Registration Rights Agreement



 Exhibit 4.02 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 by and among 
 Cardinal Health, Inc. 
 and 
 Barclays Capital Inc. 
 Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. 
 Goldman, Sachs & Co. 
 Dated as of June 8, 2007 







 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 8, 2007, by and among Cardinal Health,
Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and other initial purchasers (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), each of whom
has agreed to purchase the Company’s 5.65% Notes due 2012 (the “2012 Notes”) and the Company’s 6.00% Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”, and together with the 2012 Notes, the “Initial
Securities”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). 
 This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
dated June 5, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), among the Company and the Initial Purchasers (i) for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and (ii) for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Initial
Securities, including the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Initial Securities, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 5(h) of the Purchase Agreement. 
 The
parties hereby agree as follows: 
 SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following
capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: 
 Additional Interest Payment Date: With respect to the Initial
Securities, each Interest Payment Date. 
 Affiliate: Of any specified Person shall mean any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have the meanings
correlative to the foregoing. 
 Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act. 
 Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies located in
New York, New York are authorized or obligated to be closed. 
 Closing Date: The date of this Agreement. 
 Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 Consummate: A registered Exchange Offer shall be deemed “Consummated” for purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (i) the filing and effectiveness under the Securities Act of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (ii) the maintenance of such Registration Statement 








 
continuously effective and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the minimum period required pursuant to Section 3(b)
hereof, and (iii) the delivery by the Company to the Registrar under the Indenture of Exchange Securities in the same aggregate principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities that were tendered by Holders thereof
pursuant to the Exchange Offer. 
 Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 Exchange Offer: The registration by the Company under the Securities Act of the issuance and exchange of Exchange Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement pursuant to which the Company offers the Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities the opportunity to exchange all such outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holders for Exchange Securities in
an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities tendered in such exchange offer by such Holders. 
 Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus. 
 Exchange Securities: The 5.65% Notes due 2012 and the 6.00% Notes due 2017, each of the same series under the Indenture as the Initial
Securities, to be issued to Holders in exchange for Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to this Agreement. 
 Exempt Resales:
The transactions in which the Initial Purchasers propose to sell the Initial Securities to certain “qualified institutional buyers,” as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to certain non-U.S. persons
pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. 
 Holders: As defined in Section 2(b) hereof. 
 Indemnified Holder: As defined in Section 8(a) hereof. 
 Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of April 18, 1997, between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., (successor to J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, successor to
Bank One, N.A., which was formerly known as Bank One, Columbus, N.A.), as trustee (the “Trustee”) as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 8, 2007, pursuant to which the Securities are to be issued,
as such Indenture is amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 
 Initial Placement: The
issuance and sale by the Company of the Initial Securities to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. 
 Initial
Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereto. 
 Initial Securities: As defined in the preamble hereto. 

Interest Payment Date: When used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the
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on which such principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable. 
 NASD: National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. 
 Person: An individual, partnership, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof. 
 Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other
amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such Prospectus. 
 Registration
Default: As defined in Section 5 hereof. 
 Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Company
relating to (a) an offering of Exchange Securities pursuant to an Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which is filed pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement, in each case, including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein. 
 Securities: The Initial Securities and the Exchange Securities. 
 Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
 Shelf Filing Deadline: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof. 
 Shelf Registration
Statement: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof. 
 Trust Indenture Act: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended. 
 Transfer Restricted Securities: Each Initial Security, until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which
such Initial Security is (i) exchanged in the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Security entitled to be resold to the public by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) sold
by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the “Plan of Distribution” contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including delivery of the Prospectus contained therein), (b) the date on which such Initial Security has been
effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement and (c) the date on which such Initial Security is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 or eligible to
be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the “Plan of Distribution” contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including the delivery of the Prospectus therein). 

Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering: A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for
reoffering to the public. 
  

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 SECTION 2. Securities Subject to this Agreement. 
 (a) Transfer Restricted Securities. The securities entitled to the benefits of this Agreement are the Transfer Restricted Securities. 

