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Exhibit 4.3    
    






CRIIMI
MAE INC. 


and 


[    ],
as Trustee 




INDENTURE 


Dated
as of            , 200  


SENIOR
DEBT SECURITIES 









CERTAIN
SECTIONS OF THIS INDENTURE RELATING TO SECTIONS 310 THROUGH 318,

INCLUSIVE, OF THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939: 



	TRUST INDENTURE

ACT SECTION
	 	INDENTURE SECTION

	Section 310(a)(1)	 	609
	                   (a)(2)	 	609
	                   (a)(3)	 	Not Applicable
	                   (a)(4)	 	Not Applicable
	                   (b)	 	608, 610
	Section 311(a)	 	613
	                   (b)	 	613
	Section 312(a)	 	701
	                  	 	702
	                   (b)	 	702
	                   (c)	 	702
	Section 313(a)	 	703
	                   (b)	 	703
	                   (c)	 	703
	                   (d)	 	703
	Section 314(a)	 	704
	                   (a)(4)	 	101
	 	 	1004
	                   (b)	 	Not Applicable
	                   (c)(1)	 	102
	                   (c)(2)	 	102
	                   (c)(3)	 	Not Applicable
	                   (d)	 	Not Applicable
	                   (e)	 	102
	Section 315(a)	 	601
	                   (b)	 	602
	                   (c)	 	601
	                   (d)	 	601
	                   (e)	 	514\
	Section 316(a)	 	101
	                   (a)(1)(A)	 	502, 512
	                   (a)(1)(B)	 	513
	                   (a)(2)	 	Not Applicable
	                   (b)	 	508
	                   (c)	 	104
	Section 317(a)(l)	 	503
	                   (a)(2)	 	504
	                   (b)	 	1003
	Section 318(a)	 	107





NOTE:
This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture. 






   TABLE OF CONTENTS  



	 
	 	 
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	 ARTICLE I    DEFINITIONS	 	1
	 	SECTION 101.	 	Definitions	 	1
	 	SECTION 102.	 	Compliance Certificates and Opinions	 	5
	 	SECTION 103.	 	Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee	 	6
	 	SECTION 104.	 	Acts of Holders; Record Dates	 	6
	 	SECTION 105.	 	Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company	 	8
	 	SECTION 106.	 	Notice to Holders; Waiver	 	8
	 	SECTION 107.	 	Conflict with Trust Indenture Act	 	9
	 	SECTION 108.	 	Effect of Headings and Table of Contents	 	9
	 	SECTION 109.	 	Successors and Assigns	 	9
	 	SECTION 110.	 	Separability Clause	 	9
	 	SECTION 111.	 	Benefits of Indenture	 	9
	 	SECTION 112.	 	Governing Law	 	9
	 	SECTION 113.	 	Legal Holidays	 	9
	 	SECTION 114.	 	Language of Notices, Etc.	 	9
	 	SECTION 115.	 	Submission to Jurisdiction	 	9
	 ARTICLE II    SECURITY FORMS	 	10
	 	SECTION 201.	 	Forms Generally	 	10
	 	SECTION 202.	 	Form of Legend for Global Securities	 	10
	 	SECTION 203.	 	Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication	 	11
	 	SECTION 204.	 	Securities in Global Form	 	11
	 ARTICLE III    THE SECURITIES	 	11
	 	SECTION 301.	 	Amount Unlimited; Issuable In Series	 	11
	 	SECTION 302.	 	Denominations	 	14
	 	SECTION 303.	 	Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating	 	14
	 	SECTION 304.	 	Temporary Securities	 	15
	 	SECTION 305.	 	Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange	 	16
	 	SECTION 306.	 	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities	 	17
	 	SECTION 307.	 	Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved	 	17
	 	SECTION 308.	 	Persons Deemed Owners	 	18
	 	SECTION 309.	 	Cancellation	 	18
	 	SECTION 310.	 	Computation of Interest	 	18
	 	SECTION 311.	 	CUSIP Numbers	 	18
	 ARTICLE IV    SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE	 	19
	 	SECTION 401.	 	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture	 	19
	 	SECTION 402.	 	Application of Trust Money	 	20
	 ARTICLE V    REMEDIES	 	20
	 	SECTION 501.	 	Events of Default	 	20
	 	SECTION 502.	 	Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment	 	21
	 	SECTION 503.	 	Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee	 	21
	 	SECTION 504.	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	 	22
	 	SECTION 505.	 	Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities	 	22
	 	SECTION 506.	 	Application of Money Collected	 	23
	 	SECTION 507.	 	Limitation on Suits	 	23
	 	SECTION 508.	 	Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest	 	23
	 	SECTION 509.	 	Restoration of Rights and Remedies	 	23
	 	SECTION 510.	 	Rights and Remedies Cumulative	 	24
	 	SECTION 511.	 	Delay or Omission Not Waiver	 	24
	 	SECTION 512.	 	Control by Holders	 	24
	 	SECTION 513.	 	Waiver of Past Defaults	 	24
	 	SECTION 514.	 	Undertaking for Costs	 	24
	 	SECTION 515.	 	Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws	 	25





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	 ARTICLE VI    THE TRUSTEE	 	25
	 	SECTION 601.	 	Certain Duties and Responsibilities	 	25
	 	SECTION 602.	 	Notice of Defaults	 	25
	 	SECTION 603.	 	Certain Rights of Trustee	 	25
	 	SECTION 604.	 	Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities	 	26
	 	SECTION 605.	 	May Hold Securities	 	26
	 	SECTION 606.	 	Money Held In Trust	 	26
	 	SECTION 607.	 	Compensation and Reimbursement	 	27
	 	SECTION 608.	 	Conflicting Interests	 	27
	 	SECTION 609.	 	Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility	 	27
	 	SECTION 610.	 	Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor	 	27
	 	SECTION 611.	 	Acceptance of Appointment by Successor	 	28
	 	SECTION 612.	 	Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business	 	29
	 	SECTION 613.	 	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company	 	29
	 	SECTION 614.	 	Appointment of Authenticating Agent	 	30
	 ARTICLE VII    HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY	 	32
	 	SECTION 701.	 	Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders	 	32
	 	SECTION 702.	 	Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders	 	32
	 	SECTION 703.	 	Reports by Trustee	 	32
	 	SECTION 704.	 	Reports by Company	 	32
	 ARTICLE VIII    CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER

