 (i) the Incurrence by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under the Credit
Agreement and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (with letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof) up to an aggregate
principal amount of $770.0 million outstanding at any one time; 
 (ii) the Incurrence by the Issuers and the Guarantors of Indebtedness
represented by (x) the Original Securities (not including any Additional Securities) and the Guarantees, as applicable (including the Exchange Securities and guarantees thereof) and (y) the Second Lien Notes issued on the Issue Date and
the related guarantees thereof (including exchange Second Lien Notes and related guarantees thereof); 
 (iii) Indebtedness existing on the
Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 4.03(b)); 
 (iv) (a) Indebtedness
(including Capitalized Lease Obligations) Incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, Disqualified Stock issued by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiaries of the
Company to finance (whether prior to or within 270 days after) the purchase, lease, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such
assets (but no other material assets)) and (b) Acquired Indebtedness; in an aggregate principal amount which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding that was
Incurred pursuant to this clause (iv), does not exceed the greater of $75.0 million and 5.0% of Total Assets at the time of Incurrence; 
 (v)
Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bank guarantees issued in the ordinary course of business, including without limitation letters
of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former employees or their families or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, and letters of credit in connection
with the maintenance of, or pursuant to the requirements of, environmental or other permits or licenses from governmental authorities, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims;

 (vi) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase
price or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred in connection with the Transactions or any other acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, other than
guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; 
 (vii) Indebtedness of the Company to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such Indebtedness owed to a Restricted Subsidiary that is neither Finance Co. nor a Guarantor is subordinated in
right of payment to the obligations of the Company under the Securities; provided, further, that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a
Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness; 

(viii) shares of Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary issued to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent
issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any Restricted Subsidiary that holds such shares of Preferred Stock of another Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer
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 (ix) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that if Finance Co. or a Guarantor incurs such Indebtedness to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not Finance Co. or a Guarantor such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities (in the case of Finance Co.) the
Guarantee of such Guarantor; provided, further, that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any Restricted Subsidiary holding such Indebtedness ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary
or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness; 
 (x) Hedging Obligations that are not incurred for speculative purposes and either: (1) for the purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted by
the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding; (2) for the purpose of fixing or hedging currency exchange rate risk with respect to any currency exchanges; or (3) for the purpose of fixing or hedging commodity price risk with respect to
any commodity purchases or sales; 
 (xi) obligations (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bank
guarantees) in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; 
 (xii) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company not otherwise permitted hereunder in an
aggregate principal amount, which when aggregated with the principal amount or liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (xii), does not exceed
$100.0 million at any one time outstanding (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (xii) shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (xii) but shall be deemed Incurred for
purposes of Section 4.03(a) from and after the first date on which the Company, or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, could have Incurred such Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a) without reliance upon this clause (xii));

 (xiii) any guarantee (or co-issuance in the case of Finance Co.) by an Issuer or a Guarantor of Indebtedness or other obligations of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as the Incurrence of such Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Indenture; provided that if such Indebtedness is by its
express terms subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, any such guarantee (or co-issuance in the case of Finance Co.) of such Guarantor with respect to such Indebtedness shall
be subordinated in right of payment to the Securities such Guarantor’s Guarantee with respect to the Securities, as applicable, substantially to the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Securities or the Guarantee of such
Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable; 
 (xiv) the Incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness or
Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company which serves to refund, refinance or defease any Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued as permitted under Section 4.03(a) and
clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (xiv), (xv), (xix) and (xx) of this Section 4.03(b) or any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Incurred to so refund or refinance such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock,
including any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Incurred to pay premiums and fees in connection therewith (subject to the following proviso, “Refinancing Indebtedness”) prior to its respective maturity;
provided, however, that such Refinancing Indebtedness: 
 (1) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing
Indebtedness is Incurred which is not less than the shorter of (x) the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refunded or refinanced and (y) the Weighted Average Life to
Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock being refunded or refinanced that were due on or after the date one year following the last maturity date of any Securities then
outstanding were instead due on such date one year following the last date of maturity of the Securities; 
 (2) has a Stated Maturity which is
not earlier than the earlier of (x) the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refunded or refinanced or (y) 91 days following the last maturity date of the Securities; 
 (3) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (a) Indebtedness equal to or junior to the Securities or the Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, such Refinancing
Indebtedness is equal to or junior, as applicable, to the Securities or the Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, or (b) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness is Disqualified Stock or Preferred
Stock; 
 (4) is Incurred in an aggregate amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less
than the aggregate amount (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced plus premium, fees and expenses Incurred in connection with such refinancing; 

  
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 (5) shall not include (x) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is neither
Finance Co. nor a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is an Issuer or a Guarantor, or (y) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary; and 
 (6) in the case of any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refinance Indebtedness outstanding under clause (iv) or
(xix) of this Section 4.03(b), shall be deemed to have been Incurred and to be outstanding under such clause (iv) or (xx) of this Section 4.03(b), as applicable, and not this clause (xiv) for purposes of determining
amounts outstanding under such clauses (iv) or (xix) of this Section 4.03(b); 
 provided, further, that subclauses
(1) and (2) of this clause (xiv) shall not apply to any refunding or refinancing of the Securities or any Senior Indebtedness. 

(xv) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of (x) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred to finance an acquisition
or (y) Persons that are acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or merged or amalgamated into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided, however, that after giving
effect to such acquisition and the Incurrence of such Indebtedness either: 
 (1) the Company would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first sentence of Section 4.03(a); or 
  

	(2)	the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would be greater than immediately prior to such acquisition; 

 (xvi) Indebtedness Incurred by a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing that is not recourse to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Receivables Subsidiary (except
for Standard Securitization Undertakings); 
 (xvii) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check,
draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its Incurrence; 

(xviii) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by a letter of credit or bank guarantee issued pursuant to the Credit
Agreement, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit; 
 (xix) Contribution Indebtedness; 

(xx) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries Incurred for working capital purposes; 
 (xxi) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each
case, in the ordinary course of business; and 
 (xxii) Indebtedness issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to current or former
officers, directors and employees thereof or any direct or indirect parent thereof, or their respective estates, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its direct or
indirect parent companies to the extent permitted under Section 4.04(b)(iv). 
 For purposes of determining compliance with this
Section 4.03, in the event that an item, or a portion of such item, taken by itself, of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness described in clauses
(i) through (xxi) above or such item is (or portion, taken by itself, would be) entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(a), the Issuers shall, in their sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or
reclassify, such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this Section 4.03; provided that all Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement 
 outstanding on the Issue Date shall be deemed to have been Incurred pursuant to clause (i) of Section 4.03(b) and the Issuers shall not be permitted to reclassify all or any portion of such
Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement outstanding on the Issue Date. Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the payment of dividends on Preferred
Stock in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock of the same class, accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange
rate of currencies shall not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.03. Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness which is otherwise included in the
determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the Incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be,
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 For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of
Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term
debt, or first committed or first Incurred (whichever yields the lower U.S. dollar equivalent), in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign
currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction
shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced. 
 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.03, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall not be
deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Indebtedness, solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different
currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing. 

SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly: 
 (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company’s or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests, including any payment made in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving the Company (other than (A) dividends or distributions by the Company payable solely in Equity Interests
(other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company; or (B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a
Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of
securities); 
 (ii) purchase or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of
the Company; 
 (iii) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case prior
to any scheduled repayment or scheduled maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement of (A) Subordinated
Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement and
(B) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (vii) and (ix) of Section 4.03(b)); or 
 (iv) make any Restricted Investment

 (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as
“Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment: 
 (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; 
 (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma
basis, the Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 4.03(a); and 
 (3) such Restricted Payment, together with
the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on or after the Issue Date (including Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (i), (iv) (only to the extent of one-half of the amounts
paid pursuant to such clause), (vi) and (viii) of Section 4.04(b), but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.04(b)), is less than the amount equal to the Cumulative Credit. 

(b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: 
 (i) the payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

 (ii) (A) the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Retired Capital Stock”) of the Company or
any direct or indirect parent of the Company or Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company, any direct or indirect parent of the Company, Finance Co., or any Guarantor in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale of,
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contributions to the equity capital of the Company (other than any Disqualified Stock or any Equity Interests sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan or any
trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) (collectively, including any such contributions, “Refunding Capital Stock”); and 
 (B) the declaration and payment of accrued dividends on the Retired Capital Stock out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee
stock ownership plan or any trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) of Refunding Capital Stock; 
 (iii) the redemption,
repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness of any Issuer or any Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, new Indebtedness of any Issuer or a Guarantor which is
Incurred in accordance with Section 4.03 so long as 
 (A) the principal amount of such new Indebtedness does not exceed the principal
amount of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired for value (plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed,
repurchased, acquired or retired plus any fees incurred in connection therewith), 
 (B) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Securities or
the related Guarantee, as the case may be, at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so purchased, exchanged, redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired for value, 
 (C) such Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the earlier of (x) the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased,
acquired or retired or (y) 91 days following the maturity date of the Securities, and 
 (D) such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life
to Maturity at the time Incurred which is not less than the shorter of (x) the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired and (y) the Weighted Average
Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Subordinated Indebtedness being redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired that were due on or after the date one year following the last maturity date of any Securities then
outstanding were instead due on such date one year following the last date of maturity of the Securities; 
 (iv) the repurchase, retirement or
other acquisition (or dividends to any direct or indirect parent of the Company to finance any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition) for value of Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company held by any
future, present or former employee, director or consultant of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or
employee benefit plan or other agreement or arrangement; provided, however, that the aggregate amounts paid under this clause (iv) do not exceed $15.0 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being
permitted to be carried over for the two succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum payment (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $15.0 million in any calendar year); provided, further, however, that such
amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed: 
 (A) the cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company (to the extent contributed to the Company) to members of management, directors or consultants of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Company that occurs after the Issue Date (provided that the amount of such cash proceeds utilized for any such repurchase, retirement, other acquisition or
dividend shall not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.04(a)(3)); plus 
 (B) the cash proceeds of key
man life insurance policies received by the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company (to the extent contributed to the Company) or the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; 

provided that the Company may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by clauses (A) and (B) above in
any calendar year; 
 (v) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued or incurred in accordance with Section 4.03; 
 (vi) the declaration and payment
of dividends or distributions (a) to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued after the Issue Date and (b) to any direct or indirect parent of the Company, the proceeds of which
will be used to fund the payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of any direct or indirect parent of the Company issued after the Issue Date; provided,
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internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance (and the payment of dividends or
distributions) on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), the Company would have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00 and (B) the aggregate amount of dividends declared and paid
pursuant to this clause (vi) does not exceed the net cash proceeds actually received by the Company from any such sale of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued after the Issue Date; 

(vii) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this
clause (vii) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed $25 million at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

 (viii) the payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock (or the payment of dividends to any direct or indirect parent of the
Company, as the case may be, to fund the payment by such direct or indirect parent of the Company of dividends on such entity’s common stock) of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by the Company from any public offering of
common stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company; 
 (ix) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded
Contributions; 
 (x) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million; 

(xi) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries; 
 (xii) (a) with respect to each tax year or portion thereof that the Company qualifies as a Flow
Through Entity, the distribution by the Company to the holders of Equity Interests of the Company (or to any direct or indirect parent of the Company or holders of Equity Interests in such parent); and 

(b) with respect to any tax year or portion thereof that the Company does not qualify as a Flow Through Entity, the payment of dividends or other
distributions to any direct or indirect parent company of the Company that files a consolidated U.S. federal tax return that includes the Company and its subsidiaries, 
 in each case in an amount not to exceed the amount that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been required to pay in respect of federal, state or local taxes (as the case may be) in
respect of such year if the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid such taxes directly as a standalone taxpayer (or stand-alone group) (and deeming the Company to be a taxpaying corporation and parent of a group if it is a Flow Through
Entity); 
 (xiii) the payment of any Restricted Payment or the making of loans or advances by the Company, if applicable: 

(A) in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Company, if applicable, to pay fees and expenses (including franchise or similar taxes)
required to maintain its corporate existence, customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers and employees of any direct or indirect parent of the Company, if applicable, and general corporate
overhead expenses of any direct or indirect parent of the Company, if applicable, in each case to the extent such fees and expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company, if applicable, and its Subsidiaries; 

(B) in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Company, if applicable, to pay interest and/or principal on Indebtedness the proceeds of
which have been contributed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Company Incurred in accordance with Section 4.03; and 

(C) in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Company to pay fees and expenses, other than to Affiliates of the Company, related to
any unsuccessful equity or debt offering of such parent; 
 (xiv) cash dividends or other distributions on the Company’s Capital Stock used
to, or the making of loans to any direct or indirect parent of the Company to, fund the Transactions and the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions or owed by the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the
Company, as the case may be, or Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to Affiliates, in each case to the extent permitted by Section 4.07; 
 (xv) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants; 

(xvi) purchases of receivables pursuant to a Receivables Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing and the payment or
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 (xvii) Restricted Payments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to allow the payment in good faith of
cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person; 
 (xviii) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions similar to those described under Sections 4.06 and 4.08;
provided that all Securities tendered by Holders in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; 
 (xix) any payments made, including any such payments made to any direct or indirect parent of the Company to enable it to make payments, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions or as
contemplated by the Acquisition Documents (other than payments to any Permitted Holder or any Affiliate thereof); and 
 (xx) Restricted
Payments made directly or indirectly to Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC and/or Verso Paper Finance Holdings Inc. to enable them to repay Indebtedness incurred under the Credit Agreement dated as of January 31, 2007, among Verso Paper Finance
Holdings LLC and Verso Paper Finance Holdings Inc., as co-obligors, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and Credit Suisse, as agent; 

provided, however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (vi), (vii),
(x) and (xi) of this Section 4.04(b), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof. 
 (c) As of the Issue Date, all of the Company’s Subsidiaries shall be Restricted Subsidiaries other than Bucksport Leasing Company. The Company shall not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a
Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated shall be deemed to be Restricted Payments in an amount determined as set forth in the last sentence of the definition of “Investments.” Such designation shall only
be permitted if a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment in such amount would be permitted at such time and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. 

