Document:

Exhibit 4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 

TENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of September 28, 2010, among FTI Consulting,
Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

 W I T N E S S E T H 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of August 2,
2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of
7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2013 (the
“Notes”); 
 WHEREAS, the Company has offered to purchase for cash any and all of the outstanding Notes (the
“Tender Offer”) and requested that Holders of the Notes deliver their consents to, among other modifications, eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default contained in the Indenture pursuant
to the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated September 14, 2010, (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time) and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to
time); 
 WHEREAS, Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the
Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection
with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes); 
 WHEREAS, Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes have duly consented to the proposed amendments set forth in this Supplemental Indenture in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Indenture; 

WHEREAS, all other conditions precedent provided under the Indenture have been satisfied to permit the Company, the Guarantors and the
Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Indenture; 
 WHEREAS, this Supplemental Indenture is effective as of the date upon
which the conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof are satisfied, and the amendments effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative with respect to the Notes on the Initial Payment Date (as defined herein); and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree as follows: 
 1. Capitalized
Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 

 2. Amendments. 

(a) Subject to Section 3 hereof, the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the following Sections of Article 4 of
the Indenture and all references thereto and obligations thereunder: 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18 and 4.19, in each case in its entirety, and replacing each such Section with the following:
“Intentionally omitted.” 
 (b) Subject to Section 3 hereof, the Indenture is hereby amended by
deleting Section 5.01 of the Indenture and all references thereto and obligations thereunder, in its entirety, and replacing such Section with the following: “Intentionally omitted.” 

(c) Subject to Section 3 hereof, the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting clauses (3), (4), (5) and
(6) of Section 6.01 of the Indenture and all references thereto and obligations thereunder, in each case in its entirety, and replacing each such clause with the following: “Intentionally omitted.” 

(d) Section 4.04 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

“SECTION 4.04. Compliance Certificate. 

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee not less often than annually an Officers’ Certificate stating that as to each such
Officer’s knowledge the Company has complied with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture.” 

(e) Section 4.03 of the Indenture is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

“SECTION 4.03. Reports. 

The Company will comply with the provisions of TIA Section 314(a).” 

(f) Subject to Section 3 hereof, any defined terms present in the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees but no
longer used as a result of the amendments made by this Supplemental Indenture are hereby eliminated in the Indenture. The definition of any defined term used in the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees where such definition is set forth in
any of the sections or subsections of the Indenture that are eliminated by this Supplemental Indenture and the term it defines is still used in the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees after the amendments hereby become operative shall be
deemed to become part of, and defined in, Section 1.01 of the Indenture. Such defined terms are to be in alphanumeric order within Section 1.01 of the Indenture 

 3. Effect and Operation of Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture shall
be effective and binding immediately upon its execution by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, and thereupon this Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Note and Note Guarantee heretofore or
hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby; provided, however, notwithstanding anything in the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture to the contrary, the amendments set forth in Section 2 of this
Supplemental Indenture shall become operative only upon and simultaneously with, and shall have no force and effect prior to, the Company’s acceptance and initial payment for Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) pursuant to the
Tender Offer and representing at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes (such date of payment, the “Initial Payment Date”). Except as modified and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, all
provisions of the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect. 
 4. Indenture and Supplemental Indenture Construed
Together. This Supplemental Indenture is an indenture supplemental to, and in implementation of, the Indenture, and the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture shall henceforth be read and construed together. Except as expressly modified
herein, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and all the terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be and remain in full force and effect. 

5. Trust Indenture Acts Controls. If any provisions hereof limit, qualify or conflict with any provisions of the TIA required
under the TIA to be a part of or govern this Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of the TIA shall control. If any provision hereof modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that pursuant to the TIA may be so modified or excluded, the
provision of the TIA as so modified or excluded hereby shall apply. 
 6. No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or
future director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, member, stockholder or agent of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the
Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver may not be
effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission that such a waiver is against public policy. 

7. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. 

8. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture (including facsimile transmission or
portable document format). Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 
 9.
Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 

10. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of, and makes no representations
as to, the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company and the Guarantors. 

[Signature page follows] 

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

					
	FTI CONSULTING, INC., as Issuer
		
	By:	 	/s/ Eric B. Miller
		 	Name:	 	Eric B. Miller
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer

 

					
	GUARANTORS:
	
	 ATTENEX CORPORATION

COMPASS LEXECON LLC

COMPETITION POLICY ASSOCIATES, INC.

FD MWA HOLDINGS INC.

FD U.S. COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

FTI, LLC
 FTI CAMBIO
LLC
 FTI CONSULTING LLC

FTI CONSULTING CANADA LLC

FTI CXO ACQUISITION LLC

FTI GENERAL PARTNER LLC

FTI HOSTING LLC
 FTI
INTERNATIONAL LLC
 FTI SMG LLC

FTI TECHNOLOGY LLC
 FTI
US LLC

		
	By:	 	/s/ Eric B. Miller
		 	Name:	 	Eric B. Miller
		 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President

  

					
	FTI INVESTIGATIONS, LLC 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Eric B. Miller
		 	Name:	 	Eric B. Miller
		 	Title:	 	Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary

[Signature page to Tenth Supplemental Indenture – 2013 Notes] 

					
	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Michael G. Oller, Jr.
		 	Name:	 	Michael G. Oller, Jr.
		 	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President

 [Signature
page to Tenth Supplemental Indenture – 2013 Notes]Exhibit 4.2

 Exhibit 4.2 

Execution Version 
  

 
 FTI CONSULTING, INC., as
Issuer 
 AND EACH OF THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, as Guarantors 

6 
3/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020 
  

 
 INDENTURE

 Dated as of September 27, 2010 

 
  

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, 

as Trustee 
  

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
	 	  	 	  	Page
	ARTICLE 1
	 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

			
	 Section 1.01
	  	Definitions	  	1
	 Section 1.02
	  	Rules of Construction	  	29
	 Section 1.03
	  	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act	  	30
	
	ARTICLE 2
	THE NOTES
			
	 Section 2.01
	  	Amount of Notes	  	31
	 Section 2.02
	  	Form and Dating; Terms	  	31
	 Section 2.03
	  	Execution and Authentication	  	32
	 Section 2.04
	  	Registrar and Paying Agent	  	32
	 Section 2.05
	  	Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust	  	33
	 Section 2.06
	  	Holder Lists	  	33
	 Section 2.07
	  	Transfer and Exchange	  	34
	 Section 2.08
	  	Replacement Notes	  	45
	 Section 2.09
	  	Outstanding Notes	  	46
	 Section 2.10
	  	Treasury Notes	  	46
	 Section 2.11
	  	Temporary Notes	  	46
	 Section 2.12
	  	Cancellation	  	46
	 Section 2.13
	  	Defaulted Interest	  	47
	 Section 2.14
	  	CUSIP Number	  	47
	 Section 2.15
	  	Deposit of Moneys	  	47
	 Section 2.16
	  	Computation of Interest	  	47
	
	ARTICLE 3
	REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
			
	 Section 3.01
	  	Election To Redeem; Notices to Trustee	  	48
	 Section 3.02
	  	Selection by Trustee of Notes To Be Redeemed	  	48
	 Section 3.03
	  	Notice of Redemption	  	48
	 Section 3.04
	  	Effect of Notice of Redemption	  	49
	 Section 3.05
	  	Deposit of Redemption Price	  	49
	 Section 3.06
	  	Notes Redeemed in Part	  	49
	 Section 3.07
	  	Optional Redemption	  	50
	 Section 3.08
	  	Mandatory Redemption	  	50
	
	ARTICLE 4
	COVENANTS
			
	 Section 4.01
	  	Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest	  	50
	 Section 4.02
	  	Maintenance of Office or Agency	  	50
	 Section 4.03
	  	Provision of Financial Information	  	51
	 Section 4.04
	  	Corporate Existence	  	51
	 Section 4.05
	  	Money for Notes Payments To Be Held in Trust	  	51
	 Section 4.06
	  	Payment of Taxes and Other Claims	  	52
	 Section 4.07
	  	Limitation on Restricted Payments	  	53

  

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	 Section 4.08
	  	Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries	  	55
	 Section 4.09
	  	Limitation on Incurrence of Debt	  	57
	 Section 4.10
	  	Limitation on Asset Sales	  	59
	 Section 4.11
	  	Limitation on Affiliate Transactions	  	61
	 Section 4.12
	  	Limitation on Liens	  	62
	 Section 4.13
	  	Purchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control	  	62
	 Section 4.14
	  	Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions	  	65
	 Section 4.15
	  	Additional Note Guarantees	  	65
	 Section 4.16
	  	Limitations on Creation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries	  	65
	 Section 4.17
	  	Covenant Termination Event	  	66
	 Section 4.18
	  	Compliance Certificate	  	66
	 Section 4.19
	  	Stay, Extension and Usury Laws	  	66
	
	ARTICLE 5
	SUCCESSORS
			
	 Section 5.01
	  	Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets	  	66
	
	ARTICLE 6
	DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
			
	 Section 6.01
	  	Events of Default	  	68
	 Section 6.02
	  	Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission	  	70
	 Section 6.03
	  	Other Remedies	  	70
	 Section 6.04
	  	Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default	  	71
	 Section 6.05
	  	Control by Majority	  	71
	 Section 6.06
	  	Limitation on Suits	  	71
	 Section 6.07
	  	Rights of Holders To Receive Payment	  	71
	 Section 6.08
	  	Collection Suit by Trustee	  	71
	 Section 6.09
	  	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	  	72
	 Section 6.10
	  	Priorities	  	72
	 Section 6.11
	  	Undertaking for Costs	  	73
	 Section 6.12
	  	Delay or Omission Not Waiver	  	73
	
	ARTICLE 7
	TRUSTEE
			
	 Section 7.01
	  	Duties of Trustee	  	73
	 Section 7.02
	  	Rights of Trustee	  	74
	 Section 7.03
	  	Individual Rights of Trustee	  	76
	 Section 7.04
	  	Trustee’s Disclaimer	  	76
	 Section 7.05
	  	Notice of Defaults	  	76
	 Section 7.06
	  	Compensation and Indemnity	  	76
	 Section 7.07
	  	Replacement of Trustee	  	77
	 Section 7.08
	  	Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger, etc.	  	78
	 Section 7.09
	  	Eligibility; Disqualification	  	79
	
	ARTICLE 8
	AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
			
	 Section 8.01
	  	Without Consent of Holders	  	79
	 Section 8.02
	  	With Consent of Holders	  	80
	 Section 8.03
	  	Revocation and Effect of Consents	  	81
	 Section 8.04
	  	Notation on or Exchange of Notes	  	81

  

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	 Section 8.05
	  	Trustee To Sign Amendments, etc.	  	82
	 Section 8.06
	  	Compliance with Trust Indenture Act	  	82
	
	ARTICLE 9
	SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
			
	 Section 9.01
	  	Satisfaction and Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance	  	82
	 Section 9.02
	  	Conditions to Defeasance	  	84
	 Section 9.03
	  	Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions	  	85
	 Section 9.04
	  	Reinstatement	  	85
	 Section 9.05
	  	Moneys Held by Paying Agent	  	85
	 Section 9.06
	  	Moneys Held by Trustee	  	86
	
	ARTICLE 10
	GUARANTEES
			
	 Section 10.01
	  	Guarantee	  	86
	 Section 10.02
	  	Severability	  	88
	 Section 10.03
	  	Limitation of Liability	  	88
	 Section 10.04
	  	Contribution	  	88
	 Section 10.05
	  	Subrogation	  	88
	 Section 10.06
	  	Reinstatement	  	88
	 Section 10.07
	  	Release of a Guarantor	  	89
	 Section 10.08
	  	Benefits Acknowledged	  	89
	
	ARTICLE 11
	MISCELLANEOUS
			
	 Section 11.01
	  	Trust Indenture Act Controls	  	89
	 Section 11.02
	  	Notices	  	89
	 Section 11.03
	  	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent	  	91
	 Section 11.04
	  	Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion	  	91
	 Section 11.05
	  	Rules by Trustee and Agents	  	91
	 Section 11.06
	  	No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders	  	91
	 Section 11.07
	  	Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial	  	92
	 Section 11.08
	  	No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements	  	92
	 Section 11.09
	  	Successors	  	92
	 Section 11.10
	  	Separability	  	92
	 Section 11.11
	  	Counterpart Originals	  	92
	 Section 11.12
	  	Table of Contents, Headings, etc.	  	92
	 Section 11.13
	  	Qualification of Indenture	  	92

  

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 EXHIBITS 
  

			
	EXHIBIT A	  	FORM OF NOTE
	EXHIBIT B	  	FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
	EXHIBIT C	  	FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
	EXHIBIT D	  	FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
	EXHIBIT E	  	FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

  

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 INDENTURE, dated as of September 27, 2010, among FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland
corporation, as issuer, the Subsidiaries of the Company listed on the signature page hereto and Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee. 