                             OR LEASE	 	33
	 	SECTION 801.	 	Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms	 	33
	 	SECTION 802.	 	Successor Substituted	 	33
	 ARTICLE IX    SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES	 	34
	 	SECTION 901.	 	Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders	 	34
	 	SECTION 902.	 	Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders	 	34
	 	SECTION 903.	 	Execution of Supplemental Indentures	 	35
	 	SECTION 904.	 	Effect of Supplemental Indentures	 	35
	 	SECTION 905.	 	Conformity with Trust Indenture Act	 	35
	 	SECTION 906.	 	Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures	 	36
	 ARTICLE X    COVENANTS	 	36
	 	SECTION 1001.	 	Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest	 	36
	 	SECTION 1002.	 	Maintenance of Office or Agency	 	36
	 	SECTION 1003.	 	Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust	 	36
	 	SECTION 1004.	 	Statement by Officers as to Default	 	37
	 	SECTION 1005.	 	Existence	 	37
	 	SECTION 1006.	 	Maintenance of Properties	 	37
	 	SECTION 1007.	 	Payment of Taxes and Other Claims	 	38
	 	SECTION 1008.	 	Waiver of Certain Covenants	 	38
	 	SECTION 1009.	 	Additional Amounts	 	38
	 ARTICLE XI    REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES	 	39
	 	SECTION 1101.	 	Applicability of Article	 	39
	 	SECTION 1102.	 	Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee	 	39
	 	SECTION 1103.	 	Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed	 	39
	 	SECTION 1104.	 	Notice of Redemption	 	40
	 	SECTION 1105.	 	Deposit of Redemption Price	 	40
	 	SECTION 1106.	 	Securities Payable on Redemption Date	 	40
	 	SECTION 1107.	 	Securities Redeemed in Part	 	41
	 ARTICLE XII    SINKING FUNDS	 	41
	 	SECTION 1201.	 	Applicability of Article	 	41
	 	SECTION 1202.	 	Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities	 	41
	 	SECTION 1203.	 	Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund	 	41



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	 ARTICLE XIII    DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE	 	42
	 	SECTION 1301.	 	Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	 	42
	 	SECTION 1302.	 	Defeasance and Discharge	 	42
	 	SECTION 1303.	 	Covenant Defeasance	 	42
	 	SECTION 1304.	 	Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	 	43
	 	SECTION 1305.	 	Deposited Money and Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions	 	44
	 	SECTION 1306.	 	Reinstatement	 	44
	 ARTICLE XIV    MEETING OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES	 	45
	 	SECTION 1401.	 	Purposes for which Meetings may be Called	 	45
	 	SECTION 1402.	 	Call, Notice and Place of Meetings	 	45
	 	SECTION 1403.	 	Persons entitled to Vote at Meetings	 	45
	 	SECTION 1404.	 	Quorum; Action	 	45
	 	SECTION 1405.	 	Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meetings	 	46
	 	SECTION 1406.	 	Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings	 	47




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        INDENTURE, dated as of                        ,
200            between CRIIMI MAE Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland (herein
called the "Company"), having its principal office at 11200 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, and [    ], as
Trustee (herein called the "Trustee"). 


Recitals of The Company  


        The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or
other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the "Securities"), which may be convertible into or exchangeable for any securities of any Persons
(including the Company), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided. 


        All
things necessary to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done. 


        NOW,
THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: 


        For
and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the
Securities or of Series thereof, as follows: 


ARTICLE I  


 DEFINITIONS  


Section 101.
Definitions. 


        For
all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: 


        (1)   the
terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular; 



        (2)   all
other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; 


        (3)   all
accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, the term
"generally accepted accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted as consistently applied by
the Company at the date of such computation; 


        (4)   unless
the context otherwise requires, any reference to an "Article", a "Section" or an "Exhibit" refers to an Article, a Section or an Exhibit, as the case may be, of
or to this Indenture; and 


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


        Certain
terms, used principally in Article Six and Article Thirteen, are defined in those Articles. 


        "Act", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104. 


        "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power
to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
"controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 


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        "Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to
authenticate Securities of one or more series. 


        "Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper, in the English language or in an official language of the country of publication, customarily
published on each Business Day, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, and of general circulation in each place in connection with which the term is used or in the financial
community of each such place. Where successive publications are required to be made in Authorized Newspapers, the successive publications may be made in the same or in different newspapers in the same
city meeting the foregoing requirements and in each case on any Business Day. 


        "Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of that board. 


        "Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly
adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee. 



        "Business Day", when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a
day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. 


        "Commission" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act,
or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture
Act, then the body performing such duties at such time. 


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


        "Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order signed in the name
of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its President or a Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary,
and delivered to the Trustee. 


        "Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be
administered, which as of the date hereof is located at                        . 


        "corporation" means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust. 


        "covenant defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1303. 


        "Defaulted Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 307. 


        "Depositary" means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a
clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301. 


        "Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 501. 



        "Exchange Act" means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from
time to time. 


        "Expiration Date" has the meaning specified in Section 104. 


        "Global Security" means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in
Section 202 (or such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities). 


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        "Government Obligation" has the meaning specified in Section 1304. 


        "Holder" means the Person in whose name the Security is registered in the Security Register. 



        "Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more
indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of particular series
of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301. 



        "interest", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means
interest payable after Maturity. 


        "Interest Payment Date", when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security. 


        "Investment Company Act" means the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended
from time to time. 


        "legal defeasance" has the meaning specified in Section 1302. 


        "Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal
becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise. 


        "Notice of Default" means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(4). 



        "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice
President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. One of the officers signing an Officers' Certificate
given pursuant to Section 1004 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company. 


        "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel. 



        "Original Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and
payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502. 


        "Outstanding", when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture, except: 


        (1)   Securities
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; 



        (2)   Securities
for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in
trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed,
notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; 


        (3)   Securities
as to which legal defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1302; and 



        (4)   Securities
that have been paid pursuant to Section 1001 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to
this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in
whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal 


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amount
of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other action hereunder as of any date or whether a quorum is
present at a meeting of Holders of Securities, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal
thereof that would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if, as of such date, the principal amount
payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as
contemplated by Section 301, (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the
U.S. dollar equivalent, determined as of such date in the manner provided as contemplated by Section 301, of the principal amount of such Security (or, in the case of a Security described in
Clause (A) or (B) above, of the amount determined as provided in such Clause), and (D) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of
the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other action, or upon any such determination as to the presence of a quorum, only Securities that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually
knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the
pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. 


        "Paying Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf
of the Company. 



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


        "Place of Payment", when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the place or places specified in accordance with
Section 301 where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series are payable. 


        "Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that
evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security. 


        "Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this
Indenture. 


        "Redemption Price", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this
Indenture. 


        "Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for
that purpose as contemplated by Section 301. 


        "Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee, means any vice president, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust
officer or assistant trust officer, the controller or any assistant controller or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject and who shall have responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. 


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        "Securities" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture provided, however, that if at any time there is more than one Person acting as Trustee under this Indenture, "Securities" with respect to the Indenture as to which such
Person is Trustee shall have the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and shall more particularly mean Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, exclusive, however,
of Securities of any series as to which such Person is not Trustee. 


        "Securities Act" means the United States Securities Act of 1933 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to
time. 


        "Security Register" and "Security Registrar" have the respective meanings specified in
Section 305. 


        "Special Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307. 


        "Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date
specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable. 


        "Subsidiary" means a corporation or other entity more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly,
by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this definition, "voting
stock" means the equity interest that ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, managers or trustees of an entity, or persons performing similar functions,
whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of equity interest has such voting power by reason of any contingency. 



        "Trust Indenture Act" means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this instrument was
executed; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended. 


        "Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become
such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such
Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series. 


        "United States Alien" means any Person who, for United States Federal income tax purposes, is a foreign corporation, a
non-resident alien individual, a non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust, or a foreign partnership one or more of the members of which is, for United States
Federal income tax purposes, a foreign corporation, a non-resident alien individual or a non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust. 