SECTION 4.05. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: 

(a) (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (1) on its Capital Stock; or
(2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 
 (b) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or 
 (c) sell,
lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 
 except in each case for such
encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: 
 (1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Issue Date,
including pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Senior Credit Documents; 
 (2) this Indenture and the Securities (and any Exchange
Securities and guarantees thereof) and the indenture relating to the Second Lien Notes and the Second Lien Notes (and any exchange Second Lien Notes and guarantees thereof) and any other Second Lien Note Document; 

(3) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order; 
 (4) any agreement or other instrument relating to Indebtedness of a Person acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in
contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than
the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; 
 (5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any
restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition; 

  
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 (6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Sections 4.03 and 4.12 that limit
the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness; 
 (7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed
by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; 
 (8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other
similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; 
 (9) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary
course of business that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clause (c) above on the property so acquired; 
 (10) customary
provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the type described in clause (c) above on the property subject to such lease; 

(11) any encumbrance or restriction of a Receivables Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing; provided,
however, that such restrictions apply only to such Receivables Subsidiary; 
 (12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred
Stock of (i) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is Finance Co. or a Guarantor that is Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.03 or (ii) that is Incurred by any Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company that is not a Guarantor subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.03; 
 (13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited
by Section 4.04 and any Permitted Investment; or 
 (14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (a),
(b) and (c) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through
(13) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Issuers, no more restrictive with respect to such
dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.05, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating
distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company
or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances. 

SECTION 4.06. Asset Sales. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cause or make an Asset
Sale, unless (x) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Issuers) of the assets
sold or otherwise disposed of, and (y) at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount of: 

(i) any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Securities or any Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or that are otherwise cancelled or terminated
in connection with the transaction with such transferee, 
 (ii) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of the Company from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of the Company into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received), and

 (iii) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an
aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (iii) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of 3.0% of Total Assets and $45.0 million at the
time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) shall be deemed
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 (b) Within 365 days after the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company’s receipt of
the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of the Company may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale, at its option: 
 (i) to repay Senior Indebtedness, Secured Indebtedness, including Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Notes (and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to
correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto) or Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary or Pari Passu Indebtedness (provided that if the Company or any Guarantor shall so reduce Obligations under Pari Passu Indebtedness, the Company
shall equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Securities by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all Holders to purchase at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, the pro rata principal amount of Securities) or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or
an Affiliate of the Company, 
 (ii) to make an investment in any one or more businesses (provided that if such investment is in the form of the
acquisition of Capital Stock of a Person, such acquisition results in such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company), assets, or property or capital expenditures, in each case used or useful in a Similar Business, or 

(iii) to make an investment in any one or more businesses (provided that if such investment is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock of a
Person, such acquisition results in such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company), properties or assets that replace the properties and assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale. 

In the case of Sections 4.06(b)(ii) and (iii), a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such
commitment; provided that (x) such investment is consummated within 545 days after receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale and (y) if such investment is not consummated within the
period set forth in subclause (x), the Net Proceeds not so applied will be deemed to be Excess Proceeds (as defined below). 
 Pending the final
application of any such Net Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of the Company may temporarily reduce Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility, if any, or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in any manner not otherwise
prohibited by this Indenture. Any Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale that are not applied as provided and within the time period set forth in the first sentence of this Section 4.06(b) (it being understood that any portion of such Net Proceeds
used to make an offer to purchase Securities, as described in clause (i) of this Section 4.06(b), shall be deemed to have been invested whether or not such offer is accepted) shall be deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When
the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $15 million, the Issuers shall make an offer to all Holders of Securities (and, at the option of the Issuers, to holders of any Pari Passu Indebtedness) (an “Asset Sale Offer”) to purchase
the maximum principal amount of Securities (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness), that is at least $2,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000 that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof (or, in the event such Pari Passu Indebtedness was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any (or, in respect of
such Pari Passu Indebtedness, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Pari Passu Indebtedness), to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.06.
The Issuers shall commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within ten Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds exceeds $15 million by mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms of Section 4.06(f), with a copy
to the Trustee. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Securities (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness) tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuers may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general
corporate purposes. If the aggregate principal amount of Securities (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness) surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be purchased in the manner
described in Section 4.06(e). Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero. 
 (c)
The Issuers shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities pursuant to
an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Issuers shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have
breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue thereof. 
 (d) Not later than the date upon which written notice of an Asset
Sale Offer is delivered to the Trustee as provided above, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate as to (i) the amount of the Excess Proceeds, (ii) the allocation of the Net Proceeds from the Asset Sales
pursuant to which such Asset Sale Offer is being made and (iii) the compliance of such allocation with the provisions of Section 4.06(b). On such date, the Company shall also irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or with a paying agent (or,
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Subsidiary is acting as the Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust) an amount equal to the Excess Proceeds to be invested in Cash Equivalents, as directed in writing by the Company, and to be
held for payment in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.06. Upon the expiration of the period for which the Asset Sale Offer remains open (the “Offer Period”), the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation the
Securities or portions thereof that have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the Company. The Trustee (or the Paying Agent, if not the Trustee) shall, on the date of purchase, mail or deliver payment to each tendering Holder in the
amount of the purchase price. In the event that the Excess Proceeds delivered by the Company to the Trustee are greater than the purchase price of the Securities tendered, the Trustee shall deliver the excess to the Company immediately after the
expiration of the Offer Period for application in accordance with Section 4.06. 
 (e) Holders electing to have a Security purchased shall
be required to surrender the Security, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the purchase date. Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if
the Trustee or the Company receives not later than one Business Day prior to the Purchase Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Security which was delivered by the
Holder for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Security purchased. If at the end of the Offer Period more Securities (and such Pari Passu Indebtedness) are tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer than
the Issuers are required to purchase, selection of such Securities for purchase shall be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which such Securities are listed, or if such
Securities are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate (and in such manner as complies with applicable legal requirements); provided that no Securities of $2,000 or
less shall be purchased in part. Selection of such Pari Passu Indebtedness shall be made pursuant to the terms of such Pari Passu Indebtedness. 

(f) Notices of an Asset Sale Offer shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the purchase date
to each Holder of Securities at such Holder’s registered address. If any Security is to be purchased in part only, any notice of purchase that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof that has been or is
to be purchased. 
 SECTION 4.07. Transactions with Affiliates. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction or
series of transactions, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate consideration in
excess of $10.0 million, unless: 
 (i) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or the
relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and 
 (ii) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $20 million, the Company delivers to the Trustee a resolution
adopted in good faith by the majority of the Board of Directors of the Company, approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (i) above.

 (b) The provisions of Section 4.07(a) shall not apply to the following: 
 (i) (A) transactions between or among the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) any merger of the Company and any direct parent of the Company; provided that such
parent shall have no material liabilities and no material assets other than cash, Cash Equivalents and the Capital Stock of the Company and such merger is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture and effected for a bona fide business
purpose; 
 (ii) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.04 and Permitted Investments; 

(iii) (x) the entering into of any agreement (and any amendment or modification of any such agreement) to pay, and the payment of, annual
management, consulting, monitoring and advisory fees to the Sponsors in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year not to exceed the greater of (A) $2.5 million and (B) 2.0% of EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the
immediately preceding fiscal year, and out-of-pocket expense reimbursement; provided, however, that any payment not made in any fiscal year may be carried forward and paid in the following two fiscal years and (y) the payment of the
present value of all amounts payable pursuant to any agreement described in clause (iii)(x) of Section 4.07(b) in connection with the termination of such agreement; 
 (iv) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and reimbursement of expenses paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted
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 (v) payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsors made for any financial
advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are (x) made pursuant to the agreements
with the Sponsors described in the Offering Circular or (y) approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith; 

(vi) transactions in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent
Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (i) of Section 4.07(a); 

(vii) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees or consultants which are approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company
in good faith; 
 (viii) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto (so long as any such agreement together with
all amendments thereto, taken as a whole, is not more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Securities in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date) or any transaction contemplated thereby as determined in good
faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Company; 
 (ix) the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, Acquisition Documents, any stockholders agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Issue Date and any
amendment thereto or similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under, any future
amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (ix) to the extent that the terms of any such existing agreement together with all amendments
thereto, taken as a whole, or new agreement are not otherwise more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Securities in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date; 

(x) the execution of the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Transactions, including fees to the Sponsors, which are
described in the Offering Circular or contemplated by the Acquisition Documents; 
 (xi) (A) transactions with customers, clients,
suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, which are fair to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the reasonable
determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Company, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party or (B) transactions with joint ventures or
Unrestricted Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business; 
 (xii) any transaction effected as part of a Qualified Receivables
Financing; 
 (xiii) the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to any Person; 

(xiv) the issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment
arrangements, stock option and stock ownership plans or similar employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company or of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as appropriate, in
good faith; 
 (xv) the entering into of any tax sharing agreement or arrangement and any payments permitted by Section 4.04(b)(xii);

 (xvi) any contribution to the capital of the Company; 
 (xvii) transactions permitted by, and complying with, Section 5.01; 
 (xviii) transactions
between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person, a director of which is also a director of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company; provided, however, that such director abstains from voting
as a director of the Company or such direct or indirect parent, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person; 
 (xix) pledges
of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; 
 (xx) any employment agreements entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and 
 (xxi) intercompany transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a responsible
financial or accounting officer of the Company in an Officers’ Certificate) for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Company and its Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any covenant set forth in this
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 SECTION 4.08. Change of Control. (a) Upon a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right
to require the Issuers to repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase (subject to the
right of the Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), in accordance with the terms contemplated in this Section 4.08; provided, however, that notwithstanding the
occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuers shall not be obligated to purchase any Securities pursuant to this Section 4.08 in the event that they have exercised their right to redeem such Securities in accordance with Article 3 of this
Indenture. In the event that at the time of such Change of Control the terms of the Bank Indebtedness or other Senior Indebtedness restrict or prohibit the repurchase of Securities pursuant to this Section 4.08, then prior to the mailing of the
notice to the Holders provided for in Section 4.08(b) but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Issuers shall (i) repay in full all Bank Indebtedness and other Senior Indebtedness or, if doing so will allow the
purchase of Securities, offer to repay in full all Bank Indebtedness and/or such other Senior Indebtedness, as the case may be, and repay the Bank Indebtedness and/or such Senior Indebtedness of each lender who has accepted such offer, or
(ii) obtain the requisite consent under the agreements governing the Bank Indebtedness and such Senior Indebtedness to permit the repurchase of the Securities as provided for in Section 4.08(b). 

(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control, except to the extent that the Issuers have exercised their right to redeem the Securities in
accordance with Article 3 of this Indenture, the Company shall mail a notice (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder with a copy to the Trustee stating: 
 (i) that a Change of Control has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Issuers to repurchase such Holder’s Securities at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date);

 (ii) the circumstances and relevant facts and financial information regarding such Change of Control; 

(iii) the repurchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed); and 

(iv) the instructions determined by the Issuers, consistent with this Section 4.08, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Securities
purchased. 
 (c) Holders electing to have a Security purchased shall be required to surrender the Security, with an appropriate form duly
completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the purchase date. The Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than one Business Day
prior to the purchase date a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Security which was delivered for purchase by the Holder and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing
his election to have such Security purchased. Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered. 

(d) On the purchase date, all Securities purchased by the Company under this Section shall be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company
shall pay the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Holders entitled thereto. 
 (e) A Change of Control Offer may be made in
advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of the Change of Control Offer. 

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Issuers shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of
Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 4.08 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuers and purchases all
Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. 
 (g) Securities repurchased by the Issuers pursuant to a
Change of Control Offer will have the status of Securities issued but not outstanding or will be retired and canceled at the option of the Issuers. Securities purchased by a third party pursuant to the preceding clause (e) will have the status
of Securities issued and outstanding. 
 (h) At the time the Company delivers Securities to the Trustee which are to be accepted for purchase,
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and in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.08. A Security shall be deemed to have been accepted for purchase at the time the Trustee, directly or through an agent, mails or delivers
payment therefor to the surrendering Holder. 
 (i) Prior to any Change of Control Offer, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an
Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent contained herein to the right of the Company to make such offer have been complied with. 
 (j) The Issuers shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of
Securities pursuant to this Section. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section 4.08, the Issuers shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall
not be deemed to have breached their obligations under this Section by virtue thereof. 
 SECTION 4.09. Compliance Certificate. The
Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, beginning with the fiscal year end on March 31, 2007, an Officers’ Certificate stating that in the course of the performance by the
signers of their duties as Officers of the Company they would normally have knowledge of any Default and whether or not the signers know of any Default that occurred during such period. If they do, the certificate shall describe the Default, its
status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. The Company also shall comply with Section 314(a)(4) of the TIA. 
 SECTION 4.10. Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or
proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture. 
 SECTION 4.11. Future Guarantors. The Company shall cause each
Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary (unless such Subsidiary is Finance Co. or a Receivables Subsidiary) that 
 (i)
guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or 
 (ii) incurs any Indebtedness or issues any shares of
Disqualified Stock permitted to be Incurred or issued pursuant to clauses (i) or (xii) of Section 4.03(b) or not permitted to be Incurred by Section 4.03, 
 to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit D pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall guarantee payment of the Securities. 

SECTION 4.12. Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, Incur or
suffer to exist any Lien on any asset or property of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness unless the Securities are equally and ratably secured with (or on a senior basis to, in the case of obligations subordinated in
right of payment to the Securities) the obligations so secured until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by a Lien. The preceding sentence shall not require the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to secure the
Securities if the Lien consists of a Permitted Lien. Any Lien which is granted to secure the Securities or such Guarantee under this Section 4.12 shall be automatically released and discharged at the same time as the release of the Lien that
gave rise to the obligation to secure the Securities or such Guarantee under this Section 4.12. 
 With respect to any Lien securing
Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness. 

SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Other Senior Subordinated Indebtedness. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Guarantor to, directly or
indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) that is subordinate in right of payment to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Indebtedness of any such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is either:

 (i) pari passu in right of payment with the Securities or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be, or 

(ii) subordinate in right of payment to the Securities or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be. 

SECTION 4.14. Maintenance of Office or Agency. (a) The Issuers shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or
an affiliate of the Trustee or Registrar) where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuers in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The
Issuers shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the
Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the corporate trust office of the Trustee as set forth in Section 13.02. 

  
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 (b) The Issuers may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the
Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuers of their
obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes. The Issuers shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. 