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

 ARTICLE 1 

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION 

BY REFERENCE 

Section 1.01 Definitions. 

“144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, bearing the Global Note
Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on
Rule 144A. 
 “2013 notes” means the
7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2013 of the Company. 

 “2016 notes” means the
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016 of the Company. 

 “Acquired Debt” means Debt (1) of a Person (including an Unrestricted Subsidiary) existing at the time such
Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (2) assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person. Acquired Debt shall be deemed to have been Incurred, with respect to clause (1) of the preceding sentence, on the date
such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and, with respect to clause (2) of the preceding sentence, on the date of consummation of such acquisition of assets. 

“Additional Interest” means all additional interest owing on the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

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

“Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar or Paying Agent. 

“amend” means amend, modify, supplement, restate or amend and restate, including successively; and
“amending” and “amended” have correlative meanings. 
 “Applicable Premium”
means, with respect to any Note on any applicable Redemption Date, the greater of: 
 (1) 1% of the then
outstanding principal amount of the Note; and 
  

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 (2) the excess of: 

(A) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Note at October 1, 2015
(such Redemption Price being set forth in the table in clause (2) of Section 3.07(b) hereof) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through October 1, 2015 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed
using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over 

(B) the then outstanding principal amount of the Note. 

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global
Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary that apply to such transfer or exchange. 
 “Asset
Acquisition” means: 
 (1) an Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any
other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary, or shall be merged with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or 

(2) the acquisition by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the assets of any Person which constitute all
or substantially all of the assets of such Person, any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices. 

“Asset Sale” means: 

(1) the sale, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related
transactions, of property or assets (including by way of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”); or 

(2) the issuance or sale of Capital Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary, whether in a single transaction or a series of
related transactions (other than Preferred Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 4.09 hereof); 
 in each
case, other than: 
 (a) any disposition of Eligible Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or obsolete
or worn out equipment in the ordinary course of business or any disposition of inventory or goods (or other assets) no longer used in the ordinary course of business; 

(b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a manner permitted pursuant to
Section 5.01 hereof or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to this Indenture; 

(c) the disposition or lease of equipment related to information technology infrastructure located within the
Company’s shared service centers, including assets related to electrical, fire protection, security, communications, servers, storage, backup and recovery functions, software applications and software licenses owned by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date; 
 (d) the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment
that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.07 hereof; 
  

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 (e) any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Capital Interests in
any Restricted Subsidiary in any transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $25 million; 

(f) any disposition (including by liquidation) of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company to the Company or by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; 

(g) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code or any comparable or successor provision, any exchange of
like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business; 
 (h) the lease, assignment or
sub-lease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business; 
 (i) any issuance or sale of
Capital Interests in, or Debt or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary; 
 (j) foreclosures,
condemnation or any similar action on assets or the granting of Liens not prohibited by this Indenture; 
 (k)
the sale or discount of inventory, accounts receivable or notes receivable in the ordinary course of business or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable; 

(l) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries after the Issue Date, including Sale and Leaseback Transactions and asset securitizations permitted by this Indenture; 

(m) any issuance or sale of Capital Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person operating in a Similar Business
for which such Restricted Subsidiary provides shared purchasing, billing, collection or similar services in the ordinary course of business; and 

(n) any sale or lease of services or licensing of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business. 

“Attributable Debt” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, at the time of determination, the present
value (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which
such lease has been extended). 
 “Average Life” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any
Debt, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of (x) the number of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment (including any sinking fund or mandatory redemption
payment requirements) of such Debt multiplied by (y) the amount of such principal payment by (ii) the sum of all such principal payments. 

“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. Federal or state law or law of any other
jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of debtors. 
  

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 “Board of Directors” means (i) with respect to a corporation, the
board of directors of such corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof; and (ii) with respect to any other entity, the board of directors or similar body of the general partner or managers of such entity or any duly authorized
committee thereof. 
 “Broker-Dealer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 “Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday. 

“Capital Interests” in any Person means any and all shares, interests (including Preferred Interests), participations or
other equivalents in an equity interest (however designated) in such Person and any rights (other than Debt securities convertible into an equity interest), warrants or options to acquire an equity interest in such Person. 

“Capital Lease Obligations” means any obligation under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial
reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP; and the amount of Debt represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last
payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. 

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: 

(1) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; 
 (2) the
Company becomes aware (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) of the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act or any successor
provision), in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any
successor provision) of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Interests in the Company; or 

(3) during any period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of
Directors of the Company (together with any directors whose election by the Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the equityholders of the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in
office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors then in office.

 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and the regulations promulgated
thereunder. 
 “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

 

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 “Common Interests” of any Person means Capital Interests in such Person
that do not rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to Capital Interests of any other class in such Person. 

“Company” means FTI Consulting, Inc. and any successor thereto. 

“Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by its chief
executive officer, its president, any corporate executive vice president, its chief financial officer, its treasurer or any assistant treasurer, and delivered to the Trustee. 

“Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period: 

(1) Consolidated Net Income plus the sum of, without duplication, the amounts for such period, taken as a single
accounting period, to the extent deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, of: 
 (A)
Consolidated Non-cash Charges; 
 (B) Consolidated Fixed Charges; 

(C) Consolidated Income Tax Expense; 

(D) impairment charges, including the write-down of Investments; 

(E) restructuring expenses and charges; 

(F) any expenses or charges related to any equity offering, Permitted Investment, recapitalization or Debt Incurrence
permitted to be made under this Indenture (whether or not successful) or related to the Transaction; 
 (G) the
amount of any interest expense attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary; 

(H) any net loss from discontinued operations; and 

(I) any costs or expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity
plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the
Company or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Capital Interests of the Company (other than Redeemable Capital Interests); less 

(2) to the extent included in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, (x) net income from discontinued
operations and (y) the amount of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains. 
 “Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of such Person for the four full fiscal quarters, treated as one period, for which financial
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immediately preceding the date of the transaction (the “Transaction Date”) giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (such four full
fiscal quarter period being referred to herein as the “Four Quarter Period”) to the aggregate amount of Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing,
for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall be calculated after giving effect (i) to the cost of any compensation, remuneration or other
benefit paid or provided to any employee, consultant, Affiliate or equity owner of the entity involved in any Asset Acquisition to the extent such costs are eliminated or reduced (or public announcement has been made of the intent to eliminate or
reduce such costs) prior to the date of such calculation and not replaced; (ii) on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation, to any Asset Sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions, investments, mergers, consolidations
and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Sale or other
disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence or assumption of any such Acquired Debt), investment, merger, consolidation or disposed operation occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; and (iii) clause (i) of the
definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean the total interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP less the non-cash
component of total interest expense. For purposes of this definition, pro forma calculations shall be made in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act. 

Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of
this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”: 
 (1) interest on outstanding Debt determined on a
fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Debt in effect on the Transaction Date; and

 (2) if interest on any Debt actually incurred on the Transaction Date may optionally be determined at an
interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period.

 If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly Guarantees Debt of a third Person, this
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall give effect to the incurrence of such Guaranteed Debt as if such Person or such Subsidiary had directly incurred or otherwise assumed such Guaranteed Debt. 

“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication, the
amounts for such period of: 
 (1) Consolidated Interest Expense; and 

(2) the product of (a) all dividends and other distributions paid or accrued during such period in respect of
Redeemable Capital Interests of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Interests), times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then
current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal. 
  

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 “Consolidated Income Tax Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP paid or accrued during such period, including any
penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations, to the extent the same were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income. 

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

 (1) the total interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation: 
 (A) any amortization of Debt
discount; 
 (B) the net cost under any Hedging Obligation or Swap Contract in respect of interest rate
protection (including any amortization of discounts); 
 (C) the interest portion of any deferred payment
obligation; 
 (D) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit,
bankers’ acceptances, financing activities or similar activities; and 
 (E) all accrued interest;

 (2) the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued
by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and 

(3) all capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; 

less interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; provided, however, that Consolidated Interest
Expense will exclude (I) the amortization or write off of Debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees, commissions, fees and expenses and (II) any expensing of interim loan commitment and other financing fees. 

“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of
such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted, to the extent included in calculating such net income, by: 

(1) excluding, without duplication 

(A) all extraordinary gains or losses (net of fees and expenses relating to the transaction giving rise thereto), income,
expenses or charges; 
 (B) the portion of net income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries allocable to
minority interests in unconsolidated Persons or Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the extent that cash dividends or distributions have not actually been received by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that
for the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated Net Income shall be increased in amounts equal to the amounts of cash actually received; 
  

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 (C) gains or losses in respect of any Asset Sales by such Person or one of
its Restricted Subsidiaries (net of fees and expenses relating to the transaction giving rise thereto), on an after-tax basis; 

(D) the net income (loss) from any disposed or discontinued operations or any net gains or losses on disposed or
discontinued operations, on an after-tax basis; 
 (E) solely for purposes of determining the amount available
for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a)(3) hereof, the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Guarantor) or such Person to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that
Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulations applicable to that
Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated Net Income shall be increased in amounts equal to the amounts of cash actually received; 

(F) any gain or loss realized as a result of the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles; 

(G) any fees and expenses paid in connection with the issuance of the Notes; 

(H) non-cash compensation expense incurred with any issuance of equity interests to an employee of such Person or any
Restricted Subsidiary; 
 (I) any net after-tax gains or losses attributable to the early extinguishment or
conversion of Debt; 
 (J) any non-cash impairment charges or asset write-off or write-down resulting from the
application of Accounting Standards Codification 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, Accounting Standards Codification 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, and Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations; 

(K) non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by Accounting Standards
Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or any related subsequent Statement of Financial Accounting Standards; 

(L) accruals and reserves that are established within 12 months after the closing of any acquisition that are so
required to be established as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP; 
 (M) any fees, expenses,
charges or Integration Costs incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale, disposition, Incurrence or repayment of Debt (including such fees, expenses or charges
related to any Credit Facility), issuance of Capital Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any Debt instrument, and including, in each case, any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or
non-recurring merger or acquisition costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful; 
  

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 (N) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting from
currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Debt (including any net gain or loss resulting from obligations under Swap Contracts or Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk) and any foreign currency translation
gains or losses; 
 (O) any accruals and reserves that are established for expenses and losses, in respect of
equity-based awards compensation expense (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall reduce
Consolidated Net Income to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period); 

(P) any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection
with any Permitted Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Indenture, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for
indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not
so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days); and 
 (Q) to the extent covered by insurance and
actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within
365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or
casualty events or business interruption; and 
 (2) including, without duplication, dividends and
distributions from Joint Ventures actually received in cash by the Company. 
 “Consolidated Non-cash Charges”
means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill, other intangibles, deferred financing fees, Debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses) and other non-cash
expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charges
constituting an extraordinary item or loss or any charge which requires an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period). 

“Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of the aggregate amount of all Debt of
such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the end of the most recent fiscal period for which financial information in respect thereof is available immediately preceding the date of the transaction (the “Transaction Date”)
giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio to the aggregate amount of Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period preceding the Transaction Date. In addition to and
without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, this ratio shall be calculated after giving effect (i) to the cost of any compensation, remuneration or other benefit paid or provided to any employee, consultant, Affiliate
or equity owner of the entity involved in any Asset Acquisition to the extent such costs are eliminated or reduced (or public announcement has been made of the intent to eliminate or reduce such costs) prior to the date of such calculation and not
replaced; and (ii) on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation, to any Asset Sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions, investments, mergers, 

 

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consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and
on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Sale or other disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence or assumption of any such Acquired Debt), investment, merger, consolidation or disposed operation occurred on the first
day of the Four Quarter Period. For purposes of this definition, pro forma calculations shall be made in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act. 

If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly Guarantees Debt of a third Person, this “Consolidated
Total Leverage Ratio” shall give effect to the incurrence of such Guaranteed Debt as if such Person or such Subsidiary had directly incurred or otherwise assumed such Guaranteed Debt. 

“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business
shall principally be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at Wilmington Trust Company, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19890-1615, Attention: Corporate Trust Department—FTI Consulting, Inc., or such other address as
the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and 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
Holders and the Company). 
 “corporation” includes corporations, associations, companies (including any
limited liability company), business trusts and limited partnerships. 
 “Credit Agreement” means the
Company’s Credit Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders named therein, together with all related notes,
letters of credit, collateral documents, guarantees, and any other related agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case as amended, modified, supplemented, restated, refinanced, refunded or replaced in
whole or in part from time to time including by or pursuant to any agreement or instrument that extends the maturity of any Debt thereunder, or increases the amount of available borrowings thereunder (provided that such increase in borrowings
is permitted under clause (i) of the definition of the term “Permitted Debt”), or adds Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, in each case with respect to such agreement or any successor or
replacement agreement and whether by the same or any other agent, lender, group of lenders, purchasers or Debt holders. 

“Credit Facilities” means one or more credit facilities (including the Credit Agreement) with banks or other lenders
providing for revolving loans or term loans or the issuance of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances or the like. 

“Custodian” means any receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, assignee,
liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. 
 “Debt” means at any time (without
duplication), with respect to any Person, the following: (i) all indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed or for the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property, excluding any trade payables or other current liabilities incurred in the
normal course of business; (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (iii) all reimbursement obligations of such Person with respect to letters of credit (other than letters of
credit that are secured by cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents), bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities (excluding obligations in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables) issued for the
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Debt except to the extent drawn and not repaid within five Business Days; (iv) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect
to property or assets acquired by such Person; (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (vi) the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of Redeemable Capital Interests in such Person at the time of determination;
(vii) any Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations of such Person at the time of determination; (viii) Attributable Debt with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction to which such Person is a party; and (ix) all obligations of the
types referred to in clauses (i) through (viii) of this definition of another Person, the payment of which, in either case, (A) such Person has Guaranteed or (B) is secured by (or the holder of such Debt or the recipient of such
dividends or other distributions has an existing right, whether contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon the property or other assets of such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such
Debt. 
 For purposes of the foregoing: (a) the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Redeemable Capital Interests that do
not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Redeemable Capital Interests as if such Redeemable Capital Interests were repurchased on any date on which Debt shall be required to be determined pursuant to
this Indenture; provided, however, that, if such Redeemable Capital Interests are not then permitted to be repurchased, the repurchase price shall be the book value of such Redeemable Capital Interests; (b) the amount outstanding
at any time of any Debt issued with original issue discount is the principal amount of such Debt less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Debt at such time as determined in conformity with GAAP, but such Debt
shall be deemed Incurred only as of the date of original issuance thereof; (c) the amount of any Debt described in clause (vii) above is the net amount payable (after giving effect to permitted set off) if such Swap Contracts or Hedging
Obligations are terminated at that time due to default of such Person; (d) the amount of any Debt described in clause (ix)(A) above shall be the maximum liability under any such Guarantee; (e) the amount of any Debt described in clause
(ix)(B) above shall be the lesser of (I) the maximum amount of the obligations so secured and (II) the Fair Market Value of such property or other assets; and (f) interest, fees, premium, and expenses and additional payments, if any,
will not constitute Debt. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of any business, the term “Debt” will exclude (x) customary indemnification obligations and (y) post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is
determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment is otherwise contingent; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes
fixed and finally determined, the amount is paid within 60 days thereafter. 
 The amount of Debt of any Person at any date
shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, only upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligations, of any contingent obligations at such date;
provided, however, that in the case of Debt sold at a discount, the amount of such Debt at any time will be the accreted value thereof at such time. 

“Default” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default.

 “Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issued in the form of one or more Global Notes, DTC or another
Person designated as Depositary by the Company, which Person must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. 
  

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 “Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash
consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth the basis of such
valuation, executed by the principal financial officer of the Company, less the amount of cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-cash Consideration. 

“Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is formed or otherwise incorporated in the United
States or a State thereof or the District of Columbia (other than a Restricted Subsidiary, the parent or indirect parent of which is not formed or otherwise incorporated in the United States or a State thereof or the District of Columbia) or a
Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Debt of the Company. 

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company. 

“Eligible Bank” means a bank or trust company (i) that is organized and existing under the laws of the United
States of America or Canada, or any state, territory, province or possession thereof, (ii) that, as of the time of the making or acquisition of an Investment in such bank or trust company, has combined capital and surplus in excess of $500
million and (iii) the senior Debt of which is rated at least “A-2” by Moody’s or at least “A” by S&P. 

“Eligible Cash Equivalents” means any of the following Investments: (i) securities issued or directly and fully
guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition;
(ii) time deposits in and certificates of deposit of any Eligible Bank, provided that such Investments have a maturity date not more than two years after the date of acquisition and that the Average Life of all such Investments is one
year or less from the respective dates of acquisition; (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 180 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with any Eligible Bank;
(iv) direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, provided that such Investments mature, or are subject to tender at the option of the holder thereof, within
365 days after the date of acquisition and, at the time of acquisition, have a rating of at least A from S&P’s or A-2 from Moody’s (or an equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized rating agency); (v) commercial paper of
any Person other than an Affiliate of the Company and other than structured investment vehicles, provided that such Investments have one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P’s or Moody’s and mature within 180
days after the date of acquisition; (vi) overnight and demand deposits in and bankers’ acceptances of any Eligible Bank; (vii) demand deposits in any bank or trust company to the extent insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation against the Bank Insurance Fund; (viii) in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a subsidiary formed or otherwise incorporated in the United States or a State thereof or the District of Columbia, demand deposits and time
deposits that (a) are denominated in the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or the currency of the country in which such Restricted Subsidiary is organized or conducts business
and (b) are consistent with the Company’s investment policy as in effect from time to time, provided that, in the case of time deposits, such Investments have a maturity date not more than two years after the date of acquisition and
that the Average Life of all such time deposits is one year or less from the respective dates of acquisition; (ix) money market funds substantially all of the assets of which comprise Investments of the types described in clauses
(i) through (vii); and (x) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (i) through (vii) above or funds equivalent to those referred to in clause (ix) above (in each case which may be held by the Company)
denominated in U.S. Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Euros or any other comparable foreign currency and comparable in credit quality and tender to those referred to in such clauses and customarily 

 

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used by corporations for cash management purposes in jurisdictions outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by the Company or by any
Restricted Subsidiary organized in such jurisdictions, all as determined in good faith by the Company. 
 “Employee
Loan” means a loan, made in the ordinary course of business, from the Company to an employee (including independent contractors, limited partners or other Persons compensated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business) consistent with past practices. 
 “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.01 hereof. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. 
 “Exchange Notes”
means any notes issued in exchange for the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or any similar agreement. 

“Exchange Offer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. 

“Exchange Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. 

“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to the consideration received or paid in any transaction or series of
transactions, the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Company.  
 “Foreign
Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and any Restricted Subsidiary of
such Foreign Subsidiary. 
 “Four Quarter Period” has the meaning set forth in the definition of
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.” 
 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States, consistently applied, as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification and the rules and interpretations of the Commission under the authority of the federal
securities laws, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date irrespective of any subsequent change in such
Accounting Standards Codification or other statements or any subsequent adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. 

“Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.07(g)(2) hereof, which is required to be placed on all
Global Notes issued under this Indenture. 
 “Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the
Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto,
issued in accordance with Section 2.02, 2.07(b), 2.07(d) or 2.07(f) hereof. 
 “Guarantee” means, as
applied to any Debt of another Person, (i) a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the normal course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner, of any part or all of such Debt, (ii) any
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otherwise, of a Person guaranteeing or having the effect of guaranteeing the Debt of any other Person in any manner and (iii) an agreement of a Person, direct or indirect, contingent or
otherwise, the practical effect of which is to assure in any way the payment (or payment of damages in the event of non-payment) of all or any part of such Debt of another Person (and “Guaranteed” and “Guaranteeing”
shall have meanings that correspond to the foregoing). 
 “Guarantor” means any Person that executes a Note
Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and their respective successors and assigns. 
 “Hedging
Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any interest rate agreement, currency agreement or commodity agreement, excluding commodity agreements relating to raw materials used in the ordinary course of the
Company’s business. 
 “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the security
register. In connection with Notes issued in global book-entry form, DTC shall be treated for all purposes as the only registered holder of such Notes. 

“Incur” means, with respect to any Debt or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion,
exchange or otherwise), assume, Guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Debt or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Debt or other obligation on the balance sheet of such Person;
provided, however, that a change in GAAP or an interpretation thereunder that results in an obligation of such Person that exists at such time becoming Debt shall not be deemed an Incurrence of such Debt. Debt otherwise Incurred by a
Person before it becomes a Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to be Incurred at the time at which such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company. “Incurrence,” “Incurred,” “Incurrable” and
“Incurring” shall have meanings that correspond to the foregoing. A Guarantee by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Debt Incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall not be a
separate Incurrence of Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary which is assumed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be a separate Incurrence of Debt. In addition, the following shall
not be deemed a separate Incurrence of Debt: 
 (1) amortization of debt discount or accretion of principal with
respect to a non-interest bearing or other discount security; 
 (2) the payment of regularly scheduled interest
in the form of additional Debt of the same instrument or the payment of regularly scheduled dividends on Capital Interests in the form of additional Capital Interests of the same class and with the same terms; 

(3) the obligation to pay a premium in respect of Debt arising in connection with the issuance of a notice of redemption
or making of a mandatory Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer for such Debt; and 
 (4) unrealized
losses or charges in respect of Hedging Obligations. 
 “Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms. 
 “Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds
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 “Initial Notes” means the $400,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of the 6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2020
of the Company issued pursuant to this Indenture. 
 “Initial Purchasers” means Banc of America
Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., KKR Capital Markets LLC, RBS Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Comerica Securities, Inc., PNC
Capital Markets LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc. and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as applicable, and such other initial purchasers party to any purchase agreement entered into in connection with the offer and sale of any Additional
Notes. 
 “Interest Payment Date” means April 1 or October 1 of each year, as applicable, commencing
April 1, 2011. 
 “Integration Costs” means, with respect to any acquisition, all costs relating to the
acquisition and integration of the acquired business or operations into the Company, including labor costs, legal fees, consulting fees, travel costs and any other expenses relating to the integration process. 