        "Vice President", when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or
a word or words added before or after the title "vice president". 


Section 102.
Compliance Certificates and Opinions. 


        Upon
any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and
opinions as may be required under the Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company, or an
Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in this Indenture. 


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        Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall
include, 


        (1)   a
statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto; 



        (2)   a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are
based; 


        (3)   a
statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as
to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and 


        (4)   a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with. 


Section 103.
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. 


        In
any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or
covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one
or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. 


        Any
certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless
such officer knows, or
in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such
certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that
the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion
or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. 



        Where
any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they
may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. 


Section 104.
Acts of Holders; Record Dates. 


        Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in
and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the
action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments, and
shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. 


        The
fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or
other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is
by a signer 


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acting
in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such
instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. 



        The
principal amount and serial numbers of Securities held by any Person, and the date of holding the same, shall be proved by the Security Register. 


        Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of
every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in
reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security. 



        The
Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided, that the Company
may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next
paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the
relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration
Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new
record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be
cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the
relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the
proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in
Section 106. 


        The
Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any
Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or
(iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such
record date; provided, that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously
been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall
be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any
record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company's expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable 


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Expiration
Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106. 


        With
respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the "Expiration
Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new
Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing
Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto that set such record date shall be deemed to have initially
designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. 



        Without
limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal
amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. 


Section 105.
Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company. 


        Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to,
or filed with, 


        (1)   the
Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing (which may be via facsimile) to
or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or 


        (2)   the
Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument, Attention: General Counsel, or at any other
address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company. 


Section 106.
Notice to Holders; Waiver. 


        Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, where this Indenture provides for notice of any event to Holders of Securities, such notice shall be sufficiently given to Holders of
Securities if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of a Security affected by such event, at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Security Register, not later
than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. 


        In
case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice to Holders of Securities by mail, then such
notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder. In any case where notice to Holders of Securities is given by
mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder of a Security shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. 


        Where
this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice either before or after the event, and such
waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders of Securities shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any
action taken in reliance upon such waiver. 


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Section 107.
Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. 


        This
Indenture shall incorporate and be governed by the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required under such Act to be a part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision
shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to
this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be. 


Section 108.
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. 


        The
Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 


Section 109.
Successors and Assigns. 



        All
covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. 


Section 110.
Separability Clause. 


        In
case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities 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. 


Section 111.
Benefits of Indenture. 


        Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, and the Holders of Securities,
any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture. 


Section 112.
Governing Law. 


        This
Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. 


Section 113.
Legal Holidays. 


        In
any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other
provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or
principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as
if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity. 


Section 114.
Language of Notices, Etc. 


        Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver required or permitted under this Indenture shall be in the English language, except that any published notice may
be in an official language of the country of publication. 


Section 115.
Submission to Jurisdiction. 


        The
Company irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court in the City, County and State of New York, United States, and any appellate
court from any thereof, in any legal suit, action or proceeding based on or arising under the Securities or this Indenture and agrees that all claims in respect of such suit or proceeding may be
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Company
irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection to any such suit, including actions, suits or proceedings relating to the securities laws of the United States of
America or any state thereof, in such courts whether on the grounds of venue, residence or domicile or the defense of an inconvenient forum or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect to the
maintenance of such legal suit, action or proceeding. The Company agrees that the final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the
Company and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which the Company is subject by a suit upon such judgment. 


ARTICLE II  


 SECURITY FORMS  


Section 201.
Forms Generally. 


        The
Securities of each series shall be in substantially the forms set forth in Exhibits A and A1 or in such other form (including temporary or permanent global form) as shall be
established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are
required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules
of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of
Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of
the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities (or any such
temporary global Security). 


        The
definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such
Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. 


Section 202.
Form of Legend for Global Securities. 


        Unless
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities evidenced thereby, every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form: 


        THIS
SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT
BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE
THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. 


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Section 203.
Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication. 


        The
Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form: 


        This
is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 



	 	 	
 As Trustee
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	


	 	 	Authorized Signatory
	

 	
 	

Dated:	
 	







Section 204.
Securities in Global Form. 


        If
Securities of or within a series are issuable in global form, as specified as contemplated by Section 301, then any such Security shall represent such of the Outstanding
Securities of such series as shall be specified therein and may provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate
amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced to reflect exchanges. Any endorsement of a Security in global form to reflect the amount, or any increase or
decrease in the amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in such manner and upon instructions given by such Person or Persons as shall be specified therein or
in the Company Order to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 303 or Section 304. Subject to the provisions of Section 303 and, if applicable, Section 304, the
Trustee shall deliver and redeliver any Security in permanent global form in the manner and upon instructions given by the Person or Persons specified therein or in the applicable Company Order. If a
Company Order pursuant to Section 303 or Section 304 has been, or simultaneously is, delivered, any instructions by the Company with respect to endorsement or delivery or redelivery of a
Security in global form shall be in writing but need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel. 



        The
provisions of the last sentence of Section 303 shall apply to any Security represented by a Security in global form if such Security was never issued and sold by the Company
and the Company delivers to the Trustee the Security in global from together with written instructions (which need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of
Counsel) with regard to the reduction in the principal amount of Securities represented thereby, together with the written statement contemplated by the last sentence of Section 303. 


        Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 307, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, payment of principal of and any premium and interest on any
Security in permanent global form shall be made to the Person or Persons specified therein. 


ARTICLE III.  


 THE SECURITIES  


Section 301.
Amount Unlimited; Issuable In Series. 


        The
aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. 



        The
Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 303, set forth, or determined in the
manner provided, in an Officers' Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series, 


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        (1)   the title of the Securities of the series, including CUSIP numbers, if applicable (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other
series); 


        (2)   any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1107 and except for any
Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder); 


        (3)   the
Trustees, Authenticating Agents, Paying Agents, Security Registrars or other agents with respect to the series; 


        (4)   the
Person to whom any interest on any Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest payable on a temporary global Security on an
Interest Payment Date will be paid if other than in the manner provided in Section 304; 


        (5)   the
date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable; 


        (6)   the
ability to issue additional Securities in the same series; 


        (7)   the
price or prices at which we will sell the Securities; 


        (8)   the
right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of any such deferral period, including the maximum consecutive period during which interest
payment periods may be extended; 


        (9)   provisions,
if any, granting special rights to holders of the Securities upon the occurrence of specified events; 


        (10) the
terms, if any, upon which Holders may convert or exchange the Securities into or for the Company's common stock, preferred stock or other securities or property; 



        (11) the
rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, which may be fixed or variable, or the method by which such rate shall be
determined, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, or the method by which such date or dates will be determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be
payable, and the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Securities on any Interest Payment Date; 


        (12) in
the case of Original Issue Discount Securities, the rate of accretion of principal, which may be fixed or variable, or the method of determining such rate, and the
date or dates from which principal will accrete or the method by which such date or dates will be determined; 



        (13) the
place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 1002, the principal of and any premium, if any, and interest, if any, on Securities of the series
shall be payable, where any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer, where Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange, where Securities of the series
that are convertible or exchangeable may be surrendered for conversion or exchange, as applicable, and notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of the series and this
Indenture may be served; 


