Registration Rights Agreement



 Exhibit 4.3 

Execution Version 

M/I HOMES, INC. 

$250,000,000 5.625% Senior Notes due 2025 

Guaranteed on a Senior Basis by Certain Subsidiaries of M/I Homes, Inc. 

Registration Rights Agreement 

August 3, 2017 
 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 
 As Representatives of the
Initial Purchasers 
 c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 
 383
Madison Avenue 
 New York, New York 10179 
 c/o Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. 
 388 Greenwich Street 
 New York, New York
10013 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 M/I Homes,
Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ohio (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) (collectively, the “Initial
Purchasers”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, $250,000,000 principal amount of its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), upon the terms set forth in the Purchase
Agreement dated July 31, 2017 (the “Purchase Agreement”) relating to the initial placement (the “Initial Placement”) of the Notes. The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior basis (the
“Guarantees” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”) by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Guarantors” and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”). To
induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to satisfy a condition to your obligations thereunder, the Company agrees with you for your benefit and the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Securities (including
the Initial Purchasers) (each a “Holder” and, collectively, the “Holders”), as follows: 

1.    Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth
in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings: 

“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder. 

  
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 “Affiliate” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 405 under the Act and the
terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto. 
 “Broker-Dealer” shall
mean any broker or dealer registered as such under the Exchange Act. 
 “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a
Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City or Columbus, Ohio. 

“Closing Date” shall mean the date of the first issuance of the Securities. 

“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

“Deferral Period” shall have the meaning indicated in Section 4(k)(ii) hereof. 

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder. 
 “Exchange Offer Registration Period” shall mean the
one-year period following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, exclusive of any period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement. 
 “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement of the Company on an
appropriate form under the Act with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all
exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Exchanging Dealer” shall mean any Holder (which
may include any Initial Purchaser) that is a Broker-Dealer and elects to exchange for New Securities any Securities that it acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (but not directly from the
Company or any Affiliate of the Company) for New Securities. 
 “Final Memorandum” shall mean the final offering
memorandum, dated July 31, 2017, relating to the Securities, including any and all exhibits thereto and any information incorporated by reference therein as of such date. 

“FINRA Rules” shall mean the Rulebook of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 

“Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

“Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

  
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 “Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated as of
August 3, 2017, among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 

“Initial Placement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

“Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

“Issuers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d) hereof. 

“Majority Holders” shall mean, on any date, Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Securities registered
under a Registration Statement. 
 “Managing Underwriters” shall mean the investment banker or investment bankers and
manager or managers that administer an underwritten offering, if any, under a Registration Statement. 
 “New Securities”
shall mean the Notes of the Company and guarantees thereof by the Guarantors, in each case, identical in all material respects to the Securities (except that the transfer restrictions shall be modified or eliminated, as appropriate), to be issued
under the Indenture in connection with sales or exchanges effected pursuant to this Agreement. 
 “Notes” shall have the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus
supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Securities or the New Securities covered by such Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto, including any and all exhibits thereto and any
information incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto. 
 “Registered Exchange Offer” shall mean the proposed offer of the Company to issue and deliver to the Holders of
the Securities that are not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in such offer, in exchange for the Securities, a like aggregate principal amount of the New Securities. 

“Registrable Securities” shall mean (i) Securities other than those that (A) have been registered under a
Registration Statement and disposed of in accordance therewith, (B) have been distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act or any successor rule or regulation thereto that may be adopted by the Commission; provided that
such distribution is made at least two years after the date such Securities were originally issued and such Securities do not bear any restrictive legend relating to the Act or a restricted CUSIP number after such distribution


  
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or (C) for which a Registered Exchange Offer has been consummated, regardless of whether such Security was validly tendered in and not withdrawn from the Exchange Offer at the time of the
consummation thereof and (ii) any New Securities, the resale of which by the Holder thereof requires compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Act. 

“Registration Default Damages” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8 hereof. 

“Registration Statement” shall mean any Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement that covers any
of the Securities or the New Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, any amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments (in each case including the Prospectus contained therein), all
exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Representatives” shall have the meaning set forth
in the preamble hereto. 
 “Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 3 hereof. 

