# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001750411
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-016571
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-016571

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-3ASR

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 24

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260217

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260217

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260217

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** nVent Electric plc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001720635
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY) [3550]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 981391970
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** L2
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-3ASR
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-293530
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26643491

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** THE MILLE
- **STREET 2:** 1000  GREAT WEST ROAD, 8TH FLOOR (EAST)
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** X0
- **ZIP:** TW8 9DW
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 44-20-3966-0279

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O NVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY
- **STREET 2:** 1665 UTICA AVE., SUITE 700
- **CITY:** ST. LOUIS PARK
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55416
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002111694

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 203634492
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-3ASR
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-293530-01
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26643492

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1665 UTICA AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 700
- **CITY:** ST. LOUIS PARK
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55416
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 763-204-7700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1665 UTICA AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 700
- **CITY:** ST. LOUIS PARK
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55416
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** nVent Finance S.a r.l.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001750411
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY) [3550]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** N4
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-3ASR
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-293530-02
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26643493

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** 26 BOULEVARD ROYAL, L-2449
- **CITY:** LUXEMBOURG
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** N4
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (763) 204-7700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1665 UTICA AVENUE, SUITE 700
- **CITY:** ST. LOUIS PARK
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55416

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#### As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2026

#### Registration No. 333-

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

### FORM S-3

#### REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

### NVENT ELECTRIC PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Ireland** <br> (State or other jurisdiction of <br> incorporation or organization)  | **98-1391970** <br> (I.R.S. Employer <br> Identification Number)  |

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 **The Mille, 1000 Great West Road, 8<sup>th</sup> Floor (East) London, TW8 9DW United Kingdom +44-20-3966-0279 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)** 

### NVENT FINANCE S.À R.L.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Luxembourg** <br> (State or other jurisdiction of <br> incorporation or organization)  | **98-1398273** <br> (I.R.S. Employer <br> Identification Number)  |

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#### 26, boulevard Royal L-2449 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg +352-691-464-015 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

### HOFFMAN SCHROFF HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** <br> (State or other jurisdiction of <br> incorporation or organization)  | **20-3634492** <br> (I.R.S. Employer <br> Identification Number)  |

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#### 1665 Utica Ave., Suite 700 St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (763) 204-7700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

#### with a copy to:

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|:---|:---|
| **Jon D. Lammers <br> Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary <br> nVent Management Company <br> 1665 Utica Avenue, Suite 700 <br> St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 <br> (763) 204-7700 <br> (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, <br> including area code, of agent for service)**  | **John K. Wilson <br> Foley & Lardner LLP <br> 777 East Wisconsin Avenue <br> Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 <br> (414) 271-2400**  |

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**Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:** From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☒

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ <br> Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ <br> Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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#### EXPLANATORY NOTE
We are filing this registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") using a "shelf" registration process to replace our prior registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280811) (the "Prior Registration Statement") that is scheduled to expire on July 15, 2027, in accordance with applicable SEC regulations. In accordance with Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the offering of securities under the Prior Registration Statement will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this registration statement.

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#### PROSPECTUS

### NVENT ELECTRIC PLC NVENT FINANCE S.À R.L. HOFFMAN SCHROFF HOLDINGS, INC.
![[MISSING IMAGE: lg_nvent-4c.jpg]](lg_nvent-4c.jpg)

#### Debt Securities Ordinary Shares Preferred Shares Depositary Shares Purchase Contracts Warrants Units Guarantees of Debt Securities
We may offer from time to time:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • senior debt securities of nVent Finance S.à r.l. or Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc.;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • ordinary shares of nVent Electric plc;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • preferred shares of nVent Electric plc;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • depositary shares;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • contracts for the purchase or sale of our debt securities or equity securities or securities of third parties including any of our affiliates, a basket of such securities, an index or indices of such securities or any combination of the above;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • warrants for debt or equity securities of nVent Finance S.à r.l., Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., nVent Electric plc or of third parties;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • units consisting of one or more debt securities or other securities; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • guarantees by any of nVent Finance S.à r.l., Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc. and nVent Electric plc of debt securities.

We will provide the specific terms of any offering in supplements to this prospectus. The securities may be offered separately or together in any combination and as separate series. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement carefully before you invest.

In addition, selling shareholders to be named in a prospectus supplement may offer and sell from time to time shares of our ordinary shares in such amounts as set forth in a prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our ordinary shares by any selling shareholders.

The ordinary shares of nVent Electric plc are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "NVT".

 **Investing in our securities involves risk. See the "Risk Factors" section of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any applicable prospectus supplement.** 

 **None of the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representations to the contrary are a criminal offense.** 

 **This prospectus does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of section 1348 of the Companies Act 2014 (as amended) of Ireland, the EU Prospectus Regulation or the Luxembourg law dated 16 July 2019 on prospectuses for securities (Loi relative aux prospectus pour valeurs mobilières). No offer of securities of nVent Electric plc, nVent Finance S.à r.l. or Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc. to the public is made, or will be made, that requires the publication of a prospectus pursuant to Irish prospectus law (within the meaning of section 1348 of the Companies Act 2014 (as amended) of Ireland) in general, or in particular pursuant to the EU Prospectus Regulation. This document has not been reviewed or approved by any competent authority for the purposes of the EU Prospectus Regulation. For these purposes, the EU Prospectus Regulation means Regulation 2017/1129/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (as amended).** 

 **This document does not constitute investment advice or the provision of investment services within the meaning of the European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 375 of 2017) (as amended) of Ireland or otherwise. None of nVent Electric plc, nVent Finance S.à r.l. or Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc. is an authorized investment firm within the meaning of the European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 375 of 2017) (as amended) of Ireland, and the recipients of this document should seek independent legal and financial advice in determining their actions in respect of or pursuant to this document.** 

We may sell these securities on a continuous or delayed basis directly, through agents, dealers or underwriters as designated from time to time, or through a combination of these methods. We reserve the sole right to accept, and together with any agents, dealers and underwriters, reserve the right to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of securities. If any agents, dealers or underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable commissions or discounts. Our net proceeds from the sale of securities also will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

#### Prospectus dated February 17, 2026

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#### **TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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| [About This Prospectus](#tATP)  | [1](#tATP) |
| [Forward-Looking Statements](#tFOST)  | [2](#tFOST) |
| [Risk Factors](#tRIFA)  | [2](#tRIFA) |
| [Where You Can Find More Information](#tWYCF)  | [3](#tWYCF) |
| [About the Issuers](#tATI)  | [4](#tATI) |
| [Use of Proceeds](#tUOP)  | [5](#tUOP) |
| [Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees of Debt Securities](#tDODS)  | [6](#tDODS) |
| [Description of Ordinary Shares](#tDOOS)  | [25](#tDOOS) |
| [Description of Preferred Shares](#tDOPS)  | [36](#tDOPS) |
| [Description of Depositary Shares](#tDODS1)  | [37](#tDODS1) |
| [Description of Purchase Contracts](#tDOPC)  | [38](#tDOPC) |
| [Description of Warrants](#tDOW)  | [39](#tDOW) |
| [Description of Units](#tDOU)  | [40](#tDOU) |
| [Selling Shareholders](#tSESH)  | [41](#tSESH) |
| [Plan of Distribution](#tPOD)  | [42](#tPOD) |
| [Enforcement of Civil Liabilities](#tEOCL)  | [44](#tEOCL) |
| [Legal Matters](#tLEMA)  | [46](#tLEMA) |
| [Experts](#tEXP)  | [46](#tEXP) |

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#### ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") utilizing a "shelf" registration process. By using a shelf registration statement, we may sell, at any time and from time to time in one or more offerings, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus.

We are not making offers to sell nor soliciting offers to buy, nor will we make an offer to sell nor solicit an offer to buy, securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any supplement to this prospectus or any other offering material, or the information we file or previously filed with the SEC that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and/or other offering material, is accurate only as of the dates on their covers. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we or any selling shareholders sell securities, we or the selling shareholders will provide a prospectus supplement containing specific information about the terms of that offering. That prospectus supplement may include a discussion of any risk factors or other special considerations applicable to those securities. The prospectus supplement also may add, update or change information in this prospectus. You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any prospectus supplement and in any other offering material. "Incorporated by reference" means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information."

The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus.

The exhibits to the registration statement contain the full text of certain contracts and other important documents we have summarized in this prospectus. You should review the full text of these documents because these summaries may not contain all the information that you may find important in deciding whether to purchase the securities we offer. The registration statement, including the exhibits, can be read at the SEC's Web site mentioned under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information."

 *Unless we have indicated otherwise, references in this prospectus to "nVent" are only to nVent Electric plc, an Irish public limited company, references to "we," "us" and "our" or similar terms are to nVent and its consolidated subsidiaries, references to "nVent Finance" are to nVent Finance S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée), and references to "Hoffman Schroff" are to Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.* 

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#### FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, any prospectus supplement and/or any other offering material, and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and/or any other offering material, contain forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and/or any other offering material, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, targets and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that include the words "targets," "plans," "believes," "expects," "intends," "will," "likely," "may," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "should," "would," "positioned," "strategy," "future," "are confident," or words, phrases or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, including, among others, those we identify under "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other documents that we file from time to time with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Numerous important factors described in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and/or other offering material, and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and/or other offering material, could affect these statements and could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or other offering material or any document incorporated by reference. We assume no obligation, and disclaim any duty, to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

#### RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risk. You should carefully consider and evaluate all of the information contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, and in the documents we incorporate by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement before you decide to purchase our securities. In particular, you should carefully consider and evaluate the risks and uncertainties described in "Part I — Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our most recent Form 10-K and "Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors" of any subsequently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, each as updated by the additional risks and uncertainties set forth in other filings we make with the SEC. A prospectus supplement applicable to each type or series of securities we offer will also contain a discussion of any material risks applicable to the particular type of securities we are offering under that prospectus supplement. Any of the risks and uncertainties set forth therein could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the trading price or value of our securities. As a result, you could lose all or part of your investment.

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#### WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We also filed a registration statement on Form S-3, including exhibits, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus is a part of the registration statement, but does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement or the exhibits to the registration statement. Our reports, proxy and information statements, and other SEC filings are available at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.

nVent, nVent Finance and Hoffman Schroff are "incorporating by reference" specified documents that we file with the SEC, which means:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • incorporated documents are considered part of this prospectus;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • nVent, nVent Finance and Hoffman Schroff are disclosing important information to you by referring you to those documents; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • information we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus.

nVent, nVent Finance and Hoffman Schroff incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings nVent, nVent Finance or Hoffman Schroff make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the date of this prospectus and before the end of the offering of the securities pursuant to this prospectus:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • [nVent's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1720635/000162828026008608/nvt-20251231.htm);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • [nVent's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001720635/000110465926015527/tm266212d3_8k.htm); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the description of nVent's ordinary shares contained in [Exhibit 4.5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720635/000162828026008608/ex45descriptionofsecuritie.htm) to nVent's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits under Item 9.01, is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

You may obtain copies of documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, at no cost, by request directed to us at the following address or telephone number:

nVent Management Company

1665 Utica Avenue, Suite 700

St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416

Attention: Corporate Secretary

(763) 204-7700

You can also find these filings on our website at www.nvent.com. However, we are not incorporating the information on our website other than these filings into this prospectus.

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#### ABOUT THE ISSUERS

#### nVent Electric plc
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We connect and protect some of the world's most critical electrical systems to make them safer, more efficient and resilient. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect mission critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. We have a comprehensive portfolio of bus systems, cable management, control buildings, cooling solutions, both liquid and air, electrical connections, enclosures, equipment protection, power connections and power management solutions, and switchgear systems, and we are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

Our broad range of products and solutions support infrastructure, industrial, commercial and residential, and energy applications around the world. Our solutions help our customers improve energy efficiency, ensure resiliency and protection, increase customer productivity, enhance safety and contribute to more sustainable operations.

At nVent, we operate across two segments: Systems Protection and Electrical Connections.

Our portfolio of premier, industry-leading brands, some of which have a history spanning over 100 years, includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE.

nVent is an Irish public limited company and its principal executive offices are located at The Mille, 1000 Great West Road, 8th Floor (East), London, TW8 9DW, United Kingdom, and its telephone number at that address is 44-20-3966-0279.

#### nVent Finance S.à r.l.
nVent Finance is a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of nVent. Its registered and principal office is located at 26, boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, it is registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B219846, and its telephone number at that address is 352-691-464-015.

#### Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc.
Hoffman Schroff is a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of nVent. Its principal office is located at 1665 Utica Avenue, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416, and its telephone number at that address is (763) 204-7700.

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#### USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus, the net proceeds from the sale of the securities to which this prospectus relates will be used for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include repayment of indebtedness, acquisitions, additions to working capital, repurchase, redemption or retirement of ordinary shares, capital expenditures and investments in our subsidiaries.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following is a general description of the debt securities that we may offer from time to time. The particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which the general provisions described below may apply to those securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. We also may sell hybrid securities that combine certain features of debt securities and other securities described in this prospectus. As you read this section, please remember that the specific terms of a debt security as described in the applicable prospectus supplement will supplement and may modify or replace the general terms described in this section. If there are any differences between the applicable prospectus supplement and this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement will control. As a result, the statements we make in this section may not apply to the debt security you purchase.

nVent Finance and Hoffman Schroff are collectively referred to in this section as the "issuers" and each may be referred to as an "issuer." Each of the issuers may offer debt securities using this prospectus, and references to the issuers in this description do not, unless the context otherwise indicates, include any of their respective subsidiaries. References to nVent in this description refer to nVent Electric plc, not including its subsidiaries. nVent and Hoffman Schroff (collectively, the "nVent Finance guarantors") will act as the guarantors of any debt securities issued by nVent Finance using this prospectus. nVent and nVent Finance (collectively, the "Hoffman Schroff guarantors" and, together with the nVent Finance guarantors, the "guarantors") will act as the guarantors of any debt securities issued by Hoffman Schroff using this prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this section have the respective meanings set forth in the applicable indenture.

#### General
The debt securities that we offer will be senior unsubordinated debt securities. nVent Finance will issue senior debt securities under the indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, among nVent Finance, nVent, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, a copy of which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We refer to this indenture as the nVent Finance indenture. Hoffman Schroff will issue senior debt securities under an indenture among Hoffman Schroff, nVent, nVent Finance, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, which we expect will be substantially in the form that has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We refer to this indenture as the Hoffman Schroff indenture. We refer to the nVent Finance indenture and the Hoffman Schroff indenture collectively as the indentures and to each as an indenture. We refer to the trustee under the indentures as the trustee. Except as set forth in this section, the indentures have substantially identical terms and conditions. In addition, the indentures may be supplemented or amended as necessary to set forth the terms of the debt securities issued under the indentures. You should read the indentures, including any amendments or supplements, carefully to fully understand the terms of the debt securities. The indentures are subject to, and are governed by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act").

The senior debt securities will be unsubordinated obligations of the applicable issuer. They will rank equally with each other and all of the applicable issuer's other unsubordinated debt, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Debt securities issued by nVent Finance will be fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by the nVent Finance guarantors, unless otherwise specified in an applicable prospectus supplement. Debt securities issued by Hoffman Schroff will be fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by the Hoffman Schroff guarantors, unless otherwise specified in an applicable prospectus supplement. The debt securities will not be guaranteed by, and therefore will not constitute obligations of, the issuer's or the guarantors' subsidiaries other than nVent Finance or Hoffman Schroff (as applicable). Creditors of the issuers' subsidiaries are entitled to a claim on the assets of those subsidiaries. Consequently, in the event of a liquidation or reorganization of any subsidiary, creditors of a subsidiary are likely to be paid in full before any distribution is made to an issuer and holders of its debt securities, except to the extent that such issuer is itself recognized as a creditor of that subsidiary, in which case such issuer's claims would still be subordinate to any security interests in the assets of the subsidiary and any debt of the subsidiary senior to that held by such issuer.

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The indentures do not limit the amount of debt securities that can be issued thereunder and provide that debt securities of any series may be issued thereunder up to the aggregate principal amount that we may authorize from time to time. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the indentures do not limit the amount of other indebtedness or securities that we may issue. We may issue debt securities of the same series at more than one time and, unless prohibited by the terms of the series, we may reopen a series for issuances of additional debt securities without the consent of the holders of the outstanding debt securities of that series. All debt securities issued as a series, including those issued pursuant to any reopening of a series, will vote together as a single class.

Reference is made to the prospectus supplement for the following and other possible terms of each series of the debt securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the title of the debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under the applicable indenture, except for debt securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, other debt securities of that series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the debt securities will be issued by nVent Finance or Hoffman Schroff;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of the debt securities of the series shall be payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, at which the debt securities of the series shall bear interest or the manner of calculation of such rate or rates, if any, including any procedures to vary or reset such rate or rates, and the basis upon which interest will be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the dates on which such interest will be payable or the manner of determination of such dates, and the record date for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable on any such dates;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any trustees, authenticating agents or paying agents with respect to such series, if different from those set forth in the applicable indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods or defer the payment of interest and the duration of such extension or deferral;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which, debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the applicable issuer;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the obligation, if any, of an issuer to redeem, purchase or repay debt securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions, including payments made in cash in anticipation of future sinking fund obligations, or at the option of a holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, debt securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the form of the debt securities of the series including the form of the trustee's certificate of authentication for such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if other than denominations of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which the debt securities of the series shall be issuable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the currency or currencies in which payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, debt securities of the series shall be payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if the principal amount payable at the stated maturity of debt securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to such stated maturity, the amount which will be deemed to be such principal amount as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof that will be due and payable upon declaration of the maturity thereof or upon any

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maturity other than the stated maturity or that will be deemed to be outstanding as of any such date, or, in any such case, the manner in which such deemed principal amount is to be determined;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the terms of any repurchase or remarketing rights;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if the securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a global security or securities, the type of global security to be issued; the terms and conditions, if different from those contained in the applicable indenture, upon which such global security or securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual securities in definitive registered form; the depositary for such global security or securities; and the form of any legend or legends to be borne by any such global security or securities in addition to or in lieu of the legends referred to in the applicable indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the debt securities of the series will be convertible into or exchangeable for other debt securities, common or ordinary shares or other securities of any kind of the applicable issuer or another obligor, and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such debt securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, including the initial conversion or exchange price or rate or the method of calculation, how and when the conversion price or exchange ratio may be adjusted, whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at the applicable issuer's option, the conversion or exchange period, and any other provision in addition to or in lieu of those described herein;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any additional restrictive covenants or events of default that will apply to the debt securities of the series, or any changes to the restrictive covenants set forth in the applicable indenture that will apply to the debt securities of the series, which may consist of establishing different terms or provisions from those set forth in the applicable indenture or eliminating any such restrictive covenant or event of default with respect to the debt securities of the series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any provisions granting special rights to holders when a specified event occurs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if the amount of principal or any premium or interest on debt securities of a series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any special tax implications of the debt securities, including provisions for original issue discount securities, if offered;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether and upon what terms debt securities of a series may be defeased if different from the provisions set forth in the applicable indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • with regard to the debt securities of any series that do not bear interest, the dates for certain required reports to the trustee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the debt securities of the series will be issued as unrestricted securities or restricted securities, and, if issued as restricted securities, the rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act in reliance on which they will be sold;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the securities of the series shall be issued with guarantees and, if so, the identity of the guarantors (including whether the guarantors shall be a guarantor under the series) and the terms, if any, of any guarantee of the payment of principal and interest, if any, with respect to securities of the series and any corresponding changes to the provisions of the applicable indenture; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any and all additional, eliminated or changed terms that shall apply to the debt securities of the series, including any terms that may be required by or advisable under United States laws or regulations, including the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or advisable in connection with the marketing of debt securities of that series.

We will comply with Section 14(e) under the Exchange Act, to the extent applicable, and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable, in connection with any obligation to purchase debt securities at the option of the holders thereof. Any such obligation applicable to a series of debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating thereto.

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Unless otherwise described in a prospectus supplement relating to any debt securities, there are no covenants or provisions contained in the indentures that may afford the holders of debt securities protection in the event that we enter into a highly leveraged transaction.

The statements made hereunder relating to the indentures and the debt securities are summaries of certain provisions thereof and are qualified in their entirety by reference to all provisions of the applicable indenture and the debt securities and the descriptions thereof, if different, in the applicable prospectus supplement.

#### Guarantees
Unless otherwise specified in an applicable prospectus supplement, the applicable guarantors will fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and any Additional Amounts (as defined below in "Payment of Additional Amounts"), if any, on any debt securities issued by an issuer, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, upon redemption, by acceleration or otherwise. The guarantee provides that in the event of a default in payment on a debt security, the holder of the debt security may institute legal proceedings directly against a guarantor to enforce the guarantee without first proceeding against the applicable issuer.

#### Redemption at the Issuer's Option
If specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the applicable issuer may redeem the debt securities of any series, as a whole or in part, at such issuer's option on and after the dates and in accordance with the terms established for such series, if any, in the applicable prospectus supplement. If an issuer redeems the debt securities of any series, such issuer also must pay accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption on such debt securities.

#### Redemption Upon Changes in Withholding Taxes
An issuer may redeem all, but not less than all, of the debt securities of any series under the following conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • there is an amendment to, or change in, the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction from or through which payment on any debt security is made by or on behalf of such issuer or a guarantor or any other jurisdiction in which such issuer or a guarantor is organized, engaged in business for tax purposes, or otherwise considered to be a resident for tax purposes, as applicable, or any political subdivision thereof or therein having the power to tax (a "Taxing Jurisdiction"), or any change in the application or official interpretation of such laws, including any action taken by a taxing authority or a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction, regardless of whether such action, change or holding is with respect to the issuer or a guarantor;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • as a result of such amendment or change, the issuer or a guarantor becomes, or will become, obligated to pay Additional Amounts on the next payment date with respect to the debt securities of such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided through the issuer's or a guarantor's commercially reasonable measures;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the issuer delivers to the trustee:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a certificate of the issuer or a guarantor, stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the issuer or such guarantor, as the case may be, taking commercially reasonable measures available to it; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a written opinion of independent legal counsel to the issuer or the applicable guarantor, as the case may be, of recognized standing to the effect that the issuer or such guarantor, as the case may be, has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a change, amendment, official interpretation or application described above and that the issuer or such guarantor, as the

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case may be, cannot avoid the payment of such Additional Amounts by taking commercially reasonable measures available to it; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • following the delivery of the certificate and opinion described in the previous bullet point, the issuer provides notice of redemption not less than 30 days, but not more than 90 days, prior to the date of redemption. The notice of redemption cannot be given more than 90 days before the earliest date on which the issuer or the guarantor would be otherwise required to pay Additional Amounts, and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts must still be in effect when the notice is given.

Upon the occurrence of each of the bullet points above, the issuer may redeem the debt securities of such series at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

The foregoing provisions shall apply to any successor to the applicable issuer or guarantor, after such successor to the issuer or guarantor becomes a party to the applicable indenture, with respect to a change or amendment occurring after the time such successor to the issuer or guarantor becomes a party to the applicable indenture.

#### Notice of Redemption
Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 90 days before the redemption date to the trustee and each holder of debt securities of a series to be redeemed at its address shown in the debt security register for the debt securities; provided, however, notice may be provided more than 90 days prior if the notice is issued in connection with the satisfaction and discharge or defeasance of the debt securities. If an issuer elects to redeem a portion but not all of such debt securities, the trustee will select the debt securities to be redeemed in accordance with a method determined by such issuer, in such manner as complies with applicable legal requirements, the rules and procedures of The Depository Trust Company, if applicable, and stock exchange requirements, if any.

Interest on such debt securities or portions of debt securities will cease to accrue on and after the date fixed for redemption, unless the issuer defaults in the payment of such redemption price and accrued interest with respect to any such security or portion thereof.

If any date of redemption of any security is not a business day, then payment of principal and interest may be made on the next succeeding business day with the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of redemption and no interest will accrue for the period after such nominal date.

#### Payment of Additional Amounts
Neither an issuer nor any guarantor will deduct or withhold from payments made by such issuer or guarantor under or with respect to the debt securities and the guarantees on account of any present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of any Taxing Jurisdiction ("Taxes"). In the event that an issuer or guarantor is required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of any Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to any debt securities or guarantee, as the case may be, such issuer or guarantor, as the case may be, will pay such additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") so that the net amount received by each holder of debt securities (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction (including any such deduction or withholding from such Additional Amounts) will equal the amount that such holder would have received if such Taxes had not been required to be withheld or deducted.

Additional Amounts will not be payable with respect to a payment made to a holder of debt securities or a holder of beneficial interests in global securities where such holder is subject to taxation on such payment by a relevant Taxing Jurisdiction for or on account of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any Taxes that are imposed or withheld solely because such holder or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, or member of such holder if such holder is an estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company or other fiscally transparent entity, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder:

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • is or was present or engaged in, or is or was treated as present or engaged in, a trade or business in the Taxing Jurisdiction or has or had a permanent establishment in the Taxing Jurisdiction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • has or had any present or former connection (other than any connection arising solely from the mere fact of ownership of such securities or the receipt of any payment or the exercise of enforcement of rights under such securities) with the Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such taxes, including being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or being treated as being or having been a resident thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, excise, personal property or similar Taxes imposed with respect to the securities, except as otherwise provided in the applicable indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any Taxes imposed solely as a result of the presentation of such debt securities, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the beneficiary or holder thereof would have been entitled to the payment of Additional Amounts had such debt securities been presented for payment on any date during such 30-day period;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any Tax that is imposed or withheld solely as a result of the failure of such holder or the beneficial owner of the debt securities to comply with a reasonable written request by the payor addressed to the holder, after reasonable notice (at least 30 days before any such withholding or deduction would be payable), to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence or identity of the holder or such beneficial owner or to make any declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirement relating to such matters, which is required by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction of, all or part of such Tax but only to the extent the holder or beneficial owner is legally entitled to provide such certification or documentation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any Taxes that are payable by any method other than withholding or deduction by the issuer, a guarantor, or any paying agent from payments in respect of such securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any Taxes required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment in respect of any securities if such payment can be made without such withholding by at least one other paying agent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • in the case of the nVent Finance indenture, any Taxes required to be deducted or withheld pursuant to the European Council Directive 2003/48/EC of June 3, 2003, or any other directive implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting of November 26 and 27, 2000, on the taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (or any amendment thereof), or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, that Directive or the Luxembourg Law of December 23, 2005, as amended, or, in the case of the Hoffman Schroff indenture, any taxes required to be deducted or withheld pursuant to the Luxembourg Law of December 23, 2005, as amended;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any withholding or deduction for Taxes which would not have been imposed if the relevant Securities had been presented to another paying agent in a Member State of the European Union;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any Taxes imposed or withheld by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any combination of the above conditions.

Additional Amounts will not be payable to any holder of securities or the holder of a beneficial interest in a global security that is a fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company or other fiscally transparent entity, or to such holder that is not the sole holder of such security or holder of such beneficial interests in such security, as the case may be. The exception, however, will apply only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, or a beneficial owner or member of the partnership, limited liability company or other fiscally transparent entity would not have been entitled to the payment of an Additional Amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment. In addition, no Additional Amounts will be paid on account of any taxes imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable) and any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof.

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Each of the applicable issuer and guarantors, as applicable, also:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • will make such withholding or deduction of Taxes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • will remit the full amount of Taxes so deducted or withheld to the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in accordance with all applicable laws;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from each Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • upon request, will make available to the holders of the debt securities, within 90 days after the date the payment of any Taxes deducted or withheld is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by any guarantor or the issuer or if, notwithstanding such issuer's or guarantor's efforts to obtain such receipts, the same are not obtainable, other evidence of such payments.

At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the debt securities of a series or guarantees is due and payable, if the issuer or a guarantor will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, such issuer or guarantor will deliver to the trustee an officer's certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable, the amounts so payable and such other information as is necessary to enable the trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to holders of such debt securities on the payment date.

In addition, the issuers will pay any stamp, issue, registration, documentary or other similar taxes and duties, including interest, penalties and Additional Amounts with respect thereto, payable in any Taxing Jurisdiction in respect of the creation, issue, offering, enforcement, redemption or retirement of the debt securities except for any Luxembourg registration duties (*droits d'enregistrement*), that would become payable as a result of the registration by a holder of securities or a holder of a beneficial interest in a global security of any agreement relating to the debt securities with the *Administration de l'Enregistrement, des Domaines et de la TVA* in Luxembourg, when such registration is not required to enforce such holder's rights under such agreement.

The foregoing provisions shall survive any termination or the discharge of each indenture and shall apply to any jurisdiction in which an issuer, guarantor or any successor to such issuer or guarantor, as the case may be, is organized or is engaged in business for tax purposes or any political subdivisions or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein.

Whenever in an indenture, any debt securities, any guarantee or in this "Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees of Debt Securities" there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if any, redemption price, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any debt securities, such mention includes the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent payable in the particular context.

#### Certain Covenants

#### Affirmative Covenants
Under the indentures:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the issuers will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the issuers will each maintain an office or agency where securities may be presented or surrendered for payment; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the issuers and guarantors will each furnish to the trustee on or before April 30 of each year a certificate executed by the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of each issuer and guarantor on their respective behalf as to such officer's knowledge of the applicable issuer's or guarantor's, as the case may be, compliance with all covenants and agreements under the applicable indenture required to be complied with by such issuer or guarantor.

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#### Reports by the Issuers
So long as any debt securities of an issuer are outstanding, such issuer shall file with the trustee, within 15 days after nVent files with the SEC, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that nVent may be required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The issuers shall be deemed to have complied with the previous sentence to the extent that such information, documents and reports are filed with the SEC via EDGAR, or any successor electronic delivery procedure; provided, however, that the trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether or not such information, documents or reports have been filed pursuant to the EDGAR system (or its successor). 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 an issuer's compliance with any of its covenants under the applicable indenture (as to which the trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on officer's certificates).

#### Limitation on Mergers and Other Transactions
Each issuer and each guarantor covenants that it will not merge or consolidate with any other person or sell or convey all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of transactions to any person, unless:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • such issuer or guarantor, as the case may be, shall be the continuing entity, or the successor entity or the person which acquires by sale or conveyance substantially all the assets of such issuer or guarantor, as the case may be (if other than an issuer or guarantor, as the case may be), (A) shall expressly assume the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities or the obligations under the guarantees, as the case may be, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and agreements of the applicable indenture to be performed or observed by such issuer or guarantor, as the case may be, by supplemental indenture reasonably satisfactory to the trustee, executed and delivered to the trustee by such person, and (B) shall obtain either (x) an opinion, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the trustee, of tax counsel of recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the trustee, which counsel shall include Foley & Lardner LLP, or (y) a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, in either case to the effect that such merger or consolidation, or such sale or conveyance, will not result in an exchange of the debt securities for new debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • no Event of Default (as defined below) and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default shall be continuing immediately after such merger or consolidation, or such sale or conveyance.

The applicable issuer shall deliver to the trustee prior to or simultaneously with the consummation of the proposed transaction an officer's certificate to the foregoing effect and an opinion of counsel stating that the proposed transaction and any such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable indenture.

#### Events of Default
With respect to debt securities of a particular series, an "Event of Default" means any one or more of the following events that has occurred and is continuing, except with respect to any series of debt securities for which the supplemental indenture or resolution of the board of directors under which such series of debt securities is issued or the form of security for such series expressly provides that any such Event of Default shall not apply to such series of debt securities:

1)

default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the debt securities of such series as and when the same shall become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

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2)

default in the payment of all or any part of the principal of or premium, if any, on any of the debt securities of such series as and when the same shall become due and payable either at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise;

3)

default in the payment of any sinking fund installment as and when the same shall become due and payable by the terms of the debt securities of such series;

4)

default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the applicable issuer or guarantors in respect of the debt securities of such series and the related guarantee (other than a default or breach that is specifically dealt with elsewhere), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after the date on which there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the applicable issuer and guarantors by the trustee or to the applicable issuer and guarantors and the trustee by the holders of at least 25 percent in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that the notice is a "Notice of Default" under the applicable indenture;

5)

the guarantee with respect to the debt securities of such series shall for any reason cease to be, or shall for any reason be asserted in writing by the applicable issuer or guarantor not to be, in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms except to the extent contemplated by the applicable indenture and such guarantee;

6)

a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect the applicable issuer or guarantors in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or sequestrator or similar official of such issuer or guarantors or for any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;

7)

the applicable issuer or guarantors shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or sequestrator or similar official of such issuer or guarantors or for any substantial part of its property, or make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or

8)

any other Event of Default provided in the supplemental indenture or resolution of the board of directors under which such series of debt securities is issued or in the form of security for such series.

If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing in respect of the debt securities of a series, in each and every case, unless the principal of all the debt securities of the series shall have already become due and payable, either the trustee at the request of the holder or the holders of not less than 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding, by notice in writing to the issuer and guarantors, as applicable, and to the trustee if given by such holder or holders, may declare the unpaid principal of all the debt securities of that series to be due and payable immediately.

The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of debt securities of any series, by written notice to the applicable issuer and guarantors and the trustee, may waive any existing default in the performance of any of the covenants contained in the applicable indenture or established with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the debt securities of that series as and when the same shall become due by the terms of such securities. Upon any such waiver, the default covered thereby and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to be cured for all purposes of the applicable indenture.

The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to such series; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with the applicable indenture or be unduly prejudicial to the rights of holders of such debt securities or any other outstanding series of debt securities. Subject to the terms of the indentures, the trustee shall have the right to decline to

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follow any such direction if the trustee in good faith, by a responsible officer or responsible officers of the trustee, shall determine that the proceeding so directed would involve the trustee in personal liability.

No holder of any debt security of any series shall have any right to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law under the indentures or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek any other remedies under the indentures unless:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • such holder previously shall have given to the trustee written notice of an Event of Default and the continuance thereof specifying such Event of Default;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the holders of not less than 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding shall have made written request upon the trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as trustee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • such holder or holders shall have offered to the trustee such indemnity and security reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such written notice, request and offer of indemnity and security reasonably satisfactory to it, shall have failed to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • during such 60 day period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series do not give the trustee a direction inconsistent with such request.

The right of any holder to receive payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on such security or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder.

#### Modification of the Indentures
The issuers, guarantors and the trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to the indentures without the consent of any holders of any series of debt securities for one or more of the following purposes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the applicable indenture or debt securities of any series, including making any such changes as are required for the applicable indenture to comply with the Trust Indenture Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to add an additional obligor on the debt securities or to add a guarantor of any outstanding series of debt securities, or to evidence the succession of another person to an issuer or guarantor, or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor person of the covenants, agreements and obligations of such issuer or guarantor, as the case may be, pursuant to provisions in the indentures described under "Certain Covenants — Limitations on Mergers and Other Transactions";

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to add to the covenants of an issuer for the benefit of the holders of any outstanding series of debt securities or to surrender any of an issuer's or guarantor's rights or powers under the applicable indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the holders of any outstanding series of debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to change or eliminate any of the provisions of the indentures, provided that any such change or elimination shall not become effective with respect to any outstanding debt security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to secure the debt securities of any series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of outstanding debt securities of the affected series in any material respect;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of a series of debt securities, to provide which, if any, of the covenants of an issuer shall apply to such series, to provide which of the Events of Default it shall apply to such series, to name one or more guarantors and provide for guarantees of such series, to provide for the terms and conditions upon which the guarantee by the guarantors of such series may be released or terminated, or to define the rights of the holders of such series of debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to issue additional debt securities of any series; provided that such additional debt securities have the same terms as, and be deemed part of the same series as, the applicable series of debt securities to the extent required under the applicable indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of the indentures as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the applicable trust by more than one trustee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to supplement any of the provisions in the indentures to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of the debt securities of any series in a manner consistent with the provisions described under "Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance"; provided, however, that any such action shall not adversely affect the interest of the holders of debt securities of such series or any other series in any material respect; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to conform the text of the indentures, any supplemental indenture or any debt securities to the description thereof in any prospectus, prospectus supplement or offering circular or memorandum or supplement thereto with respect to the offer and sale of debt securities of any series, to the extent than such description is inconsistent with a provision in the applicable indenture, any supplemental indenture or debt security, as provided in an officer's certificate.

In addition, under the indentures, with the written consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of each series at the time outstanding that is affected, the issuers and guarantors, when authorized by board resolutions, and the trustee, from time to time and at any time may enter into an indenture or indentures to supplement the applicable indenture. However, the following changes may only be made with the consent of each holder of outstanding debt securities affected:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • extend a fixed maturity of or any installment of principal of any debt securities of any series or reduce the principal amount thereof or reduce the amount of principal of any original issue discount security that would be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any debt security of any series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any debt security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • make any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the fixed maturity thereof or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • reduce the percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture or indentures.

A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates any covenant, Event of Default or other provision of an indenture that has been expressly included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of debt securities, if any, or which modifies the rights of the holders of debt securities of such series with respect to such covenant, Event of Default or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under the applicable indenture of the holders of securities of any other series.

