Exhibit 4.1



 






Exhibit 4.1





EXECUTION COPY




RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.




0.75% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2012




 






INDENTURE




DATED AS OF APRIL 4, 2007




 






U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION




AS TRUSTEE



















 











TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page
	Article 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.01 Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02 Other Definitions
	 	 	8	 
	Section 1.03 Trust Indenture Act Provisions
	 	 	9	 
	Section 1.04 Rules of Construction
	 	 	10	 
	Article 2 THE SECURITIES
	 	 	11	 
	Section 2.01 Form and Dating
	 	 	11	 
	Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication
	 	 	12	 
	Section 2.03 Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent
	 	 	13	 
	Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.05 Lists of Holders of Securities
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.07 Replacement Securities
	 	 	15	 
	Section 2.08 Outstanding Securities
	 	 	15	 
	Section 2.09 Treasury Securities
	 	 	16	 
	Section 2.10 Temporary Securities
	 	 	16	 
	Section 2.11 Cancellation
	 	 	16	 
	Section 2.12 Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements
	 	 	17	 
	Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers
	 	 	20	 
	Article 3 PURCHASE UPON FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE
	 	 	21	 
	Section 3.01 Purchase at Holders’ Option upon a Fundamental Change
	 	 	21	 
	Section 3.02 Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice
	 	 	23	 
	Section 3.03 Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price
	 	 	23	 
	Section 3.04 Repayment to The Company
	 	 	24	 
	Section 3.05 Securities Purchased in Part
	 	 	24	 
	Section 3.06 Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities
	 	 	24	 
	Section 3.07 Purchase of Securities in Open Market
	 	 	24	 
	Article 4 CONVERSION
	 	 	25	 
	Section 4.01 Conversion Privilege and Conversion Rate
	 	 	25	 
	Section 4.02 Conversion Procedure
	 	 	28	 






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	Section 4.03 Fractional Shares
	 	 	29	 
	Section 4.04 Taxes on Conversion
	 	 	30	 
	Section 4.05 Company to Provide Stock
	 	 	30	 
	Section 4.06 Adjustment of Conversion Rate
	 	 	30	 
	Section 4.07 No Adjustment
	 	 	36	 
	Section 4.08 Notice of Adjustment
	 	 	37	 
	Section 4.09 Notice of Certain Transactions
	 	 	37	 
	Section 4.10 Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale

	 	 	37	 
	Section 4.11 Trustee’s Disclaimer
	 	 	38	 
	Section 4.12 Voluntary Increase
	 	 	38	 
	Section 4.13 Payment of Cash in Lieu of Common Stock
	 	 	39	 
	Article 5 COVENANTS
	 	 	40	 
	Section 5.01 Payment of Securities
	 	 	40	 
	Section 5.02 SEC and Other Reports
	 	 	40	 
	Section 5.03 Compliance Certificates
	 	 	41	 
	Section 5.04 Further Instruments and Acts
	 	 	41	 
	Section 5.05 Maintenance of Corporate Existence
	 	 	41	 
	Section 5.06 Rule 144A Information Requirement
	 	 	41	 
	Section 5.07 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
	 	 	41	 
	Section 5.08 Payment of Additional Interest
	 	 	42	 
	Section 5.09 Maintenance of Office or Agency
	 	 	42	 
	Article 6 CONSOLIDATION; MERGER; CONVEYANCE; TRANSFER OR LEASE
	 	 	43	 
	Section 6.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms
	 	 	43	 
	Section 6.02 Successor Substituted
	 	 	43	 
	Article 7 DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
	 	 	44	 
	Section 7.01 Events of Default
	 	 	44	 
	Section 7.02 Acceleration
	 	 	45	 
	Section 7.03 Other Remedies
	 	 	46	 
	Section 7.04 Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default
	 	 	47	 
	Section 7.05 Control by Majority
	 	 	47	 






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	 	 	Page
	Section 7.06 Limitations on Suits
	 	 	47	 
	Section 7.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert
	 	 	48	 
	Section 7.08 Collection Suit by Trustee
	 	 	48	 
	Section 7.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	48	 
	Section 7.10 Priorities
	 	 	48	 
	Section 7.11 Undertaking for Costs
	 	 	49	 
	Article 8 TRUSTEE
	 	 	50	 
	Section 8.01 Obligations of Trustee
	 	 	50	 
	Section 8.02 Rights of Trustee
	 	 	51	 
	Section 8.03 Individual Rights of Trustee
	 	 	52	 
	Section 8.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer
	 	 	52	 
	Section 8.05 Notice of Default or Events of Default
	 	 	52	 
	Section 8.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders
	 	 	52	 
	Section 8.07 Compensation and Indemnity
	 	 	53	 
	Section 8.08 Replacement of Trustee
	 	 	54	 
	Section 8.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
	 	 	54	 
	Section 8.10 Eligibility; Disqualification
	 	 	54	 
	Section 8.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
	 	 	55	 
	Article 9 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
	 	 	56	 
	Section 9.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
	 	 	56	 
	Section 9.02 Application of Trust Money
	 	 	56	 
	Section 9.03 Repayment to Company
	 	 	56	 
	Section 9.04 Reinstatement
	 	 	57	 
	Article 10 AMENDMENTS; SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
	 	 	58	 
	Section 10.01 Without Consent of Holders
	 	 	58	 
	Section 10.02 With Consent of Holders
	 	 	58	 
	Section 10.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	59	 
	Section 10.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents
	 	 	59	 
	Section 10.05 Notation on or Exchange of Securities
	 	 	60	 
	Section 10.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.
	 	 	60	 






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	 	 	Page
	Section 10.07 Effect of Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	60	 
	Article 11 SUBORDINATION
	 	 	61	 
	Section 11.01 Agreement to Subordinate
	 	 	61	 
	Section 11.02 Payment to Holders
	 	 	61	 
	Section 11.03 Subrogation of Securities
	 	 	63	 
	Section 11.04 Authorization to Effect Subordination
	 	 	64	 
	Section 11.05 Notice to Trustee
	 	 	64	 
	Section 11.06 Trustee’s Relation to Senior Indebtedness
	 	 	65	 
	Section 11.07 No Impairment of Subordination
	 	 	65	 
	Section 11.08 Certain Conversions Deemed Payment
	 	 	65	 
	Section 11.09 Article Applicable to Paying Agents
	 	 	66	 
	Section 11.10 Senior Indebtedness Entitled to Rely
	 	 	66	 
	Article 12 MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	67	 
	Section 12.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls
	 	 	67	 
	Section 12.02 Notices
	 	 	67	 
	Section 12.03 Communications By Holders with Other Holder
	 	 	68	 
	Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	 	 	68	 
	Section 12.05 Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders of Securities
	 	 	69	 
	Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent
	 	 	69	 
	Section 12.07 Legal Holidays
	 	 	69	 
	Section 12.08 Governing Law
	 	 	69	 
	Section 12.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	 	 	69	 
	Section 12.10 No Recourse Against Others
	 	 	69	 
	Section 12.11 No Security Interest Created
	 	 	69	 
	Section 12.12 Successors
	 	 	69	 
	Section 12.13 Multiple Counterparts
	 	 	70	 
	Section 12.14 Separability
	 	 	70	 
	Section 12.15 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
	 	 	70	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit A
	 	 	A-1	 







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CROSS REFERENCE TABLE*




	 	 	 	 	 
	TIA	 	 	 	INDENTURE
	SECTION	 	 	 	SECTION
	Section
	 	310	 	12.01
	 
	 	310(a)(1)	 	8.10
	 
	 	(a)(2)	 	8.10
	 
	 	(a) (3)	 	N.A.**
	 
	 	(a) (4)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(a) (5)	 	8.10
	 
	 	(b)	 	8.10
	 
	 	(c)	 	N.A.
	Section
	 	311	 	12.01
	 
	 	311 (a)	 	8.11
	 
	 	(b)	 	8.11
	 
	 	(c)	 	N.A.
	Section
	 	312	 	12.01
	 
	 	312(a)	 	2.05
	 
	 	(b)	 	12.03
	 
	 	(c)	 	12.03
	Section
	 	313	 	12.01
	 
	 	313(a)	 	8.06(a)
	 
	 	(b)(1)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(b)(2)	 	8.06(a)
	 
	 	(c)	 	8.06(a)
	 
	 	(d)	 	8.06(b)
	Section
	 	314	 	12.01
	 
	 	314(a)	 	5.02(a); 5.03
	 
	 	(b)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(c)(1)	 	2.02; 9.01; 12.04
	 
	 	(c)(2)	 	9.01; 12.04
	 
	 	(c)(3)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(d)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(e)	 	12.04
	 
	 	(f)	 	N.A.
	Section
	 	315	 	12.01
	 
	 	315(a)	 	8.01(b)
	 
	 	(b)	 	8.05
	 
	 	(d)	 	8.01(c)
	 
	 	(d)(2)	 	8.01(c)
	 
	 	(d)(3)	 	8.01(c)
	 
	 	(e)	 	7.11
	Section
	 	316	 	12.01
	 
	 	316 (a)	 	7.05; 10.02 (b)
	 
	 	(b)	 	7.07
	 
	 	(c)	 	12.05
	Section
	 	317	 	7.08; 7.09; 12.01
	Section
	 	318	 	12.01








 




			
	*	 	This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Indenture.

	 
	**	 	N.A. means Not Applicable.















 





     THIS INDENTURE dated as of April 4, 2007 is between RF Micro Devices, Inc., a corporation duly
organized under the laws of the State of North Carolina (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National
Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United
States, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).



     In consideration of the purchase of the Securities (as defined herein) by the Holders thereof,
both parties agree as follows for the benefit of the other and for the equal and ratable benefit of
the Holders of the Securities.



ARTICLE 1




DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE




     Section 1.01 Definitions.



     “Additional Interest” has the meaning specified in the Registration Rights Agreement. All
references herein to interest accrued or payable as of any date shall include any Additional
Interest accrued or payable as of such date as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.



     “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified person, 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
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.



     “Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.



     “Aggregate Share Cap” means initially 96.5 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount
of Securities, subject to proportional adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate upon
the occurrence of any of the events described in clauses (1) through (4) under Section 4.06(a).



     “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of beneficial
ownership interests in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, to the extent
applicable to such transfer or exchange.



     “Beneficial Ownership” means the definition such term is given in accordance with Rule 13d-3
promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act.



     “Board of Directors” means either the board of directors of the Company or any committee of
the Board of Directors authorized to act for it with respect to this Indenture.



     “Business Day” means any weekday that is not a day on which banking institutions in The City
of New York are authorized or obligated to close.



     “Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase,
warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated)
equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.



     “Cash” or “cash” means such coin or currency of the United States as at any time of payment is
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.



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     “Certificated Security” means a Security that is in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
A but that does not include the information or the schedule called for by footnote 1 thereof.



     “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following after the date hereof: (i)
the acquisition by any Person of Beneficial Ownership (including any syndicate or group which would
be deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly,
through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of transactions, of shares of
the Company’s Capital Stock entitling that Person to exercise 50% or more of the total voting power
of all shares of the Company’s Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in elections of directors,
other than any acquisition by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of its employee benefit
plans; or (ii) the consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person, any merger
of another Person into the Company, or any conveyance, transfer, sale, lease or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets to another Person other than to
one or more of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, provided that this clause (ii) shall not
apply to (A) any transaction (x) that does not result in any reclassification, conversion, exchange
or cancellation of outstanding shares of the Company’s Capital Stock and (y) pursuant to which
holders of the Company’s Capital Stock immediately prior to the transaction have the entitlement to
exercise, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares of the
Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in elections of directors of the continuing or surviving
Person immediately after the transaction; or (B) any merger solely for the purpose of changing the
Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a reclassification, conversion or exchange
of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity;
(iii) if, during any consecutive two-year period, individuals who at the beginning of that two-year
period constituted the Company’s Board of Directors, together with any new directors whose election
to the Company’s Board of Directors, or whose nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders, was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were
either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Company’s Board of
Directors then in office; or (iv) there shall occur the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, it will not constitute a
Change of Control if 100% of the consideration for the Common Stock (excluding cash payments for
fractional shares and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights) in the
transaction or transactions otherwise constituting a Change of Control consists of common stock or
American Depositary Shares representing shares of common stock, in each case which are traded on a
U.S. national securities exchange, or which will be so traded when issued or exchanged in
connection with the Change of Control, and as a result of such transaction or transactions the
Securities become convertible solely into cash in an amount equal to the lesser of $1,000 and the
Conversion Value and, if the Conversion Value is greater than $1,000, payment of the excess value
in the form of such common stock, subject to the right to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion
of such remaining shares, in substantially the same manner as described under Section 4.13.



     “Closing Price” means on any Trading Day, the reported last sale price per share (or if no
last sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices per share or, if more than one
in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices per share) on such date
reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock (or the applicable security) is
not quoted or listed for trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, as reported by the principal
national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock (or such other security) is
listed. If the Common Stock (or such other security) is not listed for trading on a United States
national or regional securities exchange and not reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the
relevant date, the “Closing Price” shall be the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock (or such
other security) in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by the National
Quotation Bureau or similar organization. If the Common Stock (or such other security) is not so
quoted, the “Closing Price” shall be the average of the midpoint of the last bid and ask prices for
the Common Stock (or such other security) on the relevant date from each of at



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least three independent nationally recognized investment banking firms selected by the Company
for this purpose.



     “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, no par value per share as it exists on
the date of this Indenture and any shares of any class or classes of Capital Stock of the Company
resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof, or, in the event of a merger,
consolidation or other similar transaction involving the Company that is otherwise permitted
hereunder in which the Company is not the surviving corporation the common stock, common equity
interests, ordinary shares or depositary shares or other certificates representing common equity
interests of such surviving corporation or its direct or indirect parent corporation, and which
have no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company and which are not subject to
redemption by the Company; provided, however, that if at any time there shall be more than one such
resulting class, the shares of each such class then so issuable on conversion of Securities shall
be substantially in the proportion which the total number of shares of such class resulting from
all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such classes resulting from
all such reclassifications.



     “Company” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a
successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
“Company” shall mean such successor Company.



     “Conversion Price” per share of Common Stock as of any day means the result obtained by
dividing (i) $1,000 by (ii) the then applicable Conversion Rate, rounded to the nearest cent.



     “Conversion Rate” means the rate at which shares of Common Stock shall be delivered upon
conversion, which rate shall be initially 124.2969 shares of Common Stock for each $1,000 principal
amount of Securities, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.



     “Conversion Reference Period” means:




     (i) for Securities that are converted during the one month period prior to
the Final Maturity Date of the Securities, the ten consecutive Trading Days beginning on the
third Trading Day following the Final Maturity Date; and




     (ii) in all other instances, the ten consecutive Trading Days beginning on
the third Trading Day following the Conversion Date.



     “Conversion Value” means, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities, the average of the
Daily Conversion Values for each of the ten consecutive Trading Days of the Conversion Reference
Period.



     “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time the
trust created by this Indenture shall be administered, which initially will be the office of U.S.
Bank National Association, located at 214 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, Attention:
Corporate Trust Services (RF Micro Devices, Inc.—0.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2012).



     “Daily Conversion Value” means, with respect to any Trading Day, the product of (1) the
applicable Conversion Rate and (2) the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Company’s Common Stock
on such Trading Day.



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     “Daily Share Amount” means, for each Trading Day of the Conversion Reference Period and for
each $1,000 principal amount of Securities surrendered for conversion, a number of shares (but in
no event less than zero) equal to (i) the amount of (a) the Volume Weighted Average Price for such
Trading Day multiplied by the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date, less (b) $1,000;
divided by (ii) the Volume Weighted Average Price for such Trading Day multiplied by 10.



     “Default” means, when used with respect to the Securities, any event that is or, after notice
or passage of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default.



     “Designated Senior Indebtedness” means the obligations of the Company under any Senior
Indebtedness in which the instrument creating or evidencing such indebtedness or the assumption or
guarantee thereof (or related agreements or documents to which the Company is a party) expressly
provides that such indebtedness shall be “designated senior indebtedness” for purposes of this
Indenture, provided that such instrument, agreement or other document may place limitations and
conditions on the right of such Senior Indebtedness to exercise the rights of Designated Senior
Indebtedness.



     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.



     “Final Maturity Date” means April 15, 2012.



     “Fundamental Change” means the occurrence of a Change of Control or a Termination of Trading
following the original issuance of the Securities.



     “Fundamental Change Effective Date” means the date on which any Fundamental Change becomes
effective.



     “Fundamental Change Purchase Price” of any Security, means 100% of the principal amount of the
Security to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any,
to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date.



     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in
effect from time to time, including those set forth in (1) the opinions and pronouncements of the
Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (2) the
statements and pronouncements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Financial
Accounting Standards Board, (3) such other statements by such other entity as approved by a
significant segment of the accounting profession and (4) the rules and regulations of the SEC
governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in
registration statements filed under the Securities Act and periodic reports required to be filed
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff
accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.



     “Global Security” means a Security in global form that is in substantially the form attached
as Exhibit A and that includes the information and schedule called for in footnote 1 thereof and
which is deposited with the Depositary or its custodian and registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee.



     “Holder” or “Holder of a Security” means the person in whose name a Security is registered on
the Registrar’s books.