(b) Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (each, a
“Holder”) whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities. 
 SECTION 3. Registered
Exchange Offer.  
 (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures
set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), the Company shall (i) use reasonable best efforts to prepare and cause to be filed with the Commission a Registration Statement under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange
Securities and the Exchange Offer and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest practicable time, but in no event later than 240 days after the Closing Date (or if such 240th day is not
a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) in connection with the foregoing, use its reasonable best efforts to file (A) all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such
Registration Statement to become effective, (B) if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or any information required to be filed under Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings
in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iii) upon the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof. The Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the issuance and exchange of
Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. 
 (b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the
Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 30
days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included
in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but
in no event later than 270 days after the Closing Date (or if such 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). 
 (c)
The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted
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Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such
Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities
received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of
Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not
name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. 
 The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as
required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms in all material respects with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on
the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or
other trading activities. 
 The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly
upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales. 
 SECTION 4. Shelf Registration.  
 (a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Company is not required
to file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement or to consummate the Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied
with), (ii) for any reason the Exchange Offer is not Consummated within 270 days after the Closing Date (or if such 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), or (iii) with respect to any Holder (A) such
Holder is prohibited by applicable law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer, or (B) such Holder may not resell the Exchange Securities acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus
and that the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales by such Holder, or (C) such Holder is a Broker-Dealer and holds Initial Securities acquired directly from the
Company or one of its affiliates, then, upon such Holder’s request, the Company shall 
 (x) use its reasonable best
efforts to cause to be filed a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (in either event, the “Shelf Registration Statement”)
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requested pursuant to this Section 4(a) (such earliest date being the “Shelf Filing Deadline”), which Shelf Registration Statement
shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Securities the Holders of which shall have provided the information required pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof; and 
 (y) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission on or before the
180th day after the Shelf Filing Deadline (or if such 180th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to file a Shelf Registration
Statement or have it declared effective by the Commission prior to the 240th day after the Closing Date. The Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is
available for resales of Initial Securities by the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a), and to ensure that it conforms in all material respects with the requirements of this Agreement, the
Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period of at least two years following the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement (or shorter period that will terminate when
all the Initial Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement cease to be Transfer Restricted Securities). 
 (b) Provision by
Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder may include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder
furnishes to the Company in writing, within 15 Business Days after receipt of a request therefor, such information as the Company may reasonably request for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary
Prospectus included therein. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the
Company by such Holder not materially misleading. 
 SECTION 5. Additional Interest. If (i) any of the
Registration Statements required by this Agreement is not filed with the Commission by the end of the 240th day after the Closing Date or if such 240th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) any of such Registration
Statements has not been declared effective by the Commission by the end of the 240th day after the Closing Date or if such 240th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, (iii) the Exchange Offer has not been Consummated by
the end of the 270th day after the Closing Date or if such 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day or (iv) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is filed and declared effective but shall after the
240-day period referred to in Section 3(a) hereof cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded immediately by a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement that cures such failure and
that is itself immediately declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a “Registration Default”), the Company hereby agrees that the interest rate borne by the Transfer Restricted Securities
shall be increased by 0.25% per annum during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of any Registration Default and shall increase by 0.25% per annum at 

  

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the end of each subsequent 90-day period, but in no event shall such increase exceed 0.5% per annum for each year in which the Registration Defaults
remain uncured. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular Transfer Restricted Securities, the interest rate borne by the relevant Transfer Restricted Securities will be reduced to the original interest rate borne by
such Transfer Restricted Securities; provided, however, that, if after any such reduction in interest rate, a different Registration Default occurs, the interest rate borne by the relevant Transfer Restricted Securities shall again be
increased pursuant to the foregoing provisions. 
 All obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding paragraph that are outstanding
with respect to any Transfer Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such security shall have been satisfied in full. 