“Shelf Registration Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) hereof. 

“Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Issuers pursuant to the
provisions of Section 3 hereof which covers some or all of the Securities or New Securities, as applicable, on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, amendments and
supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference
therein. 
 “Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture. 

“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder. 
 “underwriter” shall mean any underwriter of Securities in connection with an offering thereof
under a Shelf Registration Statement. 
 2.    Registered Exchange Offer. 

(a)    The Issuers shall prepare and, not later than 120 days following the Closing Date, shall file with the Commission
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Issuers shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Act
within 210 days of the Closing Date. 

  
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 (b)    Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement,
the Issuers shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to exchange Securities for New Securities (assuming that such Holder is not an Affiliate of
the Issuers, acquires the New Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business, has no arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities and is not prohibited by any law or policy
of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer) to trade such New Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a
substantial proportion of the several states of the United States. 
 (c)    In connection with the Registered Exchange
Offer, the Issuers shall: 
 (i)    cause to be delivered to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming
part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents; 

(ii)    keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 20 Business Days and not more than 30
Business Days after the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders (or, in each case, longer if required by applicable law); 

(iii)    use their best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective
under the Act, supplemented and amended as required, under the Act to ensure that it is available for sales of New Securities by Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer Registration Period; 

(iv)    utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the
Borough of Manhattan in New York City, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee; 

(v)    permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York
time, on the last Business Day on which the Registered Exchange Offer is open, by sending to the institution specified in the notice a telex, facsimile transmission or letter received by such time setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal
amount of Securities delivered for exchange, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing such Holder’s election to have such Securities exchanged; 

(vi)    prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, provide a supplemental letter
to the Commission (A) stating that the Company is conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Morgan Stanley and Co.,
Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991); and (B) including a representation that the Issuers have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute the New Securities to be received in the Registered Exchange
Offer and that, to the best of the Issuers’ information and belief, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the New Securities in the ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any
person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities; and 

  
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 (vii)    comply in all respects with all applicable laws.

 (d)    As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall: 

(i)    accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered
Exchange Offer; 
 (ii)    deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 4(s)
all Securities so accepted for exchange; and 
 (iii)    cause the Trustee promptly to authenticate and
deliver to each participating Holder of Securities a principal amount of New Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange. 

(e)    Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange
Offer to participate in a distribution of the New Securities (x) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail.
May 13, 1988) and Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993 and similar
no-action letters; and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with any secondary resale transaction, which must be covered by an effective
registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K under the Act if the resales are of New Securities obtained by such
Holder in exchange for Securities acquired by such Holder directly from an Issuer or one of their Affiliates. Accordingly, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to the Issuers that, at the time of
the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer: 
 (i)    it acquired the New Securities in the
ordinary course of business; 
 (ii)    it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a
distribution of the New Securities and it has no arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities; and 

(iii)    it is not an Affiliate of any Issuer. 

Each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer that is a Broker-Dealer also shall be required to represent to the Issuers that the Securities to
be exchanged for the New Securities were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with the resale of such New Securities; however by so
acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, it will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. 

  
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 (f)    If any Initial Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to
participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of such Initial Purchaser, the Issuers shall issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser or the
person purchasing New Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Initial Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of New Securities. The Issuers shall use
their best efforts to cause the CUSIP Service Bureau to issue the same CUSIP number for such New Securities as for New Securities issued pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer. 

