# EDGAR Filing Document

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**File Stem:** 0000352541-25-000076
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000352541-25-000076.hdr.sgml**: 20250926

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000352541-25-000076

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 22

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250923

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250926

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250925

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ALLIANT ENERGY CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000352541
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 391380265
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** WI
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-09894
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251345124

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4902 NORTH BILTMORE LANE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1000
- **CITY:** MADISON
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53718-2148
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 608-458-3311

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4902 NORTH BILTMORE LANE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1000
- **CITY:** MADISON
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53718-2148

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** INTERSTATE ENERGY CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980427

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WPL HOLDINGS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the** 

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 23, 2025**

**Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number,** 

**Commission File Number, IRS Employer Identification Number**

**ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION**

(a Wisconsin corporation)

4902 N. Biltmore Lane

Madison, Wisconsin 53718

Telephone (608) 458-3311

Commission File Number - 1-9894

IRS Employer Identification Number - 39-1380265

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Alliant Energy Corporation, Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | LNT | Nasdaq Global Select Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events.**

On September 23, 2025, Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with BofA Securities, Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein (the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, $725 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company's 5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 (the "Notes"), in a public offering (the "Offering"). The Notes are to be issued under an Indenture dated as of September 26, 2025, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Indenture"), pursuant to a First Supplemental Indenture, dated September 26, 2025, between the Company and the Trustee (the "Supplemental Indenture").

The Notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-276062) that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on December 15, 2023, and amended on September 22, 2025 (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement was supplemented by a prospectus supplement setting forth the terms of the Notes that the Company filed with the SEC on September 25, 2025 (the "Prospectus Supplement").

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of filing exhibits to the Registration Statement relating to the public offering of the Notes, and all such exhibits are hereby incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1, the Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1, and the Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Form 8-K.

On September 23, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had priced the Offering. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Perkins Coie LLP, counsel to the Company, has issued an opinion to the Company, dated September 26, 2025, regarding the legality of the Notes upon issuance thereof. Perkins Coie LLP, as United States income tax counsel to the Company in connection with the Registration Statement, has issued an opinion to the Company, dated September 26, 2025, regarding the discussion in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations". The opinions are filed as Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1 hereto, respectively.

**Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Exhibits</u>. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 1.1 | <u>[Underwriting Agreement, dated September](lnt092320258-kex11.htm)[23](lnt092320258-kex11.htm)[, 2025, among](lnt092320258-kex11.htm)[Alliant Energy Corporation](lnt092320258-kex11.htm)[and the underwriters named therein.](lnt092320258-kex11.htm)</u> |
| 4.1 | <u>[Indenture, dated as of September](lnt092320258-kex41.htm)[26](lnt092320258-kex41.htm)[, 2025, between Alliant Energy Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.](lnt092320258-kex41.htm)</u> |
| 4.2 | <u>[First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September](lnt092320258-kex42.htm)[26](lnt092320258-kex42.htm)[,](lnt092320258-kex42.htm)[2025, between Alliant Energy Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, relating to the](lnt092320258-kex42.htm)[5.750](lnt092320258-kex42.htm)[% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 (including the form of the Notes).](lnt092320258-kex42.htm)</u> |
| 5.1 | <u>[Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP](lnt092320258-kex51.htm)</u>. |
| 8.1 | <u>[Tax Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP.](lnt092320258-kex81.htm)</u> |
| 23.1 | <u>[Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).](lnt092320258-kex51.htm)</u> |
| 23.2 | <u>[Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (contained in Exhibit 8.1 hereto).](lnt092320258-kex81.htm)</u> |
| 99.1 | <u>[Press Release of](lnt092320258-kex991.htm)[Alliant Energy Corporation](lnt092320258-kex991.htm)[, dated September](lnt092320258-kex991.htm)[23](lnt092320258-kex991.htm)[, 2025.](lnt092320258-kex991.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| | **ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION** | **ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION** |
| Date: September 26, 2025 | By:  | /s/ Robert J. Durian |
|  | Name: | &nbsp;&nbsp;Robert J. Durian |
|  | Title: | &nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 1.1

**Exhibit 1.1**

***Execution Version***

**Alliant Energy Corporation**

**5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2056**

**Underwriting Agreement**

September 23, 2025

BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

1221 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10020

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

*As Representatives (as defined below) of the several Underwriters (as defined below)*

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Alliant Energy Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the "**Company**"), confirms its agreement with BofA Securities, Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and each of the other underwriters named in <u>Schedule A</u> hereto (collectively, the "**Underwriters**," which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in <u>Section 10</u> hereof), for whom BofA Securities, Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as representatives (in such capacity, the "**Representatives**"), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective principal amounts set forth on <u>Schedule A</u> hereto of $725,000,000 principal amount of the Company's 5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 (the "**Securities**"). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture to be dated as of September 26, 2025 (the "**Base Indenture**") between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "**Trustee**"). The term "**Indenture**," as used herein, includes the Base Indenture, as supplemented by a supplemental indenture to be executed in

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connection with the offering of the Securities, establishing the form and terms of the Securities pursuant to Section 301 of the Base Indenture (the "**Supplemental Indenture**"). The Securities are to be issued in book-entry form and will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("**DTC**") pursuant to the blanket letter agreement (the "**DTC Agreement**"), between the Company and DTC.

The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Securities as soon as the Representatives deem advisable after this underwriting agreement (this "**Agreement**") has been executed and delivered. This Agreement, the DTC Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture are referred to herein as the "**Transaction Documents**."

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**Commission**") an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-276062), as amended, including a base prospectus (the "**Base Prospectus**"), for the registration of certain securities, including the Securities, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**1933 Act**"), and the offering thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the "**1933 Act Regulations**"), which automatic shelf registration statement and amendment each became effective under the 1933 Act upon filing with the Commission. Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file a prospectus supplement relating to the Securities in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430B ("**Rule 430B**") of the 1933 Act Regulations and paragraph (b) of Rule 424 ("**Rule 424(b)**") of the 1933 Act Regulations. Any information included in such prospectus supplement that was omitted from the Registration Statement at the time it first became effective but that is deemed to be a part of and included in such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B is referred to as "**Rule 430B Information**." Such registration statement, at any given time, including the amendments thereto to such time, the exhibits and schedules thereto, at such time, and the Rule 430B Information, is referred to herein as the "**Registration Statement**." The final prospectus supplement, together with the Base Prospectus, in the form first furnished to the Representatives by the Company for use in connection with the offering of the Securities, is referred to herein as the "**Prospectus**." A "**preliminary prospectus**" shall be deemed to refer to any preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the Base Prospectus, used in connection with the offering of the Securities that omitted the Rule 430B Information. For the purposes of this Agreement, all references to the "Registration Statement," the "Prospectus" or any preliminary prospectus shall also be deemed to include all documents incorporated therein by reference pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act at such time and the documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or included therein by the 1933 Act Regulations. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus or to any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include any copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system ("**EDGAR**").

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which are "contained," "included" or "stated" (or other references of like import) in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which are incorporated by reference in or

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otherwise deemed by 1933 Act Regulations to be a part of or included in, as of such applicable date, the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus, as the case may be.

SECTION 1.<u>Representations and Warranties</u>. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, as of the Applicable Time referred to in <u>Section 1(a)</u> hereof and as of the Closing Time referred to in <u>Section 2(b)</u> hereof, and agrees with each Underwriter, as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)*Registration Statement, Prospectus and Disclosure at Time of Sale.* The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act. The Registration Statement is an "automatic shelf registration statement," as defined in Rule 405 ("**Rule 405**") of the 1933 Act Regulations, that automatically became effective not more than three years prior to the date hereof and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with. The Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) ("**Rule 401(g)(2)**") of the 1933 Act Regulations objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form and the Company has not otherwise ceased to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration form.

At the time the Registration Statement became effective (including without limitation any effective dates of any amendments thereto and each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations) and at the Closing Time, the Registration Statement and any amendments and supplements thereto complied or will comply, as the case may be, in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "**1939 Act**"), and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1939 Act (the "**1939 Act Regulations**"), and did not or will not, as the case may be, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and the Indenture complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1939 Act. Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement was issued and at the Closing Time, included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (or any amendment thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the information contained in <u>Schedule D</u> hereto.

Each preliminary prospectus and the prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations and each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered or to be delivered to the Underwriters for use in

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connection with this offering was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

As of the Applicable Time (as defined below), neither (x) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below) listed on <u>Schedule B</u> hereto and the Statutory Prospectus (as defined below), all considered together (collectively, the "**General Disclosure Package**"), nor (y) any individual Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, will include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

At the time of filing the Registration Statement, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a *bona fide* offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations) of the Securities and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an "ineligible issuer," as defined in Rule 405.

As used in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement:

"**Applicable Time**" means 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the date of this Agreement.

"**Statutory Prospectus**" as of any time means the prospectus relating to the Securities that is included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to that time, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any preliminary or other prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof.

"**Issuer Free Writing Prospectus**" means any "issuer free writing prospectus," as defined in Rule 433 ("**Rule 433**") of the 1933 Act Regulations, relating to the Securities that (i) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, or (ii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Securities or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company's records pursuant to Rule 433(g) or is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(8)(i) relating to road shows.

Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Securities or until any earlier date that the issuer notified or notifies the Representatives as described in the next sentence, did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, the Company has notified or will notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus may cease until it is amended or supplemented. The foregoing two sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

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based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the information contained in <u>Schedule D</u> hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)*Company is a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer.* (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, by incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "**1934 Act**"), or by form of prospectus), and (iii) as of the date hereof, the Company was and is a "well-known seasoned issuer" as defined in Rule 405.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)*Incorporated Documents.* The documents incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied or will comply, as the case may be, in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the "**1934 Act Regulations**"), as applicable, and, when read together with the other information in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, did not or will not, as the case may be, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The description of regulatory matters to which the Company is subject, as disclosed in the Company's filings with the Commission under the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations and as incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, is true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent such description in any specific filing has been superseded, updated or supplemented by such description in a subsequent filing under the 1934 Act or the 1934 Act Regulations made prior to the date hereof or by such description in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)*Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.* Deloitte & Touche LLP, which has audited certain financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered its report with respect to the audited financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and the related notes and schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as required by the 1933 Act and the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)*Financial Statements*. The financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, together with the related notes and schedules, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and at the dates indicated and the statements of income, changes in common equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("**GAAP**") applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, if any, present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and the summary financial

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information included in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language ("**XBRL**") incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information called for and was prepared in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)*No Material Adverse Change in Business.* Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein: (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree; (ii) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries considered as one enterprise or on the performance by the Company of its obligations under, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, nor have there been any developments involving a prospective material adverse change of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (any such change or effect, a "**Material Adverse Effect**"); (iii) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries considered as one enterprise; and (iv) except for regular dividends on the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the "**Common Stock**"), there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)*Good Standing of the Company.* The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Wisconsin and has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)*Significant Subsidiaries.* Each "significant subsidiary" of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) (each, a "**Significant Subsidiary**" and, collectively, the "**Significant Subsidiaries**") has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation or a limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, has corporate or other power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each foreign jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; except as

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otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the outstanding equity interests of each such Significant Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of each such Significant Subsidiary are owned by the Company, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge or lien that reasonably would be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the outstanding equity interests of any Significant Subsidiary was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any other holder of equity interests of such Significant Subsidiary that reasonably would be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The only subsidiaries of the Company are (i) the Significant Subsidiaries and (ii) certain other subsidiaries which do not constitute a "significant subsidiary" of the Company as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)*Capitalization.* The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company as of September 17, 2025 was 257,053,590 shares of Common Stock outstanding (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) existing reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans, (iii) the exercise of convertible securities or options outstanding on such date, (iv) any dividend reinvestment plan, or (v) sales of Common Stock made pursuant to that certain Distribution Agreement, dated May 9, 2025, by and among the Company, the Agents named therein and the Forward Purchasers named therein, including pursuant to forward confirmations entered into pursuant to such agreement). All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company was issued in violation of any preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. The Company is a "holding company" as defined under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (the "**2005 Act**"). Except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Registration Statement, General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, preemptive or similar rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries, nor any contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; and the capital stock of the Company and the Company's charter and bylaws conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)*Authorization of Agreement.* The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby has been duly and validly taken. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)*Authorization of the Base Indenture.* The Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and duly qualified under the 1939 Act and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l)*Authorization of the Securities.* The Securities have been duly authorized and, at the Closing Time, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor as provided for in this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m)*Description of the Securities and the Indenture.* The statements relating to the Securities and the Indenture contained in the Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package conform in all material respects to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n)*Accuracy of Statements*. The statements in each of the General Disclosure Package and Prospectus under the captions "Description of the Notes," "Description of Debt Securities" and "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations," insofar as such statements constitute a summary of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present and summarize, in all material respects, the matters referred to therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o)*Absence of Defaults and Conflicts.* Neither the Company nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its respective articles of incorporation, bylaws or other similar constitutive document, each as amended, or (ii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries is subject (collectively, "**Agreements and Instruments**"), except for any such default with respect to this <u>clause (ii)</u> that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; and the execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including the issuance and sale of the Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption "Use of Proceeds"), and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder and under the Indenture and the Securities have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action

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and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or a Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments except for such conflicts, breaches or defaults or liens, charges or encumbrances that, singly or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of (A) the articles of incorporation, bylaws or other similar constitutive document, each as amended, of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries, or (B) any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries or any of their assets, properties or operations, except for any such violations with respect to this <u>clause (B)</u> as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, a "**Repayment Event**" means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder's behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p)*Absence of Further Requirements.* No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or for the due execution and delivery of the Indenture and the Securities by the Company, except such as have been already obtained, and such as may be required under state securities laws.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q)*Labor Matters.* No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or any of its consolidated subsidiaries' respective principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, which, in either case, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r)*Intellectual Property Rights.* Except as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, to the best of the Company's knowledge, the Company or its subsidiaries own or possess a valid right to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patentable inventions, trade secret, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the "**Intellectual Property**") used by the Company or its subsidiaries in, and material to, the conduct of the Company's or its subsidiaries' business as now conducted or as proposed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus to be conducted. Except as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no material infringement by third parties of any of the Company's Intellectual Property and there are no legal or governmental actions, suits, proceedings or claims pending or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened, against the Company (i) challenging the Company's rights in or to any Intellectual Property, (ii) challenging the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property owned by the Company, or (iii) alleging that the operation of the Company's business as now conducted infringes or otherwise violates any patent,

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trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of a third party, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(s)*Absence of Proceedings*. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (i) the properties or assets of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries or (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their respective property or assets is the subject which are not described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Registration Statement is not the subject of a pending proceeding or examination under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the 1933 Act, and the Company is not the subject of a pending proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(t)*Accuracy of Exhibits.* There are no contracts or documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference therein or to be filed as exhibits thereto which have not been so described and filed as required except that this Agreement, an opinion of Perkins Coie LLP with respect to the validity of the Securities and the Supplemental Indenture establishing the form and the terms of the Securities will be filed as exhibits to a Current Report on Form 8-K which shall be filed with the Commission in accordance with the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(u)*Title to Property.* The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property owned by the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and good title to all other properties owned by them, in each case free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind except such as (i) are described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or (ii) do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries holds properties described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries has any notice of any claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease, except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v)*Investment Company Act.* The Company has been advised of the rules and requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the "**Investment Company Act**"). The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities, the receipt of payment for the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated under the caption "Use of Proceeds" in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not be, required to register as an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(w)*Tax Law Compliance.* The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes (other than those (i) that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (ii) that, if not paid, would not have a Material Adverse Effect) and filed (or obtained extensions with respect to) all tax returns required to be paid or filed; and except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets that would have a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x)*Possession of Licenses and Permits.* The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, "**Governmental Licenses**") issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the businesses now operated by them in the manner described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess any such Governmental Licenses would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure to so possess or comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except where the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings related to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(y)*Compliance with Environmental Laws.* Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither the Company nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively, "**Hazardous Materials**") or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively,

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"**Environmental Laws**"); (ii) the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements; (iii) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating to any Environmental Laws against the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries; and (iv) there are no events or circumstances that might reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(z)*Periodic Review of Costs of Environmental Compliance.* In the ordinary course of its business, the Company conducts a periodic review of the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review and the amount of its established reserves, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(aa) *ERISA Compliance.* Except for noncompliance that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("**ERISA**"), for which the Company or any member of its "**Controlled Group**" (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "**Code**") would have any liability) (each, a "**Plan**") has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, as applicable, has been satisfied (without taking into account any waiver thereof or extension of any amortization period) and is reasonably expected to be satisfied in the future (without taking into account any waiver thereof or extension of any amortization period); (iv) the fair value of the assets of each Plan and the benefit obligations accrued under such Plan have been properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP on the financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries; (v) no "reportable event" (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (vi) neither the Company nor any member of its Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("**PBGC**"), in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a "multiemployer plan", within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA); and (vii) there is no pending audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the

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PBGC or any other governmental agency or any foreign regulatory agency with respect to any Plan. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (A) a material increase in the aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans by the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries in the current fiscal year of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries compared to the amount of such contributions made in the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries' most recently completed fiscal year; or (B) a material increase in the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries' "accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations" (within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106) compared to the amount of such obligations in the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries' most recently completed fiscal year.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(bb) *Internal Controls and Disclosure Controls.* The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the 1934 Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) the interactive data in XBRL included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company's most recent audited fiscal year, there has been no material weakness or significant deficiencies in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

The Company employs disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(cc) *Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance*. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and any of its directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the "**Sarbanes-Oxley Act**"), including Section 402 thereof related to loans and Section 302 and Section 906 thereof related to certifications.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(dd) *Insurance.* The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are adequate to protect the Company and its consolidated

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subsidiaries and their respective businesses; and neither the Company nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance, or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ee) *Cybersecurity*. To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no material security breach, unauthorized use of or access to, or other material compromise of any of the Company's or its' subsidiaries' information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data and databases (including the data and information of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained, processed or stored by the Company and its subsidiaries, and any such data processed or stored by third parties on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, "**IT Systems and Data**"). Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been notified of, and neither of them have knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any material security breach, unauthorized use of or access to, or other material compromise to their IT Systems and Data. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification. The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and technological safeguards to maintain and protect the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of their IT Systems and Data and have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology reasonably consistent with industry standards and practices, or as required by applicable regulatory standards, and comply with such controls, policies, procedures, and technological safeguards in all material respects.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ff) *No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments.* None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the "**FCPA**"), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any "foreign official" (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA, (ii) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (the "**Bribery Act**"), or (iii) other applicable anti-corruption regimes, and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the best of the Company's knowledge, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and the Bribery Act and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries will use any part of the

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proceeds from the sale of the Securities, directly or indirectly, in violation of the FCPA or the rules or regulations thereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(gg) *No Conflict with Anti-Money Laundering Laws.* The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the "**Anti-Money Laundering Laws**") and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(hh) *No Conflict with OFAC Laws.* Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) is, or is controlled or 50% or more owned by or is acting on behalf of, an individual or entity that is, currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States (including any administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, the United Kingdom (including sanctions administered or enforced by His Majesty's Treasury) or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, "**Sanctions**"), (ii) is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, currently the subject or the target of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (the "**Sanctioned Countries**"), or (iii) will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of this offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity (x) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions; (y) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country; or (z) in any other manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by, or could result in the imposition of Sanctions against, any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). The Company and its subsidiaries (as of the date hereof) have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in and will not knowingly engage in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any of the Sanctioned Countries, in each case if such dealing or transaction is prohibited by law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) *No Price Stabilization or Manipulation.* Neither the Company nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries or affiliates has taken nor will the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries or affiliates take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed to or which has constituted or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(jj) *Subsidiary Dividends.* Except for applicable regulatory limitations on dividend payments, as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no consolidated subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary's capital stock or from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(kk) *Related Party Transactions.* There are no business relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that have not been described as required.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ll) *Agency Fee.* Neither the Company nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries or the Underwriters for a brokerage commission, finder's fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*(mm) Regulation T, U or X.* The application of the proceeds received by the Company from the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(nn) *Reliable Sources.* Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(oo) *Officers' Certificates*. Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters set forth therein.