(c) The Issuers hereby designate the corporate trust office of the Trustee or its Agent as such office or agency of the Issuers in accordance with
Section 2.04. 
 SECTION 4.15. Limitation on Business Activities of Finance Co.. Finance Co. will not own any material assets
or other property, other than Indebtedness or other obligations owing to Finance Co. by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and Cash Equivalents, or engage in any trade or conduct any business other than treasury, cash management, hedging
and cash pooling activities and activities incidental thereto. Finance Co. will not Incur any material liabilities or obligations other than its obligations pursuant to the Securities, the Indenture, the Second Lien Notes, the Second Lien Note
Documents, the Credit Agreement and other Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by Finance Co. under Section 4.03 and liabilities and obligations pursuant to business activities permitted by this covenant. Finance Co. shall be a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of the Company at all times. 
 ARTICLE 5 

SUCCESSOR COMPANY 

SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets. (a) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, consolidate, amalgamate or merge
with or into or wind up or convert into (whether or not the Company is the surviving Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions,
to any Person unless: 
 (i) the Company is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger, winding up or conversion (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized or existing
under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (the Company or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Company”); 

(ii) the Successor Company (if other than the Company) expressly assumes all the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Securities
pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; 
 (iii) immediately after
giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; 
 (iv) immediately
after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, as if such transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), either 
 (A) the Successor Company would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.03(a); or 

(B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such ratio for the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction; 
 (v) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described
above, shall have by supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to such Person’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities; and 

(vi) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation,
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 The Successor Company (if other than the Company) shall succeed to, and be substituted for, the Company
under this Indenture and the Securities, and in such event the Company will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (iii) and (iv) of this
Section 5.01, (a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary, and (b) the Company may merge, consolidate
or amalgamate with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States or may convert into a limited liability company,
so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby. This Article 5 will not apply to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries. 
 (b) Finance Co. may not, directly or indirectly, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into, or sell, assign,
transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions to, any Person, unless: 
 (i) Finance Co. is the surviving person or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, winding up or conversion (if other than Finance Co.) or to which such sale,
assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (Finance Co. or such
Person, as the case may be, being herein called a “Successor Co-Issuer”); 
 (ii) the Successor Co-Issuer (if other than Finance Co.)
expressly assumes all the obligations of Finance Co. under the Indenture and the Securities pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; 

(iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing; and 

(iv) the Successor Co-Issuer (if other than Finance Co.) shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the Indenture. 
 (c) Subject to the provisions of Section 11.02(b) (which govern the release of a Guarantee upon the sale or disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Guarantor), no Guarantor
shall, and the Company shall not permit any Guarantor to, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions to, any Person (other than any such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition in connection with the Transactions described in the Offering
Circular) unless: 
 (i) either (A) such Guarantor, as the case may be, is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any
such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than such Guarantor, as the case may be) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability
company organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (such Guarantor or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Guarantor,” in
the case of a consolidation, amalgamation, merger, winding up or sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposal of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of a Guarantor) and the Successor Guarantor (if other than such
Guarantor) expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture and, if applicable, such Guarantors’ Guarantee pursuant to a supplemental indenture or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, or (b) such sale or disposition or consolidation, amalgamation or merger is not in violation of Section 4.06; and 
 (ii) the
Successor Guarantor (if other than such Guarantor) shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such
supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture. 
 Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Successor Guarantor (if other
than such Guarantor) will succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor, under this Indenture and, such Guarantor’s Guarantee, and such Guarantor, will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and,
such Guarantor’s Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a Guarantor may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating such Guarantor in another state of the United States,
the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Guarantor is not increased thereby and (2) a Guarantor may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with another Guarantor or an Issuer.

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wind up into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets (collectively, a “Transfer”) to, any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company that is not Finance Co. or a Guarantor; provided that at the time of each such Transfer pursuant to clause (y) the aggregate amount of all such Transfers since the Issue Date shall not exceed 5.0% of the
consolidated assets of the Company, Finance Co. and the Guarantors as shown on the most recent available balance sheet of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries after giving effect to each such Transfer and including all Transfers occurring
from and after the Issue Date (excluding Transfers in connection with the Transactions described in the Offering Circular). 

ARTICLE 6 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 

SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. An “Event of Default” occurs if: 
 (a) the Issuers default in any payment of interest (including any additional interest) on any Security when the same becomes due and payable, whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by Article 10,
and such default continues for a period of 30 days, 
 (b) the Issuers default in the payment of principal or premium, if any, of any Security
when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration or otherwise, whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by Article 10, 
 (c) either of the Issuers or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company fails to comply with its obligations under Section 5.01, 
 (d) either of the Issuers or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company fails to comply with any of its agreements in the Securities or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clause (a),
(b) or (c) above) and such failure continues for 60 days after the notice specified below, 
 (e) either of the Issuers or any
Significant Subsidiary fails to pay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to either of the Issuers or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) within any applicable grace period after final maturity or the acceleration of any such
Indebtedness by the holders thereof because of a default, in each case, if the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $20 million or its foreign currency equivalent, 
 (f) either of the Issuers or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: 
 (i) commences a voluntary case; 
 (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in
an involuntary case; 
 (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; or 

(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency,

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

(i) is for relief against either of the Issuers or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company in an involuntary case; 

(ii) appoints a Custodian of either of the Issuers or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company or for any substantial part of its property; or

 (iii) orders the winding up or liquidation of either of the Issuers or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company; 

or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days, 

(h) either of the Issuers or any Significant Subsidiary fails to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $20 million or its foreign currency
equivalent (net of any amounts which are covered by enforceable insurance policies issued by solvent carriers), which judgments are not discharged, waived or stayed for a period of 60 days following the entry thereof, or 

(i) any Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms thereof) or any Guarantor denies
or disaffirms its obligations under this Indenture or any Guarantee and such Default continues for 10 days after the notice specified below. 

  
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 The foregoing shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and
whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body. 

The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term
“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. 
 A Default
under clause (d) above shall not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Issuers or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities notify the Issuers and the Trustee of the Default and the
Issuers do not cure such Default within the time specified in clause (d) above after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.” The
Issuers shall deliver to the Trustee, within five (5) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of any event which is, or with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would
become, an Event of Default, its status and what action the Issuers are taking or propose to take with respect thereto. 
 SECTION 6.02.
Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to either of the Issuers or a Significant Subsidiary) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee upon written request
of Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Securities, by notice to the Issuers shall declare that the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Securities is due and payable; provided,
however, that so long as any Bank Indebtedness remains outstanding, no such acceleration shall be effective until the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the giving of written notice to the Issuers and the Representative
under the Credit Agreement and the trustee for the Second Lien Notes and (ii) the day on which any Bank Indebtedness or Indebtedness represented by the Second Lien Notes is accelerated. Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall
be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to either of the Issuers or a Significant Subsidiary occurs, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Securities
shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities by notice to the Trustee may rescind an
acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of
acceleration. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto. 
 In the event of any Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(e), such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding, however, any resulting payment default) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the
Holders of the Securities, if within 20 days after such Event of Default arose the Issuers deliver an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee stating that (x) the Indebtedness or guarantee that is the basis for such Event of Default has been
discharged or (y) the holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default or (z) the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured, it
being understood that in no event shall an acceleration of the principal amount of the Securities as described above be annulled, waived or rescinded upon the happening of any such events. 
 SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or interest on
the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture. 
 The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even
if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy
or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. To the extent required by law, all available remedies are cumulative. 
 SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults. Provided the Securities are not then due and payable by reason of a declaration of acceleration, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities by written notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default and its consequences except (a) a Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on a Security, (b) a Default arising from the failure to redeem or purchase
any Security when required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or (c) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Holder affected. When a Default is waived, it is deemed
cured and the Issuers, the Trustee and the Holders will be restored to their former positions and rights under this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right. 

SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may direct the time, method and place of
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trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or, subject to Section 7.01, that the Trustee
determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not
inconsistent with such direction. Prior to taking any action under this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

 SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits. (a) Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest
when due, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless: 
 (i) the Holder gives to the Trustee
written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing; 
 (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities make a
written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy; 
 (iii) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense; 
 (iv) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of
the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and 
 (v) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities do not give the
Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request during such 60-day period. 
 (b) A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights
of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. 
 SECTION 6.07. Rights of the Holders to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on the Securities held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in the Securities,
or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder. 
 SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as
trustee of an express trust against the Issuers or any other obligor on the Securities for the whole amount then due and owing (together with interest on overdue principal and (to the extent lawful) on any unpaid interest at the rate provided for in
the Securities) and the amounts provided for in Section 7.07. 
 SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may
file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation, expenses disbursements and advances of the Trustee (including
counsel, accountants, experts or such other professionals as the Trustee deems necessary, advisable or appropriate)) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuers or any Guarantor, their creditors or their property,
shall be entitled to participate as a member, voting or otherwise, of any official committee of creditors appointed in such matters and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a
trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making
of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 7.07. 
 SECTION 6.10. Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay
out the money or property in the following order: 
 FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07; 

SECOND: to holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers to the extent required by Article 10 and to holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors to
the extent required by Article 12; 
 THIRD: to the Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal, premium, if any, and
interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and 
 FOURTH: to the Company or, to the extent the Trustee collects any amount for any Guarantor, to such Guarantor. 
 The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to the Holders pursuant to this Section. Atleast 15 days before such record date, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder and the Issuers a
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 SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under
this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in
its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This
Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the Securities. 
 SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. Neither the Issuers nor any Guarantor (to the extent it may lawfully do so) shall at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever
claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuers and each Guarantor (to the extent that
it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as
though no such law had been enacted. 
 ARTICLE 7 
 TRUSTEE 
 SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a reasonable 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: 

(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee (it being agreed that the permissive right of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty); and 

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. The Trustee shall be under no duty to make any investigation as to any statement contained in any such instance, but may
accept the same as conclusive evidence of the truth and accuracy of such statement or the correctness of such opinions. However, in the case of certificates or opinions required by any provision hereof to be provided to it, the Trustee shall examine
the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture. 
 (c) The Trustee may not be
relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that: 
 (i) this
paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section; 
 (ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith by a Trust Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; 
 (iii) the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05; and 
 (iv) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of
any of its rights or powers. 
 (d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a),
(b) and (c) of this Section. 
 (e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may
agree in writing with the Issuers. 
 (f) Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent
required by law. 
 (g) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the
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 SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed
by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. 
 (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith in reliance on the Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. 
 (c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be
responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care. 
 (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided, however, that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence. 

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

 (f) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document unless requested in writing to do so by the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the
time outstanding, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be
entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuers, personally or by agent or attorney, at the expense of the Issuers and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation. 

(g) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of
the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request
or direction. 
 (h) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including its right to be indemnified,
are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. 
 (i) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith at the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities as to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee or the exercising of any power conferred by the Indenture. 
 (j) Any action taken, or omitted to be taken, by the Trustee in good faith pursuant to this Indenture upon the request or authority or consent of any person who, at the time of making such request or
giving such authority or consent, is the Holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon future Holders of Securities and upon Securities executed and delivered in exchange therefor or in place thereof. 

SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and
may otherwise deal with the Issuers or their Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent or Registrar may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

 SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture, any Guarantee or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Issuers’ use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuers or any Guarantor in this
Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Securities or in the Securities other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default
under Sections 6.01(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), or (i) or of the identity of any Significant Subsidiary unless either (a) a Trust Officer shall have actual knowledge thereof or (b) the Trustee shall have received written notice
thereof in accordance with Section 13.02 hereof from the Issuers, any Guarantor or any Holder. In accepting the trust hereby created, the Trustee acts solely as Trustee for the Holders of the Securities and not in its individual capacity and
all persons, including without limitation the Holders of Securities and the Issuers having any claim against the Trustee arising from this Indenture shall look only to the funds and accounts held by the Trustee hereunder for payment except as
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 SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known
to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder notice of the Default within the earlier of 90 days after it occurs or 30 days after it is actually known to a Trust Officer or written notice of it is received by the Trustee. Except in the case
of a Default in the payment of principal of, premium (if any) or interest on any Security, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the
interests of the Holders. 
 SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to the Holders. As promptly as practicable after each June 30
beginning with the June 30 following the date of this Indenture, and in any event prior to August 30 in each year, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder a brief report dated as of such June 30 that complies with Section 313(a) of
the TIA if and to the extent required thereby. The Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) of the TIA. 
 A copy of each report at
the time of its mailing to the Holders shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange (if any) on which the Securities are listed. The Issuers agree to notify promptly the Trustee whenever the Securities become listed on any stock exchange and
of any delisting thereof. 
 SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity. The Issuers shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuers shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred
or made by it, including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee’s agents, counsel, accountants and
experts. The Issuers and each Guarantor, jointly and severally shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture or Guarantee against the Issuers or a Guarantor (including this Section 7.07) and defending
itself against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Issuers, any Guarantor, any Holder or any other Person). The obligation to pay such amounts shall survive the payment in full or defeasance of the Securities or the removal or
resignation of the Trustee. The Trustee shall notify the Issuers of any claim for which it may seek indemnity promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof; provided, however, that any failure so to notify the Issuers shall not
relieve the Issuers or any Guarantor of its indemnity obligations hereunder. The Issuers shall defend the claim and the indemnified party shall provide reasonable cooperation at the Issuers’ expense in the defense. Such indemnified parties may
have separate counsel and the Issuers and the Guarantors, as applicable shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel; provided, however, that the Issuers shall not be required to pay such fees and expenses if it assumes such
indemnified parties’ defense and, in such indemnified parties’ reasonable judgment, there is no conflict of interest between the Issuers and the Guarantors, as applicable, and such parties in connection with such defense. The Issuers need
not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by an indemnified party through such party’s own willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith. 
 To secure the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee
other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Securities. 
 The Issuers’ and the
Guarantors’ payment obligations pursuant to this Section shall survive the satisfaction or discharge of this Indenture, any rejection or termination of this Indenture under any bankruptcy law or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Issuers, the expenses are
intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Law. 
 SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee. (a) The Trustee
may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuers. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Issuers shall remove the Trustee if:

 (i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10; 
 (ii) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent; 
 (iii) a receiver or other public officer
takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or 
 (iv) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting. 

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


  
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 (c) A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to
the Issuers. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice
of its succession to the Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee under this Indenture and the Securities to the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07. 

(d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the Holders of
10% in principal amount of the Securities may petition at the expense of the Issuers any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. 
 (e) If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, unless the Trustee’s duty to resign is stayed as provided in Section 310(b) of the TIA, any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a
Security for at least six months may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. 
 (f) Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Issuers’ obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. 

SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its
corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee. 
 In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Securities shall have been
authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Securities so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have
been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which
it is anywhere in the Securities or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have. 
 SECTION 7.10. Eligibility;
Disqualification. The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the TIA. The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report
of condition. The Trustee shall comply with Section 310(b) of the TIA, subject to its right to apply for a stay of its duty to resign under the penultimate paragraph of Section 310(b) of the TIA; provided, however, that there
shall be excluded from the operation of Section 310(b)(1) of the TIA any series of securities issued under this Indenture and any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other
securities of the Issuers are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in Section 310(b)(1) of the TIA are met. 