3.    Shelf Registration. 

(a)    If (i) due to any change in law or applicable interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff, the
Issuers determine upon advice of their outside counsel that they are not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 2 hereof; (ii) for any other reason the Registered Exchange Offer is not consummated
within 240 days of the date hereof; (iii) any Initial Purchaser so requests with respect to Securities that are not eligible to be exchanged for New Securities in the Registered Exchange Offer and that are held by it following consummation of
the Registered Exchange Offer; (iv) any Holder (other than an Initial Purchaser) is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer; or (v) in the event that any Initial Purchaser participates in the Registered Exchange Offer
or acquires New Securities pursuant to Section 2(f) hereof and such Initial Purchaser does not receive freely tradeable New Securities in exchange for Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment (it being understood that
(x) the requirement that an Initial Purchaser deliver a Prospectus containing the information required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K under the Act in connection with sales of New Securities
acquired in exchange for such Securities shall result in such New Securities being not “freely tradeable”; and (y) the requirement that an Exchanging Dealer deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales of New Securities acquired in
the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities shall not result in such New Securities being not “freely tradeable”), the Company shall effect a Shelf
Registration Statement in accordance with subsection (b) below. 
 (b)    (i) The Issuers shall as promptly as
practicable (but in no event more than 45 days after so required or requested pursuant to this Section 3), file with the Commission and shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective under the Act
within 180 days after so required or requested, a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Securities or the New Securities, as applicable, by the Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of
distribution elected by such Holders and set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement; provided, however, that no Holder (other than an Initial Purchaser) shall be entitled to have the Securities held by it covered by such Shelf
Registration Statement unless such Holder agrees in writing to be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Holder; and provided, further, that with respect to New Securities received by an Initial Purchaser
in exchange for Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, the Issuers may, if permitted by current interpretations by the Commission’s staff, file a post-effective amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
containing the information required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, in satisfaction of their obligations under this subsection with respect thereto, and any such Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, as so amended, shall be referred to herein as, and governed by the provisions herein applicable to, a Shelf Registration Statement. 

  
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 (ii)    The Issuers shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep
the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the Act, in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be usable by Holders for a period (the “Shelf Registration Period”)
from the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission until (A) the second anniversary thereof or (B) the date upon which all the Securities or New Securities, as applicable, covered by the Shelf
Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. The Issuers shall be deemed not to have used their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Registration
Period if any Issuer voluntarily takes any action that would result in Holders of Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell such Securities at any time during the Shelf Registration Period, unless such action is (x) required
by applicable law or otherwise undertaken by the Issuers in good faith and for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of the Issuers’ obligations hereunder), including the acquisition or divestiture of assets, and (y) permitted
pursuant to Section 4(k)(ii) hereof. 
 (iii)    The Issuers shall cause the Shelf Registration Statement and the
related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement or such amendment or supplement, (A) to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act; and
(B) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made) not misleading. 
 4.    Additional Registration Procedures. In connection with any
Shelf Registration Statement and, to the extent applicable, any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the following provisions shall apply. 

(a)    The Issuers shall: 

(i)    furnish to the Representatives and to counsel for the Holders, not less than five Business Days
prior to the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any Shelf Registration Statement, and each amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included therein
(including all documents incorporated by reference therein after the initial filing, if any) and shall use their best efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments as the Representatives reasonably
propose; 
 (ii)    include the information set forth (A) in Annex A hereto on the facing page of
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (B) in Annex B hereto in the forepart of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in a section setting forth details of the Exchange Offer, (C) in Annex C hereto in the underwriting or plan of
distribution section of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and (D) in Annex D hereto in the letter of transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; 

  
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 (iii)    if requested by an Initial Purchaser, include the
information required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, in the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; and 

(iv)    in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, include the names of the Holders that propose to
sell Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement as selling security holders. 
 (b)    The
Issuers shall ensure that: 
 (i)    any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any
Prospectus forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Act; and 

(ii)    any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain
an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. 

(c)    The Issuers shall advise the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of Securities covered by any Shelf
Registration Statement and any Exchanging Dealer under any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that has provided in writing to the Issuers a telephone or facsimile number and address for notices, and, if requested by either Representative or any
such Holder or Exchanging Dealer, shall confirm such advice in writing (which notice pursuant to clauses (ii) through (v) hereof shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Issuers shall have remedied
the basis for such suspension): 
 (i)    when a Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has
been filed with the Commission and when the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective; 

(ii)    of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus or for additional information; 
 (iii)    of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose; 

(iv)    of the receipt by the Issuers of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of the securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and 

  
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 (v)    of the happening of any event that requires any change
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, they (A) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and (B) do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. 