     “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, without
duplication, the principal or face amount of:



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     (1) all of such Person’s indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities,
contingent or otherwise, (A) for borrowed money, including overdrafts, foreign exchange
contracts, currency exchange agreements, interest rate protection agreements, and any loans
or advances from banks, whether or not evidenced by notes or similar instruments, or (B)
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, whether or not the recourse of
the lender is to all of such Person’s assets or to only a portion thereof, other than any
account payable or other accrued current liability or obligation to trade creditors
representing the purchase price or cost of materials or services obtained in the ordinary
course of business in connection with the obtaining of materials or services;




     (2) all of such Person’s reimbursement obligations and other liabilities,
contingent or otherwise, with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees or bankers’
acceptances;




     (3) all of such Person’s obligations and liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, in respect of leases required, in conformity with GAAP, to be accounted for as
capitalized lease obligations on such Person’s balance sheet or under other leases for
facilities equipment or related assets, whether or not capitalized, entered into or leased
for financing purposes, as determined by the Company;




     (4) all of such Person’s obligations and other liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, under any lease or related document, including a purchase agreement, in
connection with the lease of real property or improvements thereon (or any personal property
included as part of any such lease) which provides that such Person is contractually
obligated to purchase or cause a third party to purchase the leased property and thereby
guarantee a residual value of leased property to the lessor and all of such Person’s
obligations under such lease or related document to purchase or to cause a third party to
purchase the leased property (whether or not such lease transaction is characterized as an
operating lease or a capitalized lease in accordance with GAAP);




     (5) all of such Person’s obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect
to an interest rate, currency or other swap, cap, floor or collar agreement or hedge
agreement, forward contract or other similar instrument or agreement or foreign currency
hedge, exchange, purchase or similar instrument or agreement;




     (6) all of such Person’s direct or indirect guarantees or similar agreements
to purchase or otherwise acquire or otherwise assure a creditor against loss in respect of,
indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of another Person of the kind described in clauses
(1) through (5);




     (7) all indebtedness or other obligations described in clauses (1) through
(6) secured by any mortgage, pledge, lien or other encumbrance existing on property that is
owned or held by such Person, regardless of whether the indebtedness or other obligation
secured thereby shall have been assumed by such Person; and




     (8) any and all deferrals, renewals, extensions and refundings of, or
amendments, modifications or supplements to, any indebtedness, obligation or liability of
the kinds described in clauses (1) through (7).



     “Indenture” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture, including the provisions of the TIA that are automatically deemed to be a
part of this Indenture by operation of the TIA.



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     “Initial Purchaser” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.



     “Interest Payment Date” means April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15,
2007.



     “Issue Date” of any Security means the date on which the Security was originally issued or
deemed issued as set forth on the face of the Security.



     “Officer” means the Chairman or any Co-Chairman of the Board, any Vice Chairman of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the
Controller, the Secretary, any Assistant Controller or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.



     “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers;
provided, however, that for purposes of Sections 4.08 and 5.03, “Officers’ Certificate” means a
certificate signed by (a) the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal
accounting officer of the Company and (b) one other Officer.



     “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.



     “Person” or “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any syndicate or group that would be
deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act or any other entity.



     “Principal” or “principal” of a debt security, including the Securities, means the principal
of the debt security plus, when appropriate, the premium, if any, on the debt security.



     “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April ___,
2007, between the Company and the Initial Purchaser, as amended from time to time in accordance
with its terms.



     “Regular Record Date” means, with respect to each Interest Payment Date, the April 1 or
October 1, as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.



     “Representative” means the trustee, agent or representative (if any) for an issue of Senior
Indebtedness.



     “Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the
corporate trust services department of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust
matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.



     “Restricted Global Security” means a Global Security that is a Restricted Security.



     “Restricted Security” means a Security required to bear the restricted legend set forth in the
form of Security annexed as Exhibit A.



     “Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor to such Rule.



     “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act or any successor to such Rule.



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     “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.



     “Securities” means up to $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.75% Convertible
Subordinated Notes due 2012 ($200,000,000 aggregate principal amount if the Initial Purchaser
exercises its over-allotment option in full), or any of them (each a “Security”), as amended or
supplemented from time to time, that are issued under this Indenture.



     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.



     “Securities Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Securities in
global form, or any successor thereto.



     “Senior Indebtedness” means the principal of, premium (if any), interest, including all
interest accruing subsequent to the commencement of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether
or not a claim for postpetition interest is allowable as a claim in any such proceeding, and rent
payable on or in connection with, and all fees, costs, expenses and other amounts accrued or due on
or in connection with, the Company’s Indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter created,
incurred, assumed, guaranteed or in effect guaranteed by the Company, including all deferrals,
renewals, extensions or refundings of, or amendments, modifications or supplements to, the
foregoing, unless in the case of any particular Indebtedness the instrument creating or evidencing
the same or the assumption or guarantee thereof expressly provides that such Indebtedness shall not
be senior in right of payment to the Securities or expressly provides that such Indebtedness is on
the same basis or junior to the Securities. “Senior Indebtedness” does not include any
Indebtedness of the Company to any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any Indebtedness under the 11/2%
Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010 or the 1.00% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2014.



     “Significant Subsidiary” means, in respect of any Person, as of any date of determination, a
Subsidiary of such Person that would constitute a “significant subsidiary” as such term is defined
under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.



     “Stock Price” means the price paid, or deemed to be paid, per share of the Common Stock in
connection with a Fundamental Change as determined pursuant to Section 4.01(j).



     “Subsidiary” means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or
other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock
entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency within the control of such Person to
satisfy) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at
the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one
or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.



     “Termination of Trading” means the termination (but not the temporary suspension) of trading
of the Common Stock, which will be deemed to have occurred if the Common Stock or other common
stock into which the Securities are convertible is neither listed for trading on a United States
national securities exchange, or traded in over-the-counter securities markets, and no American
Depository Shares or similar instruments for such common stock are so listed or approved for
listing in the United States.



     “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except to the extent that the Trust
Indenture Act or



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any amendment thereto expressly provides for application of the Trust Indenture Act as in
effect on another date.



     “Trading Day” means any day on which the Nasdaq Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock
is not quoted or listed for trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the principal national or
regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, is open for trading or, if the
Common Stock is not so listed, admitted for trading or quoted, any Business Day. A Trading Day
only includes those days that have a scheduled closing time of 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) or
the then standard closing time for regular trading on the relevant exchange or trading system.



     “Trading Price” of the Securities on any date of determination means the average of the
secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Trustee for $5 million principal amount of
Securities at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three
nationally recognized securities dealers the Company selects; provided that if three such bids
cannot reasonably be obtained by the Trustee, but two such bids are obtained, then the average of
the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Trustee,
that one bid shall be used. If the Trustee cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5
million principal amount of Securities from a nationally recognized securities dealer, then the
Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Securities will be deemed to be less than 98% of the
product of the Closing Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate.



     “Trustee” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a
successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means the
successor.



     “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.”



     “Volume Weighted Average Price” per share of Common Stock on any Trading Day means such price
as displayed on Bloomberg (or any successor service) page RFMD <equity> VAP in respect of the
period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day; or, if such price is
not available, the Volume Weighted Average Price means the market value per share of Common Stock
on such day as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained
for this purpose by the Company.



     Section 1.02 Other Definitions.



	 	 	 	 	 
	Term	 	Defined in Section
	“Agent Members”
	 	 	2.01	 
	“Bankruptcy Law”
	 	 	7.01	 
	“Business Combination”
	 	 	4.10	 
	“Cash Percentage”
	 	 	4.13	 
	“Company Order”
	 	 	2.02	 
	“Conversion Trigger Price”
	 	 	4.01	 
	“Conversion Agent”
	 	 	2.03	 
	“Conversion Date”
	 	 	4.02	 
	“Conversion Rate Cap”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Current Market Price”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“DTC”
	 	 	2.01	 
	“Depositary”
	 	 	2.01	 






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	Term	 	Defined in Section
	“Determination Date”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Distributed Securities”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Distribution Notice”
	 	 	4.01	 
	“Event of Default”
	 	 	7.01	 
	“Expiration Date”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Expiration Time”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Fundamental Change Company Notice”
	 	 	3.01	 
	“Fundamental Change Purchase Date”
	 	 	3.01	 
	“Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”
	 	 	3.01	 
	“Junior Securities”
	 	 	11.08	 
	“Legal Holiday”
	 	 	12.07	 
	“Legend”
	 	 	2.12	 
	“Make Whole Premium”
	 	 	4.01	 
	“NASD”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Notice of Default”
	 	 	7.01	 
	“Paying Agent”
	 	 	2.03	 
	“Payment Blockage Notice”
	 	 	11.02	 
	“Primary Registrar”
	 	 	2.03	 
	“Purchase Agreement”
	 	 	2.01	 
	“Purchased Shares”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“record date”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“QIB”
	 	 	2.01	 
	“Receiver”
	 	 	7.01	 
	“Registrar”
	 	 	2.03	 
	“Rights”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Rights Plan”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Special Interest”
	 	 	7.02	 
	“Spinoff Securities”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Spinoff Valuation Period”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“tender offer”
	 	 	4.06	 
	“Triggering Distribution”
	 	 	4.06	 






     Section 1.03 Trust Indenture Act Provisions.



     Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, that provision is incorporated by
reference in and made a part of this Indenture. This Indenture shall also include those provisions
of the TIA required to be included herein by the provisions of the Trust Indenture Reform Act of
1990. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:



     “indenture securities” means the Securities;




     “indenture security holder” means a Holder of a Security;




     “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;




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



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     “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor on the
Securities.



     All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the TIA, defined by TIA reference
to another statute or defined by any SEC rule and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them therein.



     Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.



     (a) Unless the context otherwise requires:




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




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




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




     (4) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;




     (5) the term “merger” includes a statutory share exchange and the term
“merged” has a correlative meaning;




     (6) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;




     (7) references to agreements and other instruments include subsequent
amendments thereto; and




     (8) all “Article”, “Exhibit” and “Section” references are to Articles,
Exhibits and Sections, respectively, of or to this Indenture unless otherwise specified
herein, and the terms “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this
Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.



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ARTICLE 2




THE SECURITIES




     Section 2.01 Form and Dating.



     The Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the
respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, which Exhibit is incorporated in and made part of this
Indenture. The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange or automated quotation system rule or regulation or usage. The Company shall provide any
such notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. Each Security shall be dated
the date of its authentication. The Securities are being offered and sold by the Company pursuant
to a Purchase Agreement dated March 29, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and the
Initial Purchaser, in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of
the Securities Act.



     (a) Restricted Global Securities.



     All of the Securities are initially being offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers
as defined in Rule 144A (collectively, “QIBS” or individually, each a “QIB”) in reliance on Rule
144A under the Securities Act and shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Restricted
Global Securities, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the securities
represented thereby with the Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office, as custodian for the
depositary, The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”, and such depositary, or any successor thereto,
being hereinafter referred to as the “Depositary”), and registered in the name of its nominee, Cede
& Co. (or any successor thereto), for the accounts of participants in the Depositary, duly executed
by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal
amount of the Restricted Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by
adjustments made on the records of the Securities Custodian as hereinafter provided, subject in
each case to compliance with the Applicable Procedures.



     (b) Global Securities In General.



     Each Global Security shall represent such of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified
therein and each shall 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 or increased, as appropriate, to
reflect replacements, exchanges, purchases, or conversions of such Securities. Any adjustment of
the aggregate principal amount of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or
decrease in the amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee
in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 and shall
be made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary.



     Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under
this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary or under
the Global Security, and the Depositary (including, for this purpose, its nominee) may be treated
by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and
Holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
herein shall (1) prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from
giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the
Depositary or (2) impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of
customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.



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     (c) Book Entry Provisions.



     The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.02, authenticate
and deliver initially one or more Global Securities that (1) shall be registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee, (2) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to
the Depositary’s instructions and (3) shall bear legends substantially to the following effect:




“UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN
THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT
HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN. 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 IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR
ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE
AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN
DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY
THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE
DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF
SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.”



     Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.



     (a) The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is limited to $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount ($200,000,000
aggregate principal amount if the Initial Purchaser exercises its over-allotment option in full),
except as provided in Sections 2.06 and 2.07.



     (b) An Officer shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature. Typographic and other minor errors or defects in any such facsimile signature shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any Security that has been authenticated and delivered by
the Trustee.



     (c) If an officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at
the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.



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     (d) A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee by
manual or facsimile signature signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this
Indenture.



     (e) The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery Securities for
original issue in the aggregate principal amount of up to $175,000,000 ($200,000,000 aggregate
principal amount if the Initial Purchaser exercises its over-allotment option in full) upon receipt
of a written order or orders of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company (a “Company
Order”). The Company Order shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated, shall
provide that all such securities will be represented by a Restricted Global Security and the date
on which each original issue of Securities is to be authenticated.



     (f) The Trustee shall act as the initial authenticating agent. Thereafter, the
Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Securities.
An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference
in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent shall have the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company.



     (g) The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and
only in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and any integral multiple thereof.



     Section 2.03 Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.



     (a) The Company shall maintain one or more offices or agencies where Securities may
be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (each, a “Registrar”), one or more
offices or agencies in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York where Securities may be
presented for payment (each, a “Paying Agent”), one or more offices or agencies where Securities
may be presented for conversion (each, a “Conversion Agent”) and one or more offices or agencies
where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture
may be served. The Company will at all times maintain a Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar
and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the
Securities and this Indenture may be served. One of the Registrars (the “Primary Registrar”) shall
keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange.



     (b) The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not
a party to this Indenture, provided that the Agent may be an Affiliate of the Trustee. The
agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company
shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If
the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, or agent for service of
notices and demands in any place required by this Indenture, or fails to give the foregoing notice,
the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any Affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent
(except for the purposes of Section 5.01 and Article 9).



     (c) The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as Paying Agent, Registrar,
Securities Custodian and Conversion Agent, and designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee
as an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the
Securities and this Indenture shall be served.



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	 	 	Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.






     Prior to 12:00 p.m. (noon), New York City time, on each due date of the payment of principal
of, or interest on, any Securities, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum
sufficient to pay such principal or interest so becoming due. Subject to Section 9.02, a Paying
Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders of Securities or the Trustee all money held by
the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, or interest on, the Securities, and shall notify
the Trustee of any failure by the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities) to make any such
payment. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall, before
12:00 p.m. (noon), New York City time, on each due date of the principal of, or interest on, any
Securities, segregate the money and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee, and the Trustee may at any time
during the continuance of any Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying
Agent to pay forthwith to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent. Upon doing
so, the Paying Agent (other than the Company) shall have no further liability for the money.



     Section 2.05 Lists of Holders of Securities.



     The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders of Securities. If the Trustee is not
the Primary Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee on or before each Interest Payment
Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of
such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders of
Securities.



     Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.



     (a) Subject to compliance with any applicable additional requirements contained in
Section 2.12, when a Security is presented to a Registrar with a request to register a transfer
thereof or to exchange such Security for an equal principal amount of Securities of other
authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as
requested; provided, however, that every Security presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by an assignment form and, if
applicable, a transfer certificate each in the form included in Exhibit A, and completed in a
manner satisfactory to the Registrar and duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly
authorized in writing. To permit registration of transfers and exchanges, upon surrender of any
Security for registration of transfer or exchange at an office or agency maintained pursuant to
Section 2.03, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities of a like
aggregate principal amount at the Registrar’s request. Any exchange or transfer shall be without
charge, except that the Company or the Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto; provided that this
sentence shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.10, 2.12(a), 3.05, 4.02(e) or 10.05.



     (b) Neither the Company, any Registrar nor the Trustee shall be required to exchange
or register a transfer of any Securities or portions thereof in respect of which a Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice has been delivered and not withdrawn by the Holder thereof (except, in the
case of the purchase of a Security in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased).



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



     (d) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.03 shall provide to the Trustee
such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such
Registrar of Securities upon transfer or exchange of Securities.



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     (e) Each Holder of a Security agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee
against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s
Security in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States federal or
state securities law.



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



     Section 2.07 Replacement Securities.



     (a) If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Company, a Registrar or the
Trustee, or the Company, a Registrar and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and there is delivered to the Company, the applicable
Registrar and the Trustee such security or indemnity as will be required by them to save each of
them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company, such Registrar or the Trustee that
such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute, and upon its
written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated
Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor
and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.



     (b) If any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about
to become due and payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Article 3, or
converted pursuant to Article 4, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new
Security, pay, purchase or convert such Security, as the case may be.



     (c) Upon the issuance of any new Securities under this Section 2.07, 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 as a result of any Securities, at the request of any Holder, being
issued to a Person other than such Holder and any other reasonable expenses (including the
reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee or the Registrar) in connection therewith.



     (d) Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section 2.07 in lieu of any
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual
obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall
be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture
equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder.



     (e) The provisions of this Section 2.07 are (to the extent lawful) 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 2.08 Outstanding Securities.



     (a) Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities authenticated by the
Trustee, except for those canceled by it, those purchased pursuant to Article 3, those converted
pursuant to Article 4, those delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or surrendered for transfer
or exchange and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding.



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     (b) If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding
unless the Company receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona
fide purchaser.



     (c) If a Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds
in respect of the outstanding Securities on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date or the Final
Maturity Date money sufficient to pay the principal of (including premium, if any), accrued
interest, Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if any, on Securities (or portions
thereof) payable on that date, then on and after such Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Final
Maturity Date, as the case may be, such Securities (or portions thereof, as the case may be) shall
cease to be outstanding and cash interest and Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if
any, on them shall cease to accrue.



     (d) Subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.09, a Security does not cease
to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security.



     Section 2.09 Treasury Securities.



     In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have
concurred in any notice, direction, waiver or consent, securities owned by the Company or any other
obligor on the Securities or by any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be
disregarded, except that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in
relying on any such notice, direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee with responsibility for this Indenture actually knows are so owned shall be
so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded
if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with
respect to the Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor on the
Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.



     Section 2.10 Temporary Securities.



     Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and execute, and,
upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities.
Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive securities but may have
variations that the Company with the consent of the Trustee considers appropriate for temporary
Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities.



     Section 2.11 Cancellation.



     The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The
Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent shall forward to the Trustee or its agent any
Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, purchase, payment or conversion. The
Trustee and no one else shall cancel, in accordance with its standard procedures, all Securities
surrendered for transfer, exchange, purchase, payment, conversion or cancellation and shall dispose
of the cancelled Securities in accordance with its customary procedures or deliver the canceled
Securities to the Company. All Securities which are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Final Maturity Date pursuant to Article 3 shall be
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company may not hold or resell such Securities
or issue any new Securities to replace any such Securities or any Securities that any Holder has
converted pursuant to Article 4.



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	 	 	Section 2.12 Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements.







     (a) If Securities are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of
Securities subject to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legends set forth on the forms of
Securities attached as Exhibit A (collectively, the “Legend”), or if a request is made to remove
the Legend on a Security, the Securities so issued shall bear the Legend, or the Legend shall not
be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Company and the Registrar such
satisfactory evidence, which shall include an Opinion of Counsel if requested by the Company or
such Registrar, as may be reasonably required by the Company and the Registrar, that neither the
Legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers
thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that such
Securities are not “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act; provided
that no such evidence need be supplied in connection with the sale of such Security pursuant to a
registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale. Upon (1) provision of such
satisfactory evidence if requested, or (2) notification by the Company to the Trustee and Registrar
of the sale of such Security pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of
such sale, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver a
Security that does not bear the Legend. If the Legend is removed from the face of a Security and
the Security is subsequently held by an Affiliate of the Company, the Legend shall be reinstated.