SECTION 2. <u>Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)*The Securities.* On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of 99.000% of the principal amount thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in <u>Schedule A</u> hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of <u>Section 10</u> hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)*Payment.* Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, the Securities shall be made at the offices of the Company at 4902 North Biltmore Lane, Madison, Wisconsin, 53718, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company, at 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the third business day after the date hereof (unless

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postponed in accordance with the provisions of <u>Section 10</u> hereof), or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called the "**Closing Time**"). Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company, against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of certificates for the Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that each Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Securities that it has agreed to purchase.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)*Denominations; Registration.* Certificates for the Securities shall be in such denominations (in integral multiples of $1,000) as the Representatives may request in writing at least two full business days before the Closing Time and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. The certificates for the Securities will be made available for examination and packaging by the Representatives in New York, New York not later than noon (New York City time) on the last business day prior to the Closing Time.

SECTION 3. <u>Covenants of the Company</u>. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)*Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests*. The Company, subject to <u>Section 3(b)</u> hereof, will notify the Representatives immediately and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective, or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus shall have been filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement, (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(e) of the 1933 Act concerning the Registration Statement, and (v) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Securities. The Company will effect the filings required under Rule 424(b), in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and will take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)*Filing of Amendments.* The Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment, supplement or revision to the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or Prospectus if such amendment, supplement or revision relates to either any preliminary prospectus in connection with the offering of the Securities (including any prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective) or to the Prospectus, whether

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pursuant to the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise and will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)*Delivery of Registration Statements.* The Company has furnished or will deliver to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, copies of the Registration Statement and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein) and copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Representatives, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement and of each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)*Delivery of Prospectuses.* The Company has delivered or will deliver to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of the final prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (the "**Prospectus Delivery Period**"), such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S T.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)*Continued Compliance with Securities Laws.* The Company will comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the 1939 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company, to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus will not include any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of such counsel, at any such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to <u>Section 3(b)</u> hereof, such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement or the Prospectus comply with such requirements, and the Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)*Blue Sky Qualifications.* The Company will use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the sale of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. In each jurisdiction in which the Securities have been so qualified, the Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of such jurisdiction to continue such qualification in effect for such period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)*Rule 158.* The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the 1934 Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its securityholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)*Use of Proceeds*. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption "Use of Proceeds."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)*Restriction on Sale of Securities.* From the date of the Prospectus until the Closing Time, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, (i) directly or indirectly, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of any debt securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for debt securities of the Company or file any registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the foregoing, or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of debt securities of the Company, whether any such swap or transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of debt securities of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to the Securities to be sold hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)*Reporting Requirements.* The Company, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)*Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act*. The Company will comply with all applicable securities and other laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and use its best efforts to cause the Company's directors and officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with such laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l)*2005 Act Filings.* The Company shall timely file all notifications, forms and reports that may be required under the 2005 Act so as to permit the completion of the distribution and sale of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m)*Rating of Securities.* The Company shall take all reasonable action necessary to enable Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc. ("**S&P**"), and Moody's Investors Service Inc. ("**Moody's**") to provide their respective credit ratings of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n)*DTC.* The Company will cooperate with the Representatives and use its best efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o)*Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.* The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an "issuer free writing prospectus," as defined in Rule 433, or that would otherwise constitute a "free writing prospectus," as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company and the Representatives is hereinafter referred to as a "Permitted Free Writing Prospectus." The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an "issuer free writing prospectus," as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p)*Final Term Sheet*. The Company will prepare a final term sheet containing only a description of the Securities, in a form attached hereto as <u>Schedule C</u> and approved by the Representatives, and will file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the 1933 Act Regulations within the time required by such rule (such term sheet, the "**Final Term Sheet**"). The Final Term Sheet is an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for purposes of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q)N*otice of Inability to Use Automatic Shelf Registration Statement Form*. If, at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company receives from the Commission a notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or otherwise ceases to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form, the Company will (i) promptly notify the Representatives, (ii) promptly file a new registration statement or post-effective amendment on the proper form relating to the Securities, in a form satisfactory to the Representatives, (iii) use its best efforts to cause such registration statement or post-effective amendment to be declared effective, and (iv) promptly notify the Representatives of such effectiveness. The Company will take all other action necessary or appropriate to permit the public offering and sale of the Securities to continue as contemplated in the registration statement that was the subject of the Rule 401(g)(2) notice or for which the Company has otherwise become ineligible. References herein to the Registration Statement shall include such new registration statement or post-effective amendment, as the case may be.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r)*Filing Fees*. The Company agrees to pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time required by and in accordance with Rule 456(b)(1) and Rule 457(r) of the 1933 Act Regulations.

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SECTION 4. <u>Payment of Expenses</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)*Expenses*. The Company will pay all costs, fees and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under and in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and any schedules or exhibits and any document incorporated therein by reference) and of each amendment or supplement thereto, (ii) the reproduction and delivery to the Underwriters of any Transaction Document, any agreement among the Underwriters and such other documents as may be required in connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates for the Securities to the Underwriters, including any transfer taxes and any stamp or other duties payable upon the sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters and any charges of DTC in connection therewith, (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Company's counsel, accountants and other advisors, (v) the qualification of the Securities under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of <u>Section 3(f)</u> hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement thereto, (vi) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities, and (viii) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)*Termination of Agreement*. If this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions of <u>Section 5</u>, <u>Section 9</u>, or <u>Section 10</u> hereof, including if the sale to the Underwriters of the Securities on the Closing Time is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges.

SECTION 5. <u>Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations</u>. The obligations of the several Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in <u>Section 1</u> hereof or in certificates of any officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance in all material respects by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)*Effectiveness of Registration Statement.* The Registration Statement has become effective under the 1933 Act upon filing with the Commission and, at the Closing Time, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters. A prospectus containing the Rule 430B Information

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shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)*Opinion of Counsel for Company*. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of Perkins Coie LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, in the form previously agreed to by the parties. In rendering such opinions, each such counsel may rely as to matters of fact (but not as to legal conclusions), to the extent it deems proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and its subsidiaries and of public officials.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)*Letter from Counsel for Company*. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received a disclosure letter, dated as of the Closing Time, of Perkins Coie LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, in the form previously agreed to by the parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)*Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters*. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters. In giving such opinion such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the law of the State of New York, the federal law of the United States and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Representatives. In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to matters of fact (but not as to legal conclusions), to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and its subsidiaries and of public officials.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)*Officers' Certificate*. At the Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the General Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, in the earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, nor shall there have been any developments involving a prospective material adverse change of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and the Representatives shall have received a certificate signed by the Chair of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, President, an Executive Vice President or a Senior Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer or Treasurer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Time, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse change or any developments involving a prospective material adverse change, (ii) the representations and warranties in <u>Section 1(a)</u> hereof are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time, (iii) the Company has complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time, (iv) the Company is not in default in the performance of any of the covenants to be performed by it under the Indenture, and (v) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no

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proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)*Accountant's Comfort Letter*. At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)*Bring-down Comfort Letter*. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to <u>Section 5(f)</u> hereof, except that the specified date referred to therein for carrying out procedures shall be a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Time.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)*Maintenance of Rating*. At the Closing Time, the Securities shall be rated at least "Baa3" by Moody's and "BBB-" by S&P, and the Company shall have delivered to the Representatives a letter dated the Closing Time, from each such rating agency, or other evidence satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that the Securities have such ratings; and since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred a downgrading in or withdrawal of the rating assigned to the Securities or any of the Company's other securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization," as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act, and no such securities rating agency shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications or a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, its rating of the Securities or any of the Company's other securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)*Indenture*. The Company shall have executed and delivered the Indenture, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, and the Representatives shall have received executed counterparts thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)*Additional Documents*. At the Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions (including but not limited to those referenced above) as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)*Termination of Agreement*. If any condition specified in this Section 5 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Time, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4

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and except that <u>Section 1</u>, <u>Section 6</u>, <u>Section 7</u>, <u>Section 8</u>, and <u>Section 15</u> hereof shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. <u>Indemnification</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)*Indemnification of the Underwriters*. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to <u>Section 6(d)</u> hereof) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company; 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;(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representatives), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under <u>clause (i)</u> or <u>(ii)</u> above;

<u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or any preliminary prospectus, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the information contained in <u>Schedule D</u> hereto.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)*Indemnification of the Company, Directors and Officers.* Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in <u>Section 6(a)</u> hereof, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the information contained in <u>Schedule D</u> hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)*Actions against Parties; Notification.* Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to <u>Section 6(a)</u> hereof, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Representatives, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to <u>Section 6(b)</u> hereof, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. In addition, the indemnifying party shall be entitled, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense of any claim or action brought against an indemnified party with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that the Representatives shall have the right to employ one counsel (in addition to local counsel) to represent them and those other Underwriters and their respective officers, employees and controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Underwriters against the Company under this <u>Section 6</u> if, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, either (i) there is an actual or potential conflict between the position of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand, or (ii) there may be defenses available to it or them that are different from or additional to those available to the Company (in any of which events the Company shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Representatives with respect to such different defenses), in any of which events such reasonable fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of

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any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 6 or Section 7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (A) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim, and (B) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)*Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse.* If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by <u>Section 6(a)(ii)</u> effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into, and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

SECTION 7. <u>Contribution</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein; then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) if the allocation provided by <u>clause (i)</u> is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in <u>clause (i)</u> above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions, which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth on such cover.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to

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information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this <u>Section 7</u> were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this <u>Section 7</u>. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this <u>Section 7</u> shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)Notwithstanding the provisions of this <u>Section 7</u>, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)For purposes of this <u>Section 7</u>, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Underwriters' respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this <u>Section 7</u> are several in proportion to the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in <u>Schedule A</u> hereto and not joint.

SECTION 8. <u>Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery</u>. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or controlling person, or by or on behalf of the Company, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities to the Underwriters.

SECTION 9. <u>Termination of Agreement</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)*Termination; General.* The Representatives may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the General Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, in

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the earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or any developments involving a prospective material adverse change of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) if there has occurred after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Time any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, impracticable to market the Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, (iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or if trading generally on the NYSE American, the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or any other governmental authority, (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either federal or New York authorities, or (v) if a material disruption has occurred in securities settlement or clearance services in the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)*Liabilities*. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this <u>Section 9</u>, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided, further, that <u>Section 1</u>, <u>Section 6</u>, <u>Section 7</u>, <u>Section 8</u>, and <u>Section 15</u> hereof shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 10. <u>Default by One or More of the Underwriters</u>. If one or more of the Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Time to purchase the Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the "**Defaulted Securities**"), the Representatives shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)if the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)if the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.

No action taken pursuant to this <u>Section 10</u> shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.

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In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement, either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Time for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term "Underwriter" includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this <u>Section 10</u>.

SECTION 11. <u>Certain Agreements of the Underwriters</u>. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)it has not used, authorized the use of, referred to or participated in the planning for use of, and will not use, authorize the use of, refer to or participate in the planning for use of, any "free writing prospectus", as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that contains no "issuer information" (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations) that was not included (including through incorporation by reference) in any preliminary prospectus or a previously filed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on <u>Schedule B</u> or prepared pursuant to <u>Section 3(o)</u> hereof (including any electronic road show), (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing, or (iv) any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such underwriter that would not be required to be filed with the Commission;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)it has not and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use any free writing prospectus that contains the final terms of the Securities, unless such terms have previously been included in a free writing prospectus filed with the Commission; <u>provided</u> that the Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of <u>Schedule C</u> hereto without the consent of the Company; <u>provided</u>, <u>further</u>, that any Underwriter using such term sheet shall notify the Company, and provide a copy of such term sheet to the Company, prior to, or substantially concurrently with, the first use of such term sheet and, provided, further, that nothing in this <u>Section 11</u> shall prevent the Underwriters from transmitting or otherwise making use of one or more customary "Bloomberg Screens" to offer the Securities or convey final pricing terms thereof that contain only information contained in the term sheet attached as <u>Schedule C</u> hereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)(i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act of 2000 (the "**FSMA**")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company; and (ii) it has complied with and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)solely in connection with the offering of the Securities, it has not made and will not make an offer of, or otherwise made or will make available, the Securities to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision, "a retail investor" means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "**MiFID II**"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/

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EC, as amended, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC.

SECTION 12. <u>Notices</u>. (a) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, hand delivered, couriered, facsimiled or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:

&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)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If to the Representatives:

BofA Securities, Inc.

114 West 47th Street

NY8-114-07-01

New York, New York 10036

Attention: High Grade Transaction Management/Legal

Facsimile: (212) 901-7881

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

1221 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Capital Markets Group

Facsimile: (646) 434-3455

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Syndicate Registration

Facsimile: (646) 834-8133

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

Attention: Registration Department

Email: registration-syndops@ny.email.gs.com

and

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Ave

New York, NY, 10179

Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk

Facsimile: (212) 834-6081

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with a copy to:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

Facsimile: 212-351-5237

Attention: Andrew L. Fabens

&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)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If to the Company:

Alliant Energy Corporation

4902 N. Biltmore Lane

Madison, Wisconsin 53718

Facsimile: (608) 458-0132

Attention: Treasurer

with a copy to:

Perkins Coie LLP 1301 Second Avenue Suite 4200

Seattle, WA 98101

Facsimile: (206) 359-9000

Attention: Allison Handy

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Any party hereto may change the address or facsimile number for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the other parties hereto.

SECTION 13. <u>Parties</u>. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in <u>Section 6</u> and <u>Section 7</u> hereof and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

SECTION 14. <u>No Fiduciary Duty</u>. The Company hereby acknowledges that the Underwriters will be acting pursuant to a contractual relationship on an arm's length basis and in no event do the parties intend that the Underwriters act or be responsible as a fiduciary to the Company, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other person. The Company and the Underwriters each hereby expressly disclaim any fiduciary relationship and agree they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any transactions entered into between them.

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SECTION 15. <u>GOVERNING LAW AND TIME</u>. THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL DISPUTES, CONTROVERSIES OR CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR A BREACH HEREOF SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.

SECTION 16. <u>Patriot Act</u>. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their clients, which may include the name and address of their clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their clients.

SECTION 17. <u>Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity (as defined below) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime (as defined below), the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate (as defined below) of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights (as defined below) under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this <u>Section 17</u>:

"**BHC Act Affiliate**" has the meaning assigned to the term "affiliate" in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

"**Covered Entity**" means any of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;i.a "covered entity" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ii.a "covered bank" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;iii.a "covered FSI" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

"**Default Right**" has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

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"**U.S. Special Resolution Regime**" means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

SECTION 18. <u>Effect of Headings</u>. The Article and Section headings herein and the **Table of Contents** are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 19. <u>Counterparts</u>. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

*[Signature pages follow]*

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement between the Underwriters and the Company.

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| Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
| Alliant Energy Corporation | Alliant Energy Corporation |
| By: | /s/ Benjamin Bilitz |
|  | Name: Benjamin Bilitz |
|  | Title: Treasurer |

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| CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, as of the date first above written: | CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, as of the date first above written: |
| **BofA Securities, Inc.** | **BofA Securities, Inc.** |
| By: | /s/ Rob Colucci |
|  | Name: Rob Colucci |
|  | Title: Managing Director |
| **MUFG Securities Americas Inc.** | **MUFG Securities Americas Inc.** |
| By: | /s/ Maheen Baig |
|  | Name: Maheen Baig |
|  | Title: Managing Director |
| **Barclays Capital Inc.** | **Barclays Capital Inc.** |
| By: | /s/ John Lembeck |
|  | Name: John Lembeck |
|  | Title: Managing Director |
| **Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC** | **Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC** |
| By: | /s/ Kevin Dirkse |
|  | Name: Kevin Dirkse |
|  | Title: Managing Director |
| **J.P. Morgan Securities LLC** | **J.P. Morgan Securities LLC** |
| By: | /s/ Robert Bottamedi |
|  | Name: Robert Bottamedi |
|  | Title: Executive Director |

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For themselves and as Representatives of the other Underwriters named in <u>Schedule A</u> hereto.

*[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]*

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**SCHEDULE A**

LIST OF UNDERWRITERS' PURCHASE AMOUNTS

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| **Name of Underwriter** | **Principal amount of Securities**<br>**to be purchased** |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $145000000 |
| MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | $145000000 |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $120834000 |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $120833000 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC  | $120833000 |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $36250000 |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $36250000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total** | $725000000 |

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Schedule A-1

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**SCHEDULE B**

ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES

Final Term Sheet, dated September 23, 2025.

Schedule B-1

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**SCHEDULE C**

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-276062

<u>ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION</u>

<u>Final Term Sheet</u>

<u>September 23, 2025</u>

**<u>5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056</u>**

This issuer free writing prospectus relates only to the securities described below and should be read together with Alliant Energy Corporation's preliminary prospectus supplement dated September 23, 2025 (the "Preliminary Prospectus Supplement"), the accompanying prospectus dated September 22, 2025 and the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.

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| Issuer: | Alliant Energy Corporation (the "**Company**") |
| Aggregate Principal Amount Offered: | $725000000 |
| Anticipated Ratings\*: | Baa3 / BBB- (Moody's / S&P) |
| Trade Date: | September 23, 2025 |
| Settlement Date: | September 26, 2025 (T+3) |
| Maturity: | April 1, 2056 |
| Interest Payment Dates: | April 1 and October 1 |
| Record Dates for Interest Payment: | March 15 or September 15 |
| First Interest Payment Date: | April 1, 2026 |
| Security Type: | 5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 (the "notes") |

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Schedule C-1

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| Interest Rate: | The notes will bear interest (i) from and including September 26, 2025 (which is the expected original issuance date) to, but excluding, April 1, 2031 (the "First Reset Date") at the rate of 5.750% per annum and (ii) from and including the First Reset Date, during each Reset Period (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), at a rate per annum equal to the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) plus a spread of 2.077%, to be reset on each Reset Date (as defined below); *provided*, that the interest rate during any Reset Period will not reset below 5.750% per annum (which equals the initial interest rate on the notes). <br>For more information regarding the interest rate for the notes, see "Description of the Notes— Interest Rate and Maturity" in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. |
| Reset Date: | First Reset Date and April 1 of every fifth year after 2031. |
| Option to Defer Interest Payments: | So long as no event of default with respect to the notes has occurred and is continuing, the Company may, at its option, defer payment of all or part of the current and accrued interest otherwise due on the notes, on one or more occasions, for one or more Optional Deferral Periods (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) of up to 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement). A deferral of interest payments may not end on a date other than the day immediately preceding an interest payment date and may not extend beyond the maturity date of the notes, and the Company may not begin a new Optional Deferral Period and may not pay current interest on the notes until it has paid all accrued interest on the notes from the previous Optional Deferral Period.<br>For more information concerning the Company's option to defer interest payments, see "Description of the Notes--Option to Defer Interest Payments" in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. |

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Schedule C-2

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| Optional Redemption Provisions: | The Company may redeem some or all of the notes, at its option, in whole or in part, (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the First Reset Date and ending on and including the First Reset Date and (ii) after the First Reset Date, on any interest payment date, at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus, subject to the terms described in the first paragraph under "Description of the Notes— Redemption Procedures; Cancellation of Redemption" in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date.<br>The Company may at its option redeem the notes, in whole but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Tax Event (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus, subject to the terms described in the first paragraph under "Description of the Notes—Redemption Procedures; Cancellation of Redemption" in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to, but excluding, the redemption date.<br>The Company may at its option redeem the notes, in whole but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Rating Agency Event (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) at a redemption price in cash equal to 102% of the principal amount of the notes, plus, subject to the terms described in the first paragraph under "Description of the Notes— Redemption Procedures; Cancellation of Redemption" in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to, but excluding, the redemption date.<br>For additional information and the definitions of the terms Tax Event and Rating Agency Event, see "Description of the Notes—Redemption" in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. |
| Price to Public: | 100.000% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any. |
| Proceeds to the Company Before Expenses: | 99.000% of the principal amount |
| CUSIP: | 018802 AF5 |

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Schedule C-3

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ISIN: US018802AF54 <br> Joint Book-Running Managers: BofA Securities, Inc.MUFG Securities Americas Inc.Barclays Capital Inc.Goldman Sachs & Co. LLCJ.P. Morgan Securities LLCMizuho Securities USA LLCWells Fargo Securities, LLC

\* A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

**It is expected that delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on or about September 26, 2025, which will be the third business day following the date of pricing of the notes. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+3, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on any date prior to the business day before delivery should specify an extended settlement cycle at the time they enter into any such trade to prevent failed settlement and should consult their own advisors.**

**The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents that the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, you may request a copy of these documents by calling BofA Securities, Inc. toll free at 1-800-294-1322, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. toll free at 1-877-649-6848, Barclays Capital Inc. toll free at (888) 603-5847, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-471-2526 and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533.**

**Any legends, disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such legends, disclaimers or other notices have been automatically generated as a result of this communication having been sent via Bloomberg or another system.**

Schedule C-4

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**SCHEDULE D**

UNDERWRITER INFORMATION

1. The statements set forth in the second paragraph under the heading "Commissions and Discounts" in the section titled "Underwriting" in the Prospectus and in any preliminary prospectus.