SECTION 6. Registration Procedures.  
 (a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company shall comply with all of the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof, shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect
such exchange to permit the sale of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and shall comply with all of the following provisions: 
 (i) If in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company there is a question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable
law, and such counsel deems it advisable, the Company hereby agrees to seek a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the Commission allowing the Company to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Initial Securities and to pursue the
issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff level but shall not be required to take commercially unreasonable action to effect a change of Commission policy. 
 (ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each Holder shall be required to
furnish, upon the request of the Company, prior to the Consummation thereof, a written representation to the Company (which may be contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that
(A) it is not an Affiliate of the Company, (B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Securities to be issued in the
Exchange Offer, (C) it is acquiring the Exchange Securities in its ordinary course of business and (D) it is not acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully make the foregoing representations. In addition, all such Holders of
Transfer Restricted Securities shall otherwise cooperate in the Company’s preparations for the Exchange Offer. Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a
distribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (1) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc.
(available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters (which
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any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or
508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K if the resales are of Exchange Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Initial Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company. 
 (b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall comply with all the provisions of
Section 6(c) hereof and shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and
pursuant thereto the Company will in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form shall be available
for the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof. 
 (c)
General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement and any Prospectus required by this Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation, any Registration Statement and the
related Prospectus required to permit resales of Initial Securities by Broker-Dealers), the Company shall: 
 (i) use its
reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite financial statements for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable; upon the occurrence of any event that would
cause any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during the period required by
this Agreement, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Registration Statement (which may be accomplished by the filing of the documents incorporated by reference therein), in the case of clause (A), correcting any such
misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), use its reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their
intended purpose(s) as soon as practicable thereafter; 
 (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the applicable Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, or
such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to comply fully with the applicable provisions of Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition
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methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus; 
 (iii) advise the underwriter(s), if any, and selling Holders promptly and, if requested by such Persons, to confirm such advice in
writing, (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B) of
any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of
any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement
thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time the
Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of
the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or blue sky laws, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time; 
 (iv) furnish without charge to each of the Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement, and each of the
underwriter(s), if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus, which documents will be subject to
the review and comment of such Holders and underwriter(s) in connection with such sale, if any, for a period of at least five Business Days, and the Company will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus to which an Initial Purchaser of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement or the underwriter(s), if any, shall reasonably object in writing within five Business Days after
the receipt thereof (such objection to be deemed timely made upon confirmation of telecopy transmission within such period). The objection of an Initial Purchaser or underwriter, if any, shall be deemed to be reasonable if such Registration
Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains a material misstatement or omission; 
 (v) make available at reasonable times for inspection by the Initial Purchasers, the managing underwriter(s), if any, participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement and one attorney or
accountant retained by such Initial Purchasers or any of the underwriter(s), such financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company as such Person shall reasonably request and cause the Company’s officers
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reasonably requested by any such Holder, underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness and to participate in meetings with investors to the extent requested by the managing underwriter(s), if any; provided however, that any information that is
designated by the Company, in good faith, as confidential at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by the Holders or any such underwriter, attorney or accountant, unless such disclosure is made in connection with a
court proceeding or required by law, or such information becomes available to the public generally or through a third party without an accompanying obligation of confidentiality; 
 (vi) if requested by any selling Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, promptly incorporate in any Registration Statement or Prospectus,
pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders and underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request to have included therein, including, without limitation, information relating to the
“Plan of Distribution” of the Transfer Restricted Securities, information with respect to the principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold to such underwriter(s), the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms
of the offering of the Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company is notified of the matters to be
incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; 
 (vii) cause the Transfer Restricted Securities
covered by the Registration Statement to be rated with the appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities covered thereby or the underwriter(s), if any; 
 (viii) furnish to each Initial Purchaser and each of the underwriter(s), if any, and, upon the request of any selling Holder, without
charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto; 
 (ix) deliver to each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may
request; the Company hereby consents to the use of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and each of the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted
Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto; 
 (x) enter into such customary agreements
(including an underwriting agreement), and make such customary representations and warranties, and take all such other actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant
to any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, all to such extent as may be reasonably requested by any Initial Purchaser or by any Holder or underwriter in connection with any sale or resale pursuant to any 