     (b) A Global Security may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person
other than the Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no such transfer to any such
other Person may be registered; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transfer of a
Security that is issued in exchange for a Global Security but is not itself a Global Security. No
transfer of a Security to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture or the Securities
unless and until such Security has been registered in the name of such Person. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, transfers of a Global Security, in whole or
in part, shall be made only in accordance with this Section 2.12.



     (c) Subject to Section 2.12(b) and in compliance with Section 2.12(d), every
Security shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the Legend. Whenever any
Restricted Security other than a Restricted Global Security is presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or in exchange for a Security registered in a name other than that of the
Holder, such Security must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the form set forth in
Exhibit A, dated the date of such surrender and signed by the Holder of such Security, as to
compliance with such restrictions on transfer. The Registrar shall not be required to accept for
such registration of transfer or exchange any Security not so accompanied by a properly completed
certificate.



     (d) The restrictions imposed by the Legend upon the transferability of any Security
shall cease and terminate when such Security has been sold pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities
Act (or any successor provision thereto) or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the holding period
applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor
provision). Any Security as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in
accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Security for
exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied, in
the event that such restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance
with Rule 144 or any successor provision, by, if requested by the Company or the Registrar, an
Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Registrar and addressed to the
Company and the Registrar, to the effect that the transfer of such Security has been made in
compliance with Rule 144 or such successor provision), be exchanged for a new Security, of like
tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive Legend. The Company
shall inform the Trustee in writing of the effective date of any registration statement registering
the offer and sale of the Securities under the Securities Act, if the Registration Statement is not
an automatic Shelf Registration Statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (or any



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successor provision thereto). The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted
to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the aforementioned Opinion of Counsel or
registration statement.



     As used in Sections 2.12(c) and (d), the term “transfer” encompasses any sale, pledge,
transfer, hypothecation or other disposition of any Security.



     (e) The provisions below shall apply only to Global Securities:




     (1) Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be
registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof and delivered to such
Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall
constitute a single Security for purposes of this Indenture.




     (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities,
a Global Security shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Security registered, and
no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part shall be registered in the name of any
Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof; provided that a Global
Security may be exchanged for securities registered in the names of any person designated by
the Depositary in the event that (A) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is
unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or such Depositary
has ceased to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor
Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after receiving such notice or
becoming aware that the Depositary has ceased to be a “clearing agency,” or (B) an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities. Any Global Security
exchanged pursuant to subclause (A) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part,
and any Global Security exchanged pursuant to subclause (B) above may be exchanged in whole
or from time to time in part as directed by the Depositary. Any Security issued in exchange
for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be a Global Security; provided that any
such Security so issued that is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary
or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Security.




     (3) Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion
thereof shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons,
shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Security or portion
thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized
denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear the applicable legends
provided for herein. Any Global Security to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by
the Depositary to the Trustee, as Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be
exchanged in part, either such Global Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if
the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such
Global Security, the principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the
portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the
records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver the Security issuable on such exchange to or upon the written order
of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.




     (4) Subject to clause (6) of this Section 2.12(e), the registered Holder may
grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that
may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to
take under this Indenture or the Securities.



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     (5) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause
(2) of this Section 2.12(e), the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a
reasonable supply of Certificated Securities in definitive, fully registered form, without
interest coupons.




     (6) Neither Agent Members nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members
may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security
registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global
Security, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and
holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the
Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization
furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the
Depositary, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act,
the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of
a holder of any Security.




     (7) At such time as all interests in a Global Security have been converted,
canceled or exchanged for Securities in certificated form, such Global Security shall, upon
receipt thereof, be cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with standing procedures and
instructions existing between the Depositary and the Securities Custodian, subject to
Section 2.11 of this Indenture. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in
a Global Security is converted, canceled or exchanged for Securities in certificated form,
the principal amount of such Global Security shall, in accordance with the standing
procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Securities Custodian, be
appropriately reduced, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security, by the
Trustee or the Securities Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such
reduction.



     (f) Until the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under
Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto), any stock certificate
representing Common Stock issued upon conversion of any Security shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form, unless such Common Stock has been sold pursuant to a registration
statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act (and which continues to be
effective at the time of such transfer) or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the
Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto), or such Common Stock has been issued upon
conversion of Securities that have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has
been declared effective under the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act
(or any successor provision thereto), or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing with
written notice thereof to the transfer agent:



THE COMMON STOCK EVIDENCED HEREBY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE
REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE
OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.



BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE COMMON STOCK
EVIDENCED HEREBY PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE
HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE
COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THE COMMON STOCK EVIDENCED HEREBY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THE COMMON STOCK
EVIDENCED HEREBY) (THE “RESALE



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RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (C) PURSUANT
TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT
TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT
TO CLAUSE (C) PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN
EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, TO REQUIRE THAT A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT.
THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION
DATE.



     Any such Common Stock as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in
accordance with their terms or as to which the conditions for removal of the foregoing legend set
forth therein have been satisfied may, upon surrender of the certificates representing such shares
of Common Stock for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for the Common
Stock, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like number of shares of Common
Stock, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this section.



     Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers.



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



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ARTICLE 3




PURCHASE UPON FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE




     Section 3.01 Purchase at Holders’ Option upon a Fundamental Change.




     (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Final Maturity Date, each Holder of
a Security shall have the right, at the option of the Holder, to require the Company to repurchase
for cash all or any portion of the Securities of such Holder equal to $1,000 principal amount (or
an integral multiple thereof) at the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, on the date that is not
less than 30 days nor more than 45 days after the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice
pursuant to subsection 3.01(b) (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Date”).



     (b) On or before the 30th day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the
Company shall mail a written notice of the Fundamental Change and of the resulting repurchase right
to the Trustee, Paying Agent and to each Holder (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable
law) (the “Fundamental Change Company Notice”). The Fundamental Change Company Notice shall
include the form of a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice to be completed by the Holder and shall
state:




     (1) the events causing such Fundamental Change;




     (2) the date (or expected date) of such Fundamental Change;




     (3) the last date by which the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must be
delivered to elect the repurchase option pursuant to this Section 3.01;




     (4) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;




     (5) the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;




     (6) the Holder’s right to require the Company to purchase the Securities;




     (7) the name and address of each Paying Agent and Conversion Agent;




     (8) the then effective Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion
Rate resulting from such Fundamental Change;




     (9) the procedures that the Holder must follow to exercise rights under
Article 4 and that Securities as to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been
given may be converted into Common Stock pursuant to Article 4 of this Indenture only to the
extent that the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been duly withdrawn in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture;




     (10) the procedures that the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this
Section 3.01;




     (11) the procedures for withdrawing a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice;




     (12) that, unless the Company fails to pay such Fundamental Change Purchase
Price, Securities covered by any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice will cease to be
outstanding and



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interest, Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if any, will cease to
accrue on and after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date; and




     (13) the CUSIP number of the Securities.


At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall distribute to each Holder of a Security such
Fundamental Change Company Notice prepared by the Company at the Company’s expense. If any of the
Securities is in the form of a Global Security, then the Company shall modify such notice to the
extent necessary to accord with the Applicable Procedures relating to the purchase of Global
Securities.




     (c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in Section 3.01(a) upon delivery of a
written notice (which shall be in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A under the heading
“Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” and which may be delivered by letter, overnight courier, hand
delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global
Securities, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Depositary’s
Applicable Procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a “Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”) to
the Company or any Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day next
preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, subject to extension to comply with applicable law.




     (1) The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice shall state: (A) the certificate
number (if such Security is held other than in global form) of the Security which the Holder
will deliver to be purchased (or, if the Security is held in global form, any other items
required to comply with the Applicable Procedures), (B) the portion of the principal amount
of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased and (C) that such Security
shall be purchased as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and
conditions specified in the Securities and in this Indenture.




     (2) The delivery of a Security for which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice
has been timely delivered to any Paying Agent and not duly withdrawn (together with all
necessary endorsements) at the office of such Paying Agent shall be a condition to the
receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price therefor.




     (3) The Company shall only be obliged to purchase, pursuant to this Section
3.01, a portion of a Security if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000 (provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all
of a Security also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Security).




     (4) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to
a Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.01(c)
shall have the right to withdraw such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in whole or in a
portion thereof that is a principal amount of $1,000 or in an integral multiple thereof at
any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in
accordance with Section 3.02(b).




     (5) A Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of
any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice or written withdrawal thereof.




     (6) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global
Securities, any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be delivered or withdrawn and such
Securities



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may be surrendered or delivered for purchase in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures as in effect from time to time.



     Section 3.02 Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice.



     (a) Upon receipt by any Paying Agent of a properly completed Fundamental Change
Purchase Notice from a Holder, the Holder of the Security in respect of which such Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is duly
withdrawn as specified in Section 3.02(b)) thereafter be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change
Purchase Price with respect to such Security, subject to the occurrence of the Fundamental Change
Effective Date and an absence of an Event of Default, or a continuation thereof (other than a
Default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price). Such Fundamental Change Purchase
Price shall be paid to such Holder promptly following the later of (1) the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date (provided that the conditions in Section 3.01 have been satisfied) and (2) the time
of delivery of such Security to a Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by
Section 3.01(c). Securities in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been
given by the Holder thereof may not be converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Article 4
on or after the date of the delivery of such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice unless such
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has first been duly withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.02(b)
with respect to the Securities to be converted.



     (b) A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written
notice (which may be delivered by mail, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or
in any other written form and, in the case of Global Securities, may be delivered electronically or
by other means in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) of withdrawal delivered by the Holder
to a Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior
to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, specifying (1) the principal amount of the Security or
portion thereof (which must be a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in
excess thereof) with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, (2) if
certificated Securities have been issued, the certificate number of the Security being withdrawn in
whole or in withdrawable part (or if the Securities are not certificated, such written notice must
comply with the Applicable Procedures) and (3) the portion of the principal amount of the Security
that will remain subject to the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, which portion must be a
principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof.



     Section 3.03 Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price.



     (a) On or before 12:00 p.m. (noon) New York City time on the applicable Fundamental
Change Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or if the
Company or an Affiliate of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in
trust as provided in Section 2.04) an amount of money (in immediately available funds), sufficient
to pay the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of all the Securities or portions thereof
that are to be purchased as of such Fundamental Change Purchase Date.



     (b) If a Paying Agent or the Trustee holds, in accordance with the terms hereof,
money sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Security for which a
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been tendered and not duly withdrawn in accordance with this
Indenture then, on the Business Day following the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, such Security
will cease to be outstanding, whether or not the Security is delivered to the Paying Agent or the
Trustee, and interest, Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if any, shall cease to
accrue, and the rights of the Holder in respect of the Security shall terminate (other than the
right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price as aforesaid). The Company shall publicly
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the principal amount of Securities repurchased on or as soon as practicable after the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date.



     (c) The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any
Securities with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been duly withdrawn in
compliance with this Indenture.



     (d) If a Fundamental Change Purchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date and on
or before the related Interest Payment Date, then interest on the Securities payable on such
Interest Payment Date will be payable to the Holders in whose names the Securities are registered
at the close of business on such Regular Record Date.



     Section 3.04 Repayment to The Company.



     To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section
3.03 exceeds the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Securities or portions thereof
that the Company is obligated to purchase, then promptly after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date
the Trustee or a Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall return any such excess cash to the
Company.



     Section 3.05 Securities Purchased in Part.



     Any Security that is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered at the office of a
Paying Agent, and promptly after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, 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 such authorized denomination or denominations as may be
requested by such Holder (which must be equal to $1,000 principal amount or any integral thereof),
in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of
the Security so surrendered that is not purchased.



     Section 3.06 Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities.



     In connection with any offer to purchase Securities under Section 3.01, the Company shall (a)
comply with Rule 13e-4 and Rule 14e-1 (or any successor to either such Rule), and any other tender
offer rules, if applicable, under the Exchange Act, (b) file the related Schedule TO (or any
successor or similar schedule, form or report) if required under the Exchange Act, and (c)
otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with such offer to
purchase or purchase of Securities, all so as to permit the rights of the Holders and obligations
of the Company under Sections 3.01 through 3.04 to be exercised in the time and in the manner
specified therein. To the extent that compliance with any such laws, rules and regulations would
result in a conflict with any of the terms hereof, this Indenture is hereby modified to the extent
required for the Company to comply with such laws, rules and regulations.



     Section 3.07 Purchase of Securities in Open Market.



     The Company (a) on or prior to the date that is two years from the latest issuance of any
Securities and in accordance with Section 2.11, shall surrender any Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to this Article 3 to the Trustee for cancellation, and (b) after such date and in
accordance with Section 2.11, may surrender such Security to the Trustee for cancellation. Any
securities surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation may not be reissued or resold by the Company
and will be canceled promptly in accordance with Section 2.11. The Company may repurchase
Securities in the open market, by tender at any price or by negotiated transactions and such
Securities may be reissued or resold, to the extent permitted by applicable law, or may be
surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation.



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ARTICLE 4




CONVERSION




     Section 4.01 Conversion Privilege and Conversion Rate.



     (a) Subject to the obligation and the right of the Company to pay some or all of the
conversion consideration in cash in accordance with Section 4.13, and upon compliance with the
provisions of this Article 4, at the option of the Holder thereof, any Security or portion thereof
that is an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount may be converted into fully paid and
nonassessable shares (calculated as to each conversion to the nearest 1/100th of a share) of Common
Stock prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Final Maturity
Date or such earlier date set forth in this Article 4, unless previously purchased by the Company
at the Holder’s option upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, at the Conversion Rate in
effect at such time, determined as hereinafter provided and subject to the adjustments described
below, only under the following circumstances:




     (1) during any calendar quarter beginning after June 30, 2007, and only
during such calendar quarter, if, as of the last day of the immediately preceding calendar
quarter, the Closing Price per share of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days in the
period of the 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of such preceding
calendar quarter was more than 120% of the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Trigger
Price”);




     (2) if the Company distributes to all holders of Common Stock rights
(including rights under a stockholder rights agreement) or warrants entitling them to
purchase, for a period expiring within 45 days of the date of issuance, Common Stock at less
than the Current Market Price of the Common Stock on the day of issuance;




     (3) if the Company distributes to all holders of Common Stock, cash, assets,
debt securities or rights to purchase the Company’s securities, which distribution has a per
share value exceeding 7.5% of the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day
preceding the declaration date for such distribution;




     (4) if a Fundamental Change occurs;




     (5) at any time during the period beginning on March 15, 2012 and ending at
the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Final Maturity Date; or




     (6) during any five Business Day period after any five consecutive Trading
Day period in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, as
determined following a request by a Holder in accordance with the procedures described below
in Section 4.01(e)(ii), for each day of that period was less than 98% of the product of the
Closing Price of the Common Stock for each day in that period and the Conversion Rate.



     (b) In the case of a distribution contemplated by clauses (2) and (3) of Section
4.01(a), the Company shall notify Holders at least 20 days prior to the ex-dividend date for such
distribution (the “Distribution Notice”); provided that if the Company distributes rights pursuant
to a stockholder rights agreement, it will notify the Holders of the Securities on the Business Day
after the Company is required to give notice generally to its stockholders pursuant to such
stockholder rights agreement if such date is less than 20 days prior to the date of such
distribution. Once the Company has given the Distribution Notice, Holders may surrender their
Securities for conversion at any time until the earlier of the close of business on the last
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such distribution will not take place. In the event of a distribution contemplated by clauses
(2) and (3) of Section 4.01(a), Holders may not convert the Securities if the Holders will
otherwise participate in such distribution without converting their Securities. The Company will
provide written notice to the Conversion Agent as soon as reasonably practicable of any anticipated
or actual event or transaction that will cause or causes the Securities to become convertible
pursuant to clauses (2) or (3) of Section 4.01(a).



     (c) [Intentionally Omitted]



     (d) In the case of a transaction contemplated by clause (4) of section 4.01(a), the
Company will notify the Holders and Trustee at least 10 Trading Days prior to the anticipated
Fundamental Change Effective Date of any Fundamental Change that the Company knows or reasonably
should know will occur. If the Company does not know, and should not reasonably know, that a
Fundamental Change will occur until a date that is within 10 Trading Days before the anticipated
Fundamental Change Effective Date, the Company will notify the Holders and the Trustee promptly
after the Company has knowledge of such Fundamental Change. Holders may surrender Securities for
conversion at any time beginning 10 Trading Days before the anticipated Fundamental Change
Effective Date of a Fundamental Change and until the close of business on the Business Day
immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date.



     (e) (i) For each calendar quarter of the Company, beginning with the calendar
quarter ending June 30, 2007, the Conversion Agent, on behalf of the Company, will determine, on
the first Business Day following the last Trading Day of such calendar quarter, whether the
Securities are convertible pursuant to clause (1) of Section 4.01(a), and, if so, will notify the
Trustee and the Company in writing. Upon request of the Conversion Agent, the Company shall
provide, or cause to be provided to, the Conversion Agent the Closing Price per share of Common
Stock for the 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the preceding calendar
quarter.



     (ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the
Securities and whether the Securities are convertible pursuant to clause (6) of Section 4.01(a)
unless the Company has requested such determination in writing; and the Company shall have no
obligation to make such request unless a Holder of Securities provides the Company with reasonable
evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Securities would be less than 98% of
the product of the Closing Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate. At such time, the
Company shall instruct the Trustee to determine the Trading Price of the Securities beginning on
the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000
principal amount of the Securities is greater than 98% of the product of the Closing Price of the
Common Stock and the Conversion Rate.



     (f) The conversion rights pursuant to this Article 4 shall commence on the initial
issuance date of the Securities and expire at the close of business on the Business Day immediately
preceding the Final Maturity Date, but shall be exercisable only during the time periods specified
with respect to each circumstance pursuant to which the Securities become convertible, subject, in
the case of conversion of any Global Security, to any Applicable Procedures. If a Security is
submitted or presented for purchase upon a Fundamental Change pursuant to Article 3, such
conversion right shall terminate at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding
the Fundamental Change Purchase Date for such Security (unless the Company shall fail to make the
Fundamental Change Purchase Price payment when due in accordance with Article 3, in which case the
conversion right shall terminate at the close of business on the date such failure is cured and
such Security is purchased). If a Security is convertible as a result of a Fundamental Change,
such conversion right shall commence and terminate as set forth in Section 4.01(d). Securities in
respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered may not be surrendered for
conversion pursuant to this Article 4 prior to a due withdrawal of such Fundamental Change Notice
in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.