2. The statements set forth in the first and second paragraphs under the heading "Price Stabilization and Short Position" in the section titled "Underwriting" in the Prospectus and in any preliminary prospectus.

Schedule D-1

## Exhibit 4.1

**Exhibit 4.1**

**Execution Version**

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>

INDENTURE<br>(For Subordinated Debt Securities)

Dated as of September 26, 2025

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**Reconciliation and tie between**<br>**the Trust Indenture Act of 1939**<br>**and Indenture,**<br>**dated as of September 26, 2025 \***

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| **<u>Trust Indenture Act Section</u>** | **<u>Trust Indenture Act Section</u>** | **<u>Indenture Section</u>** |
| Section 310 | (a)(1) | <u>Section 6.09</u> |
|  | (a)(2) | <u>Section 6.09</u> |
|  | (a)(3) | Not Applicable |
|  | (a)(4) | Not Applicable |
|  | (a)(5) | <u>Section 6.08</u>, <u>Section 6.10</u> |
|  | (b) | <u>Section 6.08</u>, <u>Section 6.10</u> |
| Section 311 | (a) | <u>Section 6.13</u> |
|  | (b) | <u>Section 6.13</u> |
| Section 312 | (a) | <u>Section 7.01</u>, <u>Section 7.02(a)</u> |
|  | (b) | <u>Section 7.02(b)</u> |
|  | (c) | <u>Section 7.03</u> |
| Section 313 | (a) | <u>Section 7.03</u> |
|  | (b) | <u>Section 7.03</u> |
|  | (c) | <u>Section 7.03</u> |
|  | (d) | <u>Section 7.03</u> |
| Section 314 | (a) | <u>Section 7.04</u>, <u>Section 10.05</u> |
|  | (b) | Not Applicable |
|  | (c)(1) | <u>Section 1.02</u> |
|  | (c)(2) | <u>Section 1.02</u> |
|  | (c)(3) | Not Applicable |
|  | (d) | Not Applicable |
|  | (e) | <u>Section 1.02</u> |
|  | (f) | Not Applicable |
| Section 315 | (a) | <u>Section 6.01</u> |
|  | (b) | <u>Section 6.02</u> |
|  | (c) | <u>Section 6.01</u> |
|  | (d) | <u>Section 6.01</u> |
|  | (e) | <u>Section 5.14</u> |
| Section 316 | (a) | <u>Section 1.01</u> |
|  | (a)(1)(A) | <u>Section 5.12</u> |
|  | (a)(1)(B) | <u>Section 5.13</u> |
|  | (a)(2) | Not Applicable |
|  | (b) | <u>Section 5.08</u> |
| Section 317 | (a)(1) | <u>Section 5.03</u> |
|  | (a)(2) | <u>Section 5.04</u> |
|  | (b) | <u>Section 10.03</u> |
| Section 318 | (a) | <u>Section 1.07</u> |
|  | (c) | <u>Section 1.07</u> |

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\*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of this Indenture.

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

**<u>Page</u>**

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| **ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION** | **1** |
| Section 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitions | 1 |
| Section 1.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance Certificates and Opinions | 8 |
| Section 1.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee | 9 |
| Section 1.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acts of Holders; Record Dates | 9 |
| Section 1.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company | 11 |
| Section 1.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice to Holders; Waiver | 12 |
| Section 1.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conflict with Trust Indenture Act | 13 |
| Section 1.08&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effect of Headings and **Table of Contents** | 13 |
| Section 1.09&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Successors and Assigns | 13 |
| Section 1.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Separability Clause | 13 |
| Section 1.11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Benefits of Indenture | 13 |
| Section 1.12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governing Law | 13 |
| Section 1.13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Legal Holidays | 13 |
| Section 1.14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Waiver of Jury Trial | 14 |
| Section 1.15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Force Majeure | 14 |
| Section 1.16&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission to Jurisdiction | 14 |
| Section 1.17&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FATCA | 14 |
| Section 1.18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Counterparts | 15 |
| **ARTICLE II SECURITY FORMS** | **15** |
| Section 2.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Forms of Securities | 15 |
| Section 2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication | 16 |
| Section 2.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities in Global Form | 16 |
| **ARTICLE III THE SECURITIES** | **16** |
| Section 3.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series | 16 |
| Section 3.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Denominations | 19 |
| Section 3.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating | 19 |
| Section 3.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Temporary Securities | 21 |
| Section 3.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange and Book-Entry Securities | 21 |
| Section 3.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities | 24 |
| Section 3.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved | 24 |
| Section 3.08&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Persons Deemed Owners | 25 |
| Section 3.09&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cancellation | 26 |
| Section 3.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Computation of Interest | 26 |
| Section 3.11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CUSIP Numbers | 26 |
| Section 3.12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferrals of Interest Payments Dates | 27 |

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| **ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE** | **27** |
| Section 4.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture | 27 |
| Section 4.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Application of Trust Money | 28 |
| **ARTICLE V EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES** | **29** |
| Section 5.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Events of Default | 29 |
| Section 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment | 30 |
| Section 5.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee | 32 |
| Section 5.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 33 |
| Section 5.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities | 33 |
| Section 5.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Application of Money Collected | 33 |
| Section 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limitation on Suits | 34 |
| Section 5.08&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest | 35 |
| Section 5.09&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Restoration of Rights and Remedies | 35 |
| Section 5.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights and Remedies Cumulative | 35 |
| Section 5.11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delay or Omission Not Waiver | 35 |
| Section 5.12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Control by Holders | 35 |
| Section 5.13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Waiver of Defaults | 36 |
| Section 5.14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertaking for Costs | 37 |
| Section 5.15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws | 37 |
| **ARTICLE VI THE TRUSTEE** | **37** |
| Section 6.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain Duties and Responsibilities | 37 |
| Section 6.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice of Defaults | 38 |
| Section 6.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain Rights of Trustee | 39 |
| Section 6.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities  | 40 |
| Section 6.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May Hold Securities | 40 |
| Section 6.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Money Held in Trust | 41 |
| Section 6.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compensation and Reimbursement | 41 |
| Section 6.08&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disqualification; Conflicting Interests | 41 |
| Section 6.09&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility | 42 |
| Section 6.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor | 42 |
| Section 6.11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acceptance of Appointment by Successor | 44 |
| Section 6.12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business | 45 |
| Section 6.13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company | 45 |
| Section 6.14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Appointment of Authenticating Agent | 45 |
| **ARTICLE VII THE HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY** | **47** |
| Section 7.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders | 47 |
| Section 7.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders | 47 |
| Section 7.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reports by Trustee | 47 |
| Section 7.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reports by Company | 48 |
| Section 7.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders' Meetings | 48 |

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| **ARTICLE VIII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE** | **50** |
| Section 8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms | 50 |
| Section 8.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Successor Substituted | 51 |
| **ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES** | **51** |
| Section 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders | 51 |
| Section 9.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders | 52 |
| Section 9.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Execution of Supplemental Indentures | 53 |
| Section 9.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effect of Supplemental Indentures | 53 |
| Section 9.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conformity with Trust Indenture Act | 53 |
| Section 9.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures | 54 |
| Section 9.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice of Supplemental Indenture | 54 |
| Section 9.08&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subordination Unimpaired | 54 |
| **ARTICLE X COVENANTS** | **54** |
| Section 10.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest | 54 |
| Section 10.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maintenance of Office or Agency | 54 |
| Section 10.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust | 55 |
| Section 10.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Existence | 56 |
| Section 10.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statement as to Default | 56 |
| Section 10.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Waiver of Certain Covenants | 56 |
| **ARTICLE XI REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES** | **57** |
| Section 11.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applicability of Article | 57 |
| Section 11.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee | 57 |
| Section 11.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed | 57 |
| Section 11.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice of Redemption | 58 |
| Section 11.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deposit of Redemption Price | 58 |
| Section 11.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities Payable on Redemption Date | 59 |
| Section 11.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities Redeemed in Part | 59 |
| **ARTICLE XII SINKING FUNDS** | **59** |
| Section 12.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applicability of Article | 59 |
| Section 12.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Satisfaction of Mandatory Sinking Fund Payments with Securities | 60 |
| Section 12.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Redemption of Securities for Mandatory Sinking Fund | 60 |
| **ARTICLE XIII REPAYMENT OF SECURITIES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS** | **60** |
| Section 13.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applicability of Article | 60 |
| Section 13.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice of Repayment Date | 61 |
| Section 13.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deposit of Repayment Price | 61 |
| Section 13.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities Payable on Repayment Date | 61 |
| Section 13.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities Repaid in Part | 62 |
| **ARTICLE XIV DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE** | **62** |
| Section 14.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applicability of Article; Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 62 |

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| Section 14.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Defeasance and Discharge | 62 |
| Section 14.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Covenant Defeasance | 63 |
| Section 14.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 64 |
| Section 14.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions | 66 |
| Section 14.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reinstatement | 66 |
| **ARTICLE XV IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS** | **67** |
| Section 15.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors | 67 |
| **ARTICLE XVI SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES** | **67** |
| Section 16.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt | 67 |
| Section 16.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee and Holders of Securities May Rely on Certificate of Liquidating Agent; Trustee May Require Further Evidence as to Ownership of Senior Debt; Trustee Not Fiduciary to Holders of Senior Debt | 70 |
| Section 16.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment Permitted If No Default | 71 |
| Section 16.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee Not Charged with Knowledge of Prohibition | 71 |
| Section 16.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trustee to Effectuate Subordination | 72 |
| Section 16.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt | 72 |
| Section 16.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article Applicable to Paying Agents | 72 |
| Section 16.08&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or Omissions of the Company or Holders of Senior Debt | 72 |

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INDENTURE, dated as of September 26, 2025, between ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin (herein called the "<u>Company</u>"), having its principal office at 4902 North Biltmore Lane, Madison, WI 53718, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as Trustee (herein called the "<u>Trustee</u>").

**RECITALS OF THE COMPANY**

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the "<u>Securities,</u>" which term includes subordinated, senior subordinated and junior subordinated Securities and subordinated Securities of any other relative ranking), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided.

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

**NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:**

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

**ARTICLE I<br>DEFINITIONS AND OTHER<br>PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION**

Section 1.01<u>Definitions</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

&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 terms defined in this <u>Article I</u> have the meanings assigned to them in this <u>Article I</u> and include the plural as well as the singular;

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

&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)all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP;

&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)unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an "Article" or a "Section" refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this 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;(v)the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. Certain terms, used principally in <u>Article VI</u> hereof, are defined in that Article.

"<u>Act</u>" has the meaning, with respect to any Holder, specified in <u>Section 1.04</u> hereof.

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

"<u>Authenticating Agent</u>" means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to <u>Section 6.14</u> hereof to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series.

"<u>Authorized Newspaper</u>" means a newspaper of general circulation in the relevant area, printed in the English language and customarily published on each Business Day therein.

"<u>Authorized Officers</u>" has the meaning specified in <u>Section 1.05</u> hereof.

"<u>Board of Directors</u>" means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of that board or any director or directors and/or officer or officers of the Company to whom that board or committee shall have duly delegated its authority.

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

"<u>Business Day</u>" means, unless otherwise expressly stated, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close or be closed.

"<u>Capital Stock</u>," as applied to the stock of any corporation, means the capital stock of every class whether now or hereafter authorized, regardless of whether such capital stock shall be limited to a fixed sum or percentage with respect to the rights of the holders thereof to participate in dividends and in the distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such corporation.

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

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

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

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"<u>Corporate Trust Office</u>" means the designated corporate trust office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 6200B, Floor 62, Mailbox #44, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company, or the principal 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 Company).

"<u>corporation</u>" includes corporations, associations, companies and business trusts.

"<u>Covenant Defeasance</u>" has the meaning specified in <u>Section 14.03</u> hereof.

"<u>Debt</u>" means, with respect to any Person, (a) any liability of such Person (i) for borrowed money, or (ii) evidenced by a bond, note, debenture or similar instrument (including purchase money obligations but excluding trade payables), or (iii) for the payment of money relating to a lease, whether or not such lease is required to be classified as a capitalized lease obligation in accordance with GAAP; (b) any liability of others described in the preceding clause (a) that such Person has guaranteed, that is recourse to such Person or that is otherwise such Person's legal liability; and (c) any amendment, supplement, modification, deferral, renewal, extension or refunding of any liability of the types referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above.

"<u>Defaulted Interest</u>" has the meaning specified in <u>Section 3.07</u> hereof.

"<u>Defeasance</u>" has the meaning specified in <u>Section 14.02</u> hereof.

"<u>Depositary</u>" means, unless otherwise provided by the terms of such Security pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued in the form of a Global Security, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or any successor thereto registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulation.

"<u>Electronic Means</u>" shall mean the following communications methods: e-mail or secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder.

"<u>Event of Default</u>" has the meaning specified in <u>Section 5.01</u> hereof.

"<u>Exchange Act</u>" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

"<u>Extension Period</u>" has the meaning specified in <u>Section 3.12</u> hereof.

"<u>GAAP</u>" means, as of any date of computation, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied, that are in effect on the date of such computation.

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"<u>Global Security or Securities</u>" means one or more fully registered Securities in global form evidencing all or a part of a series of Securities issued to the Depositary for such series or its nominee or registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.

"<u>Holder</u>" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.

"<u>Indenture</u>" 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 pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof.

"<u>interest</u>," means (i) with respect to a Security, interest payable on such Security pursuant to <u>Section 10.01</u> hereof or pursuant to the terms of such Security, (ii) with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, interest payable after Maturity and (iii) with respect to a Security whose terms, as established pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, permit the Company to extend the interest payment periods or to defer the payment of interest thereon, includes (unless otherwise provided by the terms of such Security pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof or the context otherwise requires) any extended or deferred interest and, if applicable pursuant to the terms of such Security and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest on such Security.

"<u>Interest Payment Date</u>" means, with respect to any Security, the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.

"<u>Instructions</u>" has the meaning specified in <u>Section 1.05</u> hereof.

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

"<u>Notice of Default</u>" has the meaning specified in <u>Section 5.01(a)(4)</u> hereof.

"<u>Officer's Certificate</u>" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

"<u>Opinion of Counsel</u>" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Company, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

"<u>Original Issue Discount Security</u>" means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to <u>Section 5.02</u> hereof.

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"<u>Outstanding</u>" means, with respect to Securities, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Securities that have been paid pursuant to <u>Section 3.06</u> hereof or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it and the Company that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)Securities, except to the extent provided in <u>Section 14.02</u> and <u>Section 14.03</u> hereof, with respect to which the Company has effected a Defeasance and/or Covenant Defeasance as provided in <u>Article XV</u> hereof, subject to certain provisions of this Indenture that continue after Defeasance;

*provided*, *however*, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding 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 <u>Section 5.02</u> hereof, and (B) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

"<u>Paying Agent</u>" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed as and will serve the functions of paying agent with respect to each series of Securities unless a different paying agent is appointed with respect to the Securities of such series in accordance with this Indenture.

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"<u>Person</u>" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

"<u>Place of Payment</u>" means, with respect to the Securities of any series, the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof.

"<u>Predecessor Security</u>" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under <u>Section 3.06</u> hereof in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.

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

"<u>Redemption Price</u>" means, with respect to any Security to be redeemed, the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.

"<u>Regular Record Date</u>" means, for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series, the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof.

"<u>Repayment Date</u>" means, with respect to any Security to be repaid at the option of the Holder, the date fixed for such repayment by or pursuant to this Indenture.

"<u>Repayment Price</u>" means, with respect to any Security to be repaid at the option of the Holder, the price at which it is to be repaid by or pursuant to this Indenture.

"<u>Responsible Officer</u>" means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer of the Trustee customarily performing corporate trust functions who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

"<u>Securities</u>" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

"<u>Security Register</u>" and "<u>Security Registrar</u>" have the respective meanings specified in <u>Section 3.05</u> hereof.

"<u>Senior Debt</u>" means (i) all indebtedness of the Company (including Senior Debt Securities), whether outstanding at the date of this Indenture or incurred, created or assumed after such date, (a) in respect of money borrowed by the Company (including any financial derivative, hedging or futures contract or similar instrument, to the extent any such item is primarily a financing transaction), and (b) evidenced by debentures, bonds, notes, credit or loan agreements or other similar instruments or agreements issued or entered into by the Company; (ii) all finance, operating and synthetic lease obligations of the Company; (iii) all obligations of the Company issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of the Company and all obligations of the

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Company under any title retention agreement (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business); (iv) all obligations of the Company for the reimbursement of any letter of credit, banker's acceptance, security purchase facility, surety bond, or similar credit transaction; (v) all other indebtedness or obligations in respect of derivative products, including the interest rate, foreign exchange rate and commodity prices, forward contracts, options, swaps, collars and similar arrangements; and (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above of other Persons for the payment of which the Company is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including any guarantees by the Company pursuant to (a) the Indenture, dated as of June 12, 2018, among Alliant Energy Finance, LLC, the Company, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, (b) the Indenture, dated as of November 20, 2020, among Alliant Energy Finance, LLC, the Company, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, (c) the Indenture, dated as of February 28, 2022, among Alliant Energy Finance, LLC, the Company, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, (d) the Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2023, among Alliant Energy Finance, LLC, the Company, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and (e) the Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2024, among Alliant Energy Finance, LLC, the Company, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee; provided, however, that, unless otherwise provided pursuant to <u>Section 3.01(b)(xix)</u> hereof with respect to the Securities of such series, in no event shall "Senior Debt" include (A) any obligations, instruments or agreements of the type referred to in any of clauses (i) through (vi) above that, by the terms of the instruments or agreements creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, are expressly subordinated or equal in right of payment to the Securities of such series, (B) Debt of the Company owed or owing to any Subsidiary of the Company or any officer, director or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (C) any liability for taxes owed or owing by the Company.

"<u>Senior Debt Securities</u>" means collectively, (i) any debt securities issued by the Company pursuant to (a) the Indenture, dated as of March 2, 2023, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and (b) the Indenture, dated as of May 15, 2025, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and (ii) any debt securities issued by the Company pursuant to an indenture for senior debt securities, to be entered into between the Company and the trustee named therein.

"<u>Special Record Date</u>" means, for the payment of any Defaulted Interest, a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to <u>Section 3.07</u> hereof.

"<u>Stated Maturity</u>" means, with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal or such installment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on such Security is due and payable, in each case as such date may be extended or deferred, if applicable, pursuant to the terms of such Security established pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof.

"<u>Subordination Provisions</u>" shall, with respect to the Securities of any series, have the meaning set forth herein or established pursuant to <u>Section 3.01(b)(xix)</u> hereof, as applicable, with respect to the Securities of such series.

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"<u>Subsidiary</u>" means a corporation or limited liability company more than 50% of the outstanding voting Capital Stock or voting membership interests of which is or are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this definition, (1) "voting Capital Stock" means stock which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency, and (2) "voting membership interests" means membership interests which ordinarily have voting power for the election of directors (or the equivalent thereof), whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of membership interests have such voting power by reason of any contingency.

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

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

"<u>United States</u>" means the United States of America.

"<u>U.S. Government Obligations</u>" has the meaning specified in <u>Section 14.04</u> hereof.

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

Section 1.02<u>Compliance Certificates and Opinions</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall, shall if requested by the Trustee, furnish to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, 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, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificate provided for in <u>Section 10.05</u> hereof) shall include:

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

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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;(ii)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;

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

Section 1.03<u>Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee</u>.