It will not be necessary for the consent of the holders to approve the particular form of any proposed supplement, amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance of it.

#### Information Concerning the Trustee
In case an Event of Default with respect to the securities of a series has occurred (that has not been cured or waived), the trustee shall exercise with respect to securities of that series such of the rights and

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powers vested in it by the applicable indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. None of the provisions contained in the indentures shall require the trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not assured to it under the terms of the applicable indenture or indemnity and security reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk is not assured to it.

The trustee may resign with respect to one or more series of debt securities by giving a written notice to the applicable issuer or issuers and to the holders of that series of debt securities. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a particular series may remove the trustee by notifying the applicable issuer and the trustee. An issuer may remove the trustee if:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the trustee has or acquires a "conflicting interest," within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, and fails to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the trustee fails to comply with the eligibility requirements provided in the applicable indenture and fails to resign after written request therefor by such issuer or by any such holder in accordance with such indenture; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the trustee becomes incapable of acting, or is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent, or commences a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, or a receiver of the trustee or of its property is appointed or consented to, or any public officer takes charge or control of the trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation.

If the trustee resigns or is removed or if the office of the trustee is otherwise vacant, the issuers will appoint a successor trustee in accordance with the provisions of the applicable indenture.

A resignation or removal of the trustee and appointment of a successor trustee shall become effective only upon the successor trustee's acceptance of the appointment as provided in the applicable indenture.

#### Payment and Paying Agents
The interest installment on any security that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on the fixed date on which an installment of interest with respect to securities of that series is due and payable, shall be paid to the person in whose name such security (or one or more predecessor securities) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest installment.

The issuers, upon notice to the trustee, may appoint one or more paying agents, other than the trustee, for all or any series of the debt securities. The debt securities of a particular series will be surrendered for payment at the office of the paying agents designated by the issuers. If the issuers do not designate such an office, the corporate trust office of the trustee will serve as the office of the paying agent for such series. The issuers, the guarantors or any of their subsidiaries may act as paying agent upon written notice to the trustee.

All funds paid by the issuers or guarantors to a paying agent or the trustee for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities which remains unclaimed for at least one year after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to the issuers or guarantors, as applicable, and the holder of the debt securities thereafter may look only to the issuers and guarantors, as applicable, for payment thereof.

#### Governing Law
Each indenture and any debt securities issued thereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the internal laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws principles that would require the application of any other law. The indentures are subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of the indentures and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions. The application

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of articles 470-3 to 470-19 of the Luxembourg law on commercial companies dated 10 August 1915, as amended, to the nVent Finance indenture and to any debt securities issued thereunder is excluded.

#### Satisfaction and Discharge of Indentures, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

#### Satisfaction and Discharge of Indentures
An indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to a series of debt securities if, at any time:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) the applicable issuer or guarantors have delivered or have caused to be delivered to the trustee for cancellation all debt securities of a series theretofore authenticated, other than any debt securities that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in the applicable indenture, and debt securities for whose payment funds or U.S. governmental obligations have theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the applicable issuer or guarantors and thereupon repaid to such issuer or guarantors or discharged from such trust, as provided in the applicable indenture; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) all such debt securities of a particular series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and the issuers or guarantors shall irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited with the trustee as trust funds the entire amount, in funds or U.S. governmental obligations, or a combination thereof, sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all debt securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation, including principal, premium, if any, and interest due or to become due on such date of maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, and if in either case the applicable issuer or guarantors shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable under the applicable indenture with respect to such series by the applicable issuer.

Notwithstanding the above, the issuers may not be discharged from the following obligations, which will survive until the date of maturity or the redemption date for the applicable series of debt securities:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to make any interest or principal payments that may be required;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to register the transfer or exchange of the debt securities of the series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to execute and authenticate the debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to maintain an office or agency;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to maintain paying agencies; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to appoint new trustees as required.

The issuers also may not be discharged from the following obligations which will survive the satisfaction and discharge of the applicable series of debt securities:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to compensate and reimburse the trustee in accordance with the terms of the applicable indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to receive unclaimed payments held by the trustee for at least one year after the date upon which the principal, if any, or interest on the debt securities shall have respectively come due and payable and remit those payments to the holders if required; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to withhold or deduct taxes as provided in the applicable indenture.

#### Defeasance and Discharge of Obligations
The applicable issuer's and guarantors' obligations with respect to the debt securities of any series will be discharged upon compliance with the conditions described below under "Covenant Defeasance" if, with respect to all debt securities of that particular series that have not been previously delivered to the trustee for cancellation or that have not become due and payable as described above under "Satisfaction and Discharge of Indentures," such debt securities have been paid by the applicable issuer or guarantors by depositing

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irrevocably with the trustee, in trust, funds or governmental obligations, or a combination thereof, sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all such outstanding debt securities of that series, such deposit to include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • principal;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • premium, if any;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • interest due or to become due to such date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as the case may be; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • all other payments due under the terms of the applicable indenture with respect to the debt securities of such series.

Notwithstanding the above, the applicable issuer and guarantors, to the extent applicable to each, may not be discharged from the following obligations, which will survive until such date of maturity or the redemption date for the applicable series of debt securities:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to make any interest or principal payments that may be required;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to register the transfer or exchange of the debt securities of such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to execute and authenticate the debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to maintain an office or agency;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to maintain paying agencies; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to appoint new trustees as required.

The issuers also may not be discharged from the following obligations which will survive the satisfaction and discharge of the applicable series of debt securities:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to compensate and reimburse the trustee in accordance with the terms of the applicable indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to receive unclaimed payments held by the trustee for at least one year after the date upon which the principal, if any, or interest on the debt securities shall have respectively come due and payable and remit those payments to the holders if required; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • to withhold or deduct taxes as provided in the applicable indenture.

#### Covenant Defeasance
Upon compliance with specified conditions, the applicable issuer and guarantors will not be required to comply with some covenants contained in the applicable indenture and any applicable supplemental indenture, and any omission to comply with such covenants will not constitute a default or Event of Default relating to the applicable series of debt securities, or, if applicable, the issuer's and guarantors' obligations with respect to the applicable series of debt securities will be discharged. These conditions are:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the applicable issuer or guarantors irrevocably deposit in trust with the trustee or, at the option of the trustee, with a trustee satisfactory to the trustee and the applicable issuer and guarantors, as the case may be, under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the trustee, funds or U.S. governmental obligations or a combination thereof sufficient to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding debt securities of such series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and to pay all other amounts payable by it under the applicable indenture with respect to the outstanding debt securities of such series, provided that (A) the trustee of the irrevocable trust shall have been irrevocably instructed to pay such funds or the proceeds of such U.S. governmental obligations to the trustee and (B) the trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such funds or the proceeds of such U.S. governmental obligations to the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the debt securities of such series;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the applicable issuer or guarantors, as the case may be, deliver to the trustee an officer's certificate stating that all conditions precedent specified in the applicable indenture relating to defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with, and an opinion of counsel to the same effect;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • no Event of Default described in the first, second, third, sixth or seventh bullet points in the first paragraph under the caption "Events of Default" shall have occurred and be continuing, and no event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become such an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, on the date of such deposit;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the applicable issuer or guarantors, as the case may be, shall have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel or a ruling received from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the holders of the debt securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of an issuer's or guarantor's exercise of such defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such election had not been exercised;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not (i) cause the trustee to have a conflicting interest for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any securities or (ii) result in the trust arising from such deposit to constitute, unless it is registered as such, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional or substitute terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the issuers or guarantors pursuant to the applicable indenture.

#### Book-Entry, Delivery and Form
The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depository identified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Global securities may be issued in either registered or bearer form and in either temporary or permanent form. Unless otherwise provided in such prospectus supplement, debt securities that are represented by a global security will be issued in denominations of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof and will be issued in registered form only, without coupons.

We anticipate that any global securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), and that such global securities will be registered in the name of Cede & Co., DTC's nominee. We further anticipate that the following provisions will apply to the depository arrangements with respect to any such global securities. Any additional or differing terms of the depository arrangements will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities issued in the form of global securities.

Beneficial interests in the global securities will be represented through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct or indirect participants in DTC. Investors may elect to hold their interests in the global securities through either DTC (in the United States) or (in Europe) through Clearstream or through Euroclear. Investors may hold their interests in the global securities directly if they are participants of such systems, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in these systems. Clearstream and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their participants through customers' securities accounts in Clearstream's and Euroclear's names on the books of their respective U.S. depositaries, which in turn will hold these interests in customers' securities accounts in the depositaries' names on the books of DTC. Beneficial interests in the global securities will be held in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Except as set forth below, the global securities may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of DTC or to a successor of DTC or its nominee.

Debt securities represented by a global security can be exchanged for definitive securities in registered form only if:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for that global security and the applicable issuer does not appoint a successor depositary within 90 days after receiving that notice;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • at any time DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulation and the applicable issuer does not appoint a successor depositary within 90 days after becoming aware that DTC has ceased to be registered as a clearing agency; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the applicable issuer determines that that global security will be exchangeable for definitive securities in registered form and notifies the trustee of its decision.

A global security that can be exchanged as described in the preceding sentence will be exchanged for definitive securities issued in authorized denominations in registered form for the same aggregate amount. The definitive securities will be registered in the names of the owners of the beneficial interests in the global security as directed by DTC.

We will make principal and interest payments on all debt securities represented by a global security to the paying agent which in turn will make payment to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the sole registered owner and the sole holder of the debt securities represented by a global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture. Accordingly, we, the trustee and any paying agent will have no responsibility or liability for:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any aspect of DTC' s records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests in a debt security represented by a global security; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and its participants or the relationship between those participants and the owners of beneficial interests in a global security held through those participants; or the maintenance, supervision or review of any of DTC's records relating to those beneficial ownership interests.

DTC has advised us that its current practice is to credit participants' accounts on each payment date with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of such global security as shown on DTC's records, upon DTC's receipt of funds and corresponding detail information. The underwriters or agents for the debt securities represented by a global security will initially designate the accounts to be credited. Payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for customer accounts registered in "street name," and will be the sole responsibility of those participants. Book-entry notes may be more difficult to pledge because of the lack of a physical note.

 *DTC* 

So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a global security, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner and holder of the debt securities represented by that global security for all purposes of the debt securities. Owners of beneficial interests in the debt securities will not be entitled to have debt securities registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the debt securities in definitive form and will not be considered owners or holders of debt securities under the applicable indenture. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a global security must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if that person is not a DTC participant, on the procedures of the participant through which that person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of debt securities. The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of the securities in certificated form. These laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global security. Beneficial owners may experience delays in receiving distributions on their debt securities since distributions will initially be made to DTC and must then be transferred through the chain of intermediaries to the beneficial owner's account.

We understand that, under existing industry practices, if we request holders to take any action, or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security desires to take any action which a holder is entitled to take under the indentures, then DTC would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to take that action and those participants would authorize the beneficial owners owning through such participants to take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners owning through them.

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Beneficial interests in a global security will be shown on, and transfers of those ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC and its participants for that global security. The conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to its participants and by its participants to owners of beneficial interests in the debt securities will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements in effect.

DTC has advised us that it is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a "clearing agency" registered under the Exchange Act.

DTC holds the securities of its participants and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among its participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its participants. The electronic book-entry system eliminates the need for physical certificates. DTC's participants include securities brokers and dealers, including underwriters, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of which, and/or their representatives, own DTC. Banks, brokers, dealers, trust companies and others that clear through, or maintain a custodial relationship with, a participant, either directly or indirectly, also have access to DTC's book-entry system. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.

DTC has advised us that the above information with respect to DTC has been provided to its participants and other members of the financial community for informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as a representation, warranty or contract modification of any kind.

 *Clearstream* 

Clearstream has advised us that it is incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg as a professional depositary. Clearstream holds securities for its participating organizations ("Clearstream Participants") and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream provides to Clearstream Participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing. Clearstream interfaces with domestic securities markets in several countries. As a professional depositary, Clearstream is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier). Clearstream Participants are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Clearstream Participants in the United States are limited to securities brokers and dealers and banks. Indirect access to Clearstream is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream Participant either directly or indirectly.

Distributions with respect to debt securities held beneficially through Clearstream will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream Participants in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by the U.S. depositary for Clearstream.

 *Euroclear* 

Euroclear has advised us that it was created in 1968 to hold securities for participants of Euroclear ("Euroclear Participants") and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear Participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Euroclear performs various other services, including securities lending and borrowing and interacts with domestic markets in several countries. Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (the "Euroclear Operator") under contract with Euroclear plc, a U.K. corporation. All operations are conducted by the Euroclear Operator, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator, not Euroclear plc. Euroclear plc establishes policy for Euroclear on behalf of Euroclear Participants. Euroclear Participants include banks, including central banks, securities brokers and dealers and

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other professional financial intermediaries. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear Participant, either directly or indirectly.

The Euroclear Operator is a Belgian bank. As such it is regulated by the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission.

Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System, and applicable Belgian law, herein the Terms and Conditions. The Terms and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear Participants, and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear Participants. Distributions with respect to debt securities held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Euroclear Participants in accordance with the Terms and Conditions, to the extent received by the U.S. depositary for Euroclear.

Euroclear has further advised us that investors that acquire, hold and transfer interests in the debt securities by book-entry through accounts with the Euroclear Operator or any other securities intermediary are subject to the laws and contractual provisions governing their relationship with their intermediary, as well as the laws and contractual provisions governing the relationship between such an intermediary and each other intermediary, if any, standing between themselves and the global securities.

#### Global Clearance and Settlement Procedures
Initial settlement for the debt securities will be made in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC rules and will be settled in immediately available funds using DTC's Same-Day Funds Settlement System. Secondary market trading between Clearstream Participants and/or Euroclear Participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream and Euroclear and will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in immediately available funds.

Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Clearstream Participants or Euroclear Participants, on the other, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC rules on behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by its U.S. depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving debt securities through DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Clearstream Participants and Euroclear Participants may not deliver instructions directly to their respective U.S. depositaries.

Because of time-zone differences, credits of debt securities received through Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in such debt securities settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Euroclear Participants or Clearstream Participants on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of sales of debt securities by or through a Clearstream Participant or a Euroclear Participant to a DTC participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Clearstream or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.

If the debt securities are cleared only through Euroclear and Clearstream (and not DTC), you will be able to make and receive through Euroclear and Clearstream payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices, and other transactions involving any securities held through those systems only on days when those systems are open for business. Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers, and other institutions are open for business in the United States. In addition, because of time-zone differences,

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U.S. investors who hold their interests in the securities through these systems and wish to transfer their interests, or to receive or make a payment or delivery or exercise any other right with respect to their interests, on a particular day may find that the transaction will not be effected until the next business day in Luxembourg or Brussels, as applicable. Thus, U.S. investors who wish to exercise rights that expire on a particular day may need to act before the expiration date.

Although DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear have agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of debt securities among participants of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be modified or discontinued at any time. Neither we nor any paying agent will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective direct or indirect participants of their obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF ORDINARY SHARES
The following description of the material terms of nVent's ordinary shares is based on the provisions of the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of nVent (the "Constitution"). This description is not complete and is subject to the applicable provisions of the Irish Companies Act 2014 (as amended) (the "Irish Companies Act") and the Constitution, which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement related to this prospectus. The transfer agent and registrar for nVent's ordinary shares is Computershare Inc. nVent's ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "NVT."

#### Capital Structure
nVent's authorized share capital consists of €25,000 and $4,200,000, divided into 25,000 euro deferred shares with a nominal value of €1.00 per share, 400,000,000 ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.01 per share and 20,000,000 preferred shares with a nominal value of $0.01 per share. The authorized share capital includes 25,000 euro deferred shares with a nominal value of €1.00 per share in order to satisfy minimum statutory requirements for Irish public limited companies. These euro deferred shares carry no voting or dividend rights. nVent will disclose in an applicable prospectus supplement and/or offering material the number of shares of nVent's ordinary shares then outstanding.

nVent may issue shares subject to the maximum authorized share capital contained in the Constitution. The authorized share capital may be increased by a resolution approved by a two-thirds majority of the votes of nVent shareholders cast at a general meeting (referred to as a "variation resolution") or reduced by a resolution approved by a simple majority of the votes of nVent shareholders cast at a general meeting (referred to under Irish law as an "ordinary resolution"). The shares comprising the authorized share capital of nVent may be divided into shares of such nominal value as the resolution shall prescribe.

As a matter of Irish law, the directors of a company (or a duly authorized committee thereof) may cause the company to issue new ordinary or preferred shares without shareholder approval once authorized to do so by the Constitution or by an ordinary resolution adopted by the shareholders at a general meeting. An ordinary resolution requires over 50 percent of the votes of a company's shareholders cast at a general meeting (in person or by proxy).

In accordance with current customary practice and Irish law, nVent sought, and received shareholder approval at nVent's 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders held on May 16, 2025 to authorize the board of directors to issue equity securities up to a maximum of 20% of nVent's issued ordinary share capital as of March 19, 2025 (an aggregate nominal amount of $329,271.31 or 32,927,131 ordinary shares), for a period of 18 months from the date of approval, or November 16, 2026, unless the approval is previously renewed, varied or revoked.

The rights and restrictions to which the ordinary shares are subject are prescribed in the Constitution. The Constitution entitles our board of directors, without shareholder approval, to determine the terms of preferred shares issued by nVent. Preferred shares may, among other things, be preferred as to dividends, rights on a winding up or voting in such manner as the directors of nVent may resolve. The preferred shares may also be redeemable at the option of the holder of the preferred shares or at the option of nVent and may be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or classes of nVent, depending on the terms of such preferred shares. The issuance of preferred shares is subject to applicable law, including as appropriate the Irish Takeover Rules (as defined herein).

#### Preemption Rights
Under Irish law, certain statutory preemption rights apply automatically in favor of shareholders where shares are to be issued for cash. However, nVent has opted out of these preemption rights in the Constitution as permitted under Irish company law. Because Irish law requires this opt-out to be renewed every five years by a resolution approved by not less than 75 percent of the votes of the nVent shareholders cast at a general meeting (referred to under the Irish Companies Act as a "special resolution"), the Constitution provides that this opt-out must be so renewed. If the opt-out is not renewed, shares issued for cash must be offered to existing nVent shareholders on a pro rata basis to their existing shareholding before the shares can

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be issued to any new shareholders. The statutory preemption rights do not apply where shares are issued for non-cash consideration (such as in a stock-for-stock acquisition) and do not apply to the issue of non-equity shares (that is, shares that have the right to participate only up to a specified amount in any income or capital distribution) or where shares are issued pursuant to an employee option or similar equity plan. In accordance with current customary practice in Ireland and Irish law, nVent sought, and received, shareholder approval at nVent's 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders held on May 16, 2025 to authorize nVent to opt out of preemption rights with respect to the allotment of equity securities up to a maximum value of 20% of nVent's issued ordinary share capital as of March 19, 2025 (an aggregate nominal amount of $329,271.31 or 32,927,131 ordinary shares). This approval will expire 18 months from the date of the approval, or November 16, 2026, unless the approval is previously renewed, varied or revoked.

#### Dividends

The determination as to whether or not nVent has sufficient distributable reserves to fund a dividend must be made by reference to the "relevant financial statements" of nVent. The "relevant financial statements" will be either the last set of unconsolidated annual audited financial statements or other financial statements properly prepared in accordance with the Irish Companies Act, that is initial financial statements or interim financial statements, which give a "true and fair view" of nVent's unconsolidated financial position and accord with accepted accounting practice. The relevant financial statements must be filed in the Companies Registration Office (the official public registry for companies in Ireland).

The Constitution authorizes the directors to declare interim dividends to the extent they appear justified by profits without shareholder approval. Our board of directors may also recommend a dividend to be approved and declared by the nVent shareholders at a general meeting. Our board of directors may direct that the payment be made by distribution of assets, shares or cash and no dividend issued may exceed the amount recommended by the directors. Dividends may be declared and paid in the form of cash or non-cash assets and may be paid in U.S. dollars or any other currency. All holders of nVent ordinary shares will participate pro rata in respect of any dividend which may be declared in respect of nVent ordinary shares.

The directors of nVent may deduct from any dividend payable to any shareholder any amounts payable by such shareholder to nVent in relation to the nVent ordinary shares.

The directors of nVent are also entitled to issue shares with preferred rights to participate in dividends declared by nVent. The holders of such preferred shares may, depending on their terms, be entitled to claim arrears of a declared dividend out of subsequently declared dividends in priority to shareholders.

#### Share Repurchases, Redemptions and Conversions
 *Overview* 

The Constitution provides that any ordinary shares which nVent has agreed to acquire shall be deemed to be a redeemable share, unless our board of directors resolves otherwise. Accordingly, for Irish company law purposes, the repurchase of ordinary shares by nVent will technically be effected as a redemption of those shares as described below under "Repurchases and Redemptions by nVent." If the Constitution does not contain such provision, all repurchases by nVent would be subject to many of the same rules that apply to purchases of nVent ordinary shares by subsidiaries described below under "Purchases by Subsidiaries of nVent" including the shareholder approval requirements described below and the requirement that any on-market purchases be effected on a "recognized stock exchange." Neither Irish law nor any constituent

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document of nVent places limitations on the right of non-Irish residents or non-Irish owners to vote or hold nVent ordinary shares. Except where otherwise noted, references elsewhere in this prospectus to repurchasing or buying back nVent ordinary shares refer to the redemption of ordinary shares by nVent or the purchase of nVent ordinary shares by a subsidiary of nVent, in each case in accordance with the Constitution and Irish company law as described below.

 *Repurchases and Redemptions by nVent* 

Under Irish law, a company may issue redeemable shares and redeem them out of distributable reserves or the proceeds of a new issue of shares for that purpose. nVent may only issue redeemable shares if the nominal value of the issued share capital that is not redeemable is not less than 10 percent of the nominal value of the total issued share capital of nVent. All redeemable shares must also be fully paid and the terms of redemption of the shares must provide for payment on redemption. Redeemable shares may, upon redemption, be canceled or held in treasury. Based on the provision of the Constitution described above, shareholder approval will not be required to redeem nVent ordinary shares.

nVent may also be given an additional general authority by its shareholders to purchase its own shares on-market which would take effect on the same terms and be subject to the same conditions as applicable to purchases by nVent's subsidiaries as described below.

Our board of directors is also entitled to issue preferred shares, which may be redeemed at the option of either nVent or the shareholder, depending on the terms of such preferred shares. For additional information on redeemable shares, see "Capital Structure."

Repurchased and redeemed shares may be canceled or held as treasury shares. The nominal value of treasury shares held by nVent at any time must not exceed 10 percent of the nominal value of the issued share capital of nVent. nVent may not exercise any voting rights in respect of any shares held as treasury shares. Treasury shares may be canceled by nVent or re-issued subject to certain conditions.

 *Purchases by Subsidiaries of nVent* 

Under Irish law, an Irish or non-Irish subsidiary may purchase nVent ordinary shares either as overseas market purchases or off-market purchases. For a subsidiary of nVent to make overseas market purchases of nVent ordinary shares, the nVent shareholders must provide general authorization for such purchase by way of ordinary resolution. However, as long as this general authority has been granted, no specific shareholder authority for a particular overseas market purchase by a subsidiary of nVent ordinary shares is required. For an off-market purchase by a subsidiary of nVent, the proposed purchase contract must be authorized by special resolution of the shareholders before the contract is entered into. The person whose nVent ordinary shares are to be bought back cannot vote in favor of the special resolution and, for at least 21 days prior to the special resolution being passed, the purchase contract must be on display or must be available for inspection by shareholders at the registered office of nVent.

In order for a subsidiary of nVent to make an overseas market purchase of nVent ordinary shares, such shares must be purchased on a "recognized stock exchange." The New York Stock Exchange, on which the nVent ordinary shares are listed, is specified as a recognized stock exchange for this purpose by Irish company law.

The number of nVent ordinary shares acquired and held by the subsidiaries of nVent at any time will count as treasury shares and will be included in any calculation of the permitted treasury share threshold of 10 percent of the nominal value of the issued share capital of nVent. While a subsidiary holds nVent ordinary shares, it cannot exercise any voting rights in respect of those shares. The acquisition of nVent ordinary shares by a subsidiary must be funded out of distributable reserves of the subsidiary.

#### Lien on Shares, Calls on Shares and Forfeiture of Shares
The Constitution provides that nVent will have a first and paramount lien on every share that is not a fully paid up share for all moneys payable, whether presently due or not in respect of such nVent ordinary shares. Subject to the terms of their allotment, directors may call for any unpaid amounts in respect of any nVent ordinary shares to be paid, and if payment is not made, the shares may be forfeited. These provisions

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are standard inclusions in the constitution of an Irish company limited by shares such as nVent and are only be applicable to nVent ordinary shares that have not been fully paid up.

#### Consolidation and Division; Subdivision
The Constitution provides that nVent may, by ordinary resolution, consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger nominal value than its existing shares or subdivide its shares into smaller amounts than is fixed by the Constitution.

#### Reduction of Share Capital
nVent may, by ordinary resolution, reduce its authorized share capital in any way. nVent also may, by special resolution and subject to confirmation by the Irish High Court, reduce or cancel its issued share capital (which includes share premium) in any manner permitted by the Irish Companies Act.

#### Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders
Extraordinary general meetings of nVent may be convened (i) by our board of directors, (ii) on requisition of the shareholders holding not less than 10 percent of the paid-up share capital of nVent carrying voting rights or (iii) on requisition of nVent's auditors. Extraordinary general meetings are generally held for the purposes of approving shareholder resolutions as may be required from time to time. At any extraordinary general meeting only such business shall be conducted as is set forth in the notice thereof.

#### Voting
Each ordinary share is entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the shareholders. At any meeting of nVent, all resolutions will be decided on a poll. Treasury shares of nVent ordinary shares that are held by subsidiaries of nVent will not be entitled to be voted at general meetings of shareholders.

Irish company law requires special resolutions of the shareholders at a general meeting to approve certain matters. Examples of matters requiring special resolutions include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • amending the objects or memorandum of association of nVent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • amending the Constitution;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • approving a change of name of nVent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • authorizing the entering into of a guarantee or provision of security in connection with a loan, quasi-loan or credit transaction to a director or connected person;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • opting out of preemption rights on the issuance of new shares for cash;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • re-registration of nVent from a public limited company to a private company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • variation of class rights attaching to classes of shares (where the Constitution does not provide otherwise);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • purchase of nVent shares off-market;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • reduction of issued share capital;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • sanctioning a compromise/scheme of arrangement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • resolving that nVent be wound up by the Irish courts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • resolving in favor of a shareholders' voluntary winding-up;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • re-designation of shares into different share classes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • setting the re-issue price of treasury shares; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a merger pursuant to the European Union (Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2023.

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#### Variation of Rights Attaching to a Class or Series of Shares
Under the Irish Companies Act and as provided in the Constitution, any variation of class rights attaching to any issued class of nVent shares must be approved in writing by holders of three-quarters of the issued shares in that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class, provided that, if the relevant class of holders has only one holder, that person present in person or by proxy shall constitute the necessary quorum. The Constitution expressly provides that any issue of preferred shares (whatever the rights attaching to them) will be deemed not to be a variation of the rights of shareholders.

#### Inspection of Books and Records
Under Irish law, shareholders have the right to: (i) receive a copy of nVent's constitution and any act of the Irish government which alters the Constitution; (ii) inspect and obtain copies of the minutes of general meetings and resolutions of nVent; (iii) inspect and receive a copy of the register of shareholders, register of directors and secretaries, register of directors' interests and other statutory registers maintained by nVent; (iv) receive copies of statutory financial statements (or summary financial statements, where applicable) and directors' and auditors' reports which have previously been sent to shareholders prior to an annual general meeting; and (v) receive financial statements of a subsidiary company of nVent which have previously been produced to an annual general meeting of such subsidiary in the preceding ten years. The auditors of nVent will also have the right to inspect all books, records and vouchers of nVent. The auditors' report must be circulated to the shareholders with audited consolidated annual financial statements of nVent prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in Ireland 21 days before the annual general meeting and must be read to the shareholders at nVent's annual general meeting.

#### Acquisitions
An Irish public limited company may be acquired in a number of ways, including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a court-approved scheme of arrangement under the Irish Companies Act. A scheme of arrangement with shareholders requires a court order from the Irish High Court and the approval of a majority in number representing 75 percent in value of the shareholders present and voting in person or by proxy at a meeting called to approve the scheme;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • through a tender or takeover offer by a third party for all of the nVent ordinary shares. Where the holders of 80 percent or more of nVent ordinary shares have accepted an offer for their shares in nVent, the remaining shareholders may also be statutorily required to transfer their shares. If the bidder does not exercise its "squeeze out" right, then the non-accepting shareholders also have a statutory right to require the bidder to acquire their shares on the same terms. If nVent ordinary shares were to be listed on the Irish Stock Exchange or another regulated stock exchange in the European Union, this threshold would be increased to 90 percent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • by way of a transaction with an EU-incorporated company under the Directive (EU) 2017/1132 (as amended). Such a transaction must be approved by a special resolution. If nVent is being merged with another EU company under Directive (EU) 2017/1132 (as amended) and the consideration payable to nVent shareholders is not all in the form of cash, nVent shareholders may be entitled to require their shares to be acquired at fair value; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • by way of merger with another Irish company under the Irish Companies Act, which must be approved by a special resolution and by the Irish High Court.

#### Appraisal Rights
Generally, under Irish law, shareholders of an Irish company do not have appraisal rights. However, it does provide for dissenters' rights in certain situations, as described below.

Under a tender or takeover offer, the bidder may require any remaining shareholders to transfer their shares on the terms of the offer (i.e., a "squeeze out") if it has acquired, pursuant to the offer, not less than 80 percent of the target shares to which the offer relates (in the case of a company that is not listed on an EEA regulated market). Dissenting shareholders have the right to apply to the Irish High Court for relief.

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A scheme of arrangement which has been approved by the requisite shareholder majority and approved by the Irish High Court will be binding on all shareholders. Dissenting shareholders have the right to appear at the Irish High Court hearing and make representations in objection to the scheme.

Under the European Union (Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2023 of Ireland (as amended) governing the merger of an Irish public company limited by shares, such as nVent Electric plc, and a company incorporated in the another member state of the EEA, a shareholder (a) of the non-surviving company who voted against the special resolution approving the merger, or (b) of a non-surviving company in which 90% of the shares is held by a company that is the other party to the merger, has the right to request that the surviving company acquire its shares for cash at a price determined in accordance with the share exchange ratio set out in the merger agreement.

Similar rights apply in the case of a merger of an Irish public limited company into another company to which the provisions of the Irish Companies Act apply.

#### Disclosure of Interests in Shares
Under the Irish Companies Act, nVent shareholders must notify nVent (but not the public at large) if, as a result of a transaction, the shareholder will become interested in 3 percent or more of any class of nVent shares carrying voting rights; or if as a result of a transaction a shareholder who was interested in more than 3 percent of any class of nVent shares carrying voting rights ceases to be so interested. Where a shareholder is interested in more than 3 percent of any class of nVent shares carrying voting rights, the shareholder must notify nVent (but not the public at large) of any alteration of his or her interest that brings his or her total holding through the nearest whole percentage number, whether an increase or a reduction. The relevant percentage figure is calculated by reference to the aggregate nominal value of the shares in which the shareholder is interested as a proportion of the entire nominal value of the issued share capital of nVent (or any such class of share capital in issue). Where the percentage level of the shareholder's interest does not amount to a whole percentage this figure may be rounded down to the next whole number. nVent must be notified within five business days of the transaction or alteration of the shareholder's interests that gave rise to the notification requirement. If a shareholder fails to comply with these notification requirements, the shareholder's rights in respect of any nVent ordinary shares it holds will not be enforceable, either directly or indirectly, by action or legal proceeding. However, such person may apply to the court to have the rights attaching to such shares reinstated.

In addition to these disclosure requirements, nVent, under the Irish Companies Act, may, by notice in writing, require a person whom nVent knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be, or at any time during the three years immediately preceding the date on which such notice is issued to have been, interested in shares comprised in nVent's relevant share capital to: (i) indicate whether or not it is the case and (ii) where such person holds or has during that time held an interest in any class of nVent shares carrying voting rights, to provide additional information as may be required by nVent, including particulars of the person's own past or present interests in such class of nVent shares. If the recipient of the notice fails to respond within the reasonable time period specified in the notice, nVent may apply to court for an order directing that the affected shares be subject to certain restrictions, as prescribed by the Irish Companies Act, as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any transfer of those shares, or in the case of unissued shares any transfer of the right to be issued with shares and any issue of shares, shall be void;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • no voting rights shall be exercisable in respect of those shares;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • no further shares shall be issued in right of those shares or in pursuance of any offer made to the holder of those shares; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • no payment shall be made of any sums due from nVent on those shares, whether in respect of capital or otherwise.

The court may also order that shares subject to any of these restrictions be sold with the restrictions terminating upon the completion of the sale.

In the event nVent is in an offer period pursuant to the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997 (as amended) and the Takeover Rules 2022 (as amended) made thereunder (the "Irish Takeover Rules"), accelerated disclosure provisions apply for persons holding an interest in nVent securities of 1 percent or more.

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#### Anti-Takeover Provisions
 *Irish Takeover Rules and Substantial Acquisition Rules* 

A transaction in which a third party seeks to acquire 30 percent or more of the voting rights of nVent is governed by the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997 (as amended) (the "Takeover Panel Act") and the Irish Takeover Rules made thereunder and is regulated by the Irish Takeover Panel (the "Panel"). The "General Principles" of the Irish Takeover Rules and certain important aspects of the Irish Takeover Rules are described below.

 *General Principles* 

The Irish Takeover Rules are built on the following "General Principles" which will apply to any transaction regulated by the Panel:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • in the event of an offer, all holders of security of the target company should be afforded equivalent treatment and, if a person acquires control of a company, the other holders of securities must be protected;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the holders of the securities in the target company must have sufficient time and information to enable them to reach a properly informed decision on the offer; where it advises the holders of securities, the board of the target company must give its views on the effects of implementation of the offer on employment, conditions of employment and the locations of the target company's places of business;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the board of the target company must act in the interests of the company as a whole and must not deny the holders of securities the opportunity to decide on the merits of the offer;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • false markets must not be created in the securities of the target company, the bidder or of any other company concerned by the offer in such a way that the rise or fall of the prices of the securities becomes artificial and the normal functioning of the markets is distorted;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a bidder must announce an offer only after ensuring that he or she can fulfill in full, any cash consideration, if such is offered, and after taking all reasonable measures to secure the implementation of any other type of consideration;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a target company must not be hindered in the conduct of its affairs for longer than is reasonable by an offer for its securities; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a "substantial acquisition" of securities (whether such acquisition is to be effected by one transaction or a series of transactions) shall take place only at an acceptable speed and shall be subject to adequate and timely disclosure. Specifically, the acquisition of 10% or more of the issued voting shares within a seven day period that would take a shareholders' holding to or above 15% of the issued voting shares (but less than 30%) is prohibited, subject to certain exemptions.

 *Mandatory Bid* 

Under certain circumstances, a person who acquires shares or other voting rights in nVent may be required under the Irish Takeover Rules to make a mandatory cash offer for the remaining outstanding shares in nVent at a price not less than the highest price paid for the shares by the acquirer (or any parties acting in concert with the acquirer) during the previous 12 months. This mandatory bid requirement is triggered if an acquisition of shares would increase the aggregate holding of an acquirer (including the holdings of any parties acting in concert with the acquirer) to shares representing 30 percent or more of the voting rights in nVent, unless the Panel otherwise consents. An acquisition of shares by a person holding (together with its concert parties) shares representing between 30 percent and 50 percent of the voting rights in nVent would also trigger the mandatory bid requirement if, after giving effect to the acquisition, the percentage of the voting rights held by that person (together with its concert parties) would increase by 0.05 percent within a 12-month period. Any person (excluding any parties acting in concert with the holder) holding shares representing more than 50 percent of the voting rights of a company is not subject to these mandatory offer requirements in purchasing additional securities.

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 *Voluntary Bid; Requirements to Make a Cash Offer and Minimum Price Requirements* 

If a person makes a voluntary offer to acquire outstanding nVent ordinary shares, the offer price must be no less than the highest price paid for nVent ordinary shares by the bidder or its concert parties during the three-month period prior to the commencement of the offer period. The Panel has the power to extend the "look back" period to 12 months if the Panel, taking into account the General Principles, believes it is appropriate to do so.