“Investment” by any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance (or other extension of credit) or capital
contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property or assets to another Person or any other payments for property or services for the account or use of another Person) another Person, including, without limitation, the following:
(i) the purchase or acquisition of any Capital Interest or other evidence of beneficial ownership in another Person; (ii) the purchase, acquisition or Guarantee of the Debt of another Person; and (iii) the purchase or acquisition of
the business or assets of another Person substantially as an entirety, but shall exclude: (a) accounts receivable and other extensions of trade credit in accordance with the Company’s customary practices; (b) the acquisition of
property and assets from suppliers and other vendors in the normal course of business; and (c) prepaid expenses and workers’ compensation, utility, lease and similar deposits, in the normal course of business. 

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or
the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency. 
 “Investment Grade
Securities” means: 
 (1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United
States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Eligible Cash Equivalents); 
 (2) debt
securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Company and its Subsidiaries; 

(3) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2),
which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and 
 (4)
corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments. 

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 “Joint Venture” means any joint venture entity, whether a company,
unincorporated firm, association, partnership or any other entity which, in each case, is not a Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries but in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has a direct or indirect
equity or similar interest. 
 “Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions are not required to be open in the City of New York. 
 “Letter of Transmittal” means the letter
of transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer; provided that the Letter of Transmittal shall be deemed to include any agent’s message or
other electronic communication sent in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC and that is permitted by the terms of the applicable Exchange Offer to be delivered in lieu of a physical Letter of Transmittal. 

“Lien” means, with respect to any property or other asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure Debt, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, easement, encumbrance, preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with
respect to such property or other asset (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). 

“Maturity Date” when used with respect to any Note, means the date on which the principal amount of such Note becomes
due and payable as therein or herein provided. 
 “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and
any successor to its rating agency business. 
 “Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale, including any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the direct costs relating to
such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-cash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or
payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on senior Debt required
(other than required by Section 4.10(b)(1) hereof to be paid as a result of such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a reserve in accordance with GAAP
against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit
liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction. 

“Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person, as defined in Regulation S. 

“Notation of Guarantee” means a notation of guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto.

 “Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by any Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this
Indenture. 
 “Notes” means
6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2020 of the Company. 

  

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 “obligations” means any principal, premium, interest (including any
interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state,
federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such
principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Debt. 

“Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum of the Company, dated September 16, 2010, related to the
offering of the Notes and related Note Guarantees. 
 “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed
by two officers of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable. 

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee and delivered to the
Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee. 
 “Participant” means,
with respect to the Depositary, a Person who has an account with the Depositary. 
 “Permitted Asset Swap”
means the purchase and sale or exchange (within a 180-day period) of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another
Person; provided that any cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 4.10 hereof. 

“Permitted Debt” means: 

(1) Debt Incurred pursuant to any Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to
exceed an amount equal to the greater of (x) $325 million and (y) 3.5 times the aggregate amount of Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges for the Four Quarter Period immediately preceding the date of the Incurrence;

 (2) Debt under the Notes issued on the Issue Date and contribution, indemnification and reimbursement
obligations (including without limitation those to the Trustee) owed by the Company or any Guarantor to any of the other of them in respect of amounts paid or payable on such Notes; 

(3) Guarantees of the Notes; 

(4) Debt of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date (other than clauses (1),
(2) or (3) above); 
 (5) Debt owed to and held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 (6) Guarantees Incurred by the Company of Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted to be incurred
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 (7) Guarantees by any Restricted Subsidiary of Debt of the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, including Guarantees by any Restricted Subsidiary of Debt under the Credit Agreement, provided that (a) such Debt is Permitted Debt or is otherwise Incurred in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof and
(b) such Guarantees are subordinated to the Notes to the same extent as the Debt being guaranteed; 
 (8)
Debt incurred in respect of workers’ compensation claims and self-insurance obligations, and, for the avoidance of doubt, indemnity, bid, performance, warranty, release, appeal, surety and similar bonds, letters of credit for operating purposes
and completion guarantees provided or incurred (including Guarantees thereof) by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; 

(9) Debt under Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations (excluding Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations entered into for
speculative purposes); 
 (10) the Incurrence by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of Acquired Debt that was
outstanding on the date that such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired, directly or indirectly, by the Company; provided that (a) such Restricted Subsidiary Incurred such Debt prior to the date that the Company directly or indirectly
acquired such Restricted Subsidiary, (b) such Debt was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition, and (c) the Company’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately following such acquisition
and Incurrence would be not less than the Company’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition and Incurrence; 

(11) Debt owed by the Company to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that if for any reason such Debt
ceases to be held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, such Debt shall cease to be Permitted Debt and shall be deemed Incurred as Debt of the Company for purposes of this Indenture; 

(12) Debt of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Capital Lease Obligations and Purchase Money
Debt, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Debt outstanding at any time may not exceed $75 million in the aggregate; 

(13) Debt arising from agreements of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification,
contribution, earnout, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Capital Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary otherwise
permitted under this Indenture; 
 (14) the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the
Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of Preferred Interests; provided, however, that: 

(A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Interests that results in any such Preferred Interests being held by a
Person other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and 
 (B) any sale or other transfer
of any such Preferred Interests to a Person that is not either the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 
 shall be deemed, in each
case, to constitute an issuance of such Preferred Interests by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (14); 
  

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 (15) Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution
of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Debt is extinguished within five Business Days of Incurrence; 

(16) Debt of the Company or any of the Guarantors evidenced by promissory notes that are subordinated in right of payment
to the Notes or the Note Guarantees issued to former, current or future directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or any of the Guarantors (or their respective spouses) in lieu of cash payments for Capital Interests being
repurchased from such Person; 
 (17) Debt of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise
permitted pursuant to this definition, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75 million at any time outstanding; and 

(18) Refinancing Debt. 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Debt permitted under clauses (1), (2), (12) and (17) of this definition of
“Permitted Debt” shall not constitute “Refinancing Debt” under clause (18) of this definition of “Permitted Debt.” 

“Permitted Investments” means: 

(1) Investments in existence on the Issue Date; 

(2) Investments required pursuant to any agreement or obligation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in
effect on the Issue Date, to make such Investments; 
 (3) Investments in cash and Eligible Cash Equivalents;

 (4) Investments in property and other assets, owned or used by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the normal course of business; 
 (5) Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 
 (6) Investments by the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person, if as a result of such Investment (A) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of
its assets to, or is liquidated or wound-up into, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; 
 (7) Swap
Contracts and Hedging Obligations; 
 (8) receivables owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
advances to suppliers, in each case if created, acquired or made in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; 

(9) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (a) obligations of trade creditors, suppliers or
customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor,
supplier or customer; or (b) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates; 
  

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 (10) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise
permitted under this definition, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50 million at any one time outstanding; 

(11) loans or advances to employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary made in the ordinary course of business
evidenced by Employee Loans; 
 (12) Investments the payment for which consists solely of Capital Interests of
the Company; 
 (13) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such
advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; 

(14) guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Debt of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
of Debt otherwise permitted by Section 4.09 hereof; 
 (15) Investments in the ordinary course of business
consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons; 

(16) Investments in Joint Ventures; 

(17) Investments in securities or other assets not constituting cash, Eligible Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade
Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale; and 

(18) repurchases of the Notes and related Note Guarantees. 

“Permitted Liens” means: 

(1) Liens existing on the Issue Date; 

(2) Liens in favor of the Company or the Guarantors; 

(3) Liens that secure Credit Facilities (including in respect of Treasury Management Agreements) incurred pursuant to
clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” (and any related Hedging Obligations and Swap Contracts permitted under the agreement related thereto); 

(4) any Lien for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not then due and payable (or which, if due and
payable, are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves are being maintained, to the extent required by GAAP); 

(5) any warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, landlord’s or other similar Liens arising by law for sums not then
due and payable (or which, if due and payable, are being contested in good faith and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained, to the extent required by GAAP); 

 

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 (6) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights
of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other similar restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or
to the ownership of its properties which do not individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of the Company or materially impair the operation of the business of such Person; 

(7) pledges or deposits (i) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of
statutory obligations or the requirements of any official body; (ii) to secure the performance of tenders, bids, surety or performance bonds, leases, purchase, construction, sales or servicing contracts (including utility contracts) and other
similar obligations Incurred in the normal course of business consistent with industry practice; (iii) to obtain or secure obligations with respect to letters of credit, Guarantees, bonds or other sureties or assurances given in connection with
the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, in each case not Incurred or made in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or credit or the payment of the deferred purchase price of property or services
or imposed by ERISA or the Code in connection with a “plan” (as defined in ERISA); or (iv) arising in connection with any attachment unless such Liens shall not be satisfied or discharged or stayed pending appeal within 60 days
after the entry thereof or the expiration of any such stay; 
 (8) Liens (including Liens securing Acquired Debt)
on property or assets of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired or merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (and not created or Incurred in
anticipation of such transaction), provided that such Liens are not extended to the property and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the property or assets acquired; 

(9) Liens securing Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary owed to and held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
thereof; 
 (10) for the avoidance of doubt, other Liens (not securing Debt) incidental to the conduct of the
business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or the ownership of their assets which do not individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of the Company or materially impair the operation
of the business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries; 
 (11) Liens to secure any permitted extension,
renewal, refinancing or refunding (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings), in whole or in part, of any Debt secured by Liens referred to in clauses (1), (3), (8), (17), (18), (24), (28) and (29) hereof; provided
that such Liens do not extend to any other property or assets and the principal amount of the obligations secured by such Liens is not increased; 

(12) Liens in favor of customs or revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of custom duties in
connection with the importation of goods incurred in the ordinary course of business; 
 (13) licenses of
intellectual property granted in the ordinary course of business; 
 (14) Liens to secure Capital Lease
Obligations and Purchase Money Debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (11) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”; provided that such Liens do not extend to or cover any assets other than such assets acquired or
constructed after the Issue Date with the proceeds of such Capital Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Debt; 
  

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 (15) Liens in favor of the Company or any Guarantor; 

(16) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s
obligation in respect of banker’s acceptances issued or created in the ordinary course of business for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment, or storage of such inventory or other goods; 

(17) Liens securing Debt Incurred to finance the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions
to, property, plant or equipment of such Person; provided, however, that the Lien may not extend to any property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is Incurred (other than assets and
property affixed or appurtenant thereto and any proceeds thereof), and the Debt (other than any interest thereon) secured by the Lien may not be Incurred more than 180 days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction, repair,
improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the property subject to the Lien; 
 (18) Liens on
property or shares of Capital Interests of another Person at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person (including Liens that secure Debt of such Subsidiary); provided, however, that (i) the Liens may not
extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto) and (ii) such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of,
such other Person becoming such a Restricted Subsidiary; 
 (19) Liens (i) that are contractual rights of
set-off (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Debt, (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit
satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations and other cash management activities incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements
entered into with customers of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (ii) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of
collection, (Y) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (Z) in favor of banking
institutions arising as a matter of law or pursuant to customary account agreements encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry; 

(20) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 6.01(7)
hereof so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated
has not expired; 
 (21) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of
business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries and do not secure any Debt; 
  

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 (22) any interest of title of an owner of equipment or inventory on loan or
consignment to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of
business; 
 (23) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;

 (24) Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees; 

(25) Liens securing Hedging Obligations and Swap Contracts so long as any related Debt is permitted to be Incurred under
this Indenture; 
 (26) options, put and call arrangements, rights of first refusal and similar rights relating
to Investments in Joint Ventures, partnerships and the like permitted to be made under this Indenture; 
 (27)
Liens pursuant to the terms and conditions of any contracts between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and the U.S. government; 

(28) Liens on assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Debt that, at the time of Incurrence,
would not cause the Secured Debt Leverage Ratio of the Company to exceed 3.5 to 1.0; and 
 (29) Liens not
otherwise permitted under this Indenture in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100 million. 
 “Person”
means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, Joint Venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. 

“Physical Notes” means certificated Notes registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with
Section 2.07(c) hereof, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note”
attached thereto. 
 “Place of Payment”, when used with respect to the Notes, means the place or places where
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 4.02 hereof. 