  

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Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement; and in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement or if a Prospectus is required to be delivered
in connection with an Exchange Offer Registration Statement whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an Underwritten Registration, the Company shall: 
 (A) furnish to each Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, in such substance and scope as they may
reasonably request and as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings, upon the date of the Consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement:

 (1) a certificate, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement, as the case may be, signed by (y) the President or any Vice President and (z) a principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, covering matters substantially similar to the matters set forth in
Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such parties may reasonably request; 
 (2) an opinion,
dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for the Company, covering matters substantially similar to the matters set forth in
Section 5(a) of the Purchase Agreement and such other matter as such parties may reasonably request; and 
 (3) a
customary comfort letter, dated the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, from the Company’s independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of the type customarily requested to be covered in comfort
letters by underwriters in connection with primary underwritten offerings; 
 (B) set forth in full or incorporate by
reference in the underwriting agreement, if any, the indemnification provisions and procedures of Section 8 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section; and 
 (C) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by such parties to evidence compliance with
Section 6(c)(x)(A) hereof and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to this Section 6(c)(x), if any. 
 If at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contemplated in Section 6(c)(x)(A)(1) hereof cease to be true and
correct, the Company shall so advise the Initial Purchasers and the underwriter(s), if any, and each selling Holder promptly and, if requested by such Persons, shall confirm such advice in writing; 
  

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 (xi) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the
selling Holders, the underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling
Holders or underwriter(s), if any, may request and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation,
other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; 
 (xii) issue, upon the request of any Holder of Initial Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement, Exchange Securities having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of
Initial Securities surrendered to the Company by such Holder in exchange therefor or being sold by such Holder; such Exchange Securities to be registered in the name of such Holder or in the name of the purchaser(s) of such Securities, as the case
may be; in return, the Initial Securities held by such Holder shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation; 
 (xiii)
cooperate with the selling Holders and the underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends in accordance with
this Agreement; and enable such Transfer Restricted Securities to be in such denominations (in $1,000 increments) and registered in such names as the Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to any sale of
Transfer Restricted Securities made by such Holders or underwriter(s); 
 (xiv) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter(s), if any, to
consummate the disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with this Agreement, subject to the proviso contained in Section 6(c)(xi) hereof; 
 (xv) if any fact or event contemplated by Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof shall exist or have occurred, use its reasonable best efforts
to prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of
Transfer Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; 
 (xvi) provide a CUSIP number for all Securities not later than the effective date of the Registration Statement covering such Securities
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deposit with the Depository Trust Company and take all other action necessary to ensure that all such Securities are eligible for deposit with the Depository
Trust Company; 
 (xvii) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the NASD and in the performance of any
due diligence investigation by any underwriter (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of the NASD; 
 (xviii) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make
generally available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 (which need not be audited) for the twelve-month period (A) commencing at the end of any fiscal
quarter in which Transfer Restricted Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts Underwritten Offering or (B) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, beginning with the first month of the Company’s
first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Registration Statement; 
 (xix) cause the Indenture to be
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement required by this Agreement, and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders of Securities to effect such changes
to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and to execute and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be required
to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; and 
 (xx) cause all Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on
which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed if requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities or the managing underwriter(s), if any. 
 Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of (x) the existence of any
fact of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof or (y) its good faith determination that the Company had a valid business reason, including that the continued effectiveness of the Registration Statement and use of the Prospectus
would require disclosure of confidential information related to a material acquisition or divestiture of assets or a material corporate transaction or event, to suspend the use of the Prospectus, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xvi) hereof, or until it is advised in
writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. If so directed by the
Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at
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such notice, the time period regarding the effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be
extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof to and including the date when each selling Holder covered by such Registration Statement shall
have received the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xvi) hereof or shall have received the Advice; provided, however, that no such extension shall be taken into account in determining
whether Additional Interest is due pursuant to Section 5 hereof or the amount of such Additional Interest, it being agreed that the Company’s option to suspend use of a Registration Statement pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as
a Registration Default for purposes of Section 5 hereof. 
 SECTION 7. Registration Expenses.