        (14) the
period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in
part at the option of the Company and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced; 


        (15) the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of the
Holder thereof and the 


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period
or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series shall be redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant
to such obligation; 


        (16) if
other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable; 


        (17) whether
the amount of payments of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index,
formula or other method (which index, formula or method may be based, without limitation, on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices), and the manner in which such amounts
shall be determined; 


        (18) the
currency or currencies, including currency units or composite currencies, in which payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the
series shall be payable if other than the currency of the United States of America and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for purposes of
the definition of "Outstanding" in Section 101; 


        (19) if
the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or the Holder thereof, in one or more
currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest
on such Securities as to which such election is made shall be payable, the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the
manner in which such amount shall be determined); 


        (20) if
other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of
acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502; 


        (21) the
collateral, if any, securing the Securities of the series, and the guarantors, if any, who will guarantee the Securities of the series, or the methods of
determining such collateral, if any, and such guarantors, if any; 


        (22) whether
the amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of the series may be determined by reference to an index, formula or other method, such
as one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices, and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined; 



        (23) if
the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated
Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall
be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which
such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined); 


        (24) if
applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1302 or Section 1303 or both
such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to defease such Securities shall be evidenced; 


        (25) if
applicable, that any Securities of the series 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 any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 202 and any
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those
set forth in the legend set forth in Section 202 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any transfer of such Global Security
in whole or in part may be registered in the name or name of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof; 


        (26) any
addition to or change in the Events of Default which apply to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of
such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502; 


        (27) any
addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten which applies to Securities of the series, including any limitation on the Company's ability to
incur debt, redeem stock or sell its assets; 


        (28) any
other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901 or 902; 



        (29) whether,
under what circumstances and the currency in which the Company will pay additional amounts as contemplated by Section 1009 on the Securities of the
series to any Holder who is not a United States Person(s) (including any modification to the definition of such term) in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge and, if so, whether the
Company will have the option to redeem such Securities rather than pay such additional amounts (and the terms of any such option); 


        (30) provisions,
if any, granting special rights to holders of Securities of the series upon the occurrence of specified events; and 



        (31) the
terms, if any, upon which Holders may convert or exchange (or upon which the Company may require Holders to convert or exchange) the Securities of the series into
or for the Company's common stock, preferred stock or other securities or property (or upon which the Securities of the series shall automatically convert or be exchanged into or for such other
securities or property). 


        All
Securities of such series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution or supplemental
indenture referred to above and (subject to Section 303) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officers' Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental
hereto. If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers' Certificate setting forth the terms of the series. 


Section 302.
Denominations. 


        Unless
otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, any Securities of such series, other than Securities issued in global form
(which may be of any denomination), shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. 


Section 303.
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. 


        The
Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its President or one of its Vice Presidents, under its corporate
seal reproduced thereon attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile. 


        Securities
bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals
or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities. 


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        At
any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for
authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such
Securities. If the forms or
terms of the Securities of the series have been established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the
additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon,
an Opinion of Counsel stating, 


        (1)   if
the forms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form have been established in
conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; 


        (2)   if
the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms have been established in
conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and 


        (3)   that
such Securities when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of
Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles. 



        The
Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities
under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. 


        Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 301 and of the two preceding paragraphs, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be
necessary to deliver the Officers' Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraphs at
or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be
issued. 


        Each
Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. 


        No
Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication
substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture
such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. 


Section 304.
Temporary Securities. 


        Pending
the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are
printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and
with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. 


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        If
temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of
definitive Securities of that series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series
at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and like aggregate
principal amount and tenor. 


        Until
exchanged in full as hereinafter provided, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive
Securities of the same series and of like tenor authenticated and delivered hereunder. 


Section 305.
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange. 


        The
Company shall cause to be kept at an office or agency to be maintained by the Company in accordance with Section 1002 a register (being the combined register of the Security
Registrar and all transfer agents designated pursuant to Section 1002 for the purpose of registration of transfer of Securities and sometimes collectively referred to as the
"Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities
and the registration of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed "Security Registrar" for the purpose of registering Securities and
transfers of Securities as herein provided. 


        Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a series at the office or agency of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 1002 for such purpose in a Place of
Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same
series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. 


        At
the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal
amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, the Securities that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. 


        All
Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. 


        Every
Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee or any transfer agent) be duly endorsed, or be
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar or any transfer agent duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing. 


        No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1107 not involving any transfer. 


        If
the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, the Company shall not be required to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any
Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection of Securities of that
series to be redeemed and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption. 


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Section 306.
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities. 


        If
any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series
and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. 


        If
there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or
indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like
tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. 


        Notwithstanding
the provisions of the previous two paragraphs, in case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the
Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security. 


        Upon
the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith. 


        Every
new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the
Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with
any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder. 


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


Section 307.
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved. 


        Except
as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record
Date for such interest. 


        Any
interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called
"Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be
payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in
Clause (1) or (2) below: 


        (1)   The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities)
are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an
amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the
proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special
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payment
of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the
receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause
notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106,
not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted
Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and
shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2). 


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


        Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Section 305, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of
any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security. 



Section 308.
Persons Deemed Owners. 


        Prior
to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security
is registered as
the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 305 and Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all
other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 



Section 309.
Cancellation. 


        All
Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the
Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered
hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously
authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in
exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of as directed by a
Company Order or in the Trustee's customary manner, which manner shall be communicated in writing to the Company. 


Section 310.
Computation of Interest. 


        Except
as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 



Section 311.
CUSIP Numbers. 


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


ARTICLE IV  


 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE  


Section 401.
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. 


        This
Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided
for, and any right to receive additional amounts, as provided in Section 1009), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture, when 


        (1)   either




        (A)  all
Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided
in Section 306 and Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged
from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or 


        (B)  all
such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation: 



        (i)    have
become due and payable, or 


        (ii)   will
become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or 



        (iii)  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 Company, 





and
the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for such purpose money in an amount sufficient
to pay and discharge the
entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities
which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; 


        (2)   the
Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and 


        (3)   the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with. 


        Notwithstanding
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Trustee to any
Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the
Trustee under Section 402 and the last paragraph of Section 1003 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. 


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Section 402.
Application of Trust Money. 


        Subject
to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee
may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee. 


ARTICLE V  


 REMEDIES  


Section 501.
Events of Default. 


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


        (1)   default
in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
or, 


        (2)   default
in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security of that series at its Maturity and (if so established as contemplated by Section 301 in
respect of that series), in the case of technical or administrative difficulties only if such default persists for a period of five days; or 



        (3)   default
in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of a Security of that series; or 


        (4)   default
in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or
whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of series of Securities other than that series), and
continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such
notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder or 


        (5)   the
entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under
any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly
filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the
continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or 


        (6)   the
commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of
any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, of the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding
under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by
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consent
seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian,
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or 


        (7)   any
other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series. 


Section 502.
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. 


        If
an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501 (5) or 501(6)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and
is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount of all the
Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms
thereof) to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount)
shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or 501 (6) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the
principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be
specified by the terms thereof) shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable. 