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

ARTICLE 8 

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE 
 SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance. This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights of registration of transfer
or exchange of Securities, as expressly provided for in this Indenture) as to all outstanding Securities when: 
 (a) either (i) all the
Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Securities pursuant to Section 2.08 which have been replaced or paid and Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust
by the Issuers and thereafter repaid to the Issuers or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii) all of the Securities (a) have become due and payable, (b) will become due and payable at
their stated maturity within one year or (c) if redeemable at the option of the Issuers, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the
name, and at the expense, of the Issuers, and the Issuers have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee cash in U.S. Dollars, U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof in an amount sufficient in the written opinion
of a firm of independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee (which delivery shall only be required if Government Obligations have been so deposited) to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Securities not theretofore delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Issuers directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at
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 (b) the Issuers and/or the Guarantors have paid all other sums payable under this Indenture; and 

(c) the Issuers have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this
Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with. 
 Subject to Sections 8.01(c) and 8.02, the
Issuers at any time may terminate (i) all of their obligations under the Securities and this Indenture (with respect to such Securities) (“legal defeasance option”) or (ii) their obligations under Sections 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05,
4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.11, 4.12 and 4.13 and the operation of Section 5.01 and Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e), 6.01(f) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of the Company only), 6.01(g) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of
the Company only), 6.01(h) and 6.01(i) (“covenant defeasance option”). The Issuers may exercise their legal defeasance option notwithstanding their prior exercise of their covenant defeasance option. In the event that the Issuers terminate
all of their obligations under the Securities and this Indenture (with respect to such Securities) by exercising their legal defeasance option or their covenant defeasance option, the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee of such
Securities shall be terminated simultaneously with the termination of such obligations. 
 If the Issuers exercise their legal defeasance
option, payment of the Securities so defeased may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the Issuers exercise their covenant defeasance option, payment of the Securities so defeased may not be accelerated because of an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e), 6.01(f) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of the Company only), 6.01(g) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of the Company only), 6.01(h) or 6.01(i) or because of the failure
of the Issuers to comply with Section 5.01. 
 Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Issuers, the
Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Issuers terminate. 
 (d) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and
(b) above, the Issuers’ obligations in Sections 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 7.07, 7.08 and in this Article 8 shall survive until the Securities have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Issuers’ obligations in Sections 7.07,
8.05 and 8.06 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. 
 SECTION 8.02. Conditions to Defeasance. (a) The Issuers may exercise
their legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option only if: 
 (i) the Issuers irrevocably deposit in trust with the Trustee cash
in U.S. Dollars, U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof in an amount sufficient or Government Obligations, the principal of and the interest on which will be sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, to pay the principal of and
premium (if any) and interest on the Securities when due at maturity or redemption, as the case may be, including interest thereon to maturity or such redemption date; 
 (ii) the Issuers deliver to the Trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due and without
reinvestment on the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus any deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest when due on all the
Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may be; 
 (iii) 123 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 123-day period no
Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Issuers occurs which is continuing at the end of the period; 
 (iv)
the deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement binding on the Issuers and is not prohibited by Article 10; 
 (v) in the
case of the legal defeasance option, the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (1) the Issuers have 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 Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for
Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not
occurred; 
 (vi) impair the right of any holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such holder’s
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 (vii) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner
and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred; and 
 (viii) the Issuers deliver to the
Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Securities to be so defeased and discharged as contemplated by this Article 8 have been complied with.

 (b) Before or after a deposit, the Issuers may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of such Securities at a
future date in accordance with Article 3. 
 SECTION 8.03. Application of Trust Money. The Trustee shall hold in trust money or
Government Obligations (including proceeds thereof) deposited with it pursuant to this Article 8. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from Government Obligations through each Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the
payment of principal of and interest on the Securities so discharged or defeased. Money and securities so held in trust are not subject to Article 10 or 12. 
 SECTION 8.04. Repayment to Company. Each of the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Issuers upon request any money or Government Obligations held by it as provided in this
Article which, in the written opinion of nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee (which delivery shall only be required if Government Obligations have been so deposited), are in excess of the amount
thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent discharge or defeasance in accordance with this Article. 
 Subject
to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuers upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders
entitled to the money must look to the Issuers for payment as general creditors, and the Trustee and each Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such monies. 
 SECTION 8.05. Indemnity for Government Obligations. The Issuers shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against deposited Government
Obligations or the principal and interest received on such Government Obligations. 
 SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or any
Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Obligations in accordance with this Article 8 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 Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture and the Securities so discharged or defeased shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 8 until such time as the Trustee
or any Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or Government Obligations in accordance with this Article 8; provided, however, that, if the Issuers have made any payment of principal of or interest on, any such Securities
because of the reinstatement of their obligations, the Issuers shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or Government Obligations held by the Trustee or any Paying Agent. 

ARTICLE 9 

AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS 

SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of the Holders. (a) The Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities
without notice to or consent of any Holder: 
  

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

 (ii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture and the Securities; 
 (iii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Guarantor of the obligations of a Guarantor under this Indenture and its Guarantee; 
 (iv) to comply with Article 5; 
 (v) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in
place of certificated Securities; provided, however, that the uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated Securities are described
in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code; 
 (vi) to make any change in Article 10 or Article 12 that would limit or terminate the benefits
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 (vii) to add additional Guarantees with respect to the Securities or to secure the Securities; 

(viii) to add to the covenants of the Issuers for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuers;

 (ix) to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with qualifying or maintaining the qualification of, this Indenture under the
TIA; 
 (x) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder; or 

(xi) to provide for the issuance of the Exchange Securities or Additional Securities, which shall have terms substantially identical in all material
respects to the Initial Securities, and which shall be treated, together with any outstanding Initial Securities, as a single issue of securities. 
 (b) An amendment under this Section 9.01 may not make any change that adversely affects the rights under Article 10 or Article 12 of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers or a Guarantor
then outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Indebtedness (or any group or Representative thereof authorized to give a consent) consent to such change. 
 After an amendment under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Issuers shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any
defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.01. 
 SECTION 9.02. With Consent of the
Holders. (a) The Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding voting as a single
class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for the Securities). However, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Security affected, an amendment may not: 

(i) reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment, 
 (ii) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Security, 
 (iii) reduce
the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any Security, 
 (iv) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Security or change
the time at which any Security may be redeemed in accordance with Article 3, 
 (v) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in
such Security, 
 (vi) make any change in Article 10 or Article 12 that adversely affects the rights of any Holder under Article 10 or Article
12, 
 (vii) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of or premium, if any, and interest on such Holder’s Securities
on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Securities, 

(viii) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 or the second sentence of this Section 9.02, or 

(ix) modify any Guarantees in any manner adverse to the Holders. 
 It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the
substance thereof. 
 After an amendment under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuers shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly
describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.02. 
 SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. From the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, every amendment, waiver or supplement to this Indenture or the Securities shall
comply with the TIA as then in effect. 
 SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers. (a) A consent to an amendment
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that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may
revoke the consent or waiver as to such Holder’s Security or portion of the Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officers’ Certificate from the Issuers certifying that
the requisite principal amount of Securities have consented. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder. An amendment or waiver becomes effective upon the (i) receipt by the Issuers or the Trustee of consents by
the Holders of the requisite principal amount of securities, (ii) satisfaction of conditions to effectiveness as set forth in this Indenture and any indenture supplemental hereto containing such amendment or waiver and (iii) execution of
such amendment or waiver (or supplemental indenture) by the Issuers and the Trustee. 
 (b) The Issuers may, but shall not be obligated to, fix
a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the
immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such
action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date. 
 SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Issuers may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the
Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Issuers or the Trustee so determines, the Issuers in exchange for the Security shall issue and,
upon a written order of each Issuer signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Security shall not affect the validity of such
amendment, supplement or waiver. 
 SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver
authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing such amendment, the Trustee shall be entitled
to receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and shall be provided with, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment,
supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuers and the Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms,
subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 9.03). 
 SECTION 9.07. Payment for
Consent. Neither the Issuers nor any Affiliate of the Issuers shall, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or
amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Securities unless such consideration is offered to be paid to all Holders that so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to
such consent, waiver or agreement. 
 SECTION 9.08. Additional Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount. All Securities issued under
this Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters (as to which any of such Securities may vote) as one class and no series of Securities will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter. Determinations as to
whether Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent shall be made in accordance with this Article 9 and Section 2.14. 

ARTICLE 10 

SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURITIES 
 SECTION 10.01. Agreement to Subordinate. The Issuers agree, and each Holder by accepting a Security agrees, that the Indebtedness evidenced by the Securities is subordinated in right of payment, to
the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 10, to the prior payment in full of all existing and future Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the holders of such Senior
Indebtedness. The Securities shall in all respects rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Issuers and shall rank senior in right of payment to all existing and future Subordinated Indebtedness
of the Issuers; and only Indebtedness of an Issuer that is Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer shall rank senior to the Securities in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. For purposes of this Article 10, the Indebtedness evidenced by the
Securities shall be deemed to include any Additional Interest payable pursuant to the provisions set forth in the Securities and the Registration Agreement. All provisions of this Article 10 shall be subject to Section 10.12. 

  
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 SECTION 10.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any payment or distribution of the assets
of an Issuer to creditors upon a total or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to such Issuer or its property: 

(a) holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of such Senior Indebtedness (including interest
accruing after, or which would accrue but for, the commencement of any such proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Senior Indebtedness, whether or not a claim for such interest would be allowed) before Holders shall be entitled to
receive any payment of principal of or interest on the Securities; and (b) until the Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer is paid in full in cash, any payment or distribution to which Holders would be entitled but for this Article 10 shall be
made to holders of such Senior Indebtedness as their interests may appear, except that the Holders may receive and retain (a) Permitted Junior Securities and (b) payments made from the trust described under Article 8, so long as, on the
date or dates the respective amounts were paid into the trust such payments were made with respect to the Securities without violating this Article 10. 
 SECTION 10.03. Default on Designated Senior Indebtedness. The Issuers may not pay principal of, premium (if any) or interest on, the Securities or make any deposit pursuant to the provisions
described under Section 8.01 and may not otherwise purchase, redeem or otherwise retire any Securities (except that the Holders may receive and retain (a) Permitted Junior Securities and (b) payments made from the trust described
under Article 8) (collectively, “pay the Securities”) if: 
 (1) a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer occurs and is continuing or any other amount owing in respect of any Designated Senior Indebtedness of the Company is not paid when due, or 

(2) any other default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer occurs and the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer is
accelerated in accordance with its terms, 
 unless, in either case, the default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been
rescinded or such Designated Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash; provided, however, the Issuers may pay the Securities without regard to the foregoing if the Company and the Trustee receive written notice approving such
payment from the Representative of the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which either of the events set forth in clause (1) or (2) of this sentence has occurred and is continuing. During the continuance of any
default (other than a default described in clause (1) or (2) of the preceding sentence) with respect to any Designated Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated immediately without further
notice (except such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, the Company may not pay the Securities for a period (a “Payment Blockage Period”) commencing upon the receipt by
the Trustee (with a copy to the Company) of written notice (a “Blockage Notice”) of such default from the Representative of the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period and
ending 179 days thereafter (or earlier if such Payment Blockage Period is terminated (i) by written notice to the Trustee and the Company from the Person or Persons who gave such Blockage Notice; (ii) by repayment in full in cash of such
Designated Senior Indebtedness; or (iii) because the default giving rise to such Blockage Notice is no longer continuing). Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding sentence (but subject to the provisions contained
in the first sentence of this Section 10.03 and in Section 10.02), unless the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such holders shall have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness
or a payment default exists, the Issuers may resume payments on the Securities after the end of such Payment Blockage Period. Not more than one Blockage Notice may be given in any consecutive 360-day period, irrespective of the number of defaults
with respect to Designated Senior Indebtedness during such period. In no event, however, may the total number of days during which any Payment Blockage Period is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any 360 consecutive day period. For
purposes of this Section 10.03, no default or event of default that existed or was continuing on the date of the commencement of any Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Designated Senior Indebtedness initiating such Payment Blockage
Period shall be, or be made, the basis of the commencement of a subsequent Payment Blockage Period by the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive days, unless such default or event of
default shall have been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days (it being understood that any subsequent action or any breach of any financial covenants for a period commencing after the date of commencement of such Payment
Blockage Period that, in either case, would give rise to an event of default pursuant to any provision of the Designated Senior Indebtedness under which an event of default previously existed or was continuing shall constitute a new event of default
for this purpose). 
 SECTION 10.04. Acceleration of Payment of Securities. If payment of the Securities is accelerated because of an
Event of Default, the Company or the Trustee (provided that the Trustee shall have received written notice from the Company, on which notice the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely) shall promptly notify the holders of the
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 SECTION 10.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If a distribution is made to the Holders that
because of this Article 10 should not have been made to them, the Holders who receive the distribution shall hold it in trust for holders of Senior Indebtedness of the applicable Issuer and pay it over to them as their interests may appear.

 SECTION 10.06. Subrogation. After all Senior Indebtedness of an Issuer is paid in full and until the Securities are paid in full, the
Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of such Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer. A distribution made under this Article 10 to holders of such Senior Indebtedness which
otherwise would have been made to the Holders is not, as between the applicable Issuer and the Holders, a payment by such Issuer on such Senior Indebtedness. 
 SECTION 10.07. Relative Rights. This Article 10 defines the relative rights of the Holders and holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers. Nothing in this Indenture shall: 

(a) impair, as between the Issuers and the Holders, the obligation of the Issuers, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of and interest
on the Securities in accordance with their terms; or 
 (b) prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available remedies upon a
Default, subject to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers to receive distributions otherwise payable to the Holders. 

SECTION 10.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by the Issuers. No right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers to enforce the
subordination of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Securities shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by the Issuers or by their failure to comply with this Indenture. 
 SECTION 10.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding Section 10.03, the Trustee or any Paying Agent may continue to make payments on the Securities and shall not be charged with
knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than two Business Days prior to the date of such payment, a Trust Officer of the Trustee receives notice satisfactory to it that payments may
not be made under this Article 10. The Issuers, the Registrar, any Paying Agent, a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers may give the notice; provided, however, that, if an issue of Senior Indebtedness of the
Issuers has a Representative, only the Representative may give the notice. 
 The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold
Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. The Registrar and any Paying Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 10 with
respect to any Senior Indebtedness of the Issuers which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Senior Indebtedness; and nothing in Article 7 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
Nothing in this Article 10 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07 or any other Section of this Indenture. 
 SECTION 10.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative. Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given under this Indenture to holders of Senior Indebtedness, the distribution may be made
and the notice given to their Representative (if any). 
 SECTION 10.11. Article 10 Not to Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right to
Accelerate. The failure to make a payment pursuant to the Securities by reason of any provision in this Article 10 shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a Default. Nothing in this Article 10 shall have any effect on the right of
the Holders or the Trustee to accelerate the maturity of the Securities. 
 SECTION 10.12. Trust Monies Not Subordinated. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from money or the proceeds of Government Obligations held in trust under Article 8 by the Trustee and deposited at a time when permitted by the subordination provisions of this Article 10 for the
payment of principal of and interest on the Securities shall not be subordinated to the prior payment of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company or subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article 10, and none of the Holders shall be obligated
to pay over any such amount to the an Issuer or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Issuer or any other creditor of such Issuer. 