“Preferred Interests,” as applied to the Capital Interests in any Person, means Capital Interests in such Person of any
class or classes (however designated) that rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Common Interests in such
Person. 
 “Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.07(g)(1) hereof to be placed
on all Notes issued under this Indenture, except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture. 

“Property” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and
whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital Interests. 
  

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 “Purchase Money Debt” means Debt: 

(1) Incurred to finance the purchase or construction (including additions and improvements thereto) of any assets (other
than Capital Interests) of such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary; and 
 (2) that is secured by a Lien on
such assets where the lender’s sole security is to the assets so purchased or constructed; and in either case that does not exceed 100% of the cost and to the extent the purchase or construction prices for such assets are or should be included
in “addition to property, plant or equipment” in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Qualified Capital
Interests” in any Person means a class of Capital Interests other than Redeemable Capital Interests. 

“Qualified Equity Offering” means (i) an underwritten public equity offering of Qualified Capital Interests
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act yielding gross proceeds to either of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company, of at least $25 million or (ii) a private equity offering of
Qualified Capital Interests of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company, other than (x) any such public or private sale to an entity that is an Affiliate of the Company and (y) any public offerings registered on
Form S-8; provided that, in the case of an offering or sale by a direct or indirect parent company of the Company, such parent company contributes to the capital of the Company the portion of the net cash proceeds of such offering or
sale necessary to pay the aggregate Redemption Price (plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date) of the Notes to be redeemed pursuant to clause (c) of Section 3.07 hereof. 

“Qualified Institutional Buyer” or “QIB” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 144A promulgated
under the Securities Act. 
 “Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s and S&P and (2) if
Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Company’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as defined in Section 3 of the Exchange Act selected by the Company or any
parent of the Company as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be. 
 “Redeemable Capital
Interests” in any Person means any equity security of such Person that by its terms (or by terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or otherwise (including the passage of time or the happening of
an event), is required to be redeemed, is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof in whole or in part (including by operation of a sinking fund), or is convertible or exchangeable for Debt of such Person at the option of the holder thereof,
in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided that only the portion of such equity security which is required to be redeemed, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the
holder thereof before such date will be deemed to be Redeemable Capital Interests. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any equity security that would constitute Redeemable Capital Interests solely because the holders of the equity security have
the right to require the Company to repurchase such equity security upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Redeemable Capital Interests if the terms of such equity security provide that the Company may not
repurchase or redeem any such equity security pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.07 hereof. The amount of Redeemable Capital Interests deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of
this Indenture will be the maximum amount that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Redeemable Capital Interests or portion thereof,
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 “Redemption Date,” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed
pursuant to Article 3 of this Indenture, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of such Article 3. 

“Redemption Price,” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed
pursuant to this Indenture. 
 “Refinancing Debt” means Debt that refunds, refinances, renews, replaces,
extends or defeases any Debt permitted to be Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, whether involving the same or any other lender or creditor or group of lenders or creditors, but only to the
extent that: 
 (1) such Refinancing Debt is subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee thereof to at least
the same extent as the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced, extended or defeased, if such Debt was subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee thereof; 

(2) the Refinancing Debt is scheduled to mature either (a) no earlier than the Debt being refunded, refinanced or
extended or (b) at least 91 days after the maturity date of the Notes; 
 (3) the Refinancing Debt has
an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Debt is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced, extended or defeased; 

(4) such Refinancing Debt is in an aggregate principal amount that is less than or equal to the sum of (a) the
aggregate principal or accreted amount (in the case of any Debt issued with original issue discount, as such) then outstanding under the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended, (b) the amount of accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, and premiums owed, if any, not in excess of preexisting prepayment provisions on such Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended and (c) the amount of reasonable and customary fees, expenses and costs
related to the Incurrence of such Refinancing Debt; and 
 (5) such Refinancing Debt is Incurred by the same
Person (or its successor) that initially Incurred the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced, extended or defeased, except that the Company may Incur Refinancing Debt to refund, refinance, renew, replace, extend or defease Debt of any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company. 
 “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Company, the Guarantors and Banc of America Securities LLC, as representative of the Initial Purchasers, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, and any similar
agreement entered into in connection with any Additional Notes. 
 “Related Business Assets” means assets
(other than cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents) used or useful in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any assets received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in exchange for assets
transferred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted
Subsidiary. 
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 “Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any
officer of the Trustee within the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee located at the Corporate Trust Office who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and, for the purposes of Section 7.01(c)(2) hereof and the
second sentence of Section 7.05 hereof shall also mean any other officer of the Trustee to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. 

“Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, bearing the Global
Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in
reliance on Rule 903. 
 “Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

 “Restricted Payment” is defined to mean any of the following: 

(1) any dividend or other distribution declared and paid on the Capital Interests in the Company or on the Capital
Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that are held by, or declared and paid to, any Person other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, other than 

(A) dividends, distributions or payments made solely in Qualified Capital Interests in the Company, and 

(B) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company or to other
holders of Capital Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis); 
 (2) any payment made by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire any Capital Interests in the Company (including the conversion into, or exchange for, Debt, of any Capital Interests) other than any such
Capital Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a payment made solely in Qualified Capital Interests in the Company); 

(3) any payment made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a payment made solely in Qualified
Capital Interests in the Company) to redeem, repurchase, defease (including in substance or legal defeasance) or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including pursuant to mandatory repurchase covenants), prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled
sinking fund or mandatory redemption payment, Debt of the Company or any Guarantor that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or Note Guarantees (excluding any Debt owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary); except payments of
principal and interest in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case, within one year of the due date thereof; 

(4) any Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Person, other than a Permitted Investment;
and 
 (5) any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. 

“Restricted Period,” with respect to any Notes, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the
later of (a) the day on which such Notes are first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day shall be promptly given by the Company to the
Trustee, and (b) the Issue Date, and with respect to any Additional Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), means the comparable period of 40 consecutive days. 

 

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 “Restricted Physical Note” means a Physical Note bearing the Private
Placement Legend. 
 “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that has
not been designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” in accordance with this Indenture. 
 “Rule 144”
means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. 
 “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the
Securities Act. 
 “Rule 405” means Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act. 

“Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act. 

“Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act. 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its
rating agency business. 
 “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement
pursuant to which property is sold or transferred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and is thereafter leased back as a capital lease by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Commission thereunder. 
 “Secured Debt” means any Debt secured by a Lien permitted to be
Incurred under this Indenture. 
 “Secured Debt Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of
the aggregate amount of all Secured Debt of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the end of the most recent fiscal period for which financial information in respect thereof is available immediately preceding the date of the transaction
giving rise for the need to calculate Secured Debt Leverage Ratio to the aggregate amount of Consolidated Cash Flow for Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period preceding the transaction date. 

“Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes” means the
3 3/4% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due
2012 of the Company. 
 “Shelf Registration Statement” means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined
in the Registration Rights Agreement. 
 “Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02
of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act, but shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary. 

“Similar Business” means any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries on the Issue Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto. 
  

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 “Stated Maturity,” when used with respect to (i) any Note or any
installment of interest thereon, means the date specified in such Note as the fixed date on which the principal amount of such Note or such installment of interest is due and payable and (ii) any other Debt or any installment of interest
thereon, means the date specified in the instrument governing such Debt as the fixed date on which the principal of such Debt or such installment of interest is due and payable. 

“Stock Repurchase Program” means the two-year stock repurchase program, as in effect on the Issue Date, to repurchase of
up to $500 million in the Company’s outstanding Capital Interests. 
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to
any Person, any corporation, limited or general partnership, trust, association or other business entity of which an aggregate of at least a majority of the outstanding Capital Interests therein is, at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such
Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. 
 “Supplemental Indenture” means a supplemental
indenture substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto. 
 “Swap Contract” means (a) any
and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps
or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency
rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all
transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign
Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement. 

“Total Assets” means, with respect to any Person, the total assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company or such other Person as may be expressly stated (excluding settlement assets, as shown on such balance sheet). 

“Transactions” means (i) the offering of the Notes, (ii) the tendering for, delivery of a notice of redemption
with respect to, and purchasing, redeeming or otherwise acquiring the 2013 Notes and the related consent solicitation, (iii) the entering into of the new Credit Agreement, (iv) the termination of the Company’s existing senior secured
credit facility and the payment of all fees and expenses related thereto, and the transactions related thereto. 

“Treasury Management Agreements” means any and all agreements governing the provision of treasury or cash management
services, including deposit accounts, funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services and other
agreements related to treasury or cash management services. 
 “Treasury Rate” means with respect to the Notes,
as of the applicable Redemption Date, the yield to maturity as of such Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15
(519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Day prior to such Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period
from such Redemption Date to October 1, 2015; provided, however, that if the period from such Redemption Date to October 1, 2015 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury
securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used. 
  

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 “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code
§§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date hereof. 
 “Trustee” means Wilmington Trust
Company, a Delaware banking corporation, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder. 

“Unrestricted Global Note” means a permanent Global Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto,
that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing Notes that
do not bear the Private Placement Legend. 
 “Unrestricted Physical Note” means one or more Physical Notes that
do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. 
 “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

 (1) any Subsidiary designated as such by an Officers’ Certificate as set forth below where neither the
Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) provides credit support for, or Guarantee of, any Debt of such Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument evidencing such Debt or
(ii) is directly or indirectly liable for any Debt of such Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary; and 

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. 

“U.S. Government Obligations” means direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America
for the payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged. 
 “U.S.
Person” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities Act. 
 “Voting
Interests” means, with respect to any Person, securities of any class or classes of Capital Interests in such Person, taking into account the voting power of such securities, entitling the holders thereof generally to vote on the election
of members of the Board of Directors or comparable body of such Person. 
 Section 1.02 Rules of Construction.

 Unless the context otherwise requires: 

(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it herein, whether defined expressly or by reference; 

 

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 (2) unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein
shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP; 

(3) “or” is not exclusive; 

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

(5) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command; 

(6) words used herein implying any gender shall apply to both genders; 

(7) “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subsection; 
 (8) “$,”
“U.S. Dollars” and “United States Dollars” each refer to United States dollars, or such other money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; 

(9) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement of
successor sections or rules adopted by the Commission from time to time; and 
 (10) references to Sections,
Articles or Exhibits are references to Sections, Articles or Exhibits of or to this Indenture unless context otherwise requires. 

Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. 

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part
of this Indenture. 
 The following Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings: 

“indenture securities” means the Notes; 

“indenture security Holder” means a Holder of a Note; 

“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture; 

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

“obligor” on the Notes and the Guarantees means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon
the Notes and the Guarantees, respectively. 
 All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture
Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule under the Trust Indenture Act have the meanings so assigned to them. 

 

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 ARTICLE 2 

THE NOTES 

Section 2.01 Amount of Notes. 

The Trustee shall initially authenticate and deliver the Notes for original issue on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of
$400,000,000 of the Notes upon a written order of the Company in the form of a Company Order. In addition, at any time and from time to time, the Trustee shall upon a written order of the Company in the form of a Company Order authenticate and
deliver any (i) additional Notes (“Additional Notes”) in unlimited aggregate principal amount (so long as permitted by the terms of this Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 4.09 hereof) or (ii) Exchange
Notes or private exchange notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer or a private exchange, respectively, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, for like principal amount of Notes. Each such written order shall specify the amount of Notes to be
authenticated, the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated and, in the case of any issuance of Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof, shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 4.09 hereof. All the
Notes issued under this Indenture shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Notes and shall have the same terms as to status waivers, amendments, offers to purchase, redemptions or otherwise as the Notes. 