(d)    The Issuers shall use their best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the qualification of the securities therein for sale in any jurisdiction and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof. 

(e)    The Issuers shall furnish to each Holder of Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement,
without charge, at least one copy of such Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all material incorporated therein by reference, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including
exhibits incorporated by reference therein). 
 (f)    The Issuers shall, during the Shelf Registration
Period, deliver to each Holder of Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including the Preliminary Prospectus) included in such Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or
supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request. The Issuers consent to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of Securities in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities
covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Shelf Registration Statement. 

(g)    The Issuers shall furnish to each Exchanging Dealer which so requests, without charge, at least one
copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all material incorporated by reference therein, and, if the Exchanging Dealer so requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including exhibits
incorporated by reference therein). 
 (h)    The Issuers shall promptly deliver to each Initial
Purchaser, each Exchanging Dealer and each other person required to deliver a Prospectus during the Exchange Offer Registration Period, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any
amendment or supplement thereto as any such person may reasonably request. The Issuers consent to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each Initial Purchaser, any Exchanging Dealer and any such other person that may be
required to deliver a Prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer in connection with the offering and sale of the New Securities covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement. 
 (i)    Prior to the Registered Exchange Offer or any other offering of Securities pursuant
to any Registration Statement, the Issuers shall arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities or the New Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions 

  
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as any Holder shall reasonably request and shall maintain such qualification in effect so long as required; provided that in no event shall the Issuers be obligated to qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject them to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the Initial Placement, the Registered Exchange Offer or any offering
pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, in any such jurisdiction where they are not then so subject. 

(j)    The Issuers shall cooperate with the Holders of Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing New Securities or Securities to be issued or sold pursuant to any Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as Holders may request. 

(k)    (i)    Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by subsections (c)(ii)
through (v) above, the Issuers shall promptly (or within the time period provided for by clause (ii) hereof, if applicable) prepare a post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to the
related Prospectus or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the Initial Purchasers of the securities included therein, the Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In such circumstances, the period of effectiveness of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement provided for in Section 2 and the period described in Section 3(b)(ii)(A) shall be extended by the number of days from and including the date of the giving of a notice of suspension pursuant to Section 4(c) to
and including the date when the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any known Exchanging Dealer shall have received such amended or supplemented Prospectus pursuant to this Section 4. 

(ii)    Upon the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development or any other material event
that, in the reasonable judgment of the Issuers, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of a Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, the Issuers shall give notice (without notice of the nature or details of such events) to
the Holders that the availability of the Shelf Registration is suspended and, upon actual receipt of any such notice, each Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration until such Holder’s receipt of
copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in Section 4(f) or Section 4(h) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. The period during which the availability of the Shelf Registration and any Prospectus is suspended (the “Deferral Period”) shall not
exceed 60 days in any twelve-month period. 
 (l)    Not later than the effective date of any
Registration Statement, the Issuers shall provide a CUSIP number for the Securities or the New Securities, as the case may be, registered under such Registration Statement and provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such Securities or New
Securities, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company. 

  
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 (m)    The Issuers shall comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and shall make generally available to the security holders of the Company an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act as soon as practicable after the effective date of the
applicable Registration Statement and in any event no later than 45 days after the end of a 12-month period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year) beginning with the first month of the Company’s
first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement. 

(n)    The Issuers shall cause any indenture governing the Securities or the New Securities, as the case
may be, to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in a timely manner. 
 (o)    The Issuers may
require each Holder of securities to be sold pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Issuers such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such securities as the Issuers may from time to time reasonably require
for inclusion in such Registration Statement. The Issuers may exclude from such Shelf Registration Statement the Securities of any Holder that fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. 

(p)    In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuers shall enter into customary agreements
(including, if requested, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take all other appropriate actions in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of the Securities, and in connection therewith, if an underwriting
agreement is entered into, cause the same to contain indemnification provisions and procedures no less favorable than those set forth in Section 6 hereof. 