If the bidder or any of its concert parties has acquired nVent ordinary shares (i) during the period of 12 months prior to the commencement of the offer period which represent more than 10 percent of the total nVent ordinary shares or (ii) at any time after the commencement of the offer period, the offer must be in cash (or accompanied by a full cash alternative) and the price per nVent ordinary shares must not be less than the highest price paid by the bidder or its concert parties during, in the case of (i), the 12-month period prior to the commencement of the offer period and, in the case of (ii), the offer period. The Panel may apply this rule to a bidder who, together with its concert parties, has acquired less than 10 percent of the total nVent ordinary shares in the 12-month period prior to the commencement of the offer period if the Panel, taking into account the General Principles, considers it just and proper to do so.

A voluntary offer period will generally commence from the date of the first announcement of the offer or proposed offer.

 *Put Up or Shut Up* 

Under the Irish Takeover Rules, there is also a mandatory 'put up or shut up' ("PUSU") regime pursuant to which any announcement by a company that commences an offer period must identify the potential bidder in talks with the company or from which an approach has been received. Bidders will have a period of 42 days following the announcement in which they are first identified to announce a firm intention to make an offer for the company or announce that they do not intend to make an offer, in which case the bidder will be restricted from making an offer for the company in the following 6 months.

 *Substantial Acquisition Rules* 

The Irish Takeover Rules also contain rules governing substantial acquisitions of shares which restrict the speed at which a person may increase his or her holding of shares and rights over shares to an aggregate of between 15 percent and 30 percent of the voting rights of nVent. Except in certain circumstances, an acquisition or series of acquisitions of shares or rights over shares representing 10 percent or more of the voting rights of nVent is prohibited, if such acquisition(s), when aggregated with shares or rights already held, would result in the acquirer holding 15 percent or more but less than 30 percent of the voting rights of nVent and such acquisitions are made within a period of seven days. These rules also require accelerated disclosure of acquisitions of shares or rights over shares relating to such holdings.

 *Frustrating Action* 

Under the Irish Takeover Rules, the nVent board of directors is not permitted to take any action which might frustrate an offer for nVent ordinary shares once our board of directors has received an approach which may lead to an offer or has reason to believe an offer is imminent, subject to certain exceptions. Potentially frustrating actions such as (i) the issue of shares, options or convertible securities, (ii) material acquisitions or disposals, (iii) entering into contracts other than in the ordinary course of business or (iv) any action, other than seeking alternative offers, which may result in frustration of an offer, are prohibited during the course of an offer or at any time during which the nVent board of directors has reason to believe an offer is imminent. Exceptions to this prohibition are available where:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the action is approved by nVent shareholders at a general meeting; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the Panel has given its consent, where:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • it is satisfied the action would not constitute frustrating action;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • nVent shareholders that hold 50 percent of the voting rights state in writing that they approve the proposed action and would vote in favor of it at a general meeting;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the action is taken in accordance with a contract entered into prior to the announcement of the offer; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the decision to take such action was made before the announcement of the offer and either has been at least partially implemented or is in the ordinary course of business.

Certain other provisions of Irish law or the Constitution may be considered to have anti-takeover effects, including those described under the following captions in this "Description of Ordinary Shares": "Capital Structure", "Preemption Rights" and "Disclosure of Interests in Shares."

 *Interested Shareholder Provision* 

The Constitution contains a provision that generally mirrors Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, an anti-takeover statute that prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested" shareholder for a period of three years following the time the person became an interested shareholder, unless the business combination or the acquisition of shares that resulted in a shareholder becoming an interested shareholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a "business combination" includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested shareholder. An "interested" shareholder under this provision of nVent's Constitution is defined to be a person or entity who, together with its affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years prior to the determination of interested shareholder status did own) fifteen percent (15 percent) or more of nVent's voting shares, which is the same threshold contained in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The existence of this provision would be expected to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by the nVent board of directors, including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the ordinary shares held by nVent shareholders.

 *Shareholder Rights Plans and Share Issuances* 

Irish law does not expressly prohibit companies from issuing share purchase rights or adopting a shareholder rights plan (commonly known as a "poison pill") as an anti-takeover measure. However, there is no directly relevant case law on the validity of such plans under Irish law. In addition, such a plan would be subject to the Irish Takeover Rules.

The Constitution allows the board to adopt a shareholder rights plan upon such terms and conditions as our board of directors deems expedient and in the best interests of nVent, subject to applicable law.

Subject to the Irish Takeover Rules, our board of directors also has the power to cause nVent to issue any of its authorized and unissued shares on such terms and conditions as our board of directors may determine (as described under "Capital Structure") and any such action must be taken in the best interests of nVent. It is possible, however, that the terms and conditions of any issue of preferred shares could discourage a takeover or other transaction that holders of some or a majority of the ordinary shares believe to be in their best interests or in which holders might receive a premium for their shares over the then market price of the shares.

#### Amendment of Governing Documents
Under Irish law, Irish companies may only alter their constitutions by a resolution of the shareholders approved by 75 percent of the votes cast at a general meeting. An Irish company is not permitted to opt out of this requirement.

#### Duration; Dissolution; Rights Upon Liquidation
nVent's corporate existence is unlimited. nVent may be dissolved and wound up at any time by way of a shareholders' voluntary winding up or a creditors' winding up. In the case of a shareholders' voluntary winding-up, a special resolution of shareholders is required (i.e., 75 percent of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at a general meeting of shareholders). nVent may also be dissolved by way of court order on the application of a creditor, or by the Companies Registration Office as an enforcement measure where nVent has failed to file certain returns.

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The rights of the shareholders to a return of nVent's assets on dissolution or winding up, following the settlement of all claims of creditors, may be prescribed in the Constitution or the terms of any preferred shares issued by the directors of nVent from time to time. The holders of preferred shares in particular may have the right to priority in a dissolution or winding up of nVent. If the Constitution contains no specific provisions in respect of a dissolution or winding up, then, subject to the priorities of any creditors, the assets will be distributed to shareholders in proportion to the paid-up nominal value of the shares held. The Constitution provides that the nVent shareholders are entitled to participate pro rata in a winding up, but their right to do so may be subject to the rights of any preferred shareholder to participate under the terms of any series or class of preferred shares.

#### No Sinking Fund
The nVent ordinary shares have no sinking fund provisions.

#### No Liability for Further Calls or Assessments
All of our issued ordinary shares are duly and validly issued and fully paid.

#### Transfer and Registration of Shares
The transfer agent for nVent maintains the share register, registration in which will be determinative of membership in nVent. A shareholder of nVent who holds shares beneficially will not be the holder of record of such shares. Instead, the depository or other nominee is the holder of record of those shares. Accordingly, a transfer of shares from a person who holds such shares beneficially to a person who also holds such shares beneficially through a depository or other nominee will not be registered in our official share register, as the depository or other nominee will remain the record holder of any such shares.

A written instrument of transfer is required under Irish law to register on our official share register any transfer of shares (i) from a person who holds such shares directly to any other person, (ii) from a person who holds such shares beneficially to a person who holds such shares directly or (iii) from a person who holds such shares beneficially to another person who holds such shares beneficially where the transfer involves a change in the depository or other nominee that is the record owner of the transferred shares. An instrument of transfer is also required for a shareholder who directly holds shares to transfer those shares into his or her own broker account (or vice versa). Such instruments of transfer may give rise to Irish stamp duty, which must be paid prior to registration of the transfer on our official Irish share register. However, a shareholder who directly holds shares may transfer those shares into his or her own broker account (or vice versa) without giving rise to Irish stamp duty, provided that the shareholder has confirmed to our transfer agent that there is no change in the ultimate beneficial ownership of the shares as a result of the transfer and the transfer is not made in contemplation of a sale of the shares.

Any transfer of nVent ordinary shares that is subject to Irish stamp duty will not be registered in the name of the buyer unless an instrument of transfer is duly stamped and provided to the transfer agent. The Constitution allows nVent, in its absolute discretion, to create an instrument of transfer and pay (or procure the payment of) any stamp duty, which is the legal obligation of a buyer. In the event of any such payment, nVent is (on behalf of itself or its affiliates) entitled to (i) seek reimbursement from the buyer or seller (at its discretion), (ii) set-off the amount of the stamp duty against future dividends payable to the buyer or seller (at its discretion) and (iii) claim a lien against the nVent ordinary shares on which it has paid stamp duty. Parties to a share transfer may assume that any stamp duty arising in respect of a transaction in nVent ordinary shares has been paid unless one or both of such parties is otherwise notified by nVent.

The Constitution delegates to our secretary or assistant secretary (or their nominees) the authority to execute an instrument of transfer on behalf of a transferring party.

In order to help ensure that the official share register is regularly updated to reflect trading of nVent ordinary shares occurring through normal electronic systems, nVent intends to regularly produce any required instruments of transfer in connection with any transactions for which it pays stamp duty (subject to the reimbursement and set-off rights described above). In the event that nVent notifies one or both of the parties to a share transfer that it believes stamp duty is required to be paid in connection with the transfer and

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that it will not pay the stamp duty, the parties may either themselves arrange for the execution of the required instrument of transfer (and may request a form of instrument of transfer from nVent for this purpose) or request that nVent execute an instrument of transfer on behalf of the transferring party in a form determined by nVent. In either event, if the parties to the share transfer have the instrument of transfer duly stamped (to the extent required) and then provide it to our transfer agent, the buyer will be registered as the legal owner of the relevant shares on our official Irish share register (subject to the matters described below).

The directors may suspend registration of transfers from time to time, not exceeding 30 days in aggregate each year.

The directors may also, in their absolute discretion, and without assigning any reason, refuse to register (i) any transfer of a share which is not fully paid or (ii) any transfer to or by a minor or person of unsound mind but this shall not apply to the transfer of such share resulting from a sale of the share through a stock exchange on which the share is listed.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED SHARES
The following description of the material terms of nVent's preferred shares is based on the provisions of the Constitution. This description is not complete and is subject to the applicable provisions of Irish law and the Constitution, which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement related to this prospectus.

nVent is authorized to issue 20,000,000 preferred shares with a nominal value of $0.01 per share. The nVent board of directors are authorized to issue all or any of the authorized but unissued preferred shares from time to time in one or more classes or series, and to fix for each such class or series such voting power, full or limited, or no voting power, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the nVent board of directors providing for the issuance of such class or series, including (but not limited to) the authority to provide that any such class or series may be:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • redeemable at the option of nVent, or the holders, or both, with the manner of the redemption to be set by the nVent board of directors, and redeemable at such time or times, including upon a fixed date, and at such price or prices as the nVent board of directors may determine;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • entitled to receive dividends (which may be cumulative or non-cumulative) at such rates, on such conditions and at such times as the nVent board of directors may determine, and which may be payable in preference to, or in such relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes of shares or any other series as the nVent board of directors may determine;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • entitled to such rights upon the dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the nVent as the board of directors may determine; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes of shares, or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of shares, of nVent at such price or prices or at such rates of exchange and with such adjustments as the nVent board of directors may determine.

The nVent board of directors may at any time before the allotment of any preferred share by further resolution in any way amend the designations, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions, or vary or revoke the designations of such preferred shares.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
We may, at our option, elect to offer fractional interests in nVent's preferred shares instead of a full preferred share. In that event, depositary receipts may be issued for depositary shares, each of which will represent a fraction of a share of a particular class or series of preferred shares, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering material.

Any series of preferred shares represented by depositary shares will be deposited under a deposit agreement between us and the depositary. The prospectus supplement and/or other offering material relating to a series of depositary shares will set forth the name and address of the depositary for the depositary shares and summarize the material provisions of the deposit agreement. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each owner of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a preferred share represented by such depositary share, to all the rights and preferences of the preferred shares represented by such depositary share, including dividend and liquidation rights and any right to convert or exchange the preferred shares into other securities.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the particular terms of any depositary shares we offer. You should review the documents pursuant to which the depositary shares will be issued, which will be described in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement

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#### DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS
We may issue purchase contracts for the purchase or sale of our debt securities or equity securities or securities of third parties including any of our affiliates, a basket of such securities, an index or indices of such securities or any combination of the above as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

We may issue purchase contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and obligating us to sell to holders, at a future date, a specified or varying number of securities at a purchase price, which may be based on a formula. Alternatively, we may issue purchase contracts obligating us to purchase from holders, and obligating holders to sell to us, at a future date, a specified or varying number of securities at a purchase price, which may be based on a formula. We may satisfy our obligations, if any, with respect to any purchase contract by delivering the subject securities or by delivering the cash value of such purchase contract or the cash value of the property otherwise deliverable, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will specify the methods by which the holders may purchase or sell such securities and any acceleration, cancellation or termination provisions or other provisions relating to the settlement of a purchase contract.

The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders thereof or vice versa, and these payments may be unsecured or prefunded and may be paid on a current or deferred basis. The purchase contracts may require holders thereof to secure their obligations under the contracts in a specified manner to be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Alternatively, purchase contracts may require holders to satisfy their obligations thereunder when the purchase contracts are issued as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
We may from time to time issue warrants to purchase our debt securities or equity securities or those of third parties. We may offer warrants separately or together with one or more additional warrants, debt securities, preferred shares or ordinary shares, or any combination of those securities in the form of units, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we issue warrants as part of a unit, the accompanying supplement will specify whether those warrants may be separated from the other securities in the unit prior to the warrants' expiration date.

Below is a description of certain general terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer. Further terms of the warrants will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. You should read the particular terms of any warrants we offer described in the related supplement, together with any warrant agreement relating to the particular warrant, for provisions that may be important to you.

The applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following terms of and other information relating to the warrants:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the specific designation and aggregate number of, and the price at which we will issue, the warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will begin and the date on which that right will expire or, if you may not continuously exercise the warrants throughout that period, the specific date or dates on which you may exercise the warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the warrants will be issued in fully registered form or bearer form, in definitive or global form or in any combination of these forms, although, in any case, the form of a warrant included in a unit will correspond to the form of the unit and of any security included in that unit;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any applicable material United States federal income tax consequences;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the identity of the warrant agent for the warrants and of any other depositaries, execution or paying agents, transfer agents, registrars or other agents;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the proposed listing, if any, of the warrants or any securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants on any securities exchange;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the designation, aggregate principal amount, currency and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants, and the price at which such principal amount may be purchased;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the number of preferred shares, the number of depositary shares or the number of ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which those shares may be purchased;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the designation and terms of the preferred shares or ordinary shares;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities, preferred shares or ordinary shares with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and the related debt securities, preferred shares or ordinary shares will be separately transferable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the antidilution provisions of the warrants, if any;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any redemption or call provisions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the warrants are to be sold separately or with other securities as parts of units; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus in any combination. Each unit may also include debt obligations or other securities of third parties not affiliated with us, such as U.S. Treasury securities. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The applicable unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or any time before a specified date.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the units offered pursuant to it, including one or more of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the terms of any agreements governing the units;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to the units; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form.

The preceding description and any description of units in the applicable prospectus supplement does not purpose to be complete and is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to each unit agreement and, if applicable, collateral arrangements relating to such units.

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#### SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
We may register shares of ordinary shares covered by this prospectus for re-offers and resales by any selling shareholders to be named in a prospectus supplement. Because we are a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, we may add secondary sales of shares of our ordinary shares by any selling shareholders by filing a prospectus supplement with the SEC. We may register these shares to permit selling shareholders to resell their shares when they deem appropriate. A selling shareholder may resell all, a portion or none of such shareholder's shares at any time and from time to time. Selling shareholders may also sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of some or all of their shares of our ordinary shares in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. We do not know when or in what amounts the selling shareholders may offer shares for sale under this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of shares by a selling shareholder under this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We may pay all expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the shares of ordinary shares owned by the selling shareholders, other than underwriting fees, discounts or commissions, which will be borne by the selling shareholders. We will provide you with a prospectus supplement naming the selling shareholders, the amount of shares to be registered and sold and any other terms of the shares of ordinary shares being sold by each selling shareholder.

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#### PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the offered securities, and any selling shareholder may sell shares of our ordinary shares, through agents, through underwriters or dealers, directly by us or any selling shareholders to one or more purchasers, through a combination of any of these methods of sale or through any other methods described in a prospectus supplement. The distribution of securities may be effected, from time to time, in one or more transactions, including block transactions and transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or any other organized market where the securities may be traded. The securities may be sold at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The consideration may be cash or another form negotiated by the parties. Agents, underwriters or dealers may be paid compensation for offering and selling the securities. That compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions to be received from us or any selling shareholder or from the purchasers of the securities. Any selling shareholders, dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and compensation received by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts. Additionally, because selling shareholders may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, selling shareholders may be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. We will identify the specific plan of distribution, including any underwriters, dealers, agents or direct purchasers and their compensation in a prospectus supplement.

Any selling shareholders may also resell all or a portion of their shares of our ordinary shares in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act provided they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule, Section 4(1) of the Securities Act or other applicable exemptions, regardless of whether the securities are covered by the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

In connection with any particular offering pursuant to this prospectus, an underwriter may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum price.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • Over-allotment involves sales by an underwriter of securities in excess of the number of securities an underwriter is obligated to purchase, which creates a syndicate short position. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of securities over-allotted by an underwriter is not greater than the number of securities that it may purchase pursuant to an over-allotment option. In a naked short position the number of securities involved is greater than the number of securities in an over-allotment option. An underwriter may close out any short position by either exercising its over-allotment option and/or purchasing securities in the open market.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions where there is an over-allotment option. In determining the source of securities to close out the short position, an underwriter will consider, among other things, the price of securities available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase securities through the over-allotment option. If an underwriter sells more securities than could be covered by the over-allotment option, a naked short position, the position can only be closed out by buying securities in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if an underwriter is concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the securities in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • Penalty bids permit representatives to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.

These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our securities or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the securities. As a result, the price of our securities may be higher than the price that might otherwise

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exist in the open market. These transactions may be effected on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

We or any selling shareholder may enter into derivative transactions with third parties or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions from time to time. If the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus indicates, in connection with those derivative transactions, such third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, including in short sale transactions. If so, such third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) may use securities pledged by us or any selling shareholder or borrowed from us, any selling shareholder or any securityholder or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of securities, and may use securities received from us or any selling shareholder in settlement of those derivative transactions to close out any related open borrowings of securities. The third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) in such sale transactions by us or any selling shareholder will be underwriters and will be identified in an applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment) or free writing prospectus. We or any selling shareholder may also sell securities under this prospectus upon the exercise of rights that may be issued to our securityholders.

We or any selling shareholder may loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities using this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. Such financial institution or third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a simultaneous offering of other securities offered by this prospectus.

Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with us or any selling shareholder to be indemnified by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribution by us or the selling shareholders to payments which they may be required to make. The terms and conditions of such indemnification will be described in an applicable prospectus supplement. We may pay all expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the shares of ordinary shares owned by any selling shareholders, other than underwriting fees, discounts or commissions, which will be borne by the selling shareholders. Underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us or any selling shareholder in the ordinary course of business.

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#### ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
nVent Finance, Hoffman Schroff and nVent will consent in the indentures to jurisdiction in the U.S. federal and state courts in the City of New York and to service of process in the City of New York in any legal suit, action or proceeding brought to enforce any rights under or with respect to the indentures, the notes and the guarantees. Any judgment against nVent Finance or nVent in respect of the indentures, the notes or the guarantees, including for civil liabilities under the U.S. federal securities laws, obtained in any U.S. federal or state court may have to be enforced in the courts of Luxembourg or Ireland. Investors should not assume that the courts of Luxembourg or Ireland would enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against nVent Finance or nVent, respectively, predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws or that such courts would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against nVent Finance or nVent predicated solely upon such laws.

#### Luxembourg
nVent Finance is a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Luxembourg. Certain members of nVent Finance's board of managers are non-residents of the United States, and a substantial portion of nVent Finance's assets and the assets of its managers are located outside the United States. As a result, in a lawsuit based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal or state securities laws, U.S. investors may find it difficult to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • effect service within the United States upon nVent Finance or its managers located outside the United States;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • enforce judgments obtained against those persons in U.S. courts or in courts in jurisdictions outside the United States; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • enforce against those persons in Luxembourg, whether in original actions or in actions for the enforcement of judgments of U.S. courts, civil liabilities based solely upon the U.S. federal or state securities laws.

nVent Finance has been advised by its legal advisors that the United States and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are not currently bound by a treaty providing for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments (other than arbitral awards) rendered in civil and commercial matters. According to such counsel, an enforceable judgment for the payment of monies rendered by any U.S. federal or state court based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon the U.S. securities laws, would not directly be enforceable in Luxembourg. However, a party who received such favorable judgment in a U.S. court may initiate enforcement proceedings in Luxembourg (*exequatur*) by requesting enforcement of the U.S. judgment to the president of the District Court (*Tribunal d'Arrondissement*) pursuant to article 678 of the New Luxembourg Code of Civil Procedure and Luxembourg case law. The president of the District Court will authorize the enforcement in Luxembourg of the U.S. judgment if it is satisfied that all of the following conditions are met:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the U.S. judgment is enforceable (*executoire*) in the United States;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the jurisdictional ground of the U.S. court is founded according to Luxembourg conflict of jurisdiction rules and to the applicable domestic U.S. federal or state jurisdiction rules;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the U.S. court has applied to the dispute the substantive law which would have been designated by Luxembourg conflict of law rules;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the U.S. court has acted in accordance with its own procedural laws;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the U.S. judgment must not have violated the right of the defendant to present a defense;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the U.S. judgment must not have been rendered as a result of or in connection with an evasion of Luxembourg law ("*fraude à la loi*"); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the U.S. judgment does not contravene Luxembourg international public policy. In practice, Luxembourg courts tend not to review the merits of a U.S. judgment.

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#### Ireland
nVent is a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland. A substantial portion of nVent's assets, which consist of shares in nVent Finance, are located outside the United States, and the assets of its directors may be located outside of the United States. As a result, in a lawsuit based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal or state securities laws, U.S. investors may find it difficult to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • effect service within the United States upon nVent or its directors and officers located outside the United States;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • enforce judgments obtained against nVent or those persons in U.S. courts or in courts in jurisdictions outside the United States; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • bring an action in an Irish court to enforce against nVent or those persons, whether in original actions or in actions for the enforcement of judgments of U.S. courts, civil liabilities based solely upon the U.S. federal or state securities laws.

nVent has been advised by its legal advisors that a judgment for the payment of money rendered by a court in the United States based on civil liability would not be automatically enforceable in Ireland. There is no treaty between Ireland and the United States providing for the reciprocal enforcement of U.S. judgments. The following requirements must be met before the U.S. judgment will be deemed to be enforceable in Ireland:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the U.S. judgment must be for a definite sum;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the U.S. judgment must be final and conclusive; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the U.S. judgment must be provided by a court of competent jurisdiction.

A judgment can be final and conclusive even if it is subject to appeal or even if an appeal is pending. Where however, the effect of lodging an appeal under the applicable law is to stay execution of the judgment, it is possible that, in the meantime, the judgment should not be actionable in Ireland. It remains to be determined whether final judgment given in default of appearance is final and conclusive.

An Irish court will also exercise its right to refuse judgment if the U.S. judgment was obtained by fraud, if the judgment violated Irish public policy or involves certain foreign laws which will not be enforced in Ireland, if the judgment is contrary to natural or constitutional justice or if it is irreconcilable with an earlier U.S. judgment.

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#### LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the ordinary shares and preferred shares and certain matters under the laws of Ireland will be passed upon by Arthur Cox LLP, Irish counsel to nVent. The validity of the debt securities, depositary shares, purchase contracts, warrants, and units offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for nVent, nVent Finance and Hoffman Schroff by Foley & Lardner LLP, counsel to nVent, nVent Finance and Hoffman Schroff. Certain matters under the laws of Luxembourg related to the debt securities will be passed upon by Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, *société en commandite simple (inscrite au barreau de Luxembourg)*, Luxembourg counsel to nVent Finance. If legal matters in connection with offerings made by this prospectus are passed on by other counsel for us or by counsel for the underwriters of an offering of the securities, that counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

#### EXPERTS
The financial statements of nVent Electric plc incorporated in this prospectus by reference, and the effectiveness of nVent Electric plc's internal control over financial reporting, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm, given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

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#### PART II

#### INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

#### Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following is a statement of the estimated expenses to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, other than underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes, to be paid by the registrants. The following statement of estimated expenses has been used to demonstrate the expense of an offering and does not represent an estimate of the aggregate amount of securities that may be registered or distributed pursuant to this registration statement because such amount is unknown at this time.

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|:---|:---|
| Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee  | $<sup>(1</sup>) |
| Printing Expenses  | $<sup>(2</sup>) |
| Legal Fees and Expenses  | $<sup>(2</sup>) |
| Accounting Fees and Expenses  | $<sup>(2</sup>) |
| Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses  | $<sup>(2</sup>) |
| Rating Agency Fees  | $<sup>(2</sup>) |
| Trustee's and Depositary's Fees and Expenses  | $<sup>(2</sup>) |
| Miscellaneous  | $<sup>(2</sup>) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total  | $— |

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(1) To be deferred pursuant to Rule 456(b) and calculated in connection with the offering of securities under this registration statement pursuant to Rule 457(r).

(2) These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.

#### Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Pursuant to the Constitution, subject to the provisions of, and so far as may be permitted by the Irish Companies Act, every director or other officer of nVent (other than an auditor) shall be indemnified by nVent, against all costs, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by him or her in the execution and discharge of his or her duties or in relation thereto including any liability incurred by him or her in defending civil or criminal proceedings which relate to anything done or omitted or alleged to have been done or omitted by him or her as an officer or employee of nVent and in which judgment is given in his or her favor (or the proceedings are otherwise disposed of without any finding or admission of any material breach of duty on his part) or in which he or she is acquitted or in connection with any application under any statute for relief from liability in respect of any such act or omission in which relief is granted to him or her by the court; provided, however that the indemnity shall not extend to any liability arising from such person's fraud or dishonesty in the performance of their duties or such officers' conscious, intentional or willful breach of any duty to act in the best interest of nVent.

nVent maintains insurance to reimburse nVent's directors and officers and the directors and officers of nVent's subsidiaries for charges and expenses incurred by them for wrongful acts claimed against them by reason of their being or having been directors or officers of nVent or any of nVent's subsidiaries.

nVent and nVent Management Company, a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of nVent, have each entered into indemnification agreements with the directors and officers of nVent that provide for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to the indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted under Irish law in the case of nVent, and under the Delaware General Corporation Law, in the case of nVent Management Company. The indemnification agreements between nVent and the directors and officers of nVent further provide that, to the extent insurance is maintained, nVent will provide continued coverage of the indemnitee under their directors' and officers' liability insurance policies.

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nVent maintains insurance to reimburse the directors and officers of its subsidiaries, including nVent Finance S.à r.l. and Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., for charges and expenses incurred by them for wrongful acts claimed against them by reason of their being or having been directors or officers nVent's subsidiaries.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrants have been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

#### Item 16. Exhibits.
The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement.

#### Item 17. Undertakings.
(a) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)

to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)

to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii)

to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iii)

to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

*provided*, *however*, that undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrants pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)

that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)

to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)

that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)

Each prospectus filed by the registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. *Provided*, *however*, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)

that, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, each undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned registrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrants or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser.

(b) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of each registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the provisions described in Item 15 hereof, or otherwise, each registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the opinion of counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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(d) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

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#### EXHIBIT INDEX

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| **Exhibit <br> Number**  | **Document Description**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement.\* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.1 | [Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of nVent Electric plc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of nVent Electric plc filed with the Commission on December 31, 2018 (File No. 333-224555)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720635/000110465918075314/a18-42162_1ex4d1.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.2 | [Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, among nVent Finance S.à r.l., nVent Electric plc, Pentair plc, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of nVent Electric plc filed with the Commission on March 26, 2018 (File No. 001-38265)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720635/000119312518095902/d464939dex41.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.3 | [Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, among nVent Finance S.à r.l., nVent Electric plc, Pentair plc, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of nVent Electric plc filed with the Commission on March 26, 2018 (File No. 001-38265)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720635/000119312518095902/d464939dex43.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.4 | [Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2018, among nVent Finance S.à r.l., nVent Electric plc and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of nVent Electric plc filed with the Commission on April 30, 2018 (File No. 001-38265)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720635/000119312518143574/d553799dex41.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.5 | [Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 23, 2021, among nVent Finance S.à r.l., nVent Electric plc and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of nVent Electric plc filed with the Commission on November 23, 2021 (File No. 001-38265)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720635/000110465921142952/tm2131147d9_ex4-3.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.6 | [Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2023, among nVent Finance S.à r.l., nVent Electric plc, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of nVent Electric plc filed with the Commission on May 3, 2023 (File No. 001-38265)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720635/000110465923055485/tm2314348d1_ex4-3.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.7 | [Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 16, 2026, among nVent Finance S.à r.l., nVent Electric plc, Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of nVent Electric plc filed with the Commission on February 17, 2026 (File No. 001-38265)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720635/000110465926015527/tm266212d3_ex4-2.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.8 | [Form of Indenture among Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., nVent Electric plc, nVent Finance S.à r.l. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee.](tm266212d2_ex4-8.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.9 | Form of Global Senior Note.\* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.10 | Form of Global Senior Convertible Note.\* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.11 | Form of Warrant.\* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.12 | Form of Warrant Agreement.\* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.13 | Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.\* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.14 | Form of Unit Agreement.\* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.15 | Form of Unit Certificate.\* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 5.1 | [Opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP.](tm266212d2_ex5-1.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; *5.2*  | *[Opinion of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling,](tm266212d2_ex5-2.htm)[société en commandite simple (inscrite au barreau de Luxembourg)](tm266212d2_ex5-2.htm)[.](tm266212d2_ex5-2.htm)* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 5.3 | [Opinion of Arthur Cox LLP.](tm266212d2_ex5-3.htm) |

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| **Exhibit <br> Number**  | **Document Description**  |
| 23.1 | [Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.](tm266212d2_ex23-1.htm)  |
| 23.2 | [Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).](tm266212d2_ex5-1.htm)  |
| *23.3*  | *[Consent of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling,](tm266212d2_ex5-2.htm)[société en commandite simple (inscrite au barreau de Luxembourg)](tm266212d2_ex5-2.htm)[(included in Exhibit 5.2).](tm266212d2_ex5-2.htm)* |
| 23.4 | [Consent of Arthur Cox LLP (included in Exhibit 5.3).](tm266212d2_ex5-3.htm)  |
| 24.1 | [Powers of Attorney of Directors of nVent Electric plc.](tm266212d2_ex24-1.htm)  |
| 24.2 | [Powers of Attorney of Directors of nVent Finance S.à r.l. (included on the signature page hereto).](#tSIG)  |
| 24.3 | [Powers of Attorney of Directors of Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc. (included on the signature page hereto).](#tSIG)  |
| 25.1 | [Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the nVent Finance Indenture.](tm266212d2_ex25-1.htm)  |
| 25.2 | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Hoffman Schroff Indenture.\*\* |
| 107 | [Filing Fee Table](tm266212d1_ex-filingfees.htm)  |

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To be filed by amendment or under subsequent Current Report on Form 8-K.

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To be filed in accordance with the requirements of Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and Rule 5b-3 thereunder.

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#### SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Louis Park, State of Minnesota, on February 17, 2026.

#### NVENT ELECTRIC PLC
By:

/s/ Gary L. Corona

Gary L. Corona

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities listed below on February 17, 2026.

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| **SIGNATURE**  | **TITLE**  |
| /s/ Beth A. Wozniak <br>Beth A. Wozniak  | Chair and Chief Executive Officer <br> (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ Gary L. Corona <br>Gary L. Corona  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer <br> (Principal Financial Officer) |
| /s/ Randolph A. Wacker <br>Randolph A. Wacker  | Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer and Authorized Representative in <br> the United States) |
| \* <br>Sherry A. Aaholm  | Director |
| \* <br>Jerry W. Burris  | Director |
| \* <br>Susan M. Cameron  | Director |
| \* <br>Michael L. Ducker  | Director |
| \* <br>Diane Leopold  | Director |
| \* <br>Danita K. Ostling  | Director |
| \* <br>Nicola Palmer  | Director |

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| **SIGNATURE**  | **TITLE**  |
| \* <br>Herbert K. Parker  | Director |
| \* <br>Greg Scheu  | Director |

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| \*By | /s/ Gary L. Corona <br>Gary L. Corona <br> Attorney-in-fact  |

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#### SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, on February 17, 2026.

#### NVENT FINANCE S.À R.L.
By:

/s/ Randolph A. Wacker

Randolph A. Wacker

Manager

#### POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Randolph A. Wacker and Gary L. Corona, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or said attorney-in-fact and agent's or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities listed below on February 17, 2026.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **SIGNATURE**  | **TITLE**  |
| /s/ Brett Boutwell <br>Brett Boutwell  | Manager |
| /s/ Benjamin Peric <br>Benjamin Peric  | Manager |
| /s/ Nicholas Procopenko <br>Nicholas Procopenko  | Manager |
| /s/ Olena Prokopenko <br>Olena Prokopenko  | Manager |
| /s/ Randolph A. Wacker <br>Randolph A. Wacker  | Manager (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and Authorized Representative in <br> the United Stated) |

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#### SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, on February 17, 2026.

#### HOFFMAN SCHROFF HOLDINGS, INC.
By:

/s/ Randolph A. Wacker

Randolph A. Wacker

President and Treasurer

#### POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Randolph A. Wacker and Gary L. Corona, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or said attorney-in-fact and agent's or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities listed below on February 17, 2026.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **SIGNATURE**  | **TITLE**  |
| /s/ Randolph A. Wacker <br>Randolph A. Wacker  | President and Treasurer and Director <br> (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and <br> Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ Jon D. Lammers <br>Jon D. Lammers  | Director |

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## Exhibit 4.8

**Exhibit 4.8**

HOFFMAN SCHROFF HOLDINGS, INC.,<br> as Issuer

AND

NVENT ELECTRIC PLC,<br> as Guarantor

AND

NVENT FINANCE S.à R.L.,<br> as Guarantor

AND

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,<br> as Trustee

INDENTURE

Dated as of [__________]

UNSUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

<u>Page</u>

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Article I DEFINITIONS | Article I DEFINITIONS | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1.01 | Definitions of Terms | 1 |
| Article II ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES | Article II ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES | 9 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.01 | Designation and Terms of Securities | 9 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.02 | Form of Securities and Trustee's Certificate | 12 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.03 | Denominations; Provisions for Payment | 14 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.04 | Execution and Authentications | 16 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.05 | Transfer and Exchange | 16 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.06 | Temporary Securities | 24 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.07 | Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities | 25 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.08 | Cancellation | 25 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.09 | Third Party Beneficiaries | 26 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.10 | Authenticating Agent | 26 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.11 | Global Securities | 26 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.12 | CUSIP Numbers | 27 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.13 | Securities Denominated in Foreign Currencies | 27 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.14 | Wire Transfers | 27 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.15 | Designated Currency | 28 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2.16 | Form of Guarantee | 28 |
| Article III REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS | Article III REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS | 29 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 3.01 | Redemption | 29 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 3.02 | Notice of Redemption | 29 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 3.03 | Payment Upon Redemption | 30 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 3.04 | Sinking Fund | 31 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 3.05 | Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities | 31 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 3.06 | Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund | 32 |
| Article IV CERTAIN COVENANTS | Article IV CERTAIN COVENANTS | 32 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 4.01 | Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest | 32 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 4.02 | Maintenance of Office or Agency | 32 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 4.03 | Paying Agents | 33 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 4.04 | Statement by Officers as to Default | 33 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 4.05 | Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee | 34 |

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Article V SECURITYHOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE | Article V SECURITYHOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE | 34.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 5.01 | Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders | 34.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 5.02 | Preservation of Information; Communications with Securityholders | 34.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 5.03 | Reports by the Company | 35.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 5.04 | Reports by the Trustee | 35.0 |
| Article VI REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT | Article VI REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT | 35.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 6.01 | Events of Default | 35.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 6.02 | Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee | 37.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 6.03 | Application of Funds Collected | 39.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 6.04 | Limitation on Suits | 39.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 6.05 | Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission not Waiver | 40.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 6.06 | Control by Securityholders | 40.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 6.07 | Undertaking to Pay Costs | 41.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 6.08 | Waiver Of Usury, Stay Or Extension Laws | 42.0 |
| Article VII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE | Article VII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE | 42.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.01 | Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee | 42.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.02 | Certain Rights of Trustee | 43.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.03 | Trustee not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities | 44.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.04 | May Hold Securities | 45.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.05 | Funds Held in Trust | 45.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.06 | Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnification | 45.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.07 | Reliance on Officer's Certificate | 46.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.08 | Disqualification; Conflicting Interests | 46.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.09 | Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility | 46.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.10 | Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor | 46.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.11 | Acceptance of Appointment By Successor | 48.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.12 | Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business | 49.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 7.13 | Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company | 49.0 |
| Article VIII CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS | Article VIII CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS | 49.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 8.01 | Evidence of Action by Securityholders | 49.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 8.02 | Proof of Execution by Securityholders | 50.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 8.03 | Who May be Deemed Owners | 50.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 8.04 | Certain Securities Owned by Company Disregarded | 51.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 8.05 | Actions Binding on Future Securityholders | 51.0 |
| Article IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES | Article IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES | 52.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 9.01 | Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders | 52.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 9.02 | Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders | 53.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 9.03 | Effect of Supplemental Indentures | 54.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 9.04 | Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures | 54.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 9.05 | Execution of Supplemental Indentures | 55.0 |
| Article X SUCCESSOR | Article X SUCCESSOR | 55.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 10.01 | Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets | 55.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 10.02 | Successor Person Substituted | 56.0 |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Article XI SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE | Article XI SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE | 56.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 11.01 | Applicability of Article | 56.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 11.02 | Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture | 56.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 11.03 | Defeasance and Discharge of Obligations; Covenant Defeasance | 57.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 11.04 | Deposited Funds to be Held in Trust | 59.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 11.05 | Payment of Funds Held by Paying Agents | 60.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 11.06 | Repayment to the Company or a Guarantor | 60.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 11.07 | Reinstatement | 60.0 |
| Article XII IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS | Article XII IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS | 61.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 12.01 | No Recourse | 61.0 |
| Article XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | Article XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | 61.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.01 | Effect on Successors and Assigns | 61.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.02 | Actions by Successor | 61.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.03 | Notices | 62.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.04 | Governing Law | 63.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.05 | Treatment of Securities as Debt | 63.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.06 | Compliance Certificates and Opinions | 63.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.07 | Payments on Business Days | 64.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.08 | Conflict with Trust Indenture Act | 64.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.09 | Counterparts | 64.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.10 | Separability | 64.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.11 | No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 64.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.12 | **Table of Contents**, Headings, Etc | 64.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.13 | Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process | 65.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.14 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 65.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.15 | USA Patriot Act | 66.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 13.16 | Force Majeure | 66.0 |
| Article XIV ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS; CERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS | Article XIV ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS; CERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS | 66.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 14.01 | Redemption Upon Changes in Withholding Taxes | 66.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 14.02 | Payment of Additional Amounts | 67.0 |
| Article XV GUARANTEES | Article XV GUARANTEES | 70.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 15.01 | Guarantee | 70.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 15.02 | Execution and Delivery of Guarantee | 71.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 15.03 | Release of Guarantee | 72.0 |

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**Cross Reference Table\***

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| Section of <br> Trust Indenture Act <br> <u>of 1939, as amended</u> | Section of <br> <u>Indenture</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;310(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.09 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;310(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.08 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.10 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;310(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;311(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.13 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;311(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.13 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;311(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;312(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.01 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.02(a) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;312(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.02(b) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;312(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.02(b) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;313(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.04(a) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;313(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.04(b) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;313(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.04(b) |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.04(c) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;313(d) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.04(c) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;314(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.03 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;314(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;314(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.06 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;314(d) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;314(e) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.06 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;314(f) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;315(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.01 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;315(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.01(c) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;315(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.01(a) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;315(d) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.01(b) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;315(e) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.07 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;316(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.06, 8.04 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;316(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.04 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;316(c) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.01 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;317(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.02 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;317(b) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.03 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;318(a) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.08 |

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\* This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Indenture and shall not have any bearing on the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.