 (a) All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company, regardless
of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses (including filings made by any Initial Purchaser or Holder with the NASD (and, if applicable, the fees and
expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” and its counsel that may be required by the rules and regulations of the NASD)); (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state securities or blue sky
laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and telephone; (iv) all fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company and, subject to Section 7(b) hereof, the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; (v) all application and filing fees in connection with listing the Exchange Securities on a securities exchange or
automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements thereof; and (vi) all fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or
incident to such performance). 
 The Company will, in any event, bear its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and
expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company. 
 (b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Company will reimburse the Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered in the Exchange Offer and/or resold pursuant to the “Plan of Distribution” contained
in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel, who shall be Dewey Ballantine LLP or such other counsel
as may be chosen by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities for whose benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared. 
  

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 SECTION 8. Indemnification. 
 (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Holder and (ii) each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) any Holder (any of the Persons referred to in this clause (ii) being hereinafter referred to as a “controlling person”) and (iii) the respective
officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of any Holder or any controlling person (any Person referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) may hereinafter be referred to as an “Indemnified Holder”),
to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, and as incurred, reimbursement of all reasonable costs of investigating, preparing,
pursuing, settling, compromising, paying or defending any claim or action, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to any Indemnified
Holder), joint or several, directly or indirectly caused by, related to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto), or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses are caused by an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission that is made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any of the Holders furnished in writing to the Company by any
of the Holders expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have. 
 In case any action or proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation or proceeding) shall be brought or asserted against any of the Indemnified Holders with respect to which indemnity may be sought against the Company,
such Indemnified Holder (or the Indemnified Holder controlled by such controlling person) shall promptly notify the Company in writing; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Company of its
obligations pursuant to this Agreement to the extent the Company is not prejudiced as a proximate result of such omission. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified Holder, and it notifies the Company of the commencement thereof,
the Company will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the Indemnified Holder promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such Indemnified Holder, to assume the defense thereof,
with counsel satisfactory to such Indemnified Holder; provided, however, that if the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Holder and the Company and the Indemnified Holder shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it and/or other Indemnified Holders which are different from or additional to those available to the Company, the Indemnified Holder or Holders shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and
to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Holder or Holders. Upon receipt of notice from the Company to such Indemnified Holder of its election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the
Indemnified Holder of counsel (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Company will not be liable to such Indemnified Holder under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Holder
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the Company shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any Indemnified Holder in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to any local counsel), approved by the Company, representing the Indemnifying Holder or Holders under this paragraph (a) who are parties to such
action), (ii) the Company shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Holder to represent the Indemnified Holder within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the Company has
authorized the employment of counsel for the Indemnified Holder at the expense of the Company; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable, such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred to in such clause
(i) or (iii). The Company shall be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding effected with the Company’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably, and the Company agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless any Indemnified Holder from and against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of any settlement of any such action effected with the written consent of the Company. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent
of each Indemnified Holder, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action, claim, litigation or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be
sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Holder is a party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Holder from all liability arising out of such action,
claim, litigation or proceeding. 
 (b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its
directors and officers who sign a Registration Statement, and any Person controlling (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, and the respective officers, directors, partners,
employees, representatives and agents of each such Person, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each of the Indemnified Holders, but only with respect to claims and actions based on information relating to such Holder
furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement. In case any action or proceeding shall be brought against the Company or its directors or officers or any such controlling person in respect of which indemnity may
be sought against a Holder, such Holder shall have the rights and duties given the Company, and the Company, its directors and officers and such controlling person shall have the rights and duties given to each Holder by the preceding paragraph.