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations, with respect to the matters upon which such officer's certificate or opinion is based, are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. Any Opinion of Counsel may be rendered, insofar as it relates to matters of New York law, in reliance on an opinion of New York counsel, which may be an opinion contemporaneously delivered to a third party or parties and shall expressly permit such reliance.

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

Section 1.04<u>Acts of Holders; Record Dates</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "<u>Act</u>" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing

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appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to <u>Section 6.01</u> hereof) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. The record of any meeting of Holders shall be proved in the manner provided in <u>Section 7.05</u> hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to such witness or certifying individual the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than such signer's individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of such signer's authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. The record of any meeting of Holders shall be proved in the manner provided in <u>Section 7.05</u> hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)The ownership of Securities shall be conclusively proved, to the extent permitted by law, by the Security Register.

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, fix any day as the record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Securities of any series entitled to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, or to vote on any action, authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series. If not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder of Securities of such series made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, the record date for any such action or vote shall be the 30th day (or, if later, the date of the most recent list of Holders required to be provided pursuant to <u>Section 7.01</u> hereof) prior to such first solicitation or vote, as the case may be. With regard to any record date for action to be taken by the Holders of one or more series of Securities, only the Holders of Securities of such series on such date (or their duly designated proxies) shall be entitled to give or take, or vote on, the relevant action.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise specified pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof or pursuant to one or more indentures supplemental hereto, a Holder, including a

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Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositary's standing instructions and customary practices.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)The Trustee shall fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security held by a Depositary entitled under the procedures of such Depositary to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such record date.

Section 1.05<u>Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with, (1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and unless otherwise herein expressly provided, any such document shall be deemed to be sufficiently made, given, furnished or filed upon its receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at such office, or (2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, Attention: Secretary, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions ("<u>Instructions</u>") given pursuant to this Indenture and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Company shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing officers with the authority to provide such Instructions ("<u>Authorized Officers</u>") and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Company whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee, in its discretion, elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustee's understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Company understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Company shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and that the Company and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and

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authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Company. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee's reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding whether such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Company; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Security, where this Indenture or any Security provides for notice of any event or any other communication (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) to a holder of a Global Security (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions from the Depositary or its designee, including by electronic mail in accordance with accepted practices at the Depositary.

Section 1.06<u>Notice to Holders; Waiver</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at such Holder's address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Any notice to a Holder which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not such Holder receives such notice. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)In case, by reason of the suspension of or irregularities in regular mail service or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impracticable to give notice of any event to Holders by mail when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

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Section 1.07<u>Conflict with Trust Indenture Act</u>.

If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by any of Section 3.10 through Section 3.17, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act through the operation of Section 3.18(c) thereof, such imposed duties shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or shall be deemed to be so excluded, as the case may be.

Section 1.08<u>Effect of Headings and **Table of Contents**</u>.

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

Section 1.09<u>Successors and Assigns</u>.

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

Section 1.10<u>Separability Clause</u>.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 1.11<u>Benefits of Indenture</u>.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any Paying Agent, the Holders and, with respect to <u>Article XVI</u> hereof, the holders of Senior Debt, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture; provided that this <u>Section 1.11</u> shall not limit the rights of any Holder of a Global Security to give any notice or take any action, or appoint any agents, with regard to any part or different parts of the principal amount of such Global Security pursuant to <u>Section 1.04</u> hereof.

Section 1.12<u>Governing Law</u>.

This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of said state.

Section 1.13<u>Legal Holidays</u>.

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Repayment Date, sinking fund payment date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year,

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such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Repayment Date, sinking fund payment date or at the Stated Maturity, provided that no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Repayment Date, sinking fund payment date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be.

Section 1.14<u>Waiver of Jury Trial</u>.

EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 1.15<u>Force Majeure</u>.

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable, nor shall the Company be responsible or liable to the Trustee, 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, epidemics or pandemics, 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 or the Company, as the case may be, shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Section 1.16<u>Submission to Jurisdiction</u>.

The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York or any federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture and the Securities, and irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.

Section 1.17<u>FATCA</u>.

The Company agrees (i) to provide the Trustee with such reasonable information as it has in its possession to enable the Trustee to determine whether any payments pursuant to the Indenture are subject to the withholding requirements described in Section 1471(b) of the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") or otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations, or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof ("Applicable Law"), and (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law, for which the Trustee shall not have any liability.

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Section 1.18<u>Counterparts</u>.

This Indenture may be executed manually, by facsimile or by electronic signature in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, email or other electronic format (i.e., "pdf," "tif" or "jpg") transmission or other electronically-imaged signature (including, without limitation, DocuSign or Adobe Sign) or transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, email or other electronic format (i.e., "pdf," "tif" or "jpg") (including, without limitation, DocuSign or Adobe Sign) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Securities, the words "execute," "execution," "signed" and "signature" and words of similar import used in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Indenture, the Securities or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including amendments, waivers, consents and other modifications) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature in ink or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as applicable, to the fullest extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

**ARTICLE II<br>SECURITY FORMS**

Section 2.01<u>Forms of Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Securities of each series shall be in such form or forms (including global form) as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, in one or more indentures supplemental hereto or in an Officer's Certificate pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with any law or with any rules made pursuant thereto or the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by <u>Section 3.03</u> hereof for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth in this <u>Article II</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange upon which the Securities may be listed and (with respect to Global Securities of any series) the rules of the Depositary, all as

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determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

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

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

Dated: _____________________&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,as Trustee

By: <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Authorized Officer

Section 2.03<u>Securities in Global Form</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)If any Security of a series is issuable in global form, such Security may provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and also may provide that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced to reflect exchanges.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any endorsement of a Security in global form to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee and in such manner as shall be specified in such Security.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Any instructions by the Company with respect to a Security in global form, after its initial issuance, shall be in writing but need not comply with <u>Section 1.02</u> hereof.

**ARTICLE III<br>THE SECURITIES**

Section 3.01<u>Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Securities may be issued in one or more series. All Securities of each series issued under this Indenture shall in all respects be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits hereof with respect to such series without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time of the authentication and delivery or Maturity of the Securities of such series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and, to the extent not set forth therein, set forth in an Officer's Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any 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;(i)the title of the Securities of the series, including CUSIP numbers (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other series of Securities);

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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;(ii)the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount thereof) at which the Securities will be issued;

&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)any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of that series pursuant to <u>Section 3.04</u>, <u>Section 3.05</u>, <u>Section 3.06</u>, <u>Section 9.06</u>, <u>Section 11.07</u>, or <u>Section 13.05</u> hereof);

&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 date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of the Securities of the series is payable and the right, if any, to shorten or extend the date on which the principal of any Securities of the series is payable and the conditions to any such change;

&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)the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable), or the method of determination thereof, at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date and the right of the Company to defer or extend an Interest Payment Date or, if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any of the Securities will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the 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 which will be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which 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;(vi)if other than the Corporate Trust Office, the place or places where the principal of (and 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;(vii)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 and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii)the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund or analogous provisions 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 or purchased, 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;(ix)if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which 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;(x)if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to <u>Section 5.02</u> hereof;

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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;(xi)if the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Security or Securities, the terms and conditions upon which such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual securities, the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities and the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by such Global Security or 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;(xii)any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any 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;(xiii)any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in <u>Article X</u> hereof which applies to 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;(xiv)the nature and terms of the security for any secured 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;(xv)the form and terms of any guarantee of the 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;(xvi)the application, if any, of <u>Section 14.02</u> and <u>Section 14.03</u> hereof to the Securities of the series and any provisions in modification of, in addition to or in lieu of any of the provisions of <u>Article XIV</u> hereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvii)the listing of the Securities on any securities exchange or the inclusion in any other market or quotation or trading system;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xviii)any Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, issuing or transfer agent or Securities Registrar or any other Person appointed to act in connection with such Securities for or on behalf of the Holders thereof or 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;(xix)any addition to or change in (1) the definition of "Senior Debt" set forth in <u>Section 1.01</u> hereof, or (2) any of the terms and provisions (the "Subordination Provisions") of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof regarding subordination, as the case may be, in each case that shall be applicable to the Securities of such 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;(xx)any other terms of the series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)The Securities of each series issued hereunder shall be subordinated in right of payment to Senior Debt of the Company to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Subordination Provisions as provided in <u>Article XVI</u> hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officer's Certificate, to the extent applicable, or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened, without the consent of the Holders, for issuance of additional Securities of such series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an

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Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Board Resolution or the Officer's Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)Notwithstanding <u>Section 3.01(b)(iii)</u> hereof and unless otherwise expressly provided with respect to a series of Securities, a series of Securities may from time to time be "re-opened" and the aggregate principal amount of any such series of Securities may be increased and additional Securities of such series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect to such series as increased.

Section 3.02<u>Denominations</u>.

The Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form with or without coupons in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof. In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

Section 3.03<u>Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any two of the following: the President, the Chief Executive Officer, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver such Securities in accordance with the Company Order. If all the Securities of any one series are not to be originally issued at one time and if a Board Resolution relating to such Securities shall so permit, such Company Order may set forth procedures (acceptable to the Trustee) for the issuance and authentication of such Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established in or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by <u>Section 2.01</u> and <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be provided with, and (subject to <u>Section 6.01</u> hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating:

&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)if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by <u>Section 2.01</u>, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

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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;(ii)if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this 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;(iii)that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to customary exceptions including bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the Trustee in good faith shall determine that the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)Notwithstanding the provisions of <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof and of <u>Section 3.03(d)</u> hereof, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Board Resolution or Officer's Certificate otherwise required pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to this <u>Section 3.03</u> hereof at or prior to the time of authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and such documents reasonably contemplate the issuance of all Securities of such series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)Unless otherwise provided in the form of Security for any series, each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual or by pdf or other electronically-imaged (including, without limitation, DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature of an authorized signatory, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)If the Company shall establish pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof that the Securities of a series are to be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this <u>Section 3.03</u> hereof and the Company Order with respect to such series, authenticate and deliver 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 Securities of such series having the same terms issued and not yet canceled, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee of such Depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary's instructions, and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: "Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive registered form, this Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to the nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or

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another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary."

Section 3.04<u>Temporary Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. Every such temporary Security shall be executed by the Company and shall be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the definitive Security in lieu of which it is issued.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of the same series of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.

Section 3.05<u>Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange and Book-Entry Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Company shall cause to be kept at one of its offices or agencies maintained pursuant to <u>Section 10.02</u> hereof a register (the register maintained in such office being herein sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and exchanges and transfers of Securities. The Person responsible for the maintenance of the Security Register is referred to herein as the "Security Registrar." The Trustee is hereby initially appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and exchanges and transfers of Securities as herein provided. The exchange and the transfer of Securities also may be registered at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series (except Global Securities) may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series (except Global Securities) of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be

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exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)No service charge shall be assessed for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to <u>Section 3.04</u>, <u>Section 9.06</u>, <u>Section 11.07</u>, <u>Section 13.05</u>, or <u>Section 14.03</u> hereof not involving any transfer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption under <u>Section 11.02</u> hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the transfer or exchange of any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)Notwithstanding any other provision of this <u>Section 3.05</u>, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive registered form, a Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)If at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act, or other applicable statute or regulation, the Company shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such series. If a successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such condition, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, shall authenticate and deliver Securities of such series in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Securities of any series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by a Global Security or Securities. In such event the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, shall authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series in definitive registered form without coupons, in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series, in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)If (1) an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and (2) beneficial owners of interests representing a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a series represented by a Global Security or Securities shall advise the Trustee through the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities in writing that the maintenance of a Depositary for such series is no longer in such beneficial owners' best interests, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, shall authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series in definitive registered form without coupons, in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the such Global Security or Securities, in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l)If specified by the Company pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof with respect to a series of Securities, the Depositary for such series of Securities may surrender a Global Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole or in part for Securities of such series in definitive registered form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge,

&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)to the Person specified by such Depositary a new Security or Securities of the same series, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person, in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person's beneficial interest in the Global Security; 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;(ii)to such Depositary a new Global Security in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Securities authenticated and delivered pursuant to <u>clause (i)</u> above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m)Upon the exchange of a Global Security for Securities in definitive registered form, in authorized denominations, such Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Securities in definitive registered form issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this <u>Section 3.05</u> shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. The Trustee shall, at Company expense, deliver such Securities to or as directed by the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.

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Section 3.06<u>Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, together with such other security and/or indemnity as may be reasonably required by the Trustee to save it harmless, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security, subject to satisfaction of the foregoing conditions. Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

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

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

Section 3.07<u>Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof with respect to any series of Securities and subject to the deferral of any Interest Payment Dates in the case of an Extension Period, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest. The Company and the Trustee understand that interest on any Global Security will be disbursed or credited by the Depositary to the Persons having ownership thereof pursuant to a book entry or other system maintained by the Depositary.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called "<u>Defaulted Interest</u>") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in <u>clause (i)</u> or <u>clause (ii)</u> 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;(i)The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this <u>clause (i)</u> provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such series at such Holder's address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following <u>clause (ii)</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;(ii)The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this <u>clause (ii)</u>, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

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

Section 3.08<u>Persons Deemed Owners</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to <u>Section 3.07</u> hereof) interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and

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neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)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 ownership interests in a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

Section 3.09<u>Cancellation</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Unless otherwise specified pursuant to <u>Section 3.01(b)(vi)</u> hereof for Securities of any series, all Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any mandatory sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly canceled by it.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Trustee, except that if a Global Security is so surrendered, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Depositary for such Global Security, without service charge, a new Global Security or Securities in a denomination equal to and in exchange for the portion of the Global Security so surrendered not to be paid, redeemed, repaid or registered for transfer or exchange or for credit.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)All canceled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with its customary procedures and a certificate of disposition shall be delivered to the Company upon its request therefor, unless, by a Company Order, the Company shall direct the canceled Securities be returned to it.

Section 3.10<u>Computation of Interest</u>.

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Section 3.11<u>CUSIP Numbers</u>.

The Company in issuing the Securities 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 Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such

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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 3.12<u>Deferrals of Interest Payments Dates</u>.

If specified as contemplated by <u>Section 2.01</u> or <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof with respect to the Securities of a particular series, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall have the right, at any time during the term of such series, from time to time to defer the payment of interest on such Securities for such period or periods as may be specified as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof (each, an "Extension Period") during which Extension Periods the Company shall have the right to make partial payments of interest on any Interest Payment Date. No Extension Period shall end on a date other than an Interest Payment Date or extend beyond the Stated Maturity. At the end of any such Extension Period the Company shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid on the Securities.

**ARTICLE IV<br>SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE**

<u>Section 4.01</u><u>Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Upon Company Request, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect, including the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof, with respect to the Securities of a particular series, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as to such Securities, 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;(i)either:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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)all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in <u>Section 3.06</u> hereof and (B) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in <u>Section 10.03</u> hereof) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; 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;(2)all Securities of such series not theretofore 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;&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)have become due and payable, 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B)will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(C)are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company;

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and the Company, in the case of <u>clause (A)</u>, <u>(B)</u>, or <u>(C)</u> above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities (x) money in an amount, (y) U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (z) a combination thereof, sufficient, without reinvestment of interest earned thereon, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; 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;(ii)the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to such Securities; 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;(iii)the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series have been complied with.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Securities of a particular series, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under <u>Section 6.07</u> hereof, the obligations, if any, of the Trustee to any Authenticating Agent under <u>Section 6.14</u> hereof and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to <u>Section 4.01(a)(i)(2)</u> hereof, the obligations of the Trustee under <u>Section 4.02</u> hereof and <u>Section 10.03(e)</u> hereof, in each case with respect to such Securities, shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Notwithstanding the cessation, termination and discharge of all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company under this Indenture with respect to any series of Securities, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under <u>Section 6.07</u> hereof and the obligations of the Trustee under <u>Section 4.02</u> hereof and <u>Section 10.03(e)</u> hereof shall survive with respect to any such series of Securities.

Section 4.02<u>Application of Trust Money</u>.

Subject to the provisions of <u>Section 10.03(e)</u> hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to <u>Section 4.01</u> hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent), as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.

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**ARTICLE V<br>EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES**

Section 5.01<u>Events of Default</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Unless otherwise provided in a supplemental indenture hereto, "Event of Default" means, with respect to Securities of any series, any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (subject to the deferral of any Interest Payment Date in the case of an Extension Period) (regardless of whether such payment is prohibited by the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof); 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;(2)default in the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable at its Maturity (regardless of whether such payment is prohibited by the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof); 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;(3)default in the deposit of any mandatory sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of the Securities of that series, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (regardless of whether such payment is prohibited by the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof); 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;(4)default in the performance of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this <u>Section 5.01</u> specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default for a period of 90 days (unless the Company during such period shall have performed such covenant or warranty, or if such covenant or warranty cannot reasonably have been performed during such period, then the Company shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing such performance) after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company

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under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6)the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or the consent by it to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Upon receipt by the Trustee of any proposed Notice of Default from any Holder with respect to Securities of a series all or part of which is represented by a Global Security, a record date shall be established for determining Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in such proposed Notice of Default, which record date shall be at the close of business on the day the Trustee receives such proposed Notice of Default. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such proposed Notice of Default, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that unless Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, or their proxies, shall have joined in such proposed Notice of Default prior to the day which is 90 days after such record date, such proposed Notice of Default shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. Nothing in this <u>Section 5.01(b)</u> shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving (i) after expiration of such 90-day period, a new proposed Notice of Default identical to a proposed Notice of Default which has been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, or (ii) during any such 90-day period, an additional proposed Notice of Default with respect to any new or different fact or circumstance permitting the giving of a proposed Notice of Default with respect to Securities of such series, in either of which events a new record date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this <u>Section 5.01</u>. Any such proposed Notice of Default shall be considered a Notice of Default hereunder at such time, if any, that Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities shall have joined in such proposed Notice of Default by giving timely notice to the Trustee hereunder.

Section 5.02<u>Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series (other than an Event of Default specified in <u>Section 5.01(a)(5)</u> or <u>Section 5.01(a)(6)</u> hereof) at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if any of the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified in the terms thereof) of all of the Securities of that series to be due

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and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become immediately due and payable. Upon payment of said amounts, all obligations of the Company in respect of payment of principal of the Securities of such series shall terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in <u>Section 5.01(a)(5)</u> or <u>Section 5.01(a)(6)</u> hereof occurs with respect to the Company, all Outstanding Securities shall become immediately due and payable without further action or notice.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this <u>Article V</u> provided, the Event of Default giving rise to such declaration of acceleration shall, without further act, be deemed to have been waived, and such declaration and its consequences shall, without further act, be deemed to have been rescinded and annulled such declaration and its consequences 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;(i)the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:

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

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

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

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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;(vi)all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in <u>Section 5.13</u> hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)Upon receipt by the Trustee of written notice declaring such an acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, with respect to Securities of a series all or part of which is represented by a Global Security, a record date shall be established for determining Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in such notice, which record date shall be at the close of business on the day the Trustee receives such notice. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such notice, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that unless such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall have become effective by virtue of

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the requisite percentage having joined in such notice prior to the day which is 90 days after such record date, such notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. Nothing in this <u>Section 5.02(d)</u> shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving (i) after expiration of such 90-day period, a new written notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, that is identical to a written notice which has been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, or (ii) during any such 90-day period, an additional written notice of declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of such series, or an additional written notice of rescission and annulment of any declaration of acceleration with respect to any other Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series, in either of which events a new record date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this <u>Section 5.02</u>.

Section 5.03<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 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)default is made in the payment of any interest upon any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days (subject to the deferral of any Interest Payment Date in the case of an Extension Period) (regardless of whether such payment is prohibited by the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof), 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;(2)default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security when the same has become due and payable at its Maturity (regardless of whether such payment is prohibited by the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof), 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;(3)default is made in the making or satisfaction of any mandatory sinking fund payment when the same becomes due pursuant to the terms of the Securities of any series and such default continues for a period of 30 days (regardless of whether such payment is prohibited by the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof), the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal (and premium, if any) and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may, but shall not be obligated to, institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.

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

Section 5.04<u>Trustee May File Proofs of Claim</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under <u>Section 6.07</u> hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 5.05<u>Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities</u>.