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     (g) Provisions of this Indenture that apply to conversion of all of a Security also
apply to conversion of a portion of a Security.



     (h) A Holder of Securities is not entitled to any rights of a holder of Common Stock
until such Holder has converted its Securities into Common Stock, and only to the extent such
Securities are deemed to have been converted into Common Stock pursuant to this Article 4.



     (i) The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted in certain instances as provided in
Sections 4.01(j) and Section 4.06.



     (j) If there shall have occurred a Fundamental Change, then the Conversion Rate per
$1,000 principal amount of Securities otherwise in effect in respect of Securities that are
converted during the period beginning 10 Trading Days before the anticipated Fundamental Change
Effective Date and ending at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date shall be increased by the amount, if any, determined by reference
to the table below (the “Make Whole Premium”), based on the Fundamental Change Effective Date and
the Stock Price of such Fundamental Change; provided that if the Stock Price or Fundamental Change
Effective Date are not set forth on the table: (i) if the actual Stock Price on the Fundamental
Change Effective Date is between two Stock Prices on the table or the actual Fundamental Change
Effective Date is between two Fundamental Change Effective Dates on the table, the amount of the
Conversion Rate adjustment will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the
adjustment amounts set forth for the two Stock Prices and the two Fundamental Change Effective
Dates on the table based on a 365-day year, as applicable, (ii) if the Stock Price on the
Fundamental Change Effective Date exceeds $25.00 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth
herein, no adjustment to the applicable Conversion Rate will be made, and (iii) if the Stock Price
on the Fundamental Change Effective Date is less than $6.31 per share, subject to adjustment as set
forth herein, no adjustment to the applicable Conversion Rate will be made. If all holders of the
Common Stock receive cash, and only cash, in the Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the
cash amount paid per share of the Common Stock in connection with the Fundamental Change.
Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be equal to the average Closing Prices of the Common Stock for
each of the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding, but not including, the applicable Fundamental
Change Effective Date.



     The following table shows the Make Whole Premium (being the amount, if any, by which the
applicable Conversion Rate will increase) for each hypothetical Stock Price and Fundamental Change
Effective Date set forth below:



Make Whole Premium upon a Fundamental Change (Increase in Applicable Conversion Rate)




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Stock Price on	 	April 4,	 	April 15,	 	April 15,	 	April 15,	 	April 15,	 	April 15,
	Effective Date	 	2007	 	2008	 	2009	 	2010	 	2011	 	2012
	$	6.31	 	 	 	34.1816	 	 	 	34.1816	 	 	 	34.1816	 	 	 	34.1816	 	 	 	34.1816	 	 	 	34.1816	 	 	 

	$	7.00	 	 	 	27.4197	 	 	 	27.7253	 	 	 	27.4940	 	 	 	26.5091	 	 	 	23.9896	 	 	 	18.5602	 	 	 

	$	8.00	 	 	 	20.3829	 	 	 	20.1853	 	 	 	19.4062	 	 	 	17.7879	 	 	 	14.3790	 	 	 	0.7031	 	 	 

	$	9.00	 	 	 	15.4966	 	 	 	15.0254	 	 	 	13.9805	 	 	 	12.1477	 	 	 	8.6347	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 

	$	10.00	 	 	 	11.9915	 	 	 	11.3905	 	 	 	10.2697	 	 	 	8.4316	 	 	 	5.2200	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 

	$	12.50	 	 	 	6.7315	 	 	 	6.0742	 	 	 	5.0517	 	 	 	3.6035	 	 	 	1.5601	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 

	$	15.00	 	 	 	4.0204	 	 	 	3.4632	 	 	 	2.6559	 	 	 	1.6543	 	 	 	0.4976	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 

	$	20.00	 	 	 	1.5874	 	 	 	1.2461	 	 	 	0.8079	 	 	 	0.3711	 	 	 	0.0844	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 

	$	25.00	 	 	 	0.6369	 	 	 	0.4527	 	 	 	0.2549	 	 	 	0.0793	 	 	 	0.0034	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 







     The Stock Prices set forth in the first column of the table above will be adjusted as of any
date on which the Conversion Rate of the Securities is adjusted, other than as a result of an
adjustment of the



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Conversion Rate by virtue of the provisions of this Section 4.01(j). The adjusted Stock
Prices will equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving
rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so
adjusted. The Conversion Rate adjustment amounts set forth in the table above will be adjusted in
the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 4.06 hereof.



     Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, in no event will the Conversion Rate exceed 158.4785
per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, subject to adjustment in the manner set forth in clauses
(1) through (4) of Section 4.06(a) hereof.



     (k) Except as set forth in Section 4.02(c), by delivering the amount of cash and/or
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion to the Trustee, as applicable, the
Company will be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to pay the principal amount of the
Securities so converted and its obligation to pay accrued and unpaid interest, Additional Interest,
if any, and Special Interest, if any, attributable to the period from the most recent Interest
Payment Date through the Conversion Date (which amount will be deemed paid in full rather than
cancelled, extinguished or forfeited).



     (l) Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the Securities shall not become
subject to conversion by reason of a merger, consolidation, or other transaction effected with one
of the Company’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries for the purpose of changing the Company’s state of
incorporation to any other state within the United States or the District of Columbia.



     Section 4.02 Conversion Procedure.



     (a) To convert a Security, a Holder must (1) complete and manually sign the
conversion notice on the back of the Security and deliver such notice to a Conversion Agent, (2)
surrender the Security to a Conversion Agent, (3) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents if required by a Registrar or a Conversion Agent, and (4) pay all transfer or similar
taxes, if required pursuant to Section 4.04. The date on which the Holder satisfies all of those
requirements is the “Conversion Date.” Upon the conversion of a Security, the Company will pay the
cash and deliver the shares of Common Stock, as applicable, as promptly as practicable after the
expiration of the Conversion Reference Period, but in no event later than the third Business Day
after such expiration. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global
Securities, conversion notices may be delivered and such Securities may be surrendered for
conversion in accordance with the Applicable Procedures as in effect from time to time.



     (b) The person in whose name the shares of Common Stock are issuable upon conversion
shall be deemed to be a holder of record of such Common Stock on the later of (i) the Conversion
Date, (ii) the expiration of the period in which the Company may elect to deliver cash in lieu of
shares of common stock, or (iii) if the Company elects to deliver cash in lieu of some, but not
all, of such shares of Common Stock, the date on which the amount of cash issuable per Security has
been determined; provided, however, that no surrender of a Security on any Conversion Date when the
stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall be effective to constitute the person or
persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock upon conversion as the record holder or
holders of such shares of Common Stock on such date, but such surrender shall be effective to
constitute the person or persons entitled to receive such shares of Common Stock as the record
holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on
which such stock transfer books are open; provided further that such conversion shall be at the
Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date as if the stock transfer books of the Company had
not been closed. Upon conversion of a Security, such person shall no longer be a Holder of such
Security. Except as set forth in this Indenture, no payment or adjustment will be



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made for dividends or distributions declared or made on shares of Common Stock issued upon
conversion of a Security prior to the issuance of such shares.



     (c) Holders of Securities surrendered for conversion (in whole or in part) during
the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the opening of business on the
next succeeding Interest Payment Date will receive the semi-annual interest payable on such
Securities on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Upon
surrender of any such Securities for conversion, unless such Securities have been surrendered for
conversion following the regular record date immediately preceding the final interest payment date
(April 15, 2012), such Securities shall also be accompanied by payment in funds acceptable to the
Company of an amount equal to the interest payable on such corresponding Interest Payment Date.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.02(c), no payment or adjustment will be made for
accrued interest on a converted Security.



     (d) Subject to Section 4.02(c), nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
Holder in whose name any Security is registered at the close of business on a Regular Record Date
to receive the interest payable on such Security on the related Interest Payment Date in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture, the Securities and the Registration Rights Agreement. If a
Holder converts more than one Security at the same time, the amount of cash to be paid and the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion (and the amount of any cash in lieu
of fractional shares pursuant to Section 4.03), shall be based on the aggregate principal amount of
all Securities so converted.



     (e) In the case of any Security which is converted in part only, upon such
conversion the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder
thereof, without service charge, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations in an
aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the unconverted portion of the principal
amount of such Security. A Security may be converted in part, but only if the principal amount of
such part is an integral multiple of $1,000 and the principal amount of such Security to remain
outstanding after such conversion is equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof.



     (f) Upon the Company’s determination that a Holder is or will be entitled to convert
their Securities into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Article 4, the Company will promptly
after making such determination issue a press release and use its reasonable efforts to post such
information on the Company’s website or otherwise publicly disclose such information.



     Section 4.03 Fractional Shares.



     The Company will not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Securities.
If more than one Security shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the
number of full shares that shall be issuable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of the
aggregate principal amount of the Securities (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted
hereby) so surrendered. In lieu of any fractional shares, the Company will pay an amount in cash
for the current market value of the fractional shares. The current market value of a fractional
share shall be determined (calculated to the nearest 1/100th of a share) by multiplying the
arithmetic average of the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock for each of the ten
consecutive Trading Days of the Conversion Reference Period by such fractional share and rounding
the product to the nearest whole cent.



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     Section 4.04 Taxes on Conversion.



     If a Holder converts a Security, the Company shall pay any transfer, stamp or similar taxes or
duties related to the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon such conversion. The
Company shall also pay any such tax with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares.
The Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because the Holder requests the shares to be issued
in a name other than the Holder’s name. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificate
representing the Common Stock being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the
Conversion Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax which will be due because the shares are
to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax
withholding required by law or regulation.



     Section 4.05 Company to Provide Stock.



     (a) The Company shall, prior to issuance of any Securities hereunder, and from time
to time as may be necessary, reserve, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock to permit the conversion of all outstanding Securities into shares
of Common Stock.



     (b) All shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Securities shall be
newly issued shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
shall be free from preemptive or similar rights and free of any lien or adverse claim as the result
of any action by the Company.



     (c) The Company will endeavor promptly to comply with all federal and state
securities laws regulating the offer and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of
Securities.



     Section 4.06 Adjustment of Conversion Rate.



     (a) The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company as
follows:




     (1) If the Company shall pay a dividend or make a distribution to all holders
of outstanding Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate in effect
immediately prior to the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such dividend or other distribution shall be increased so that the same shall equal
the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such
record date by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the sum of the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on such record date plus the total number
of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend or other distribution and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of
business on such record date. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any such
dividend or distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after such record
date. For the purpose of this clause (1), the number of shares of Common Stock at any time
outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company. The Company will
not pay any dividend or make any distribution on Common Stock held in the treasury of the
Company. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this clause is declared
but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to the Conversion Rate
that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.




     (2) If the Company shall subdivide its outstanding Common Stock into a
greater number of shares, or combine its outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of
shares, the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the day upon which such
subdivision or



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combination becomes effective shall be, in the case of a subdivision of Common Stock,
proportionately increased and, in the case of a combination of Common Stock, proportionately
reduced. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any such subdivision or
combination of the Common Stock occurs and shall become effective immediately after the date
upon which such subdivision or combination becomes effective.




     (3) If the Company shall issue rights (other than the Rights (as defined
below) contemplated in Section 4.06(a)(5) below) or warrants to all holders of its
outstanding Common Stock entitling them (for a period expiring within 45 days after such
issuance) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible
into Common Stock) at a price per share (or having a conversion price per share) less than
the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock (as determined in accordance with clause
(9) of this Section 4.06(a)) on the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such rights or warrants, the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior
thereto shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction of which
the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of
business on such record date plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock that such
rights or warrants entitle holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase (or into which such
convertible securities are convertible) and of which the denominator shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on such record date plus the
number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Common
Stock so offered for subscription or purchase (or the aggregate conversion price of the
convertible securities so offered for subscription or purchase, which shall be determined by
multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such
convertible securities by the conversion price per share of Common Stock pursuant to the
terms of such convertible securities) would purchase at the Current Market Price per share
of Common Stock on such record date. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever
any such rights or warrants (or convertible securities) are issued, and shall become
effective immediately after such record date. To the extent that shares of Common Stock (or
securities convertible into Common Stock) are not delivered after the expiration of such
rights or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that
would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or
warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock (or
securities convertible into Common Stock) actually delivered. If such rights or warrants
are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate
that would then be in effect if the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such rights or warrants had not been fixed. In determining whether any
rights or warrants entitle the stockholders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common
Stock at a price less than the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock and in
determining the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so
offered, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for
such rights or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value
of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.




     (4) If the Company shall make a dividend or other distribution to all holders
of its Common Stock of Capital Stock, other than Common Stock, or evidences of indebtedness
or other assets of the Company (excluding (x) any issuance of rights or warrants for which
an adjustment was made pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(3), (y) dividends or distributions in
connection with a reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, liquidation,
dissolution, winding up, sale or conveyance resulting in a change in the conversion
consideration, or pursuant to any shareholder rights plan or (z) any dividend or
distribution paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment was made pursuant to Section
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in each such case (unless the Company distributes such Distributed Securities for
distribution to the Holders of Securities on such dividend or distribution date as if each
Holder had converted such Security into Common Stock immediately prior to the record date
with respect to such distribution) the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the
record date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or
distribution shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the rate determined by
multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such record date by a
fraction of which the numerator shall be the Current Market Price per share of the Common
Stock on such record date and of which the denominator shall be the Current Market Price per
share on such record date less the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive evidence of such fair market
value and which shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee) on
such record date of the portion of the Distributed Securities so distributed applicable to
one share of Common Stock (determined on the basis of the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding at the close of business on such record date). Such adjustment shall be made
successively whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately
after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such
distribution. In the event that such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the
Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in
effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.




If the fair market value (as so determined) of the portion of the Distributed Securities so
distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Current
Market Price per share of the Common Stock on such record date, in lieu of the foregoing
adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each holder of a Security shall have
the right to receive upon conversion the amount of Distributed Securities so distributed
that such Holder would have received had such Holder converted each Security on such record
date. If the Board of Directors determines the fair market value of any distribution for
purposes of this Section 4.06(a)(4) by reference to the actual or when issued trading market
for any securities, it must in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same
period used in computing the Current Market Price of the Common Stock.




Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the securities distributed by the Company to all holders
of its Common Stock consist of Capital Stock of, or similar equity interests in, a
Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company (the “Spinoff Securities”), the Conversion
Rate shall be adjusted, unless the Company makes an equivalent distribution to the Holders
of the Securities, so that the same shall be equal to the rate determined by multiplying the
Conversion Rate in effect on the record date fixed for the determination of shareholders
entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum
of (A) the average Closing Price of one share of Common Stock over the ten consecutive
Trading Day period (the “Spinoff Valuation Period”) commencing on and including the fifth
Trading Day after the date on which ex-dividend trading commences for such distribution on
the Nasdaq Global Select Market or such other U.S. national or regional exchange or market
on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted and (B) the average of the Closing Prices
over the Spinoff Valuation Period of the Spinoff Securities multiplied by the number of
Spinoff Securities distributed in respect of one share of Common Stock and the denominator
of which shall be the average Closing Price of one share of Common Stock over the Spinoff
Valuation Period, such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of
business on the fifteenth Trading Day after the date on which ex-dividend trading commences;
provided, however, that the Company may in lieu of the foregoing adjustment elect to make
adequate provision so that each Holder of Securities shall have the right to receive upon
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Securities would have received if such Securities had been converted on the record date with
respect to such distribution.




     (5) With respect to any rights or warrants (the “Rights”) that may be issued
or distributed pursuant to any rights plan that the Company implements after the date of
this Indenture (a “Rights Plan”), or if the Company’s current Rights Plan is still in
effect, in lieu of any adjustment required by any other provision of this Section 4.06 upon
conversion of the Securities into Common Stock, to the extent that such Rights Plan is in
effect upon such conversion, the Holders of Securities will receive, with respect to the
            shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion, the Rights described therein (whether or not
the Rights have separated from the Common Stock at the time of conversion), subject to the
limitations set forth in and in accordance with any such Rights Plan; provided that in the
case of the Company’s current Rights Plan or a future Rights Plan to the extent applicable,
if, at the time of conversion, however, the Rights have separated from the shares of Common
Stock in accordance with the provisions of the Rights Plan so that Holders would not be
entitled to receive any rights in respect of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Securities as a result of the timing of the Conversion Date, the
Conversion Rate will be adjusted as if the Company distributed to all holders of Common
Stock Distributed Securities constituting such rights as provided in the first paragraph of
clause (4) of this Section 4.06(a), subject to appropriate readjustment in the event of the
expiration, termination, repurchase or redemption of the Rights. Any distribution of rights
or warrants pursuant to a Rights Plan complying with the requirements set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence of this paragraph shall not constitute a distribution of
rights or warrants pursuant to this Section 4.06(a). Other than as specified in this clause
(5) of this Section 4.06(a), there will not be any adjustment to the Conversion Rate as the
result of the issuance of any Rights, the distribution of separate certificates representing
such Rights, the exercise or redemption of such Rights in accordance with any Rights Plan or
the termination or invalidation of any Rights.