SECTION 10.13. Trustee Entitled to Rely. Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 10, the Trustee and the Holders shall be
entitled to rely (a) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 10.02 are pending, (b) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other
Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders or (c) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior Indebtedness for the purpose of ascertaining the 
 Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of such Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or
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 Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this
Article 10, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of such Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such
payment or distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article 10, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such
Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 10. 
 SECTION 10.14. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination. Each Holder by accepting a Security authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to
acknowledge or effectuate the subordination between the Holders and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company as provided in this Article 10 and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. 

SECTION 10.15. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders
of Senior Indebtedness and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to the Holders or an Issuer or any other Person money or assets to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled by virtue
of this Article 10 or otherwise. 
 SECTION 10.16. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions. Each Holder by
accepting a Security acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Indebtedness, whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or
acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness and such holder of such Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination
provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness. 
 Without in any way limiting the
generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Senior Indebtedness may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders, without incurring responsibility to the Trustee or the Holders and
without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article 10 or the obligations hereunder of the Holders to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of
payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Indebtedness, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Indebtedness, or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Indebtedness is
outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Indebtedness; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of Senior Indebtedness;
and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company and any other Person. 
 ARTICLE 11

 GUARANTEES 
 SECTION 11.01. Guarantees. (a) Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, to each Holder and to
the Trustee and its successors and assigns (i) the full and punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of all obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture (including obligations to the
Trustee) and the Securities, whether for payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on in respect of the Securities and all other monetary obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture and the Securities and (ii) the full and
punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the Issuers whether for fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise under this Indenture and the Securities (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called
the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Each Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from each such Guarantor, and that each such Guarantor shall
remain bound under this Article 11 notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation. 
 (b) Each Guarantor waives
presentation to, demand of payment from and protest to the Issuers of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Guarantor waives notice of any default under the Securities or the Guaranteed Obligations.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (i) the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Issuers or any other Person under this Indenture, the
Securities or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of this Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement; (iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this
Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement; (iv) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the Guaranteed Obligations or any Guarantor; (v) the failure of any Holder or Trustee to exercise any right or remedy
against any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations; or (vi) any change in the ownership of such Guarantor, except as provided in Section 11.02(b). 

  
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 (c) Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have its obligations hereunder
divided among the Guarantors, such that such Guarantor’s obligations would be less than the full amount claimed. Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have the assets of the Issuers first be used and depleted as
payment of the Issuers’ or such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder prior to any amounts being claimed from or paid by such Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to require that the Issuers
be sued prior to an action being initiated against such Guarantor. 
 (d) Each Guarantor further agrees that its Guarantee herein constitutes a
guarantee of payment, performance and compliance when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder or the Trustee to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 (e) The Guarantee of each Guarantor is, to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 12, subordinated and subject in right of payment
to the prior payment in full of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor and is made subject to such provisions of this Indenture. 

(f) Except as expressly set forth in Sections 8.01(b), 11.02 and 11.06, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any
reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by
reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor herein shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected
by the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful
or otherwise, in the performance of the obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a
discharge of any Guarantor as a matter of law or equity. 
 (g) Each Guarantor agrees that its Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect
until payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that its Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or
interest on any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder or the Trustee upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuers or otherwise. 
 (h) In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder or the Trustee has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Issuers
to pay the principal of or interest on any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, or to perform or comply with any other Guaranteed Obligation, each Guarantor
hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Holders or the Trustee an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal amount of such Guaranteed
Obligations, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (but only to the extent not prohibited by applicable law) and (iii) all other monetary obligations of the Issuers to the Holders and the Trustee. 

(i) Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations
guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations and all obligations to which the Guaranteed Obligations are subordinated as provided in Article 12. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the
Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of any Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other
prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Guaranteed Obligations as provided in Article 6, such Guaranteed Obligations
(whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by such Guarantor for the purposes of this Section 11.01. 
 (j)
Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 11.01. 

(k) Upon request of the Trustee, each Guarantor shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably
necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture. 
 SECTION 11.02. Limitation on Liability. (a) Any
term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum aggregate amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereunder by any Guarantor shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed without rendering
this Indenture, as it relates to such Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. 

  
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 (b) A Guarantee as to any Guarantor shall terminate and be of no further force or effect and such Guarantor
shall be deemed to be released from all obligations under this Article 11 upon: 
 (i) the sale, disposition or other transfer (including
through merger or consolidation) of the Capital Stock (including any sale, disposition or other transfer following which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary) of the applicable Guarantor if such sale, disposition or other
transfer is made in compliance with this Indenture, and such Guarantor is released from its guarantees, if any, of, and all pledges and security, if any, granted in connection with, the Credit Agreement and any other Indebtedness of the Issuers or
any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuers, 
 (ii) the Company designating such Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the
provisions set forth under Section 4.04 and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary,” 
 (iii) in the case of any Restricted
Subsidiary that after the Issue Date is required to guarantee the Securities pursuant to Section 4.11, the release or discharge of the guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or the repayment of the Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, in each case, which resulted in the obligation to guarantee the Securities, and 
 (iv) the Issuers’ exercise of their defeasance options under Article 8, or if the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

 A Guarantee also shall be automatically released upon the applicable Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary as a result of any foreclosure of
any pledge or security interest securing Bank Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness which has resulted in the obligation to guarantee the Securities or other exercise of remedies in respect thereof or if such Subsidiary is released from its
guarantees of, and all pledges and security interests granted in connection with, the Credit Agreement and any other Indebtedness of the Issuers or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company which results in the obligation to guarantee the Securities.

 SECTION 11.03. Successors and Assigns. This Article 11 shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall
inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Indenture and in
the Securities shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Indenture. 
 SECTION 11.04. No Waiver. Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the Holders in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article 11 shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the Holders herein expressly specified are cumulative and not
exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article 11 at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. 

SECTION 11.05. Modification. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Article 11, nor the consent to any departure by any
Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Trustee, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or
demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. 
 SECTION 11.06. Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors. Each Subsidiary and other Person which is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.11 shall promptly
execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit D hereto pursuant to which such Subsidiary or other Person shall become a Guarantor under this Article 11 and shall guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations. Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture, the Issuers shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by such Subsidiary or other Person and that, subject to the application of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and to the principles of
equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, the Guarantee of such Guarantor is a valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms and/or to such other matters as the
Trustee may reasonably request. 
 SECTION 11.07. Non-Impairment. The failure to endorse a Guarantee on any Security shall not affect or
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 ARTICLE 12 
 SUBORDINATION OF THE GUARANTEES 
 SECTION 12.01. Agreement to Subordinate. Each
Guarantor agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Security agrees, that the obligations of a Guarantor hereunder are subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 12, to the prior payment in full of all
existing and future Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor. The obligations hereunder with respect to a Guarantor shall in
all respects rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future Pari Passu Indebtedness of such Guarantor and shall rank senior in right of payment to all existing and future Subordinated Indebtedness of such Guarantor; and only
Indebtedness of such Guarantor that is Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor shall rank senior to the obligations of such Guarantor in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. For purposes of this Article 12, the Indebtedness evidenced by
the Securities shall be deemed to include any Additional Interest payable pursuant to the provisions set forth in the Securities and the Registration Agreement. All provisions of this Article 12 shall be subject to Section 12.16. 

SECTION 12.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any payment or distribution of the assets of a Guarantor to creditors upon a total or
partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of such Guarantor or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to such Guarantor and its properties: 

(a) holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of such Senior Indebtedness (including interest
accruing after, or which would accrue but for, the commencement of any such proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Senior Indebtedness, whether or not a claim for such interest would be allowed) before the Holders shall be entitled to
receive any payment pursuant to any Guaranteed Obligations from such Guarantor; and 
 (b) until the Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor is
paid in full in cash, any payment or distribution to which the Holders would be entitled but for this Article 12 shall be made to holders of such Senior Indebtedness as their interests may appear, except that the Holders may receive and retain
Permitted Junior Securities. 
 SECTION 12.03. Default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor. A Guarantor may not make any
payment pursuant to any of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise purchase, redeem or otherwise retire any Securities (except that the Holders may receive and retain (a) Permitted Junior Securities and (b) payments made from the trust
described under Article 8 (collectively, “pay its Guarantee”) if: 
 (1) a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on any Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor occurs and is continuing or any other amount owing in respect of any Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor is not paid when due, or 

(2) any other default on Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor occurs and the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness of such
Guarantor is accelerated in accordance with its terms, 
 unless, in either case, the default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration
has been rescinded or such Designated Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash; provided, however, such Guarantor may pay its Guarantee without regard to the foregoing if such Guarantor and the Trustee receive written notice
approving such payment from the Representative of the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which either of the events set forth in clause (1) or (2) of this sentence has occurred and is continuing. During the
continuance of any default (other than a default described in clause (1) or (2) of the preceding sentence) with respect to any Designated Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated
immediately without further notice (except such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, such Guarantor may not pay its Guarantee for a period (a “Guarantee Payment Blockage
Period”) commencing upon the receipt by the Trustee (with a copy to such Guarantor and the Company) of written notice (a “Guarantee Blockage Notice”) of such default from the Representative of the holders of such Designated Senior
Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Guarantee Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter (or earlier if such Guarantee Payment Blockage Period is terminated (i) by written notice to the Trustee, such Guarantor and the
Company from the Person or Persons who gave such Guarantee Blockage Notice; (ii) by repayment in full in cash of such Designated Senior Indebtedness; or (iii) because the default giving rise to such Guarantee Blockage Notice is no longer
continuing). Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding sentence (but subject to the provisions contained in the first sentence of this Section 12.03 and in Section 12.02(b)), unless the holders of such
Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such holders shall have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or a payment default exists, such Guarantor may resume payments on its Guarantee after the end of such
Guarantee Payment Blockage Period (including any missed payments). Not more than one Guarantee Blockage Notice may be given with respect to a Guarantor in any consecutive 360-day period, irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to
Designated Senior Indebtedness during such period. In no event, however, may the total number of days during which any Guarantee Payment Blockage Period is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any 360 consecutive day period. For
purposes of this Section 12.03, no default or event of default that existed or was continuing on the date of the commencement of any Guarantee Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Designated Senior


  
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Indebtedness initiating such Guarantee Payment Blockage Period shall be, or be made, the basis of the commencement of a subsequent Guarantee Payment Blockage Period by the Representative of such
Designated Senior Indebtedness, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive days, unless such default or event of default shall have been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days (it being understood that any
subsequent action or any breach of any financial covenants for a period commencing after the date of commencement of such Guarantee Payment Blockage Period that, in either case, would give rise to an event of default pursuant to any provision of the
Designated Senior Indebtedness under which an event of default previously existed or was continuing shall constitute a new event of default for this purpose). 
 SECTION 12.04. Demand for Payment. If payment of the Securities is accelerated because of an Event of Default and a demand for payment is made on a Guarantor pursuant to Article 11, the Issuers,
the Guarantor or the Trustee (provided that the Trustee shall have received written notice from the Issuers or such Guarantor, on which notice the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely) shall promptly notify the holders of the
Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor (or the Representative of such holders) of such demand. 
 SECTION 12.05. When Distribution
Must Be Paid Over. If a payment or distribution is made to the Holders that because of this Article 12 should not have been made to them, the Holders who receive the payment or distribution shall hold such payment or distribution in trust for
holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor and pay it over to them as their respective interests may appear. 
 SECTION 12.06.
Subrogation. After all Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor is paid in full and until the Securities are paid in full in cash, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor to receive
distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor. A distribution made under this Article 12 to holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor which otherwise would have been made to the Holders is not, as between such Guarantor
and the Holders, a payment by such Guarantor on Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor. 
 SECTION 12.07. Relative Rights. This Article 12
defines the relative rights of the Holders and holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor. Nothing in this Indenture shall: 
 (a) impair, as
between a Guarantor and the Holders, the obligation of a Guarantor which is absolute and unconditional, to make payments with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent set forth in Article 11; or 

(b) prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available remedies upon a default by a Guarantor under its obligations with respect to the
Guaranteed Obligations, subject to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor to receive distributions otherwise payable to the Holders. 
 SECTION 12.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by a Guarantor. No right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor to enforce the subordination of the obligations of such Guarantor
hereunder shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by such Guarantor or by its failure to comply with this Indenture. 
 SECTION 12.09.
Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding Section 12.03, the Trustee or any Paying Agent may continue to make payments on the Securities and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the
making of any such payments unless, not less than two Business Days prior to the date of such payment, a Trust Officer of the Trustee receives written notice satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this Article 12. A Guarantor, the
Registrar or co-registrar, a Paying Agent, a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor may give the notice; provided, however, that if an issue of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor has a Representative, only the
Representative may give the notice. 
 The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor with the
same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. The Registrar and co-registrar and any Paying Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 12 with respect to any Senior
Indebtedness of a Guarantor which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor; and nothing in Article 7 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this
Article 12 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07 or any other Section of this Indenture. 

SECTION 12.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative. Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given under this Indenture to holders
of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their Representative (if any). 
 SECTION 12.11.
Article 12 Not to Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right to Accelerate. The failure of a Guarantor to make a payment on any of its obligations by reason of any provision in this Article 12 shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence
of a default by such Guarantor under such obligations. Nothing in this Article 12 shall have any effect on the right of the Holders or the Trustee to make a demand for payment on a Guarantor pursuant to Article 11. 

  
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 SECTION 12.12. Trustee Entitled to Rely. Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article
12, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely (a) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 12.02 are pending, (b) upon a certificate of the
liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders or (c) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons
entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor and other Indebtedness of a Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all
other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 12. In the event that the Trustee determines that evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor to participate in any payment or
distribution pursuant to this Article 12, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor held by such Person, the extent to which such
Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article 12, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial
determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 12. 

SECTION 12.13. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination. Each Holder by accepting a Security authorizes and directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to
take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination between the Holders and the holders of Senior Indebtedness of each of the Guarantors as provided in this Article 12 and appoints the Trustee as
attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. 
 SECTION 12.14. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness of a
Guarantor. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to the Holders or the relevant
Guarantor or any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 12 or otherwise. 
 SECTION 12.15. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor on Subordination Provisions. Each Holder by accepting a Security acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination
provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor, whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire
and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness and such holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold,
such Senior Indebtedness. 
 Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Senior Indebtedness of a
Guarantor may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders, without incurring responsibility to the Trustee or the Holders and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this
Article 12 or the obligations hereunder of the Holders to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or
alter, Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor, or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor is outstanding;
(ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of Senior
Indebtedness of a Guarantor; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against such Guarantor and any other Person. 