(q)    In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuers shall: 

(i)    make reasonably available for inspection by the Holders of Securities to be registered thereunder,
any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holders or any such underwriter all relevant financial and other records and pertinent corporate
documents of the Company and its subsidiaries; 
 (ii)    cause the Issuers’ officers, directors,
employees, accountants and auditors to supply all relevant information reasonably requested by the Holders or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any such Registration Statement as is customary for similar due
diligence examinations; 
 (iii)    make such representations and warranties to the Holders of Securities
registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings and covering matters including, but not limited to, those set forth in the Purchase
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 (iv)    obtain opinions of counsel to the Issuers and updates
thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if any) addressed to each selling Holder and the underwriters, if any, covering such matters as are customarily covered
in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Holders and underwriters; 

(v)    obtain “comfort” letters and updates thereof from the independent certified public
accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to
be, included in the Registration Statement), addressed to each selling Holder of Securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in
connection with primary underwritten offerings; and 
 (vi)    deliver such documents and certificates as
may be reasonably requested by the Majority Holders or the Managing Underwriters, if any, including those to evidence compliance with Section 4(k) and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement
entered into by the Issuers. 
 The actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this paragraph (q) shall be performed
at (A) the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto; and (B) each closing under any underwriting or similar agreement as and to the extent required thereunder. 

(r)    In the case of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Issuers shall, if requested by an
Initial Purchaser, or by a broker dealer that holds Securities that were acquired as a result of market making or other trading activities: 

(i)    make reasonably available for inspection by the requesting party, and any attorney, accountant or
other agent retained by the requesting party, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries; 

(ii)    cause the Issuers’ officers, directors, employees, accountants and auditors to supply all
relevant information reasonably requested by the requesting party or any such attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any such Registration Statement as is customary for similar due diligence examinations; 

(iii)    make such representations and warranties to the requesting party, in form, substance and scope as
are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings and covering matters including, but not limited to, those set forth in the Purchase Agreement; 

  
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 (iv)    obtain opinions of counsel to the Issuers and updates
thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the requesting party and its counsel, addressed to the requesting party, covering such matters as are customarily covered in opinions requested in
underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the requesting party or its counsel; 

(v)    obtain “comfort” letters and updates thereof from the independent certified public
accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to
be, included in the Registration Statement), addressed to the requesting party, in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings, or if requested
by the requesting party or its counsel in lieu of a “comfort” letter, an agreed-upon procedures letter under Statement on Auditing Standards No. 35, covering matters requested by the requesting party or its counsel; and 

(vi)    deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the requesting party or
its counsel, including those to evidence compliance with Section 4(k) and with conditions customarily contained in underwriting agreements. 

The foregoing actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) of this paragraph (r) shall be performed at the
close of the Registered Exchange Offer and the effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. 

(s)    If a Registered Exchange Offer is to be consummated, upon delivery of the Securities by Holders to
the Issuers (or to such other person as directed by the Issuers) in exchange for the New Securities, the Issuers shall mark, or caused to be marked, on the Securities so exchanged that such Securities are being cancelled in exchange for the New
Securities. In no event shall the Securities be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied. 
 (t)    The
Issuers shall use their best efforts if the Securities have been rated prior to the initial sale of such Securities, to confirm such ratings will apply to the Securities or the New Securities, as the case may be, covered by a Registration Statement.

 (u)    In the event that any Broker-Dealer shall underwrite any Securities or participate as a member
of an underwriting syndicate or selling group or “assist in the distribution” (within the meaning of the FINRA Rules) thereof, whether as a Holder of such Securities or as an underwriter, a placement or sales agent or a broker or dealer in
respect thereof, or otherwise, the Issuers shall assist such Broker-Dealer in complying with the FINRA Rules. 

  
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 (v)    The Issuers shall use their best efforts to take all
other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Securities or the New Securities, as the case may be, covered by a Registration Statement. 

5.    Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its
obligations under Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof and, in the event of any Shelf Registration Statement, will reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm or counsel (which shall initially be Cahill Gordon &
Reindel LLP, but which may be another nationally recognized law firm experienced in securities matters designated by the Majority Holders) to act as counsel for the Holders in connection therewith, and, in the case of any Exchange
Offer Registration Statement, will reimburse the Initial Purchasers for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm or counsel acting in connection therewith. 