        At
any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained
by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee,
may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if 


        (1)   the
Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay 



        (A)  all
overdue interest on all Securities of that series, 


        (B)  the
principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest
thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, 


        (C)  to
the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and 


        (D)  all
sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and 




        (2)   all
Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which has become
due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513. 


No
such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon. 


Section 503.
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. 


        The
Company covenants that if 


        (1)   default
is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or 


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        (2)   default
is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof, 


the
Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium
and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed
therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances, of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. 


        If
the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the
collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect
the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated. 


        If
an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of
the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem reasonably necessary to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific
enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy. 


Section 504.
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. 


        In
case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such
proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian,
receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the
event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607. 


        No
provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided,
however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors' or other similar committee. 


Section 505.
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities. 


        All
rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production
thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after
provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in
respect of which such judgment has been recovered. 


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Section 506. Application of Money Collected. 


        Any
money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such
money on account of principal or any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid: 



        FIRST:
To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607; 


        SECOND:
To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has
been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively; and 


        THIRD:
To the Company. 



Section 507.
Limitation on Suits. 


        No
Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or
trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless 


        (1)   such
Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series; 


        (2)   the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings
in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder; 


        (3)   such
Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with
such request; 


        (4)   the
Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and 



        (5)   no
direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60—day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of that series; it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any
provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to
enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders. 


Section 508.
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest. 



        Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and
any premium and (subject to Sections 305 and 307) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and
to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder. 


Section 509.
Restoration of Rights and Remedies. 


        If
the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or
has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder; then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored 


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severally
and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted. 


Section 510.
Rights and Remedies Cumulative. 


        Except
as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy
herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder,
or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. 



Section 511.
Delay or Omission Not Waiver. 


        No
delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time,
and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be. 


Section 512.
Control by Holders. 


        The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that 


        (1)   such
direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and 


        (2)   the
Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. 


Section 513.
Waiver of Past Defaults. 


        The
Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past
default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default 


        (1)   in
the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series, or 


        (2)   in
respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of
such series affected. 


        Upon
any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture but no such
waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon. 


Section 514.
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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may
require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses against any such party litigant, in
the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking
or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Company. 


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Section 515.
Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws. 


        The
Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage
of, any usury, 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 Company (to the extent that
it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee,
but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted. 


ARTICLE VI  


 THE TRUSTEE  


Section 601.
Certain Duties and Responsibilities. 


        The
duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have
reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every
provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section. 



Section 602.
Notice of Defaults. 


        If
a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such default as and to the extent
provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to
Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term "default" means any event
which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series. 



Section 603.
Certain Rights of Trustee. 


        Subject
to the provisions of Section 601: 


        (1)   the
Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; 



        (2)   any
request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order, and any resolution of the Board of
Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution; 


        (3)   whenever
in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers' Certificate; 



        (4)   the
Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; 


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        (5)   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 reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be
incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction; 


        (6)   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, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, 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
Company, personally or by agent or attorney; 


        (7)   the
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall
not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder; 


        (8)   the
Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the
discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture; 


        (9)   the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless
written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture; and 


        (10) the
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and
shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and the Person employed to act hereunder. 


Section 604.
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. 


        The
recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any
Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the
Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof. 


Section 605.
May Hold Securities. 


        The
Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security
Registrar or such other agent. 



Section 606.
Money Held In Trust. 


        Money
held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any
money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Company. 


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Section 607.
Compensation and Reimbursement. 


        The
Company agrees 


        (1)   to
pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of
law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); 


        (2)   except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement
or advance as shall be determined to have been caused by its own negligence or bad faith; and 



        (3)   to
indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability claim, damage or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising
out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with
the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. 


Section 608.
Conflicting Interests. 


        If
the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in
the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by such Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting
interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series. 


Section 609.
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. 


        There
shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series.
Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office or
another office customarily used as a place of payment of securities in New York, New York. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements
of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed
to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article. 


Section 610.
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. 


        No
resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor
Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611. 


        The
Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor
Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. 


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        The
Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series,
delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. 


        If
at any time: 


        (1)   the
Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for
at least six months, or 


        (2)   the
Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or 


        (3)   the
Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any
public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, 


then,
in any such case, (A) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona
fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect
to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees. 


        If
the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more
series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor
Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular
series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company
and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of
any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona
tide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. 


        The
Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to
the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office. 


Section 611.
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. 


        In
case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; 


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but,
on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the
rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder. 



        In
case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor
Trustee with respect to
the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such
provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the
Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such
provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to
which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to
provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees
co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other
such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such
successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or
those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such
successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates. 


        Upon
request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such
rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be. 



        No
successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article. 


Section 612.
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. 


        Any
corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any
Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such
authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities. 


Section 613.
Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. 


        If
and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of Section 311 of
the Trust Indenture Act, 


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but
only to the extent therein specified, regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). For purposes of Section 311(b)(4) and (6) of such Act, the
following terms shall mean: 


        (a)   "cash
transaction" means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities in
currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand; and 


        (b)   "self-liquidating
paper" means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Company for the
purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession of, or a lien
upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by
the Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the Company arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or
obligation. 


Section 614.
Appointment of Authenticating Agent. 


        The
Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated shall
be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Any such appointment shall be evidenced by an instrument
in writing signed by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, and a copy of such instrument shall be promptly furnished to the Company. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication
and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all
times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating
Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the
combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in
this Section. 


        Any
corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an
Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent. 


        An
Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a 


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successor
Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the
series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and
duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of
this Section. 


        The
Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed
for such payments, subject to the provisions of Section 607. 


        If
an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee's certificate
of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form: 


        This
is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 



	 	 	As Trustee
	

 	
 	

By:
	 	 	

	 	 	As Authenticating Agent
	

 	
 	

By:
	 	 	

	 	 	Authorized Officer





        If
all of the Securities of a series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance
located in a Place of Payment where the Company wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested by the Company in writing (which writing
need not comply with Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of
Payment designated by the Company with respect to such series of Securities. 


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   ARTICLE VII  


 HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY  


Section 701.
Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders. 


        The
Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee 


        (1)   semi-annually,
not later than 15 days after each Regular Record Date or in the case of any series of Securities on which semi-annual
interest is not payable, not more than 15 days after such semi-annual dates specified by the Trustee, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and
addresses of the Holders of Securities of each series as of the Regular Record Date or such semi-annual date, as the case may be, and 


        (2)   at
such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content
as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; 


excluding
from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. 


Section 702.
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders. 


        The
Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided
in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The
Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished. 



        The
rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the
Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act. 


        Every
Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be
held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act. 



Section 703.
Reports by Trustee. 


        The
Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in
the manner provided pursuant thereto. 


        A
copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, with the Commission
and with the Company. The Company will notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom. 



Section 704.
Reports by Company. 


        The
Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required
pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act; provided that any such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission. 


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ARTICLE VIII  


 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE  


Section 801.
Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms. 