     (6) If the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, at any time distribute (a
“Triggering Distribution”) to all holders of its Common Stock a payment consisting
exclusively of cash (excluding any dividend or distribution in connection with the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary) the
Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by
multiplying such Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the
record date for such Triggering Distribution (a “Determination Date”) by a fraction of which
the numerator shall be such Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the
Determination Date and the denominator of which shall be the Current Market Price per share
of the Common Stock on the Determination Date less the amount of such cash dividend or
distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock (determined on the basis of the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the Determination Date),
such increase to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day
following the date on which the Triggering Distribution is paid. If the amount of cash
dividend or distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than
the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the Determination Date, in lieu of
the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder of a Security
shall have the right to receive upon conversion the amount of cash so distributed that such
Holder would have received had such Holder converted each Security on such Determination
Date. In the event that such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the
Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in
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     (7) If any tender offer made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for
all or any portion of Common Stock shall expire, then, if the tender offer shall require the
payment to shareholders of consideration per share of Common Stock having a fair market
value (determined as provided below) that exceeds the Closing Price per share of Common
Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date (the “Expiration Date”) tenders could
have been made pursuant to such tender offer (as it may be amended) (the last time at which
such tenders could have been made on the Expiration Date is hereinafter sometimes called the
“Expiration Time”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the
rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close
of business on the Expiration Date by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the sum of
(A) the fair market value of the aggregate consideration (the fair market value as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive
evidence of such fair market value and which shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate
delivered to the Trustee) payable to shareholders based on the acceptance (up to any maximum
specified in the terms of the tender offer) of all shares validly tendered and not duly
withdrawn as of the Expiration Time (the shares deemed so accepted, up to any such maximum,
being referred to as the “Purchased Shares”) and (B) the product of the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding (less any Purchased Shares and excluding any shares held in the
treasury of the Company) at the Expiration Time and the Closing Price per share of Common
Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date and the denominator of which
shall be the product of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (including
Purchased Shares but excluding any shares held in the treasury of the Company) at the
Expiration Time multiplied by the Closing Price per share of the Common Stock on the Trading
Day next succeeding the Expiration Date, such increase to become effective immediately prior
to the opening of business on the day following the Expiration Date. In the event that the
Company is obligated to purchase shares pursuant to any such tender offer, but the Company
is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any or all such purchases or any
or all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the
Conversion Rate which would have been in effect based upon the number of shares actually
purchased, if any. If the application of this clause (7) of Section 4.06(a) to any tender
offer would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment shall be made for
such tender offer under this clause (7).




     (8) For purposes of this Section 4.06, the term “tender offer” shall mean and
include both tender offers and exchange offers, all references to “purchases” of shares in
tender offers (and all similar references) shall mean and include both the purchase of
            shares in tender offers and the acquisition of shares pursuant to exchange offers, and all
references to “tendered shares” (and all similar references) shall mean and include shares
tendered in both tender offers and exchange offers.




     (9) For purposes of any computation under Section 4.01 or this Section 4.06,
“Current Market Price” shall mean the average of the daily Closing Prices per share of
Common Stock for each of the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to the date in
question; provided, however, that if




     (A) the “ex” date (as hereinafter defined) for any event (other than
the issuance or distribution requiring such computation) that requires an adjustment
to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.06(a) (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or
(7) occurs during such ten consecutive Trading Days, the Closing Price for each
Trading Day prior to the “ex” date for such other event shall be adjusted by
dividing such Closing Price by the same fraction by which the Conversion Rate is so
required to be adjusted as a result of such other event;



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     (B) the “ex” date for any event (other than the issuance or
distribution requiring such computation) that requires an adjustment to the
Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.06(a) (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7)
occurs on or after the “ex” date for the issuance or distribution requiring such
computation and prior to the day in question, the Closing Price for each Trading Day
on and after the “ex” date for such other event shall be adjusted by dividing such
Closing Price by the reciprocal of the fraction by which the Conversion Rate is so
required to be adjusted as a result of such other event; and




     (C) the “ex” date for the issuance or distribution requiring such
computation is prior to the day in question, after taking into account any
adjustment required pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (A) or (B) of this
Section 4.06(a)(9), the Closing Price for each Trading Day on or after such “ex”
date shall be adjusted by adding thereto the amount of any cash and the fair market
value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors in a manner consistent
with any determination of such value for purposes of Section 4.06(a)(4) or (7),
whose determination shall be conclusive and set forth in a Board Resolution) of the
evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock or assets being distributed
applicable to one share of Common Stock as of the close of business on the day
before such “ex” date.




For purposes of any computation under Section 4.06(a)(7), if the “ex” date for any event
(other than the tender offer that is the subject of the adjustment pursuant to Section
4.06(a)(7)) that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section
4.06(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) occurs on the date of the Expiration Time for the
tender or exchange offer requiring such computation or on the Trading Day next following the
Expiration Time, the Closing Price for each Trading Day on and after the “ex” date for such
other event shall be adjusted by dividing such Closing Price by the reciprocal of the
fraction by which the Conversion Rate is so required to be adjusted as a result of such
other event. For purposes of this Section 4.06(a)(9) the term “ex” date, when used:




     (A) with respect to any issuance or distribution, means the first
date on which the Common Stock trades regular way on the relevant exchange or in the
relevant market from which the Closing Price was obtained without the right to
receive such issuance or distribution;




     (B) with respect to any subdivision or combination of shares of
Common Stock, means the first date on which the Common Stock trades regular way on
such exchange or in such market after the time at which such subdivision or
combination becomes effective, and




     (C) with respect to any tender or exchange offer, means the first
date on which the Common Stock trades regular way on such exchange or in such market
after the Expiration Time of such offer.




Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever successive adjustments to the Conversion Rate are
called for pursuant to this Section 4.06, such adjustments shall be made to the Current
Market Price as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the intent of this Section
4.06 and to avoid unjust or inequitable results as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors.



     (b) In any case in which this Section 4.06 shall require that an adjustment be made
following a record date, a Determination Date or Expiration Date, as the case may be, established
for the purposes specified in this Section 4.06, the Company may elect to defer (but only until
third Business Days




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following the filing by the Company with the Trustee of the certificate described in Section
4.08) issuing to the Holder of any Security converted after such record date, Determination Date or
Expiration Date the shares of Common Stock and other Capital Stock of the Company issuable upon
such conversion over and above the shares of Common Stock and other Capital Stock of the Company
(or other cash, property or securities, as applicable) issuable upon such conversion only on the
basis of the Conversion Rate prior to adjustment; and, in lieu of any cash, property or securities
the issuance of which is so deferred, the Company shall issue or cause its transfer agents to issue
due bills or other appropriate evidence prepared by the Company of the right to receive such cash,
property or securities. If any distribution in respect of which an adjustment to the Conversion
Rate is required to be made as of the record date, Determination Date or Expiration Date therefore
is not thereafter made or paid by the Company for any reason, the Conversion Rate shall be
readjusted to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such record date had not been
fixed or such record date, Determination Date or Expiration Date had not occurred.




     (c) For purposes of this Section 4.06, “record date” shall mean, with respect to any
dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock have the
right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock (or other
applicable security) is exchanged or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other
property, the date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such cash, security
or other property (whether or not such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or by statute,
contract or otherwise).



     (d) If one or more event occurs requiring an adjustment be made to the Conversion
Rate for a particular period, adjustments to the Conversion Rate shall be determined by the
Company’s Board of Directors to reflect the combined impact of such Conversion Rate adjustment
events, as set out in this Section 4.06, during such period.



     (e) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 4.06(a) (subject only to the
provisions of the second succeeding sentence), in no event shall the Conversion Rate exceed
158.4785 per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, subject to adjustment in the manner set forth
in clauses (1) through (4) of Section 4.06(a) (such limitation herein referred to as the
“Conversion Rate Cap”). The Company shall not take any action if, as a result of such action, the
adjustment to the Conversion Rate that would otherwise be made pursuant to the provisions of
clauses (6) or (7) of Section 4.06(a) would be limited by the Conversion Rate Cap, unless such
action would not result in a violation of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(“NASD”) Rule 4350 as such rule or successor to such rule may be then in effect and interpreted by
the NASD. If such action would not result in a violation of NASD Rule 4350, then the Conversion
Rate Cap shall not apply to such action taken by the Company.



     Section 4.07 No Adjustment.



     (a) No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required if Holders may
participate in the transactions set forth in Section 4.06 above (to the same extent as if the
Securities had been converted into Common Stock immediately prior to such transactions) without
converting the Securities held by such Holders.



     (b) No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment
would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate as last adjusted;
provided, however, that any adjustments which would be required to be made but for this Section
4.07(b) shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All
calculations under this Article 4 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-ten
thousandth of a share, as the case may be, with one half cent and 0.00005 of a share, respectively,
being rounded upward.



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     (c) No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required for issuances of Common
Stock pursuant to a Company plan for reinvestment of dividends or interest or for a change in the
par value or a change to no par value of the Common Stock.



     (d) To the extent that the Securities become convertible into the right to receive
cash, no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the cash.



     Section 4.08 Notice of Adjustment.



     Whenever the Conversion Rate or conversion privilege is required to be adjusted pursuant to
this Indenture, the Company shall promptly mail to Holders a notice of the adjustment and file with
the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment and the
manner of computing it. Failure to mail such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the
validity of any such adjustment. Unless and until the Trustee shall receive an Officers’
Certificate setting forth an adjustment of the Conversion Rate, the Trustee may assume without
inquiry that the Conversion Rate has not been adjusted and that the last Conversion Rate of which
it has knowledge remains in effect.



     Section 4.09 Notice of Certain Transactions.



     In the event that there is a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Company shall mail
to Holders and file with the Trustee a notice stating the proposed effective date. The Company
shall mail such notice at least 10 days before such proposed effective date. Failure to mail such
notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any transaction referred to in this
Section 4.09.




	 	 	Section 4.10 Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or
Sale.





     If any of following events occur (each, a “Business Combination”):




     (1) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock,
other than changes resulting from a subdivision or a combination,




     (2) a consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company,




     (3) a sale, conveyance or lease to another corporation of all or
substantially all of the property and assets of the Company, other than to one or more of
the Company’s subsidiaries, or




     (4) any statutory share exchange,


in each case as a result of which holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive stock, other
securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) with respect to or
in exchange for Common Stock, the Company or the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case
may be, shall execute and, subject to and in accordance with Section 10.06, the Trustee shall
execute a supplemental indenture (which shall comply with the TIA as in force at the date of
execution of such supplemental indenture if such supplemental indenture is then required to so
comply) providing that the Holders of the Securities then outstanding will be entitled thereafter
to convert such Securities into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other
property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) which they would have owned or been
entitled to receive upon such Business Combination had such Securities been converted into Common
Stock (assuming for such purpose such conversion were settled entirely in the Company’s Common
Stock and without giving effect to any adjustment to the conversion rate with respect to a Business
Combination constituting a Fundamental Change) immediately prior to such Business Combination,
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Holder does not convert its Securities “in connection with” the relevant Fundamental Change. A
conversion of the Securities by a Holder will be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection
with” a Fundamental Change if the notice of such conversion is provided in compliance with Section
4.02(a) to the Conversion Agent on or subsequent to the date 10 Trading Days prior to the date
announced by the Company as the anticipated Fundamental Change Effective Date but before the close
of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date.
In the event holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be
received in such Business Combination, the Company shall make adequate provision whereby the
Securities shall be convertible from and after the effective date of such Business Combination into
the form of consideration elected by a majority of the Company’s stockholders in such Business
Combination. Appropriate provisions will be made, as determined in good faith by the Company’s
Board of Directors, to preserve the settlement provisions in Section 4.13 following such Business
Combination to the extent feasible. The Company may not become a party to any such transaction
unless its terms are consistent with this Section 4.10. Such supplemental indenture shall provide
for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments
provided for in this Article 4. If, in the case of any such Business Combination, the stock or
other securities and assets receivable thereupon by a holder of shares of Common Stock includes
shares of stock or other securities and assets of a corporation other than the successor or
purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Business Combination, then such supplemental
indenture shall also be executed by such other corporation and shall contain such additional
provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Securities as the Board of Directors
shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including to the extent practicable
the provisions providing for the repurchase rights set forth in Article 3 hereof. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Section 4.10, and for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.10 shall
not affect the right of a Holder to convert its Securities into shares
 of Common Stock prior to the
effective date of the Business Combination.




     Section 4.11 Trustee’s Disclaimer.



     (a) The Trustee shall have no duty to determine when an adjustment under this
Article 4 should be made, how it should be made or what such adjustment should be, but may accept
as conclusive evidence of that fact or the correctness of any such adjustment, and shall be
protected in relying upon, an Officers’ Certificate, including the Officers’ Certificate with
respect thereto which the Company is obligated to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.08.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or value of any securities or assets issued
upon conversion of Securities, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for the Company’s failure
to comply with any provisions of this Article 4.



     (b) The Trustee shall not be under any responsibility to determine the correctness
of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to Section 4.10, but
may accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness thereof, and shall be fully protected in
relying upon, the Officers’ Certificate, with respect thereto which the Company is obligated to
file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.04.



     Section 4.12 Voluntary Increase.



     The Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate, to the extent permitted by
law, by any amount for any period of time if the period is at least 20 days, and the Company
provides 15 days’ prior written notice to any increase in the Conversion Rate to the Trustee and
Holders. The Company may also make such an increase to the Conversion Rate as the Board of
Directors determines would avoid or diminish U.S. federal income tax to holders of shares of Common
Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of stock (or rights to acquire stock) or from
any event treated as such for U.S. federal income tax purposes.



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     Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, in no event shall the Conversion Rate exceed the
Conversion Rate Cap. The Company shall not take any action if, as a result of such action, the
adjustment to the Conversion Rate that would otherwise be made pursuant to the provisions of
clauses (6) or (7) of Section 4.06(a) would be limited by the Conversion Rate Cap, unless such
action would not result in a violation of the NASD Rule 4350 as such rule or successor to such rule
may be then in effect and interpreted by the NASD. If such action would not result in a violation
of NASD Rule 4350, then the Conversion Rate Cap shall not apply to such action taken by the
Company.



     Section 4.13 Payment of Cash in Lieu of Common Stock.



     (a) In lieu of delivery of some or all of the shares of Common Stock otherwise
issuable upon notice of conversion of any Securities, Holders surrendering Securities for
conversion shall receive for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities surrendered for conversion:
(A) cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $1,000 and (2) the Conversion Value; and (B) if
the Conversion Value is greater than $1,000, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of
the Daily Share Amounts for each of the ten consecutive Trading Days in the Conversion Reference
Period, appropriately adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends, combinations or similar
events occurring during the Conversion Reference Period, subject to the Company’s right to deliver
cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares as set forth in Section 4.13(b); provided that in
no event shall the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the
foregoing clause (B), per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, exceed the Aggregate Share Cap,
without taking into account any election by the Company to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion
of the shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable as set forth in Section 4.13(b). The Company
will deliver such cash and any shares of Common Stock, as applicable, together with any cash
payable for fractional shares, to such Holder in accordance with Section 4.03.



     (b) The Company may elect to pay cash to the Holders of Securities surrendered for
conversion in lieu of all or a portion of the Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant to Section
4.13(a). In such event, on any day prior to the first Trading Day of the applicable Conversion
Reference Period, the Company will specify a percentage of the Daily Share Amount that will be
settled in cash (the “Cash Percentage”) and the amount of cash that the Company will pay in respect
of each Trading Day in the applicable Conversion Reference Period will equal the product of: (1)
the Cash Percentage, (2) the Daily Share Amount for such Trading Day and (3) the Volume Weighted
Average Price of the Common Stock for such Trading Day (provided that after the consummation of a
Fundamental Change in which the consideration is comprised entirely of cash, the amount used in
this clause (3) will be the cash price per share received by holders of the Common Stock in such
Fundamental Change). The number of shares that the Company shall deliver in respect of each
Trading Day in the applicable Conversion Reference Period will be a percentage of the Daily Share
Amount equal to 100% minus the Cash Percentage. Upon making a determination that a percentage of
the Daily Share Amount will be settled in cash, the Company shall promptly issue a press release
and disclose such information on its website prior to the first Trading Day of the applicable
Conversion Reference Period. If the Company does not specify a Cash Percentage by the start of the
applicable Conversion Reference Period, the Company shall settle 100% of the Daily Share Amount for
each Trading Day in the applicable Conversion Reference Period with shares of Common Stock;
provided, however, that the Company shall pay cash in lieu of fractional shares otherwise issuable
upon conversion of Securities.



     (c) For the purposes of Sections 4.13(a) and (b), in the event that any of
Conversion Value, Daily Share Amounts or Volume Weighted Average Price cannot be determined for all
portions of the Conversion Reference Period, the Company’s Board of Directors shall in good faith
determine the values necessary to calculate the Conversion Value, Daily Share Amounts and Volume
Weighted Average Price, as applicable.



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ARTICLE 5




COVENANTS




     Section 5.01 Payment of Securities.



     (a) The Company shall promptly make all payments in respect of the Securities on the
dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and this Indenture. A payment of principal or
interest or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, Additional Interest, if any, or Special Interest, if
any, shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Paying Agent (other than the Company)
holds by 12:00 p.m. (noon), New York City time, on that date money, deposited by or on behalf of
the Company sufficient to make the payment. Subject to Section 4.02, accrued and unpaid interest
on any Security that 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 is registered at the close of
business on the Regular Record Date for such interest at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for such purpose. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay
interest in immediately available funds on overdue principal amount and interest at the annual rate
borne by the Securities compounded semiannually, which interest shall accrue from the date such
overdue amount was originally due to the date payment of such amount, including interest thereon,
has been made or duly provided for. All such interest shall be payable on demand.



     (b) Payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities shall be
made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose (which shall initially be
at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 12.02) or at the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee 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 appears in the Register; provided further that a Holder with an aggregate
principal amount in excess of $2,000,000 will be paid by wire transfer in immediately available
funds at the election of such Holder if such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the
Trustee at least 10 Business Days prior to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions
received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder.



     Section 5.02 SEC and Other Reports.



     (a) The Company shall timely file all reports and other information and documents
which it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and
within 15 days after it files them with the SEC, the Company shall file copies of all such reports,
information and other documents with the Trustee; provided that any such reports, information and
documents filed with the SEC pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (or
EDGAR) system shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee. The Company shall inform the Trustee
by electronic mail or other written means that it has filed with the SEC an annual report on Form
10-K or quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The Company also shall at all times comply with the
provisions of TIA Section 314(a).



     (b) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for
informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive
notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein,
including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is
entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).




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     Section 5.03 Compliance Certificates.



     The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending March 29, 2008), an Officers’ Certificate as to
the signer’s knowledge of the Company’s compliance with all conditions and covenants on its part
contained in this Indenture and stating whether or not the signer knows of any Default or Event of
Default. If such signer knows of such a Default or Event of Default, the Officers’ Certificate
shall describe the Default or Event of Default and the efforts to remedy the same. For the
purposes of this Section 5.03, compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or
requirement of notice provided pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.



     Section 5.04 Further Instruments and Acts.



     Upon request of the Trustee, the Company will execute and deliver such further instruments and
do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the
purposes of this Indenture.



     Section 5.05 Maintenance of Corporate Existence.



     Subject to Article 6, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve
and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.