SECTION 12.16. Trust Monies Not Subordinated. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from money or the proceeds of
Government Obligations held in trust under Article 8 by the Trustee and deposited at a time when permitted by the subordination provisions of this Article 12 for the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities shall not be subordinated to
the prior payment of any Senior Indebtedness of any Guarantor or subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article 12, and none of the Holders shall be obligated to pay over any such amount to a Guarantor or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of
a Guarantor or any other creditor of a Guarantor. 
 ARTICLE 13 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 SECTION
13.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls. If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an “incorporated provision”) included in this
Indenture by operation of, Sections 310 to 318 of the TIA, inclusive, such imposed duties or incorporated provision shall control. 

  
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 SECTION 13.02. Notices. (a) Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be
in writing and delivered in person, via facsimile or mailed by first-class mail addressed as follows: 
 if to the Issuers or a Guarantor:

 Verso Paper Holdings LLC 
 6775
Lenox Court Park, Building E., 1st Floor 
 Memphis, Tennessee 38115 
 Attention: [Robert Mundy] 
 Facsimile:
[                    ] 
 if to the Trustee:

 Wilmington Trust Company 
 1100
North Market Street 
 Wilmington, DE 19890-1615 
 Attention of: Corporate Capital Markets 
 Facsimile: (302) 636-4145 

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

(b) Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed, first class mail, to the Holder at the Holder’s address as it appears on the
registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. 
 (c) Failure to mail a notice or
communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it, except
that notices to the Trustee are effective only if received. 
 SECTION 13.03. Communication by the Holders with Other Holders. The
Holders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the TIA with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Issuers, the Trustee, the Registrar and other Persons shall have the protection of
Section 312(c) of the TIA. 
 SECTION 13.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by
the Issuers to the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee at the request of the Trustee: 
 (a) an Officers’ Certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to
the proposed action have been complied with; and 
 (b) an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in
the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with. 
 SECTION 13.05. Statements Required in Certificate or
Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture (other than pursuant to Section 4.09) shall include: 
 (a) a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; 
 (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; 

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and 
 (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the
opinion of such individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with; provided, however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate or certificates of public officials.


  
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 SECTION 13.06. When Securities Disregarded. In determining whether the Holders of the required
principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Issuers, any Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
the Issuers or any Guarantor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which the
Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only Securities outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination. 
 SECTION 13.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of the Holders. The Registrar and a Paying Agent may make reasonable
rules for their functions. 
 SECTION 13.08. Legal Holidays. If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next
succeeding day that is a Business Day, and no interest shall accrue on any amount that would have been otherwise payable on such payment date if it were a Business Day for the intervening period. If a regular record date is not a Business Day, the
record date shall not be affected. 
 SECTION 13.09. GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  
 SECTION 13.10. No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer,
employee, manager, incorporator or holder of any Equity Interests in the Issuers or of any Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors under the
Securities or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of
the consideration for issuance of the Securities. 
 SECTION 13.11. Successors. All agreements of the Issuers and each Guarantor in this
Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. 
 SECTION
13.12. Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.

 SECTION 13.13. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of
this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 
 SECTION 13.14. Indenture Controls. If and to the extent that any provision of the Securities limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of this Indenture, such provision of this Indenture
shall control. 
 SECTION 13.15. Severability. In case any provision in this Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability. 

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

			
	VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC
	VERSO PAPER INC.
	CMP HOLDINGS LLC
	NEXTIER SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
	CMP ANDROSCOGGIN LLC
	CMP BUCKSPORT LLC
	CMP QUINNESEC LLC
	CMP SARTELL LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Scott M. Kleinman
	Name:	 	Scott M. Kleinman
	Title:	 	President


  

			
	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
		
	By:	 	/s/ James J. McGinley
	Name:	 	James J. McGinley
	Title:	 	Authorized Signer



  
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 APPENDIX A 
 PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL SECURITIES, ADDITIONAL SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE SECURITIES 

1. Definitions. 
 1.1
Definitions. 
 For the purposes of this Appendix A the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below: 

“Additional Interest” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Agreement. 
 “Definitive Security” means a certificated Initial Security or Exchange Security (bearing the Restricted Securities Legend if the transfer of such Security is restricted by applicable law) that
does not include the Global Securities Legend. 
 “Depository” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective
successors. 
 “Global Securities Legend” means the legend set forth under that caption in the applicable Exhibit to this Indenture.

 “IAI” means an institutional “accredited investor” as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the
Securities Act. 
 “Initial Purchasers” means Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Lehman Brothers Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
Banc of America Securities LLC, and such other initial purchasers party to the Purchase Agreement entered into in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities. 
 “Purchase Agreement” means (a) the Purchase Agreement dated August 1, 2006, among the Issuers and the Initial Purchasers and (b) any other similar Purchase Agreement relating to
Additional Securities. 
 “QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A. 

“Registered Exchange Offer” means the offer by the Issuers, pursuant to the Registration Agreement, to certain Holders of Initial Securities,
to issue and deliver to such Holders, in exchange for their Initial Securities, a like aggregate principal amount of Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act. 
 “Registration Agreement” means (a) the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006 among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers relating to the Securities
and (b) any other similar Registration Rights Agreement relating to Additional Securities. 
 “Regulation S” means Regulation S
under the Securities Act. 
 “Regulation S Securities” means all Initial Securities offered and sold outside the United States in
reliance on Regulation S. 
 “Restricted Period,” with respect to any Securities, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on
and including the later of (a) the day on which such Securities are first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day shall be promptly given
by the Company to the Trustee, and (b) the Issue Date, and with respect to any Additional Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities, it means the comparable period of 40 consecutive days. 

“Restricted Securities Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.2(f)(i) herein. 

“Rule 501” means Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act. 
 “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act. 
 “Rule 144A Securities”
means all Initial Securities offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A. 
 “Securities Custodian” means the custodian with
respect to a Global Security (as appointed by the Depository) or any successor person thereto, who shall initially be the Trustee. 

“Shelf Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed by the Company in connection with the offer and sale of Initial Securities
pursuant to the Registration Agreement. 
 “Transfer Restricted Securities” means Definitive Securities and any other Securities that
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 “Unrestricted Definitive Security” means Definitive Securities and any other Securities that are
not required to bear, or are not subject to, the Restricted Securities Legend. 
 1.2 Other Definitions. 

 

					
	Term:	  	 Defined
 in
 Section:
	 
	 Agent Members
	  	 	2.1	(b) 
	 Global Securities
	  	 	2.1	(b) 
	 Regulation S Global Securities
	  	 	2.1	(b) 
	 Rule 144A Global Securities
	  	 	2.1	(b) 
	 Regulation S Permanent Global Security
	  	 	2.1	(b) 
	 Regulation S Temporary Global Security
	  	 	2.1	(b) 

 2. The Securities. 
 2.1 Form and Dating; Global Securities. 
 (a) The Initial Securities issued on the date
hereof will be (i) offered and sold by the Issuers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) resold, initially only to (1) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A and (2) Persons other than U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S) in
reliance on Regulation S. Such Initial Securities may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs, purchasers in reliance on Regulation S and, except as set forth below, IAIs in accordance with Rule 501. Additional Securities offered after the
date hereof may be offered and sold by the Issuers from time to time pursuant to one or more Purchase Agreements in accordance with applicable law. 
 (b) Global Securities. (i) Rule 144A Securities initially shall be represented by one or more Securities in definitive, fully registered, global form without interest coupons (collectively,
the “Rule 144A Global Securities”). 
 Regulation S Securities initially shall be represented by one or more Securities in fully
registered, global form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Regulation S Temporary Global Security” and, together with the Regulation S Permanent Global Security (defined below), the “Regulation S Global Securities”),
which shall be registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream. 
 The Restricted Period shall be terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of: (1) a written certificate from the Depository, together with copies of certificates from Euroclear and Clearstream
certifying that they have received certification of non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Security (except to the extent of any beneficial owners thereof who acquired an
interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and who shall take delivery of a beneficial ownership interest in a 144A Global Security bearing a Private Placement Legend, all
as contemplated by this Appendix A); and (2) an Officers’ Certificate from the Company. 
 Following the termination of the Restricted
Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Security shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in a permanent Global Security (the “Regulation S Permanent Global Security”) pursuant to the applicable procedures of
the Depository. Simultaneously with the authentication of the Regulation S Permanent Global Security, the Trustee shall cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Security. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Security
and the Regulation S Permanent Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as
hereinafter provided. 
 The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing
Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Security
and the Regulation S Permanent Global Security that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream. 
 The term “Global
Securities” means the Rule 144A Global Securities and the Regulation S Global Securities. The Global Securities shall bear the Global Security Legend. The Global Securities initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depository or
the nominee of such Depository, in each case for credit to an account of an Agent Member, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depository and (iii) bear the Restricted Securities Legend. 

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

(ii) Transfers of Global Securities shall be limited to transfer in whole, but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or their respective
nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in the Global Securities may be transferred or exchanged for Definitive Securities only in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository and the provisions of Section 2.2. In
addition, a Global Security shall be exchangeable for Definitive Securities if (x) the Depository (1) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for such Global Security and the Company thereupon fails to
appoint a successor depository or (2) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act or (y) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global Security; provided that in
no event shall the Regulation S Temporary Global Security be exchanged by the Issuers for Definitive Securities prior to (x) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant
to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act. In all cases, Definitive Securities delivered in exchange for any Global Security or beneficial interests therein shall be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations,
requested by or on behalf of the Depository in accordance with its customary procedures. 
 (iii) In connection with the transfer of a Global
Security as an entirety to beneficial owners pursuant to subsection (i) of this Section 2.1(b), such Global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Issuers shall execute, and, upon a written
order of each Issuer signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in writing in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Security, an equal
aggregate principal amount of Definitive Securities of authorized denominations. 
 (iv) Any Transfer Restricted Security delivered in exchange
for an interest in a Global Security pursuant to Section 2.2 shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2, bear the Restricted Securities Legend. 
 (v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, through the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Security may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream unless delivery is made in
accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 2.2. 
 (vi) The Holder of any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise
authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities. 

2.2 Transfer and Exchange. 
 (a) Transfer
and Exchange of Global Securities. A Global Security may not be transferred as a whole except as set forth in Section 2.1(b). Global Securities will not be exchanged by the Issuers for Definitive Securities except under the circumstances
described in Section in Section 2.1(b)(ii). Global Securities also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.10 of this Indenture. Beneficial interests in a Global Security may be transferred and
exchanged as provided in Section 2.2(b) or 2.2(g). 
 (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities. The
transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Securities shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository. Beneficial interests in
Restricted Global Securities shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Beneficial interests in Global Securities shall be transferred or exchanged only for
beneficial interests in Global Securities. Transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in the Global Securities also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the
other following subparagraphs, as applicable: 
 (i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Security. Beneficial interests
in any Restricted Global Security may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Security in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Restricted Securities
Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in a Regulation S Global Security may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person
(other than an Initial Purchaser). A beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security. No written orders or
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 (ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities. In connection
with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in any Global Security that is not subject to Section 2.2(b)(i), the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar (1) a written order from an Agent Member
given to the Depository in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository directing the Depository to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Security in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository containing information regarding the Agent Member account to be credited with such increase. Upon
satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Securities contained in this Indenture and the Securities or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal
amount of the relevant Global Security pursuant to Section 2.2(g). 
 (iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted
Global Security. A beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Security may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Transfer Restricted Global Security if the transfer
complies with the requirements of Section 2.2(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following: 
 (A) if the transferee will take
delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Security, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Security; and 
 (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Security, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form attached to the applicable
Security. 
 (iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Transfer Restricted Global Security for Beneficial Interests in an
Unrestricted Global Security. A beneficial interest in a Transfer Restricted Global Security may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or transferred to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.2(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following: 

(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such holder in the form attached to the applicable Security; or 
 (B) if the holder of such
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such holder in
the form attached to the applicable Security, 
 and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the applicable rules
and procedures of the Depository so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Restricted Securities Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. If any such transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) at a time when an Unrestricted Global
Security has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of an written order of each Issuer signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred or exchanged pursuant to this subparagraph (iv). 
 (v) Transfer and
Exchange of Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Security for Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Security. Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Security cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security. 
 (c) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests
in Global Securities for Definitive Securities. A beneficial interest in a Global Security may not be exchanged for a Definitive Security except under the circumstances described in Section 2.1(b)(ii). A beneficial interest in a Global
Security may not be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Security except under the circumstances described in Section 2.1(b)(ii). In any case, beneficial interests in Global Securities shall be
transferred or exchanged only for Definitive Securities. 
 (d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Securities for Beneficial Interests in
Global Securities. Transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in the Global Securities also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i), (ii) or (ii) below, as applicable: 

(i) Transfer Restricted Securities to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities. If any Holder of a Transfer Restricted Security
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Global Security or to transfer such Transfer Restricted Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security, then, upon receipt by
the Registrar of the following documentation: 
 (A) if the Holder of such Transfer Restricted Security proposes to exchange such Transfer
Restricted Security for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security; 
 (B) if such Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred to a Qualified Institutional Buyer in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached
to the applicable Security; 
 (C) if such Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in
accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security; 

(D) if such Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in
accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security; 
 (E) if
such Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through
(D) above, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel, if applicable; or 
 (F) if such Transfer Restricted Security is being transferred to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security; 

the Trustee shall cancel the Transfer Restricted Security, and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the appropriate
Restricted Global Security. 
 (ii) Transfer Restricted Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities. A Holder of
a Transfer Restricted Security may exchange such Transfer Restricted Definitive Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or transfer such Transfer Restricted Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of
a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security only if the Registrar receives the following: 
 (A) if the Holder of such Transfer
Restricted Security proposes to exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security; or 

(B) if the Holder of such Transfer Restricted Securities proposes to transfer such Transfer Restricted Security to a Person who shall take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security, 
 and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Securities Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of the conditions of this subparagraph (ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Transfer Restricted Securities and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global
Security. If any such transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (ii) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of an written order of each Issuer
signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities transferred or exchanged pursuant to this
subparagraph (ii). 
 (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities. A Holder of an
Unrestricted Definitive Security may exchange such Unrestricted Definitive Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or transfer such Unrestricted Definitive Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of
a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Security and increase or cause to be increased the
aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Securities. If any such transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (iii) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall
issue and, upon receipt of an written order of each Issuer signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Unrestricted
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 (iv) Unrestricted Definitive Securities to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities. An
Unrestricted Definitive Security cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security. 
 (e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Securities for Definitive Securities. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Securities and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this
Section 2.2(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Securities. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Securities duly
endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional
certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.2(e). 
 (i)
Transfer Restricted Securities to Transfer Restricted Securities. A Transfer Restricted Security may be transferred to and registered in the name of a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Transfer Restricted Security if the
Registrar receives the following: 
 (A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must
deliver a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Security; 
 (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904
under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Security; 
 (C) if the transfer
will be made pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Security; 

(D) if the transfer will be made to an IAI in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed
in subparagraphs (A) through (D) above, a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Security; and 
 (E) if such transfer
will be made to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, a certificate in the form attached to the applicable Security. 
 (ii) Transfer
Restricted Securities to Unrestricted Definitive Securities. Any Transfer Restricted Security may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Security or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Security if the Registrar receives the following: 
 (1) if the Holder of such Transfer Restricted Security proposes to
exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for an Unrestricted Definitive Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security; or 
 (2) if the Holder of such Transfer Restricted Security proposes to transfer such Securities to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Security, a certificate
from such Holder in the form attached to the applicable Security, 
 and, in each such case, if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel
in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Securities Legend are no longer required
in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. 
 (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Securities to Unrestricted Definitive
Securities. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Security may transfer such Unrestricted Definitive Securities to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Security at any time. Upon receipt of a request to
register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Securities pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. 
 (iv) Unrestricted Definitive Securities to Transfer Restricted Securities. An Unrestricted Definitive Security cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of, a Transfer Restricted Security. 
 At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Security have been exchanged for
Definitive Securities or a particular Global Security has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Security shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11.
At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security or for Definitive
Securities, the principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect
such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security, such other Global Security shall be increased
accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase. 