6.    Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Issuers, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold
harmless each Holder of Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, covered by any Registration Statement, each Initial Purchaser and, with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 4(f) and Section 4(h) hereof,
each Exchanging Dealer, the directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and agents of each such Holder, Initial Purchaser or Exchanging Dealer and each person who controls any such Holder, Initial Purchaser or Exchanging Dealer within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation,
at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) (i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of
any preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (ii) arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement as
originally filed or in any amendment thereof a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agree to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any reasonable legal or other
expenses incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that no Issuer will be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage
or liability arises out of or is based upon (x) any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuers by or on
behalf of the party claiming indemnification specifically for inclusion therein or (y) any breach by the party claiming indemnification of Section 4(k)(ii); provided, further, however, that with respect to clause
(y) above, no Issuer will be absolved from liability unless (x) the party claiming indemnification shall have been provided notice as set forth in Section 4(k)(ii) and (y) the loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is
based upon the same pending corporate development or other material event that caused the Issuer to exercise its right to implement a Deferral Period. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability that the Issuers may otherwise
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 The Issuers also agree to indemnify as provided in this Section 6(a) or contribute as
provided in Section 6(d) hereof to Losses of each underwriter, if any, of Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, registered under a Shelf Registration Statement, their directors, officers, employees, Affiliates or agents and each
person who controls such underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Initial Purchasers and the selling Holders provided in this Section 6(a) and shall, if requested by any Holder, enter into an
underwriting agreement reflecting such agreement, as provided in Section 4(p) hereof. 
 (b)    Each Holder of
securities covered by a Registration Statement (including each Initial Purchaser that is a Holder, in such capacity) severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, each of their directors, each of their officers who
signs such Registration Statement and each person who controls an Issuer within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Issuers to each such Holder, but only with reference to written
information relating to such Holder furnished to the Issuers by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that any
such Holder may otherwise have. 
 (c)    Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6 or
notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the
failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the
indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses; and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or
(b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel (including local counsel) of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which
indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel, other than local counsel if not appointed by the indemnifying party, retained by the indemnified
party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel (including local
counsel) to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate
counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action
include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party; (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of
such action; or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. It is understood and agreed that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection


  
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with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all indemnified
parties. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in
respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (x) includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any
indemnified party. 
 (d)    In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section 6 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason (other than because of the proviso in paragraph (a)), then each applicable indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims,
damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any loss, claim, liability, damage or action) (collectively “Losses”) to which such indemnified party may
be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement and the Registration Statement which
resulted in such Losses; provided, however, that in no case under this paragraph (d), except as set forth in the second proviso of this paragraph (d), shall any Initial Purchaser be responsible for any amount in excess of the purchase
discount or commission applicable to such Security, or in the case of a New Security, applicable to the Security that was exchangeable into such New Security, as set forth in the Final Memorandum, nor shall any underwriter be responsible for any
amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the securities purchased by such underwriter under the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses; provided, further, however, that in no case
under this paragraph (d) shall any Holder that sells Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement be responsible for any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the
amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of Losses resulting from the Shelf Registration Statement. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the
other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Issuers shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the Initial
Placement (before deducting expenses) as set forth in the Final Memorandum. Benefits received by the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be equal to the total purchase discounts and commissions as set forth on the cover page of the Final
Memorandum, and benefits received by any other Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the value of receiving Securities or New Securities, as applicable, registered under the Act. Benefits received by any underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to
the total underwriting discounts and commissions, as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material 

  
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fact relates to information provided by the indemnifying party, on the one hand, or by the indemnified party, on the other hand, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for
such purpose) or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section, each person who controls a Holder within the meaning of either the Act
or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of such Holder shall have the same rights to contribution as such Holder, and each person who controls an Issuer within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each
officer of an Issuer who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of an Issuer shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuers, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d). The
Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 6(d) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Securities held by each of the Holders hereunder, and not joint. 