Notwithstanding anything else in this Indenture to the contrary, at the Company’s option, Additional Notes may be issued with the
same CUSIP number as the Initial Notes or the Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and without the Private Placement Legend, provided that the Company has furnished an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee confirming that such issuance would not
conflict with federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Commission. 
 Section 2.02 Form and
Dating; Terms. 
 (a) The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. 
 (b) Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified in
the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of 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 applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions and transfers of interests. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or
decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form or any successor entity thereof, at the direction of the Trustee,
in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.07 hereof. 
 (c) The aggregate
principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. 
  

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 The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly
made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note
conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. 

The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Company pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer as provided in Section 4.10 hereof or a
Change of Control Offer as provided in Section 4.13 hereof. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3. 

Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Company without notice to or
consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, waivers, amendments, offers to purchase, redemption or otherwise as the Notes; provided that the
Company’s ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 4.09 hereof. Additional Notes shall have identical terms as the Initial Notes, other than with respect to the date of issuance and
issue price; provided, however, that no Additional Notes may be issued at a price that would cause such Additional Notes to not be fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes with any other Notes issued under this Indenture. Any
Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture. 
 Section 2.03 Execution
and Authentication. 
 The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, any Vice President or Treasurer. The signature of any of these officers on the Notes may be manual or facsimile. 

If an officer whose signature is on a Note was an officer at the time of such execution but no longer holds that office at the time the
Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless. 
 No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this
Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Note shall
be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Note shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Note to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 2.12 hereof, for all purposes of this Indenture such Note shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall
never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. 
 The Notes shall be issuable only in fully registered form without
coupons in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. 
 Section 2.04 Registrar and
Paying Agent. 
 The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or
for exchange (the “Registrar”), and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company, if any, in respect of
the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more additional Paying Agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional
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 The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent that is not a
party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such Agent. If the Company fails to maintain a
Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation in accordance with Section 7.06 hereof. 

The Company initially appoints DTC to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. 

The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and Agent for service of notices and demands in connection with the
Notes and this Indenture, and the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as the office or agency of the Company for such purposes, and the Company may change the Paying Agent without prior notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries
may act as Paying Agent. 
 Section 2.05 Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust. 

Each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of
principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes (whether such money has been paid to it by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes), and the Company and the Paying Agent shall notify the Trustee in writing
of any default by the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes) in making any such payment. Money held in trust by the Paying Agent need not be segregated except as required by law and in no event shall the Paying Agent be liable for any interest
on any money received by it hereunder; provided that if the Company or an Affiliate thereof acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold such money in a separate trust fund. The Company at any time
may require the Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for any funds disbursed, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof, upon
written request to the Paying Agent, require the Paying Agent to pay forthwith all money so held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed. Upon making such payment, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money
delivered to the Trustee. 
 Section 2.06 Holder Lists. 

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and
addresses of the Holders and shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least five Business Days before each Interest Payment Date, and at
such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders as of the March 15 or September 15, as applicable, immediately
preceding such Interest Payment Date or such other date as the Trustee requests and the Company shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a); provided that, as long as the Trustee is the Registrar, no such list need be
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 Section 2.07 Transfer and Exchange. 

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.07, a Global Note may be
transferred, in whole and not in part, only by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor
Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Physical Note unless (i) the Depositary (x) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary for such Global Note or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days, (ii) subject to the procedures of the
Depositary, the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that the Company elects to cause the issuance of the Physical Notes, or (iii) upon request of the Trustee or Holders of a majority of the principal amount of outstanding
Notes, if there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default with respect to the Notes. Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, Physical Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or
beneficial interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in
whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.11 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.07 or Section 2.08 or 2.11 hereof,
shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except for Physical Notes issued subsequent to any of the preceding events in (i), (ii) or (iii) above and pursuant to Section 2.07(c) hereof. A Global
Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.07(a); provided, however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.07(b), (c) or
(f) hereof. 
 (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of
beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to
restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as
applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable: 
 (1) Transfer of
Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with
the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S.
Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). The Restricted Period shall be terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate certifying that the Restricted Period may be
terminated in accordance with Regulation S. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or
instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.07(b)(1). 

(2) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and
exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.07(b)(1) hereof, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant
given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged
and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect
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Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Physical Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged
and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Physical Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above; provided
that in no event shall Physical Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period. The Restricted Period shall be terminated upon the receipt by the
Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate certifying that the Restricted Period may be terminated in accordance with Regulation S. Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.07(f) hereof, the requirements
of this Section 2.07(b)(2) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon
satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the
relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.07(h) hereof. 
 (3) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to
Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with
the requirements of Section 2.07(b)(2) hereof and the Registrar receives the following: 
 (A) if the
transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; or 

(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof. 

(4) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an
Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.07(b)(2) hereof and: 

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins,
such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a Broker-Dealer, such Person is not engaged
in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such
Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’
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 (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; 
 (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer
pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or 

(D) the Registrar receives the following: 

(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest
for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or 

(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest
to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so
require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement
Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. 
 If any such transfer is
effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof, the
Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above. 

Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery
thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. 
 (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial
Interests for Physical Notes. 
 (1) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted
Physical Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Physical Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a Restricted Physical Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.07(a) hereof and receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: 

(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest
for a Restricted Physical Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof; 

 

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 (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance
with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; 

(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with
Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; 

(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; 

(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or 

(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, 

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to
Section 2.07(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Physical Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Physical Note issued in exchange for a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.07(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the
Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Physical Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Physical Note issued in exchange for a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.07(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein. 

(2) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Physical Notes. A holder of a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Physical Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Physical Note only upon the
occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.07(a) hereof and if: 

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no
arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a Broker-Dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply
with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business;

  

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 (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; 
 (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer
pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or 

(D) the Registrar receives the following: 

(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest
for an Unrestricted Physical Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or 

(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest
to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Physical Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; 

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. 
 (3) Beneficial Interests in
Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Physical Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Physical Note or to transfer such beneficial interest
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Unrestricted Physical Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.07(a) hereof and satisfaction of the conditions set forth
in Section 2.07(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.07(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Unrestricted Physical Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Unrestricted Physical Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.07(c)(3)
shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Unrestricted Physical Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Unrestricted Physical Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.07(c)(3)
shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. 
 (d) Transfer and Exchange of Physical Notes for Beneficial Interests.

 (1) Restricted Physical Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a
Restricted Physical Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Physical Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: 
 (A) if the Holder of such
Restricted Physical Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item
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 (B) if such Restricted Physical Note is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; 

(C) if such Restricted Physical Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance
with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; 

(D) if such Restricted Physical Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; 

(E) if such Restricted Physical Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or 

(F) if such Restricted Physical Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, 

the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Physical Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of
clause (A) above, the applicable Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the applicable 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, the applicable Regulation S Global Note. 

(2) Restricted Physical Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted
Physical Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Physical Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only
if: 
 (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no
arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a Broker-Dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply
with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business;

 (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration
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 (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or 
 (D) the Registrar
receives the following: 
 (i) if the Holder of such Physical Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a
beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or 

(ii) if the Holder of such Physical Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in
the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; 

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. 
 Upon satisfaction of the conditions
of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.07(d)(2), the Trustee shall cancel the Physical Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note. 

(3) Unrestricted Physical Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an
Unrestricted Physical Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Physical Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at
any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Physical Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

 If any such exchange or transfer from a Unrestricted Physical Note to a beneficial interest is effected
pursuant to subparagraph (2)(B), (2)(D) or (3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof, the
Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Unrestricted Physical Notes so transferred. 

(e) Transfer and Exchange of Physical Notes for Physical Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Physical Notes and such Holder’s
compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.07(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Physical Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the
Registrar the Physical Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition,
the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.07(e): 

(1) Restricted Physical Notes to Restricted Physical Notes. Any Restricted Physical Note may be transferred to and
registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Physical Note if the Registrar receives the following: 

(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; 
  

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 (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904 then the
transferor must deliver a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or 

(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,
then the transferor must deliver a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable. 

(2) Restricted Physical Notes to Unrestricted Physical Notes. Any Restricted Physical Note may be exchanged by the
Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Physical Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Physical Note if: 

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a Broker-Dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage
in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business; 

(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement; 
 (C) any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or 
 (D) the Registrar receives the following:

 (i) if the Holder of such Restricted Physical Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted
Physical Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or 

(ii) if the Holder of such Restricted Physical Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery
thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Physical Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; 

 

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 and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests, an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no
longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. 
 (3) Unrestricted Physical Notes to
Unrestricted Physical Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Physical Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Physical Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the
Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Physical Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. 
 (f)
Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof, the Trustee shall
authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable
Letters of Transmittal that (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities
Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, (y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if
such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by
such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer, and (ii) Unrestricted Physical Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the
Restricted Physical Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (w) at the time the Exchange Offer begins, such Person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in
the distribution of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (x) if such Person is not a broker-dealer, such Person is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes,
(y)(1) such Person is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or (2) if such Person is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, such Person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of
the Securities Act to the extent applicable, and (z) any Exchange Notes to be received by such Person will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the
issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Persons designated
by the Holders of Physical Notes so accepted Unrestricted Physical Notes in the applicable principal amount. Any Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of an Exchange Offer, and Exchange Notes issued in connection with an Exchange
Offer, shall be treated as a single class of securities under this Indenture. 
  

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 (g) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and
Physical Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture: 

(1) Private Placement Legend. 

(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Physical Note (and all Notes issued in
exchange therefor or substitution therefor) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form: 
 “THE SECURITY (OR
ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED
HEREBY MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE
RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR
FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE
903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (c) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144
THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE) OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY
OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER
WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION
PROVIDED BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY.” 
 (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
Global Note or Physical Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(3), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(3) or (f) of this Section 2.07 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private
Placement Legend. 
 (2) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form: 
 “THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED
IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. THIS NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO
TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A 
  

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WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. 
 UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (A NEW YORK CORPORATION) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER 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 DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), 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.” 
 (h)
Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Physical Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and
not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.12 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or
transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Physical Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement
shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such
increase. 
 (i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges. 

(1) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate
Global Notes and Physical Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof or at the Registrar’s request. 

(2) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Physical
Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar
governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.08, 2.11, 3.06, 4.10, 4.13 and 8.04 hereof). 

(3) Neither the Registrar nor the Company shall be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for
redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. 
 (4) All
Global Notes and Physical Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Physical Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture,
as the Global Notes or Physical Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. 
  

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 (5) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the
transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 30 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection,
(B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a
Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date. 
 (6) Prior to due presentment for the registration
of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 

(7) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to
Section 4.02 hereof, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like
aggregate principal amount. 
 (8) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any
authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency; provided that such exchange is made in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof. Whenever any
Global Notes or Physical Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Physical Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance
with the provisions of Section 2.03 hereof. 
 (9) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel
required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.07 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile. 

(10) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions
on transfer that may be imposed under this Indenture with respect to the Notes pursuant to the terms hereof or under applicable law, other than to require delivery of such certificates, documentation or other evidence as are expressly required by,
and to do so if and when expressly required by, this Indenture or the terms of the Notes. 
 Section 2.08 Replacement
Notes. 
 If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or the Trustee, or if the Holder of a Note claims that the
Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Holder of such Note furnishes to the Company and the Trustee evidence reasonably acceptable to them of the
ownership and the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date of this Indenture are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an
indemnity bond shall be posted, sufficient in the judgment of all to protect the Company, the Trustee or any Paying Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced. The Company may charge such Holder for the Company’s
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in replacing such Note and the Trustee may charge the Company for the Trustee’s expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in replacing such Note. Every replacement Note
shall constitute a contractual obligation of the Company. 
  

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 Section 2.09 Outstanding Notes. 

The Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for (a) those canceled by it,
(b) those delivered to it for cancellation, (c) to the extent set forth in Sections 9.01 and 9.02 hereof, on or after the date on which the conditions set forth in Section 9.01 or 9.02 hereof have been satisfied, those Notes
theretofore authenticated and delivered by the Trustee hereunder and (d) those described in this Section 2.09 as not outstanding. Subject to Section 2.10 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or one of
its Affiliates holds the Note. 
 If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless
the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Note is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company. 