        The
Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person (other than a
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) and the Company shall not permit any Person (other than a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) to consolidate with or
merge into the Company, unless: 


        (1)   the
Company is the surviving corporation or, in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and
assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases,
the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation, partnership or trust, organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any
State thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the
due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest (including all additional amounts, if any payable pursuant to Section 1009) on all the Securities and the performance
or observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; 


        (2)   immediately
after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary as a result of such
transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an
Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; 


        (3)   if,
as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Company would become subject to a mortgage,
pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Company or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be
necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all indebtedness secured thereby; and 



        (4)   the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease
and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to
such transaction have been complied with. 


Section 802.
Successor Substituted. 


        Upon
any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially
as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall
succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein,
and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities. 


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ARTICLE IX  


 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES  


Section 901.
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. 


        Without
the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes: 



        (1)   to
evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities; or 


        (2)   to
add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than
all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or 


        (3)   to
add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the
benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or 


        (4)   to
add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or
elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor
(ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or 


        (5)   to
secure the Securities; or 


        (6)   to
establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301; or 


        (7)   to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change
any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of
Section 611; or 


        (8)   to
cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any
material respect. 


Section 902.
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders. 


        With
the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of
said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose
of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under
this Indenture;
provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, 



        (1)   change
the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of
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payable
upon the redemption thereof, or change any obligation of the Company to pay additional amounts pursuant to Section 1009 (except as contemplated by Sections 801 and 802 and permitted by
Section 901(1)), or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security or any other Security which would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the
Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, or change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right
to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or 


        (2)   reduce
the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or
the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture,
or 


        (3)   change
any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 1002, or 


        (4)   modify
any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or Section 1009, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other
provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby; provided, however, that this clause shall not be deemed to
require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to "the Trustee" and concomitant changes in this Section and Section 1008, or deletion of this proviso, in accordance
with the requirements of Sections 611 and 901(7). 


A
supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of
Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of
the Holders of Securities of any other series. 


        It
shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders of Securities under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if
such Act shall approve the substance thereof. 


Section 903.
Execution of Supplemental Indentures. 


        In
executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture,
the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture
is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee's owner's rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. 


Section 904.
Effect of Supplemental Indentures. 


        Upon
the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of
this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby. 


Section 905.
Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. 


        Every
supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act. 


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Section 906.
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures. 


        Securities
of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation
in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion
of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of
such series. 


ARTICLE X  


 COVENANTS  


Section 1001.
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. 


        The
Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of Holders of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the
Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. 


Section 1002.
Maintenance of Office or Agency. 


        The
Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of
that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be
served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of any such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any
such required office or agency in respect of any series of Securities or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations and surrenders of Securities of that series may
be made and notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the same as its agent to receive such respective presentations,
surrenders, notices and demands. The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series 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 Company of its obligation to
maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will 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. 


Section 1003.
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust. 


        If
the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest
on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium or interest so becoming due
until such sums shall be paid to such
Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. 


        Whenever
the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities
of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to
such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. 


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        The
Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree
with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (1) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and
(2) during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series, upon
the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series. 


        The
Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to
pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such
Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money. 



        Any
money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any
series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal and any premium or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the
Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the
Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent,
before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in an Authorized Newspaper in each Place of Payment, notice that such money remains
unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to
the Company. 


Section 1004.
Statement by Officers as to Default. 


        The
Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers' Certificate, stating whether
or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any
period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as reasonably prachcable and in any event within 20 days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or an event
which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, an Officers' Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or default. 


Section 1005.
Existence. 


        Subject
to Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory) and
franchises; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer
desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the ability of the Company to make payments hereunder. 


Section 1006.
Maintenance of Properties. 


        The
Company will cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of any Subsidiary to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working
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all necessary equipment and will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company may be necessary so
that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the Company from
discontinuing the operation or maintenance of any of such properties if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of its business or the business of any
Subsidiary and not disadvantageous in any material respect to the ability of the Company to make payments hereunder. 


Section 1007.
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims. 


        The
Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed
upon the Company or any Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might
by law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax,
assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith. 


Section 1008.
Waiver of Certain Covenants. 


        Except
as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series and as contemplated by Section 508, the Company may, with respect to the
Securities of any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in this Indenture for the benefit of the Holders of such series if before the time
for such compliance the Holders of at least 50% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or
generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until
such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect. 


Section 1009.
Additional Amounts. 


        If
the Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional amounts, the Company will pay to the Holder of any Security of such series additional amounts as provided therein.
Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on, or in respect of, any Security of any series or the net proceeds received
on the sale or exchange of any Security of any series, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of additional amounts provided for in this Section to the extent that, in such
context, additional amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Section and express mention of the payment of additional amounts (if applicable) in any
provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding additional amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made. 


        If
the Securities of a series provide for the payment of additional amounts, at least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date with respect to that series of Securities
(or if the Securities of that series will not bear interest prior to Maturity, the first day on which a payment of principal and any premium is made), and at least 10 days prior to each date of
payment of principal and any premium or interest if there has been any change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers' Certificate, the Company will furnish the Trustee
and the Company's principal Paying Agent or Paying Agents, if other than the Trustee, with an Officers' Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent or Paying Agents whether such payment
of principal of and any premium or interest on the Securities of that series shall be made to Holders of Securities of that series who are United States Aliens without withholding for or on account of
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charge
described in the Securities of that series. If any such withholding shall be required, then such Officers' Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld on
such payments to such Holders of Securities and the Company will pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent the additional amounts required by this Section. The Company covenants to indemnify the Trustee
and any Paying Agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense reasonably incurred without negligence or bad faith on their part arising out of or in connection with
actions taken or omitted by any of them in reliance on any Officers' Certificate furnished pursuant to this Section. 


ARTICLE XI  


 REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES  


Section 1101.
Applicability of Article. 


        Securities
of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 301 for such Securities) in accordance with this Article. 


Section 1102.
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. 


        The
election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In
case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Company shall, at least
60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee),
notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed (unless all of the
Securities of a specified tenor are to be redeemed). In the case of any redemption of Securities (i) prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such
Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, or (ii) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms of such Securities, the Company shall furnish
the Trustee with an Officers' Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition. 


Section 1103.
Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed. 


        If
less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed or unless such redemption affects
only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such
series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum
authorized denomination for Securities of that series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized
denomination for Securities of that series or of the principal amount of global securities of such series. If less than all of the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be
redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series and
specified tenor not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence. If so specified in the Securities of a series, partial redemptions must be in an amount not less than
$1,000,000 principal amount of Securities. 


        The
Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as
aforesaid, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. 


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        The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in
part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum
authorized denomination) for such Security. 


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


Section 1104.
Notice of Redemption. 


        Notice
of redemption shall be given in the manner provided in Section 106 to the Holders of Securities to be redeemed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date. 


        All
notices of redemption shall state: 


        (1)   the
Redemption Date, 


        (2)   the
Redemption Price, 


        (3)   if
less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial
redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are
to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed, 



        (4)   that
on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease
to accrue on and after said date, 


        (5)   the
place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, 


        (6)   that
the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case, and 


        (7)   applicable
CUSIP numbers, if any. 


        A
notice of redemption published as contemplated by Section 106 need not identify particular registered Securities to be redeemed. 


        Notice
of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense
of the Company and shall be irrevocable. 