  
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 (f) Legend. 
 (i) Except as permitted by the following paragraph (ii), (iii) or (iv), each Security certificate evidencing the Global Securities and the Definitive Securities (and all Securities issued in exchange
therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only): 
 “THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE
EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. 
 THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AGREES FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) THIS NOTE MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (II) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (III) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (IV) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (IV) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE.” 

Each Definitive Security shall bear the following additional legends: 
 “IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE
TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.” 
 “THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION
ORIGINALLY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.” 

(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security that is a Definitive Security, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange
such Transfer Restricted Security for a Definitive Security that does not bear the legends set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its
request for such exchange was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse of the Initial Security). 
 (iii) After a transfer of any Initial Securities during the period of the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such Initial Securities, all requirements pertaining to the
Restricted Securities Legend on such Initial Securities shall cease to apply and the requirements that any such Initial Securities be issued in global form shall continue to apply. 
 (iv) Upon the consummation of a Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the Initial Securities pursuant to which Holders of such Initial Securities are offered Exchange Securities in exchange for their
Initial Securities, all requirements pertaining to Initial Securities that Initial Securities be issued in global form shall continue to apply, and Exchange Securities in global form without the Restricted Securities Legend shall be available to
Holders that exchange such Initial Securities in such Registered Exchange Offer. 
 (v) Upon a sale or transfer after the expiration of the
Restricted Period of any Initial Security acquired pursuant to Regulation S, all requirements that such Initial Security bear the Restricted Securities Legend shall cease to apply and the requirements requiring any such Initial Security be issued in
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 (vi) Any Additional Securities sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Restricted
Securities Legend. 
 (g) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Security. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global
Security have been exchanged for Definitive Securities or a particular Global Security has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Security shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in
accordance with Section 2.11 of this Indenture. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial
interest in another Global Security or for Definitive Securities, the principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the
Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security,
such other Global Security shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase. 

(h) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Securities. 
 (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuers shall execute and, upon a written order of each Issuer signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Securities and
Global Securities at the Registrar’s request. 
 (ii) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the
Issuers may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge payable upon
exchanges pursuant to Sections 3.06, 4.06, 4.08 and 9.05 of this Indenture). 
 (iii) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer
of any Security, the Issuers, the Trustee, a Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest
on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security is overdue, and none of the Issuers, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 

(iv) All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to
the same benefits under this Indenture as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange. 
 (i) No Obligation of the Trustee.

 (i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Security, a member of, or a participant in the
Depository or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depository or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Securities or with respect to the delivery to any
participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depository) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Securities. All notices and communications
to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to the Holders under the Securities shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the Depository or its nominee in the case of a Global Security). The rights of
beneficial owners in any Global Security shall be exercised only through the Depository subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the
Depository with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners. 
 (ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor,
determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Depository
participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of
this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof. 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 
 [FORM OF FACE OF INITIAL SECURITY] 
 [Global Securities Legend] 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK,
NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
 TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN
PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED
TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. 
 [Restricted Securities Legend] 
 “THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE
EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. 
 THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AGREES FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) THIS NOTE MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (II) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (III) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (IV) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (IV) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE.” 

Each Temporary Regulation S Security shall bear the following additional legend: 
 “THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY
NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED
ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.” 
 Each Definitive Security shall bear the following
additional legend: 
 “IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND
OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.” 

  
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 [FORM OF INITIAL SECURITY] 

 

					
	 No.    
	  	$	            	  

 11
 3/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016 
 CUSIP No.    

 ISIN No.     
 VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation, and VERSO PAPER INC., a Delaware corporation, promise to pay to
[                    ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum [of Dollars] [listed on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global
Security attached hereto]1 on August 1, 2016.

 Interest Payment Dates: August 1 and February 1 
 Record Dates: July 15 and January 15 
 Additional provisions of this Security are set
forth on the other side of this Security. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed. 

 

			
	VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC
		
	By:	 	
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	VERSO PAPER INC.
		
	By:	 	
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 Dated: 
  

	1 	 Use the Schedule of Increases and Decreases language if Security is in Global Form. 



  
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 TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION 
 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, 
 as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Securities referred to in
the Indenture. 
  

			
	By:	 	
		 	Authorized Signatory

  

	*/	If the Security is to be issued in global form, add the Global Securities Legend and the attachment from Exhibit A captioned “TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES -
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY”. 


  
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 [FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF INITIAL SECURITY] 

11
 3/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016 
  

	1.	Interest 

 (a) VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC, a
Delaware limited liability corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”) and VERSO PAPER INC., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Co.”
and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”), promise to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Issuers shall pay interest semiannually on August 1 and February 1 of each
year, commencing February 1, 2007. Interest on the Securities shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from August 1, 2006 until the
principal hereof is due. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Securities, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of
interest at the same rate to the extent lawful. 
 (b) Registration Rights Agreement. The Holder of this Security is entitled to the
benefits of a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006, among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers. 
  

	2.	Method of Payment 

 The Issuers shall pay
interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the July 15 or January 15 next preceding the interest payment date even if Securities are canceled after the
record date and on or before the interest payment date (whether or not a Business Day). Holders must surrender Securities to the Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Issuers shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of
the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of the Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be
made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository Trust Company or any successor depositary. The Issuers shall make all payments in respect of a certificated Security (including principal, premium, if
any, and interest) at the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Issuers, payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on
the Securities may also be made, in the case of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Securities, by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects
payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in
its discretion). 
  

	3.	Paying Agent and Registrar 

 Initially,
Wilmington Trust Company (the “Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuers may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. 
  

	4.	Indenture 

 The Issuers issued the
Securities under an Indenture dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Indenture. The Securities are subject to all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and provisions 

The Securities are senior subordinated unsecured obligations of the Issuers. This Security is one of the Initial Securities referred to in the Indenture.
The Securities include the Initial Securities, any Additional Securities and any Exchange Securities issued in exchange for the Initial Securities or any Additional Securities pursuant to the Indenture. The Initial Securities, any Additional
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of securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things, make certain Investments and
other Restricted Payments, pay dividends and other distributions, incur Indebtedness, enter into consensual restrictions upon the payment of certain dividends and distributions by such Restricted Subsidiaries, issue or sell shares of capital stock
of the Company and such Restricted Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain transactions with Affiliates, create or incur Liens and make Asset Sales. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability of the Issuers and each Guarantor to
consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its property. 
 To guarantee the
due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the Securities and all other amounts payable by the Issuers under the Indenture and the Securities when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, according to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, the Guarantors have, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed the Guaranteed Obligations on a senior subordinated basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

  

	5.	Optional Redemption 

 Except as set forth
in the following two paragraphs, the Securities shall not be redeemable at the option of the Issuers prior to August 1, 2011. Thereafter, the Securities shall be redeemable at the option of the Issuers, in whole at any time or in part from time
to time, upon on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of
the Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on August 1 of the years set forth below: 

 

					
	Year	  	 Redemption
 Price
	 
	 2011
	  	 	105.688	% 
	 2012
	  	 	103.792	% 
	 2013
	  	 	101.896	% 
	 2014 and thereafter
	  	 	100.000	% 

 In addition, prior to August 1, 2011, the Issuers may redeem the Securities at their option, in whole at any time or
in part from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities redeemed
plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to August 1, 2009, the Issuers may redeem in the aggregate
up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Securities), with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings (1) by the Company or (2) by any
direct or indirect parent of the Company, in each case, to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are contributed to the common equity capital of the Company or used to purchase Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company from it,
at a redemption price equal to 111.375% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the redemption date (subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date); provided, however, that at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Securities) must remain outstanding after each such
redemption; and provided, further, that such redemption shall occur within 90 days after the date on which any such Equity Offering is consummated upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed to each Holder of
Securities being redeemed and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. Notice of any redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at the
Issuers’ discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering. 

  
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	6.	Sinking Fund 

 The Securities are not
subject to any sinking fund. 
  

	7.	Notice of Redemption 

 Notice of
redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at his, her or its registered address. Securities in denominations larger than $2,000 may
be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with a Paying
Agent on or before the redemption date and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date, interest ceases to accrue on such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption. 

 

	8.	Repurchase of Securities at the Option of the Holders upon Change of Control and Asset Sales 


Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to cause the
Issuers to repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the
Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture. In accordance with Section 4.06 of the Indenture, the Issuers will be
required to offer to purchase Securities upon the occurrence of certain events. 
  

	9.	Subordination 

 The Securities and
Guarantees are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness, as defined in the Indenture. To the extent provided in the Indenture, Senior Indebtedness must be paid before the Securities and Guarantees may be paid. The Issuers and each Guarantor agree, and
each Holder by accepting a Security agrees, to the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture and authorizes the Trustee to give it effect and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for such purpose. 

 

	10.	Denominations; Transfer; Exchange 

 The
Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange of Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any
registration of transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar
need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any Securities for a period of
15 days prior to a selection of Securities to be redeemed. 
  

	11.	Persons Deemed Owners 

 The registered
Holder of this Security shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. 
  

	12.	Unclaimed Money 

 If money for the payment
of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and a Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Issuers at their written request unless an abandoned property law designates another Person. After any such payment, the Holders
entitled to the money must look to the Issuers for payment as general creditors and the Trustee and a Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such monies. 

  
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	13.	Discharge and Defeasance 

 Subject to
certain conditions, the Issuers at any time may terminate some of or all its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture if the Issuers deposit with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest on
the Securities to redemption or maturity, as the case may be. 
  

	14.	Amendment; Waiver 

 Subject to certain
exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities (voting as a single class) and
(ii) any past default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture,
without the consent of any Holder, the Issuers, Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; (ii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of
the obligations of the Issuers under the Indenture and the Notes; (iii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Guarantor of the obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture and its Guarantee; (iv) to provide for uncertificated
Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities (provided that the uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated
Securities are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code); (v) to add Guarantees with respect to the Securities; (vi) to add additional covenants of the Issuers for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender rights and powers
conferred on the Issuers; (vii) to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; (viii) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;
or (ix) to provide for the issuance of the Exchange Securities or Additional Securities. 
  

	15.	Defaults and Remedies 

 If an Event of
Default occurs (other than an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuers or a Significant Subsidiary) and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the outstanding Securities, in each case, by notice to the Issuers, may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Securities to be due and payable; provided, however, that so long as any Bank
Indebtedness remains outstanding, no such acceleration shall be effective until the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the giving of written notice to the Issuers and the Representative under the Credit Agreement and the trustee
for the Second Lien 
 Notes and (ii) the day on which any Bank Indebtedness or Indebtedness represented by the Second Lien Notes is
accelerated. Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuers or a Significant Subsidiary occurs,
the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Securities shall become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding Securities may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Securities and its consequences. 
 If an
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee
reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or expense and certain other conditions are complied with. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no Holder may pursue any
remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Securities unless (i) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing, (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities have requested the Trustee in writing to pursue the remedy, (iii) such Holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense, (iv) the Trustee has not complied with such request
within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity and (v) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request
within such 60-day period. Subject to certain restrictions, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities are given the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any
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the Trustee in personal liability. Prior to taking any action under the Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses
and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action. 
  

	16.	Trustee Dealings with the Issuers 


Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Issuers or their Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Issuers or their Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

  

	17.	No Recourse Against Others 

 No director,
officer, employee, incorporator or holder of any equity interests in the Issuers or of any Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors under the
Securities, the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. 

 

	18.	Authentication 

 This Security shall not
be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security. 
  


	19.	Abbreviations 

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

	20.	Governing Law 

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

	21.	CUSIP Numbers; ISINs 

 The Issuers have
caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either
as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. 
 The Issuers will furnish to any Holder of Securities upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Security. 

  
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 ASSIGNMENT FORM 
 To assign this Security, fill in the form below: 
 I or we assign and transfer this Security to:

 (Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code) 
 (Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.) 
 and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer
this Security on the books of the Issuers. The agent may substitute another to act for him. 
  

							
	Date:	 	  
	 	 	 	Your Signature:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	  


 Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security. 
  

			
	Signature Guarantee:
		
	Date:	 	
	Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee	 	Signature of Signature Guarantee


  
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 CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 This certificate relates to $            principal amount of Securities held in
(check applicable space)             book-entry or             definitive form by the undersigned. 

The undersigned (check one box below): 
  

	 ̈	has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Security held by the Depository a Security or Securities in
definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Security (or the portion thereof indicated above); 


 

	 ̈	has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Security or Securities. In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities
evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period referred to in Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being transferred in accordance with its terms:


 CHECK ONE BOX BELOW 
  

					
	(1)	  	 ̈	  	to either of the Issuers; or
			
	 (2)
	  	 ̈	  	to the Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or
			
	(3)	  	 ̈	  	pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; or
			
	 (4)
	  	 ̈	  	inside the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases for its own account or for the
account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or
			
	 (5)
	  	 ̈	  	outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act of 1933 and
such Security shall be held immediately after the transfer through Euroclear or Clearstream until the expiration of the Restricted Period (as defined in the Indenture); or
			
	 (6)
	  	 ̈	  	to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed
letter containing certain representations and agreements; or
			
	 (7)
	  	 ̈	  	pursuant to another available exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.

 Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this
certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5), (6) or (7) is checked, the Issuers or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the
Securities, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Issuers or the Trustee have reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. 
  

					
	Date:	 	  
	  	Your Signature:
		 		  	  



  
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	Signature Guarantee:
	Date:	 		 		 	
	Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to
the Trustee	 		 		 	Signature of Signature Guarantee

 TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED. 

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole
investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and
acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuers as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the
undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. 
  

			
	Dated:                         	  	
		  	NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

 [TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES] 

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY 
 The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $        . The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made: 

 

									
	Date of Exchange	  	 Amount
of
decrease
in

Principal
Amount
of
 this
Global
Security
	  	 Amount
of
increase
in

Principal
Amount
of
 this
Global
Security
	  	 Principal
amount
of this

Global
Security
following
 such
decrease
or
increase
	  	 Signature
of
authorized

signatory
of Trustee
or
 Securities
Custodian

		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	

 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE 
 If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by either of the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the Indenture, check the box: 

Asset Sale   ̈ 

Change of Control   ̈ 

If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by either of the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change
of Control) of the Indenture, state the amount ($1,000 or an integral multiple thereof): 

$             

 

							
	Date:	  	 	Your Signature:	  	  	
		  				  	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

  

			
	Signature Guarantee:	 	
		 	Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion program or other signature
guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee


  
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 EXHIBIT B 
 [FORM OF FACE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY] 
 [Global Securities Legend] 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK,
NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
 TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN
PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED
TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. 
  

					
	 No.
	  	$	                	  


11 
3/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016 
 CUSIP No.          
 ISIN No.
         
 VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability
corporation, and VERSO PAPER INC., a Delaware corporation, promise to pay to [            ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum [of
                [ Dollars] [listed on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Security attached
hereto]2 on August 1, 2016. 

Interest Payment Dates: August 1 and February 1 
 Record Dates: July 15 and January 15 
 Additional provisions of this Security are set
forth on the other side of this Security. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed. 

 

			
	VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC
		
	By:	 	
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	VERSO PAPER INC.
		
	By:	 	
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 Dated: 
  

	2 	 Use the Schedule of Increases and Decreases language if Security is in Global Form. 



  
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	 TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF
         AUTHENTICATION

	
	 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
         as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the

        Securities referred to in the Indenture.

		
	By:	 	
		 	Authorized Signatory

  

	*/	If the Security is to be issued in global form, add the Global Securities Legend and the attachment from Exhibit A captioned “TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES -
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY”. 

 [FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY]


11 3/8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016 
  

	1.	Interest 

 VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC, a
Delaware limited liability corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”) and VERSO PAPER INC., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Co.”
and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”), promise to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Issuers shall pay interest semiannually on August 1 and February 1 of each
year, commencing February 1, 2007. Interest on the Securities shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from August 1, 2006 until the
principal hereof is due. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Issuers shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Securities, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of
interest at the same rate to the extent lawful. 
  

	2.	Method of Payment 

 The Issuers shall pay
interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the July 15 or January 15 next preceding the interest payment date even if Securities are canceled after the
record date and on or before the interest payment date (whether or not a Business Day). Holders must surrender Securities to the Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Issuers shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of
the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of the Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be
made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository Trust Company or any successor depositary. The Issuers shall make all payments in respect of a certificated Security (including principal, premium, if
any, and interest), at the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Issuers, payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof; provided, however, that payments on
the Securities may also be made, in the case of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Securities, by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects
payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in
its discretion). 
  

	3.	Paying Agent and Registrar 

 Initially,
Wilmington Trust Company (the “Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuers may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. 

  
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	4.	Indenture 

 The Issuers issued the
Securities under an Indenture dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Indenture. The Securities are subject to all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and provisions. 

The Securities are senior subordinated unsecured obligations of the Issuers. This Security is one of the Exchange Securities referred to in the
Indenture. The Securities include the Initial Securities, any Additional Securities and any Exchange Securities issued in exchange for the Initial Securities or any Additional Securities pursuant to the Indenture. The Initial Securities, any
Additional Securities and any Exchange Securities are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things, make
certain Investments and other Restricted Payments, pay dividends and other distributions, incur Indebtedness, enter into consensual restrictions upon the payment of certain dividends and distributions by such Restricted Subsidiaries, issue or sell
shares of capital stock of the Company and such Restricted Subsidiaries, enter into or permit certain transactions with Affiliates, create or incur Liens and make Asset Sales. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability of the Issuers and
each Guarantor to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its property. 

To guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the Securities and all other amounts payable by the Issuers under the
Indenture and the Securities when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, the Guarantors have, jointly and severally, unconditionally
guaranteed the Guaranteed Obligations on a senior subordinated basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. 
  

	5.	Optional Redemption 

 Except as set forth
in the following two paragraphs, the Securities shall not be redeemable at the option of the Issuers prior to August 1, 2011. Thereafter, the Securities shall be redeemable at the option of the Issuers, in whole at any time or in part from time
to time, upon on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of
the Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on August 1 of the years set forth below: 

 

					
	Year	  	Redemption
Price	 
	 2011
	  	 	105.688	% 
	 2012
	  	 	103.792	% 
	 2013
	  	 	101.896	% 
	 2014 and thereafter
	  	 	100.000	% 

 In addition, prior to August 1, 2011, the Issuers may redeem the Securities at its option, in whole at any time or
in part from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities redeemed
plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).


  
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 Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to August 1, 2009, the
Issuers may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Securities), with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings
(1) by the Company or (2) by any direct or indirect parent of the Company, in each case, to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are contributed to the common equity capital of the Company or used to purchase Capital Stock (other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company from it, at a redemption price equal to 111.375% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date (subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date); provided, however, that at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Securities (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Securities)
must remain outstanding after each such redemption; and provided, further, that such redemption shall occur within 90 days after the date on which any such Equity Offering is consummated upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days’ notice mailed to each Holder of Securities being redeemed and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. Notice of any redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion thereof, and any
such redemption or notice may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering. 

 

	6.	Sinking Fund 

 The Securities are not
subject to any sinking fund. 
  

	7.	Notice of Redemption 

 Notice of
redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at his, her or its registered address. Securities in denominations larger than $2,000 may
be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with a Paying
Agent on or before the redemption date and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest ceases to accrue on such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption. 

 

	8.	Repurchase of Securities at the Option of the Holders upon Change of Control and Asset Sales 


Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to cause the
Issuers to repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the
Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture. 
 In accordance with Section 4.06 of the Indenture, the Issuers will be required to offer to purchase Securities upon the occurrence of certain events. 

 

	9.	Subordination 

 The Securities and
Guarantees are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness, as defined in the Indenture. To the extent provided in the Indenture, Senior Indebtedness must be paid before the Securities and Guarantees may be paid. The Issuers and each Guarantor agrees, and
each Holder by accepting a Security agrees, to the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture and authorizes the Trustee to give it effect and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for such purpose. 

 

	10.	Denominations; Transfer; Exchange 

 The
Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange of Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any registration of transfer
or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the
transfer of or exchange any Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any Securities for a period of 15 days prior to a
selection of Securities to be redeemed. 

  
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	11.	Persons Deemed Owners 

 The registered
Holder of this Security shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. 
  

	12.	Unclaimed Money 

 If money for the payment
of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and a Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Issuers at their written request unless an abandoned property law designates another Person. After any such payment, the Holders
entitled to the money must look to the Issuers for payment as general creditors and the Trustee and a Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such monies. 

 

	13.	Discharge and Defeasance 

 Subject to
certain conditions, the Issuers at any time may terminate some of or all its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture if the Issuers deposit with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest on
the Securities to redemption or maturity, as the case may be. 
  

	14.	Amendment; Waiver 

 Subject to certain
exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities (voting as a single class) and
(ii) any past default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture,
without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; (ii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the
obligations of the Issuers under the Indenture and the Notes; (iii) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Guarantor of the obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture and its Guarantee; (iv) to provide for uncertificated
Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities (provided that the uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated
Securities are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code); (v) to add Guarantees with respect to the Securities; (vi) to add additional covenants of the Issuers for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender rights and powers
conferred on the Issuers; (vii) to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; (viii) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;
or (ix) to provide for the issuance of the Exchange Securities or Additional Securities. 
  

	15.	Defaults and Remedies 

 If an Event of
Default occurs (other than an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuers or a Significant Subsidiary) and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the outstanding Securities, in each case, by notice to the Issuers, may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Securities to be due and payable; provided, however, that so long as any Bank
Indebtedness remains outstanding, no such acceleration shall be effective until the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after the giving of written notice to the Issuers and the Representative under the Credit Agreement and the trustee
for the Second Lien Notes and (ii) the day on which any Bank Indebtedness or Indebtedness represented by the Second Lien Notes is accelerated. Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an
Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuers or a Significant Subsidiary occurs, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Securities shall become immediately due and payable
without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Securities
and its consequences. 

  
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 If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of
the rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or expense and certain other conditions are
complied with. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Securities unless (i) such Holder has previously given the
Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing, (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities have requested the Trustee in writing to pursue the remedy, (iii) such Holders have offered the
Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense, (iv) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity and (v) the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period. Subject to certain restrictions, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities are given the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to
follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. Prior to taking any action under the
Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action. 

 

	16.	Trustee Dealings with the Issuers 


Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Issuers or their Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Issuers or their Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

  

	17.	No Recourse Against Others 

 No director,
officer, employee, incorporator or holder of any equity interests in the Issuers or of any Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under the
Securities, the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. 

 

	18.	Authentication 

 This Security shall not
be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security. 
  


	19.	Abbreviations 

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

	20.	Governing Law 

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

	21.	CUSIP Numbers; ISINs 

 The Issuers have
caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either
as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. 
 The Company will furnish to any Holder of Securities upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Security. 

  
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 ASSIGNMENT FORM 
 To assign this Security, fill in the form below: 
 I or we assign and transfer this Security to:

  

                         
                
 (Print or type assignee’s name, address and
zip code) 
  

                         
                
 (Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D.
No.) 
 and irrevocably
                                     appoint agent to transfer this
Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. 
  

							
	Date:	 		 	Your Signature:	 	
		 		 		 	Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.

 Signature Guarantee: 
  

							
	Date:	 	  
	 		 	
	Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee	 		 	Signature of Signature Guarantee

 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE 
 If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the Indenture, check the box: 

 

			
	Asset Sale   ̈	  	
		
		  	Change of Control   ̈

 If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.06 (Asset
Sale) or 4.08 (Change of Control) of the Indenture, state the amount ($1,000 or an integral multiple thereof): 
  

							
	$	 		 	
				
	Date:	 		 	Your Signature:	 	
		 		 		 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

 Signature 

  
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	Signature Guarantee:	  		  	
		  	Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion program or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee	  	

 [TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES] 

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY 
 The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $        . The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made: 

 

									
	Date of Exchange	 	 Amount
 of
 decrease

in

Principal

Amount

of this

Global

Security
	 	 Amount
 of
 increase

in

Principal

Amount

of this

Global

Security
	 	 Principal
 amount
 of this

Global

Security

following

such

decrease

or

increase
	 	 Signature
 of
 authorized

signatory

of Trustee

or

Securities

Custodian



  
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 EXHIBIT C 
 [FORM OF] 
 TRANSFEREE LETTER OF REPRESENTATION 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC 
 Verso Paper Inc.

 c/o Wilmington Trust Company 
  

— 
  

— 
 Attention: Vice President 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 

This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $[        ] principal amount of the 113/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the “Securities”) of VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC and VERSO PAPER INC. (together, the “Issuers”). 

Upon transfer, the Securities would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows: 

 

			
	Name:
                                         
                                         
                                 	 	
		
	Address:
                                         
                                         
                            	 	
		
	Taxpayer ID Number:
                                         
                                         
   	 	

 The undersigned represents and warrants to you that: 
 1. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)),
purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” at least $100,000 principal amount of the Securities, and we are acquiring the Securities not with a view to, or for offer or sale in
connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Securities, and we invest in
or purchase securities similar to the Securities in the normal course of our business. We, and any accounts for which we are acting, are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment. 

2. We understand that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in
the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Securities to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Securities prior to the date that is two years after the later of the date of
original issue and the last date on which either the Issuers or any affiliate of such Issuer was the owner of such Securities (or any predecessor thereto) (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) only (a) in the United States to a
person whom we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in rule 144A under the Securities Act) in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (b) outside the United States in an offshore transaction in
accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (c) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if applicable) or (d) pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act, in each of cases (a) through (d) in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States. In addition, we will, and each subsequent holder is required to, notify any purchaser of the
Security evidenced hereby of the resale restrictions set forth above. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Securities is proposed to be made
to an institutional “accredited investor” prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Issuers and the Trustee, which shall
provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring such Securities for investment
purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Issuers and the Trustee reserve the right prior to the offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the
Securities pursuant to clause 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications or other information satisfactory to the Issuers and the Trustee. 

  
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 Dated:
                     
 TRANSFEREE:
                                        ,

 By: 

  
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 EXHIBIT D 
 [FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE] 
 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental
Indenture”) dated as of [            ], among [GUARANTOR] (the “New Guarantor”), a subsidiary of VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC (or its successor), a Delaware limited liability
corporation (the “Company”), VERSO PAPER INC., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Co.” and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”) and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the
“Trustee”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H : 
 WHEREAS the Issuers and the existing Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”) dated as of
August 1, 2006, providing for the issuance of the Issuers’ 113/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the “Securities”), initially in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000; 

WHEREAS Section 4.11 of the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Issuers are required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and
deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Issuers’ obligations under the Securities pursuant to a Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 WHEREAS pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Issuers and the existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and
deliver this Supplemental Indenture; 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the Issuers and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities as follows: 

1. Defined Terms. As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as
therein defined, except that the term “Holders” in this Guarantee shall refer to the term “Holders” as defined in the Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf of and for the benefit of such Holders. The words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof. 

2. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all existing Guarantors (if any), to unconditionally
guarantee the Issuers’ obligations under the Securities on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Articles 11 and 12 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Securities and to
perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture. 
 3. Notices. All notices or other communications to
the New Guarantor shall be given as provided in Section 13.02 of the Indenture. 
 4. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures
Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a
part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby. 
 5. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 

6. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

 7. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but
all of them together represent the same agreement. 
 8. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not effect the construction thereof. 

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

			
	[NEW GUARANTOR]
		
	By:	 	
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC
		
	By:	 	
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	VERSO PAPER INC.
		
	By:	 	
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE
		
	By:	 	
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	


  
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