If the Paying Agent holds, in its capacity as such, on any Maturity Date, money sufficient to pay all accrued interest and principal with
respect to the Notes payable on that date and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders thereof pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to
accrue. 
 Section 2.10 Treasury Notes. 

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any declaration of acceleration or notice
of default or direction, waiver or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to this Indenture, Notes owned by the Company or any other Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded as though they were not outstanding, except that for
the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to this Indenture, only Notes as to which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has
actually received an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Notes are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee established to the satisfaction of the Trustee
the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor on the Notes or any of their respective Affiliates. 

Section 2.11 Temporary Notes. 

Until definitive Notes are prepared and ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes.
Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate
definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until such exchange, temporary Notes shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits and privileges as definitive Notes. 

Section 2.12 Cancellation. 

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the
Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall deliver such canceled
Notes to the Company. The Company may not reissue or resell, or issue new Notes to replace Notes that the Company has redeemed or paid, or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (other than in accordance with this Indenture).

  

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 Section 2.13 Defaulted Interest. 

If the Company defaults on a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent permitted
by law) any interest payable on the defaulted interest, in accordance with the terms hereof, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be at least five Business Days prior to the payment date. The Company
shall fix such special record date and payment date in a manner satisfactory to the Trustee. At least 10 days before such special record date, the Company shall mail to each Holder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and
the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on defaulted interest, if any, to be paid. The Company may make payment of any defaulted interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements (if applicable) of any
securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed and, upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after written notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this sentence, such manner of payment
shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee. 
 Section 2.14 CUSIP Number. 

The Company in issuing the Notes may use a “CUSIP,” “ISIN” or other similar number, and if so, such CUSIP, ISIN or
other similar number shall be included in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP, ISIN or other
similar number printed in the notice or on the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any such CUSIP, ISIN or other similar
number used by the Company in connection with the issuance of the Notes and of any change in the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar number. 

Section 2.15 Deposit of Moneys. 

Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Interest Payment Date and Maturity Date, the Company shall have deposited with the
Paying Agent in immediately available funds money sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be. The principal and interest on a Global Note shall be payable by the Trustee to the
Depositary of such Global Note or its nominee, as the case may be, as the sole registered owner and the sole Holder of the Notes represented thereby. The principal and interest on Physical Notes shall be payable, either in person or by mail, at the
office of the Paying Agent. 
 Section 2.16 Computation of Interest. 

Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. 

 

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 ARTICLE 3 

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT 

Section 3.01 Election To Redeem; Notices to Trustee. 

If the Company elects to redeem Notes, pursuant to this Article 3, at least 30 days prior to the Redemption Date but not more than 60
days prior to the Redemption Date, the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date and the principal amount of such Notes to be redeemed and the Redemption Price, and deliver to the Trustee, no later than two Business Days
prior to the Redemption Date, an Officers’ Certificate stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained this Article 3. Notice given to the Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.01 may, at the Company’s discretion,
be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent. 
 Section 3.02 Selection by Trustee of Notes To Be
Redeemed. 
 If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select the Notes or portions thereof in
authorized denominations to be redeemed by lot, pro rata or by any other method customarily authorized by the clearing systems (subject to DTC procedures). No Notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part and no redemption shall result in
a Holder holding a Note of less than $2,000. 
 The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of the Notes selected for
redemption and, in the case of any partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. For all purposes of this Indenture unless the context otherwise requires, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also
apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. 
 Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption. 

Notices of redemption shall be sent electronically to DTC, in the case of Global Notes, or shall be mailed by first-class mail, in the
case of Physical Notes (and, to the extent permitted by applicable procedures or regulations, electronically) upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address.

 The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the CUSIP numbers thereof) and shall state: 

(1) the Redemption Date; 

(2) the Redemption Price; 

(3) if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that,
after the Redemption Date and upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued; 

(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent; 

(5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price; 

(6) that unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to
accrue on and after the Redemption Date; 
 (7) if such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more
conditions precedent, the nature of such conditions precedent; 
 (8) the aggregate principal amount of Notes
that are being redeemed; 
 (9) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the
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 (10) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the
CUSIP number, ISIN number or other similar number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes. 
 At the
Company’s written request made at least five Business Days prior to the date on which notice is to be given, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s sole expense. 

Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption. 

Once the notice of redemption described in Section 3.03 hereof is mailed or given electronically in the manner provided in
Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price plus interest accrued to the Redemption Date. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at
the Redemption Price plus interest accrued to the Redemption Date; provided that (a) if the Redemption Date is after a regular record date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder
of the redeemed Notes registered on the relevant record date; and (b) if a Redemption Date is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest shall accrue for the period from such Redemption Date to
such succeeding Business Day. Such notice, if mailed or given electronically in the manner provided in Section 3.03 hereof, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given whether or not the Holder receives such notice. 

Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price. 

On or prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent in
immediately available funds money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which have been delivered by the
Company to the Trustee for cancellation. 
 On and after any Redemption Date, if money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price
of, and accrued interest on, Notes called for redemption shall have been made available in accordance with the immediately preceding paragraph, the Notes called for redemption will cease to accrue interest and the only right of the Holders of such
Notes will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price of, and, subject to Section 3.04(a) hereof, accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes to the Redemption Date. If any Note surrendered for redemption shall not be so paid, interest will
be paid, from the Redemption Date until such redemption payment is made, on the unpaid principal of the Note and any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate and in the manner provided in the Notes. 

Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed in Part. 

In the case of Physical Notes redeemed in part, a new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note will
be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon surrender for cancellation of the original Note. In the case of Global Notes redeemed in part, the outstanding balance of any such Global Note shall be adjusted by the Trustee to reflect such
redemption. On and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of them called for redemption. 
  

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 Section 3.07 Optional Redemption. 

(a) The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time prior to October 1, 2015, at the option of the Company upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address or sent in accordance with the procedures of DTC for Global Notes, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal
amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the
relevant Interest Payment Date). 
 (b) In addition, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time on or after
October 1, 2015, at the option of the Company upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date),
if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on October 1 of the years indicated: 
  

				
	 Year
	  	Redemption Price	 
	 2015
	  	103.375	% 
	 2016
	  	102.250	% 
	 2017
	  	101.125	% 
	 2018 and thereafter
	  	100.000	% 

 (c) In
addition to the optional redemption provisions of the Notes described in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 3.07, prior to October 1, 2013, the Company may, with the net proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, redeem
up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes) at a Redemption Price equal to 106.750% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Redemption
Date; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture (including Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of any such redemption (excluding Notes held
by the Company or its Subsidiaries) and that any such redemption occurs within 90 days following the closing of any such Qualified Equity Offering. 

(d) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

 Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption. 

The Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. 

ARTICLE 4 

COVENANTS 

Section 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. 

The Company covenants and agrees that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes in
accordance with the terms of the Notes and this Indenture. 
 Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. 

The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for Notes an office or agency where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment,
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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 shall
fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the
Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. 
 The
Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes 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 Notes for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any
such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. 
 Section 4.03
Provision of Financial Information. 
 (a) Whether or not required by the Commission, so long as any Notes are
outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Holders of Notes, or file electronically with the Commission through the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (or any successor system), within the time periods
specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations: 
 (1) all quarterly and annual financial information
that would be required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants; and 

(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K if the Company were required to
file such reports. 
 (b) In addition, whether or not required by the Commission, the Company will file a copy of all of the
information and reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 4.03(a) hereof with the Commission for public availability within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations (unless the Commission
will not accept such a filing) or otherwise make such information available to prospective investors. In addition, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company and the Guarantors will furnish to the Holders and to prospective investors,
upon their request, the information, if any, required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. 

Section 4.04 Corporate Existence. 

Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect
its existence as a corporation. 
 Section 4.05 Money for Notes Payments To Be Held in Trust. 

(a) If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to the Notes, it will, on or before each Maturity Date or
Interest Payment Date on any of the Notes, 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
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 (b) Whenever the Company shall have a Paying Agent for the Notes, it will, prior to 11:00
a.m., New York City time, on each Maturity Date or Interest Payment Date on the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds 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. 

(c) The Company will cause the Paying Agent, other than the Trustee, to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which the
Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.05, that the Paying Agent will: 

(1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Notes 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; 

(2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any
payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest on the Notes; and 
 (3) 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 the Paying Agent. 

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

(e) Any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) or interest on the Notes and remaining unclaimed for three years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Order, or (if then held by the Company)
shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or the 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 the Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be
published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in New York, 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 4.06 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims. 

The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, prior to being more than 30 days overdue, (1) all taxes,
assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (2) all lawful claims against the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary for labor, materials and supplies, which in the case of either clause (1) or (2) of this Section 4.06, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon a Property; provided, however, that neither the
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Subsidiary shall be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim (x) whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings or (y) to the extent that the failure to pay or discharge the same could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 Section 4.07 Limitation on Restricted Payments. 

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment
unless, at the time of and after giving effect to the proposed Restricted Payment: 
 (1) no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will occur as a consequence thereof; 
 (2) after giving effect
to such Restricted Payment on a pro forma basis, the Company would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt (other than Permitted Debt) pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof; and 

(3) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a pro forma basis, the aggregate amount expended or declared
for all Restricted Payments made on or after the Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (11), (12) and (14) of Section 4.07(b) hereof shall not exceed the sum (without
duplication) of: 
 (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income (or, if Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit,
minus 100% of such deficit) of the Company accrued on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first full fiscal quarter during which the Issue Date occurs and ending on the last day of the
fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of such proposed Restricted Payment, plus 
 (B) 100% of the
aggregate net proceeds (including the Fair Market Value of property other than cash) received by the Company subsequent to the Issue Date either (i) as a contribution to its common equity capital or (ii) from the issuance and sale (other
than to a Subsidiary) of its Qualified Capital Interests, including Qualified Capital Interests issued upon the conversion of Debt or Redeemable Capital Interests of the Company, and from the exercise of options, warrants or other rights to purchase
such Qualified Capital Interests (other than, in each case, Capital Interests or Debt sold to a Subsidiary of the Company), plus  

(C) 100% of the net reduction in Investments (other than Permitted Investments), subsequent to the Issue Date, in any
Person, resulting from (i) payments of interest on Debt, dividends, repayments of loans or advances, or any sale or disposition of such Investments (but only to the extent such items are not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net
Income), in each case to the Company or any Subsidiary from any Person, or (ii) the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, not to exceed in the case of any Person the amount of Investments previously made by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person subsequent to the Issue Date. 
 (b) Notwithstanding Section 4.07(a)
hereof, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may take the following actions, provided that, in the case of clauses (4) and (10) of this Section 4.07(b), immediately after giving effect to such action, no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing: 
 (1) the payment of any dividend on Capital Interests in the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the consummation or any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after declaration of such dividend or the giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at such date payment was permitted by
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 (2) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or
retirement of any Qualified Capital Interests of the Company by conversion into, or by or in exchange for, Qualified Capital Interests, or out of net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company) of other Qualified Capital Interests of the Company; 
 (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption,
defeasance or acquisition or retirement for value of any Debt of the Company or a Guarantor that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the applicable Note Guarantee out of the net cash proceeds of a substantially concurrent issue and
sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of (x) new subordinated Debt of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, Incurred in accordance with this Indenture or (y) Qualified Capital Interests of the Company; 

(4) the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Capital Interests in the Company held by
employees or former employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or their estates or beneficiaries under their estates) upon death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or alteration of employment status or pursuant to the
terms of any agreement under which such Capital Interests were issued; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for such purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of such Capital Interests does not exceed
$40 million in any calendar year; provided, however, that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed (A) the cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from
the sale of Qualified Capital Interests of the Company to employees of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date; provided, however, that the amount of such cash proceeds utilized for any such
repurchase, retirement, other acquisition or dividend will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a)(3) hereof; plus (B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (provided, however, that the Company may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by the proviso of this clause (4) in any calendar year
and, to the extent any payment described under this clause (4) is made by delivery of Debt and not in cash, such payment shall be deemed to occur only when, and to the extent, the obligor on such Debt makes payments with respect to such Debt);

 (5) the repurchase of Capital Interests deemed to occur upon (A) the exercise of stock options, warrants
or other convertible or exchangeable securities or (B) the withholding of a portion of such Capital Interests to pay for the taxes payable by such Person on account of such grant or award; 

(6) the extension of credit that constitutes intercompany Debt, the Incurrence of which was permitted pursuant to
Section 4.09 hereof; 
 (7) cash payment, in lieu of issuance of fractional shares in connection with the
exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for the Capital Interests of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including upon conversion of the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes, or in
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 (8) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or
series of Redeemable Capital Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued or Incurred in compliance with Section 4.09 hereof to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charges of the
Company; 
 (9) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any subordinated Debt
in accordance with provisions substantially similar to those described in Sections 4.10 and 4.13 hereof; provided that all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been
repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; 
 (10) the making of any Restricted Payments if, at the time of the
making of such payments, and after giving effect thereto (including, without limitation, the Incurrence of any Debt to finance such payment), the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of the Company would not exceed 3.25 to 1.00; 

(11) any payments made by the Company in connection with the consummation of the Transactions; 

(12) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes,
including in connection with the conversion of principal, premium or interest on any Senior Subordinated Convertible Note; 

(13) the making of any other Restricted Payments not in excess of $50 million in the aggregate; and 

(14) the repurchase of Capital Interests in the Company pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Program. 