Section 1105.
Deposit of Redemption Price. 


        Prior
to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as
provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the
Securities which are to be redeemed on that date. 


Section 1106.
Securities Payable on Redemption Date. 


        Notice
of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and
from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such
Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the 


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Redemption
Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interests on
Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of
business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307. 



        If
any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date
at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security. 


Section 1107.
Securities Redeemed in Part. 


        Any
Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as
requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered. 


ARTICLE XII  


 SINKING FUNDS  


Section 1201.
Applicability of Article. 


        The
provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of any series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301
for such Securities. 


        The
minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of any Securities is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment", and any payment in excess of such
minimum amount provided for by the terms of such Securities is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment". If provided for by the terms of any Securities, the cash amount of any sinking
fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 1202. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities as provided for by the terms of such Securities. 


Section 1202.
Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities. 


        The
Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which
have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such
Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to any Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as
and to the extent provided for by the terms of such Securities; provided that the Securities to be so credited have not been previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited shall be received
and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price, as specified in the Securities so to be redeemed, for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such
sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly. 


Section 1203.
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. 


        Not
less than 45 days prior (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) to each sinking fund payment date for any Securities, the Company will deliver to the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such Securities pursuant 


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to
the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting
Securities pursuant to Section 1202 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. The Trustee shall select any Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment
date in the manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in
Section 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 1106 and 1107. 


ARTICLE XIII  


 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE  


Section 1301.
Company's Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. 


        The
Company may at its option, at any time elect to have either Section 1302 or Section 1303 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series upon compliance with the
conditions set forth below in this Article Thirteen. 


Section 1302.
Legal Defeasance and Discharge. 


        Upon
the Company's exercise of the option provided in Section 1301 applicable to this Section, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with
respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "legal defeasance"). For this
purpose, such legal defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied
all its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (A) the rights of Holders of the Securities of such
series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1304 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on the
Securities of such series when such payments are due, (B) the Company's obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003, (C) the rights, powers,
trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (D) this Article Thirteen. Subject to compliance with this Article Thirteen, the Company may exercise its option under this
Section 1302 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 1303. 


Section 1303.
Covenant Defeasance. 


        Upon
the Company's exercise of the option provided in Section 1301 applicable to this Section, (i) the Company shall be released from its obligations with respect to the
Securities of such Series under Section 801, Sections 1005 through 1009, inclusive, and any covenants provided pursuant to Section 301 for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities
(to the extent so provided pursuant to Section 301) and (ii) the occurrence of an event specified in Sections 501(3) or (4) shall not be deemed to be an Event of Default on and
after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "covenant defeasance"). For this purpose, such covenant defeasance means that
the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such Section or clause whether directly or indirectly by reason of any
reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or clause or by reason of any reference in any such Section or clause to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this
Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby. 


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Section 1304.
Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. 


        The
following shall be the conditions to application of either Section 1302 or Section 1303 to the then Outstanding Securities of any series: 


        (1)   The
Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 609 who shall
agree to comply with the provisions of this Article Thirteen applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments specifically pledged as security for, and
dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such series, (A) money in an amount, or (B) Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal
and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof,
sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, (if such firms at such time
customarily deliver such certificates, and, if not, such certification may be from the principal financial officer of the Company), to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or
other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of, premium, if any, and each installment of interest on the Securities on the Stated Maturity of such principal or installment of
interest in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of the Securities of such series. For this purpose, "Government Obligations" means, with
respect to any series of Securities, securities that are (x) direct obligations of the government that issued the currency in which such series is denominated (or, if such series is denominated
in euro, the direct obligations of any government that is a member of the European Monetary Union) for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (y) obligations of a Person
controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of such government the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by such government,
which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the
Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any Government Obligation where the relevant government is the United States of America or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such
Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction
from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the such Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or
interest on such Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt. 



        (2)   In
the event of an election to have Section 1302 apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall have delivered to the
Trustee an opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (y) 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 shall confirm that, the Holders of the Outstanding
Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same
amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred. 



        (3)   In
the event of an election to have Section 1303 apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall have delivered to the
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit
and covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and covenant defeasance had
not occurred. 


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        (4)   No
Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have
occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit. 


        (5)   Such
legal defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest as defined in Section 608 and for purposes of the Trust
Indenture Act with respect to any securities of the Company. 



        (6)   Such
legal defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound. 


        (7)   The
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, together stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating
to either the legal defeasance under Section 1302 or the covenant defeasance under Section 1303 (as the case may be) have been complied with. 


        (8)   Such
legal defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company as defined in the Investment
Company Act, or such trust shall be qualified under such act or exempt from regulation thereunder. 


Section 1305.
Deposited Money and Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. 


        Subject
to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1306, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively, for purposes of this Section 1305, as the
"Trustee") pursuant to Section 1304 in respect of the Securities of such series shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance
with the provisions of such Securities of such series and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the
Trustee may determine, to the Holders of the Securities of such series, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal (and premium, if any) and interest, but such money need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. 


        The
Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1304
or the principal and
interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities. 


        Anything
in this Article Thirteen to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or Government
Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1304 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants (or the principal financial officer of the Company, as
appropriate) expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent legal
defeasance or covenant defeasance. 



Section 1306.
Reinstatement. 


        If
the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 1302 or 1303 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority
enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be revived and reinstated as though no
deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Thirteen until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 1302 or 1303; provided,
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following
the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of the Securities of such series to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee
or the Paying Agent. 


ARTICLE XIV  


 MEETING OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES  


Section 1401.
Purposes for which Meetings may be Called. 


        A
meeting of Holders of Securities of any or all series of Securities may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to this Article to make, give or take any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be made, given to taken by Holders of Securities of such series. 


Section 1402.
Call, Notice and Place of Meetings. 


        (a)   The
Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders of Securities of any series for any purposes specified in Section 1401, to be held at any such time and at
such place in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of Holders of Securities of any series, setting forth the time and the place of
such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given, in the manner provided in Section 106, not less than 21 nor more than 180 days prior to
the date fixed for the meeting. 


        (b)   In
case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall
have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the Holders of Securities of such series for any purpose specified in Section 1401, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the
action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have made the first publication of the notice of such meeting within 21 days after receipt of such request or shall not
thereafter proceed to cause the meeting to be held as provided herein, then the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series in the amount above specified, as the case may be, may determine the
time and the place in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York for such meeting and may call such meeting for such purposes by giving notice thereof as provided in subsection (a) of this
Section. 


Section 1403.
Persons entitled to Vote at Meetings. 


        Upon
the calling of a meeting of Holders with respect to the Securities of a series all or part of which are represented by a Security, a record date shall be established for determining
Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to vote at such meeting, which record date shall be the close of business on the day the notice of the meeting of Holders is given in
accordance with Section 1402. The Holders on such record date, and their designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to vote at such meeting of Holders. To be entitled to vote
at any meeting of Holders, a Person shall (a) be a Holder of one or more Securities or (b) be a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by a Holder of one or more
Securities; provided, however, that in the case of any meeting of Holders with respect to the Securities of a series all or part of which are represented by a Security, only Holders, or their
designated proxies, of record on the record date established pursuant to Section 1403 hereof shall be entitled to vote at such meeting. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or
to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company
and its counsel. 