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

Section 5.06<u>Application of Money Collected</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this <u>Article V</u>, or after an Event of Default, any money or other property distributable in respect of the Company's obligations under this

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Indenture with respect to the Securities of any series shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, upon presentation of the Securities of any series and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee (or any successor Trustee) in each of its capacities under the Indenture under <u>Section 6.07</u> hereof;

SECOND:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the payment of Senior Debt, to the extent required by the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof;

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

FOURTH:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The balance, if any, to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

Section 5.07<u>Limitation on Suits</u>.

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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)such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)the Holders of not less than 33% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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)such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee security and/or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of security and/or indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; 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;(5)no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any other

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series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.

Section 5.08<u>Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest</u>.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to <u>Section 3.07</u> hereof) interest on such Security on the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption or repayment at the option of the Holder, on the Redemption Date or the Repayment Date, as the case may be) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

Section 5.09<u>Restoration of Rights and Remedies</u>.

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 5.10<u>Rights and Remedies Cumulative</u>.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in <u>Section 3.06(e)</u> hereof, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 5.11<u>Delay or Omission Not Waiver</u>.

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

Section 5.12<u>Control by Holders</u>.

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

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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;(i)such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, expose the Trustee to personal liability or be unduly prejudicial to Holders not joining therein, 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;(ii)the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Upon receipt by the Trustee of any such direction with respect to Securities of a series all or part of which is represented by a Global Security, a record date shall be established for determining Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in such direction, which record date shall be determined in accordance with <u>Section 1.04(e)</u> hereof. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that unless Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series, or their proxies, shall have been joined in such direction prior to the day which is 90 days after such record date, such direction shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. Nothing in this <u>Section 5.12(b)</u> shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving (i) after expiration of such 90-day period, a new direction identical to a direction which has been canceled pursuant to the provisions of the preceding sentence, or (ii) during any such 90-day period, a new direction contrary to or different from such direction, in either of which events a new record date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this <u>Section 5.12</u>.

Section 5.13<u>Waiver of Defaults</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)By Act delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any affected series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any existing Event of Default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences (including an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration), except an Event of Default:

&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)in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security of such series or in the payment of any mandatory sinking fund installment with respect to the Securities of such series, 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;(ii)in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under <u>Article IX</u> hereof cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected thereby.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons entitled to waive any past default hereunder. If a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to waive any default hereunder, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that unless such majority in principal amount shall have been obtained prior to the date which is 90 days after such record date, any such waiver previously given shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect.

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

Section 5.14<u>Undertaking for Costs</u>.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Trustee, by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security on or after the Stated Maturity expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption or repayment at the option of the Holder, on or after the Redemption Date or Repayment Date, as the case may be).

Section 5.15<u>Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws</u>.

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

**ARTICLE VI<br>THE TRUSTEE**

Section 6.01<u>Certain Duties and Responsibilities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

&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 Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties 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;(ii)in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision of this Indenture 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

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Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)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 willful misconduct, 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;(i)this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of <u>Section 6.01(a)</u> hereof;

&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 Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, 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;(iii)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 a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series 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; 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;(iv)no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

Section 6.02<u>Notice of Defaults</u>.

Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, notice of such default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal, premium or interest on any Security of such series or in the payment of any mandatory sinking 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 of the board of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Securities of such series; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in

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<u>Section 5.01(a)(4)</u> hereof with respect to the Securities of such series no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term "<u>default</u>" means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.

Section 6.03<u>Certain Rights of Trustee</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Subject to the provisions of <u>Section 6.01</u> hereof:

&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 Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

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

&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 Trustee may consult with counsel 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, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

&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)the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security and/or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

&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)the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii)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;

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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;(viii)the Trustee shall not be required to take notice or be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any default hereunder (except failure by the Company to pay principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any series of Securities so long as the Trustee is also acting as Paying Agent for such series of Securities) unless the Trustee shall be specifically notified in writing of such default by the Company or by the Holders of at least a 10% in aggregate principal amount of all Outstanding Securities, and all such notices or other instruments required by this Indenture to be delivered to the Trustee must, in order to be effective, be delivered to and received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and in the absence of such notice the Trustee may conclusively assume there is no default except as aforesaid;

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x)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; 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;(xi)the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed by the Trustee to act hereunder pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

Section 6.04<u>Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities</u>.

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee or any Authenticating Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of the identity of any Subsidiary unless either (A) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge thereof or (B) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the Corporate Trust Office from the Company or any Holder.

Section 6.05<u>May Hold Securities</u>.

The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to <u>Section 6.08</u> and <u>Section 6.13</u> hereof, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

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Section 6.06<u>Money Held in Trust</u>.

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

Section 6.07<u>Compensation and Reimbursement</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Company agrees:

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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)except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to the Trustee's own negligence or willful misconduct; 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;(3)to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, in each case to the extent permitted by law, any charge, loss, claim, damage, liability or expense incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on the Trustee's part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the Trustee's costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of the Trustee's powers or duties hereunder including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section, except to the extent that such charge loss, damage, claim, liability or expense is due to its own negligence or willful misconduct.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to 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.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)The benefits of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

Section 6.08<u>Disqualification; Conflicting Interests</u>.

If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 3.10 of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a

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conflicting interest with respect to the Securities of any series by virtue of being Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series of Securities except as may be otherwise provided by the terms of the Securities of that series.

Section 6.09<u>Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility</u>.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of federal, state, territorial or District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this <u>Article VI</u>.

Section 6.10<u>Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor</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;(i)No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this <u>Article VI</u> shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of <u>Section 6.11</u> hereof.

&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 Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by <u>Section 6.11</u> hereof shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may at the expense of the Company petition 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by <u>Section 6.11</u> hereof shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 60 days after the removal of Trustee, the removed Trustee may at the expense of the Company petition 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)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;(1)the Trustee shall fail to comply with <u>Section 6.08</u> hereof after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 under <u>Section 6.09</u> hereof and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or

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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;(3)the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case, (A) the Company may remove the Trustee with respect to any or all Securities, or (B) subject to <u>Section 5.14</u> hereof, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to any or all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to 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;(v)If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of <u>Section 6.11</u> hereof. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of <u>Section 6.11</u> hereof, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by <u>Section 6.11</u> hereof, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

&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)The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in <u>Section 1.06</u> hereof. Each notice of appointment shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

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Section 6.11<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; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in <u>Section 6.07</u> hereof.

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in <u>Section 6.11(a)</u> or <u>Section 6.11(b)</u> hereof, 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 <u>Article VI</u>.

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Section 6.12<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 the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this <u>Article VI</u>, 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. In case any Securities shall not have been authenticated by such predecessor Trustee, any such successor Trustee may authenticate and deliver such Securities, in either its own name or that of its predecessor Trustee, with the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee.

Section 6.13<u>Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company</u>.

If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.11 of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of such claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). A Trustee that has resigned or been removed shall be subject to and comply with said Section 3.11 to the extent required thereby.

Section 6.14<u>Appointment of Authenticating Agent</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent(s) with respect to one or more series of Securities (which may be an Affiliate of the Company) which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities issued upon registration of transfer or partial redemption or repayment thereof or pursuant to <u>Section 3.06</u> hereof, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business and in good standing under the laws of the United States, any state or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of no less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent. An Authenticating Agent for any series of Securities may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee for such series and to the Company. The Trustee for any series of Securities may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent for such series by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee of such series may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Except with respect to an Authenticating Agent appointed at the request of the Company, the Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, pursuant to the provisions of <u>Section 6.07</u> hereof.

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

This is one of the Securities of the series described therein referred to in the within-mentioned 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>as Trustee

By: <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>

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By: <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Authorized Officer

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**ARTICLE VII<br>HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY**

Section 7.01<u>Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)With respect to each series of Securities, the Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee for 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;(i)semiannually, not more than 15 days after each Regular Record Date relating to that series (or, if there is no Regular Record Date relating to that series, on June 30 and December 31), a list, in such form as such Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of that series as of such date, 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;(ii)at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee is Security Registrar with respect to Securities of a particular series no such list shall be required with respect to the Securities of such series.

Section 7.02<u>Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders</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, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in <u>Section 7.01</u> hereof and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in <u>Section 7.01</u> hereof upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

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

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

Section 7.03<u>Reports by Trustee</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Within 60 days after May 15 of each year following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act if and to the extent and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.

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

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Section 7.04<u>Reports by Company</u>.

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Delivery of such reports to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such reports shall not constitute actual or constructive notice or knowledge 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 7.05<u>Holders' Meetings</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)A meeting of Holders of any or all series may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this <u>Section 7.05</u> for any of the following purposes:

&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)to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee for such series, or to give any directions to the Trustee for such series, or to consent to the waiving of any default hereunder and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Holders pursuant to any of the provisions of <u>Article V</u> hereof;

&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)to remove the Trustee for such series and appoint a successor Trustee pursuant to the provisions of <u>Article VI</u> hereof;

&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)to consent to the execution of an indenture or supplemental indentures hereto pursuant to the provisions of <u>Section 9.02</u> hereof; 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;(iv)to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders of any specified aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any one or more or all series, as the case may be, under any other provision of this Indenture or under applicable law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Trustee for any series may at any time call a meeting of Holders of such series to take any action specified in <u>Section 7.05(a)</u> hereof, to be held at such time or times and at such place or places as the Trustee for such series shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Holders of any series, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given to Holders of such series in the manner and to the extent provided in <u>Section 1.05</u> hereof. Such notice shall be given not less than 20 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)In case at any time the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series or of all series, as the case may be, shall have

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requested the Trustee for such series to call a meeting of Holders of any or all such series by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have given the notice of such meeting within 20 days after the receipt of such request, then the Company or such Holders may determine the time or times and the place or places for such meetings and may call such meetings to take any action authorized by giving notice thereof as provided in <u>Section 7.05(b)</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders a Person shall be (i) a Holder of a Security of the series with respect to which such meeting is being held, or (ii) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as agent or proxy by such Holder. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee for the series with respect to which such meeting is being held and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee for any series may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders of such series, in regard to proof of the holding of Securities of such series and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall deem appropriate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders of such series as provided in <u>Section 7.05(c)</u> hereof, in which case the Company or the Holders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by a majority vote of the meeting.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)Subject to the provisos in the definition of "Outstanding," at any meeting each Holder of a Debt Security of the series with respect to which such meeting is being held or proxy therefor shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount (or such other amount as shall be specified as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof) of Securities of such series held or represented by him; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not Outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not Outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Outstanding Securities of such series held by such chairman or instruments in writing duly designating the chairman as the person to vote on behalf of Holders of Securities of such series. Any meeting of Holders with respect to which a meeting was duly called pursuant to the provisions of <u>Section 7.05(b)</u> or <u>Section 7.05(c)</u> hereof may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of such Holders present and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

&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 vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders with respect to which such meeting is being held shall be by written ballots on which shall be subscribed the signatures of such Holders or of their representatives by proxy and the serial number or numbers of the Securities held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified

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written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was transmitted as provided in <u>Section 7.05(b)</u> hereof. The record shall show the serial numbers of the Securities voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.

&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)Nothing contained in this <u>Section 7.05</u> shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Holders or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to any Holder under any of the provisions of this Indenture or of the Securities of any series.

**ARTICLE VIII<br>CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE**

Section 8.01<u>Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its property or assets 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;(i)in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its property or assets to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company shall be either the Company or a corporation or limited liability company, shall be organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto executed and delivered to the Trustee, all obligations hereunder, including the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;

&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)after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; 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;(iii)the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein relating to such consolidation, conveyance or merger have been satisfied and that after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsidiary of the Company may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company.

Section 8.02<u>Successor Substituted</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other Person or conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Company in accordance with <u>Section 8.01</u> hereof, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of its property or assets is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)In the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall not be released from its obligations to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)All Securities issued by the successor Person shall in all respects have the same legal priority as the Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

**ARTICLE IX<br>SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES**

Section 9.01<u>Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may amend the Securities of a series or enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

&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)to make such provision in regard to matters or questions arising under this Indenture as may be necessary or desirable and not inconsistent with this Indenture or for the purpose of supplying any omission, curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective or inconsistent provision, provided that such provision shall not adversely affect the interests of Holders of Outstanding Securities created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture in any material respect; 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;(ii)to change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture, provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Outstanding Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision; 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;(iii)to secure the Securities; 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;(iv)to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by <u>Section 2.01</u> and <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof; or

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

&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)to grant to or confer upon the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders any additional rights, remedies, powers or authority; 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;(vii)to permit the Trustee to comply with any duties imposed upon it by law; 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;(viii)to specify further the duties and responsibilities of, and to define further the relationships among, the Trustee, any Authenticating Agent and any Paying Agent; 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;(ix)to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender a right or power conferred on the Company herein; 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;(x)to add any additional Events of Default (and if such Events of Default are to be applicable to less than all series of Securities, stating that such Events of Default are expressly being included for the benefit of such series).

Section 9.02<u>Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of such Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall:

&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)change the Stated Maturity of any Security; or reduce the rate of interest on any Security; or change the method of calculating interest, or any term used in the calculation of interest, or the period for which interest is payable, on any Security; or reduce the principal amount of any Security or any premium thereon; or reduce the payment of any mandatory sinking fund or analogous obligation; or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof; or adversely affect the right of repayment or renewal, if any, at the option of the Holders; or change the coin or currency in which the principal of any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable; or change the date on which any Security may be redeemed; or adversely affect the rights of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any Security, in each case without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security that would be affected thereby (for purposes of this <u>Section 9.02(a)(i)</u> only, the term "Security" shall include Securities for which an offer to purchase has been accepted by the Company);

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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;(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the Holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture, or the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities the consent of the Holders of which is required for any waiver of certain past defaults or Events of Default hereunder or the consequences thereof; 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;(iii)waive a continuing default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium (if any) or interest on any Security, in each case without the consent of the Holders of all of the Outstanding Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)In addition, any amendment to, or waiver of, the provisions of this Indenture relating to subordination, include <u>Article XVI</u> hereof, that adversely affects the rights of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities shall require the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities.

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

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

Section 9.03<u>Execution of Supplemental Indentures</u>.

Section 9.04<u>Effect of Supplemental Indentures</u>.

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

Section 9.05<u>Conformity with Trust Indenture Act</u>.

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this <u>Article IX</u> shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

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Section 9.06<u>Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures</u>.

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

Section 9.07<u>Notice of Supplemental Indenture</u>.

Promptly after the execution by the Company and the appropriate Trustee of any supplemental indenture, the Company shall transmit, as provided herein, to all Holders of any series of the Securities affected thereby, a notice setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture.

Section 9.08<u>Subordination Unimpaired</u>.

No supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this <u>Article IX</u> shall directly or indirectly modify the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof in any manner which might alter the subordination of the Securities.

**ARTICLE X<br>COVENANTS**

Section 10.01<u>Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest</u>.

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

Section 10.02<u>Maintenance of Office or Agency</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company terminates the appointment of a Paying Agent or Security Registrar or otherwise shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to appoint a successor Paying Agent or Security Registrar reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. If the Company fails to maintain a Paying Agent or Security Registrar, the Trustee will act as such, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, the Company hereby designates as a Place of Payment for each series of Securities the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and initially appoints the corporate trust agency office of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as its office or agency in that Place of Payment for such purpose.

Section 10.03<u>Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust</u>.

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

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:

&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)hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on Securities of that series in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;

&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)give the Trustee written notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest on 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;(iii)at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to

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be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

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

Section 10.04<u>Corporate Existence</u>.

Subject to <u>Article VIII</u> hereof, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company.

Section 10.05<u>Statement as to Default</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, a certificate, signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signer thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Company will give to the Trustee written notice of the occurrence of an Event of Default within five days after the Company becomes aware of such occurrence.

Section 10.06<u>Waiver of Certain Covenants</u>.

The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in <u>Section 8.01</u> hereof with respect to the Securities of any series if, before the time for such compliance, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to

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or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

**ARTICLE XI<br>REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES**

Section 11.01<u>Applicability of Article</u>.

Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated in <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof for Securities of any series) in accordance with this <u>Article XI</u>.

Section 11.02<u>Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee</u>.

The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities of any series, the Company shall, at least 10 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. 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 such restriction.

Section 11.03<u>Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all of the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by lot, which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series; provided that in any case where the Securities are in the form of Global Securities, the Securities to be redeemed shall be selected in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Depositary. If the Company shall so specify and identify the appropriate Securities, Securities owned of record and beneficially by the Company or any Subsidiary shall not be included in the Securities selected for redemption.

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

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Section 11.04<u>Notice of Redemption</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Notice of redemption shall, unless otherwise specified by the terms of the Securities to be redeemed, be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, in accordance with <u>Section 1.06</u> hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)All notices of redemption shall state:

&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 Redemption Date;

&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 Redemption Price (or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculation thereof);

&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)the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, which shall be the office or agency of the Company in each Place of Payment;

&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)that payment of the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, will be made on the surrender of such Securities at such place or places of redemption and, if applicable, that from and after the Redemption Date interest on such Securities will cease to accrue;

&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)the CUSIP number of such Securities, if any, or any other numbers used by the Depositary to identify such 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;(vi)if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all the Securities of such series of a specified tenor are to be redeemed), the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series and of a specified tenor consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii)in the case of partial redemption of any Securities, that upon surrender of such Securities, a new Security or new Securities having the same terms will be issued in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion; 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;(viii)that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.

Section 11.05<u>Deposit of Redemption Price</u>.

Prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in <u>Section 10.03</u> hereof) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the

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Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.

Section 11.06<u>Securities Payable on Redemption Date</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant record dates according to their terms and the provisions of <u>Section 3.07</u> hereof.

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

Section 11.07<u>Securities Redeemed in Part</u>.

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

**ARTICLE XII<br>SINKING FUNDS**

Section 12.01<u>Applicability of Article</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The provisions of this <u>Article XII</u> shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof for Securities of such series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment," and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein 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

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<u>Section 12.02</u> hereof. 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 12.02<u>Satisfaction of Mandatory Sinking Fund Payments with Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series to the Trustee for cancellation (other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company or the Holders, if applicable, 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 mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series or may apply Securities of such series which have been previously cancelled; provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)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 such mandatory sinking fund and the amount of such mandatory sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

Section 12.03<u>Redemption of Securities for Mandatory Sinking Fund</u>.

Not less than 60 days prior to each mandatory 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 mandatory sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities or applying previously cancelled Securities of that series pursuant to <u>Section 12.02</u> hereof and the basis for such credit and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered which have not theretofore been delivered to the Trustee. Not less than 30 days before each such mandatory sinking fund payment date, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such mandatory sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in <u>Section 11.02</u> hereof 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 <u>Section 11.03</u> hereof. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in <u>Section 11.04</u>, <u>Section 11.05</u>, and <u>Section 11.06</u> hereof.

**ARTICLE XIII<br>REPAYMENT OF SECURITIES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS**

Section 13.01<u>Applicability of Article</u>.

Securities of any series that are repayable before their Stated Maturity at the option of the Holders shall be repaid in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof for Securities of any series) in accordance with this <u>Article XIII</u>.

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Section 13.02<u>Notice of Repayment Date</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Notice of any Repayment Date with respect to Securities of any series shall, unless otherwise specified by the terms of the Securities of such series, be given by the Company not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to such Repayment Date, to the Trustee and to each Holder of Securities of such series in accordance with <u>Section 1.05</u> and <u>Section 1.06</u> hereof, respectively.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The notice as to Repayment Date shall state:

&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 Repayment Date;

&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 Repayment 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;(iii)the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Repayment Price, which shall be the office or agency of the Company in each Place of Payment, and the date by which Securities must be so surrendered in order to be repaid;

&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)a description of the procedure which a Holder must follow to exercise a repayment right; 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;(v)that exercise of the option to elect repayment is irrevocable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notice shall limit any Holder's right to exercise a repayment right.

Section 13.03<u>Deposit of Repayment Price</u>.

On or prior to any Repayment Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in <u>Section 10.03</u> hereof) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Repayment Price of and (except if the Repayment Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities of such series which are to be repaid on that date.