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THIS INDENTURE is dated as of [__________] among HOFFMAN SCHROFF HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware limited liability company (the "**Company**"), NVENT ELECTRIC PLC, an Irish public limited company ("**nVent**"), Nvent Finance S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (*société à responsabilité limitée*) with a registered office at 26, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B 219.846 ("**nVent Finance**"), and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the "**Trustee**").

**RECITALS**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. This Indenture provides for the issuance of unsecured debt securities (the "**Securities**"), in an unlimited aggregate principal amount to be issued from time to time in one or more series, to be authenticated by the certificate of the Trustee, and for guarantees of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act (as defined below) that are deemed to be incorporated into this Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. All things necessary to make this Indenture a legal, valid and binding agreement, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of Securities:

Article I<br>DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 <u>Definitions of Terms</u>.

The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as in this Indenture otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01 and shall include the plural as well as the singular. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or that are by reference in the Trust Indenture Act defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**Securities Act**") (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Indenture Act and in the Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this instrument. All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and, except to the extent provided otherwise herein or in any supplemental indenture, the term "generally accepted accounting principles" means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States at the time of any computation.

"**144A Global Security**", with respect to any series of Securities, means one or more Global Securities bearing the Private Placement Legend that will be issued in an aggregate amount of denominations equal in total to the outstanding principal amount of the Securities of such series sold in global form in reliance on Rule 144A.

"**Additional Amounts**" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.02.

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

"**Applicable Procedures**", with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Security for a series of Securities, means the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange at the relevant time.

"**Authenticating Agent**" means an authenticating agent with respect to all or any of the series of Securities appointed with respect to all or any series of the Securities by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.10.

"**Authentication Order**" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.

"**Board of Directors**" means the board of directors or board of managers, as applicable, of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, or any duly authorized committee of such board of directors or board of managers, as applicable.

"**Board Resolution**" means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or another Officer of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, to have been duly adopted by its Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.

"**Business Day**" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

"**Capital Stock**" of any Person means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights in or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person's capital stock, other equity interests whether now outstanding or issued after the date of this Indenture, partnership interests (whether general or limited), any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and any rights (other than debt securities convertible into Capital Stock), warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such Capital Stock.

"**Clearstream**" means Clearstream Banking S.A., or its successors.

"**Code**" means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

"**Commission**" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"**Company**" means Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc. until a successor entity shall have become such pursuant to Article X, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor entity.

"**Corporate Trust Office**" means the office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107, Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Securityholders and the Company, or the designated corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Securityholders and the Company).

"**CSC**" has the meaning set forth in Section 13.13.

"**Currency**" means Dollars or Foreign Currency.

"**Default**" means any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

"**Defaulted Interest**" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

"**Definitive Security**" means a certificated Security registered in the name of the Securityholder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.05.

"**Depositary**", with respect to Securities of any series which the Company shall determine will be issued in whole or in part as a Global Security, means The Depository Trust Company ("**DTC**"), New York, New York, another clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act, and any other applicable U.S. or foreign statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by the Company pursuant to Section 2.01.

"**Designated Currency**" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15.

"**Distribution Compliance Period**" means the restricted period as defined in Rule 903(b)(3) under the Securities Act.

"**Dollar**" or "**$**" means such currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

"**Dollar Equivalent**" means, with respect to any monetary amount in a Foreign Currency, at any time for the determination thereof, the amount of Dollars obtained by converting such Foreign Currency involved in such computation into Dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of Dollars with the applicable Foreign Currency as quoted by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (unless another comparable financial institution is designated by the Company) in New York, New York, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the date two business days prior to such determination.

"**Euroclear**" means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., or its successor, as operator of the Euroclear System.

"**Event of Default**", with respect to Securities of a particular series, means any event specified in Section 6.01, continued for the period of time, if any, therein designated.

"**Exchange Act**" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

"**Foreign Currency**" means a currency, currency unit or composite currency, including the euro, issued by the government of one or more countries other than the United States or by any recognized confederation or association of such governments or a composite currency the value of which is determined by reference to the values of the currencies of any group of countries.

"**Global Security**", with respect to any series of Securities, means a Security executed by the Company and delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary's instruction, all in accordance with this Indenture, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.

"**Governmental Obligations**" means securities that are (i) direct obligations of the United States for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States that, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such Governmental Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Governmental Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt; provided, however, that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Governmental Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Governmental Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.

"**Guarantee**" with respect to Securities of any series which the Company shall determine will be guaranteed by another Person, means the unconditional and unsubordinated guarantee by a Guarantor of the due and punctual payment of principal of and interest on a series of Securities when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption, required repurchase or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such series and this Indenture.

"**Guarantor**" shall mean any Person providing a Guarantee of the Securities of any series pursuant to Article XV.

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

"**including**" means including without limitation.

"**Indenture**" means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into in accordance with the terms hereof.

"**Indirect Participant**" means any entity that, with respect to the Depositary, clears through or maintains a direct or indirect, custodial relationship with a Participant.

"**Interest Payment Date,**" when used with respect to any installment of interest on a Security of a particular series, means the date specified herein, in such Security or in a Board Resolution or in an indenture supplemental hereto with respect to such series as the fixed date on which an installment of interest with respect to Securities of that series is due and payable.

"**nVent**" means nVent Electric plc until a successor entity shall have become such pursuant to Article X, and thereafter "nVent" shall mean such successor entity.

"**nVent Finance**" means nVent Finance S.à r.l. until a successor entity shall have become such pursuant to Article X, and thereafter "nVent" shall mean such successor entity.

"**Officer**" means any director, any manager, any managing director or managing officer, the chairman or any vice chairman of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, any vice president, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, the secretary or any assistant secretary, or any Person duly authorized to act for or on behalf of, the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be.

"**Officer's Certificate**" means a certificate, signed by any Officer of the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.06, if and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.

"**Opinion of Counsel**" means an opinion in writing of legal counsel, who may be an Officer or employee of or counsel for the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.06, if and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.

"**Original Issue Discount Security**" means a Security that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01.

"**Outstanding**", when used with reference to Securities of any series, subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, means, as of any particular time, all Securities of such series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Securities, or portions thereof, for the payment or redemption of which funds in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent other than the Company, or, if the Company shall act as its own paying agent, shall have been set aside, segregated and held in trust by the Company for the Holders of such Securities, provided that if such Securities, or portions thereof, are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been given as herein provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for giving such notice; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Securities in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered, or which shall have been paid, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07, except with respect to any such Security as to which proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that such Security is held by a person in whose hands such Security is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company.

In determining whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01 and the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more currencies that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be based on the Dollar Equivalent, on the date of original issuance of such Security, of the principal amount of such Security.

"**Participant**", with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, means a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

"**Periodic Offering**" means an offering of Securities of a series from time to time, during which any or all of the specific terms of the Securities, including the rate or rates of interest, if any, thereon, the maturity or maturities thereof and the redemption provisions, if any, with respect thereto, are to be determined by the Company or its agents upon the issuance of such Securities in accordance with the terms of the relevant Supplemental Indenture.

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

"**Predecessor Security**" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security. For the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security.

"**Private Placement Legend**" means the legend set forth in Section 2.02(b) to be placed on all Restricted Securities issued under this Indenture or pursuant to a Board Resolution or an indenture supplemental hereto with respect to a series of Securities, except where specifically stated otherwise by the provisions of this Indenture, such Board Resolution or such supplemental indenture.

"**QIB**" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A.

"**Regulation S Global Security**" means, with respect to any series of Securities, a Regulation S Temporary Global Security of such series, if required by Rule 903 of Regulation S, or a Regulation S Permanent Global Security of such series, as the case may be.

"**Regulation S Permanent Global Security**", with respect to any series of Securities, means one or more permanent Global Securities bearing the Private Placement Legend, that will be issued in an aggregate amount of denominations equal in total to the outstanding principal amount of the Securities of such series initially sold or, if required by Rule 903 of Regulation S, of the Regulation S Temporary Global Security of such series upon expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period with respect to such series, as the case may be.

"**Regulation S Temporary Global Security**", with respect to any series of Securities, means one or more temporary Global Securities, bearing the Private Placement Legend and the Regulation S Temporary Global Security Legend, issued in an aggregate amount of denominations equal in total to the outstanding principal amount of the Securities of such series initially sold, if required by Rule 903 of Regulation S.

"**Regulation S Temporary Global Security Legend**" means the legend set forth in Section 2.02(d), which is required to be placed on all Regulation S Temporary Global Securities issued under this Indenture.

"**Regulation S**" means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor provision thereto.

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

"**Restricted Definitive Security**", with respect to any series of Securities, means one or more Definitive Securities of such series bearing the Private Placement Legend issued under this Indenture.

"**Restricted Global Security**", with respect to any series of Securities, means one or more Global Securities of such series bearing the Private Placement Legend, issued under this Indenture.

"**Restricted Security**", with respect to any series of Securities, means a Security of such series, unless or until it has been (i) effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a registration statement with respect to such series or (ii) distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force.

"**Rule 144A**" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor provision thereto.

"**Securities**" means the securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

"**Securityholder,**" "**Holder,**" "**holder of Securities,**" "**registered holder,**" or other similar term, means the Person or Persons in whose name or names a particular Security shall be registered on the books of the Company kept for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

"**Security Register**" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).

"**Security Registrar**" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).

"**Stated Maturity**", with respect to any Security, means the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision, but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has occurred.

"**Subsidiary**", with respect to any Person, means any other Person of which at least a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock at the time is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such Person or by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

"**Taxes**" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.02.

"**Taxing Jurisdiction**" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.01.

"**Trustee**" means U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association and, subject to the provisions of Article VII, shall include its successors and assigns. The term "Trustee" as used with respect to a particular series of the Securities shall mean the Trustee with respect to that series.

"**Trust Indenture Act**" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in effect at the date of execution of this instrument subject to the provisions of Sections 9.01, 9.02, and 10.01.

"**Unrestricted Definitive Security**", with respect to any series of Securities, means one or more Definitive Securities representing such series of Securities that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend, issued under this Indenture.

"**Unrestricted Global Security**", with respect to any series of Securities, means one or more permanent Global Securities representing such series of Securities that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend, issued under this Indenture.

"**Unrestricted Securities**", with respect to any series of Securities, means a Security (i) effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a registration statement with respect to such series or (ii) distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force.

"**Voting Stock**" of a Person means Capital Stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person, irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency.

Article II<br>ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND<br> EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

Section 2.01 <u>Designation and Terms of Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued in one or more series up to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of that series from time to time authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company or pursuant to one or more indentures supplemental hereto. Prior to the initial issuance of Securities of any series, there shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, and set forth in an Officer's Certificate of the Company, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, with respect to the Securities of the series:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the title of the Security of the series, which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, other Securities of that series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of the Securities of the series is payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest or the manner of calculation of such rate or rates, if any, including any procedures to vary or reset such rate or rates, and the basis upon which interest will be calculated if other than that of a 360 day year of twelve 30-day months;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest will be payable or the manner of determination of such Interest Payment Dates, and the record date for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable on any such Interest Payment Dates;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) any trustees, authenticating agents or paying agents with respect to such series, if different from those set forth in this Indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods or defer the payment of interest and the duration of such extension or deferral;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions, including payments made in cash in anticipation of future sinking fund obligations, or at the option of a holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) the form of the Securities of the series including the form of the Trustee's certificate of authentication for such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) if other than denominations of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which the Securities of the series shall be issuable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) if other than Dollars, the Currency or Currencies in which payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, Securities of the series shall be payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to such Stated Maturity, the amount which will be deemed to be such principal amount as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof that will be due and payable upon declaration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01 or upon any maturity other than the Stated Maturity or that will be deemed to be Outstanding as of any such date, or, in any such case, the manner in which such deemed principal amount is to be determined;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) the terms of any repurchase or remarketing rights;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) if the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Security or Securities, the type of Global Security to be issued; the terms and conditions, if different from those contained in this Indenture, upon which such Global Security or Securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual Securities in definitive registered form; the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities; and the form of any legend or legends to be borne by any such Global Security or Securities in addition to or in lieu of the legends referred to in Section 2.02;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) whether the Securities of the series will be convertible into or exchangeable for other Securities, common shares or other securities of any kind of the Company or another obligor, and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, including the initial conversion or exchange price or rate or the method of calculation, how and when the conversion price or exchange ratio may be adjusted, whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at the Company's option, the conversion or exchange period, and any other provision in addition to or in lieu of those described herein;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) any additional restrictive covenants or Events of Default that will apply to the Securities of the series, or any changes to the restrictive covenants set forth in Article IV or the Events of Default set forth in Section 6.01 that will apply to the Securities of the series, which may consist of establishing different terms or provisions from those set forth in Article IV or Section 6.01 or eliminating any such restrictive covenant or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of the series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) any provisions granting special rights to holders when a specified event occurs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(19) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on Securities of a series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(20) any special tax implications of the Securities, including provisions for original issue discount securities, if offered;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(21) whether and upon what terms Securities of a series may be defeased if different from the provisions set forth in this Indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(22) with regard to the Securities of any series that do not bear interest, the dates for certain required reports to the Trustee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(23) whether the Securities of the series will be issued as Unrestricted Securities or Restricted Securities, and, if issued as Restricted Securities, the rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act in reliance on which they will be sold;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(24) whether the Securities of the series shall be issued with Guarantees and, if so, the identity of any Guarantor (including whether nVent and/or nVent Finance shall be a Guarantor under the series) and the terms, if any, of any Guarantee of the payment of principal and interest, if any, with respect to Securities of the series and any corresponding changes to the provisions of this Indenture as then in effect; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(25) any and all additional, eliminated or changed terms that shall apply to the Securities of the series, including any terms that may be required by or advisable under United States laws or regulations, including the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or advisable in connection with the marketing of Securities of that series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except that Securities of any particular series may be issued at various times, in different denominations, with different Currency of payments due thereunder, with different dates on which the principal or any installment of principal is payable, with different rates of interest, if any, or different methods by which rates of interest may be determined, with different dates from which such interest may accrue or on which such interest may be payable, and with different redemption dates, and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to any such Board Resolution or in any supplemental indenture. If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officer's Certificate of the Company setting forth the terms of the series. The terms of the Securities of any series may provide that such Securities shall be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee upon original issuance from time to time upon written order of persons designated in such Board Resolution or supplemental indenture and that such persons are authorized to determine, consistent with such Board Resolution or supplemental indenture, such terms and conditions of the Securities of such series.

Section 2.02 <u>Form of Securities and Trustee's Certificate</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Securities of any series and the Trustee's certificate of authentication to be borne by such Securities shall be substantially of the tenor set forth in an indenture supplemental hereto or as provided in a Board Resolution of the Company and as set forth in an Officer's Certificate of the Company and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, any Board Resolution or any indenture supplemental hereto, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities of that series may be listed, or to conform to usage.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each Restricted Security (and all Restricted Securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear a Private Placement Legend in substantially the following form:

"THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A NON-U.S. PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS) OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To the extent required by the Depositary for particular series of Securities, each Global Security of such series shall bear legends in substantially the following forms:

"THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS SECURITY) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HOLDERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS HEREIN, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE ANY SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO Section 2.05(c) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY."

"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 TO ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ANY ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO SUCH ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) To the extent required by the Depositary, each Regulation S Temporary Global Security shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

"THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL SECURITY, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR DEFINITIVE SECURITIES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE HOLDER OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY SECURITY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE CASH PAYMENTS OF INTEREST DURING THE PERIOD WHICH SUCH HOLDER HOLDS THIS SECURITY. NOTHING IN THIS LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED TO PREVENT INTEREST FROM ACCRUING ON THIS SECURITY."

Section 2.03 <u>Denominations; Provisions for Payment</u>.

The Securities shall be issuable as registered Securities and in the denominations of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, subject to Section 2.01(a)(11). The Securities of a particular series shall bear interest payable on the dates and at the rate specified as provided in Section 2.01 with respect to that series. The principal of and the interest on the Securities of any series, as well as any premium thereon in case of redemption thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in Dollars except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(12), at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose pursuant to Section 4.02. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. Unless otherwise specified with respect to a series of Securities in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01(a)(4), interest on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.

The interest installment on any Security that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of that series shall be paid to the Person in whose name said Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest installment. In the event that any Security of a particular series or portion thereof is called for redemption and the redemption date is subsequent to a regular record date with respect to any Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date, interest on such Security will be paid upon presentation and surrender of such Security as provided in Section 3.03.

Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution or one or more indentures supplemental hereto establishing the terms of any series of any Securities pursuant to Section 2.01, the term "regular record date" as used in this Section 2.03 with respect to a series of Securities shall mean a date 15 days immediately preceding any Interest Payment Date, whether or not such day is a Business Day. Subject to the provisions of this Section 2.03, each Security of a series delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security of such series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.

Unless otherwise specified with respect to a series of Securities in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01, any interest on any Security that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for such Security ("**Defaulted Interest**") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on the relevant regular record date, and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in clause (1) or clause (2) below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner: the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each such Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee funds in an amount equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such funds when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as provided in this clause (1). Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall not be more than 15 nor less than ten days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than ten days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee promptly shall notify the Company of such special record date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Securityholder at his or her address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than ten days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Securities, or their respective Predecessor Securities, are registered on such special record date and shall not be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on any Securities in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange.

Section 2.04 <u>Execution and Authentications</u>.

The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the Company in accordance with the articles of association of the Company, the relevant Board Resolution or by any one Officer of the Company. Signatures may be in the form of a manual or facsimile signature. In the case of Definitive Securities of any series, such signatures may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on such Securities. The Securities may contain such notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Trustee.

A Security shall not be valid until authenticated manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee or by an Authenticating Agent. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company, with the form of Guarantee thereon executed by any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, to the Trustee for authentication, together with a written order of the Company for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, signed by an Officer (an "**Authentication Order**"), and the Trustee in accordance with such written order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.01 and the preceding paragraph, in the case of Securities offered in a Periodic Offering, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver such Securities from time to time in accordance with an Authentication Order or such other procedures acceptable to the Trustee as may be specified by or pursuant to a supplemental indenture or the written order of the Company delivered to the Trustee prior to the time of the first authentication of Securities of such series. With respect to Securities of a series subject to a Periodic Offering, the Trustee conclusively may rely, as to the authorization by the Company of any such Securities, the forms and terms thereof and the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof, upon the written order of the Company, Opinion of Counsel, Officer's Certificate and other documents delivered pursuant to this Section 2.04 at or prior to the time of the first authentication of Securities of such series unless and until such written order, Opinion of Counsel, Officer's Certificate or other documents have been superseded or revoked, and written notice thereof is provided to Trustee, or expire by their terms.

Section 2.05 <u>Transfer and Exchange</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Registration of Transfer and Exchange</u>. The Company shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its office or agency designated for such purpose as provided in Section 4.02, a register or registers (the "**Security Register**") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall register the Securities and the transfers of Securities as provided in this Article II and which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Trustee. The registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and the transfer of Securities as herein provided shall be appointed as authorized by Board Resolution (the "**Security Registrar**"). If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Security Registrar, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Security Registrar.

To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute a new Security or Securities of the same series as the Security presented for a like aggregate principal amount and in authorized denominations, and any Guarantor thereof shall execute the form of Guarantee or Guarantees thereon, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver such Security or Securities upon receipt of an Authentication Order. The Trustee shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Security selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company and any Guarantor thereof, evidencing the same indebtedness as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. Prior to such due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Security, the Trustee, the Company, any paying agent and the Security Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Securities and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, the Company, the paying agent or the Security Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

All certifications, Officer's Certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Trustee pursuant to this Section 2.05 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile or sent electronically in PDF format, to be followed by delivery of the original document to Trustee within three (3) Business Days of delivery by facsimile or PDF transmission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Service Charge</u>. No service charge shall be payable by a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Security or by a Holder of a Definitive Security for any exchange or registration of transfer of Securities, or for any issue of new Securities in case of partial redemption of any series. The Company, however, may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, other than any such taxes or other governmental charge payable upon exchange or registration of transfer pursuant to Sections 2.06, 3.03(b) and 9.04.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities</u>. A Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for a series of the Securities to a nominee of such Depositary, by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or to another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for a series of the Securities or a nominee of such successor Depositary. If at any time (1) the Depositary for a series of the Securities notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such series or if at any time the Depositary for such series shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulation, and a successor Depositary for such series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such condition, (2) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series or (3) the Company determines that the Securities of any series shall no longer be represented by a Global Security then, in each case the provisions of Section 2.11 shall no longer apply to the Securities of such series. In either such event the Company will execute the Definitive Securities of such series, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security of such series, and any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, will execute the form of Guarantees thereon, and subject to this Section 2.05 the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officer's Certificate evidencing such determination by the Company, if applicable, will authenticate and deliver such Definitive Securities in exchange for such Global Security. Upon the exchange of the Global Security of such series for such Definitive Securities of such series, the Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Such Definitive Securities shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its Participants or Indirect Participants or otherwise, shall in writing instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Depositary for delivery to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.

Except as provided in Sections 2.06 and 2.07, a Global Security may not be exchanged for another Security other than as provided in this Section 2.05(c); however, beneficial interests in a Global Security may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.05(d) or (e). The provisions of this Section 2.05(c) are subject to Section 2.11.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Securities</u>. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Securities of a series shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, any Board Resolution and any one or more indentures supplemental hereto, and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Securities of a series shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Securities also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) <u>Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Security</u>. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Security of a series may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Security in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Security of a series may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security of such series. Subject to Section 2.05(e)(4), no written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Security Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.05(d)(1).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) <u>All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities</u>. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.05(d)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Security Registrar, as applicable, either:

(A)(1) an order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the relevant Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Security of such series in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the relevant Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or

(B)(1) an order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the relevant Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Security of such series in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Security Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Security shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (B)(1) above;

provided that in no event shall Definitive Securities of a series be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Security of such series prior to (y) the expiration of the relevant Distribution Compliance Period and (z) the receipt by the Security Registrar of any certificates identified by the Company or its counsel to be required pursuant to Rule 903 and Rule 904 under the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of all the requirements for transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in Global Securities of a series contained in this Indenture, any Board Resolution, or one or more indentures supplemental hereto and the Securities of such series or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Security or Securities of such series pursuant to Section 2.05(h).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) <u>Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Security</u>. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Security of a series may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Security of the same series if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.05(d)(2) and the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate in the form of Exhibit A.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) <u>Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Security for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Security</u>. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Security of any series may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security of such series or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security of such series if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.05(d)(2) above and the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, and an opinion of counsel in form, and from legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar and the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

If any such transfer is effected at a time when an Unrestricted Global Security of such series has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.04, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Securities of such series in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests so transferred. Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Security of a series cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security of such series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <u>Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) <u>Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities to Restricted Definitive Securities</u>. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security of a series proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Security of such series or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Security of such series, then, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of a completed certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, and certificates and opinions of counsel, if applicable, the Trustee, upon receipt of written instructions accompanied by an Officer's Certificate, shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Security of such series to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.05(h), and the Company shall execute a Restricted Definitive Security of such series in the appropriate principal amount, and any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, shall execute the form of Guarantee thereon, and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order pursuant to Section 2.04, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions such Restricted Definitive Security. Any Restricted Definitive Security of such series issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security of such series pursuant to this Section 2.05(e) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Security Registrar through instructions from the Depositary for such series and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Restricted Definitive Securities of such series to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered. Any Restricted Definitive Security of such series issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security of such series pursuant to this Section 2.05(e)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) <u>Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities to Unrestricted Definitive Securities</u>. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security of a series may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Security of such series or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Security of such series only if the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, and an opinion of counsel in form, and from legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar and the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) <u>Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities to Unrestricted Definitive Securities</u>. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security of a series proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Security of such series or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Security of such series, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.05(d)(2), the Trustee, upon receipt of written instructions accompanied by an Officer's Certificate, shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global Security of such series to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.05(h), and the Company shall execute an Unrestricted Definitive Security of such series in the appropriate principal amount, and any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, shall execute the form of Guarantee thereon, and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.04, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions such Unrestricted Definitive Security. Any Unrestricted Definitive Security issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.05(e)(3) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Security Registrar through instructions from the Depositary for such series and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Unrestricted Definitive Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered. Any Unrestricted Definitive Security issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.05(e)(3) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) <u>Transfer or Exchange of Regulation S Temporary Global Securities.</u> Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 2.05, a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Security of a series may not be (A) exchanged for a Definitive Security of such series prior to (y) the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period with respect to such series, unless such exchange is effected by the Company, does not require an investment decision on the part of the Holder thereof and does not violate the provisions of Regulation S, and (z) the receipt by the Security Registrar of any certificates identified by the Company or its counsel to be required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act or (B) transferred to a U.S. person (as such term is defined in Regulation S) or for the account or benefit of a U.S. person, other than an initial purchaser of such Regulation S Temporary Global Security, or a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Security of such series prior to the events set forth in clause (A) above or unless the transfer is pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or 904.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) <u>Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Securities for Beneficial Interests</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) <u>Restricted Definitive Securities to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities</u>. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Security of a series proposes to exchange such Security for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security of such series or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Securities of such series to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security of such series, then, upon receipt by the Trustee of the following documentation:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Security of such series proposes to exchange such Security for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security of such series, a completed certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) if such Restricted Definitive Security is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or to a non-U.S. person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 under the Securities Act, a completed certificate to that effect set forth in Exhibit A,

the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Security of such series, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Security of such series and, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Security of such series or the Regulation S Global Security of such series as applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) <u>Restricted Definitive Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities</u>. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Security of a series may exchange such Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security of such series or transfer such Restricted Definitive Security of such series to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security of such series only if the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, and an opinion of counsel in form, and from legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar and the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon receipt of evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.05(f)(2), the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Securities of such series so transferred or exchanged and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Security of such series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) <u>Unrestricted Definitive Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities</u>. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Security of a series may exchange such Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security of such series or transfer such Definitive Securities of such series to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security of such series at any time. Upon receipt of a written request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Security and increase or cause or be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Securities of such series. If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Security of a series to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2) or (3) of this Section 2.05(f) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Security of such series has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.04, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Securities of such series in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Securities of such series so transferred.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) <u>Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Securities for Definitive Securities</u>. Upon written request by a Holder of Definitive Securities of a series and such Holder's compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.05(g), the Trustee shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Securities of such series pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.05(a). In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 2.05(a), the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents, and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.05(g).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) <u>Restricted Definitive Securities to Restricted Definitive Securities</u>. Any Restricted Definitive Security of a series may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Security of such series if the Trustee receives a completed certificate in the form of Exhibit A, including the certifications, certificates and opinions of counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) <u>Restricted Definitive Securities to Unrestricted Definitive Securities</u>. Any Restricted Definitive Security of a series may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Security of such series or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Security of such series if the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable and an opinion of counsel in form, and from legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) <u>Unrestricted Definitive Securities to Unrestricted Definitive Securities</u>. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Securities of a series may transfer such Securities to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Security of such series in accordance with Section 2.05(a). Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Security Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Securities of such series pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) <u>Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Securities</u>. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Security of a series have been exchanged for Definitive Securities of such series or a particular Global Security of a series has been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Security of such series shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.08. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security of such series is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security of such series or for Definitive Securities of such series, the principal amount of Securities of such series represented by such Global Security shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement may be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security of such series, such other Global Security shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement may be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) <u>No Exchange or Transfer</u>. The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, exchange or register the transfer of any Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of the Securities of the same series and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of any series or portions thereof called for redemption, or (iii) to register the transfer of or exchange a Security of any series between the applicable record date pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(5) and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) 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 Depositary Participants or 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 2.06 <u>Temporary Securities</u>.

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute temporary Securities (printed, lithographed or typewritten) of any authorized denomination, and any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, shall execute the Guarantees thereon, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. Such temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be determined by the Company. Every temporary Security of any series shall be executed by the Company, with the form of Guarantee thereon executed by any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, and be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive Securities of such series. Without unnecessary delay the Company will execute, and if applicable any Guarantor will endorse, and will furnish definitive Securities of such series and thereupon any or all temporary Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchange therefor without charge to the holders, at the office or agency of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 4.02 for the purpose of exchanges of Securities of such series, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and such office or agency shall deliver in exchange for such temporary Securities an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of such series, unless the Company advises the Trustee to the effect that definitive Securities need not be executed and furnished until further notice from the Company. Until so exchanged, temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be valid obligations under this Indenture.

Section 2.07 <u>Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities</u>.

In case any temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company, subject to the next succeeding sentence, shall execute a new Security of the same series, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Security, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Security so destroyed, lost or stolen, and any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, shall execute the form of Guarantee thereon, and upon the Company's written request the Trustee, subject to the next succeeding sentence, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and deliver such Security. In every case the applicant for a substituted Security shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company and the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of the applicant's Security and of the ownership thereof. The Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate any such substituted Security and deliver the same. Upon the issuance of any substituted Security, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses, including the fees and expenses of the Trustee, connected therewith. In case any Security that has matured or is about to mature shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company, instead of issuing a substitute Security, may pay or authorize the payment of the same, without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Security, if the applicant for such payment shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as they may require to save them harmless, and, in case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence to the satisfaction of the Company and the Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership thereof.

Every replacement Security issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.07 shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone. All Securities shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities, and shall preclude, to the extent lawful, any and all other rights or remedies, notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

Section 2.08 <u>Cancellation</u>.

All Securities surrendered for the purpose of payment, redemption, exchange or registration of transfer, if surrendered to the Company or any paying agent, shall be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it, and no Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly required or permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. On written request of the Company at the time of such surrender, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company evidence of the cancellation of Securities by the Trustee. If the Company shall otherwise acquire any of the Securities, however, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.09 <u>Third Party Beneficiaries</u>.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and the holders of the Securities, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Indenture, or under any covenant, condition or provision contained herein.

Section 2.10 <u>Authenticating Agent</u>.

So long as any of the Securities of any series remain Outstanding, there may be an Authenticating Agent for any or all such series of Securities which either the Trustee or the Company shall have the right to appoint. The Authenticating Agent shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series, including Securities issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof, and Securities so authenticated shall be valid obligations for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. All references in this Indenture to the authentication of Securities by the Trustee shall be deemed to include authentication by an Authenticating Agent for such series. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and, unless otherwise specified in a supplemental indenture or other document in which the Company appoints the Authenticating Agent, shall be a corporation that has a combined capital and surplus, as most recently reported or determined by it, sufficient under the laws of any jurisdiction under which it is organized or in which it is doing business to conduct a trust business, and that is otherwise authorized under such laws to conduct such business and is subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authorities. If at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with these provisions, it shall resign immediately. Any Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee with the Consent of the Company at any time may, and upon written request by the Company shall, terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon resignation, termination or cessation of eligibility of any Authenticating Agent, either the Trustee or the Company may appoint an eligible successor Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Company. Any successor Authenticating Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder, shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent pursuant hereto.

Section 2.11 <u>Global Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>General</u>. If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 2.01 that the Securities of a particular series are to be issued as a Global Security, then the Company shall execute one or more Global Securities that (i) shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, all of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and (iii) shall be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary or otherwise delivered pursuant to the Depositary's instructions, and any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, shall execute the Guarantee or Guarantees thereon, and the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.04 shall authenticate such Global Security or Global Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable</u>. The provisions of the "Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System" and the "Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear" and the "General Terms and Conditions" and "Customer Handbook" of Clearstream, respectively, in effect at the relevant time shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Securities of such series that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Neither the Trustee nor any agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

Section 2.12 <u>CUSIP Numbers</u>.

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

Section 2.13 <u>Securities Denominated in Foreign Currencies</u>.

Except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.01 for Securities of any series, payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, Securities of such series denominated in any Foreign Currency will be made in such Foreign Currency.

In the event any Foreign Currency or Currencies in which any payment with respect to any series of Securities may be made ceases to be a freely convertible Currency on United States Currency markets, for any date thereafter on which payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of a series is due, the Company shall select the Currency of payment for use on such date, all as provided in the Securities of such series, in a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto. In such event, the Company shall notify the Trustee of the Currency which it has selected to constitute the funds necessary to meet the Company's obligations on such payment date and of the amount of such Currency to be paid. Such amount shall be determined as provided in the Securities of such series, in a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto. The payment with respect to such payment date shall be deposited with the Trustee by the Company solely in the Currency so selected.

Section 2.14 <u>Wire Transfers</u>.

Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this Indenture, the Company may make any payment required to be deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent on account of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Securities by any method of wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Trustee or such Paying Agent such that funds are available on or before the date such payment is to be made to the Holders of the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof. If the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent with respect to Securities of any series that are represented by one or more Global Securities, the Company may make any such payment by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Depositary for such Securities.

Section 2.15 <u>Designated Currency</u>.

The Company may provide pursuant to Section 2.01 for Securities of any series that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the obligation, if any, of the Company to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of any series in a Foreign Currency or Dollars (the "**Designated Currency**") as may be specified pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(12) is of the essence and agree that, to the fullest extent possible under applicable law, judgments in respect of Securities of such series shall be given in the Designated Currency;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the obligation of the Company to make payments in the Designated Currency of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Securities shall be discharged, notwithstanding any payment in any other Currency (whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise), only to the extent of the amount in the Designated Currency that the Securityholder receiving such payment, in accordance with normal banking procedures, may purchase with the amount paid in such other Currency after any premium and cost of exchange on the business day in the country of issue of the Designated Currency or in the international banking community immediately following the day on which such Securityholder receives such payment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) if the amount in the Designated Currency that may be so purchased for any reason falls short of the amount originally due, the Company shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to compensate for such shortfall; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) any obligation of the Company not discharged by such payment shall be due as a separate and independent obligation and, until discharged as provided herein, shall continue in full force and effect.

Section 2.16 <u>Form of Guarantee</u>.