     Section 5.06 Rule 144A Information Requirement.



     During the period prior to the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof
under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), the Company covenants and
agrees that it shall, during any period in which it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the
Exchange Act, upon the request of any Holder or beneficial holder of the Securities make available
to such Holder or beneficial holder of Securities or any Common Stock issued upon conversion
thereof which continue to be Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any
prospective purchaser of Securities or such Common Stock designated by such Holder or beneficial
holder, the information required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act and it will
take such further action as any Holder or beneficial holder of such Securities or such Common Stock
may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder or
beneficial holder to sell its Securities or Common Stock without registration under the Securities
Act within the limitation of the exemption provided by Rule 144A, as such Rule may be amended from
time to time. Whether a person is a beneficial holder shall be determined by the Company.



     Section 5.07 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.



     The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time
insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any
stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying
all or any portion of the principal of or accrued but unpaid interest, Additional Interest, if any,
or Special Interest, if any, on the Securities as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at
any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this
Indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all
benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law,
hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer
and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.




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     Section 5.08 Payment of Additional Interest.





     If Additional Interest is payable by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate to that effect stating
(i) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable, (ii) the reason why such Additional
Interest is payable and (iii) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable. Unless and
until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives such a certificate, the Trustee may assume
without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional
Interest directly to the Persons entitled to such Additional Interest, the Company shall deliver to
the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.



     Section 5.09 Maintenance of Office or Agency.



     The Company will maintain an office or agency of the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent where
securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for
registration of transfer, purchase and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect
of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Corporate Trust Office shall initially be
one such office or agency for all of the aforesaid purposes. The Company shall give prompt written
notice to the Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office or
agency (other than a change in the location of the office of the Trustee). If at any time the
Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the
Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made
or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 12.02.



     The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where
the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to
time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in
any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency.



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ARTICLE 6




CONSOLIDATION; MERGER; CONVEYANCE; TRANSFER OR LEASE




     Section 6.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.



     The Company may not consolidate with or merge into any Person (unless the Company is the
surviving corporation) or convey, transfer or lease the property and assets, substantially as an
entity, of the Company to another Person, other than to one or more of the Company’s wholly-owned
subsidiaries, unless:




     (1) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or
into which the Company is merged, or the Person which acquires by conveyance, transfer or
lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall (i) be a
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other business entity
organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof
or the District of Columbia and (ii) expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto,
executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the obligations
of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture and the performance or observance of
every covenant and provision of this Indenture and the Securities required on the part of
the Company to be performed or observed and the conversion rights shall be provided for in
accordance with Article 4, by supplemental indenture satisfactory in form to the Trustee,
executed and delivered to the Trustee, by the Person (if other than the Company) formed by
such consolidation or into which the Company shall have been merged or by the Person which
shall have acquired the Company’s assets;




     (2) after giving effect to 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 occurred and be continuing; and




     (3) if the Company will not be the resulting or surviving corporation, the
Company shall have, at or prior to the effective date of such consolidation, merger or
transfer, delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each
stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer complies with this Section 6.01 and, if
a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental
indenture complies with this Article 6, and that all conditions precedent herein provided
for relating to such transaction have been complied with.



     Section 6.02 Successor Substituted.



     Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other Person or
any conveyance, transfer or lease substantially as an entirety, of the properties and assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in accordance with Section 6.01, 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, and except for obligations the predecessor Person may have under a supplemental indenture,
the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and
the Securities.



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ARTICLE 7




DEFAULT AND REMEDIES




     Section 7.01 Events of Default.



     (a) An “Event of Default” shall occur if:




     (1) the Company shall fail to pay when due the Principal or Fundamental
Change Purchase Price of any Security, when the same becomes due and payable whether at the
Final Maturity Date, upon repurchase, acceleration or otherwise, and regardless of whether
such payment is permitted pursuant to the subordination provisions under Article 11; or




     (2) the Company shall fail to pay an installment of cash interest, Additional
Interest, if any, or Special Interest, if any, on any of the Securities, which failure
continues for 30 days after the date when due, regardless of whether such payment is
permitted pursuant to the subordination provisions under Article 11; or




     (3) the Company shall fail to deliver when due all cash and shares of Common
Stock, if any, deliverable upon conversion of the Securities, which failure continues for 15
days, regardless of whether such payment is permitted pursuant to the subordination
provisions under Article 11; or




     (4) the Company shall fail to perform or observe (or obtain a waiver with
respect to) any other term, covenant or agreement contained in the Securities or this
Indenture for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice of Default
specifying such failure; or




     (5) default in the payment of principal by the end of any applicable grace
period or resulting in acceleration of other Indebtedness of the Company for borrowed money
where the aggregate principal amount with respect to which the default or acceleration has
occurred exceeds $100 million and such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled or
such Indebtedness repaid within a period of 30 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice
of Default, provided that if any such default is cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then
the Event of Default by reason thereof would not be deemed to have occurred; or




     (6) the Company, or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to or
within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:




     (A) commences as a debtor a voluntary case or proceeding;




     (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an
involuntary case or proceeding or the commencement of any case against it;




     (C) consents to the appointment of a Receiver of it or for all or
substantially all of its property;




     (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;




     (E) files a petition in bankruptcy or answer or consent seeking
reorganization or relief; or



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     (F) consents to the filing of such a petition or the appointment of
or taking possession by a Receiver; or




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




     (A) grants relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding or adjudicates the Company or
any Significant Subsidiary of the Company insolvent or bankrupt;




     (B) appoints a Receiver of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
of the Company or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary of the Company; or




     (C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary of the Company;



     and in each case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.



     The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code (or any successor thereto)
or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term “Receiver” means any
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.



     (b) Notwithstanding Section 7.01(a), no Event of Default under clauses (4) or (5) of
Section 7.01(a) shall occur until the Trustee notifies the Company in writing, or the Holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding notify the Company and
the Trustee in writing, of the Default (a “Notice of Default”), and the Company does not cure the
Default within the time specified in clause (4) or (5) of Section 7.01(a), as applicable, after
receipt of such notice. A notice given pursuant to this Section 7.01 shall be given by registered
or certified mail, must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice
is a Notice of Default. When any Default under this Section 7.01 is cured, it ceases.



     (c) The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within five Business Days after
becoming aware of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, written notice thereof.



     The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default unless written notice
thereof shall have been given to a Responsible Officer with responsibility for this Indenture at
the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee by the Company, a Paying Agent, any Holder or any agent
of any Holder or unless a Responsible Officer with responsibility for this Indenture acquires
actual knowledge of such Event of Default in the course of performing other duties pursuant to this
Indenture.



     Section 7.02 Acceleration.



     If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of
Section 7.01(a)) occurs and is continuing with respect to the Company, the Trustee may, by notice
to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding may, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, declare the principal amount and
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and accrued, unpaid Additional Interest, if any, and accrued,
unpaid Special Interest, if any, through the date of declaration on all the Securities to be
immediately due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal amount and such accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, and such accrued, unpaid Additional Interest, if any, and accrued, unpaid
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payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(a)(6) or (7) occurs in
respect of the Company and is continuing, the principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest, if
any, accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if any, on all the
Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on
the part of the Trustee or any Holders of Securities. The Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may rescind an
acceleration and its consequences if (a) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment
of the principal of the Securities which have become due solely by such declaration of
acceleration, have been cured or waived; (b) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful,
interest (calculated at the rate per annum borne by the Securities) on overdue installments of
interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration, has been paid; (c) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a
court of competent jurisdiction; and (d) all payments due to the Trustee and any predecessor
Trustee under Section 8.07 have been made. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default
or impair any right consequent thereto.



     Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent elected by the Company, the sole remedy for an
Event of Default relating to the failure by the Company to comply with the provisions of Section
5.02 of this Indenture shall, for the first 120 days after the occurrence of such an Event of
Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive special interest (“Special Interest”) on the
Securities at an annual rate equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the Securities. Such
Special Interest shall be paid semi-annually in arrears, with the first semi-annual payment due on
the first Interest Payment Date following the date on which such Special Interest began to accrue
on the Securities. Special Interest shall accrue on all Outstanding Securities from and including
the date on which an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with the provisions of
Section 5.02 shall first occur to but not including the 60th day thereafter (or such earlier date
on which such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived). On such 60th day (or earlier, if
the Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with Section 5.02 is cured or waived prior
to such 60th day), such Special Interest shall cease to accrue and, if the Event of Default
relating to the failure to comply with Section 5.02 shall not have been cured or waived prior to
such 60th day, the Securities shall be subject to acceleration as provided in this Section 7.02.
The provisions of this paragraph shall not affect the rights of holders in the event of the
occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company shall not elect to pay Special
Interest upon an Event of Default resulting from the failure of the Company to comply with the
provisions of Section 5.02, the Securities shall be subject to acceleration as provided above in
this Section 7.02.



     If the Company shall elect to pay Special Interest in connection with an Event of Default
relating to its failure to comply with the requirements of Section 5.02, (1) the Company shall
notify all Holders and the Trustee and Paying Agent of such election in writing on or before the
close of business on the date on which such Event of Default shall first occur, and (2) all
references herein to interest accrued or payable as of any date shall include any Special Interest
accrued or payable as of such date as provided in this Section 7.02.



     Section 7.03 Other Remedies.



     (a) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, but shall not
be obligated to, pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect payment
of the principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, accrued and unpaid Additional
Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if any, on the Securities or to enforce the performance of
any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.



     (b) The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the
Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee
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exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or
remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive
of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by applicable
law.



     Section 7.04 Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default.



     Subject to Sections 7.07 and 10.02, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Securities then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or
Event of Default and its consequences, except an uncured Default or Event of Default in the payment
of the principal of, premium, if any, or any accrued but unpaid interest on any Security, an
uncured failure by the Company to convert any Securities into Common Stock and cash, as applicable,
or any Default or Event of Default in respect of any provision of this Indenture or the Securities
which, under Section 10.02, cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each
Security affected. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases to exist.



     Section 7.05 Control by Majority.



     The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may
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 it. However, the Trustee may refuse to
follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be
unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Holder or the Trustee, or that may involve the Trustee
in personal liability unless the Trustee is offered security or indemnity satisfactory to it;
provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is
not inconsistent with such direction.



     Section 7.06 Limitations on Suits.



     (a) A Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the
Securities (except actions for payment of overdue principal, premium, if any, or interest or for
the conversion of the Securities pursuant to Article 4) unless:




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




     (2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Securities make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;




     (3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee reasonable security or
indemnity to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;




     (4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt
of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; 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 aggregate principal amount
of the Securities then outstanding.



     (b) No Holder of a Security shall have any right under any provision of this
Indenture or the Securities to affect, disturb, or prejudice the rights of another Holder of a
Security or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Security.




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     Section 7.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert.




     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture but subject to the provisions of Article
11 hereof, the right of any Holder of a Security to receive payment of the principal amount,
interest, Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or Special
Interest, if any, in respect of the Securities held by such Holder, on or after the respective due
dates expressed in the Securities and this Indenture (whether upon repurchase or otherwise), and to
convert such Security in accordance with Article 4, and to bring suit for the enforcement of any
such payment on or after such respective due dates or for the right to convert in accordance with
Article 4, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent
of the Holder.



     Section 7.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.



     If an Event of Default described in clause (1) or (2) of Section 7.01(a) occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust
against the Company or another obligor on the Securities for the whole amount owing with respect to
the Securities and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of
collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel.



     Section 7.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.



     The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor on the
Securities), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and
receive any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the
same, and any Receiver 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 to it for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07, and to the extent that such payment of the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances in any such proceedings shall be
denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of,
any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other property which the Holders may be
entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization
or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to
authorize or consent to, or, on behalf of any Holder, to authorize, accept or adopt 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.



     Section 7.10 Priorities.



     (a) If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 7, it shall pay out
the money in the following order:




     (1) First, to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 8.07;




     (2) Second, to the Holders of Senior Indebtedness to the extent required by
Article 11;




     (3) Third, to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for the
principal amount, interest, Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if any,
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preference or priority of any kind, according to such respective amounts due and
payable on the Holders’ Securities;




     (4) Fourth, to such other Person or Persons, if any, to the extent entitled
thereto; and




     (5) Fifth, the balance, if any, to the Company.



     (b) The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders
pursuant to this Section 7.10.



     Section 7.11 Undertaking for Costs.



     In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit
against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may
require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the
suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good
faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 7.11 does not apply to a
suit made by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 7.07, or a suit by Holders of more
than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding. This Section 7.11 shall
be in lieu of Section 315(e) of the TIA and such Section 315(e) is hereby expressly excluded from
this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.



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ARTICLE 8




TRUSTEE




     Section 8.01 Obligations of Trustee.



     (a) If an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have
actual knowledge has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and
powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as
a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own
affairs.



     (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default of which a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge:




     (1) the Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth
in this Indenture and no others; and




     (2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Indenture. The Trustee, however, shall examine any certificates and
opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be delivered to the
Trustee to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture, but
need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts
stated therein.




     This Section 8.01(b) shall be in lieu of Section 315(a) of the TIA and such Section
315(a) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.



     (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own gross negligent
action, its own gross negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:




     (1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of Section 8.01(b);




     (2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good
faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was grossly negligent
in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and




     (3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith in accordance with this Indenture or a direction received by it
pursuant to Section 7.05.




     This Section 8.01(c) shall be in lieu of Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) of
the TIA and such Sections are hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture as permitted by
the TIA.



     (d) 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 unless the Trustee shall have received
adequate security or indemnity in its opinion against potential costs and liabilities incurred by
it relating thereto.



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     (e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is
subject to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 8.01.



     (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except
as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not
be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.



     Section 8.02 Rights of Trustee.



     (a) Subject to Section 8.01:




     (1) The Trustee may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or
matter stated in the document.




     (2) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an
Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to Section 12.04(b).
The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in
reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.




     (3) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform
any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, attorneys or custodians, and
the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any
such agent, attorney or custodian appointed by the Trustee with due care.




     (4) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take
in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.




     (5) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or
opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any such action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good
faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.




     (6) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or
powers vested in it by this Indenture or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation
hereunder or in relation hereto at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant
to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or
indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which
might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.




     (7) 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 at the sole cost of the Company, and shall incur no liability or additional
liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation. The reasonable expense of
every such examination shall be paid by the Company or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be
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     (8) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any
Default, Event of Default, or Fundamental Change 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, and such notice references
the Securities and this Indenture. In the absence of receipt of such notice or actual
knowledge, the Trustee may conclusively assume that there is no Default, Event of Default,
or Fundamental Change.




     (9) 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, including, without
limitation as Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent, and to each agent, custodian and
other Person employed to act hereunder.




     (10) The right of the Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in
this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for
other than its own gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of such act.



     Section 8.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.



     The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company with the same
rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However,
the Trustee is subject to Sections 8.10 and 8.11.



     Section 8.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.



     The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the
Securities and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. It shall not be
accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Securities and it shall not be
responsible for any statement in the Securities other than its certificate of authentication.



     Section 8.05 Notice of Default or Events of Default.



     If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the
Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder of a Security notice of all uncured Defaults or
Events of Default known to it within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, within 15 days after it
becomes known to the Trustee. However, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and for so long as a
committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the
interests of Holders of Securities, except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in
payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on any Security when due or in the
payment of any purchase obligation, or the Company’s failure to convert Securities when obligated
to convert them. This Section 8.05 is in lieu of section 315(b) of the TIA and such provision is
expressly excluded from this Indenture as permitted by the TIA.



     Section 8.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders.



     (a) If a report is required by TIA Section 313, within 60 days after each May 15,
beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each
Holder of Securities a brief report dated as of such May 15 that complies with TIA Section 313(a).
If required by TIA Section 313, the Trustee also shall comply with TIA Sections 313(b)(2) and (c).



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     (b) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders of Securities shall
be mailed to the Company and, to the extent required by the TIA, filed with the SEC, and each stock
exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed. The Company shall notify the Trustee
whenever the Securities become listed on any stock exchange or listed or admitted to trading on any
quotation system and any changes in the stock exchanges or quotation systems on which the
Securities are listed or admitted to trading and of any delisting thereof.



     Section 8.07 Compensation and Indemnity.



     (a) The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation (as
agreed to from time to time by the Company and the Trustee in writing) for its services (which
compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a
trustee of an express trust). The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all
reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances incurred or made by it. Such expenses may include
the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.



     (b) The Company shall indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee (which for
purposes of this Section 8.07 shall include its officers, directors, employees and agents) for, and
hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability or expense including reasonable legal fees
and expenses and taxes (other than franchise taxes and taxes based upon, measured by or determined
by the income of the Trustee), incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration
of its duties under this Indenture or any action or failure to act as authorized or within the
discretion or rights or powers conferred upon the Trustee hereunder including the reasonable costs
and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel in defending itself against any claim or liability in
connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee
shall notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee for which it may seek
indemnity. The Company need not pay for any settlement effected without its prior written consent,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Anything in this Indenture to the contrary
notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for special, indirect or consequential
loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the
Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of
action.



     (c) The Company need not reimburse the Trustee for any expense or indemnify it
against any loss or liability incurred by it resulting from its gross negligence, willful
misconduct or bad faith.



     (d) The Trustee shall have a senior claim to which the Securities are hereby made
subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee. The obligations of the
Company under this Section 8.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or
the resignation or removal of the Trustee.



     (e) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default
specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 7.01(a) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the
services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. The
provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.



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     Section 8.08 Replacement of Trustee.



     (a) The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so
notifying the Trustee and the Company and may, with the Company’s written consent, appoint a
successor Trustee. The Company may remove the Trustee at any time, so long as no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, and appoint a Successor Trustee in accordance with this
Section 8.08.



     (b) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of
Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. If the Company
fails to promptly appoint a successor Trustee, the Trustee shall have the right to choose a
qualified Trustee as successor, and the Company shall appoint such successor as Trustee. The
resignation or removal of a Trustee shall not be effective until a successor Trustee shall have
delivered the written acceptance of its appointment as described below.



     (c) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring
Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of 10% in principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Trustee at the expense of the Company.



     (d) If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 8.10, any Holder may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor
Trustee.



     (e) A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the
retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer
all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee and be released from its obligations
(exclusive of any liabilities that the retiring Trustee may have incurred while acting as Trustee)
hereunder, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.
A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Holder.