Section 13.04<u>Securities Payable on Repayment Date</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The form of option to elect repayment having been delivered as specified in the form of Security for such series as provided in <u>Section 2.01</u>, the Securities so to be repaid shall, on the Repayment Date, become due and payable at the Repayment Price applicable thereto, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Repayment Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for repayment in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Repayment Price, together with accrued interest to the Repayment Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Repayment Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant record date according to their terms and the provisions of <u>Section 3.07</u> hereof.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)If any Security to be repaid shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for repayment, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the Repayment Date at the rate prescribed in the Security.

Section 13.05<u>Securities Repaid in Part</u>.

Any Security which by its terms may be repaid in part at the option of the Holder thereof and which is to be repaid only in part shall be surrendered at any office or agency of the Company designated for that purpose pursuant to <u>Section 10.02</u> hereof (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unrepaid portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered. If a Global Security is so surrendered, such new Security so issued shall be a new Global Security.

**ARTICLE XIV<br>DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE**

Section 14.01<u>Applicability of Article; Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)If, pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, provision is made for either or both of (i) Defeasance of the Securities of a series under <u>Section 14.02</u> hereof, or (ii) Covenant Defeasance of the Securities of a series under <u>Section 14.03</u> hereof, then the provisions of such Section or Sections, as the case may be, together with the other provisions of this <u>Article XIV</u>, shall be applicable to the Outstanding Securities of such series, and the Company may at its option at any time with respect to the Securities of such series, elect to have either <u>Section 14.02</u> hereof (if applicable) or <u>Section 14.03</u> hereof (if applicable) be applied to with respect to all, and not less than all, the Outstanding Securities of such series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this <u>Article XIV</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)To the extent that the Company is permitted, pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof, to extend interest payment periods or defer interest payments, change the time for interest payments, or change the Stated Maturity of the Securities of any series or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, or otherwise change the time of any payment of principal thereof or premium, if any, or interest thereon, any such right shall terminate upon Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of the Securities of that series as described below or upon satisfaction and discharge with respect to the Securities of that series pursuant to <u>Section 4.01</u> hereof.

Section 14.02<u>Defeasance and Discharge</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Upon the Company's exercise of the above option applicable to this Section with respect to the Outstanding Securities of a particular series, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations, and the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof shall cease to be effective,

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with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series (except for certain obligations to register the transfer or exchange of Securities of such series, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated Securities of such series, and to maintain paying agencies) on and after the date the conditions precedent set forth in <u>Section 14.04</u> hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, "<u>Defeasance</u>").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company and upon Company Request, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (A) the rights of Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in <u>Section 14.04</u> hereof as more fully set forth in such Section, payments of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities when such payments are due, (B) the Company's and the Trustee's obligations with respect to such Securities under <u>Section 3.04</u>, <u>Section 3.05</u>, <u>Section 3.06</u>, <u>Section 6.07</u>, <u>Section 10.02</u>, and <u>Section 10.03</u> hereof and such obligations as shall be ancillary thereto, (C) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, immunities and other provisions in respect of the Trustee hereunder, and (D) this <u>Article XIV</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;(ii)Subject to compliance with this <u>Article XIV</u>, the Company may exercise its option under this <u>Section 14.02</u> notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under <u>Section 14.03</u> hereof with respect to the Securities of such series.

Section 14.03<u>Covenant Defeasance</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Upon the Company's exercise of the above option applicable to this Section with respect to the Outstanding Securities of a particular series, (i) the Company shall be released from its obligations under <u>Section 8.01</u> hereof (and any other covenant applicable to such Securities that is determined pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof to be subject to Covenant Defeasance under this Section), (ii) the occurrence of an event specified in <u>Section 5.01(a)(4)</u> hereof with respect to <u>Section 8.01</u> hereof (and any other Event of Default applicable to such Securities that is determined pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof to be subject to Covenant Defeasance under this Section) shall not be deemed to be an Event of Default, and (iii) the provisions of <u>Article XVI</u> hereof shall cease to be effective, in each case, with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series on and after the date the conditions set forth in <u>Section 14.04</u> hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, "<u>Covenant Defeasance</u>").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition, limitation or restrictive covenant set forth in any such specified Section or Article whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, including any supplement hereto, any Board Resolution or Officer's Certificate delivered hereto but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

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Section 14.04<u>Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The following shall be the conditions precedent to application of either and <u>Section 14.02</u> or <u>Section 14.03</u> to the Outstanding Securities of a particular 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;(i)(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of <u>Section 6.09</u> hereof who shall agree to comply with the provisions of this <u>Article XIV</u> applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, sufficient, without reinvestment of interest earned thereon, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereto delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, (I) the principal of and any premium, if any, and interest on the Outstanding Securities of such series on the maturity of such principal, premium or interest and (II) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments applicable to the Outstanding Securities of such series on the day on which such payments are due in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of such 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)Before such a deposit, the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date or dates in accordance with <u>Article XI</u> hereof, which shall be given effect in applying the foregoing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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)For this purpose, "<u>U.S. Government Obligations</u>" means securities that are (x) direct obligations of the United States for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (y) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.

&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 with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing (A) on the date of such deposit or (B) insofar as <u>Section 5.01(a)(5)</u> or <u>Section 5.01(a)(6)</u> hereof are concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 91st day

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after the date of such deposit or, if longer, ending on the day following the expiration of the longest preference period applicable to the Company in respect of such deposit (it being understood that the condition in this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period).

&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)Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not (A) cause the Trustee for the Securities of such series to have a conflicting interest as defined in <u>Section 6.08</u> hereof or for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any securities of the Company or (B) result in the trust arising from such deposit to constitute, unless it is qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

&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)Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

&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)In the case of an election under <u>Section 14.02</u> hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (y) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, Defeasance and discharge and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge had not 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;(vi)In the case of an election under <u>Section 14.03</u> hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance had not 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;(vii)Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Company in connection therewith pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii)At the time of such deposit, (A) no default in the payment of any principal of or premium or interest on any Senior Debt shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) no event of default with respect to any Senior Debt shall have resulted in such Senior Debt becoming, and continuing to be, due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable (unless payment of such Senior Debt has been made or duly provided for), and (C) no other event of default with respect to any Senior Debt shall have occurred and be continuing permitting (after notice or lapse of time or both) the holders of such Senior Debt (or a trustee on behalf of such holders) to declare such Senior Debt due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable.

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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;(ix)The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to either the Defeasance under <u>Section 14.02</u> hereof or the Covenant Defeasance under <u>Section 14.03</u> hereof (as the case may be) have been complied with.

Section 14.05<u>Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Subject to the provisions of <u>Section 10.03(e)</u> hereof, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively, for purposes for this <u>Section 14.05</u>, the "Trustee") pursuant to <u>Section 14.04</u> hereof in respect of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (but not including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to <u>Section 14.04</u> hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in <u>Section 14.04</u> hereof 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 which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)All money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) held and applied pursuant to this <u>Section 14.05</u> shall not be subject to the claims of the holders of Senior Debt under <u>Article XVI</u> hereof.

Section 14.06<u>Reinstatement</u>.

If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this <u>Article XIV</u> to pay any principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of any series by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of such series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this <u>Article XIV</u> until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of such series in accordance with this <u>Article XIV</u>; <u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>, that if the Company makes any payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on the Securities of such series following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment

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from the money held by the Trustee or the Paying Agent, but shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all Securities of that series shall have been paid in full.

**ARTICLE XV<br>IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS**

Section 15.01<u>Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors</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, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company, 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 personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, stockholders, officers or directors, as such, of the Company or any successor corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by 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, stockholder, 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 issue of such Securities.

**ARTICLE XVI<br>SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES**

Section 16.01<u>Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company covenants and agrees that anything in this Indenture or the Securities of any series to the contrary notwithstanding, the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities of each series and the payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on each and all of the Securities of such series is subordinated, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of payment to all Senior Debt to the extent provided herein, and each Holder of Securities of each series, by such Holder's acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees to the subordination herein provided and shall be bound by the provisions hereof.

&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)Senior Debt shall continue to be Senior Debt and entitled to the benefits of these Subordination Provisions irrespective of any amendment, modification or waiver of any term of the Senior Debt or extension or renewal of the Senior Debt.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)In the event that the Company shall default in the payment of any principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Debt when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for repayment or by declaration of acceleration or otherwise, then, upon

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written notice of such default to the Company by the holders of Senior Debt or any trustee therefor or representative thereof, unless and until such default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, no direct or indirect payment (in cash, property, securities, by set-off or otherwise) shall be made or agreed to be made on account of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Securities, or in respect of any redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition of any of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)With respect to the Securities of any series (unless provided pursuant to <u>Section 3.01</u> hereof with respect to the Securities of such series), in the event of (i) any payment by, or distribution of the assets of, the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceedings, (ii) a failure to pay any interest, principal or other monetary amounts due on any of the Company's Senior Debt when due and continuance of that default beyond any applicable grace period, or (iii) acceleration of the maturity of any Senior Debt of the Company as a result of a default with respect to such Senior Debt, then:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 holders of all such Senior Debt shall first be entitled to receive, in the case of <u>clause (i)</u> above, payment of all amounts due or to become due upon all such Senior Debt or, in the case of <u>clauses (ii)</u> and <u>(iii)</u> above, payment of all amounts due upon all such Senior Debt, or provision shall be made for such payment in money or money's worth, before the Holders of any of the Securities of such series are entitled to receive any payment on account of the principal of or any premium or interest on the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities of such series, including, without limitation but subject to the provisions of <u>Section 14.05</u> hereof, any payments made pursuant to <u>Article XI</u> or <u>Article XII</u> hereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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)so long as any of the events in <u>clauses (i)</u>, <u>(ii)</u>, or <u>(iii)</u> above has occurred and is continuing, any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of any of the Securities of such series would be entitled except for the provisions of this <u>Article XVI</u>, including any such payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other indebtedness of the Company being subordinated to the payment of the Securities of such series, shall be paid or distributed, as the case may be, by the Person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the holders of such Senior Debt or their representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Debt may have been issued, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of such Senior Debt held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment, in the case of <u>clause (i)</u> above, of all amounts due and to become due upon all such Senior Debt, or, in the case of <u>clauses (ii)</u> and <u>(iii)</u> above, of all amounts due upon all such Senior Debt, in each case remaining unpaid after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution (or provision therefor) to the holders of such Senior Debt, before any payment or distribution is made to the Holders of the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities of such series; and

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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;(3)so long as any of the events in <u>clauses (i)</u>, <u>(ii)</u>, or <u>(iii)</u> above has occurred and is continuing, in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including any such payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other indebtedness of the Company being subordinated to the payment of the Securities of such series, in respect of principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of such series or in connection with the repurchase by the Company of any of the Securities of such series, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders of any of the Securities of such series before, in the case of <u>clause (i)</u> above, all amounts due or to become due upon all such Senior Debt or, in the case of <u>clauses (ii)</u> and <u>(iii)</u> above, all amounts due upon all such Senior Debt is paid in full (or provision is made for such payment), then such payment or distribution shall be paid over to the holders of such Senior Debt or their representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Debt may have been issued, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of, in the case of <u>clause (i)</u> above, all amounts due and to become due upon all such Senior Debt or, in the case of <u>clauses (ii)</u> and <u>(iii)</u> above, all amounts due upon all such Senior Debt, in each case until all such amounts shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution (or provision therefor) to the holders of such Senior Debt. In the event of the failure of the Trustee or any Holder to endorse or assign any such payment, distribution or security, each holder of Senior Debt is hereby irrevocably authorized to endorse or assign the same.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)No present or future holder of any Senior Debt shall be prejudiced in the right to enforce subordination of the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall impair, as between the Company and the Holders of Securities of each series, the obligation of the Company to pay to such Holders the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Securities or prevent the Trustee or the Holder from exercising all rights, powers and remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law or hereunder upon an Event of Default, all subject to the rights of the holders of the Senior Debt to receive cash, securities or other property otherwise payable or deliverable to the Holders.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)Senior Debt shall not be deemed to have been paid in full unless the holders thereof shall have received cash, securities or other property equal to the amount of such Senior Debt then outstanding. Upon the payment in full of all Senior Debt, the Holders of Securities of each series shall be subrogated to all rights of any holders of Senior Debt to receive any further payments or distributions applicable to the Senior Debt until the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities of such series shall have been paid in full, and such payments or distributions received by such Holders, by reason of such subrogation, of cash, securities or other property which otherwise would be paid or distributed to the holders of Senior Debt, shall, as between the Company and its creditors other than the holders of Senior Debt, on the one hand, and such Holders, on the other hand, be deemed to be a payment by the Company on account of Senior Debt, and not on account of the Securities of such series.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)The provisions of this <u>Section 16.01</u> shall not impair any right, interests, remedies or powers of any secured creditor of the Company in respect of any security interest the creation of which is not prohibited by the provisions of this Indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)The securing of any obligations of the Company, otherwise ranking on a parity with the Securities or ranking junior to the Securities, shall not be deemed to prevent such obligations from constituting, respectively, obligations ranking on a parity with the Securities or ranking junior to the Securities.

Section 16.02<u>Trustee and Holders of Securities May Rely on Certificate of Liquidating Agent; Trustee May Require Further Evidence as to Ownership of Senior Debt; Trustee Not Fiduciary to Holders of Senior Debt</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this <u>Article XVI</u>, the Trustee and the Holders of Securities of each series shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon an order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such dissolution or winding up or liquidation or reorganization or arrangement proceedings are pending or upon a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors or other Person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this <u>Article XVI</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)In the absence of any such bankruptcy trustee, receiver, assignee or other Person, the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a written notice by a Person representing themselves to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee or representative on behalf of such holder) as evidence that such Person is a holder of such Senior Debt (or is such a trustee or representative). In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Debt to participate in any payments or distributions pursuant to this <u>Article XVI</u>, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Debt held by such Person, as to the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, and as to other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this <u>Article XVI</u>, and if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this <u>Article XVI</u>, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Debt and the Trustee shall not be liable to any holder of Senior Debt if it shall mistakenly in the absence of bad faith pay over or deliver to Holders of Securities, the Company or any other Person moneys or assets to which any holder of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this <u>Article XVI</u> or otherwise.

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Section 16.03<u>Payment Permitted If No Default</u>.

Nothing contained in this <u>Article XVI</u> or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall prevent (a) the Company at any time, except during the pendency of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings referred to in, or under the conditions described in, <u>Section 16.01</u> hereof, from making payments of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities, or (b) the application by the Trustee or any Paying Agent of any moneys deposited with it hereunder to payments of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities if the Trustee or such Paying Agent, as the case may be, did not have the written notice provided for in <u>Section 16.04</u> hereof by the times referred to therein of any event prohibiting the making of such deposit or exchange, and the Trustee or any Paying Agent shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary received by it on or after such times.

Section 16.04<u>Trustee Not Charged with Knowledge of Prohibition</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Anything in this <u>Article XVI</u> or elsewhere in this Indenture contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall not at any time be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment of money to or by the Trustee and shall be entitled conclusively to assume that no such facts exist and that no event specified in <u>Section 16.01</u> hereof has happened, until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received at the Corporate Trust Office an Officer's Certificate to that effect or notice in writing to that effect signed by or on behalf of the holder or holders, or their representatives, of Senior Debt who shall have been certified by the Company or otherwise established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee to be such holder or holders or representatives or from any trustee under any indenture pursuant to which such Senior Debt shall be outstanding; provided, however, that, if prior to the fifth Business Day preceding the date upon which by the terms hereof any money becomes payable (including, without limitation, the payment of either the principal of or interest on any Security), or in the event of the execution of an instrument pursuant to <u>Section 4.01</u> hereof acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, then if prior to the second Business Day preceding the date of such execution, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have so received or any Paying Agent shall not have received with respect to such money the Officer's Certificate or notice provided for in this <u>Section 16.04</u>, then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee or such Paying Agent shall have full power and authority to receive such money and apply the same to the purpose for which they were received and shall not be affected by the notice to the contrary which may be received by it on or after such date. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee and to the Paying Agent of any facts which would prohibit the payment of money to or by the Trustee or any Paying Agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a person representing themselves to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of any such holder). In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any person as a holder of Senior Debt to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this <u>Article XVI</u>, the Trustee may request such person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Debt held by

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such person, the extent to which such person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such person under this <u>Article XVI</u>, and if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment which it may be required to make for the benefit of such person pursuant to the terms of this Indenture pending judicial determination as to the rights of such person to receive such payment.

Section 16.05<u>Trustee to Effectuate Subordination</u>

Each Holder of Securities by such Holder's acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on such Holder's behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as between such Holder and holders of Senior Debt as provided in this <u>Article XVI</u> and appoints the Trustee its attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

Section 16.06<u>Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt</u>.

The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this <u>Article XVI</u> with respect to any Senior Debt which may at the time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Debt, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this <u>Article XVI</u> shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to <u>Section 6.07</u> hereof.

Section 16.07<u>Article Applicable to Paying Agents</u>.

In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term "Trustee" as used in this <u>Article XVI</u> shall in such case (unless the context shall otherwise require) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if the Paying Agent were named in this <u>Article XVI</u> in addition to or in place of the Trustee; provided, however, that <u>Section 16.04</u> and <u>Section 16.06</u> hereof shall not apply to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company if the Company or such Affiliate acts as Paying Agent; and provided, further, that references to the "Trustee" in <u>Section 16.02</u> hereof shall not include the paying agent (other than the Trustee) except that a paying agent shall be entitled to rely, to the same extent as the Trustee, on any order or decree made by a court of competent jurisdiction or upon a written notice by a Person representing itself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee or representative thereof), in each case as set forth in <u>Section 16.02</u> hereof, if and to the extent that such order, decree or written notice shall have been approved by the Trustee.

Section 16.08<u>Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or Omissions of the Company or Holders of Senior Debt</u>.

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

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of Senior Debt may, at any time or from time to time and in their absolute discretion, change the manner, place or terms of payment, change or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, any such Senior Debt, or amend or supplement any instrument pursuant to which any such Senior Debt is issued or by which it may be secured, or release any security therefor, or exercise or refrain from exercising any other of their rights under the Senior Debt, including, without limitation, the waiver of default thereunder, all without notice to or assent from the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee and without affecting the obligations of the Company, the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities under this <u>Article XVI</u>.

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

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

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION

By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Benjamin Bilitz&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br> Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Benjamin Bilitz<br>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Treasurer

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Michael C. Jenkins&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br> Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael C. Jenkins<br>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President

[*Signature Page to Indenture*]

## Exhibit 4.2

**Exhibit 4.2**

**Execution Version**

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION<br>and<br>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,<br>as Trustee<br>**FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE**<br>Dated as of September 26, 2025 to Indenture dated as of September 26, 2025

5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056

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**<u>**Table of Contents**</u>**

**ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1**

[SECTION](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[1.1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Generally](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 1.2](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Definition of Certain Terms](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

**[ARTICLE II GENERAL TERMS OF THE NOTES](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)4**

[SECTION 2.1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Form](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*4

[SECTION 2.2](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Title, Amount and Payment of Principal and Interest](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[5](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 2.3](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Deferral of Interest](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*6

[SECTION 2.4](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Interest Payments and Redemption](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[10](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 2.5](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Calculation Agent](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[10](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 2.6](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Transfer and Exchange](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)0

[SECTION 2.7](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Agreement by Holders to Tax Treatment.](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[11](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

**[ARTICLE III REDEMPTION](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[11](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)**

[SECTION 3.1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Optional Redemption of Notes](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[11](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 3.2](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Redemption Following a Tax Event](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[11](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 3.3](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Redemption Following a Rating Agency Event](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)1

[SECTION 3.4](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Calculation of Redemption Price](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)1

**[ARTICLE IV EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[12](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)**

[SECTION 4.1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Events of Default](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[12](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 4.2](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Acceleration](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[12](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

**[ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[13](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)**

[SECTION 5.1](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Ratification of Base Indenture](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[13](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 5.2](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[13](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 5.3](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[**Table of Contents**, Headings, etc.](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[13](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 5.4](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Counterpart Originals](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[13](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

[SECTION 5.5](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[Governing Law](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)*[14](#i2a702f31459a46a28d3e8f4bb394cb24_7)

<u>EXHIBIT</u>

Exhibit A: Form of 5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056

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THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 26, 2025 (the "<u>First Supplemental Indenture</u>"), is between Alliant Energy Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the "<u>Trustee</u>").