(e)    The provisions of this Section 6 will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by
or on behalf of any Holder or any Issuer or any of the indemnified persons referred to in this Section 6, and will survive the sale by a Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement. 

7.    Underwritten Registrations. (a) If any of the Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, covered
by any Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Managing Underwriters shall be selected by the Majority Holders. 

(b)    No person may participate in any underwritten offering pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement, unless such
person (i) agrees to sell such person’s Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements; and
(ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. 

8.    Registration Defaults. If any of the following events shall occur, then the Company shall pay liquidated
damages (the “Registration Default Damages”) to the Holders of Securities in respect of the Securities as follows: 

(a)    if any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is not filed with the Commission on or
prior to the date specified for such filing in this Agreement, then Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days from and including such specified date and shall increase
by 0.25% per annum each 90 days thereafter so long as such Registration Statement is not filed with the Commission, up to a maximum of 1.00%; or 

  
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 (b)    if any Registration Statement required by this
Agreement is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the date by which best efforts are to be used to cause such effectiveness under this Agreement, then commencing on the day after such specified date, Registration Default Damages
shall accrue on the Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days from and including such specified date and shall increase by 0.25% per annum each 90 days thereafter so long as such Registration Statement is not declared
effective by the Commission, up to a maximum of 1.00%; or 
 (c)    if any Registration Statement
required by this Agreement has been declared effective but ceases to be effective at any time at which it is required to be effective under this Agreement, then commencing on the day the Registration Statement ceases to be effective, Registration
Default Damages shall accrue on the Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days from and including such date on which the Registration Statement ceases to be effective and shall increase by 0.25% per annum each 90 days
thereafter so long as such Registration Statement ceases to be effective, up to a maximum of 1.00%; 
 provided, however, that (1) upon
the filing of the Registration Statement (in the case of paragraph (a) above), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (in the case of paragraph (b) above), or (3) upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
which had ceased to remain effective (in the case of paragraph (c) above), Registration Default Damages shall cease to accrue. 

9.    No Inconsistent Agreements. The Issuers have not entered into, and agree not to enter into, any agreement
with respect to their securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders herein or that otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 

10.    Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, qualified, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Issuers have obtained the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Securities
outstanding; provided that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Issuers shall obtain the written consent of each such Initial Purchaser against which such
amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent is to be effective; provided, further, that no amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent with respect to Section 8 hereof shall be effective as against any
Holder of Registered Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder; and provided, further, that the provisions of this Section 10 may not be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Issuers have obtained the written consent of the Initial Purchasers and each Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing (except the foregoing provisos), a waiver or consent to departure
from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or
indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by the Majority Holders, determined on the basis of Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, being sold rather than registered under such Registration Statement. 

  
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 11.    Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail, telex, telecopier or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: 

(a)    if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such holder to the Company in accordance with
the provisions of this Section 11, which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the address of such Holder maintained by the Registrar under the Indenture; 

(b)    if to the Representatives, initially at the address or addresses set forth in the Purchase
Agreement; and 
 (c)    if to the Issuers, initially to the Company at its address set forth in the
Purchase Agreement. 
 All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when received. 

The Initial Purchasers or the Company by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications. 
 12.    Remedies. Each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided to
it herein, in the Indenture or in the Purchase Agreement or granted by law, including recovery of liquidated or other damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Issuers agree that monetary damages would
not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. 

13.    Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their
respective successors and assigns, including, without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the Issuers thereto, subsequent Holders of Securities and New Securities, and the indemnified persons referred to in Section 6 hereof.
The Issuers hereby agree to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of Securities and New Securities, and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto. 

14.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 15.    Headings. The section
headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 

  
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 16.    Applicable Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or
dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of New York. The parties hereto each hereby
waive any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement. 

17.    Severability. In the event that any one of more of the provisions contained herein, or the application
thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any
way impaired or affected thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

18.    Securities Held by the Issuers, etc. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage
of principal amount of Securities or New Securities is required hereunder, Securities or New Securities, as applicable, held by the Issuers or their Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Securities or New Securities if such subsequent Holders
are deemed to be Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities or New Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage. 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank.] 

  
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 If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and
return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement between the Company and the Initial Purchasers. 