     (f) A retiring Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of any
successor Trustee after its succession.



     (g) Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 8.08, the
Company’s obligations under Section 8.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.



     Section 8.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.



     If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially
all of its corporate trust business (including the administration of this Indenture) to, another
corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation, without any further act, shall be
the successor Trustee; provided such transferee corporation shall qualify and be eligible under
Section 8.10. Such successor Trustee shall promptly mail notice of its succession to the Company
and each Holder.



     Section 8.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.



     The Trustee shall always satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) of TIA
Section 310(a). The Trustee (or its parent holding company) shall have a combined capital and
surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of
condition. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to satisfy any such requirements, it shall
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specified in this Article 8. The Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of TIA Section
310(b). Nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the SEC the application referred
to in the penultimate paragraph of TIA Section 310(b).



     Section 8.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.



     The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed
in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section
311(a) to the extent indicated therein.



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ARTICLE 9




SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE




     Section 9.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.



     (a) This Indenture shall cease to be of further force and effect (except as to any
surviving rights of conversion, registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly
provided for and except as further provided below), and the Trustee, on demand of and at the
expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture, when either:




     (A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other
than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been
replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07 and (ii) Securities for whose payment
money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company
as provided in Section 9.03) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or




     (B) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation have become due and payable, provided, that




     (1) the Company has deposited with the Trustee or a Paying Agent (other than
the Company or any of its Affiliates) immediately available funds in trust for the purpose
of and in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge all indebtedness related to such
Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and
interest to the date of such deposit;




     (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 relating to the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.



     (b) Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the
obligations of the Company with respect to the conversion privilege and the Conversion Rate of the
Securities pursuant to Article 4, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 8.07
and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to clause (2) of Section 9.01(a),
the provisions of Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.12, 5.01 and 12.05, Article 4, and this
Article 9, shall survive until the Securities have been paid in full.



     Section 9.02 Application of Trust Money.



     Subject to the provisions of Section 9.03, the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall hold in trust,
for the benefit of the Holders, all money deposited with it pursuant to Section 9.01 and shall
apply the deposited money in accordance with this Indenture and the Securities to the payment of
the principal of and interest on the Securities.



     Section 9.03 Repayment to Company.



     (a) The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon request
any excess money (1) deposited with them pursuant to Section 9.01 and (2) held by them at any time.



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     (b) The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall, subject to applicable abandonment
property laws, pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal
or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after a right to such money has matured; provided,
however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such payment, may
at the expense of the Company cause to be mailed to each Holder entitled to such money notice that
such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein, which shall be at least 30
days from the date of such mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be
repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to money must look to the
Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates
another person.



     Section 9.04 Reinstatement.



     If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section
9.02 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or
governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the
Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as
though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 9.01 until such time as the Trustee or such
Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 9.02; provided,
however, that if the Company has made any payment of the principal of or interest on any Securities
because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of
the Holders of such Securities to receive any such payment from the money held by the Trustee or
such Paying Agent.



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ARTICLE 10




AMENDMENTS; SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS




     Section 10.01 Without Consent of Holders.



     (a) The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the
Securities without notice to or consent of any Holder of a Security for the purpose of:




     (1) evidencing a successor to the Company and the assumption by that
successor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities;




     (2) adding to the Company’s covenants for the benefit of the Holders or
surrendering any right or power conferred upon the Company;




     (3) securing the Company’s obligations in respect of the Securities;




     (4) evidencing and providing for the acceptance of the appointment of a
successor trustee in accordance with Article 8;




     (5) complying with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain
the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA, as contemplated by this Indenture or
otherwise;




     (6) curing any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or correcting or
supplementing any defective provision contained in this Indenture; or




     (7) modifying any other provisions of this Indenture in any manner that will
not adversely affect the rights of the Holders in any material respect.



     Section 10.02 With Consent of Holders.



     (a) The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the
Securities with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding. However, subject to Section 10.04, without the written
consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not:




     (1) alter the manner of calculation or rate of accrual of interest on any
Security or change the time of payment of any installment of interest on, or any Additional
Interest or Special Interest with respect to, any Security;




     (2) make any of the Securities payable in money or securities other than that
stated in the Securities;




     (3) change the stated maturity of any Security;




     (4) reduce the principal amount or Fundamental Change Purchase Price
(including any Make Whole Premium payable) (as applicable) with respect to any of the
Securities, or any Additional Interest or Special Interest, or purchase pursuant to Article
3, with respect to any Security;



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     (5) make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of a Holder
in any material respect other than as provided herein;




     (6) make any change that adversely affects the rights of Holders to require
the Company to purchase Securities at the option of Holders;




     (7) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on
or with respect to any Security or with respect to the conversion of any Security;




     (8) change the currency of payment of principal of, or interest on, the
Securities;




     (9) except as otherwise permitted or contemplated by Section 4.10, adversely
affect the conversion rights of the Securities; or




     (10) reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of Securities
outstanding necessary to modify or amend this Indenture or to waive any past Default or
otherwise change the provisions in this Indenture that relate to modifying or amending this
Indenture.



     (b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 10.02(a) hereof, the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may, on behalf of all the Holders
of all Securities, (i) waive compliance by the Company with the restrictive provisions of this
Indenture, and (ii) waive any past Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and its
consequences, except an uncured failure to pay when due the principal amount, accrued and unpaid
interest, accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, accrued and accrued and unpaid Special Interest,
or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, or in the obligation to deliver Common Stock or cash, if any
and as applicable, or in respect of any provision which under this Indenture cannot be modified or
amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected.



     (c) After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 10.02 becomes
effective, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly
describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or
any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such
amendment, supplement or waiver.



     Section 10.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.



     Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities shall comply with the TIA
as in effect at the date of such amendment or supplement.



     Section 10.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.



     (a) Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a
Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion
of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of
the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke
the consent as to its Security or portion of a Security if the Trustee receives the notice of
revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective.



     (b) After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every
Holder of a Security.



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     Section 10.05 Notation on or Exchange of Securities.



     If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Trustee may require
the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate
notation on the Security about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if
the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall issue and
the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms.



     Section 10.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.



     The Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this
Article 10 if the amendment or supplemental indenture does not adversely affect the rights, duties,
liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, but
need not sign it. In signing or refusing to sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive and, subject to Section 8.01, shall be fully protected in
relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment or supplemental indenture is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental
indenture until the Board of Directors approves it.



     Section 10.07 Effect of Supplemental Indentures.



     Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article 10, 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.



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ARTICLE 11




SUBORDINATION




     Section 11.01 Agreement to Subordinate.



     The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of Securities issued hereunder by its
acceptance thereof likewise covenants and agrees, that all Securities shall be issued subject to
the provisions of this Article 11; and each Person holding any Security, whether upon original
issue or upon transfer, assignment or exchange thereof, accepts and agrees to be bound by such
provisions.



     The payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest,
if any, or Special Interest, if any) on all Securities (including, but not limited to, the
Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to the Securities subject to repurchase in
accordance with Article 3 as provided in this Indenture) issued hereunder shall, to the extent and
in the manner hereinafter set forth, be subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior
payment in full in cash or payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Indebtedness of all Senior
Indebtedness, whether outstanding at the date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred



     No provision of this Article 11 shall prevent the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default hereunder.



     Section 11.02 Payment to Holders.



     No payment shall be made with respect to the principal of, or premium, if any, interest,
Additional Interest, if any, or Special Interest, if any, on the Securities (including, but not
limited to, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to the Securities subject to
repurchase in accordance with Article 3 as provided in this Indenture), and no repurchase or
retirement of the Securities shall occur and no deposit shall be made pursuant to Article 9 at a
time when such deposited amounts would not otherwise be permitted under this Article 11, other than
through the delivery of Common Stock (but not the cash portion of the Company’s conversion
obligation) in respect of the conversion of Securities, except payments and distributions made by
the Trustee as permitted by the first or second paragraph of Section 11.05, if:




     (a) a default in the payment of principal, premium, interest, rent or other
obligations due on any Designated Senior Indebtedness occurs and is continuing (or, in the
case of Designated Senior Indebtedness for which there is a period of grace, in the event of
such a default that continues beyond the period of grace, if any, specified in the
instrument or lease evidencing such Designated Senior Indebtedness), unless and until such
default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist; or




     (b) a default, other than a payment default, on any Designated Senior
Indebtedness occurs and is continuing that then permits holders of such Designated Senior
Indebtedness to accelerate its maturity and the Trustee receives a notice of the default (a
“Payment Blockage Notice”) from a Representative or holder of Designated Senior
Indebtedness.



     Subject to the provisions of Section 11.05, if the Trustee receives any Payment Blockage
Notice pursuant to clause (b) above, no subsequent Payment Blockage Notice shall be effective for
purposes of this Section unless and until at least 365 days shall have elapsed since the initial
effectiveness of the immediately prior Payment Blockage Notice. No nonpayment default that existed
or was continuing on the date of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice to the Trustee (unless
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cured or otherwise ceased to exist and thereafter subsequently reoccurred) shall be, or be
made, the basis for a subsequent Payment Blockage Notice, whether or not within a period of 365
consecutive days.



     Unless this Article 11 otherwise prohibits payments on or distributions in respect of the
Securities at the time of such payments or distributions, the Company may and shall resume such
payments on and distributions upon the earlier of:




     (A) the date upon which the default is cured or waived or ceases to exist, or




     (B) in the case of a default referred to in clause (ii) above, 179 days pass
after a Payment Blockage Notice is received, unless this Article 11 otherwise prohibits the
payment or distribution at the time of such payment or distribution.



     Upon any payment by the Company, or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or
character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any dissolution or winding-up
or liquidation or reorganization of the Company (whether voluntary or involuntary) or in
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceedings, all amounts due or to become due upon
all Senior Indebtedness shall first be paid in full in cash, or other payment satisfactory to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness, before any payment is made on account of the principal of, premium,
if any, interest, Additional Interest, if any, or Special Interest, if any, on the Securities
(including, but not limited to, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to the
Securities subject to repurchase in accordance with Article 3 as provided in this Indenture) except
payments made pursuant to Article 9 from monies deposited with the Trustee pursuant thereto prior
to commencement of proceedings for such dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization; and
upon any such dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or reorganization of the Company or
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other proceeding, any payment by the Company, or
distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or
securities, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled, except for the provision of this
Article 11, shall (except as aforesaid) be paid by the Company or by any receiver, trustee in
bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, or by
the Holders or by the Trustee under this Indenture if received by them or it, directly to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the respective amounts of
Senior Indebtedness held by such holders, or as otherwise required by law or a court order) or
their Representative or Representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant
to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their
respective interests may appear, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness in full in
cash, or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, after giving effect to
any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness, before any
payment or distribution is made to the Holders or to the Trustee.



     For purposes of this Article 11, the words, “cash, property or securities” shall not be deemed
to include shares of stock of the Company as reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the
Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment, the
payment of which is subordinated at least to the extent provided in this Article 11 with respect to
the Securities to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness which may at the time be outstanding;
provided that (i) the Senior Indebtedness is assumed by the new corporation, if any, resulting from
any reorganization or readjustment, and (ii) the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness
(other than leases which are not assumed by the Company or the new corporation, as the case may be)
are not, without the consent of such Holders, altered by such reorganization or readjustment. The
consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into, another corporation or the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the conveyance or transfer of its property as
an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to another corporation upon the terms and conditions
provided for in Article 6 shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or



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reorganization for the purposes of this Section 11.02 if such other corporation shall, as a
part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, comply with the conditions stated in
Article 6.



     In the event of the acceleration of the Securities because of an Event of Default, no payment
or distribution shall be made to the Trustee or any Holder in respect of the principal of, premium,
if any, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any and Special Interest, if any) on the
Securities (including, but not limited to, the redemption price with respect to the Securities
called for redemption or the Change in Control Purchase Price with respect to the Securities
subject to purchase in accordance with Article 3 as provided in this Indenture), except payments
and distributions made by the Trustee as permitted by the first or second paragraph of Section
11.05, until all Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash or other payment satisfactory to
the holders of Senior Indebtedness or such acceleration is rescinded in accordance with the terms
of this Indenture. If payment of the Securities is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the
Company shall promptly notify holders of Senior Indebtedness of such acceleration.



     In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any payment or distribution of
assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities (including,
without limitation, by way of setoff or otherwise), prohibited by the foregoing, shall be received
by the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, in
cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, or provision is made for
such payment thereof in accordance with its terms in cash or other payment satisfactory to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit
of and shall be paid over or delivered to the holders of Senior Indebtedness or their
Representative or Representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to
which any instruments evidencing any Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective
interests may appear, as calculated by the Company, for application to the payment of all Senior
Indebtedness remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness in full, in
cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, after giving effect to
any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.



     Nothing in this Section 11.02 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or
pursuant to Section 8.07. This Section 11.02 shall be subject to the further provisions of Section
11.05.



     Section 11.03 Subrogation of Securities.



     Subject to the payment in full, in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, of all Senior Indebtedness, the rights of the Holders of the Securities shall be
subrogated to the extent of the payments or distributions made to the holders of such Senior
Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11 (equally and ratably with the holders of
all indebtedness of the Company which by its express terms is subordinated to other indebtedness of
the Company to substantially the same extent as the Securities are subordinated and is entitled to
like rights of subrogation) to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive payments
or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Company applicable to the Senior
Indebtedness until the principal, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if
any and Special Interest, if any) on the Securities shall be paid in full in cash or other payment
satisfactory to the holders of Senior Indebtedness; and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no
payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of any cash, property or
securities to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the
provisions of this Article 11, and no payment over pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11,
to or for the benefit of the holders of Senior Indebtedness by Holders of the Securities or the
Trustee, shall, as between the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior Indebtedness,
and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of the
Senior Indebtedness; and no payments or distributions of cash, property or securities to or for the
benefit of the Holders of the Securities pursuant to the subrogation provisions of this Article 11,
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paid to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed to be a payment by the Company to
or for the account of the Securities. It is understood that the provisions of this Article 11 are
and are intended solely for the purposes of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the
Securities, on the one hand, and the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, on the other hand.



     Nothing contained in this Article 11 or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is
intended to or shall impair, as among the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, and the Holders of the Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of (and premium, if any)
and interest on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with
their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities
and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything
herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies
otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if
any, under this Article 11 of the holders of Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or
securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy.



     Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article 11, the
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, and the Holders of the Securities shall be
entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such
bankruptcy, dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending, or a
certificate of the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other Person
making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Securities,
for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the
holders of the Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or
payable thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 11.



     Section 11.04 Authorization to Effect Subordination.



     Each Holder of a Security by the Holder’s acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the
Trustee on the Holder’s behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate
the subordination as provided in this Article 11 and appoints the Trustee to act as the Holder’s
attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. If the Trustee does not file a proper proof of
claim or proof of debt in the form required in any proceeding referred to in Section 11.03 hereof
at least 30 days before the expiration of the time to file such claim, the holders of any Senior
Indebtedness or their Representatives are hereby authorized to file an appropriate claim for and on
behalf of the Holders of the Securities.



     Section 11.05 Notice to Trustee.



     The Company shall give prompt written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate to a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee and to any Paying Agent of any fact known to the Company which
would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee or any Paying Agent in
respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Article 11 or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be
charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment
of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this
Article 11, unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written
notice thereof at the Corporate Trust Office from the Company (in the form of an Officers’
Certificate) or a Representative or a holder or holders of Senior Indebtedness or from any trustee
thereof; and before the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions
of Section 8.01, shall be entitled in all respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided
that if on a date not fewer than one Business Day prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof
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of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on any Security) the Trustee shall not
have received, with respect to such monies, the notice provided for in this Section 11.05, then,
anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and
authority to receive such monies and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were received,
and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it on or after
such prior date. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 11 to the contrary, nothing shall
prevent any payment by the Trustee to the holders of monies deposited with it pursuant to Article
9, and any such payment shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 11.



     The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, shall be entitled to rely on the
delivery to it of a written notice by a Representative or a Person representing himself to be a
holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice
has been given by a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness or a trustee on behalf of any
such holder or holders. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further
evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness to
participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 11, the Trustee may request
such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of
Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate
in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under
this Article 11, and if such evidence is not furnished the Trustee may defer any payment to such
Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment.



     Section 11.06 Trustee’s Relation to Senior Indebtedness.



     The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this
Article 11 in respect of any Senior Indebtedness at any time held by it, to the same extent as any
other holder of Senior Indebtedness, and nothing in Section 8.11 or elsewhere in this Indenture
shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.



     With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to
observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article
11, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness
shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any
fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness and, subject to the provisions of Section
8.01, the Trustee shall not be liable to any holder of Senior Indebtedness if it shall pay over or
deliver to Holders of Securities, the Company or any other Person money or assets to which any
holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 11 or otherwise.



     Section 11.07 No Impairment of Subordination.



     No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness to enforce subordination
as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to
act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder,
or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture,
regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with.



     Section 11.08 Certain Conversions Deemed Payment.



     For the purposes of this Article 11 only, (1) the issuance and delivery of junior securities
upon conversion of Securities in accordance with Article 4 shall not be deemed to constitute a
payment or distribution on account of the principal of (or premium, if any) or Additional Interest,
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Interest, if any, or interest on the Securities or on account of the purchase or other
acquisition of Securities, and (2) the payment, issuance or delivery of cash (except in
satisfaction of fractional shares pursuant to Section 4.03), property or securities (other than
junior securities) upon conversion of a Security shall be deemed to constitute payment on account
of the principal of such Security. For the purposes of this Section 11.08, the term “junior
securities” means (a) shares of any stock of any class of the Company, or (b) securities of the
Company which are subordinated in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness which may be
outstanding at the time of issuance or delivery of such securities to substantially the same extent
as, or to a greater extent than, the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article 11.
Nothing contained in this Article 11 or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is
intended to or shall impair, as among the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior
Indebtedness and the Holders, the right, which is absolute and unconditional, of the Holder of any
Security to convert such Security in accordance with Article 4.



     Section 11.09 Article Applicable to Paying Agents.



     If at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the
Company and be then acting hereunder, the term “Trustee” as used in this Article 11 shall (unless
the context otherwise requires) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within
its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this
Article 11 in addition to or in place of the Trustee; provided, however, that the first paragraph
of Section 11.05 shall not apply to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company if it or such
Affiliate acts as Paying Agent



     Section 11.10 Senior Indebtedness Entitled to Rely.