The form of Guarantee shall be set forth on the applicable series of Securities substantially as follows:

GUARANTEE

For value received, [__________] hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees (i) to the holder of this Security the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest and any Additional Amounts, if any, on, the Security upon which this Guarantee is set forth in the amounts and at the time when due and payable whether by declaration thereof, or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and interest, if any, of such Security, if lawful, to the holder of such Security and the Trustee on behalf of the Holders, and (ii) to the Trustee all amounts owed to the Trustee under the Indenture, in each case in accordance with and subject to the terms and limitations of such Security and Article XV of the Indenture. This Guarantee will not become effective until the Trustee or Authenticating Agent duly executes the certificate of authentication on this Security. This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles thereof.

Dated:

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Article III<br>REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS

Section 3.01 <u>Redemption</u>.

The Company may redeem the Securities of any series issued hereunder on and after the dates and in accordance with the terms established for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 or 14.01. In addition, the Company, any Guarantor and their respective Affiliates may purchase Securities from the holders thereof from time to time, either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Any Securities purchased by the Company, any Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates may, at the purchaser's discretion, be held, resold or canceled.

Section 3.02 <u>Notice of Redemption</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) If the Company desires to exercise such right to redeem all or, as the case may be, a portion of the Securities of any series, the Company shall, or shall instruct the Trustee in writing to, give notice of such redemption to holders of the Securities of such series to be redeemed by mailing, first class postage prepaid, a notice of such redemption not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days before the date fixed for redemption of that series to the Trustee and such holders at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Security Register, unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be redeemed; provided, however, that any such notice may be provided more than 90 days prior to the Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with the satisfaction and discharge or defeasance of the Securities of such series in accordance with Article XI hereof. Any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the registered holder receives the notice. In any case, failure duly to give such notice to the holder of any Security of any series designated for redemption in whole or in part, or any defect in the notice, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Securities of such series or any other series. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officer's Certificate evidencing compliance with any such restriction.

Each such notice of redemption shall specify the date fixed for redemption and the redemption price at which Securities of that series are to be redeemed (or if the redemption price cannot be determined at the time such notice is delivered, the formula by which such redemption price will be determined) and the CUSIP numbers of such series, and shall state that: (i) payment of the redemption price of such Securities to be redeemed will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, or, if none, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, upon presentation and surrender of such Securities; (ii) interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in said notice; (iii) from and after said date interest will cease to accrue; and (iv) the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case. If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the notice to the holders of Securities of that series to be redeemed in whole or in part shall specify the particular Securities to be so redeemed. In case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, and shall state that on and after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities of such series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company shall give the Trustee at least 30 days' written notice, unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee, in advance of the date fixed for redemption as to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of the series to be redeemed. If less than all the Securities of such series are to be redeemed, the Trustee thereupon shall select from Securities of such series Outstanding not previously called for redemption, in accordance with a method that complies with applicable legal requirements, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, if applicable, and the requirements, if any, of the Depositary and of any stock exchange on which Securities are listed and that the Trustee considers fair and appropriate, which may include selection pro rata or by lot, and that may provide for the selection of a portion or portions equal to $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof of the principal amount of such Securities of such series of a denomination larger than $2,000, the Securities of such series to be redeemed. The Trustee promptly shall notify the Company in writing of the numbers of the Securities of such series to be redeemed, in whole or in part.

The Company, if and whenever it shall so elect, by delivery of an Officer's Certificate, may instruct the Trustee or any paying agent to call all or any part of the Securities of a particular series for redemption and to give notice of redemption in the manner set forth in this Section 3.02, such notice to be in the name and at the expense of the Company or its own name, as the Trustee or such paying agent may deem advisable. In any case in which notice of redemption is to be given by the Trustee or any such paying agent, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to, or permit to remain with, the Trustee or such paying agent, as the case may be, such Security Register, transfer books or other records, or suitable copies or extracts therefrom, sufficient to enable the Trustee or such paying agent to give any notice by mail that may be required under the provisions of this Section 3.02.

Section 3.03 <u>Payment Upon Redemption</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) If the giving of notice of redemption shall have been completed as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities of the series to be redeemed specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption, in each case as established pursuant to Section 2.01 or 14.01. Interest on such Securities or portions of Securities shall cease to accrue on and after the date fixed for redemption, unless the Company shall default in the payment of such redemption price and accrued interest with respect to any such Security or portion thereof. On presentation and surrender of such Securities on or after the date fixed for redemption at the place of payment specified in the notice, such Securities shall be paid and redeemed at the applicable redemption price for such series, together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption (but if the date fixed for redemption is an Interest Payment Date, the interest installment payable on such date shall be payable to the registered holder at the close of business on the applicable record date pursuant to Section 2.01).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Upon presentation of any Security of such series that is to be redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute a new Security of the same series and tenor of authorized denominations in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented, and any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, shall execute the form of Guarantee thereon, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate, and the office or agency where the Security is presented shall deliver to the holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, such new Security; except that if a Global Security is so surrendered, the Company shall execute a new Global Security of like tenor in a denomination equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Global Security so surrendered, and any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, shall execute the form of Guarantee thereon, and, upon receipt of an Officer's Certificate requesting authentication and delivery, the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and deliver to the Depositary for such Global Security, without service charge, such new Global Security.

Section 3.04 <u>Sinking Fund</u>.

The provisions of Sections 3.04, 3.05 and 3.06 shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01 for Securities of such series.

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment," and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment." If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 3.05. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.

Section 3.05 <u>Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities</u>.

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

Section 3.06 <u>Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund</u>.

Not less than 30 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of the series, the portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied by payment of cash in the Currency in which the Securities of such series are denominated (except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01), the portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 3.05 and the basis for such credit. Together with such Officer's Certificate, the Company will deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 3.02 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 3.02. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.03.

Article IV<br>CERTAIN COVENANTS

The following covenants shall apply to the Securities, except with respect to any series of Securities for which the supplemental indenture or resolution of the Board of Directors under which such series of Securities is issued or the form of Security for such series expressly provides that any such covenant shall not apply to such series of Securities:

Section 4.01 <u>Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest</u>.

The Company will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of a series at the time and place and in the manner provided herein and established with respect to such Securities.

Section 4.02 <u>Maintenance of Office or Agency</u>.

So long as any series of the Securities remain Outstanding, the Company will maintain for such series an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be given or served. Such designation will continue with respect to each office or agency until the Company, by written notice signed by any Officer and delivered to the Trustee, shall designate some other office or agency for such purposes or any of them. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. Unless otherwise specified in accordance with Section 2.01 with respect to a series of Securities, the Company initially designates U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107, Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services, acting as the Company's agent, as the office to be maintained by it for each such purpose.

Section 4.03 <u>Paying Agents</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Company, upon written notice to the Trustee accompanied by an Officer's Certificate, may appoint one or more paying agents, other than the Trustee, for all or any series of the Securities. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as paying agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company, any Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries, upon notice to the Trustee, may act as paying agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company shall require each paying agent, other than the Company, any Guarantor and the Trustee, to agree in writing with the Company, and the Company shall deliver a copy of such agreement to the Trustee, that the paying agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all funds held by the paying agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities, and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a paying agent to pay all funds held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a paying agent to pay all funds held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the paying agent, if other than the Company or a Guarantor, shall have no further liability for the funds. If the Company or a Guarantor acts as paying agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Securityholders all funds held by it as paying agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.03 to the contrary, (i) the agreement to hold funds in trust as provided in this Section 4.03 is subject to the provisions of Section 11.06, and (ii) the Company at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge or defeasance of this Indenture or for any other purpose, may pay, or direct any paying agent to pay, to the Trustee all funds held in trust by the Company or such paying agent, such funds to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms and conditions as those upon which such funds were held by the Company or such paying agent. Upon such payment by any paying agent to the Trustee, such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such funds.

Section 4.04 <u>Statement by Officers as to Default</u>.

So long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company and each Guarantor will furnish to the Trustee on or before April 30 in each year a certificate, which need not comply with Section 13.06, executed by the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of each of the Company and any Guarantor, if applicable, on their respective behalf as to his or her knowledge of the Company's or applicable Guarantor's, as the case may be, compliance with all covenants and agreements under this Indenture required to be complied with by the Company and Guarantor, respectively (such compliance to be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture). Such certificate need not include a reference to any non-compliance that has been fully cured prior to the date as of which such certificate speaks.

The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee within 30 days of the occurrence of any Event of Default under Section 6.01 that remains continuing as of the date of such notice.

Section 4.05 <u>Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee</u>.

The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or to fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.10, a Trustee, so that there shall be at all times a Trustee hereunder.

Article V<br>SECURITYHOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND<br> THE TRUSTEE

Section 5.01 <u>Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders</u>.

The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (a) semi-annually at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date for a series of Securities (and in all events at intervals of not more than six months) a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the holders of each series of Securities as of such date, provided that the Company shall not be obligated to furnish or cause to furnish such list at any time that the list shall not differ in any respect from the most recent list furnished to the Trustee by the Company and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may require in writing within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that, in either case, no such list need be furnished for any series for which the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar.

Section 5.02 <u>Preservation of Information; Communications with Securityholders</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the holders of Securities contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 and as to the names and addresses of holders of Securities received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar (if acting in such capacity).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Securityholders may communicate as provided in Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities. Each Securityholder, by receiving and holding a Security, agrees with each Guarantor thereof, the Company and the Trustee that none of the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee or any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders in accordance with this Section 5.02(b), regardless of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under this Section 5.02(b).

Section 5.03 <u>Reports by the Company</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) So long as any Securities are outstanding, the Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after nVent files with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that nVent files with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company shall be deemed to have complied with the previous sentence to the extent that such information, documents and reports are filed with the Commission via EDGAR (or any successor electronic delivery procedure); provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether or not such information, documents or reports have been filed pursuant to the EDGAR system (or its successor).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 Officer's Certificates).

Section 5.04 <u>Reports by the Trustee</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Trustee shall transmit to Securityholders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty days after each July 15 following the date of the initial issuance of Securities under this Indenture deliver to Securityholders a brief report, dated as of such July 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Trustee shall comply with Section 313(b) and Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A copy of each Trustee's report shall, at the time of such transmission to Securityholders, be filed by the Trustee with the Company, with any stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, if any, and with the Commission. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing when any Securities become listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom.

Article VI<br>REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON<br> EVENT OF DEFAULT

Section 6.01 <u>Events of Default</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Whenever used herein with respect to Securities of a particular series, "**Event of Default**" means any one or more of the following events that has occurred and is continuing, except with respect to any series of Securities for which the supplemental indenture or resolution of the Board of Directors under which such series of Securities is issued or the form of Security for such series expressly provides that any such Event of Default shall not apply to such series of Securities:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the Securities of such series as and when the same shall become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) default in the payment of all or any part of the principal of or premium, if any, on any of the Securities of such series as and when the same shall become due and payable either at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) default in the payment of any sinking fund installment as and when the same shall become due and payable by the terms of the Securities of such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company or a Guarantor in respect of the Securities of such series and the related Guarantee (other than a default or breach that is specifically dealt with elsewhere in this Section 6.01), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after the date on which there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company and every applicable Guarantor by the Trustee or to the Company, every applicable Guarantor and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the Guarantee with respect to the Securities of such series shall for any reason cease to be, or shall for any reason be asserted in writing by the Company or a Guarantor, if applicable, not to be, in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms except to the extent contemplated by this Indenture and such Guarantee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or a Guarantor, if applicable, in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or sequestrator or similar official of the Company or a Guarantor, if applicable, or for any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the Company or a Guarantor, if applicable, shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or sequestrator or similar official of the Company or a Guarantor or for any substantial part of its property, or make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) any other Event of Default provided in the supplemental indenture or resolution of the Board of Directors under which such series of Securities is issued or in the form of Security for such series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing in respect of the Securities of a series, in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Securities of that series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee at the request of the holders or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the Company and any Guarantor thereof, and to the Trustee if given by such Securityholders, may declare the unpaid principal of all the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture or in the Securities of that series or established with respect to that series pursuant to Section 2.01 to the contrary.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Trustee shall give to the Securityholders of any series, as the names and addresses of such Holders appear on the Security Register, notice by mail or electronic mail in PDF format of all defaults known to the Trustee that have occurred with respect to such series, such notice to be transmitted within 90 days after the occurrence thereof, unless such defaults shall have been cured before the giving of such notice (the term "default" or "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 6.01(c) being hereby defined to mean any event or condition which is, or with notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default); provided that, except in the case of default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of such series, or in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund installment with respect to the Securities of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Board of Directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees and/or Responsible Officers in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Securityholders of such series.

Section 6.02 <u>Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Company covenants that (i) in case it shall default in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the Securities of a series, or any payment required by any sinking or analogous fund established with respect to that series as and when the same shall have become due and payable, and such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days, or (ii) in case it shall default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, on any of the Securities of a series when the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon maturity of the Securities of a series or upon redemption or upon declaration or otherwise, then, upon demand of the Trustee, the Company will pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Securities of that series, the whole amount that then shall have been become due and payable on all such Securities for principal, premium, if any, or interest, or both, with interest upon the overdue principal, premium, if any, and, to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue installments of interest at the rate expressed in the Securities of that series; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, and the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.06.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the amounts so due and unpaid, and may prosecute any such action or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or any Guarantor, if applicable, and collect the amounts adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any Guarantor, if applicable, wherever situated.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In case of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, composition or judicial proceedings affecting the Company or any Guarantor or its respective creditors or property, the Trustee shall have power to intervene in such proceedings and take any action therein that may be permitted by the court and applicable law and, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be entitled to file such proofs of claim and other papers and documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and of the holders of Securities of such series allowed for the entire amount due and payable by the Company under this Indenture at the date of institution of such proceedings and for any additional amount that may become due and payable by the Company after such date, and to collect and receive any funds or other property payable or deliverable on any such claim, and to distribute the same in accordance with Section 6.03. Any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization is hereby authorized by each of the holders of Securities of such series to make such payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to such Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it under Section 7.06.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the terms established with respect to Securities of that series, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of such Securities, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto. Any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for payment to the Trustee of any amounts due under Section 7.06, be for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities of such series.

In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee in its discretion or in accordance with the direction of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of such rights, either at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities of that series or the rights of any holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.03 <u>Application of Funds Collected</u>.

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

FIRST: To the payment of costs and expenses of collection and of all amounts payable to the Trustee under Section 7.06;

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

THIRD: To the Company.

Section 6.04 <u>Limitation on Suits</u>.

No holder of any Security of any series shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless (i) such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof with respect to the Securities of such series specifying such Event of Default; (ii) the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as trustee hereunder; (iii) such holder or holders shall have offered to the Trustee such indemnity and security reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby; (iv) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such written notice, request and offer of indemnity and security reasonably satisfactory to it, shall have failed to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; and (v) during such 60 day period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of that series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any other provisions of this Indenture, the right of any holder of any Security to receive payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on such Security, as therein provided, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security or, in the case of redemption or required repurchase, on the redemption date or repurchase date, as applicable, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates or redemption date, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder. By accepting a Security hereunder it is expressly understood, intended and covenanted by the taker and holder of every Security of such series with every other such taker and holder and the Trustee, that no one or more holders of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the holders of any other of such Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all holders of Securities of such series (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such holders). For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 6.04, each Securityholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

Section 6.05 <u>Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission not Waiver</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.07, all powers and remedies given by this Article VI to the Trustee or to the Securityholders, to the extent permitted by law, shall be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the holders of the Securities, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture or otherwise established with respect to such Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any holder of any of the Securities to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or an acquiescence therein. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, every power and remedy given by this Article VI or by law to the Trustee or the Securityholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders.

Section 6.06 <u>Control by Securityholders</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, determined in accordance with Section 8.04, shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to such series; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or be unduly prejudicial to the rights of holders of Securities of any other series at the time Outstanding determined in accordance with Section 8.04. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee in good faith, by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, shall determine that the proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In the case of an Event of Default with respect to a series of Securities, at any time before the principal of the Securities of that series shall have been declared due and payable, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series at the time Outstanding, determined in accordance with Section 8.04, on behalf of the holders of all of the Securities of such series, by written notice to the Company, any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, and the Trustee, may waive any existing default in the performance of any of the covenants contained herein or established pursuant to Section 2.01 with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due by the terms of such Securities. Upon any such waiver, the default covered thereby and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to be cured for all purposes of this Indenture and the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the Securities of such series shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) At any time after the principal of the Securities of that series shall have been declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the amount due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series at the time Outstanding hereunder, by written notice to the Company, any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if: (i) the Company has or has caused to be paid or deposited with the Trustee an amount sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of that series and the principal of and premium, if any, on any and all Securities of that series that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration, with interest upon such principal and premium, if any, and, to the extent that such payment is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue installments of interest, at the rate expressed in the Securities of that series to the date of such payment or deposit, and (ii) any and all Events of Default under this Indenture with respect to such series, except non-payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Securities of that series as a result of such declaration, shall have been remedied or waived. No such rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right with respect to Securities of that series under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of such rescission or annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, any Guarantor thereof, if applicable, and the Trustee shall be restored respectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceedings had been taken.

Section 6.07 <u>Undertaking to Pay Costs</u>.

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each holder of any Securities by such holder's acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, 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, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 6.07 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Securityholder, or group of Securityholders, holding more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Securityholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security of such series, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security or established pursuant to this Indenture.

Section 6.08 <u>Waiver Of Usury, Stay Or Extension Laws</u>.

Each of the Company and any Guarantor covenants, to the extent that it may lawfully do so, that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and each of the Company and any Guarantor, to the extent that it may lawfully do so, hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not, 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.

Article VII<br>CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

Section 7.01 <u>Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series has occurred (that has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise with respect to Securities of that series such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own bad faith, except that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default with respect to that series that may have occurred:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall with respect to the Securities of such series be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to the Securities of such series except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical computations or other facts, statements and opinions stated therein);

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, determined as provided in Sections 1.01, 6.06, 8.01 and 11.03, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) none of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not assured to it under the terms of this Indenture or indemnity and security reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk is not assured.

Section 7.02 <u>Certain Rights of Trustee</u>.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Any request, direction, order, Authentication Order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution or an instrument signed in the name of the Company by an Officer (unless other evidence in respect thereof is specifically prescribed herein).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Securityholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby.

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, approval, bond, security, other evidence of indebtedness or other papers or documents, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry into such 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.

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

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

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer's Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer's Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officer's Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

Section 7.03 <u>Trustee not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The recitals contained herein and in the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any of the Securities or of the proceeds of such Securities, or for the use or application of any funds paid over by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture or established pursuant to Section 2.01, or for the use or application of any funds received by any paying agent other than the Trustee.

Section 7.04 <u>May Hold Securities</u>.

Each of the Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any paying agent and the Security Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, paying agent or Security Registrar. However, the Trustee is subject to Sections 7.08 and 7.13.

Section 7.05 <u>Funds Held in Trust</u>.

Subject to the provisions of Section 11.06, all funds received by the Trustee, until used or applied as herein provided, shall be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any funds received by it hereunder except such as it may agree in writing with the Company to pay thereon.

Section 7.06 <u>Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnification</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Company shall pay to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be paid, such compensation, which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust, as the Company and the Trustee from time to time may agree in writing, for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties hereunder of the Trustee. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses and disbursements incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture, including the reasonable compensation as has been agreed between the Trustee and the Company from time to time and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ, except any such expense or disbursement as may arise from its own negligence or bad faith. The Company and each Guarantor shall indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee (and their officers, agents, directors and employees) for, and shall hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense, including taxes, other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee, reasonably incurred by the Trustee without negligence or bad faith on its part and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration or enforcement of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim of liability whether asserted by the Company, any Guarantor, any Holder or any other Person.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.06 to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses and disbursements shall: (i) be secured by a lien prior to that of the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the benefit of the holders of particular Securities; and (ii) survive the termination of this Indenture and resignation or removal of the Trustee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Where the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with a bankruptcy event of default, such costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under applicable Federal or State, bankruptcy, insolvency or other law.

Section 7.07 <u>Reliance on Officer's Certificate</u>.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, such matter, unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer's Certificate delivered to the Trustee and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

Section 7.08 <u>Disqualification; Conflicting Interests</u>.

If the Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee and the Company shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 7.09 <u>Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility</u>.

There shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to the Securities issued hereunder which shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or other Person permitted to act as trustee by the Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State, Territorial, or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 7.09 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Company may not, nor may any Affiliate of the Company, serve as Trustee. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.09, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 7.10.

Section 7.10 <u>Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Trustee or any successor hereafter appointed may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving a written notice thereof to the Company and by transmitting notice of resignation by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Securityholders of such series, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company promptly shall appoint a successor trustee with respect to Securities of such series. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns, the retiring Trustee, at the expense of the Company, or the Company may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee with respect to Securities of such series, or any Securityholder of that series who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months may on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company may remove the Trustee with respect to all or any series of Securities and appoint a successor trustee, or, unless the Trustee's duty to resign is stayed as provided herein, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months, on behalf of that holder and all others similarly situated, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee if:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 7.08 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Securityholder; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent, or commences a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or consented to, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation.

Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of removal, the Trustee being removed may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding at any time may remove the Trustee with respect to such series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company and may appoint a successor Trustee for such series with the consent of the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of removal, the Trustee being removed may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of a series pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 7.10 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.11.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Any successor trustee appointed pursuant to this Section 7.10 may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more series or all of such series, and at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series.

Section 7.11 <u>Acceptance of Appointment By Successor</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee. On the written request of the Company or the successor trustee, such retiring Trustee, upon payment of its charges, shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights, powers, and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall assign, transfer and deliver to such successor trustee all property and funds held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more but not all series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor trustee shall accept such appointment and which: (i) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates; (ii) shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee; and (iii) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust, that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and that no Trustee shall be responsible for any act or failure to act on the part of any other Trustee hereunder. Upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein, and such retiring Trustee shall have no further responsibility with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates for the exercise of rights and powers or for the performance of the duties and obligations vested in the Trustee under this Indenture. Each such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates. On the written request of the Company or any successor trustee, such retiring Trustee shall assign, transfer and deliver to such successor trustee, to the extent contemplated by such supplemental indenture, the property and funds held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company may execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in Section 7.11(a) or (b), as the case may be.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) No successor trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article VII.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 7.11, the successor trustee shall cause a notice of its succession to be transmitted to Securityholders.

Section 7.12 <u>Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business</u>.

Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such corporation shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 7.08 and eligible under the provisions of Section 7.09, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

Section 7.13 <u>Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company</u>.

The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship described in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall continue to be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Article VIII<br>CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

Section 8.01 <u>Evidence of Action by Securityholders</u>.

Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the holders of a majority or specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular series may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action the holders of such majority or specified percentage of that series have joined therein may be evidenced by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by such holders of Securities of that series in Person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing.

If the Company shall solicit from the Securityholders of any series any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, the Company, at its option, as evidenced by an Officer's Certificate, may fix in advance a record date for such series for the determination of Securityholders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action may be given before or after the record date, but only the Securityholders of record at the close of business on the record date shall be deemed to be Securityholders for the purposes of determining whether Securityholders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities of that series have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities of that series shall be computed as of the record date; provided, however, that no such authorization, agreement or consent by such Securityholders on the record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

Section 8.02 <u>Proof of Execution by Securityholders</u>.

Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder (such proof will not require notarization) or his agent or proxy and proof of the holding by any Person of any of the Securities shall be sufficient if made in the following manner:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The fact and date of the execution by any such Person of any instrument may be proved in any reasonable manner acceptable to the Trustee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register of such Securities or by a certificate of the Security Registrar thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Trustee may require such additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section 8.02 as it shall deem necessary.

Section 8.03 <u>Who May be Deemed Owners</u>.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of any Security, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any Security Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name such Security shall be registered upon the books of the Company as the absolute owner of such Security, whether or not such Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing thereon made by anyone other than the Security Registrar, for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.03) interest on such Security and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Security Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

None of the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent or the Security Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial interests in a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial interests.

Section 8.04 <u>Certain Securities Owned by Company Disregarded</u>.

In determining whether the holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Securities of a particular series have concurred in any direction, consent of waiver under this Indenture, the Securities of that series that are owned by the Company, a Guarantor or any other obligor on the Securities of that series or by an Affiliate of the Company or a Guarantor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent or waiver, only Securities of such series that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. The Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding for the purposes of this Section 8.04, if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not an Affiliate. In case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officer's Certificate listing and identifying all Securities of a particular series, if any known by the Company or a Guarantor to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons and, subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer's Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Securities of such particular series not listed therein are Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

Section 8.05 <u>Actions Binding on Future Securityholders</u>.

At any time prior to the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.01, of the taking of any action by the holders of the majority or percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any holder of a Security of that series that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Securities the holders of which have consented to such action, by filing written notice with the Trustee, and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.02, may revoke such action so far as concerns such Security. Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners of such Security, and of any Security issued in exchange therefor, on registration of transfer thereof or in place thereof, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Security. Any action taken by the holders of the majority or percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Company, the Trustee and the holders of all the Securities of that series.

Article IX<br>SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 9.01 <u>Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders</u>.

In addition to any supplemental indenture otherwise authorized by this Indenture, the Company, any Guarantor of a series, if applicable, and the Trustee from time to time and at any time may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect, without the consent of the holders of any series of Securities, for one or more of the following purposes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect, or inconsistency herein or in the Securities of any series, including making any such changes as are required for this Indenture to comply with the Trust Indenture Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) to add an additional obligor on the Securities or to add a Guarantor of any outstanding series of Securities, or to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or any such Guarantor, or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor Person of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, pursuant to Article X;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities;

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the holders of any outstanding series of Securities (and if such Events of Default are to be applicable to less than all outstanding series, stating that such Events of Default are expressly being included solely to be applicable to such series);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) to change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture, provided that any such change or elimination shall not become effective with respect to any outstanding Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) to secure the Securities of any series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder of Outstanding Securities of the affected series of Securities in any material respect;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the Securities of any series as provided in Section 2.01, to provide which, if any, of the covenants of the Company shall apply to such series, to provide which of the Events of Default shall apply to such series, to name one or more Guarantors and provide for Guarantees of such series of Securities, to provide for the terms and conditions upon which the Guarantees of such series of Securities may be released or terminated, or to define the rights of the holders of such series of Securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) to issue additional Securities of any series; provided that such additional Securities have the same terms as, and be deemed part of the same series as, the applicable series of Securities issued hereunder to the extent required by Section 2.01(b);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trust hereunder by more than one Trustee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) to supplement any of the provisions herein to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of the Securities of any series in a manner consistent with the provisions described in Section 11.03; provided, however, that any such action shall not adversely affect the interest of the holders of Securities of such series or any other series in any material respect; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) to conform the text of this Indenture, any supplemental indenture or any Security to the description thereof in any prospectus, prospectus supplement or offering circular or memorandum or supplement thereto with respect to the offer and sale of Securities of any series, to the extent that such description is inconsistent with a provision in this Indenture, any supplemental indenture or Security, as provided in an Officer's Certificate.

Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by Board Resolutions authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.05, the Trustee shall join with the Company and any Guarantor, if applicable, in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenture that affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 9.01 may be executed by the Company, any applicable Guarantor, and the Trustee without the consent of the holders of any of the Securities at the time Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.02.

Section 9.02 <u>Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders</u>.

With the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 8.01) of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding affected by such supplemental indenture or indentures, the Company and any Guarantor, when authorized by Board Resolutions, and the Trustee from time to time and at any time may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner not covered by Section 9.01 the rights of the holders of the Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the holders of each Security of such series then Outstanding and affected thereby, shall: (i) extend a fixed maturity of or any installment of principal of any Securities of any series or reduce the principal amount thereof or reduce the amount of principal of any original issue discount security that would be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof; (ii) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Security of any series; (iii) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Security; (iv) make any Security payable in Currency other than that stated in the Security; (v) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the fixed maturity thereof (or in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date); or (vi) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture or indentures.

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

It shall not be necessary for the consent of Securityholders of a series affected thereby under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

Promptly after the execution by the Company, any applicable Guarantor and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.02, the Company shall mail or caused to be mailed a notice thereof by first class mail to the Holders of Securities of each series affected thereby at their addresses as they shall appear on the Security Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.

Section 9.03 <u>Effect of Supplemental Indentures</u>.

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX or Section 10.01, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended with respect to such series in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company, any applicable Guarantor and the holders of Securities of the series affected thereby shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

Section 9.04 <u>Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures</u>.

Securities of any series affected by a supplemental indenture and authenticated and delivered after the execution of such supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article or of Section 10.01 may bear a notation in form approved by the Company, provided such form meets the requirements of any exchange upon which such series may be listed, as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of that series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and delivered in exchange for the Securities of that series then Outstanding.

Section 9.05 <u>Execution of Supplemental Indentures</u>.

Article X<br>SUCCESSOR

Section 10.01 <u>Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets</u>.

Each of the Company and nVent covenants that it will not merge or consolidate with any other Person or sell or convey all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions to any Person, unless:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) either the Company or nVent, as the case may be, shall be the continuing entity, or the successor entity or the Person which acquires by sale or conveyance substantially all the assets of the Company or nVent, as the case may be (if other than the Company or nVent, as the case may be), (A) shall expressly assume the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Securities or the obligations under the nVent Guarantee, as the case may be, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and agreements of this Indenture to be performed or observed by the Company or nVent, as the case may be, by a supplemental indenture reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such Person and (B) shall obtain either (x) an opinion, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, of tax counsel of recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, which counsel shall include Foley & Lardner LLP, or (y) a ruling from the United States Internal Revenue Service, in either case to the effect that such merger or consolidation, or such sale or conveyance, will not result in an exchange of the Securities for new debt instruments for United States federal income tax purposes; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) no Event of Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default shall be continuing immediately after such merger or consolidation, or such sale or conveyance.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to or simultaneously with the consummation of the proposed transaction an Officer's Certificate to the foregoing effect and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the proposed transaction and such supplemental indenture comply with this Indenture.

To the extent that a Board Resolution or supplemental indenture pertaining to any series provides for different provisions relating to the subject matter of this Article X, the provisions in such Board Resolution or supplemental indenture shall govern for purposes of such series.

Section 10.02 <u>Successor Person Substituted</u>.

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or nVent, as the case may be, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company or nVent, as the case may be, is merged or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or nVent, as the case may be, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person has been named as the Company or nVent, as the case may be, herein. In the event of any such sale or conveyance (other than a conveyance by way of lease) the Company or nVent, as the case may be, or any successor entity which shall theretofore have become such in the manner described in this Article X, shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees and may be liquidated and dissolved.

Article XI<br>SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 11.01 <u>Applicability of Article</u>.

If the Securities of a series are denominated and payable only in Dollars (except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01), then the provisions of this Article XI relating to defeasance of Securities shall be applicable except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.01 for Securities of such series. Defeasance provisions, if any, for Securities denominated in a Foreign Currency may be specified pursuant to Section 2.01.

Section 11.02 <u>Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture</u>.

If at any time:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, shall have delivered or shall have caused to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities of a series theretofore authenticated, other than any Securities that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07, and Securities for whose payment funds or Governmental Obligations have theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, and thereupon repaid to the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 11.06; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) all such Securities of a particular series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, shall irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount, in funds or Governmental Obligations sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, to pay at maturity or upon redemption all Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal, premium, if any, and interest due or to become due on such date of maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, and if in either case the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder with respect to such series by the Company,

then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to such series except for the provisions of Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.07, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 7.05 and 7.10, that shall survive until the date of maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, and Sections 7.06 and 11.06 and Article XIV, that shall survive to such date and thereafter, and the Trustee, on demand of the Company and at the cost and expense of the Company shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture with respect to such series.

Section 11.03 <u>Defeasance and Discharge of Obligations; Covenant Defeasance</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) If at any time:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) all such Securities of a particular series not heretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that have not become due and payable as described in Section 11.02 shall have been paid by the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, by depositing irrevocably with the Trustee in trust funds or Governmental Obligations, or a combination thereof, sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all such Securities of that series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal, premium, if any, and interest due or to become due to such date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as the case may be, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, shall also pay or cause to be paid all other amounts payable hereunder by the Company with respect to such series, then, subject to Section 11.03(c), after the date such funds or Governmental Obligations, as the case may be, are deposited with the Trustee, the obligations of the Company and any Guarantor, as applicable, under this Indenture with respect to such series shall cease to be of further effect except, to the extent applicable to each, for the provisions of Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.07, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 7.05 and 7.10 hereof that shall survive until such Securities shall mature and be paid ("**defeasance**"). Thereafter, Sections 7.06 and 11.06 and Article XIV shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In addition, each of the Company and any Guarantor, as applicable, at its option and at any time, by written notice executed by an Officer delivered to the Trustee, may elect to have its obligations, to the extent applicable to each, under Section 5.03 and any covenant contained in Article X, and any other covenant contained in the Board Resolution or supplemental indenture relating to such series pursuant to Section 2.01, discharged with respect to all Outstanding Securities of a series, this Indenture and any indentures supplemental to this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned ("**covenant defeasance**"), such discharge to be effective on the date the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 11.03(c) are satisfied, and such Securities shall thereafter be deemed to be not "Outstanding" for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration of Securityholders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be "Outstanding" for all other purposes under this Indenture. For this purpose, such covenant defeasance means that, with respect to the Outstanding Securities of a series, the Company and any Guarantor, as applicable, may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 6.01(a)(4) or otherwise, but except as specified in this Section 11.03(b), the remainder of the Company's and any Guarantor's obligations under the Securities of such series, this Indenture, and any indentures supplemental to this Indenture with respect to such series shall be unaffected thereby.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section 11.03 to the Outstanding Securities of the applicable series:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the Company or a Guarantor irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee or, at the option of the Trustee, with a trustee satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company or Guarantor, as the case may be, under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, funds or Governmental Obligations sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally-recognized firm of independent accountants, to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Outstanding Securities of such series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and to pay all other amounts payable by it hereunder with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series, provided that (A) the trustee of the irrevocable trust shall have been irrevocably instructed to pay such funds or the proceeds of such Governmental Obligations to the Trustee and (B) the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such funds or the proceeds of such Governmental Obligations to the payment of said principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Securities of such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the Company or Guarantor, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate stating that all conditions precedent specified herein relating to defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with, and an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) no Event of Default under clauses (1), (2), (3), (6), or (7) of Section 6.01(a) shall have occurred and be continuing, and no event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become such an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, on the date of such deposit;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the Company or Guarantor, as the case may be, shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel or a ruling received from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company's or any Guarantor's exercise of its option to effect defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, under this Section 11.03 and will be subject to Federal income tax in the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such election had not been exercised;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not (i) cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any Securities or (ii) result in the trust arising from such deposit to constitute, unless it is registered as such, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 11.03, such covenant defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional or substitute terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Company or Guarantor pursuant to Section 2.01.

After such irrevocable deposit made pursuant to this Section 11.03 and satisfaction of the other conditions set forth herein, the Trustee upon written request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company's and each Guarantor's obligations pursuant to this Section 11.03.

Section 11.04 <u>Deposited Funds to be Held in Trust</u>.

All funds or Governmental Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Sections 11.02 or 11.03 shall be held in trust and shall be available for payment as due, either directly or through any paying agent, including the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, acting as its own paying agent, to the holders of the particular series of Securities for the payment or redemption of which such funds or Governmental Obligations have been deposited with the Trustee. nVent or the Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Governmental Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 11.03 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Securityholders of Outstanding Securities.

Section 11.05 <u>Payment of Funds Held by Paying Agents</u>.

In connection with the provisions of Section 11.02 or 11.03, all funds or Governmental Obligations then held by any paying agent under the provisions of this Indenture shall, upon demand of the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, be paid to the Trustee and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such funds or Governmental Obligations. nVent or the Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Governmental Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 11.03 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Securityholders of Outstanding Securities.

Section 11.06 <u>Repayment to the Company or a Guarantor</u>.

Any funds or Governmental Obligations deposited with any paying agent or the Trustee, or then held by the Company or any Guarantor, in trust for payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of a particular series that are not applied but remain unclaimed by the holders of such Securities for at least one year after the date upon which the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Securities shall have respectively become due and payable, shall be repaid to the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, or if then held by the Company or any Guarantor shall be discharged from such trust; and thereafter, the paying agent and the Trustee shall be released from all further liability with respect to such funds or Governmental Obligations, and the holder of any of the Securities entitled to receive such payment shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable, for the payment thereof. Anything in this Article XI to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to Section 7.06, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, from time to time upon written request by the Company or any Guarantor, which shall be accompanied by an Officer's Certificate, any funds or Governmental Obligations (or other property and any proceeds therefrom) held by it as provided in Sections 11.02 or 11.03 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect a defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, in accordance with this Article XI.

Section 11.07 <u>Reinstatement</u>.