Section 1404.
Quorum; Action. 


        The
Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of Holders of Securities of such series;
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this
Indenture expressly provides may be given by the Holders of not less than 50% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series, the Persons entitled to vote 50% in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum within 30 minutes of the time appointed for any such meeting, the meeting shall, if convened at the
request of Holders of Securities of such series, be dissolved. In any other case the meeting may be adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days as determined by the chairman of the meeting
prior to the adjournment of such meeting. In the absence of a quorum at any such adjourned meeting, such adjourned meeting may be further adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days as
determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such adjourned meeting. Notice of the reconvening of any adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in Section 1402(a),
except that such notice need be given only once not less than five days prior to the date on which the meeting is scheduled to be reconvened. Notice of the reconvening of an adjourned meeting shall
state expressly the percentage, as provided above, of the principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series which shall constitute a quorum. 



        Except
as limited by the proviso to the first paragraph of Section 902, any resolution presented to a meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is present as
aforesaid may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; provided, however, that, except as limited by the
proviso to the first paragraph of Section 902, any resolution with respect to any consent or waiver which this Indenture expressly provides may be given by the Holders of not less than 50% in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a meeting or an adjourned meeting duly convened and at which a quorum is present as aforesaid only by the affirmative vote
of the Holders of 50% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; and provided, further, that, except as limited by the proviso to the first paragraph of Section 902, any
resolution with respect to any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which this Indenture expressly provides may be made, given or taken by the Holders of
a specified percentage, which is less than a majority, in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a meeting or any adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a
quorum is present as aforesaid by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such specified percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series. 



        Any
resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly held in accordance with this Section shall be binding on all the Holders of Securities
of such series and the related coupons, whether or not present or represented at the meeting. 


Section 1405.
Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meetings. 


        (a)   Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders of
Securities of a series in regard to proof of the holding of Securities of such series and of the appointment of proxies and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the
submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as is shall deem appropriate. Except as
otherwise permitted or required by any such regulations, the holding of Securities shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 104 and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved in the
manner specified in Section 104 or by having the signature of the person executing the proxy witnessed or guaranteed by any trust company, bank or banker authorized by Section 104. Such
regulations may provide that written instruments appointing proxies, regular on their face, may be presumed valid and genuine without the proof specified in Section 104 or other proof. 



        (b)   The
Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders of
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meeting,
as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Persons entitled to vote a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented at the meeting. 



        (c)   At
any meeting each Holder of a Security of such series or proxy shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such
series held or represented by him; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not Outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the
meeting to be not Outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote, except as a Holder of a Security of such series or proxy. 


        (d)   Any
meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly called pursuant to Section 1402 at which a quorum is present may be adjourned from time to time by Persons
entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented at the meeting; and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice. 


Section 1406.
Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings. 


        The
vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be by written ballots on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders of
Securities of such series or of their representatives by proxy and the principal amounts and serial numbers of the Outstanding Securities of such series held or represented by them. The permanent
chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting
their verified written reports
in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record, at least in duplicate, of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be prepared by the secretary of the
meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the
facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was given as provided in Section 1402 and, if applicable, Section 1404. Each copy shall be signed and
verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one such copy shall be delivered to the Company, and another to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the
latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated. 





        This
instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one
and the same instrument. 


        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written. 



	 	 	CRIIMI MAE INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	


	 	 	Name:	 	

	 	 	Title:	 	

	

 	
 	

[TRUSTEE]
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	


	 	 	Name:	 	

	 	 	Title:	 	





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   EXHIBIT A  


 FORM OF FACE OF REGISTERED SECURITY  



	No                        	 	$                  





        CRIIMI
MAE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Maryland (herein called the "Company", which term
includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to                        , or registered assigns, the principal sum
of                        
Dollars on                        . The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name
this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be
the                        or                 
       
(whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the
Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record
Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special
Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such
notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture]. 


        [If
the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert—The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in
payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and
any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of            % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are
due
until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. 


        Payment
of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any such interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
                        , in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of
the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. 


        Reference
is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth
at this place. 


        Unless
the certificate of authentication hereof has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. 


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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal. 


Dated: 



	 	 	CRIIMI MAE INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	


	 	 	Name:	 	

	 	 	Title:	 	

	

 	
 	

By:	
 	


	 	 	Name:	 	

	 	 	Title:	 	





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FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY  


        This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"),
issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of                        (together with all amendments
and supplements thereto from time to time, the "Indenture"; defined terms
having the meaning assigned to them in such instrument), between the Company and                        , as Trustee (herein
called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the
Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders
of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [limited in
aggregate principal amount to $                        .] 


        [If
applicable, insert—The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, [if applicable,
insert—(1) on                        in any year commencing with the
year                        and ending with the
year                        through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a
Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] at any time [if applicable, insert—(1) on or
after                        , 20    ],
as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount): If redeemed during the 12-month period
beginning                        of the years indicated, 



	Year
	 	Redemption

Price
	 	Year
	 	Redemption

Price

	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 





and
thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to            % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption [if applicable, insert—(whether through
operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be
payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the
Indenture.] 


        [If
applicable, insert—The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, (1)
 on                        in
any year commencing with the year                        and ending with the year—through operation of the sinking fund for
this series at the Redemption Prices for redemption through operation of
the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time [if applicable, insert—on or
after                        ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption
otherwise than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as
percentages of the 


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principal
amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the 12-month period beginning                        of the years
indicated, 



	Year
	 	Redemption Price For

Redemption Through

Operation of the

Sinking Fund
	 	Redemption Price For

Redemption Otherwise Than

Through Operation of

the Sinking Fund

	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 





and
thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to                        % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such
redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with
accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more
Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.] 


        [If
applicable, insert—Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not, prior to                        redeem any Securities
of this series as contemplated by
[if applicable, insert—Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph as a part of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application, directly or
indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less
than                        % per annum.] 


        [If
applicable, insert—The sinking fund for this series provides for the redemption on                        in each year
beginning with the year                        and
ending with the year            of [if applicable, insert—not less than
$                        ("mandatory sinking fund") and not
more than] $                        aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series acquired or
redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [if
applicable, insert—mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [if applicable, insert—mandatory] sinking fund
payments otherwise required to be made [if applicable, insert—, in the inverse order in which they become due].] 



        [If
the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert—In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this
series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.] 


        [If
applicable, insert—The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of [the entire indebtedness of this
Security][or] [certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security] [, in each case]
upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.] 


        [If
the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert—If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared to be or may automatically become due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.] 


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        [If
the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert—If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, an
amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be declared to be or may automatically become due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount shall be
equal to—insert formula for determining the amount. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and
interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company's obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and premium and
interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate.] 


        The
Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders
of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at
the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the
time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture
and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security
issued upon
the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. 



        As
provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the
appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice,
request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest
hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein. 


        No
reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. 



        As
provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security
for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more
new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. 


        The
Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of
$                                         
 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in
the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like 


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aggregate
principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. 


        No
service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection therewith. 


        Prior
to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary. 


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