     The holders of Senior Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Designated Senior
Indebtedness) shall have the right to rely upon this Article 11, and no amendment or modification
of the provisions contained herein shall diminish the rights of such holders unless such holders
shall have agreed in writing thereto.



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ARTICLE 12




MISCELLANEOUS




     Section 12.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls.



     If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
any of Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the TIA through operation of Section 318(c) thereof, such
imposed duties shall control.



     Section 12.02 Notices.



     Any demand, authorization notice, request, consent or communication shall be given in writing
and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or
transmitted by facsimile transmission (confirmed by delivery in person or mail by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, or by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers:


If to the Company, to:



RF Micro Devices, Inc.

7628 Thorndike Road

Greensboro, NC 27409

Attention: General Counsel

Tel: (336) 664-1233



Fax: (336) 931-7454



with a copy to:



Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

Attention: Jeffrey C. Howland

One West Fourth Street

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Tel: (336) 721-3600



Fax: (336) 721-3660



if to the Trustee, to:



U.S. Bank National Association

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (RF Micro Devices, Inc., 0.75%

Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2012)

214 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

Tel: (704) 335-4550

Fax: (704) 335-4676




     Such notices or communications shall be effective when received.



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



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     Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder of a Security shall be mailed by first-class
mail or delivered by an overnight delivery service to it at its address shown on the register kept
by the Primary Registrar.



     Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder of a Security or any defect in it shall
not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders of Securities. If a notice or
communication to a Holder of a Security is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given,
whether or not the addressee receives it.



     If the Company mails any notice to a Holder of a Security, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee
and each Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.



     Section 12.03 Communications By Holders with Other Holder.



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



     Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.



     (a) Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action
under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at the request of the Trustee:




     (1) an Officers’ Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition
precedent), if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been
complied with; and




     (2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all
such conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a
condition precedent) have been complied with.



     (b) Each Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance
with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:




     (1) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read
such covenant or condition;




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




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




     (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such
condition or covenant has been complied with;


provided, however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an
Officers’ Certificate or certificates of public officials.





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     Section 12.05 Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders of Securities.





     The Company (or, in the event deposits have been made pursuant to Section 9.01, the Trustee)
may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to vote or
consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted under this Indenture, which record
date shall not be more than 30 days prior to the date of the commencement of solicitation of such
action. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.04, if a record date is fixed, those persons
who were Holders of Securities at the close of business on such record date (or their duly
designated proxies), and only those persons, shall be entitled to take such action by vote or
consent or to revoke any vote or consent previously given, whether or not such persons continue to
be Holders after such record date.



     Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent.



     The Trustee may make reasonable rules (not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture) for
action by or at a meeting of Holders. Any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent may make
reasonable rules for its functions.



     Section 12.07 Legal Holidays.



     A “Legal Holiday” is a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which state or federally chartered banking
institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to close. If a payment date is a
Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no
interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If a Regular Record Date is a Legal Holiday, the
record date shall not be affected.



     Section 12.08 Governing Law.



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



     Section 12.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.



     This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the
Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used
to interpret this Indenture.



     Section 12.10 No Recourse Against Others.



     All liability described in paragraph 15 of the Securities of any director, officer, employee
or shareholder, as such, of the Company hereby is waived and released by each of the Holders.



     Section 12.11 No Security Interest Created.



     Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall be construed to
constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, now in
effect or hereafter enacted and made effective, in any jurisdiction.



     Section 12.12 Successors.



     All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor.
All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.




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     Section 12.13 Multiple Counterparts.





     The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall
be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.



     Section 12.14 Separability.



     If any provisions 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 12.15 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.



     The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this
Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part
hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.



[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands as of the date and year
first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Robert A. Bruggeworth
 	 
	 	 	Robert A. Bruggeworth 	 
	 	 	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Katherine Esber
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Katherine Esber 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 




 









 








EXHIBIT A




[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]





     UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY
AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 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 IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR
IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE
BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE
DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.1



     THIS SECURITY AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY, THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION
OF THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD,
ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT.2



     BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH
SECURITY PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND
THE LAST DATE ON WHICH RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS
THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION
TERMINATION DATE”) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG
AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES
IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS





 




			
	1	 	This paragraph should be included only if
the Security is a Global Security.
	 
	2	 	These paragraphs to be included only if the
Security is a Restricted Security.





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     DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE
144A, OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR
TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE TO REQUIRE THE
DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF
THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, TO REQUIRE THAT A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM
APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE
TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION
TERMINATION DATE.2



     THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY IS ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (AS
SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF) AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE
HEREOF, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY AND TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT.2



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RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.



0.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2012




			
	 	 	 
	No.                     
	 	CUSIP:                     






     RF Micro Devices, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co. or
registered assigns the principal amount of                      dollars ($___,000,000) on April 15,
2012.



     This Security shall bear interest as specified on the other side of this Security. This
Security is convertible as specified on the other side of this Security.



     Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.



Dated:                     , 2007




[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



Dated:                     , 2007




Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication: This is one of the

Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.




U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee




	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Authorized Signatory
	 	 







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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]




RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.



0.75% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2012




1. INTEREST




     RF Micro Devices, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”, which term shall include
any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), promises to pay interest on
the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 0.75% per annum. The Company shall pay
interest semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”),
commencing October 15, 2007. Each payment of interest will include interest accrued through the
day before the relevant Interest Payment Date (or purchase date). Cash interest will be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Any payment required to be made
on a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any
reference herein to interest accrued or payable as of any date shall include any Additional
Interest accrued or payable on such date as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement and any
Special Interest payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.02 of the Indenture.



     No sinking fund is provided for the Securities.



2. METHOD OF PAYMENT




     The Company shall pay interest on this Security (except defaulted interest) to the person who
is the Holder of this Security at the close of business on April 1 or October 1, as the case may be
(each, a “Regular Record Date”), next preceding the related Interest Payment Date. The Holder must
surrender this Security to a Paying Agent to collect payment of principal. The Company will pay
principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender
for payment of public and private debts. The Company may pay principal and interest in respect of
any Certificated Security by check or wire payable in such money; provided, however, that a Holder
with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $2,000,000 will be paid by wire transfer in
immediately available funds at the election of such Holder if such Holder has provided wire
transfer instructions to the Trustee at least 10 Business Days prior to the Payment Date. The
Company may mail an interest check to the Holder’s registered address. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, so long as this Security is registered in the name of a Depositary or its nominee, all
payments hereon shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the
Depositary or its nominee.



     Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by
the Holder.



3. PAYING AGENT, REGISTRAR AND CONVERSION AGENT




     Initially, U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”, which term shall include any
successor trustee under the Indenture hereinafter referred to) will act as Paying Agent, Registrar
and Conversion Agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent
without notice to the Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may, subject to certain
limitations set forth in the Indenture, act as Paying Agent or Registrar.



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4. INDENTURE, LIMITATIONS




     This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company designated as its
0.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2012 (the “Securities”), issued under an Indenture dated
as of April 4, 2007 (together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the “Indenture”), between
the Company and the Trustee. The terms of this Security include those stated in the Indenture and
those required by or made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, as in effect on the date of the Indenture. This Security is subject to all such terms,
and the Holder of this security is referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the
Indenture.



     The Securities are unsecured, subordinated obligations of the Company limited to $175,000,000
aggregate principal amount ($200,000,000 aggregate principal amount if the Initial
Purchaser exercises its over-allotment option in full). The Indenture does not limit other debt of
the Company, secured or unsecured.



5. PURCHASE OF SECURITIES OF HOLDERS’ OPTION UPON A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE




     If a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Final Maturity Date, at the option of the Holder
and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to
purchase for cash all or any part specified by the Holder (so long as the principal amount of such
part is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000) of the Securities held by such Holder on a date
specified by the Company that is not less than 30 nor more than 45 days after the date of the
Fundamental Change Company Notice, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, accrued and unpaid Additional Interest,
if any, and accrued and unpaid Special Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date. The Holder shall have the right to withdraw any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice
(in whole or in a portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000) at any time
prior to the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase
Date by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with the terms
of the Indenture.



6. CONVERSION




     Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture and upon the occurrence of
the events specified in the Indenture, a Holder may surrender for conversion any Security that is
$1,000 principal amount or integral multiples thereof. In lieu of receiving shares of Common
Stock, a Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities surrendered for
conversion:




	 	-	 	cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $1,000 and (2) the Conversion
Value; and
	 
	 	-	 	if the Conversion Value is greater than $1,000, a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the sum of the Daily Share Amounts, for each of the ten consecutive
Trading Days in the Conversion Reference Period, appropriately adjusted to reflect
stock splits, stock dividends, combinations or similar events occurring during the
Conversion Reference Period, subject to the Company’s right to deliver cash in lieu of
all or a portion of such shares as described in the Indenture;




provided that in no event shall the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to the foregoing clause, per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, exceed the Aggregate
Share Cap, as


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defined in the Indenture, without taking into account any election by the Company to deliver cash
in lieu of all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable as set forth in the
Indenture.




     The Conversion Rate on any Securities surrendered in connection with a Fundamental Change may
be increased by an amount, if any, determined in accordance with Section 4.01(j) of the Indenture.



7. SUBORDINATION




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



8. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE




     The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 principal
amount and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount. A Holder may register the transfer of or
exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among
other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents.



9. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS




     The Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.



10. UNCLAIMED MONEY




     If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee
and any Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its written request, subject to
applicable unclaimed property law and the provisions of the Indenture. After that, Holders
entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable
abandoned property law designates another person.



11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER




     Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be amended or supplemented
with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities then outstanding, and an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequence or
compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Securities may be waived in a particular
instance with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities then outstanding. Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to, among other things, cure any
ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or make any other change that does not adversely affect the
rights of the Holders in any material respect.



12. SUCCESSOR ENTITY




     When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the
Securities and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the
predecessor corporation (except in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be
released from those obligations.



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13. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES




     Under the Indenture, an Event of Default shall occur if:




     (1) the Company shall fail to pay when due the Principal or Fundamental
Change Purchase Price of any Security, when the same becomes due and payable whether at the
Final Maturity Date, upon repurchase, acceleration or otherwise and regardless of whether
such payment is permitted pursuant to the subordination provisions under Article 11 of the
Indenture; or




     (2) the Company shall fail to pay an installment of cash interest, Additional
Interest, if any, or Special Interest, if any, on any of the Securities, which failure
continues for 30 days after the date when due, regardless of whether such payment is
permitted pursuant to the subordination provisions under Article 11 of the Indenture; or




     (3) the Company shall fail to deliver when due all cash and shares of Common
Stock, if any, deliverable upon conversion of the Securities, which failure continues for 15
days, regardless of whether such payment is permitted pursuant to the subordination
provisions under Article 11 of the Indenture; or




     (4) the Company shall fail to perform or observe (or obtain a waiver with
respect to) any other term, covenant or agreement contained in the Securities or the
Indenture for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice of Default
specifying such failure; or




     (5) default in the payment of principal by the end of any applicable grace
period or resulting in acceleration of other Indebtedness of the Company for borrowed money
where the aggregate principal amount with respect to which the default or acceleration has
occurred exceeds $100 million and such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled or
such Indebtedness repaid within a period of 30 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice
of Default, provided that if any such default is cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then
the Event of Default by reason thereof would be deemed not to have occurred; or




     (6) the Company, or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to or
within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:




     (A) commences as a debtor a voluntary case or proceeding; or




     (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an
involuntary case or proceeding or the commencement of any case against it;




     (C) consents to the appointment of a Receiver of it or for all or
substantially all of its property; or




     (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;




     (E) files a petition in bankruptcy or answer or consent seeking
reorganization or relief; or




     (F) consents to the filing of such a petition or the appointment of
or taking possession by a Receiver; or



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




     (A) grants relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding or adjudicates the Company or
any Significant Subsidiary of the Company insolvent or bankrupt;




     (B) appoints a Receiver of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
of the Company or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary of the Company; or




     (C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary of the Company;


and in each case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.




     The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code (or any successor thereto)
or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term “Receiver” means any
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.



     Notwithstanding the above, no Event of Default under clauses (4) or (5) above shall occur
until the Trustee notifies the Company in writing, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities then outstanding notify the Company and the Trustee in writing,
of the Default (a “Notice of Default”), and the Company does not cure the Default within the time
specified in clause (4) or (5), as applicable, after receipt of such notice.



     If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) above)
occurs and is continuing with respect to the Company, the Trustee may, by notice to the Company, or
the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may,
by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, declare the principal amount and accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if
any, through the date of declaration on all the Securities to be immediately due and payable. Upon
such a declaration, such principal amount and such accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and such
accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if any, shall be due and
payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in clauses (6) or (7) above occurs in
respect of the Company and is continuing, the principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest, if
any, accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if any, on all the
Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on
the part of the Trustee or any Holders of Securities. The Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may rescind an
acceleration and its consequences if (a) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment
of the principal of the Securities which have become due solely by such declaration of
acceleration, have been cured or waived; (b) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful,
interest (calculated at the rate per annum borne by the Securities) on overdue installments of
interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration, has been paid; (c) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a
court of competent jurisdiction; and (d) all payments due to the Trustee and any predecessor
Trustee under the Indenture have been made. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default
or impair any right consequent thereto.



     Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture.
The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the
Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Securities then



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outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may
withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default in payment of principal or
interest) if and so long as it determines that withholding notice is in their interests. The
Company is required to file periodic certificates with the Trustee as to the Company’s compliance
with the Indenture and knowledge or status of any Default.



14. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY




     U.S. Bank National Association, the initial Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or
any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or
an Affiliate of the Company, and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company, as if it were not the Trustee.



15. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS




     A director, officer, employee or shareholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any
liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture nor for any
claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. The Holder of
this Security by accepting this Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for the issuance of this Security.



16. AUTHENTICATION




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



17. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS




     Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM
(= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).



     All terms defined in the Indenture and used in this Security but not specifically defined
herein are defined in the Indenture and are used herein as so defined.



18. INDENTURE TO CONTROL; GOVERNING LAW




     In the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Security and the Indenture, the
provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Security and the Indenture shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.



     The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to: RF Micro Devices, Inc., 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro,
North Carolina 27409, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, Telephone: (336) 664-1233.



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ASSIGNMENT FORM




     To assign this Security, fill in the form below:



     I or we assign and transfer this Security to


 



(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)



 



 



 



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




and irrevocably appoint



 



agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to
act for him or her.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Your Signature	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Security)
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	* Signature guaranteed by:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 








 




			
	*	 	The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following
recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program
(STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange
Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.




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CONVERSION NOTICE




To convert this Security into Common Stock of the Company, check the box:




                          To convert only part of this Security, state the principal amount to be converted (must
be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000): $                    .



                          If you want the stock certificate made out in another person’s name, fill in the form
below:


 



(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)



 



 



 



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




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Your Signature	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Security)
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	* Signature guaranteed by:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 








 




			
	*	 	The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following
recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program
(STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange
Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.




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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE




To: RF Micro Devices, Inc.




     The undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby irrevocably acknowledges receipt of a
notice from RF Micro Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change
with respect to the Company and requests and instructs the Company to purchase the entire principal
amount of this Security, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof)
below designated, in accordance with the terms of the Security and the Indenture referred to in the
Security at the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, together with accrued and unpaid interest,
Additional Interest, if any, and Special Interest, if any, to, but excluding, such date, to the
registered Holder hereof.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 

Signature (s)
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a qualified
guarantor institution with membership in an
approved signature guarantee program pursuant
to Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Signature Guaranty	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Principal amount to be
purchased (in an
integral multiple of $1,000,
if less than all):	 	 	 	 	 	 








 




			
	NOTICE:	 	The signature to the foregoing Election must correspond to the Name as written upon the
face of this Security in every particular, without any alteration or change whatsoever.




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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES1




     The following exchanges, purchases or conversions of a part of this Global Security have been
made:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Principal Amount of	 	 	 	 	 	 
	this Global Security	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Following Such	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Decrease Date of	 	Authorized Signatory	 	Amount of Decrease	 	Amount of Increase in
	Exchange (or	 	of Securities	 	in Principal Amount	 	Principal Amount of
	Increase)	 	Custodian	 	of this Global Security	 	this Global Security
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 







 




			
	1.	 	This schedule should be included only if the Security is a Global Security.




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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION




OF TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES




     Re: 0.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2012 (the “Securities”) of RF Micro Devices, Inc.



     This certificate relates to $___principal amount of Securities owned in (check
applicable box)



                          book-entry or                      definitive form by                    
                      (the “Transferor”).



     The Transferor has requested a Registrar or the Trustee to exchange or register the transfer
of such Securities.



     In connection with such request and in respect of each such Security, the Transferor does
hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with transfer restrictions relating to the
Securities as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture dated as of April ___, 2007 between RF Micro
Devices, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”), and the transfer of
such Security is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (check applicable box), or the transfer or exchange,
as the case may be, of such Security does not require registration under the Securities Act because
(check applicable box):



	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Such Security is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act.
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Such Security is being acquired for the Transferor’s own account,
without transfer.
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Such Security is being transferred to the Company or a Subsidiary (as
defined in the Indenture) of the Company.
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Such security is being transferred to a person the Transferor
reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined
in Rule 144A or any successor provision thereto (“Rule 144A”) under
the Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own account or for the
account of a “qualified institutional buyer”, in each case to whom
notice has been given that the transfer is being made in reliance on
such Rule 144A, and in each case in reliance on Rule 144A.
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Such Security is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with
an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities
Act in accordance with Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) (“Rule
144”) under the Securities Act.
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Such Security is being transferred to a non-U.S. Person in an offshore
transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the
Securities Act (or any successor thereto).
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Such Security is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with
an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
(other than an exemption referred to above) and as a result of which
such Security will, upon such transfer, cease to be a “restricted security” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 







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     The Transferor acknowledges and agrees that, if the transferee will hold any such Securities
in the form of beneficial interests in a Global Security which is a “restricted security” within
the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then such transfer can only be made pursuant to
(i) Rule 144A under the Securities Act and such transferee must be a “qualified institutional
buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A) or (ii) Regulation S under the Securities Act.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 

(Insert Name of Transferor)
	 	 







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