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2025 (the "<u>Base Indenture</u>" and, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, the "<u>Indenture</u>"), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its unsecured subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more series unlimited as to principal amount (the "<u>Securities</u>");

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized and desires to cause to be established pursuant to the Base Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture a series of Securities designated as follows: the "5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056" (the "<u>Notes</u>");

WHEREAS, Sections 2.01, 3.01 and 9.01 of the Base Indenture permit the execution of indentures supplemental thereto to establish the form and terms of Securities of any series;

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee join in the execution of this First Supplemental Indenture to establish the form and terms of the Notes; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to make the Notes, when executed and delivered by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee hereunder and under the Base Indenture and duly issued by the Company, and when the Notes are duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of the Company, and to make this First Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Trustee hereby agree that the following provisions shall supplement and amend the Base Indenture, but solely with respect to the Notes:

**ARTICLE I<br>DEFINITIONS**

SECTION 1.1 *Generally*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Base Indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The rules of interpretation set forth in the Base Indenture shall be applied hereto as if set forth in full herein.

SECTION 1.2 *Definition of Certain Terms*.

For all purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

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"<u>Calculation Agent</u>" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5(a) hereof.

"<u>compound interest</u>" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3(a) hereof.

"<u>First Reset Date</u>" means April 1, 2031.

"<u>Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate</u>" means, as of any Reset Interest Determination Date, (i) an interest rate (expressed as a decimal) determined to be the per annum rate equal to the arithmetic mean of the yields to maturity for U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity with a maturity of five years from the next Reset Date and trading in the public securities markets, for the five consecutive Business Days immediately prior to the respective Reset Interest Determination Date (or, if fewer than five Business Days appear, such number of Business Days appearing) as published under the heading "Treasury Constant Maturities" in the most recent H.15, or (ii) if there is no such published U.S. Treasury security with a maturity of five years from the next Reset Date and trading in the public securities markets, then the rate will be determined by interpolation between the arithmetic mean of the yields to maturity for each of the two series of U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity trading in the public securities markets, (A) one maturing as close as possible to, but earlier than, the Reset Date following the next succeeding Reset Interest Determination Date, and (B) the other maturing as close as possible to, but later than, the Reset Date following the next succeeding Reset Interest Determination Date, in each case for the five consecutive Business Days immediately prior to the respective Reset Interest Determination Date (or, if fewer than five Business Days appear, such number of Business Days appearing) as published under the heading "Treasury Constant Maturities" in the most recent H.15.

If the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the methods described in clause (i) or (ii) above, then the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate will be the same interest rate determined for the prior Reset Interest Determination Date or, if the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be so determined as of the Reset Interest Determination Date preceding the First Reset Date, then the Calculation Agent, after consulting such sources as it deems comparable to any of the foregoing calculations, or any such source as it deems reasonable from which to estimate the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, will determine the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate in its sole discretion, *provided* that, if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted successor Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, then the Calculation Agent will use such successor rate. If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine the Business Day convention, the definition of "Business Day" and the Reset Interest Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate.

"<u>H.15</u>" means the statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication as determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion, published by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System (or any successor thereto).

"<u>Interest Payment Period</u>" means the semi-annual period from and including an Interest Payment Date to but excluding the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, except for the first Interest Payment Period which shall be the period from and including the Original Issue Date to but excluding April 1, 2026.

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"<u>most recent H.15</u>" means the H.15 published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the applicable Reset Date.

"<u>Optional Deferral Period</u>" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3(a) hereof.

"<u>Original Issue Date</u>" means September 26, 2025.

"<u>Rating Agency Event</u>" means, as of any date, a change, clarification or amendment in the methodology published by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any successor provision thereto), that then publishes a rating for the Company (together with any successor thereto, a "<u>rating agency</u>") in assigning equity credit to securities such as the Notes, (a) as such methodology was in effect on September 23, 2025, in the case of any rating agency that published a rating for the Company as of September 23, 2025, or (b) as such methodology was in effect on the date such rating agency first published a rating for the Company, in the case of any rating agency that first publishes a rating for the Company after September 23, 2025 (in the case of either clause (a) or (b), the "<u>current methodology</u>"), that results in (i) any shortening of the length of time for which a particular level of equity credit pertaining to the Notes by such rating agency would have been in effect had the current methodology not been changed or (ii) a lower equity credit (including up to a lesser amount) being assigned by such rating agency to the Notes as of the date of such change, clarification or amendment than the equity credit that would have been assigned to the Notes by such rating agency had the current methodology not been changed.

"<u>Regular Record Date</u>" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3 hereof.

"<u>Reset Date</u>" means the First Reset Date and April 1 of every fifth year after 2031.

"<u>Reset Interest Determination Date</u>" means, in respect of any Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the first day of such Reset Period.

"<u>Reset Period</u>" means the period from and including the First Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including a Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Reset Date.

"<u>Senior Debt</u>" means, with respect to the Notes, whether outstanding at the date of this First Supplemental Indenture or incurred, created or assumed after such date and including all principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees and any other payment in respect of, (i) indebtedness of the Company, in respect of money borrowed, including all obligations under debentures, bonds, notes, credit or loan agreements or other similar instruments or agreements issued or entered into by the Company; (ii) all finance, operating and synthetic lease obligations of the Company; (iii) all obligations of the Company issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale or purchase obligations of the Company and all obligations of the Company under any title retention agreement, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business; (iv) all obligations of the Company for the reimbursement of any letter of credit, banker's acceptance, security purchase facility, surety bond, or similar credit transactions; (v) all other indebtedness or obligations in respect of derivative products of the Company, including interest rate, foreign exchange rate and commodity prices, forward contracts, options, swaps, collars and similar arrangements; and (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above of other Persons for the payment of which the Company is responsible or liable as obligor,

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guarantor (including, for the avoidance of doubt, indebtedness of Alliant Energy Finance, LLC guaranteed by the Company) or otherwise, except for any obligations, instruments or agreements of the type referred to in any of clauses (i) through (vi) above that, by the terms of the instruments or agreements creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, are subordinated or equal in right of payment to the Notes.

"<u>Tax Event</u>" means that the Company has received an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) any amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in the laws or treaties of the United States or any of its political subdivisions or taxing authorities, or any regulations under such laws or treaties;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) any judicial decision or any official administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure, notice or announcement (including any notice or announcement of intent to issue or adopt any such administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) any amendment to, clarification of, or change in the official position or the interpretation of any administrative action or judicial decision or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to an administrative action or judicial decision that differs from the previously generally accepted position, in each case, by any legislative body, court, governmental authority or regulatory body, regardless of the time or manner in which such amendment, clarification or change is introduced or made known; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) a threatened challenge asserted in writing in connection with an audit of the Company or any of the Company's subsidiaries, or a publicly-known threatened challenge asserted in writing against any other taxpayer that has raised capital through the issuance of securities that are substantially similar to the Notes;

which amendment, clarification or change is effective or which the administrative action is taken or which judicial decision, interpretation or pronouncement is issued or threatened challenge is asserted or becomes publicly-known after September 23, 2025, there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by the Company on the Notes is not deductible, or within 90 days would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

**ARTICLE II<br>GENERAL TERMS OF THE NOTES**

SECTION 2.1 *Form*.

The Notes and the Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this First Supplemental Indenture ("<u>Form of Note</u>"), which is hereby incorporated into this First Supplemental Indenture. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this First Supplemental Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

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The Notes shall be issued upon original issuance in book-entry form and represented by one or more Global Securities (the "<u>Global Notes</u>"). Each Global Note shall represent such Outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.

Each Global Note shall bear the legends set forth on the face of the Form of Note.

The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

SECTION 2.2 *Title, Amount and Payment of Principal and Interest*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Notes shall be entitled the "5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056." The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver (i) the Notes for original issue on the date hereof (the "<u>Original Notes</u>") in the aggregate principal amount of $725,000,000, and (ii) additional Notes for original issue ("<u>Additional Notes</u>") from time to time by a Board Resolution (or action pursuant to a Board Resolution), without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Notes, after the date hereof in such principal amounts as may be specified in a Company Order, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), upon a Company Order for the authentication and delivery thereof and satisfaction of the other provisions of Section 3.03 of the Base Indenture. Such Company Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated, and the name or names of the initial Holder or Holders. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be Outstanding at any time may not exceed $725,000,000 plus such additional principal amounts as may be issued and authenticated pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph (except for the Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Section 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.09, 9.06, 11.07 and 13.05 of the Indenture and except for any Notes which, pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered under the Indenture). The Original Notes and any Additional Notes issued and authenticated pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph shall constitute a single series of Securities for all purposes under the Indenture; *provided* that, if such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Original Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Notes will be issued under a separate CUSIP number. Any such Additional Notes shall have the same form and terms as the Original Notes (other than the offering price, the date of issuance and, under certain circumstances, the date from which interest thereon shall begin to accrue and the first Interest Payment Date, and except that the provisions of the Original Notes specifying the rate of interest thereon to but excluding the First Reset Date shall not be applicable to any such additional Notes whose date of original issuance is on or after the First Reset Date). As used in this Section 2(a), references to "Notes" shall include any Additional Notes issued pursuant to such a reopening.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Notes shall bear interest (i) from and including the Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the First Reset Date at the rate of 5.750% per annum and (ii) from and including the First Reset Date, during each Reset Period at an interest rate per annum equal to the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date plus a spread of 2.077%, to be reset on each Reset Date; *provided* that the interest rate during any Reset Period will not be reset below 5.750% per annum (which is the same interest rate as in effect from and including the Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the First Reset Date). The Notes shall have a Stated Maturity of April 1, 2056 (the "<u>Maturity Date</u>"). Interest on the Notes shall be

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computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Interest on the Notes will accrue from and including the Original Issue Date and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 1 and October 1 (each, an "<u>Interest Payment Date</u>") of each year, beginning on April 1, 2026, to Holders of record at the close of business on the immediately preceding March 15 and September 15 (each, each "<u>Regular Record Date</u>"), subject to the Company's right to defer interest pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If any Interest Payment Date, any Redemption Date or the Maturity Date of the Notes is not a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest will be made on the next Business Day at that Place of Payment, and no interest will accrue on the amount payable for the period from and after the applicable Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Notes of this series are issuable only in fully registered form without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The Place of Payment where the principal of, premium (if any) on and interest on the Notes shall be payable shall be the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose, initially the office of the Trustee at the address set forth in the definition of "Corporate Trust Office" set forth in the Base Indenture, and any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose. Payments in respect of Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder of such Notes. In all other cases, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register of the Notes maintained by the Registrar.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Company initially appoints the Trustee as the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The Company is not required to make any mandatory redemption, mandatory repurchase or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes or to repurchase the Notes at the option of Holders.

SECTION 2.3 *Deferral of Interest*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) So long as no Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing, the Company may, at its option, defer interest payments of all or part of the current and accrued interest otherwise due on the Notes, from time to time, on one or more occasions, for one or more deferral periods of up to 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods (each such deferral period, commencing on the Interest Payment Date on which the first such deferred interest payment otherwise would have been made, an "<u>Optional Deferral Period</u>"), except that no such Optional Deferral Period may be extended beyond the Maturity Date or end on a date other than the date immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date. During any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the Notes will continue to accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the Notes (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the Notes). In addition, during any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the deferred interest ("<u>compound interest</u>") will accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the Notes (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the Notes), compounded semi-annually, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Company may not pay any part of the current interest due on the Notes unless the Company has paid all accrued and

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unpaid interest on the Notes (including, without limitation and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest) from any previous Optional Deferral Periods.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) No interest will be due or payable on the Notes during an Optional Deferral Period, except upon a redemption of any Notes on any Redemption Date during such Optional Deferral Period (in which case, all accrued and unpaid interest (including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest) on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, such Redemption Date will be due and payable on such Redemption Date), or unless the principal of and interest on the Notes shall have been declared due and payable as the result of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes (in which case, all accrued and unpaid interest, including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest, on the Notes, shall become due and payable). All references in the Notes and, insofar as relates to the Notes, the Indenture, to "interest" on the Notes shall be deemed to include any such deferred interest and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Before the end of any Optional Deferral Period that is shorter than 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods, the Company may elect, at its option, to extend such Optional Deferral Period, so long as the entire Optional Deferral Period does not exceed 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods or extend beyond the Maturity Date. The Company may also elect, at its option, to shorten the length of any Optional Deferral Period. No Optional Deferral Period (including as extended or shortened) may end on a day other than the day immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date. At the end of any Optional Deferral Period, if all amounts then due on the Notes, including all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, without limitation and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest), are paid, the Company may elect to begin a new Optional Deferral Period; *provided*, *however*, that, without limitation of the foregoing, the Company may not begin a new Optional Deferral Period unless the Company has paid all accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes (including, without limitation and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest) from any previous Optional Deferral Periods.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) During any Optional Deferral Period, the Company shall not do any of the following (subject to the exceptions set forth in clause (e) of this Section 2.3):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;declare or pay any dividends or distributions on any Capital Stock of the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment on any Capital Stock of the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pay any principal of, interest or premium, if any, on, or repay, repurchase or redeem, any indebtedness of the Company that ranks equally with or junior to the Notes in right of payment; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;make any payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of any indebtedness if such guarantee ranks equally with or junior to the Notes in right of payment,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) However, during an Optional Deferral Period, the Company may:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;declare and pay dividends or distributions payable or made in Capital Stock of the Company (or rights to acquire Capital Stock of the Company), or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase Capital Stock of the Company;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;declare and pay any dividend in connection with the implementation of a rights plan providing for the issuance by the Company to all holders of its Capital Stock of rights entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Capital Stock, which rights (1) are deemed to be transferred with such Capital Stock, (2) are not exercisable until the occurrence of a specified event or events, and (3) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Company's Capital Stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;issue any shares of Capital Stock of the Company under any rights plan or purchase, redeem, repurchase, or acquire Capital Stock of the Company in connection with any rights distributed pursuant to a rights plan;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;reclassify the Capital Stock of the Company, or exchange or convert one class or series of the Capital Stock of the Company for another class or series of Capital Stock of the Company, including any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividend described as a result of such reclassification of the Capital Stock of the Company, or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of the Company's Capital Stock for another class or series of the Company's Capital Stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;purchase fractional interests in shares of Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of the Capital Stock of the Company or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred or in connection with any split, reclassification or similar transaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;purchase, acquire, or withhold shares of Capital Stock of the Company related to the issuance of Capital Stock or rights under any stock purchase or dividend reinvestment plan, employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants or advisors of the Company, including any employment contract, or the satisfaction of obligations of the Company pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred requiring the Company to purchase, redeem or acquire its Capital Stock

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) repurchase, redeem or acquire Capital Stock in connection with the issuance or exchange of Capital Stock (or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Capital Stock of the Company) and make distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) redeem, exchange or repurchase any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred or declare or pay thereunder a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the future;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;make payments on the Notes, any trust preferred securities, subordinated debentures, junior subordinated debentures or junior subordinated notes, or any guarantees of any of the foregoing, in each case that rank equal in right of payment to the Notes, so long as the amount of payments made on account of such securities or guarantees is paid on all such securities and guarantees then outstanding on a pro rata basis in proportion to the full payment to which each series of such securities and guarantees is then entitled if paid in full;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pay deferred interest or principal on, or repay, redeem or repurchase, parity securities that, if not made, would cause the Company to breach the terms of the instrument governing such parity securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;make any regularly scheduled dividend or distribution payments declared prior to the date that the Optional Deferral Period commences; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) for the avoidance of doubt, convert the shares of convertible Capital Stock of the Company, if any, in accordance with the terms of such convertible Capital Stock (together, for the avoidance of doubt, with cash in lieu of any fractional share).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Company will give the Trustee written notice of its initial election of, or any shortening or extension of, an Optional Deferral Period, at least 10 Business Days prior to the earlier of (i) the next succeeding Interest Payment Date or (ii) the date upon which the Company is required to give notice to any applicable self-regulatory organization or to Holders of the Notes of the next succeeding Interest Payment Date or the record date therefor, which such notice shall contain an instruction for the Trustee to forward such notice to the Holders of the Notes. The record date for the payment of deferred interest and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest payable on the Interest Payment Date immediately following the last day of an Optional Deferral Period will be the Regular Record Date with respect to such Interest Payment Date. However, the Company's failure to pay interest on any Interest Payment Date will itself constitute the commencement of an Optional Deferral Period with the respect to the Notes unless the Company pays such interest payment within five Business Days after the Interest Payment Date, whether or not the Company provides a notice of deferral.

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SECTION 2.4 *Interest Payments and Redemption*.

Notwithstanding any provision of Article III of this First Supplemental Indenture to the contrary, installments of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on any Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a Redemption Date for the Notes will be payable on that Interest Payment Date to the registered Holders thereof as of the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date according to the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, except that, if the Redemption Date for any Notes falls on any day during an Optional Deferral Period, accrued and unpaid interest (including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest) on such Notes will be paid on such Redemption Date to the Persons entitled to receive the Redemption Price of such Notes. The Interest Payment Date falling immediately after the last day of an Optional Deferral Period shall not be deemed to fall on a day during such Optional Deferral Period.

SECTION 2.5 *Calculation Agent*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Unless the Company has validly called all of the Outstanding Notes for redemption on a Redemption Date occurring prior to the First Reset Date, the Company will appoint a calculation agent (the "<u>Calculation Agent</u>") for the Notes prior to the Reset Interest Determination Date immediately preceding the First Reset Date; *provided* that, if the Company has called all of the outstanding Notes for redemption on a Redemption Date occurring prior to the First Reset Date but the Company does not redeem all of the Outstanding Notes on such Redemption Date, the Company will appoint a Calculation Agent for the Notes as promptly as practicable after such proposed Redemption Date. The Company may terminate any such appointment and may appoint a successor Calculation Agent at any time and from time to time (so long as there shall always be a Calculation Agent in respect of the Notes when so required). The Company may appoint itself or an affiliate of the Company as Calculation Agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The applicable interest rate for each Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent as of the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date. Promptly upon such determination, the Calculation Agent will notify the Company of the interest rate for the Reset Period and the Company will promptly notify, or cause the Calculation Agent to promptly notify, the Trustee and each Paying Agent of such interest rate. The Calculation Agent's determination of any interest rate, and its calculation of the amount of interest for any Interest Payment Period beginning on or after the First Reset Date, will be on file at the Company's principal offices, will be made available to any Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes upon request and will be final and binding in the absence of manifest error.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any determination made by the Calculation Agent. The Trustee shall not be obligated at any time to act as the Calculation Agent. The Trustee shall not have any liability for actions taken at the Calculation Agent's direction or otherwise in connection with respect to any such determination by the Calculation Agent.

SECTION 2.6 *Transfer and Exchange*.

The transfer and exchange of Notes shall be effected as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. Neither the Company, the Trustee nor the Registrar shall be required (i) to register the transfer of or exchange Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of

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redemption of the Notes selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the transfer or exchange of any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

SECTION 2.7 *Agreement by Holders to Tax Treatment.*

Each Holder (and beneficial owner) of the Notes will, by accepting any Notes (or a beneficial interest therein), be deemed to have agreed that such Holder (or beneficial owner) intends that the Notes constitute indebtedness of the Company, and will treat the Notes as indebtedness of the Company, for U.S. federal, state and local tax purposes.

**ARTICLE III<br>REDEMPTION**

SECTION 3.1 *Optional Redemption of Notes*.

The Company may, at its option, redeem some or all of the Notes, in whole or in part, (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the First Reset Date and ending on and including the First Reset Date and (ii) after the First Reset Date, on any Interest Payment Date, at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, *plus* (subject to Section 2.4 of this First Supplemental Indenture) accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

SECTION 3.2 *Redemption Following a Tax Event*.

The Company may at its option redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Tax Event at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, *plus* (subject to Section 2.4 of this First Supplemental Indenture) accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

SECTION 3.3 *Redemption Following a Rating Agency Event*.

The Company may at its option redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Rating Agency Event at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 102% of the principal amount of the Notes, *plus* (subject to Section 2.4 of this First Supplemental Indenture) accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

SECTION 3.4 *Calculation of Redemption Price*.