If the Trustee or paying agent is unable to apply any funds or Governmental Obligations in accordance with Section 11.02 or 11.03 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's and any applicable Guarantor's obligations under this Indenture, any indentures supplemental to this Indenture with respect to the applicable series of Securities and the Securities of such series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.02 or 11.03, as the case may be, until such time as the Trustee or paying agent is permitted to apply all such funds or Governmental Obligations in accordance with Section 11.02 or 11.03, as the case may be; provided, however, that if the Company or a Guarantor has made any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of such series following the reinstatement of its obligations as aforesaid, the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable, shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Securities of such series to receive such payment from the funds or Governmental Obligations held by the Trustee or paying agent.

Article XII<br>IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,<br> OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Section 12.01 <u>No Recourse</u>.

No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, or of any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, past, present or future as such, of the Company or any Guarantor or of any predecessor or successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or Guarantor or any such predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and the obligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, shareholders, officers or directors as such, of the Company or Guarantor or of any predecessor or successor corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability of every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, officer or director as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of such Securities.

Article XIII<br>MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 13.01 <u>Effect on Successors and Assigns</u>.

All the agreements of the Company and any Guarantor in this Indenture or the Securities shall bind their respective successors whether so expressed or not. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.

Section 13.02 <u>Actions by Successor</u>.

Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or officer of the Company or any Guarantor shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the corresponding board, committee or officer of any corporation that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable.

Section 13.03 <u>Notices</u>.

Any notice or communication by the Company, a Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier, electronic mail (in PDF format) or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other's address:

If to the Company, nVent or nVent Finance:

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| nVent Electric plc |
| c/o nVent Management Company |
| 1665 Utica Avenue |
| St. Louis Park, MN 55416 |
| Attention: General Counsel |
| Telecopy No.: (763) 204-7950 |

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If to a Guarantor other than nVent or nVent Finance: To the address specified in the documentation naming such Guarantor.

In either case, with copies to:

Foley & Lardner LLP

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| 777 E. Wisconsin Avenue |
| Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
| Attention: John K. Wilson |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Heidi M. Furlong |
| Facsimile No.: (414) 297-4900 |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If to the Trustee: | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association |
|  | 60 Livingston Avenue |
|  | St. Paul, MN 55107 |
|  | Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services |
|  | Facsimile No.: (651) 466-7430 |

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The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications, other than those sent to Securityholders, shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when sent, if electronically mailed in PDF format; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

Any notice or communication to a Securityholder shall be mailed by first-class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, to his address shown on the Security Register. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders.

In the event of suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give notice by mail, then such notification as shall be given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient notice for every purpose hereunder.

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is conclusively presumed duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

Section 13.04 <u>Governing Law</u>.

This Indenture and each Security and Guarantee shall be deemed to be a contract made under the internal laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State without regard to conflicts of laws principles (except for Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) that would require the application of any other law. This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.

Section 13.05 <u>Treatment of Securities as Debt</u>.

It is intended that the Securities will be treated as indebtedness and not as equity for United States federal income tax purposes. The provisions of this Indenture shall be interpreted to further this intention.

Section 13.06 <u>Compliance Certificates and Opinions</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Upon any application or demand by the Company or a Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company or such Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signer, all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically dealt with by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant in this Indenture (excluding any certificate contemplated by Section 4.04) 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 has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 13.07 <u>Payments on Business Days</u>.

Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and as set forth in an Officer's Certificate or established in one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, in any case where the date of maturity of interest or principal of any Security or the date of redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day, then payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest or principal and premium, if any, may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of maturity or redemption, and no interest shall accrue on such nominal date or for the period after such nominal date.

Section 13.08 <u>Conflict with Trust Indenture Act</u>.

If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.

Section 13.09 <u>Counterparts</u>.

This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Indenture by telecopier, facsimile or other electronic transmission (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signature and Records Act or other applicable law) shall be effective and valid as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

Section 13.10 <u>Separability</u>.

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Indenture or in the Securities of any series shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Indenture or of such Securities, but this Indenture and such Securities shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or therein.

Section 13.11 <u>No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements</u>.

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

Section 13.12 <u>**Table of Contents**, Headings, Etc</u>.

The **Table of Contents**, Cross-Reference Table 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.

Section 13.13 <u>Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process</u>.

The Company and each Guarantor (including nVent and nVent Finance) agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding brought by any party to enforce any rights under or with respect to this Indenture, any Security and any Guarantee or any other document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby may be instituted in any state or federal court in The City of New York, State of New York, United States of America, irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any claim that and agrees not to claim or plead in any court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof.

The Company and each Guarantor (including nVent and nVent Finance) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally designate and appoint Corporation Service Company, 19 West 44<sup>th</sup> Street, Suite 400, New York, NY 10036 (and any successor entity) (**"CSC"**) as its authorized agent to receive and forward on its behalf service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court and agrees that service of process upon CSC shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall be taken and held to be valid personal service upon the Company or each Guarantor, as the case may be. Said designation and appointment shall be irrevocable. Nothing in this Section 13.13 shall affect the right of the Holders to serve process in any manner permitted by law or limit the right of the Holders to bring proceedings against the Company or any Guarantor in the courts of any jurisdiction or jurisdictions. The Company and each Guarantor further agree to take any and all action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of CSC in full force and effect so long as the Securities are outstanding. The Company and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorize and direct CSC to accept such service on its behalf. If for any reason CSC ceases to be available to act as such, the Company and each Guarantor agree to designate a new agent in New York City.

To the extent that the Company or any Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court (including any court in the United States, the States of Delaware or New York, Luxembourg, Ireland or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any such Guarantor, or any successor thereof, may be organized or any political subdivisions thereof) or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property or assets, this Indenture, the Securities, the Guarantees or any other documents or actions to enforce judgments in respect of any thereof, then the Company and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives such immunity, and any defense based on such immunity, in respect of its obligations under the above-referenced documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, to the extent permitted by law.

Section 13.14 <u>Waiver of Jury Trial</u>.

EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE, AND EACH HOLDER BY VIRTUE OF ITS PURCHASE OF SECURITIES, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 13.15 <u>USA Patriot Act</u>.

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.

Section 13.16 <u>Force Majeure</u>.

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Article XIV<br>ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS; CERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS

Section 14.01 <u>Redemption Upon Changes in Withholding Taxes</u>.

The Securities of any series may be redeemed, as a whole but not in part, at the option of the Company, upon not less than 30 nor more than 90 days' notice (which notice shall be irrevocable), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date and Additional Amounts (as defined in Section 14.02), if any, if as a result of any amendment to, or change in, the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction from or through which payment on any Security is made by or on behalf of the Company or a Guarantor or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or a Guarantor is organized, engaged in business for tax purposes, or otherwise considered to be a resident for tax purposes, as applicable, or any political subdivision thereof or therein having the power to tax (each a **"Taxing Jurisdiction"**), or any change in the application or official interpretation of such laws, including any action taken by a taxing authority or a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction (regardless of whether such action, change or holding is with respect to the Company or a Guarantor), which amendment or change is announced or becomes effective after the date the Securities of such series are issued, the Company or a Guarantor has become, or will become, obligated to pay Additional Amounts on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Securities of such series, and such obligation cannot be avoided by the use of commercially reasonable measures available to the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be; provided, however, that (a) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts, and (b) at the time such notice of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect. Prior to the giving of any notice of redemption described in this paragraph, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee (i)(A) a certificate signed by one Officer of the Company stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the Company taking commercially reasonable measures available to it or (B) a certificate signed by one Officer of a Guarantor stating that the obligation to pay Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by such Guarantor taking commercially reasonable measures available to it, as the case may be, and (ii) a written opinion of independent legal counsel to the Company or the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or such Guarantor has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a change, amendment, official interpretation or application described above and that the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, cannot avoid the payment of such Additional Amounts by taking commercially reasonable measures available to it. The foregoing shall apply to any successor Person to the Company or a Guarantor, after such successor Person to the Company or a Guarantor becomes a party to this Indenture, with respect to a change or amendment occurring after the time such successor person to the Company or a Guarantor becomes a party to this Indenture.

Section 14.02 <u>Payment of Additional Amounts</u>.

All payments made by the Company or any Guarantor under or with respect to the Securities and the Guarantees will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of any Taxing Jurisdiction ("**Taxes**"). In the event that the Company or Guarantor is required to so withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of any Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to the Securities or the Guarantees, as the case may be, the Company or Guarantor, as the case may be, will pay such additional amounts ("**Additional Amounts**") as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each holder of Securities (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction (including any such deduction or withholding from such Additional Amounts) will equal the amount that such Holder would have received if such Taxes had not been required to be withheld or deducted; provided that no Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to a payment to a holder of Securities or a holder of a beneficial interests in Global Securities where such holder is subject to taxation on such payment by a relevant Taxing Jurisdiction for or on account of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) any Taxes that are imposed or withheld solely because such holder or a fiduciary, settler, beneficiary, or member of such holder if such holder is an estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company or other fiscally transparent entity, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) is or was present or engaged in, or is or was treated as present or engaged in, a trade or business in the Taxing Jurisdiction or has or had a permanent establishment in the Taxing Jurisdiction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) has or had any present or former connection (other than any connection arising solely from the mere fact of ownership of such Securities or the receipt of any payment or the exercise or enforcement of rights under such Securities or this Indenture) with the Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes, including being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or being treated as being or having been a resident thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, excise, personal property or similar Taxes imposed with respect to the Securities, except as otherwise provided herein;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) any Taxes imposed solely as a result of the presentation of such Securities (where presentation is required) for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the beneficiary or holder thereof would have been entitled to the payment of Additional Amounts had the Securities been presented for payment on any date during such 30-day period;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) any Tax that is imposed or withheld solely as a result of the failure of such holder or the beneficial owner of the Securities to comply with a reasonable written request by the payor addressed to the holder, after reasonable notice (at least 30 days before any such withholding or deduction would be payable), to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence or identity of the holder or such beneficial owner or to make any declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirement relating to such matters, which is required by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction of, all or part of such Tax but only to the extent the holder or beneficial owner is legally entitled to provide such certification or documentation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) any Taxes that are payable by any method other than withholding or deduction by the Company or a Guarantor or any paying agent from payments in respect of such Securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) any Taxes required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment in respect of any Securities if such payment can be made without such withholding by at least one other paying agent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) any Taxes required to be deducted or withheld pursuant to the Luxembourg Law of December 23, 2005, as amended;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) any withholding or deduction for Taxes which would not have been imposed if the relevant Securities had been presented to another paying agent in a Member State of the European Union;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) any Taxes imposed or withheld by reason of a change in law, regulation, or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) any combination of Section 14.02(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i).

Additional Amounts will not be payable to any Holder or the holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Security that is a fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company or other fiscally transparent entity, or to such holder that is not the sole Holder or holder of such beneficial interests of such Security, as the case may be. This exception, however, will apply only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, or a beneficial owner or member of the partnership, limited liability company or other fiscally transparent entity, would not have been entitled to the payment of an Additional Amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment. In addition, no Additional Amounts will be paid on account of any taxes imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable) and any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof.

The Company or Guarantor, as the case may be, will also (i) make such withholding or deduction of Taxes and (ii) remit the full amount of Taxes so deducted or withheld to the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in accordance with all applicable laws. The Company or Guarantor, as applicable, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Taxing Authority imposing such Taxes. The Company or Guarantor, as the case may be, will, upon request, make available to the holders of the Securities, within 90 days after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by the Company or any Guarantor or if, notwithstanding the Company's or applicable Guarantor's efforts to obtain such receipts, the same are not obtainable, other evidence of such payments by the Company or Guarantor.

At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Securities or Guarantees is due and payable, if the Company or a Guarantor will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Company or Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable, the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information as is necessary to enable such Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to holders of Securities on the payment date.

In addition, the Company will pay any stamp, issue, registration, documentary or other similar taxes and duties, including interest, penalties and Additional Amounts with respect thereto, payable in any Taxing Jurisdiction in respect of the creation, issue, offering, enforcement, redemption or retirement of the Securities except for any Luxembourg registration duties (*droits d*'*enregistrement*) that would become payable as a result of the registration by a holder of Securities or a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Security of any agreement relating to the Securities with the *Administration de l'Enregistrement, des Domaines et de la TVA* in Luxembourg, when such registration is not required to enforce such holder's rights under such agreement.

The provisions of this Article XIV shall survive any termination of the discharge of this Indenture and shall apply to any jurisdiction in which the Company, any Guarantor or any successor Person to the Company or Guarantor, as the case may be, is organized or is engaged in business for tax purposes or any political subdivisions or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein.

Whenever in this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if any, redemption price, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Security, such mention includes the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent payable in the particular context.

Article XV<br>GUARANTEES

Section 15.01 <u>Guarantee</u>.

Unless otherwise specified in the terms of a series of Securities under this Indenture, nVent and nVent Finance each is named hereby as a Guarantor with respect to each series of Securities issued under this Indenture. Each person named as a Guarantor of a series of Securities under this Indenture, by being named as a Guarantor of such series of Securities, fully and unconditionally guarantees (i) (A) to each Holder of each Security that is authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and (B) to the Trustee on behalf of such Holder, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and any Additional Amounts, if any, on such Security when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise and (ii) to the Trustee on its behalf all amounts owed to the Trustee under the Indenture, in each case in accordance with the terms of such Security and of this Indenture. In case of the failure of the Company punctually to make any such payment, each such Guarantor hereby agrees to cause such payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated maturity or by acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, and as if such payment were made by the Company.

Each Guarantor, by being named as a Guarantor of any series of Securities under this Indenture, agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, the validity, regularity or enforceability of such Security or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same or any release, amendment, waiver or indulgence granted to the Company or any such Guarantor or any consent to departure from any requirement of any other guarantee of all or any of the Securities or any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor. Each such Guarantor hereby waives the benefits of diligence, presentment, demand for payment, any requirement that the Trustee or any of the Holders protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest in or other lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against the Company or any other Person or any collateral, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to such Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged in respect of such Security except by complete performance of the obligations contained in such Security and in such Guarantee. Each such Guarantor agrees that if, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee or any of the Holders of the applicable series of Securities are prevented by applicable law from exercising their respective rights to accelerate the maturity of such Securities, to collect interest on such Securities, or to enforce or exercise any other right or remedy with respect to such Securities, such Guarantor agrees to pay to the Trustee for the account of such Holders, upon demand therefor, the amount that would otherwise have been due and payable had such rights and remedies been permitted to be exercised by the Trustee or any of such Holders.

Any such Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the holders of the Securities against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by such Guarantor on account of such Security pursuant to the provisions of its Guarantee or this Indenture; provided, however, that such Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive any payment arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and interest on all Securities of such series issued hereunder shall have been paid in full.

The Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any part of the Company's assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of such Securities, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any holder of such Securities, whether as a "voidable preference," "fraudulent transfer," or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, such Securities shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

Any term or provision of the Guarantee to the contrary notwithstanding, the aggregate amount of the obligations guaranteed hereunder shall be reduced to the extent necessary to prevent such Guarantee from violating or becoming voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Section 15.02 <u>Execution and Delivery of Guarantee</u>.

Unless otherwise specified in the terms of a Guarantee of a series of Securities under this Indenture, each Guarantee shall include the terms of the Guarantee set forth in Section 15.01 and shall be substantially in the form established pursuant to Section 2.16. Each Guarantor hereby agrees to execute its Guarantee, in a form established pursuant to Section 2.16, on each Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.

Each such Guarantee shall be executed on behalf of each such Guarantor by any one of its chairman of the Board of Directors, president, vice presidents or other person duly authorized by the Board of Directors of such Guarantor. The signature of any or all of these persons on the Guarantee may be manual or facsimile.

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

The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee on behalf of a Guarantor and shall bind such Guarantor notwithstanding the fact that the Guarantee does not bear the signature of such Guarantor. Every Guarantor agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 15.01 and in the form of Guarantee established pursuant to Section 2.16 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to execute a Guarantee on any such Security.

Section 15.03 <u>Release of Guarantee</u>.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article XV to the contrary, concurrently with the payment in full of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on Securities of a series, every Guarantor shall be released from and relieved of its obligations under this Article XV with respect to the Securities of such series. Upon the delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the transaction giving rise to the release of this Guarantee was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of each Guarantor from its obligations under this Guarantee. If any of the obligations to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on such Securities and all other obligations of the Company are revived and reinstated after the termination of this Guarantee, then all of the obligations of each Guarantor under this Guarantee shall be revived and reinstated as if this Guarantee had not been terminated until such time as the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and any Additional Amounts, if any, on such Securities are paid in full, and each Guarantor shall enter into an amendment to this Guarantee, reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, evidencing such revival and reinstatement.

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

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| **HOFFMAN SCHROFF HOLDINGS, INC.** | **HOFFMAN SCHROFF HOLDINGS, INC.** |
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| **NVENT ELECTRIC PLC** | **NVENT ELECTRIC PLC** |
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| **NVENT FINANCE S.à R.L.** | **NVENT FINANCE S.à R.L.** |
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| **U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION**<br> as Trustee | **U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION**<br> as Trustee |
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*[Signature Page to HSH Base Indenture (Senior Notes)]*

**EXHIBIT A<br>FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER**

nVent Electric plc<br> c/o nVent Management Company<br> 1665 Utica Avenue<br> St. Louis Park, MN 55416<br> Attention: General Counsel<br> Telecopy No.: (763) 204-7950

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

[60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services

Facsimile No.: (651) 466-7430]

Re: [insert description of Securities]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of [__________], among Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "**Company**"), nVent Electric plc, an Irish public limited company, nVent Finance S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the "**Trustee**"), [as supplemented by that certain supplemental indenture dated as of _________][and the Board Resolution adopted __________] (together, the "**Indenture**"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. _______________ (the "**Transferor**") owns and proposes to transfer the Security or Securities or interest[s] in such Security or Securities specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $_________ in such Security or Securities or interest[s] (the "**Transfer**"), to ___________ (the "**Transferee**"), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1. ▣ ***Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Security or a Definitive Security Pursuant to Rule 144A***. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**Securities Act**"), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Security is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Security for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A (a "**QIB**") in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Security will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Security and/or the Definitive Security and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

2. ◻ ***Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security or a Definitive Security pursuant to Regulation S***. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (y) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (z) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904 (b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed Transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Transfer is not being made to a U.S. person (as such is defined in Regulation S) or for the account or benefit of a U.S. person (other than an initial purchaser of the Securities) and the interest transferred will be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Security will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Security and/or the Definitive Security and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

3. ◻ ***Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Definitive Security pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S***. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Securities and Restricted Definitive Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) ◻ Such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) ◻ Such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) ◻ Such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

4. ◻ ***Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or of an Unrestricted Definitive Security***.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) ◻ ***Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144.*** (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Security will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Securities, on Restricted Definitive Securities and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) ◻ ***Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S.*** (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Security will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Securities, on Restricted Definitive Securities and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) ◻ ***Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption.*** (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Security will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Securities or Restricted Definitive Securities and in the Indenture.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for the benefit of the Company and the Trustee.

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By:   <br> Name: <br> Title:

**ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER**

1. The Transferor owns and proposed to transfer the following:

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) ◻ a beneficial interest in the:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) ◻ 144A Global Security (CUSIP _______), or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) ◻ Regulation S Global Security (CUSIP _______), or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) ◻ a Restricted Definitive Security.

2. After the transfer the Transferee will hold:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) ◻ a beneficial interest in the:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) ◻ 144A Global Security (CUSIP _______), or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) ◻ Regulation S Global Security (CUSIP _______), or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) ◻ Unrestricted Global Security (CUSIP _______); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) ◻ a Restricted Definitive Security; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) ◻ an Unrestricted Definitive Security,

in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

**EXHIBIT B<br>FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE**

nVent Electric plc<br> c/o nVent Management Company<br> 1665 Utica Avenue<br> St. Louis Park, MN 55416<br> Attention: General Counsel<br> Telecopy No.: (763) 204-7950

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

[60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services

Facsimile No.: (651) 466-7430]

Re: [insert description of the Securities]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of [__________], among Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "**Company**"), nVent Electric plc, an Irish public limited company, nVent Finance S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the "**Trustee**") [as supplemented by that certain supplemental indenture dated as of _________][and the Board Resolution adopted __________] (together, the "**Indenture**"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

_______________, (the "**Owner**") owns and proposes to transfer the Security or Securities or interest[s] in such Security or Securities specified herein, in the principal amount of $_________ in such Security or Securities or interest[s] (the "**Exchange**"). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. ***Exchange of Restricted Definitive Securities or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Security for Unrestricted Definitive Securities or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Security***.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) ◻ ***Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security***. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**Securities Act**"), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) ◻ ***Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security to Unrestricted Definitive Security***. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security for an Unrestricted Definitive Security in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Security is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Security is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) ◻ ***Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Security to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security***. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) ◻ ***Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Security to Unrestricted Definitive Security***. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Security for an Unrestricted Definitive Security, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Security is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Security is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. ***Exchange of Restricted Definitive Securities or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities for Restricted Definitive Securities or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities***.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) ◻ ***Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security to Restricted Definitive Security***. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security for a Restricted Definitive Security with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Security is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Security issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Security and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) ◻ ***Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Security to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security***. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's Restricted Definitive Security for a beneficial interest in the: [CHECK ONE] ◻ 144A Global Security or ◻ Regulation S Global Security with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Global Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Security and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for the benefit of the Company and the Trustee.

  <br> [Insert Name of Owner]

By:   <br> Name: <br> Title:

Dated:

## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

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February 17, 2026

&nbsp;&nbsp;nVent Electric plc<br> The Mille, 1000 Great West Road, 8th Floor (East)<br> London, TW8 9DW<br> United Kingdom<br>nVent Finance S.à r.l.<br> 26, boulevard Royal<br> L-2449 Luxembourg<br> Grand Duchy of Luxembourg<br>Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc.<br> 1665 Utica Avenue, Suite 700<br> St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416<br>

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for nVent Finance S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company ("nVent Finance"), Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Hoffman Schroff"), and nVent Electric plc, an Irish public limited company ("nVent" and, together with nVent Finance and Hoffman Schroff, the "Companies"), in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement"), including the prospectus constituting a part thereof (the "Prospectus"), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), relating to the issuance and sale from time to time of an indeterminate amount of: (i) senior debt securities of nVent Finance or Hoffman Schroff (the "Debt Securities"); (ii) contracts for the purchase of debt or equity securities of nVent Finance, Hoffman Schroff, nVent or third parties (the "Purchase Contracts"); (iii) warrants for the purchase of debt or equity securities of nVent Finance, Hoffman Schroff, nVent or third parties (the "Warrants"); (iv) units consisting of one or more debt securities or other securities (the "Units"); (v) depositary shares (the "Depositary Shares") representing factional interests in preferred shares of nVent (the "Preferred Shares"); and (vi) guarantees by nVent Finance, Hoffman Schroff or nVent of the Debt Securities (the "Guarantees" and, together with the Debt Securities, the Purchase Contracts, the Warrants, the Units, and the Depositary Shares, the "Securities"). The Prospectus provides that it will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to such Prospectus and/or other offering material (each, a "Prospectus Supplement").

As counsel to the Companies in connection with the proposed issuance and sale of the Securities, we have examined: (i) the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus, and the exhibits (including those incorporated by reference) constituting a part of the Registration Statement; (ii) the Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, among nVent Finance, nVent and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, for the issuance of Debt Securities (as supplemented, amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the "nVent Finance Indenture"); (iii) the Form of Indenture among Hoffman Schroff, nVent, nVent Finance and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, for the issuance of Debt Securities (as supplemented, amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Hoffman Schroff Indenture," and together with the nVent Finance Indenture, the "Indentures" and each an "Indenture"); and (iv) such other proceedings, documents and records as we have deemed necessary to enable us to render this opinion.

AUSTIN \| BOSTON \| BRUSSELS \| CHICAGO \| DALLAS \| DENVER \| DETROIT \| HOUSTON \| JACKSONVILLE \| LOS ANGELES<br> MADISON \| MEXICO CITY \| MIAMI \| MILWAUKEE \| NASHVILLE \| NEW YORK \| ORLANDO \| RALEIGH \| SACRAMENTO \| SALT LAKE CITY<br> SAN DIEGO \| SAN FRANCISCO \| SILICON VALLEY \| TALLAHASSEE \| TAMPA \| TOKYO \| WASHINGTON, D.C.

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nVent Electric plc

nVent Finance S.à r.l.

Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc.

February 17, 2026

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In our examination of the above-referenced documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents, certificates and instruments submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed that (i) the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), will comply with all applicable laws; (ii) a Prospectus Supplement, if required, will have been prepared and filed with the SEC describing the Securities offered thereby; (iii) all Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and any applicable Prospectus Supplement; (iv) the Hoffman Schroff Indenture and any supplemental indenture to the Indentures or officer's certificate setting forth the terms of a series of Debt Securities to be issued under the Indentures, will each be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto in substantially the form reviewed by us; (v) all corporate or other action required to be taken by nVent Finance, Hoffman Schroff or nVent to duly authorize each proposed issuance of Securities and any related documentation shall have been duly completed and shall remain in full force and effect; (vi) a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with respect to any Securities offered will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by nVent Finance, Hoffman Schroff or nVent and the other parties thereto; (vii) any Securities issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Security being offered will have been duly authorized, created and, if appropriate, reserved for issuance upon such conversion, exchange or exercise; and (viii) the deposit agreement, to be entered into between nVent and the depositary named therein (the "Depositary") and from which the Depositary Shares will be issued (the "Depositary Agreement"), will be duly authorized, executed and delivered in substantially the form reviewed by us.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, and having regard for such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. All requisite action necessary to make any Debt Securities valid, legal and binding obligations of nVent Finance or Hoffman Schroff, as applicable, and any Guarantees valid, legal and binding obligations of nVent Finance, Hoffman Schroff or nVent, as applicable, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other similar laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether applied in a proceeding in equity or at law, shall have been taken when:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. The terms of such Debt Securities and Guarantees and of their issuance and sale have been established in conformity with the applicable Indenture;

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nVent Electric plc

nVent Finance S.à r.l.

Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc.

February 17, 2026

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. Such Debt Securities and Guarantees have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Indenture; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. Such Debt Securities and Guarantees have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by, and otherwise in conformity with, the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement with respect to such issuance and sale, and the acts, proceedings and documents referred to above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. All requisite action necessary to make any Purchase Contracts valid, legal and binding obligations of nVent Finance, Hoffman Schroff or nVent, as applicable, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other similar laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether applied in a proceeding in equity or at law, shall have been taken when:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. The terms of such Purchase Contracts and of their issuance and sale have been established in conformity with the applicable purchase contract agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. Such Purchase Contracts have been duly executed and delivered in accordance with their respective terms and provisions; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. Such Purchase Contracts have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by, and otherwise in conformity with, the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement with respect to such issuance and sale, and the acts, proceedings and documents referred to above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. All requisite action necessary to make any Warrants valid, legal and binding obligations of nVent Finance, Hoffman Schroff or nVent, as applicable, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other similar laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether applied in a proceeding in equity or at law, shall have been taken when:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. The terms of such Warrants and of their issuance and sale have been established in conformity with the applicable warrant agreement;

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nVent Electric plc

nVent Finance S.à r.l.

Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc.

February 17, 2026

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. Any such warrant agreements have been duly executed and delivered;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. Such Warrants have been duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable warrant agreement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d. Such Warrants have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by, and otherwise in conformity with, the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement with respect to such issuance and sale, and the acts, proceedings and documents referred to above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. All requisite action necessary to make any Units valid, legal and binding obligations of nVent, nVent Finance or Hoffman Schroff, as applicable, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other similar laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether applied in a proceeding in equity or at law, shall have been taken when:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. The terms of such Units and of their issuance and sale have been established in conformity with the applicable unit agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. Such Units have been duly executed and delivered in accordance with their respective terms and provisions; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. Such Units have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by, and otherwise in conformity with, the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement with respect to such issuance and sale, and the acts, proceedings and documents referred to above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. All requisite action necessary to make any depositary receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares constitute valid, legal and binding obligations of nVent, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other similar laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether applied in a proceeding in equity or at law, shall have been taken when:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. The nVent board of directors, or a committee thereof duly authorized by the board of directors, shall have adopted appropriate resolutions to establish the voting power, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions, if any, and other terms of the Preferred Shares underlying the Depositary Shares as set forth in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the exhibits thereto and any Prospectus Supplement relating to such Preferred Shares, and to authorize the issuance of such Preferred Shares;

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nVent Electric plc

nVent Finance S.à r.l.

Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc.

February 17, 2026

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. The nVent board of directors, or a committee thereof or one or more officers of nVent, in each case duly authorized by the nVent board of directors, shall have taken action to approve and establish the terms of the Depositary Agreement and such Depositary Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. The Preferred Shares underlying the Depositary Shares shall have been duly issued and delivered to the Depositary;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d. The terms of such Depositary Shares and depositary receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares and of their issuance and sale shall have been established so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon nVent and so as to comply with any requirements or restrictions imposed by any court or governmental entity having jurisdiction over nVent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e. Such Depositary Shares and depositary receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares shall have been duly executed, issued and delivered in accordance with the depositary agreement and their respective terms and provisions; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f. Such Depositary Shares and depositary receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares shall have been issued and sold for the consideration contemplated by, and otherwise in conformity with, the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement with respect to such issuance and sale, and the acts, proceedings and documents referred to above.

We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States.

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus which is filed as part of the Registration Statement, and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are "experts" within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act or within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Foley & Lardner LLP

## Exhibit 5.2

**Exhibit 5.2**

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| <br> nVent Finance S.à r.l. <br> 26, boulevard Royal<br> L-2449 Luxembourg<br> (the **Addressee**)<br>| **Allen Overy Shearman Sterling SCS**<br> **société en commandite simple, inscrite au barreau de Luxembourg**<br> 5 avenue J.F. Kennedy L-1855 Luxembourg<br> Boîte postale 5017 L-1050 Luxembourg<br>Tel +352 4444 55 1<br> Fax +352 4444 55 222<br>frank.mausen@aoshearman.com |
| Our ref 0137885-0000007 EUO2: 2006675208.5 |  |
| <br> Luxembourg, 17 February 2026 |  |

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***Legal opinion – nVent Finance S.à r.l. – Registration statement on form S-3***

**1.** We have acted as legal advisers in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (**Luxembourg**) to nVent Finance
S.à r.l, a private limited liability company (*société à responsabilité limitée*)
incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 26, boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg and registered with
the Luxembourg trade and companies register (*Registre de commerce et des sociétés, Luxembourg*) (the **Register**)
under number B 219.846 (the **Company**).

This legal opinion is issued in connection with the Company's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the **SEC**) of a registration statement on Form S-3 (the **Registration Statement**), which includes a prospectus dated 17 February 2026 (the **Prospectus**), with respect to the registration by the Company of the offering and sale of an indeterminate amount of senior debt securities (the **Notes**) (denominated in USD or a foreign currency, currency unit or composite currency) to be issued under the Indentures (as defined below) and being guaranteed, from time to time, by the Company, Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (**HSHI**) and nVent Electric plc, an Irish public limited liability company.

**2.** We have examined, to the exclusion of any other document, copies of the documents listed below:

2.1 an electronic copy of the restated articles of association (*statuts coordonnés*) of the Company
(the **Articles**) as at 28 March 2023;

2.2 an electronic copy of a negative certificate (*certificat négatif*) issued by the Register
in respect of the Company dated 17 February 2026 stating that on the day immediately prior to the date of issuance of the negative certificate,
there were no records at the Register of any court order regarding, amongst others, a (i) bankruptcy adjudication against the Company,
(ii) reprieve from payment (*sursis de paiement*), (iii) judicial reorganisation (*réorganisation judiciaire*) or (iv)
administrative dissolution without liquidation (*dissolution administrative sans liquidation*) (the **Certificate**);

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling SCS, a société en commandite simple, is an affiliated office of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP or an affiliated undertaking has an office in each of: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Austin, Bangkok, Beijing, Belfast, Boston, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Casablanca, Dallas, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jakarta (associated office), Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Madrid, Menlo Park, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Perth, Prague, Riyadh, Rome, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, Washington, D.C.

2.3 an electronic copy of an excerpt issued by the Register in respect of the Company dated 17 February 2026;

2.4 a scanned copy of the written resolutions of the board of managers of the Company dated 16 February 2026
(the **Resolutions**);

2.5 a scanned copy received by email on 17 February 2026 of the executed Registration Statement, including
the Prospectus, dated 17 February 2026;

2.6 a copy of a form of New York law governed indenture between the HSHI as issuer, the Company and nVent
Electric plc as guarantors and US Bank Trust Company, National Association as trustee (the **HSHI Indenture**); and

2.7 an e-mailed scanned copy of a New York law governed indenture, dated 26 March 2018 and made between the
Company as issuer, nVent Electric plc, Pentair plc and Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH as guarantors and US Bank, National Association
as trustee (the **nVent Indenture** and, together with the HSHI Indenture, the **Indentures**).

The documents listed in paragraphs 2.5 to 2.7 (inclusive) above are herein collectively referred to as the **Opinion Documents**. The term "Opinion Documents" includes, for the purposes of paragraphs 3. and 5. below, any document in connection therewith. Any reference to the Notes in this legal opinion is a reference to the Notes the issue of which will be duly, validly and lawfully resolved upon by the Company in accordance with the Resolutions and the Articles in force at the time of resolving upon the issue of the Notes and in respect of which the relevant issue documentation (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the relevant supplemental indenture to the relevant Indenture) has been duly executed and (if applicable) filed with the relevant competent authorities in the relevant jurisdictions.

Unless otherwise provided herein, terms and expressions shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Opinion Documents.