 

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	M/I HOMES, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Phillip G. Creek

	Name:	 	Phillip G. Creek
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	Northeast Office Venture, Limited Liability Company
	M/I Homes Service, LLC
	M/I Homes of Central Ohio, LLC
	M/I Homes of Cincinnati, LLC
	M/I Homes of DC, LLC
	Prince Georges Utilities, LLC
	Wilson Farm, L.L.C.
	The Fields at Perry Hall, L.L.C.
	M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC
	M/I Homes of Houston, LLC
	M/I Homes of Tampa, LLC
	M/I Homes of West Palm Beach, LLC
	M/I Homes of Orlando, LLC
	M/I Homes of Delaware, LLC
	MHO Holdings, LLC
	MHO, LLC
	M/I Homes of Raleigh, LLC
	M/I Homes of Charlotte, LLC
	M/I Homes First Indiana LLC
	M/I Homes of San Antonio, LLC
	M/I Homes of Austin, LLC
	M/I Homes of DFW, LLC
	 M/I Homes of Minneapolis/St. Paul, LLC

M/I Homes of Sarasota, LLC

	M/I Homes Development I, LLC
	M/I Homes Development II, LLC
	M/I Homes Development III, LLC



  
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	            By:	 	 /s/ J. Thomas Mason

	            Name:	 	J. Thomas Mason
	            Title:	 	Secretary
	
	M/I Homes of Florida, LLC
	M/I Homes Second Indiana LLC
	
	By: M/I Homes, Inc., its Sole Member
		
	            By:	 	 /s/ J. Thomas Mason

	            Name:	 	J. Thomas Mason
	            Title:	 	Secretary
	
	M/I Homes of Indiana, L.P.
	
	 By: M/I Homes First Indiana, its

       Sole General Partner

		
	            By:	 	 /s/ J. Thomas Mason

	            Name:	 	J. Thomas Mason
	            Title:	 	Secretary



  
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	The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.
	
	For themselves and the other several Initial Purchasers named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement.
		
	By:	 	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ J. Genova

	Name:	 	J. Genova
	Title:	 	Vice President
		
	By:	 	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Christopher Wood

	Name:	 	Christopher Wood
	Title:	 	Managing Director


  
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 ANNEX A 

Each broker-dealer that receives new securities for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such new securities. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the
meaning of the Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of new securities received in exchange for securities where such securities were acquired by such
broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The company has agreed that, starting on the expiration date and ending on the close of business one year after the expiration date, it will make this prospectus
available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution”. 

  
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 ANNEX B 

Each broker-dealer that receives new securities for its own account in exchange for securities, where such securities were acquired by such
broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new securities. See “Plan of Distribution”. 

  
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 ANNEX C 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 

Each broker-dealer that receives new securities for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such new securities. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of new securities received in exchange for securities
where such securities were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The company has agreed that, starting on the expiration date and ending on the close of business one year after the expiration date, it will
make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until             , 20    , all
dealers effecting transactions in the new securities may be required to deliver a prospectus. 
 The company will not receive any proceeds
from any sale of new securities by brokers-dealers. New securities received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the new securities or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at
prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such
broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such new securities. Any broker-dealer that resells new securities that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of
such new securities may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act and any profit of any such resale of new securities and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting
compensation under the Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act.

 For a period of one year after the expiration date, the company will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment
or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. The company has agreed to pay all expenses incident to the Exchange Offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the holder of the
securities) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the securities (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Act. 

[If applicable, add information required by Regulation S-K Items 507 and/or 508.] 

  
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 ANNEX D 

Rider A 
 PLEASE FILL IN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BELOW IF
YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO. 
  

			
	 Name:
	 	  

	 Address:
	 	  

		 	  


 Rider B 
 If the
undersigned is not a Broker-Dealer, the undersigned represents that it acquired the New Securities in the ordinary course of its business, it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Securities and it has no
arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in a distribution of the New Securities. If the undersigned is a Broker-Dealer that will receive New Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities, it represents that the
Securities to be exchange for New Securities were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Securities; however, by
so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act.