The Redemption Price will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

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**ARTICLE IV<br>EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION**

SECTION 4.1 *Events of Default*.

Section 5.01(4) of the Base Indenture is hereby, solely with respect to the Notes and not to any other series of Securities issued under the Base Indenture, amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

"(4) default in the performance of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section 5.01 specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default for a period of 60 days (unless the Company during such period shall have performed such covenant or warranty, or if such covenant or warranty cannot reasonably have been performed during such period, then the Company shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing such performance) after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 33% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder;"

SECTION 4.2 *Acceleration*.

The first paragraph of Section 5.02 of the Base Indenture is hereby, solely with respect to the Notes and not to any other series of Securities issued under the Base Indenture, amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

"If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series (other than an Event of Default specified in Sections 5.01(4)) at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 33% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if any of the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified in the terms thereof) of all of the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become immediately due and payable. Upon payment of said amounts, all obligations of the Company in respect of payment of principal of the Securities of such series shall terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(4) hereof occurs and is continuing, neither the Trustee nor the Holders of the Outstanding Securities will be entitled to declare the principal amount of such Securities, or accrued or unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable immediately."

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**ARTICLE V<br>MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**

SECTION 5.1 *Ratification of Base Indenture*.

The Base Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

SECTION 5.2 *Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals*.

The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except with respect to the Trustee's certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes.

SECTION 5.3 *Table of Contents, Headings, etc.*.

The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this First Supplemental 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 5.4 *Counterpart Originals*.

This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed manually, by facsimile or by electronic signature in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this First Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, email or other electronic format (i.e., "pdf," "tif" or "jpg") transmission or other electronically-imaged signature (including, without limitation, DocuSign or Adobe Sign) or transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, email or other electronic format (i.e., "pdf," "tif" or "jpg") (including, without limitation, DocuSign or Adobe Sign) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Securities, the words "execute," "execution," "signed" and "signature" and words of similar import used in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this First Supplemental Indenture, the Securities or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including amendments, waivers, consents and other modifications) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature in ink or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as applicable, to the fullest extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

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SECTION 5.5 *Governing Law*.

THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

The Company irrevocably consents and agree, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes and the Trustee, Security Registrar and Paying Agent, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with the Indenture or the Notes may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of the Notes have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for themselves in respect of their respective properties, assets and revenues.

The Company irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with the Indenture brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(*Signature Page Follows*)

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

**ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION**

By: <u>/s/ Benjamin Bilitz&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br> Name: Benjamin Bilitz<br>Title: Treasurer

**THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.**, as Trustee

By: <u>/s/ Michael C. Jenkins&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br> Name: Michael C. Jenkins<br>Title: Vice President

[*Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture*]

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***Exhibit A***

**FORM OF NOTE<br>**<br> [FACE OF SECURITY]

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

[For inclusion in Global Securities-] UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS 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, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION

5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056

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|  | CUSIP No. 018802 AF5<br>ISIN No. US018802AF54 |

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Alliant Energy Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin (herein called the "<u>Company</u>," which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to ____________________, or registered assigns, the principal sum of ____________________ Dollars ($____________________) on April 1, 2056 (the "<u>Maturity Date</u>"), and to pay interest thereon from and including September 26, 2025 (the "<u>Original Issue Date</u>") or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 in each year (each, an "<u>Interest Payment Date</u>"), commencing April 1, 2026 (subject to the right of the Company to defer the payment of interest, but not beyond the Maturity Date, in accordance with the provisions set forth below), and on the Maturity Date (i) from and including the Original Issue Date to but excluding April 1, 2031 (the "<u>First Reset Date</u>"), at the rate of 5.750% per annum and (ii) from and including the First Reset Date, during

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each Reset Period at a rate per annum equal to the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date plus a spread of 2.077%, to be reset on each Reset Date, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment; *provided* that the interest rate during any Reset Period will not reset below 5.750% per annum; *provided, further*, that any principal hereof or (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) premium, if any, or interest hereon which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the then-applicable interest rate on the Securities of this series (as reset from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Securities of this series) from the respective dates such amounts are due (without regard to any applicable grace periods) until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on this Security shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

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

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

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

**ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION**

By: <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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br> Name: <br>Title:

Attest:

By: <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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br> Name: <br>Title:

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

**THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.**, as Trustee

By: <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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>

Authorized Officer

Dated:

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[REVERSE OF SECURITY]<br>**ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION**<br>**<u>5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056</u>**

This Security is issued in respect of a series of Securities of an initial aggregate principal amount of $725,000,000 designated as the 5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 of the Company (the "<u>Securities</u>") and is governed by the Indenture dated as of September 26, 2025 (the "<u>Base Indenture</u>"), duly executed and delivered by the Company, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "<u>Trustee</u>"), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 26, 2025 (the "<u>First Supplemental Indenture</u>", and together with the Base Indenture, the "<u>Indenture</u>"), each duly executed by the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference. This Security shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as definitive Securities under the Indenture.

1. *Interest*.

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security in accordance with the provisions hereof and of the Indenture. Interest on the Security shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March 15 or September 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture

So long as no Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series has occurred and is continuing, the Company may, at its option, defer interest payments on the Securities of this series, from time to time, as set forth in Section 2.3 of the First Supplemental Indenture.

2. *Method of Payment*.

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the offices of the Trustee in money of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; *provided*, *however*, that at the option of the Company, the Company may pay such amounts (1) by wire transfer with respect to Global Securities or (2) by check payable in such money mailed to a Holder's registered address with respect to any Securities.

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3. *Paying Agent and Security Registrar*.

Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. will act as Paying Agent and Security Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Security Registrar at any time upon notice to the Trustee and the Holders. The Company may act as Paying Agent.

4. *Indenture*.

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company issued and to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture.

All terms used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. The terms of the Securities of this series include those stated in the Base Indenture, those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act, as in effect on the date of the Base Indenture, and those terms stated in the First Supplemental Indenture. The Securities of this series are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities of this series are referred to the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of them. The Securities of this series are general unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank junior and subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all existing and future Senior Debt, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Indenture, and are limited to an initial aggregate principal amount of $725,000,000; *provided, however*, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased from time to time as provided in the First Supplemental Indenture.

5. *Optional Redemption of Securities*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Company may, at its option, redeem some or all of the Securities of this series, in whole or in part, (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the First Reset Date and ending on and including the First Reset Date and (ii) after the First Reset Date, on any Interest Payment Date, at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, plus (subject to Section 2.4 of the First Supplemental Indenture) accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date*.* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company may at its option redeem the Securities, in whole but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Tax Event at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities, plus (subject to Section 2.4 of the First Supplemental Indenture) accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Company may at its option redeem the Securities, in whole but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Rating Agency Event at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 102% of the principal amount of the Securities, plus (subject to Section 2.4 of the First Supplemental Indenture) accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

6. *No Sinking Fund; Mandatory Redemption*.

The Company is not required to make any mandatory redemption, mandatory repurchase or sinking fund payments with respect to the Securities or to repurchase the Securities at the option of Holders.

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7. *Denominations; Transfer; Exchange*.

Securities in denominations larger than $2,000 in principal amount may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

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

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register (as set forth in Section 3.05 of the Base Indenture), upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency at the office or agency in a Place of Payment for this Security, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

8. *Person Deemed Owners*.

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

9. *Amendment; Supplement; Waiver*.

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

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder unless (a) such Holder shall have previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, (b) the Holders of not less than 33% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have

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made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee under the Indenture, (c) such Holder or Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security and/or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request, (d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of security and/or indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding and (e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of the Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any other series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

10. *Event of Default; Defeasance*.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

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

11. *Authentication*.

This Security may be signed by the Company by manual or by pdf or other electronically-imaged (including, without limitation, DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature and this Security so executed shall be deemed to have been duly and validly executed and be valid and effective as a manually executed Security. Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual or by pdf or other electronically-imaged (including, without limitation, DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

12. *Abbreviations and Defined Terms*.

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

13. *CUSIP Numbers*.

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.

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14. *Redemption Procedures; Redemption Price*.

Notice of redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the Depositary's procedures) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities of this series to be redeemed. Once notice of redemption is sent, the Securities of this series called for redemption will become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the applicable Redemption Price, plus, subject to the terms described in Section 2.4 of the First Supplemental Indenture, accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, and will be paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, unless (a) the notice of redemption provides that such redemption shall be subject to the condition described in the next succeeding paragraph and (b) such redemption shall have been canceled in accordance with the provisions of the next succeeding paragraph because such condition shall not have been satisfied. If only part of a Security of this series is redeemed, the Trustee will issue in the name of the Holder hereof and deliver to such Holder a new Security of this series in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security of this series surrendered for redemption. If the Company elects to redeem all or a portion of the Securities of this series, then, unless otherwise provided in such notice of redemption as described in the next succeeding paragraph, the redemption will not be conditional upon receipt by the Paying Agent or the Trustee of monies sufficient to pay the Redemption Price.

If, at the time a notice of redemption is given, (i) the Company has not effected satisfaction and discharge or Defeasance of the Securities of this series pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 14.02, respectively, of the Indenture and (ii) such notice of redemption is not being given in connection with or in order to effect satisfaction and discharge or Defeasance of the Securities of this series, then, if the notice of redemption so provides and at the Company's option, the redemption may be subject to the condition that the Company shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee, on or before the applicable Redemption Date, monies in an amount sufficient to pay the Redemption Price and accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of this series called for redemption to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. If monies in such amount are not delivered to the Trustee on or before such Redemption Date, such notice of redemption shall be automatically canceled and of no force or effect, such proposed redemption shall be automatically canceled and the Company shall not be required to redeem the Securities of this series called for redemption on such Redemption Date. In the event that a redemption is canceled, the Company will, not later than the Business Day immediately following the proposed Redemption Date, deliver, or cause to be delivered, notice of such cancellation to the Holders of the Securities of this series called for redemption (which notice will also indicate that any Securities of this series or portions thereof surrendered for redemption shall be returned to the applicable Holders), and the Company will direct the Trustee to, and the Trustee will, promptly return any Securities of this series or portions thereof that have been surrendered for redemption to the applicable Holders.

Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price or the proposed redemption is canceled in accordance with the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, on and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

If less than all of the Securities of this series are to be redeemed on any Redemption Date, the particular Securities of this series (or portions thereof) to be redeemed shall be redeemed by lot or, in the case of the Securities of this series in book-entry form represented by one or more Global Notes, by such method of selection as may be required or permitted by the Depositary.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

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The Redemption Price will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

15. *Absolute Obligation*.

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

16. *No Recourse*.

No director, officer, employee, limited partner or member, as such, of the Company or the General Partner shall have any personal liability in respect of the obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture by reason of his, her or its status. Each Holder, by accepting the Securities, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.

17. *Governing Law*.

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

18. *Subordination*.

The indebtedness represented by the Securities of this series is, to the extent and in a manner set forth in the Indenture, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all existing and future Senior Debt, and this Security is issued subject to such provisions, and each Holder of this Security, by acceptance thereof, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions and authorizes and directs the Trustee on his, her or its behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in the Indenture and appoints the Trustee his, her or its attorney-in-fact, as the case may be, for any and all such purposes.

19. *Tax Treatment*.

The Holder (and beneficial owner of this Security), by accepting this Security, is deemed to have agreed that such Holder (or beneficial owner of this Security) intends that the Security constitute indebtedness of the Company and will treat the Security as indebtedness of the Company for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes.

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**ABBREVIATIONS**

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

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| TEN ENT - as tenants by entireties | Custodian for: |
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| JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common | Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of |
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

**ASSIGNMENT**

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

Please print or type name and address including postal zip code of assignee:

the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated Registered Holder

**SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES <br>IN GLOBAL SECURITY\***

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

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| \* To be included in a Book-Entry Note. | \* To be included in a Book-Entry Note. | \* To be included in a Book-Entry Note. | \* To be included in a Book-Entry Note. | \* To be included in a Book-Entry Note. |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

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September 26, 2025

Alliant Energy Corporation

4902 N. Biltmore Lane

Madison, Wisconsin 53718

**Re: 5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2056**

**Registration Statement on Form S-3**

**Registration No. 333-276062**

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Alliant Energy Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the "***Company***"), in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of $725,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 (the "***Notes***") to be issued pursuant to the Indenture, to be dated as of September 26, 2025 (the "***Base Indenture***"), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "***Trustee***"), as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of September 26, 2025 (the "***Supplemental Indenture***" and, together with the Base Indenture, the "***Indenture***"), which will establish and set forth certain terms and conditions of the Notes, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement dated September 23, 2025 among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and , J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the underwriters named therein (the "***Underwriting Agreement***"). The Notes are being offered and sold pursuant to the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-276062) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***Commission***") on December 15, 2023 and amended by post-effective amendment on September 22, 2025 (the "***Registration Statement***") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "***Securities Act***"), including a base prospectus dated September 22, 2025 (the "***Base Prospectus***"), and a prospectus supplement dated September 23, 2025 (the "***Prospectus Supplement***," and together with the Base Prospectus, the "***Prospectus***") filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.

In our capacity as counsel to the Company, we have examined: (i) the Underwriting Agreement; (ii) the Registration Statement; (iii) the Prospectus; (iv) the form of the Notes; (v) the form of the Base Indenture; (vi) the form of the Supplemental Indenture; (vii) the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, as currently in effect; (viii) the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws, as currently in effect; and (ix) such other documents, records and instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion (such items, collectively, the "***Transaction Documents***"). In such examination, we have assumed the following without investigation: (i) the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures; (ii) the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies; and (iii) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the records, documents, instruments and certificates we have reviewed.

As to matters of fact material to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied on (a) information in public authority documents (and all opinions based on public authority documents are as of the date of such public authority documents and not as of the date of this opinion letter), (b) information provided in the Transaction Documents and (c) statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company. We have not independently verified the facts so relied on.

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Alliant Energy Corporation

September 26, 2025

Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Notes, when executed, issued, delivered and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement against the receipt of requisite consideration therefor provided therein, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms.

The foregoing opinion is subject to the following exclusions and qualifications:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Our opinion is as of the date hereof and we have no responsibility to update this opinion for events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or as to facts relating to prior events that are subsequently brought to our attention. This opinion is limited to the laws, including the rules and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof, and we disavow any undertaking to advise you of any changes in law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)We express no opinion as to enforceability of any right or obligation to the extent such right and obligation is subject to and limited by (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, arrangement, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws affecting or relating to the rights of creditors generally; or (ii) rules governing the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and general principles of equity, regardless of whether arising prior to, or after, the date hereof or considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)We do not express any opinion herein concerning any laws other than the laws in their current forms of the State of New York and the State of Wisconsin and the federal securities laws of the United States of America, and we express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction and expressly disclaim responsibility for advising you as to the effect, if any, that the laws of any other jurisdiction may have on the opinions set forth herein.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 26, 2025, incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, and to the reference to our firm in the Prospectus under the heading "Legal Matters." In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the related rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

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| /s/ Perkins Coie LLP |

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## Exhibit 8.1

**Exhibit 8.1**

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September 26, 2025

Alliant Energy Corporation

4902 North Biltmore Lane

Madison, Wisconsin 53718

**Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Opinion Regarding Junior Subordinated Notes**

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as United States federal income tax counsel for Alliant Energy Corporation (the "<u>Company</u>") in connection with (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-276062), as amended by a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>"), which was filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities <u>Act</u>"), of certain securities of the Company, including junior subordinated debt securities, and (ii) the issuance by the Company of $725,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.750% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 (the "<u>Junior Subordinated Notes</u>"), as described in the Company's Prospectus, dated September 22, 2025 and included in the Registration Statement (the "<u>Prospectus</u>") and Prospectus Supplement, dated September 23, 2025 (the "<u>Prospectus Supplement</u>").

In rendering our opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus Supplement, (iv) the Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2025, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2025 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., governing the Junior Subordinated Notes, (v) the Underwriting Agreement dated September 23, 2025 among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the underwriters named therein, (vi) the Officer's Certificate delivered pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and (vii) such other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments as we have deemed relevant and necessary (such items, collectively, the "<u>Transaction Documents</u>"), and we have made such investigations of law as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinion expressed below.

In our examination, we have assumed, with your permission, (i) the authenticity of original documents, (ii) the accuracy of copies and the genuineness of signatures, (iii) that the execution and delivery by each party to a document and the performance by such party of its obligations thereunder have been authorized by all necessary measures and do not violate or result in a breach of or default under such party's certificate or instrument of formation and by-laws or the laws of such party's jurisdiction of organization, (iv) that each agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, (v) that the parties to each agreement have complied, and will comply, with all of their respective covenants, agreements and undertakings contained therein, (vi) that the transactions provided for by each agreement were and will be carried out in accordance with their terms, and (vii) that the factual representations made by the Company in the Transaction Documents are true, correct and complete and will be true, correct and complete at the time of closing of the offering and delivery of the Junior Subordinated Notes (as if made as of such time). If any of the above described assumptions are untrue for any reason or if the issuance of the Junior Subordinated Notes is consummated in a manner that is inconsistent with the manner in which it is described in the Prospectus Supplement, our opinion as expressed below may be adversely affected and may not be relied upon.

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Alliant Energy Corporation

September 26, 2025

In rendering our opinion, with your permission, we have not undertaken any independent investigation or verification of any fact or matter set forth in any document or materials or any assumption upon which we have relied (including, without limitation, any statement or representation contained in the Officer's Certificate), and we expressly disclaim any intent, undertaking, or obligation to make any such investigation or verification.

The opinion set forth below is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the legislative history thereof, existing and proposed U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative rulings and judicial decisions, all as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Our opinion is limited to the matters expressly stated herein. Our opinion is rendered only as of the date hereof, and its validity could be affected by subsequent changes in applicable law. We disclaim any undertaking to advise you or any other person with respect to any such change subsequent to the date hereof. An opinion of counsel with respect to an issue represents counsel's best judgment as to the outcome on the merits with respect to such issue and is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or the courts. Thus, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the IRS will not assert a contrary position with respect to an issue or any conclusions contained herein, or that a court will not sustain such a position if asserted by the IRS.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, the discussion contained in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations," insofar as such discussion relates to legal conclusions with respect to matters of United States federal income tax law, represents our opinion and, subject to the qualifications, exceptions, assumptions, caveats and limitations stated therein and herein, such discussion is accurate in all material respects. Such discussion does not, however, purport to discuss all United States federal income tax consequences to holders of the Junior Subordinated Notes and is limited to those United States federal income tax consequences to holders of the Junior Subordinated Notes specifically discussed therein and subject to the qualifications set forth therein and herein.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 8.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 26, 2025, incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and to references to us under the heading "Legal Matters" in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Junior Subordinated Notes. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the Securities Act or the Rules, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement within the meaning of the term "expert" as used in the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![exhibit9911aa.jpg](exhibit9911aa.jpg)

4902 North Biltmore Lane <br> Madison, WI 53718-2148

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| **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** | **Media Hotline: (608) 458-4040<br>Investor Relations: Susan Gille: (608) 458-3956** |

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**Alliant Energy Prices Offering of $725 Million of 5.750% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056**

MADISON, Wis. – September 23, 2025 – Alliant Energy Corporation ("Alliant Energy") (NASDAQ: LNT) announced the pricing of its public offering of $725 million aggregate principal amount of 5.750% junior subordinated notes due 2056. The junior subordinated notes will be due on April 1, 2056. Alliant Energy intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to reduce outstanding commercial paper, retire long term debt and/or for general corporate purposes. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on September 26, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The offering was marketed through a group of underwriters consisting of BofA Securities, Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers.

The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus which are part of a shelf registration statement Alliant Energy filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Copies may be obtained by calling BofA Securities, Inc. toll free at 1-800-294-1322, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. toll free at 1-877-649-6848, Barclays Capital Inc. toll free at (888) 603-5847, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-471-2526 or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533. Electronic copies of these documents will be available from the Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release includes forward-looking statements. These statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including risks related to the proposed offering, the anticipated use of proceeds from the sale of the junior subordinated notes and other risks outlined in Alliant Energy's public filings with the Commission, including Alliant Energy's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All information provided in this news release speaks as of the date hereof. Except as otherwise required by law, Alliant Energy undertakes no obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements.

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