**3.** Assumptions

In giving this legal opinion, we have assumed with your consent, and we have not verified independently:

3.1 the genuineness of all signatures (whether handwritten or electronic), stamps and seals, the completeness
and conformity to the originals of all the documents submitted to us as certified, photostatic, faxed, scanned or e-mailed copies or specimens
and the authenticity of the originals of such documents and that the individuals purported to have signed, have in fact signed (and had
the general legal capacity to sign) these documents;

3.2 the due authorisation, entry into, execution and delivery of the Opinion Documents (as the case may be)
by all the parties thereto (including the Company) as well as the capacity, power, authority and legal right of all the parties thereto
(including the Company) to enter into, execute, deliver and perform their respective obligations thereunder, and the compliance with all
internal authorisation procedures by each party (including the Company) for the execution by it of the Opinion Documents to which it is
expressed to be a party;

3.3 that the HSHI Indenture will be signed in the form of the draft listed in paragraph 2.6 above;

3.4 that all factual matters and statements relied upon or assumed herein were, are and will be (as the case
may be) true, complete and accurate on the date of execution of the Opinion Documents;

3.5 that all authorisations, approvals and consents under any applicable law (other than Luxembourg law to
the extent opined upon herein) which may be required in connection with the entry into, execution, delivery and performance of the Indentures
and the issue of the Notes have been or will be obtained;

3.6 the due compliance with all matters (including without limitation, the obtaining of necessary consents
and approvals and the making of necessary filings and registrations) required in connection with the Indentures and the Notes to render
them enforceable in all relevant jurisdictions (other than Luxembourg to the extent opined upon herein);

3.7 that the place of the central administration (*siège de l'administration centrale*), the principal
place of business (*principal établissement*) and the centre of main interests (within the meaning given to such term in Regulation
(EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast), as amended (the **European Insolvency Regulation**)) of the Company are located at the place of its registered office (*siège statutaire*) in Luxembourg
and that the Company has no establishment (as such term is defined in the European Insolvency Regulation) outside Luxembourg;

3.8 that the Indentures and the Notes are legally valid, binding and enforceable under their governing law
and all other applicable laws (other than Luxembourg law to the extent opined upon herein), that the choices of such governing law and
of the jurisdiction clause are valid (as a matter of such governing law and all other applicable laws (other than Luxembourg law to the
extent opined upon herein)) as the choice of the governing law and the submission to the jurisdiction of the chosen courts for the Indentures
and the Notes;

3.9 that the Opinion Documents have been or are entered into and performed by the parties thereto in good
faith and without any intention of fraud or intention to deprive of any legal benefit any persons (including for the avoidance of doubt
third parties) or to circumvent any applicable mandatory laws or regulations of any jurisdiction (including without limitation any tax
laws);

3.10 that there are no provisions of the laws of any jurisdiction outside Luxembourg which would adversely
affect, or otherwise have any negative impact on, the opinions expressed in this legal opinion;

3.11 that the Company received the necessary Luxembourg ministerial authorisation and any related regulatory
approval for the conduct of its respective business in all such jurisdictions where it conducts its respective business, including in
Luxembourg;

3.12 that all the parties to the Indentures (other than the Company) are companies duly organised, incorporated
and existing in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of their respective incorporation and/or their registered office and/or the
place of effective management, having a corporate existence; that in respect of all the parties to the Indentures, no steps have been
taken pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or equivalent or analogous proceedings to appoint an administrator, bankruptcy
receiver, insolvency officer or liquidator over the respective parties or their assets and that no voluntary or judicial winding-up or
liquidation of such parties has been resolved or become effective at the date hereof;

3.13 that the relevant supplemental indenture in respect of each series of Notes to be issued by the Company
will be in fact signed in accordance with the Articles or the Resolutions;

3.14 that the Notes which are issued in registered form (*obligations nominatives*) will be signed on
behalf of the Company in accordance with the Articles or in conformity with the Resolutions and that the Notes issued in bearer form (*obligations au porteur*) will be signed on behalf of the Company by two members of the board of managers of the Company, who are both in office
at the time of the issue of such Notes in bearer form;

3.15 that all managers signed the Resolutions, that the Resolutions have not been amended, rescinded, revoked
or declared void and that all information and statements set forth in the Resolutions are true, accurate and complete;

3.16 that the Resolutions will remain in full force and effect and will not have been amended, rescinded, revoked
or declared void as long as Notes are being issued by the Company;

3.17 that the aggregate amount of Notes to be issued by the Company under
the Indentures will not exceed the aggregate amount authorised in the Resolutions and, in case that such aggregate amount would be exceeded,
new resolutions of the board of managers of the Company will be taken to authorise such issue of Notes in excess of the aggregate amount
authorised in the Resolutions;

3.18 that the Indentures and the Notes are legally valid, binding and enforceable under their governing laws
(other than Luxembourg law but only to the extent opined herein), that the choices of such governing laws and of the jurisdiction clauses
are valid (as a matter of such governing law and all other applicable laws (other than Luxembourg law to the extent opined upon herein)
as the choice of the governing law and the submission to the jurisdiction of the chosen courts for the Indentures and the Notes;

3.19 that the obligations assumed by all the parties under the Indentures and the Notes constitute legally
valid, binding and enforceable obligations in accordance with their terms under their governing laws (other than the laws of Luxembourg);

3.20 that the Articles have not been modified since the date referred to in paragraph 2.1 above;

3.21 that the entry into and performance of the Indentures and the issue of the Notes are for the corporate
benefit (*intérêt social*) of the Company;

3.22 that the Notes are not and will not be admitted to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's regulated
market or the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's alternative market, the Euro MTF market and will not be listed on the Official List of
the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, that the Notes have not been and will not be subject to an offer of securities to the public in Luxembourg
and that no measures or actions have been or will be taken that would constitute, or would be deemed to constitute, an offer of securities
to the public in Luxembourg in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities
are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended (the **Prospectus Regulation**) or the Luxembourg Act dated 16 July 2019 on prospectuses for securities (the **Prospectus Act 2019**), unless the applicable
requirements of the Prospectus Regulation or the Prospectus Act 2019, as applicable, have first been complied with; and that the Notes
have not and will not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor (as defined in regulation (EU) No 1286/2014
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based
investment products, as amended (the **PRIIPs Regulation**)) in the European Economic Area unless the requirements of the PRIIPs Regulation
have first been complied with;

3.23 that the Company does not carry out an activity in the financial sector on a professional basis (as referred
to in the Luxembourg act dated 5 April 1993 relating to the financial sector, as amended;

3.24 the absence of any other arrangement by or between any of the parties to the Opinion Documents or between
the parties to the Opinion Documents and any third parties which modifies or supersedes any of the terms of the Opinion Documents or otherwise
affects the opinions expressed herein;

3.25 there is neither a vitiated consent (*vice de consentement*) by reason of mistake (*erreur*),
fraud (*dol*), duress (*violence*) or inadequacy (*lésion*), nor an illicit cause (*cause illicite*) in relation
to any Opinion Document;

3.26 that all agreed conditions to the effectiveness of the Opinion Documents have been or will be satisfied;

3.27 that the relevant supplemental indenture in relation to each issue by the Company of Notes under the Indentures
will not contain any provision that will violate any law or regulation of Luxembourg or that will not be valid, binding and enforceable
under Luxembourg law or that will be in breach of the Articles or the Resolutions and that such supplemental indenture will (if applicable)

3.28 that the Company does not carry out an activity requesting the granting of a business licence under the
Luxembourg act dated 2 September 2011 relating to the establishment of certain businesses and business licences.

**4.** Opinion

Based upon, and subject to, the assumptions made above and the qualifications set out below and subject to any matters not disclosed to us, we are of the opinion that, under the laws of Luxembourg in effect, as construed and applied by the Luxembourg courts in published Luxembourg court decisions, on the date hereof:

4.1 Status

The Company is a private limited liability company (*société à responsabilité limitée*) formed for an unlimited duration and legally existing under the laws of Luxembourg.

4.2 Enforceability

The obligations expressed to be assumed by the Company under the Notes, once executed in accordance with the Articles and the Resolutions and duly authenticated and paid pursuant to the relevant Indenture, would be enforceable against the Company in the Luxembourg courts in accordance with the express terms of the Notes.

4.3 Application of governing law

The choice of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law of the Indentures and the Notes would be upheld as a valid choice of law by the courts of Luxembourg and applied by those courts in proceedings in relation to the Indentures and the Notes as the governing law thereof.

4.4 Submission to jurisdiction

The submission to the jurisdiction of the courts of the City of New York, State of New York by the Company contained in the Indentures and the Notes constitutes an effective submission by the Company to the jurisdiction of such courts.

4.5 Enforcement of judgments

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A final and conclusive judgment in respect of the Indentures and the Notes obtained against the Company
in the courts of the City of New York, State of New York court would be recognised and enforced by the Luxembourg courts without re-examination
of the merits subject to the applicable enforcement procedure (as set out in the relevant provisions of the Luxembourg New Civil Procedure
Code and as this procedure may be varied where an international treaty applies). The enforcement of such judgment could be refused under
certain circumstances (determined by Luxembourg case law or, as applicable, under an international treaty) which may include (but are
not limited to) non-enforceability of the foreign judgment in the country of origin, violation of rights of defence or due process, manifest
incompatibility with Luxembourg public policy, inconsistency with the effects of an existing Luxembourg judgment or fraudulent obtainment
of judgment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Any judgment awarded in the courts of Luxembourg may be expressed in a currency other than the euro. However,
any obligation to pay a sum of money would be enforceable in Luxembourg in terms of the euro only.

**5.** Qualifications

The above opinions are subject to the following qualifications:

5.1 The opinions expressed herein are subject to, and may be affected or limited by, the provisions of any
applicable bankruptcy (*faillite*), insolvency, liquidation, reprieve from payment (*sursis de paiement*), reorganisation proceedings
(including without limitation judicial reorganisation (*réorganisation judiciaire*) and reorganisation by amicable agreement
(*réorganisation par accord amiable*) or similar Luxembourg or foreign law proceedings or regimes affecting the rights of
creditors generally.

5.2 A Luxembourg court might decline jurisdiction where it determines that there is no effective jurisdiction
agreement between the parties.

5.3 Notwithstanding a foreign jurisdiction clause, the Luxembourg courts would, in principle, have jurisdiction
to order provisional measures in connection with assets or persons located in Luxembourg and such measures would most likely be governed
by Luxembourg law.

5.4 Any certificate or determination which would by contract be deemed to be conclusive may not be upheld
by the Luxembourg courts.

5.5 Certain obligations may not be the subject of specific performance pursuant to court orders, but may result
in damages only. Accordingly, Luxembourg courts may issue an award of damages where specific performance is deemed impracticable or an
award of damages is determined adequate.

5.6 As used in this legal opinion, the term international public policy means the fundamental concepts of
Luxembourg law that the Luxembourg courts may deem to be of such significance so as to exclude the application of an (otherwise applicable)
foreign law (deemed to be contrary in its results to such concepts). International public policy is a matter which is constantly evolving
on the basis of the position of Luxembourg courts with respect to cases they hear. Accordingly, there is uncertainty as to what is considered
as international public policy under Luxembourg law.

5.7 Interest may not accrue on interest that is due on principal, unless such interest has been due for at
least one year (article 1154 of the Luxembourg Civil Code). The right to compound interest is limited to cases where (i) the interest
has been due for at least one year and (ii) the parties have specifically provided in an agreement (to be made after that interest has
become due for at least one year) that such interest may be compounded (or absent such agreement, the creditor may file an appropriate
request with the relevant court). The provisions of article 1154 of the Luxembourg Civil Code are generally considered to be a point of
public policy under Luxembourg law. It is possible, although it is highly unlikely, that a Luxembourg court would hold these provisions
to be a point of international public policy that would set aside the relevant foreign governing law.

5.8 The registration of the Indentures and/or the Notes with the *Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA* in Luxembourg will be required where the Indentures and/or the Notes are physically attached (annexé(s))
to a public deed or to any other document subject to mandatory registration, in which case either a nominal registration duty or an ad
valorem duty (of, for instance, 0.24 (zero point twenty four) per cent. of the amount of the payment obligation mentioned in the document
so registered) will be payable depending on the nature of the document to be registered. These registration duties will equally be payable
in the case of voluntary registration of the Indentures and/or the Notes.

5.9 In the case of legal proceedings being brought before a Luxembourg court or production of the Indentures
and/or the Notes before an official Luxembourg authority, such Luxembourg court or official authority may require that the Indentures
and/or the Notes and/or any judgment obtained in a foreign court must be translated into French or German.

5.10 Claims may become barred under statutory limitation period rules and may be subject to defences of set-off
or counter-claims. We express no opinion as to whether rights of set-off, including rights on close-out netting, are effective in a Luxembourg
insolvency situation.

5.11 No opinion is expressed as to the validity and enforceability of provisions whereby interest on overdue
amounts or other payment obligations shall continue to accrue or subsist after judgment.

5.12 Where any obligations are to be performed or observed or are based upon a matter arising in a jurisdiction
outside Luxembourg, they may not be enforceable under Luxembourg law if and to the extent that such performance or observance would be
unlawful, unenforceable, or contrary to public policy under the laws of such jurisdiction.

5.13 With respect to the opinions expressed in paragraph 4.2 above, the Luxembourg courts might not apply a
chosen foreign law if that choice was not made bona fide and/or:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) if it were not pleaded and proved; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) if such foreign law would be contrary to the mandatory provisions (*lois impératives*) or
overriding mandatory provisions (*lois de police*) of Luxembourg law or manifestly incompatible with Luxembourg public policy; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) to the extent that relevant contractual obligations or matters fall outside of the scope of Regulation
(EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) if all other elements relevant to the situation are located in a country other than the jurisdiction of
the chosen governing law, in which case the Luxembourg courts may apply the applicable mandatory provisions of such country; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) where the chosen governing law is not the law of an EU Member State, if all other elements relevant to
the situation are located in one or several EU Member States, in which case the Luxembourg courts may apply applicable mandatory EU law
provisions (as implemented in Luxembourg); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) where contractual obligations are to be or have been performed in another country where such performance
is prohibited by overriding mandatory provisions; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) if a party is subject to insolvency proceedings, in which case the Luxembourg courts would apply the law
of the jurisdiction where such insolvency proceedings have been duly opened (*lex concursus*) to the effects of such insolvency proceedings
without prejudice to the exceptions provided for in the European Insolvency Regulation.

5.14 Clauses that grant to the debtor of an obligation the power to determine, in its absolute discretion,
if, and if so, under which conditions its obligation will be performed may be declared void by a Luxembourg court (if competent) on the
basis of articles 1170 and 1174 of the Luxembourg Civil Code (*condition purement potestative*, one-sided clause). It is possible
that a Luxembourg court would hold articles 1170 and 1174 of the Luxembourg Civil Code to be a point of international public policy that
would set aside the relevant foreign governing law.

5.15 Any indemnity provision entitling one party to recover its legal and other enforcement costs and expenses
from another party may be limited in terms of items or amounts as a Luxembourg court (if competent) deems appropriate.

5.16 Unless otherwise provided for or unless the contrary results from the factual circumstances, a power of
attorney or agency (*mandat*), whether or not irrevocable, will terminate by force of law, and without notice, upon the occurrence
of insolvency events affecting the principal or the agent. A power of attorney or agency (*mandat*) might become ineffective upon
the principal entering into reprieve from payment (*sursis de paiement*). The designation of a service of process agent may constitute
(or may be deemed to constitute) a power of attorney or agency (*mandat*).

5.17 We express no opinion on the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of a purported revocation, or the consequences
of such revocation by the principal of a power of attorney or agency (*mandat*) expressed to be irrevocable.

5.18 We express no opinion on the validity or enforceability under Luxembourg law of a power of attorney granted
in the exclusive interest of the attorney or a third party.

5.19 There is uncertainty whether a Luxembourg insolvency receiver of a debtor subject to Luxembourg insolvency
proceedings would, where applicable, accept the tiering between senior and subordinated creditors of this debtor.

5.20 There are no general Luxembourg law provisions or regulations on non-petition clauses (that is, a clause
whereby one or more parties waive ab initio their right to institute bankruptcy proceedings against their debtor). There is, to our knowledge,
no Luxembourg (published) case law or well established legal literature on non-petition clauses. In the absence of Luxembourg (published)
case law, it is our view that Luxembourg courts would mainly turn to Belgian case law and prevailing legal literature which do not recognise
the enforceability of a non-petition clause because it violates public policy. Although there is no specific Luxembourg case law or legal
literature which supports our view, we believe that, to the extent the claims of the Company's creditors vis-à-vis the Company
(as described in, and subject to, paragraph 5.22 below) become extinguished on the basis of the contractual provisions, there is in principle
no legal basis upon which an action for bankruptcy against the Company could be grounded.

5.21 From a Luxembourg law perspective, turnover provisions might be regarded as a mere contractual mechanism
and would not give the senior creditor a proprietary claim on the insolvency of the junior creditor. In the case that a junior creditor
has been paid before a senior creditor and bankruptcy proceedings are instituted against the junior creditor before the amounts so paid
to the junior creditor have been paid and distributed to the senior creditor, it is uncertain whether the senior creditor would be able
to claw back these amounts from the junior creditor.

5.22 There are neither general Luxembourg law provisions nor, to our knowledge, Luxembourg (published) case
law or well established legal literature with respect to limited recourse provisions. We take the view that Luxembourg courts would mainly
turn to Belgian case law and prevailing legal doctrine which seem to admit the validity and enforceability of a provision whereby contractual
arrangements are established in conformity with the law of contracts and the law of obligations to the extent that they do not grant to
a particular creditor a better rank in the distribution of the debtor's assets. The principle of *pari passu* treatment of creditors
(according to which contractual arrangements, entered into prior to the opening of insolvency proceedings and designed to unfairly benefit
one creditor to the detriment of other creditors by giving it a preferential right not provided for by law, are unlawful) aims only at,
and as such is public policy, protecting the rights of all the creditors (*l'ensemble des créanciers*). In other words, the
debtor may not, by an arrangement with one of its creditors, impair the rights of the other creditors. Nothing however prohibits one or
more creditors to limit, to derogate from, or even to renounce, their rights in the sense that they dispose of their own rights without
altering other creditors' rights.

5.23 Luxembourg law recognises trusts referred to, and subject to the reservations expressed, in the Convention
on the law applicable to trusts and on their recognition done at The Hague on 1 July 1985. If the trust relates to, or applies in respect
of, assets located in Luxembourg, the situation of the trustee will be determined by reference to the situation of the legal owner (*propriétaire*)
of such assets without prejudice to the principle of segregation of the trust's assets and the trustee's personal estate. This does not
mean that trusts created abroad will necessarily be recognised by Luxembourg courts as to all their effects under their governing law.
Under the Luxembourg act of 5 August 2005 on financial collateral arrangements, as amended, a financial collateral arrangement (*contrat de garantie financière*) may be created in favour of a person acting on behalf of the beneficiaries of the financial collateral
arrangement, of a fiduciary or of a trustee, provided that the beneficiaries of the financial collateral arrangement, present or future,
are identified or ascertainable.

5.24 We express no tax opinion whatsoever in respect of the Company or the tax consequences of the transactions
contemplated by the Opinion Documents.

5.25 We express no opinion as to whether the performance of the Indentures and the issue of the Notes would
cause any borrowing limits, debt/equity or other ratios possibly agreed with the tax authorities to be exceeded nor as to the consequences
thereof.

5.26 We express no opinion whatsoever on regulatory matters, on matters of fact, on data protection matters
or on matters other than those expressly set forth in this legal opinion, and no opinion is, or may be, implied or inferred herefrom.

5.27 We have not made any enquiry regarding, and no opinion is expressed or implied in relation to, the accuracy
of any representation or warranty given by, or concerning, any of the parties to the Opinion Documents or whether such parties or any
of them have complied with or will comply with any covenant or undertaking given by them or the terms and conditions of any obligations
binding upon them, save as expressly provided herein.

5.28 The rights and obligations of the parties under the Indentures and the Notes may be limited by the effects
of (i) criminal law measures, including without limitation criminal freezing orders, or (ii) public law sanctions or restraining measures
taken from time to time under applicable laws, treaties or other instruments.

5.29 Payments made, as well as other transactions (listed in the pertinent section of the Luxembourg Commercial
Code) concluded or performed, during the suspect period (*période suspecte*) which is fixed by the Luxembourg court and dates
back not more than six months as from the date on which the Luxembourg court formally adjudicates a person bankrupt, and, as for specific
payments and transactions, during an additional period of ten days before the commencement of such period, are subject to cancellation
by the Luxembourg court upon proceedings instituted by the Luxembourg insolvency receiver.

In particular,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) article 445 of the Luxembourg Commercial Code sets out that specific transactions entered into during
the suspect period and an additional period of ten days preceding the suspect period fixed by the court (e.g. the granting of a security
interest for antecedent debts; the payment of debts which have not fallen due, whether payment is made in cash or by way of assignment,
sale, set-off or by any other means; the payment of debts which have fallen due by any other means than in cash or by bill of exchange;
transactions without consideration or for materially inadequate consideration) must be set aside or declared void, as the case may be,
if so requested by the insolvency receiver;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) article 446 of the Luxembourg Commercial Code states that payments made for matured debts as well as other
transactions concluded for consideration during the suspect period are subject to cancellation by the court upon proceedings instituted
by the insolvency receiver if they were concluded with the knowledge of the bankrupt's cessation of payments; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) regardless of the suspect period, article 448 of the Luxembourg Commercial Code and article 1167 of the
Luxembourg Civil Code (actio pauliana) give the creditor the right to challenge any fraudulent payments and transactions made prior to
the bankruptcy, without limitation of time.

5.30 The corporate documents of, and relevant court orders affecting, a Luxembourg company (including, but
not limited to, the notice of a winding-up order or resolution, notice of the appointment of a receiver or similar officer) may not be
held at the Register immediately and there is generally a delay in the relevant document appearing on the files regarding the company
concerned. Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that the required filing of documents has not occurred or that documents filed with the
Register may have been mislaid or lost. In accordance with Luxembourg company law, changes or amendments to corporate documents to be
filed at the Register will be effective (*opposable*) vis-à-vis third parties only as of the day of their publication in the
Luxembourg official gazette (*Mémorial C, Recueil des Sociétés et Associations* or *RESA, Recueil électronique des sociétés et associations,* as applicable) (the **Official Gazette**) unless the company proves that the relevant
third parties had prior knowledge thereof.

5.31 We do not express or imply any opinion in respect of a withholding tax that may become due or payable
pursuant to the Luxembourg law of 23 December 2005 as amended introducing a withholding tax of 20% on payments of interest or similar
income made or ascribed by a paying agent established in Luxembourg to or for the benefit of an individual beneficial owner who is resident
of Luxembourg.

5.32 There are rights of preference (such as, for example, for tax payments, social security charges and wages)
existing by operation of law and ranking prior to the ranking of security rights.

5.33 A search at the Register is not capable of conclusively revealing whether a (and the Certificate does
not constitute conclusive evidence that no) winding-up resolution, decision or petition, or an order adjudicating or declaring a, or a
petition or filing for, bankruptcy, reprieve from payment (*sursis de paiement*), judicial reorganisation (*réorganisation judiciaire*) or judicial liquidation (*liquidation judiciaire*) or similar action has been adopted or made.

5.34 The corporate documents of, and relevant court orders affecting, a Luxembourg company (including, but
not limited to, the notice of a winding-up order or resolution, notice of the appointment of a receiver or similar officer) may not be
held at the Register immediately and there is generally a delay in the relevant document appearing on the files regarding the company
concerned. Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that the required filing of documents has not occurred or that documents filed with the
Register may have been mislaid or lost. In accordance with Luxembourg company law, changes or amendments to corporate documents to be
filed at the Register will be effective (*opposable*) vis-à-vis third parties only as of the day of their publication in the
Official Gazette unless the company proves that the relevant third parties had prior knowledge thereof.

5.35 The Luxembourg act dated 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended (the **Companies Act 1915**)
reserves the right and the power to decide on certain matters (such as the winding-up or the liquidation of a company, the merger, the
increase of the share capital, the distribution of dividends or the amendment of the articles of incorporation of the company) exclusively
to the shareholders of the company.

5.36 A receiver may be limited in the exercise of its rights and powers (i) pursuant to the Companies Act 1915
and (ii), in the case of insolvency of a Luxembourg company, by the rights and powers of the insolvency receiver appointed by a Luxembourg
court pursuant to Luxembourg insolvency laws. Further, the rights and powers of a receiver may not cover or extend to actions which, pursuant
to the Companies Act 1915 or the Articles, require a decision of the shareholders of a Luxembourg company rather than the Luxembourg company
itself.

5.37 As used in this legal opinion, the term **enforceable** or **enforced** means that the relevant
rights and obligations are of a type which the Luxembourg courts do normally enforce. It does not mean that these obligations will necessarily
be enforced in all circumstances in accordance with their respective terms, enforcement being subject to, inter alia, the nature of the
remedies available in the Luxembourg courts, the acceptance by such court of jurisdiction, the discretion of the courts (within the limits
of Luxembourg law), the power of such courts to stay proceedings, to grant grace periods, the provisions of Luxembourg procedure rules
regarding remedies, enforcement measures available under Luxembourg law, mandatory provisions of Luxembourg law or principles of Luxembourg
international public policy from time to time in force and the general principles of Luxembourg law in particular, the general principle
of good faith performance.

5.38 The question as to whether or not any provision of an agreement which may be invalid on account of illegality
may be severed from the other provisions thereof in order to save those other provisions would be determined by the Luxembourg courts
in their discretion.

5.39 Actions in Luxembourg courts must, in principle, be brought in the name of the principal not in the name
of an agent of the principal.

5.40 Contractual limitations of liability are unenforceable in case of gross negligence (*faute lourde*)
or wilful misconduct (*faute dolosive*) or where they affect an essential obligation (*obligation essentielle*) under the Indentures
or the Notes.

5.41 Punitive, treble or similar damages may not be enforceable in the Luxembourg courts.

**6.** This legal opinion is as of this date and we undertake no obligation to update it or advise of changes
hereafter occurring. We express no opinion as to any matters other than those expressly set forth herein, and no opinion is, or may be,
implied or inferred herefrom. We express no opinion on any economic, financial or statistical information (including formulas determining
payments to be made) contained in the Opinion Documents (or any document in connection therewith).

**7.** This legal opinion is given on the express basis, accepted by each person who is entitled to rely on it,
that this legal opinion and all rights, obligations or liability in relation to it are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance
with, Luxembourg law and that any action or claim in relation to it can be brought exclusively before the courts of Luxembourg.

**8.** Any Addressee who is entitled to, and does, rely on this legal opinion agrees, by so relying, that, to
the fullest extent permitted by law and regulation (and except in the case of wilful misconduct or fraud) there is no assumption of personal
duty of care by, and such person will not bring any claim against, any individual who is a partner of, member of, employee of or consultant
to Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, *société en commandite simple*, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP or any other member
of the group of A&O Shearman undertakings and that such person will instead confine any claim to Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, *société en commandite simple*, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP or any other member of the group of A&O Shearman undertakings (and for
this purpose "claim" means (save only where law and regulation applies otherwise) any claim, whether in contract, tort (including
negligence), for breach of statutory duty, or otherwise).

Luxembourg legal concepts are expressed in English terms and not in their original French or German terms. The concepts concerned may not be identical to the concepts described by the same English terms as they exist under the laws of other jurisdictions. It should be noted that there are always irreconcilable differences between languages making it impossible to guarantee a totally accurate translation or interpretation. In particular, there are always some legal concepts which exist in one jurisdiction and not in another, and in those cases it is bound to be difficult to provide a completely satisfactory translation or interpretation because the vocabulary is missing from the language. We accept no responsibility for omissions or inaccuracies to the extent that they are attributable to such factors.

This legal opinion is given to you in connection with the registration of the Notes with the SEC. We hereby consent to the inclusion of this legal opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus which is filed as part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in a category of person whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Yours faithfully,

/s/ Frank Mausen

**Allen Overy** Shearman Sterling SCS**

**Frank Mausen<sup>\*</sup>**

**Partner**

**Avocat à la Cour**

<sup>\*</sup> This document is signed on behalf of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, a société en commandite simple, registered on list V of the Luxembourg bar. The individual signing this document is a qualified lawyer representing this entity.

## Exhibit 5.3

**Exhibit 5.3**

17 February 2026

Board of Directors

nVent Electric plc

Ten Earlsfort Terrace

Dublin 2

D02 T380

Ireland

Re: **nVent Electric plc - Form S-3 Registration Statement**

Ladies and Gentlemen

1. **Basis of Opinion** 

We are acting as Irish counsel to nVent Electric plc, registered number 605257, a public company limited by shares, incorporated under the laws of Ireland, with its registered office at Ten Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 T380, Ireland (the "**Company**"), in connection with the registration statement on Form S-3 to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**SEC**") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**Securities Act**") on 17 February 2026 (the "**Registration Statement**"). We refer in particular to the ordinary shares with nominal value of US$0.01 ("**Ordinary Shares**") and the preferred shares with nominal value of US$0.01 of the Company ("**Preferred Shares**", and together with the Ordinary Shares, the "**Shares**") and the guarantees by the Company of debt securities (the "**Guarantees**") that may be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement (the issuance of the Shares and the Guarantees together the "**Transaction**").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.1 This Opinion is confined to and given in all respects on the basis of the laws of Ireland (meaning Ireland,
exclusive of Northern Ireland) in force as at the date of this Opinion as currently applied by the courts of Ireland. We have made no
investigations of and we express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction or the effect thereof. In particular, we express
no opinion on the laws of the European Union as they affect any jurisdiction other than Ireland. We have assumed without investigation
that insofar as the laws of any jurisdiction other than Ireland are relevant, such laws do not prohibit and are not inconsistent with
any of the obligations or rights expressed in the Documents (as defined in paragraph 1.2) or the transactions contemplated thereby.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.2 This Opinion is also strictly confined to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the matters expressly stated herein at paragraph 2 below and is not to be read as extending by implication
or otherwise to any other matter;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the documents listed in the Schedule to this Opinion (the "**Documents** "); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) the searches listed at paragraph 1.5 below.

We express no opinion, and make no representation or warranty, as to any matter of fact or in respect of any documents which may exist in relation to the Shares and the Guarantees, other than the Documents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.3 In giving this opinion, we have relied upon the Corporate Certificate (as defined in the Schedule to this
Opinion), the Searches (as defined below) and we give this opinion expressly on the terms that no further investigation or diligence in
respect of any matter referred to in the Corporate Certificate or the Searches is required of us.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.4 In giving this Opinion, we have examined and relied on copies of the Documents sent to us by email in
pdf or other electronic format.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.5 For the purpose of giving this Opinion, we have caused to be made the following legal searches against
the Company on 17 February 2026 (together the "**Searches** "):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) on the file of the Company maintained by the Irish Registrar of Companies in Dublin for returns of allotments,
special resolutions amending the memorandum and articles of association of the Company (the "**Memorandum and Articles of Association** "),
mortgages, debentures or similar charges or notices thereof, notice of the appointment of directors and secretary of the Company and for
the appointment of any receiver, examiner or liquidator;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) in the Judgments Office of the High Court for unsatisfied judgments, orders, decrees and the like for
the five years immediately preceding the date of the search; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) in the Central Office of the High Court in Dublin for any proceedings and petitions filed in respect of
the Company in the last two years.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.6 This Opinion is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland as interpreted
by the courts of Ireland at the date hereof. This Opinion speaks only as of its date.

2. **Opinion** 

Subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out in this Opinion and to any matters not disclosed to us, we are of the opinion that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.1 The Company is a public company limited by shares, is duly incorporated and validly existing under the
laws of Ireland and has the requisite corporate authority to issue the Shares and the Guarantees.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.2 When the Shares are allotted and issued pursuant to duly adopted resolutions of the board of directors
of the Company, the Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid or credited as fully paid and non-assessable (which term means that no
further sums are required to be paid by the holders thereof in connection with the issue of the Shares).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.3 When the Guarantees are issued pursuant to duly adopted resolutions of the board of directors of the Company,
the Guarantees will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company.

3. **Assumptions** 

For the purpose of giving this Opinion, we assume the following without any responsibility on our part if any assumption proves to have been untrue as we have not verified independently any assumption:

*Registration Statement and the Shares*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 that, when filed with the SEC, the Registration Statement will not differ in any material respect from
the final draft that we have examined and that before any Shares or Guarantees are offered, issued and sold, the Registration Statement
and any amendments to the Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments) will have become effective under the Securities
Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2 that the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC has been authorised by all necessary actions
under all applicable laws other than Irish law;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.3 that, if the securities are to be sold pursuant to a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement,
such agreement will have been duly authorised, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.4 that any Shares issued under the Registration Statement will be in consideration of the receipt by the
Company prior to, or simultaneously with, the issuance of such Shares pursuant thereto of either cash or the release of a liability of
the Company for a liquidated sum, at least equal to the nominal value of such Ordinary Shares or Preferred Shares (as the case may be)
and any premium required to be paid up on the Ordinary Shares or the Preferred Shares (as the case may be) pursuant to their terms of
issuance;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.5 that all securities issued and sold under the Registration Statement will be issued and sold in compliance
with all applicable laws (other than Irish law), including applicable federal and state securities law, in the manner of the Registration
Statement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.6 that a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with respect to any Shares offered will
have been duly authorised and validly executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.7 with respect to Shares issued before 16 November 2026 (the date of expiry of the Company's
existing authority to allot and issue Shares), that, at the time of the allotment and issue of the Shares, the authority of the Company
and the directors of the Company to allot and issue the Shares is in full force and effect and that the statutory pre-emption rights have
been disapplied in respect of any allotment and issuance of the Shares;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.8 with respect to Shares allotted and issued on or after 16 November 2026 (the date of expiry of the
Company's existing authority to allot and issue Shares), that the Company will have renewed (through one or more subsequent renewals)
its authority to allot and issue the Shares and disapply the statutory pre-emption rights in accordance with the requirements of the Companies
Act 2014 (as amended) (the "**Companies Act**") for the remainder of the period that the Registration Statement will continue
in effect;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.9 that the issue of the Shares upon the conversion, exchange and exercise of any securities issued under
the Registration Statement will be conducted in accordance with the terms and the procedures described in the Memorandum and Articles
of Association of the Company, the Companies Act and the terms of issue of such securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.10 that any issue of Shares will be in compliance with the Companies Act, the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997,
Takeover Rules 2022 (as amended), and all other applicable Irish company, takeover, securities, market abuse, insider dealing laws
and other rules and regulations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.11 that at the time of the allotment and issue of the Shares, the Company will have sufficient authorised
but unissued share capital to allot and issue the required number of Shares and the Company will not have prior to, or by virtue of, the
allotment and issuance, exceeded or exceed the maximum number of Shares permitted by the Company's shareholders to be allotted and issued
pursuant to the authorities referred to in paragraphs 3.8 and 3.9 above;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.12 that as at the time of the allotment and issuance of the Shares, such allotment and issuance shall not
be in contravention or breach of any agreement, undertaking, arrangement, deed or covenant affecting the Company or to which the Company
is a party or otherwise bound or subject;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.13 that the Registration Statement and the base prospectus contained in the Registration Statement ()"**Base Prospectus**") do not constitute (and are not intended/required to constitute) a prospectus within the meaning of Part 23
of the Companies Acts and to the extent that any offer of securities is being made to investors in any member state of the European Union,
the Company is satisfied that the obligation to propose and publish a prospectus pursuant to Irish prospectus law, or in particular pursuant
to the European Union (Prospectus) Regulations 2019 (as amended), does not arise;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.14 that from the date of the board resolutions set out in the Schedule to this Opinion, no other corporate
or other action has been taken by the Company to amend, alter or repeal those resolutions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.15 that any power of attorney granted by the Company in respect of the allotment and issue of the Shares
has been duly granted, approved and executed in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act, the Powers
of Attorney Act 1996 of Ireland and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.16 that the Shares will be paid up in consideration of the receipt by the Company prior to, or simultaneously
with, the issue of the Shares of cash at least equal to the nominal value of such Shares and that where Shares are issued without the
requirement for the payment of cash consideration by or on behalf of the relevant beneficiary, then such shares shall either be fully
paid up by the Company or one of its subsidiaries within the time permitted by Section 1027(1) of the Companies Act (and, in
the case of the Company or a subsidiary incorporated in Ireland, in a manner permitted by Sections 82(6) and 1043(1) of the
Companies Act) or issued for consideration as set out in Section 1028(2) of the Companies Act;

*Authenticity and bona fides*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.17 the truth, completeness, accuracy and authenticity of all Documents submitted to us as originals or copies
of originals and (in the case of copies) conformity to the originals of copy documents and the genuineness of all signatures (electronic
or otherwise), stamps and seals thereon;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.18 where a Document has been executed on behalf of the Company using a software platform that enables an
electronic signature to be applied to that Document, each such signature was applied under the authority and control of the relevant signatory
and each party has consented to the execution, by the Company, of that Document by way of electronic signature;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.19 where incomplete Documents have been submitted to us or signature pages only have been supplied to
us for the purposes of issuing this Opinion, that the originals of such Documents are identical to the last draft of the complete Documents
submitted to us;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.20 that the Documents will be executed in a form and content having no material difference to the drafts
provided to us, will be delivered by the parties thereto, and that the terms thereof will be observed and performed by the parties thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.21 that the copies produced to us of minutes of meetings and/or of resolutions correctly record the proceedings
at such meetings and/or the subject matter which they purport to record and that any meetings referred to in such copies were duly convened,
duly quorate and held, that those present at any such meetings were entitled to attend and vote at the meeting and acted bona fide throughout
and that no further resolutions have been passed or other action taken which would or might alter the effectiveness thereof and that such
resolutions have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.22 that each of the Documents is up-to-date and current and has not been amended, varied or terminated in
any respect and no resolution contained in any of the Documents has been amended, varied, revoked or superseded in any respect;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.23 that there is, at the relevant time of the allotment and issue of the Shares, no matter affecting the
authority of the directors to allot and issue the Shares, not disclosed by the Memorandum and Articles of Association or the resolutions
produced to us, which would have any adverse implications in relation to the opinions expressed in this Opinion;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.24 the absence of fraud, coercion, duress or undue influence and lack of bad faith on the part of the Company
and its respective officers, employees, agents and advisers (with the exception of Arthur Cox LLP) and that the Company will issue the
Shares in good faith, for its legitimate and bona fide business purposes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.25 that the Memorandum and Articles of Association adopted on 30 April 2018 are the current Memorandum
and Articles of Association, are up to date and have not been amended or superseded and that there are no other terms governing the Shares
other than the those set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association;

*Accuracy of searches and warranties*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.26 the accuracy and completeness of the information disclosed in the Searches and that such information has
not since the time of such search or enquiry been altered. It should be noted that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the matters disclosed in the Searches may not present a complete summary of the actual position on the
matters we have caused searches to be conducted for; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) searches at the Irish Companies Registration Office do not necessarily reveal whether or not a prior charge
has been created or a resolution has been passed or a petition presented or any other action taken for the winding-up of or the appointment
of a receiver or an examiner to the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.27 that there has been no alteration in the status or condition of the Company as disclosed by the Searches;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.28 the truth, completeness and accuracy of all representations and statements as to factual matters contained
in the Documents;

*Solvency and Insolvency*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.29 that (i) the Company is as at the date of this Opinion able to pay its debts as they fall due within
the meaning of sections 509(3) and 570 of the Companies Act or any analogous provision under any applicable laws immediately after
the execution and delivery of the Documents; (ii) the Company will not, as a consequence of doing any act or thing which any Document
contemplates, permits or requires the relevant party to do, be unable to pay its debts within the meaning of such sections or any analogous
provisions under any applicable laws; (iii) no liquidator, receiver or examiner or other similar or analogous officer has been appointed
in relation to the Company or any "related company" (within the meaning of section 2 of the Companies Acts, "**Related Company**") or any of its or their assets or undertaking; and (iv) no petition for the making of a winding-up order or the
appointment of an examiner or any similar officer or any analogous procedure has been presented in relation to the Company or any Related
Company; and (v) no insolvency proceedings have been opened or been requested to be opened in relation to the Company or any Related
Company in Ireland or elsewhere;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.30 that no proceedings have been instituted or injunction granted against the Company to restrain it from
allotting and/or issuing the Shares and the allotment and/or issue of any Shares would not be contrary to any state, governmental, court,
state or quasi-governmental agency, licensing authority, local or municipal governmental body or regulatory authority's order, direction,
guideline, recommendation, decision, licence or requirement;

*Commercial Benefit*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.31 that the Documents have been entered into for bona fide commercial purposes, on arm's length terms
and for the benefit of each party thereto and are in those parties' respective commercial interest and for their respective corporate
benefit.