 (c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or
(b) hereof (other than by reason of exceptions provided in those Sections) in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses referred to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, from the purchase or sale of the Initial Securities (which in the case of the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total gross proceeds to the Company from the
Initial Placement, less any discount received by the Initial Purchasers in the Initial Placement), the amount of Additional Interest which did not become payable as a result of the filing of the Registration Statement resulting in such losses,
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expenses, and such Registration Statement, or if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and
the Holders, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the
one hand and of the Indemnified Holder on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Indemnified Holders, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount
paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in the second paragraph of Section 8(a) hereof, any legal or
other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. 
 The Company
and each Holder agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(c) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses
referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any
such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, none of the Holders (and its related Indemnified Holders) shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discount,
in the case of the Initial Purchasers, or the net proceeds, in the case of any other Holder, received by such Holder with respect to the Initial Securities exceeds the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by
reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8(c) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Initial Securities held by each of the Holders
hereunder and not joint. 
 SECTION 9. Rule 144A. The Company hereby agrees with each Holder, for so long as any
Transfer Restricted Securities remain outstanding, to make available to any Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities from
such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. 
 SECTION 10. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Registration hereunder
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all reasonable questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock-up letters and other documents required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements. 
 SECTION 11. Selection of Underwriters. The Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities
covered by the Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Transfer Restricted Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s) that will administer
such offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities included in such offering; provided, however, that such investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s)
must be reasonably satisfactory to the Company. 
 SECTION 12. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Remedies. The Company hereby agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it
of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agree to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate. 
 (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company will not on or after the date of this Agreement enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in
this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The Company has not previously entered into any agreement that is still in effect granting any registration rights with respect to its securities to any Person. The rights granted to
the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof. 
 (c) Adjustments Affecting the Securities. The Company will not take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to the Securities that
would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Holders to Consummate any Exchange Offer. 
 (d) Amendments and Waivers. The
provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has (i) in the case of Section 5 hereof and this
Section 12(d)(i), obtained the written consent of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) in the case of all other provisions hereof, obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding
principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities (excluding any Transfer Restricted Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates
exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights of other Holders whose securities are not being tendered pursuant to such Exchange
Offer may be given by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered or registered; provided, however, that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects
the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written consent of each such Initial Purchaser with respect to which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver, consent or departure is to be effective. 

 

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 (e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be
made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: 
 (i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under the
Indenture; and 
 (ii) if to the Company: 
 Cardinal Health, Inc. 
 7000 Cardinal Place 
 Dublin, Ohio 43017 
 Telecopier No.: (614) 757-8919 
 Attention: Chief Legal Officer 
 With a copy to: 
 Shearman & Sterling LLP 
 599 Lexington Avenue 
 New York, NY 10022 
 Telecopier No.: (212) 848-7179 
 Attention: Danielle Carbone 
 All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given:
at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day, if
timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. 
 Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be
concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the address specified in the Indenture. 
 (f) Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including, without limitation, and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Transfer Restricted
Securities; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign acquired Transfer Restricted Securities from such
Holder. 
 (g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
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 (i) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THEREOF. 
 (j) Severability. In the event that any one or more
of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby. 
 (k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

			
	CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Jorge M. Gomez

	Name:	 	Jorge M. Gomez
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President and Treasurer


 The foregoing Registration Rights Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date
first above written: 
  

			
	BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Pamela Kendall

	Name:	 	Pamela Kendall
	Title:	 	Director
	
	DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Peter H. Burger

	Name:	 	Peter H. Burger
	Title:	 	 Director Debt Syndicate
 Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc.

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Nigel W. H. Cree

	Name:	 	Nigel W. H. Cree
	Title:	 	 Managing Director Debt Syndicate
 Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc.

	
	GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Goldman, Sachs & Co.

		 	(Goldman, Sachs & Co.)

  

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