*Financial Assistance and Connected Transactions*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.32 that the Company is not in performing its obligations under the Documents including the indenture related
to any debt securities being registered in the Registration Statement, providing financial assistance for the purpose of an acquisition
(by way of subscription, purchase, exchange or otherwise) made or to be made by any person of any shares in the Company or its holding
company which would be prohibited by section 82 of the Companies Act; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.33 that none of the transactions contemplated by the Documents are prohibited by virtue of section 239 of
the Companies Act, which prohibits certain transactions between a company and its directors or persons connected with its directors.

4. **Qualifications** 

The opinions set out herein are subject to the following qualification:

*Enforcement and Binding Effect*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 The description of any obligation in this Opinion as "*enforceable*" refers to the legal
character of the obligation assumed by the relevant party under the relevant instrument. Any opinion as to the enforceability of the Documents
relates only to the enforceability in Ireland in circumstances where the Irish court has and accepts jurisdiction and it implies no more
than the obligations are of a character which the laws of Ireland recognise and will in certain circumstances enforce. In particular,
it does not mean or imply that the relevant instrument will be enforced in all circumstances in accordance with its terms or by or against
third parties or that any particular remedy will be available. In particular (without limiting the foregoing):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the binding effect and enforceability of the obligations of the Company under the Documents may be limited
by liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, court protection, examinership, moratoria, reorganisation, reconstruction, company
voluntary arrangements, fraud of creditors, fraudulent preference of creditors or similar or analogous laws whether in Ireland or elsewhere
affecting creditors' rights generally;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the binding effect and enforceability of the obligations of the Company under the Documents may also be
limited as a result of the provisions of the laws of Ireland applicable to contracts held to have become frustrated by events happening
after their execution, and any breach of the terms of any document by the party seeking to enforce such document;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity; in particular, equitable remedies are not
available where damages are considered to be an adequate remedy; the remedy of specific performance is discretionary and will not normally
be ordered in respect of a monetary obligation; and injunctions are granted only on a discretionary basis and accordingly we express no
opinion on such matters;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) claims may become barred under the Statute of Limitations 1957 and other statutes of limitation, prescription
or lapse of time or may be or may become subject to any liens, rights of reunion, defences, rights of set-off or counterclaim;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) enforcement will be subject to, netting, claims and attachment and any other rights of another party to
a contract;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Irish courts retain an inherent jurisdiction to control any proceedings relating to matters of Irish law,
may stay proceedings including, but not limited to where concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere and may decline to accept
jurisdiction in certain cases;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) a party to a contract may be able to avoid its obligations under that contract (and may have other remedies)
where it has been induced to enter into that contract by a misrepresentation and the Irish courts will not generally enforce an obligation
if there has been fraud, duress or undue influence;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) an Irish court will normally require proceedings to be served upon a defendant as a prerequisite to giving
judgment; consequently, where a defendant cannot be served, enforcement may be difficult or impossible; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) enforcement may be limited by reason of public policy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 Where any obligations of any person are to be performed in jurisdictions outside Ireland, such obligations
may not be enforceable under Irish law to the extent that performance thereof would be illegal under the laws of any such jurisdiction
or contrary to public policy under the laws of any such jurisdiction and an Irish court may take into account the law of the place of
performance in relation to the manner of performance and to the steps to be taken in the event of defective performance.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3 Where a judgment creditor seeks to enforce his judgment, he can only do so in accordance with the applicable
rules of Irish courts. The making of an execution order against particular assets, such as a charging order over land or a beneficial
interest therein or most types of investment or a third party debt order over a bank account or certain other debts, is a matter for the
court's discretion.

*General Matters*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4 No opinion is given as to the appropriateness, accuracy or enforceability of any representations and warranties
or of any of the provisions relating to them in the Documents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5 A determination or a certificate as to any matter provided for in the Documents may be held by an Irish
court not to be final, conclusive or binding if such determination or certificate could be shown to have an unreasonable, incorrect or
arbitrary basis or not to have been given or made in good faith.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.6 Where a party to a Document that is governed by Irish law is vested with a discretion or may determine
a matter in its opinion, Irish law may require that such discretion is exercised in good faith, reasonably or that such opinion is
based in good faith and upon reasonable grounds.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.7 A particular course of dealing among the parties or an oral amendment, variation or waiver may result
in an Irish court finding that the terms of the Documents have been amended, varied or waived even if such course of dealing or oral amendment,
variation or waiver is not reflected in writing among the parties, notwithstanding that the Documents (or any of them) only provide for
variation in writing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.8 No opinion is expressed on the irrevocability of, or on the enforceability of the delegation of, any power
of attorney under the Documents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.9 The enforceability of certain of the provisions of the Documents depends on the parties to the relevant
agreement carrying out certain further acts.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.10 Any matter in the Documents expressed to be determined by future agreement or negotiation may be unenforceable
or void for uncertainty.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.11 No opinion is expressed on any deed of assignment, transfer, accession or similar document executed after
the date of this Opinion in relation to any of the rights and obligations contained in the Documents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.12 No opinion is expressed on any deed or agreement envisaged by the Documents to be entered at a future
date or any future action taken by a party under the Documents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.13 An Irish court may refuse to give effect to any undertaking contained in the Documents that one party
would pay another party's legal expenses and costs in respect of any action before the Irish courts particularly where such an action
is unsuccessful.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.14 We express no opinion as to the effectiveness of any severability clause in the Documents. The question
of whether or not any invalid provision may be severed from other provisions would be determined by an Irish court at its discretion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.15 We express no opinion as to the effectiveness of any clause stating that the or any Document does not
create a partnership or agency relationship. The question of whether or not a partnership or agency relationship exists would conclusively
be determined by an Irish court.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.16 The effectiveness of any provisions in the Documents excusing a party from a liability or duty otherwise
owed are limited by Irish law, particularly in relation to "*fundamental breaches*" of a contract.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.17 Any provision in the Documents which provides for the deemed receipt of notices may be ineffective if
a party has evidence of non-delivery.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.18 We express no opinion as to any obligation which any of the Documents may purport to establish in favour
of any person who is not a party to the relevant Document.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.19 We express no opinion as to any obligation expressed to be assumed under a Document by any person who
is not a party to the relevant Document.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.20 Any provision of a Document which constitutes, or purports to constitute, a restriction on the exercise
of any statutory power by any party to any Document or any other person may be ineffective.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.21 We express no opinion as to the circumstances in which a party may transfer a contract or any obligation
in or under a contract without an agreement by way of novation entered into between the transferor, the transferee and the other party
to the contract.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.22 Where a party to an agreement is a party to that agreement in more than one capacity, that party will
not be able to enforce obligations owed by it to itself by reason of the doctrine of merger.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.23 No opinion is given as to the impact of the competition law of any jurisdiction, (including Ireland) on
the Documents or the Transaction.

*Penalties*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.24 Any clauses in the Documents providing for an increased rate of interest or any other amount payable upon
default or late payment or any indemnity in respect of currency conversions or loss arising therefrom may not be binding on the Company
if construed by an Irish court as a penalty and therefore invalid. Interest on interest may not be recoverable and any increased rate
of default interest may be treated as a penalty and therefore invalid.

*Foreign Currencies*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.25 A court in Ireland may order the payment of money in a currency other than euro if the creditor is entitled
to such other currency under the terms of a relevant agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.26 While the rule of law that, when a debtor is wound up after a sum expressed in a foreign currency
has become due, such sum should be converted into euro at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date it became due, has not been varied
by a decision of the Irish courts, it is likely that in the event of winding up of the Company, amounts claimed in a foreign currency
would (to the extent properly payable in the winding-up) be paid, if not in a foreign currency, in the euro equivalent of the amount due
in the foreign currency, converted at the rate of exchange on the date of the commencement of such winding-up.

*Judgments*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.27 There is a possibility that an Irish court would hold that a judgment on the Transaction, whether given
in an Irish court or elsewhere, would supersede the relevant agreement or instrument to all intents and purposes, so that any obligation
thereunder which by its terms would survive such judgment might not be held to do so.

*Due Diligence and Searches*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.28 We have not investigated the nature of or the title to property and assets the subject of the Documents
or insurance, merger/competition, regulatory or environmental status or compliance nor have we considered any implications or perfection
or other requirements arising in respect thereof. Other than the Searches, we have not conducted any other searches whatsoever. We have
conducted no due diligence nor checked the regulatory status or compliance of the Company or any of its affiliates or shareholders, or
banks, or any other person.

*Sanctions*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.29 If a party to any Document or to any transfer of, or payment in respect of, the Documents is controlled
by or otherwise connected with a person (or is itself) resident in, incorporated in or constituted under the laws of a country which is
the subject of United Nations, European Community or Irish sanctions or sanctions under the Treaty establishing the European Community,
as amended, or is otherwise the target of any such sanctions, then obligations to that party under the relevant Documents or in respect
of the relevant transfer or payment may be unenforceable or void.

*Professional Engagement*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.30 We express no opinion on and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness
of the statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Base Prospectus, and have not made an independent check or verification
thereof. We have reviewed the Registration Statement and the Base Prospectus only in so far as they relate to Irish Law matters, assisted
in the preparation of certain sections of the Registration Statement and the Base Prospectus only in so far as they relate to Irish Law
matters and participated in discussions with officers, directors, employees and legal representatives of the Company, only in so far as
such discussions related to Irish Law matters, during which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Base Prospectus and related
matters were discussed.

5. **Disclosure** 

This Opinion is addressed to you in connection with the registration of the Shares and the Guarantees with the SEC. We hereby consent to the inclusion of this Opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus which is filed as part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in a category of person whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

6. **No Refresher** 

This Opinion speaks only as of its date. We are not under any obligation to update this Opinion from time to time or to notify you of any change of law, fact or circumstances referred to or relied upon in the giving of this Opinion.

Yours faithfully,

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| /s/ Arthur Cox LLP |
| ARTHUR COX LLP |

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**SCHEDULE**

**Documents**

1. A copy of the form of the Registration Statement to be filed by the Company with the SEC.

2. A copy of the form of the Base Prospectus to be filed by the Company with the SEC.

3. A copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 16 February 2026 granting
the board of directors of the Company authority to take such actions as may be necessary, advisable, desirable or appropriate in the judgment
of such director including, but not limited to, the approval and filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC and the offering of
the Guarantees.

4. The results of the Searches.

5. A copy of the certificate of incorporation of the Company dated 30 May 2017.

6. A copy of the certificate of incorporation on change of name of the Company dated 9 October 2017.

7. A copy of the certificate of incorporation for the re-registration of the Company as a public limited
company dated 17 October 2017.

8. A copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association as adopted by written resolution of the sole shareholder
of the Company on 30 April 2018.

9. A copy of the corporate certificate of the secretary of the Company dated 17 February 2026 (the "**Corporate Certificate** ").

10. A copy of the letter of status from the Irish Companies Registration Office dated 16 February 2026.

## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 17, 2026, relating to the financial statements of nVent Electric plc and the effectiveness of nVent Electric plc's internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of nVent Electric plc for the year ended December 31, 2025. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

February 17, 2026

## Exhibit 24.1

**Exhibit 24.1**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Beth A. Wozniak, Gary L. Corona and Jon D. Lammers, and each of them individually (so long as each individual is an officer of nVent Electric plc), as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the undersigned's name as a director of nVent Electric plc to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the registration of various securities by nVent Electric plc and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **<u>Signature</u>** |  | **<u>Title</u>** |
| /s/ Sherry A. Aaholm | February 12, 2026 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sherry A. Aaholm | Date | Director |
| /s/ Jerry W. Burris | February 11, 2026 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jerry W. Burris | Date | Director |
| /s/ Susan M. Cameron | February 10, 2026 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Susan M. Cameron | Date | Director |
| /s/ Michael L. Ducker | February 12, 2026 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael L. Ducker | Date | Director |
| /s/ Diane Leopold | February 10, 2026 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Diane Leopold | Date | Director |
| /s/ Danita K. Ostling | February 12, 2026 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Danita K. Ostling | Date | Director |
| /s/ Nicola Palmer | February 10, 2026 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nicola Palmer | Date | Director |
| /s/ Herbert K. Parker | February 11, 2026 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Herbert K. Parker | Date | Director |
| /s/ Greg Scheu | February 12, 2026 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Greg Scheu | Date | Director |

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## Exhibit 25.1

**Exhibit 25.1**

**securities and exchange commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

__________________________

**FORM T-1**

**Statement of Eligibility Under**

**The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of a**

**Corporation Designated to Act as Trustee**

Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of

a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) ◻

_______________________________________________________

**U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION**

(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

**91-1821036**

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota <u> 55402</u> <br> <u>(Address of principal executive offices)</u> <u>(Zip Code)</u>

Quinton M. DePompolo

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

(651) 466-7108

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

**NVENT FINANCE S.À R.L.**

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

Luxembourg <u>98-1398273</u> <br> <u>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</u> <u>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</u> <br>    

26, boulevard Royal L-2449 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg   <br> <u>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</u> <u>(Zip Code)</u>

**NVENT ELECTRIC PLC**

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

Ireland <u>98-1391970</u> <br> <u>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</u> <u>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</u> <br>    

The Mille, 1000 Great West Road, 8<sup>th</sup> Floor (East) London, TW8 9DW United Kingdom   <br> <u>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</u> <u>(Zip Code)</u>

**HOFFMAN SCHROFF HOLDINGS, INC.**

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

Delaware <u>20-3634492</u> <br> <u>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</u> <u>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</u> <br>    

1665 Utica Ave., Suite 700 St. Louis Park, Minnesota <u> 55416</u> <br> <u>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</u> <u>(Zip Code)</u>

**Debt Securities**

**(Title of the Indenture Securities)**

**<u>FORM T-1</u>**

**Item 1. GENERAL INFORMATION*.*** Furnish the following information as to the Trustee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a) *Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.* 

Comptroller of the Currency

Washington, D.C.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b) *Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.* 

Yes

**Item 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.** *If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.*

None

**Items 3-15** *Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustee's knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.*

**Item 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS:** *List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.*

1. A copy
 of the Articles of Association of the Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1.

2. A copy of the
 certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.

3. A copy of the
 authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, included as Exhibit 2.

4. A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee, attached
 as Exhibit 4.

5. A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of
 the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

7. Report of Condition of the Trustee as of December 31,
 2025, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority,
 attached as Exhibit 7.

**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota on the 12th of February, 2026.

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|:---|:---|
| By: | /s/ Quinton M. DePompolo |
|  | Quinton M. DePompolo |
|  | Vice President |

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**<u>Exhibit 1</u>**

**ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION**

**OF**

**U. S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION**

For the purpose of organizing an association (the "Association") to perform any lawful activities of national banks, the undersigned enter into the following Articles of Association:

**FIRST.** The title of this Association shall be U. S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.

**SECOND.** The main office of the Association shall be in the city of Portland, county of Multnomah, state of Oregon. The business of the Association will be limited to fiduciary powers and the support of activities incidental to the exercise of those powers. The Association may not expand or alter its business beyond that stated in this article without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency.

**THIRD.** The board of directors of the Association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the Association or of a holding company owning the Association, with an aggregate par, fair market, or equity value of not less than $1,000, as of either (i) the date of purchase, (ii) the date the person became a director, or (iii) the date of that person's most recent election to the board of directors, whichever is more recent. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the Association or holding company may be used.

Any vacancy in the board of directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The board of directors may increase the number of directors up to the maximum permitted by law. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director's term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated.

Honorary or advisory members of the board of directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the Association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determined the number of directors of the Association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares.

**FOURTH.** There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any other convenient place the board of directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the Bylaws, or if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the Association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases, at least 10 days' advance notice of the meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first-class mail.

In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares he or she owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him or her.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of directors, its chairperson, or to the Association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

A director may be removed by the shareholders at a meeting called to remove him or her, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove him or her is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause; provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal.

**FIFTH.** The authorized amount of capital stock of the Association shall be 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the par value of ten dollars ($10) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States. The Association shall have only one class of capital stock.

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued, or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the board of directors may from time to time fix.

Transfers of the Association's stock are subject to the prior written approval of a federal depository institution regulatory agency. If no other agency approval is required, the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency must be obtained prior to any such transfers.

Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the Articles of Association must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share.

Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class, on any matters requiring shareholder approval.

Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting.

The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether subordinated, which may be issued by the Association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series.

**SIXTH.** The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of this Association and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the Association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this Association. A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the board of directors in accordance with the Bylaws.

The board of directors shall have the power to:

(1) Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the Association.

(2) Delegate the performance of its duties, but
 not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the Association.

(3) Fix the compensation and enter employment
 contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent
 with applicable law.

(4) Dismiss officers and employees.

(5) Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof.

(6) Ratify written policies authorized by the
 Association's management or committees of the board.

(7) Regulate the manner any increase or decrease
 of the capital of the Association shall be made; provided that nothing herein shall restrict
 the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the Association in accordance
 with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage required for shareholder
 approval to increase or reduce the capital.

(8) Manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association.

(9) Adopt initial Bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Association,
 for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the Association.

(10) Amend or repeal Bylaws, except to the extent that the Articles of Association
 reserve this power in whole or in part to the shareholders.

(11) Make contracts.

(12) Generally perform all acts that are legal for a board of directors to
 perform.

**SEVENTH.** The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office to any authorized branch within the limits of the city of Portland, Oregon, without the approval of the shareholders, or with a vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of the Association for a location outside such limits and upon receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency, to any other location within or outside the limits of the city of Portland, Oregon, but not more than thirty miles beyond such limits. The board of directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any office or offices of the Association to any other location permitted under applicable law, without approval of shareholders, subject to approval by the Comptroller of the Currency.

**EIGHTH.** The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States.

**NINTH.** The board of directors of the Association, or any shareholder owning, in the aggregate, not less than 25 percent of the stock of the Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws or the laws of the United States, or waived by shareholders, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at least 10, and no more than 60, days prior to the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record at his/her address as shown upon the books of the Association. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting.

**TENTH.** These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount; provided, that the scope of the Association's activities and services may not be expanded without the prior written approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Association's board of directors may propose one or more amendments to the Articles of Association for submission to the shareholders.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 11<sup>th</sup> of June, 1997.

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| |
|:---|
| /s/ Jeffrey T. Grubb |
| Jeffrey T. Grubb |
| /s/ Robert D. Sznewajs |
| Robert D. Sznewajs |
| /s/ Dwight V. Board |
| Dwight V. Board |
| /s/ P. K. Chatterjee |
| P. K. Chatterjee |
| /s/ Robert Lane |
| Robert Lane |

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**<u>Exhibit 2</u>**

![](tm266212d2_ex25-1img003.jpg)

**<u>Exhibit 4</u>**

**U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION**

**<u>AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS</u>**

<u>ARTICLE I</u>

<u>Meetings of Shareholders</u>

Section 1.1. <u>Annual Meeting</u>. The annual meeting of the shareholders, for the election of directors and the transaction of any other proper business, shall be held at a time and place as the Chairman or President may designate. Notice of such meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) days or more than sixty (60) days prior to the date thereof, to each shareholder of the Association, unless the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") determines that an emergency circumstance exists. In accordance with applicable law, the sole shareholder of the Association is permitted to waive notice of the meeting. If, for any reason, an election of directors is not made on the designated day, the election shall be held on some subsequent day, as soon thereafter as practicable, with prior notice thereof. Failure to hold an annual meeting as required by these Bylaws shall not affect the validity of any corporate action or work a forfeiture or dissolution of the Association.

Section 1.2. <u>Special Meetings</u>. Except as otherwise specially provided by law, special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose, at any time by a majority of the board of directors (the "Board"), or by any shareholder or group of shareholders owning at least ten percent of the outstanding stock. Every such special meeting, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be called upon not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior notice stating the purpose of the meeting.

Section 1.3. <u>Nominations for Directors</u>. Nominations for election to the Board may be made by the Board or by any shareholder.

Section 1.4. <u>Proxies</u>. Shareholders may vote at any meeting of the shareholders by proxies duly authorized in writing. Proxies shall be valid only for one meeting and any adjournments of such meeting and shall be filed with the records of the meeting.

Section 1.5. <u>Record Date</u>. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice and to vote at any meeting will be thirty days before the date of such meeting, unless otherwise determined by the Board.

Section 1.6. <u>Quorum and Voting</u>. A majority of the outstanding capital stock, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, unless otherwise provided by law, but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Association.

Section 1.7. <u>Inspectors</u>. The Board may, and in the event of its failure so to do, the Chairman of the Board may appoint Inspectors of Election who shall determine the presence of quorum, the validity of proxies, and the results of all elections and all other matters voted upon by shareholders at all annual and special meetings of shareholders.

Section 1.8. <u>Waiver and Consent</u>. The shareholders may act without notice or a meeting by a unanimous written consent by all shareholders.

Section 1.9. <u>Remote Meetings</u>. The Board shall have the right to determine that a shareholder meeting not be held at a place, but instead be held solely by means of remote communication in the manner and to the extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

<u>ARTICLE II</u>

<u>Directors</u>

Section 2.1. <u>Board of Directors</u>. The Board shall have the power to manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association. Except as expressly limited by law, all corporate powers of the Association shall be vested in and may be exercised by the Board.

Section 2.2. <u>Term of Office</u>. The directors of this Association shall hold office for one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Section 2.3. <u>Powers</u>. In addition to the foregoing, the Board shall have and may exercise all of the powers granted to or conferred upon it by the Articles of Association, the Bylaws and by law.

Section 2.4. <u>Number</u>. As provided in the Articles of Association, the Board of this Association shall consist of no less than five nor more than twenty-five members, unless the OCC has exempted the Association from the twenty-five- member limit. The Board shall consist of a number of members to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of the Board or the shareholders at any meeting thereof, in accordance with the Articles of Association. Between meetings of the shareholders held for the purpose of electing directors, the Board by a majority vote of the full Board may increase the size of the Board but not to more than a total of twenty-five directors, and fill any vacancy so created in the Board; provided that the Board may increase the number of directors only by up to two directors, when the number of directors last elected by shareholders was fifteen or fewer, and by up to four directors, when the number of directors last elected by shareholders was sixteen or more. Each director shall own a qualifying equity interest in the Association or a company that has control of the Association in each case as required by applicable law. Each director shall own such qualifying equity interest in his or her own right and meet any minimum threshold ownership required by applicable law.

Section 2.5. <u>Organization Meeting</u>. The newly elected Board shall meet for the purpose of organizing the new Board and electing and appointing such officers of the Association as may be appropriate. Such meeting shall be held on the day of the election or as soon thereafter as practicable, and, in any event, within thirty days thereafter, at such time and place as the Chairman or President may designate. If, at the time fixed for such meeting, there shall not be a quorum present, the directors present may adjourn the meeting until a quorum is obtained.

Section 2.6. <u>Regular Meetings</u>. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held, without notice, as the Chairman or President may designate and deem suitable.

Section 2.7. <u>Special Meetings</u>. Special meetings of the Board may be called at any time, at any place and for any purpose by the Chairman of the Board or the President of the Association, or upon the request of a majority of the entire Board. Notice of every special meeting of the Board shall be given to the directors at their usual places of business, or at such other addresses as shall have been furnished by them for the purpose. Such notice shall be given at least twelve hours (three hours if meeting is to be conducted by conference telephone) before the meeting by telephone or by being personally delivered, mailed, or electronically delivered. Such notice need not include a statement of the business to be transacted at, or the purpose of, any such meeting.

Section 2.8. <u>Quorum and Necessary Vote</u>. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board, except when otherwise provided by law; but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. Unless otherwise provided by law or the Articles or Bylaws of this Association, once a quorum is established, any act by a majority of those directors present and voting shall be the act of the Board.

Section 2.9. <u>Written Consent</u>. Except as otherwise required by applicable laws and regulations, the Board may act without a meeting by a unanimous written consent by all directors, to be filed with the Secretary of the Association as part of the corporate records.

Section 2.10. <u>Remote Meetings</u>. Members of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone, video or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 2.11. <u>Vacancies</u>. When any vacancy occurs among the directors, the remaining members of the Board may appoint a director to fill such vacancy at any regular meeting of the Board, or at a special meeting called for that purpose.

<u>ARTICLE III</u>

<u>Committees</u>

Section 3.1. <u>Advisory Board of Directors</u>. The Board may appoint persons, who need not be directors, to serve as advisory directors on an advisory board of directors established with respect to the business affairs of either this Association alone or the business affairs of a group of affiliated organizations of which this Association is one. Advisory directors shall have such powers and duties as may be determined by the Board, provided, that the Board's responsibility for the business and affairs of this Association shall in no respect be delegated or diminished.

Section 3.2. <u>Trust Audit Committee</u>. At least once during each calendar year, the Association shall arrange for a suitable audit (by internal or external auditors) of all significant fiduciary activities under the direction of its trust audit committee, a function that will be fulfilled by the Audit Committee of the financial holding company that is the ultimate parent of this Association. The Association shall note the results of the audit (including significant actions taken as a result of the audit) in the minutes of the Board. In lieu of annual audits, the Association may adopt a continuous audit system in accordance with 12 C.F.R. § 9.9(b).

The Audit Committee of the financial holding company that is the ultimate parent of this Association, fulfilling the function of the trust audit committee:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Must not include any officers of the Association or an affiliate who participate significantly in the administration of the Association's fiduciary activities; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Must consist of a majority of members who are not also members of any committee to which the Board has delegated power to manage and control the fiduciary activities of the Association.

Section 3.3. <u>Executive Committee</u>. The Board may appoint an Executive Committee which shall consist of at least three directors and which shall have, and may exercise, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all the powers of the Board between meetings of the Board or otherwise when the Board is not meeting.

Section 3.4. <u>Trust Management Committee</u>. The Board of this Association shall appoint a Trust Management Committee to provide oversight of the fiduciary activities of the Association. The Trust Management Committee shall determine policies governing fiduciary activities. The Trust Management Committee or such sub-committees, officers or others as may be duly designated by the Trust Management Committee shall oversee the processes related to fiduciary activities to assure conformity with fiduciary policies it establishes, including ratifying the acceptance and the closing out or relinquishment of all trusts. The Trust Management Committee will provide regular reports of its activities to the Board.

Section 3.5. <u>Other Committees</u>. The Board may appoint, from time to time, committees of one or more persons who need not be directors, for such purposes and with such powers as the Board may determine; however, the Board will not delegate to any committee any powers or responsibilities that it is prohibited from delegating under any law or regulation. In addition, either the Chairman or the President may appoint, from time to time, committees of one or more officers, employees, agents or other persons, for such purposes and with such powers as either the Chairman or the President deems appropriate and proper. Whether appointed by the Board, the Chairman, or the President, any such committee shall at all times be subject to the direction and control of the Board.

Section 3.6. <u>Meetings, Minutes and Rules</u>. An advisory board of directors and/or committee shall meet as necessary in consideration of the purpose of the advisory board of directors or committee, and shall maintain minutes in sufficient detail to indicate actions taken or recommendations made; unless required by the members, discussions, votes or other specific details need not be reported. An advisory board of directors or a committee may, in consideration of its purpose, adopt its own rules for the exercise of any of its functions or authority.

<u>ARTICLE IV</u>

<u>Officers</u>

Section 4.1. <u>Chairman of the Board</u>. The Board may appoint one of its members to be Chairman of the Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Chairman shall supervise the carrying out of the policies adopted or approved by the Board; shall have general executive powers, as well as the specific powers conferred by these Bylaws; and shall also have and may exercise such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned by the Board.

Section 4.2. <u>President</u>. The Board may appoint one of its members to be President of the Association. In the absence of the Chairman, the President shall preside at any meeting of the Board. The President shall have general executive powers, and shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the office of President, or imposed by these Bylaws. The President shall also have and may exercise such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred or assigned by the Board.

Section 4.3. <u>Vice President</u>. The Board may appoint one or more Vice Presidents who shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned by the Board and to perform the duties of the President on those occasions when the President is absent, including presiding at any meeting of the Board in the absence of both the Chairman and President.

Section 4.4. <u>Secretary</u>. The Board shall appoint a Secretary, or other designated officer who shall be Secretary of the Board and of the Association, and shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these Bylaws to be given; shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the Association; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions of the Association; shall, upon request, authenticate any records of the Association; shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the Secretary, or imposed by these Bylaws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board. The Board may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries with such powers and duties as the Board, the President or the Secretary shall from time to time determine.

Section 4.5. <u>Other Officers</u>. The Board may appoint, and may authorize the Chairman, the President or any other officer to appoint, any officer as from time to time may appear to the Board, the Chairman, the President or such other officer to be required or desirable to transact the business of the Association. Such officers shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as pertain to their several offices, or as may be conferred upon or assigned to them by these Bylaws, the Board, the Chairman, the President or such other authorized officer. Any person may hold two offices.

Section 4.6. <u>Tenure of Office</u>. The Chairman or the President and all other officers shall hold office until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office, subject to the right of the Board or authorized officer to discharge any officer at any time.

<u>ARTICLE V</u>

<u>Stock</u>

Section 5.1. The Board may authorize the issuance of stock either in certificated or in uncertificated form. Certificates for shares of stock shall be in such form as the Board may from time to time prescribe. If the Board issues certificated stock, the certificate shall be signed by the President, Secretary or any other such officer as the Board so determines. Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the Association, and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded. Every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer shall, in proportion to such person's shares, succeed to all rights of the prior holder of such shares. Each certificate of stock shall recite on its face that the stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the Association properly endorsed. The Board may impose conditions upon the transfer of the stock reasonably calculated to simplify the work of the Association for stock transfers, voting at shareholder meetings, and related matters, and to protect it against fraudulent transfers.

<u>ARTICLE VI</u>

<u>Corporate Seal</u>

Section 6.1. The Association shall have no corporate seal; provided, however, that if the use of a seal is required by, or is otherwise convenient or advisable pursuant to, the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction, the following seal may be used, and the Chairman, the President, the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary shall have the authority to affix such seal:

<u>ARTICLE VII</u>

<u>Miscellaneous Provisions</u>

Section 7.1. <u>Execution of Instruments</u>. All agreements, checks, drafts, orders, indentures, notes, mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers, endorsements, assignments, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings, guarantees, proxies and other instruments or documents may be signed, countersigned, executed, acknowledged, endorsed, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the Association, whether in a fiduciary capacity or otherwise, by any officer of the Association, or such employee or agent as may be designated from time to time by the Board by resolution, or by the Chairman or the President by written instrument, which resolution or instrument shall be certified as in effect by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Association. The provisions of this section are supplementary to any other provision of the Articles of Association or Bylaws.

Section 7.2. <u>Records</u>. The Articles of Association, the Bylaws as revised or amended from time to time and the proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the Board, and standing committees of the Board, shall be recorded in appropriate minute books provided for the purpose. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the Secretary, or other officer appointed to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 7.3. <u>Trust Files</u>. There shall be maintained in the Association files all fiduciary records necessary to assure that its fiduciary responsibilities have been properly undertaken and discharged.

Section 7.4. <u>Trust Investments</u>. Funds held in a fiduciary capacity shall be invested according to the instrument establishing the fiduciary relationship and according to law. Where such instrument does not specify the character and class of investments to be made and does not vest in the Association a discretion in the matter, funds held pursuant to such instrument shall be invested in investments in which corporate fiduciaries may invest under law.

Section 7.5. <u>Notice</u>. Whenever notice is required by the Articles of Association, the Bylaws or law, such notice shall be by mail, postage prepaid, e- mail, in person, or by any other means by which such notice can reasonably be expected to be received, using the address of the person to receive such notice, or such other personal data, as may appear on the records of the Association.

Except where specified otherwise in these Bylaws, prior notice shall be proper if given not more than 30 days nor less than 10 days prior to the event for which notice is given.

<u>ARTICLE VIII</u>

<u>Indemnification</u>

Section 8.1. The Association shall indemnify such persons for such liabilities in such manner under such circumstances and to such extent as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as now enacted or hereafter amended. The Board may authorize the purchase and maintenance of insurance and/or the execution of individual agreements for the purpose of such indemnification, and the Association shall advance all reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding to all persons entitled to indemnification under this Section 8.1. Such insurance shall be consistent with the requirements of 12 C.F.R. § 7.2014 and shall exclude coverage of liability for a formal order assessing civil money penalties against an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u).

Section 8.2. Notwithstanding Section 8.1, however, (a) any indemnification payments to an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), for an administrative proceeding or civil action initiated by a federal banking agency, shall be reasonable and consistent with the requirements of 12 U.S.C. § 1828(k) and the implementing regulations thereunder; and (b) any indemnification payments and advancement of costs and expenses to an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), in cases involving an administrative proceeding or civil action not initiated by a federal banking agency, shall be in accordance with Delaware General Corporation Law and consistent with safe and sound banking practices.

<u>ARTICLE IX</u>

<u>Bylaws: Interpretation and Amendment</u>

Section 9.1. These Bylaws shall be interpreted in accordance with and subject to appropriate provisions of law, and may be added to, altered, amended, or repealed, at any regular or special meeting of the Board.

Section 9.2. A copy of the Bylaws and all amendments shall at all times be kept in a convenient place at the principal office of the Association, and shall be open for inspection to all shareholders during Association hours.

<u>ARTICLE X</u>

<u>Miscellaneous Provisions</u>

Section 10.1. <u>Fiscal Year</u>. The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on the first day of January in each year and shall end on the thirty-first day of December following.

Section 10.2. <u>Governing Law</u>. This Association designates the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, as the governing law for its corporate governance procedures, to the extent not inconsistent with Federal banking statutes and regulations or bank safety and soundness.

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(February 8, 2021)

**<u>Exhibit 6</u>**

**CONSENT**

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

Dated: February 12, 2026

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| By: | /s/ Quinton M. DePompolo |
|  | Quinton M. DePompolo |
|  | Vice President |

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**<u>Exhibit 7</u>**

**U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association**

**Statement of Financial Condition**

**as of 12/31/2025**

**($000's)**

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|  | **12/31/2025** |
| **Assets** | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and Balances Due From | $2035855 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depository Institutions |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities | 4696 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal Funds | 0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Loans & Lease Financing Receivables | 0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fixed Assets | 623 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intangible Assets | 574084 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Assets | 173370 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Assets** | $**2788628** |
| **Liabilities** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deposits | $0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fed Funds | 0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Treasury Demand Notes | 0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trading Liabilities | 0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Borrowed Money | 0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acceptances | 0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subordinated Notes and Debentures | 0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Liabilities | 237596 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Liabilities** | $**237596** |
| **Equity** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common and Preferred Stock | 200 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Surplus | 1171635 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undivided Profits | 1379197 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minority Interest in Subsidiaries | 0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Equity Capital** | $**2551032** |
| **Total Liabilities and Equity Capital** | $**2788628** |

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| | | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** |
| Fees to be Paid | 1 | Debt | Debt Securities | 457(r) |  | 0.0001381 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 2 | Equity | Ordinary Shares, nominal value of $0.01 | 457(r) |  | 0.0001381 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 3 | Equity | Preferred Shares, nominal value of $0.01 | 457(r) |  | 0.0001381 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 4 | Other | Depositary Shares | 457(r) |  | 0.0001381 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 5 | Other | Purchase Contracts | 457(r) |  | 0.0001381 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 6 | Other | Warrants | 457(r) |  | 0.0001381 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 7 | Other | Units | 457(r) |  | 0.0001381 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 8 | Other | Guarantees of Debt Securities | 457(r) |  | 0.0001381 |  |
| Fees Previously Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** |
| Carry Forward Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | $0.00  |  | $0.00  |
|  |  |  | Total Fees Previously Paid:  | Total Fees Previously Paid:  |  |  | $0.00  |
|  |  |  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  | $0.00  |
|  |  |  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  | $0.00  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Offering Note** <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued in units. In addition, securities registered hereunder may be sold either separately or as units comprised of more than one type of security registered hereunder. An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>2</sup> See Offering Note 1

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>3</sup> See Offering Note 1

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>4</sup> See Offering Note 1

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>5</sup> See Offering Note 1

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>6</sup> See Offering Note 1

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>7</sup> See Offering Note 1

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>8</sup> See Offering Note 1 No separate consideration will be received for any guarantee of debt securities. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 457(n) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no separate filing fee is required.

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| **Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2)** | **Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |
| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Securities Previously Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price of Securities Previously Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Form Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **File Number**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Initial Effective Date**  |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |

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