(c) If the Company makes a Restricted Payment which, at the time of the making of such Restricted Payment, in the good faith
determination of the Company, would be permitted under the requirements of this Indenture, such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to have been made in compliance with this Indenture notwithstanding any subsequent adjustment made in good faith to
the Company’s financial statements affecting its Consolidated Net Income. 
 (d) If any Person in which an Investment is
made, which Investment constitutes a Restricted Payment when made, thereafter becomes a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Indenture, all such Investments previously made in such Person shall no longer be counted as Restricted Payments
for purposes of calculating the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.07(a)(3) hereof, in each case to the extent such Investments would otherwise be so counted. 

(e) For purposes of this Section 4.07, if a particular Restricted Payment involves a non-cash payment, including a distribution of
assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the non-cash portion of such Restricted Payment. 

 

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 Section 4.08 Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted
Subsidiaries. 
 (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
cause or suffer to exist or become effective or enter into any encumbrance or restriction (other than pursuant to this Indenture or any law, rule, regulation or order) on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (i) pay dividends or make any
other distributions on its Capital Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Debt or other obligation owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) make loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary or (iii) sell, lease or transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. 

(b) Section 4.08(a) hereof shall not apply to the following encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: 

(1) any encumbrance or restriction in existence on the Issue Date, including those required by the Credit Agreement and
any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements, refinancings thereof, provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings,
replacement or refinancings, in the good faith judgment of the Company, are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend or other payment restrictions than those contained in these agreements on the Issue Date or refinancings
thereof; 
 (2) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement relating to an acquisition of property,
so long as the encumbrances or restrictions in any such agreement relate solely to the property so acquired (and are not or were not created in anticipation of or in connection with the acquisition thereof); 

(3) any encumbrance or restriction which exists with respect to a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or merges
with or into a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company on or after the Issue Date, which is in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, but not created in connection with or in anticipation of such Person becoming a Restricted
Subsidiary, and which is not applicable to any Person or the property or assets of any Person other than such Person or the property or assets of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; 

(4) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement effecting a permitted renewal, refunding, replacement,
refinancing or extension of Debt issued pursuant to an agreement containing any encumbrance or restriction referred to in clauses (1) through (3) of this Section 4.08(b), so long as the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any
such refinancing agreement are no less favorable in any material respect to the Holders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the agreements governing the Debt being renewed, refunded, replaced, refinanced or extended in the good faith
judgment of the Company; 
 (5) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease, contract,
or license of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or provisions in agreements that restrict the assignment of such agreement or any rights thereunder; 

(6) any encumbrance or restriction by reason of applicable law, rule, regulation or order; 

(7) any encumbrance or restriction under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees; 

 

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 (8) any encumbrance or restriction under the sale of assets or Capital
Interests, including, without limitation, any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Subsidiary, pending its sale or other disposition; 

(9) restrictions on cash and other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into the ordinary
course of business; 
 (10) customary provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or
property in Joint Venture agreements, partnership agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements, sale leaseback agreements and other similar agreements; 

(11) any instrument governing Debt or Capital Interests of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Debt or Capital Interests was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any
Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired, provided that, in the case of Debt, such Debt was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred;

 (12) purchase money obligations (including Capital Lease Obligations) for property acquired in the ordinary
course of business that impose restrictions on that property so acquired of the nature described in clause (iii) of Section 4.08(a) hereof; 

(13) Liens securing Debt otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture, including the provisions of
Section 4.12 hereof that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens; and 

(14) any other agreement governing Debt entered into after the Issue Date that contains encumbrances and restrictions that
are not materially more restrictive with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Issue Date with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Issue Date. 

(c) Nothing contained in this Section 4.08 shall prevent the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from (i) creating, incurring,
assuming or suffering to exist any Liens otherwise permitted by Section 4.12 hereof or (ii) restricting the sale or other disposition of property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that secure Debt of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred in accordance with Sections 4.09 and 4.12 hereof. 
 Section 4.09
Limitation on Incurrence of Debt. 
 (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
Incur any Debt (including Acquired Debt); provided that the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur Debt (including Acquired Debt) if, immediately after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Debt and the receipt and application of
the proceeds therefrom, (i) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a pro forma basis as if any such Debt (including any other Debt being Incurred contemporaneously), and
any other Debt Incurred since the beginning of the Four Quarter Period had been Incurred and the proceeds thereof had been applied at the beginning of the Four Quarter Period, and any other Debt repaid since the beginning of the Four Quarter Period
had been repaid at the beginning of the Four Quarter Period, would be greater than 2.0:1.0 and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time or as a consequence of the Incurrence of such Debt. 

 

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 (b) If, during the Four Quarter Period or subsequent thereto and prior to the date of
determination, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have engaged in any Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition, Investments, mergers, consolidations, discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) or shall have
designated any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary, Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges and Consolidated Interest Expense for the Four Quarter Period
shall be calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to such Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition, Investments, mergers, consolidations, discontinued operations or designation, as the case may be, and the application of any proceeds therefrom as
if such Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition or designation had occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period. 
 (c) If the
Debt which is the subject of a determination under this provision is Acquired Debt, or Debt Incurred in connection with the simultaneous acquisition of any Person, business, property or assets, or Debt of an Unrestricted Subsidiary being designated
as a Restricted Subsidiary, then such ratio shall be determined by giving effect (on a pro forma basis, as if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the Four Quarter Period) to (x) the Incurrence of such Acquired Debt or such
other Debt by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) the inclusion, in the Company’s Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges, of the Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of the acquired Person,
business, property or assets or redesignated Subsidiary. 
 (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.09(a) hereof,
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Permitted Debt. 
 (e) For purposes of determining any particular amount
of Debt under this Section 4.09, (x) Debt Incurred and outstanding under the Credit Agreement on the Issue Date shall at all times be treated as Incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted Debt,” and
(y) Guarantees or obligations with respect to letters of credit supporting Debt otherwise included in the determination of such particular amount shall not be included. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the
event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described above, including categories of Permitted Debt and under clause (i) of Section 4.09(a) hereof, the Company, in its sole discretion, may classify,
and from time to time may reclassify, all or any portion of such item of Debt in any manner such that the item of Debt would be permitted to be incurred at the time of such classification or reclassification, as applicable. 

(f) The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest or Debt in the form of
additional Debt or payment of dividends on Capital Interests in the form of additional shares of Capital Interests with the same terms will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Debt or issuance of Capital Interests for purposes of this
Section 4.09. 
 (g) For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the
incurrence of Debt, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Debt denominated in a foreign currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Debt was incurred. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 4.09, the maximum amount of Debt that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this Section 4.09 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange
rates or currency values. 
 (h) The Company and any Guarantor will not Incur any Debt that pursuant to its terms is subordinate
or junior in right of payment to any Debt unless such Debt is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the Note Guarantees to the same extent; provided that Debt will not be considered subordinate or junior in right of payment to any
other Debt solely by virtue of being unsecured or secured to a greater or lesser extent or with greater or lower priority or by virtue of structural subordination. 

 

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 Section 4.10 Limitation on Asset Sales. 

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate, directly or indirectly, an Asset Sale,
unless: 
 (1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time
of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of; and 

(2) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount of: 

(A) any liabilities (as reflected in the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or
in the footnotes thereto, or if Incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if
such Incurrence or accrual had taken place on the date of such balance sheet, as determined by the Company) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes, that are assumed by
the transferee of any such assets and for which the Company and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all creditors in writing, 

(B) any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such
transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale, and 

(C) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having
an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, no greater than the greater of (i) 3% of Total Assets at the time of the
receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration and (ii) $60 million, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value,

 shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this provision and for no other purpose. 

(b) Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option,
may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale: 
 (1) to permanently reduce: 

(A) obligations under the Credit Facility, or under any other senior Debt which is secured Debt permitted by this
Indenture (and, to the extent the obligations being reduced constitute revolving credit obligations, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto); 

 

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 (B) obligations under the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes or the 2016
Notes; or 
 (C) Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, other than Debt owed to the Company or
another Restricted Subsidiary (or any affiliate thereof); or 
 (2) to make any combination of (A) an
Investment in any one or more businesses, provided that if such business is not a Restricted Subsidiary such Investment is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Interests and results in the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
as the case may be, owning an amount of the Capital Interests of such business such that it constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) an Investment in properties, (C) capital expenditures or (D) acquisitions of other assets, in each of
(A) through (D), that are used or useful in a Similar Business or replace the businesses, properties and/or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale; provided that, in the case of this clause (b) of Section 4.10, a
binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Company or such other Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Net
Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such commitment (an “Acceptable Commitment”); provided further, that if any Acceptable Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before
such Net Proceeds are applied, then, to the extent the 365-day period referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph has lapsed, such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds (as defined in clause (c) of this Section 4.10).

 (c) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not invested or applied as provided and within the time period described in
clause (b) of this Section 4.10 will be deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25 million, the Company shall make an offer to all Holders of the Notes, and, if
required or permitted by the terms of senior Debt, to the holders of such senior Debt (an “Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes and such senior Debt that is a minimum of $2,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to
the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture. The Company will commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within ten Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds
exceed $25 million by mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee. 
 (d) To
the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and any other senior Debt tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to other
covenants contained in this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes or the senior Debt surrendered by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes and the agent for such other senior
Debt, as applicable, shall select such other senior Debt to be purchased by lot, pro rata or by any other method customarily authorized by clearing systems (so long as authorized denomination results therefrom) based on the accreted value or
principal amount of the Notes or such other senior Debt tendered. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero. Additionally, the Company may, at its option, make an Asset Sale Offer using
proceeds from any Asset Sale at any time after consummation of such Asset Sale; provided that such Asset Sale Offer shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than $10 million. Upon consummation of such Asset Sale Offer, any Net Proceeds not
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 (e) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds pursuant to this Section 4.10,
the holder of such Net Proceeds may apply such Net Proceeds temporarily to reduce Debt outstanding under a revolving credit facility or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture. 

(f) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations
thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of
this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue thereof. 

Section 4.11 Limitation on Affiliate Transactions. 

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any
Affiliate of the Company (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless: 
 (1) the Affiliate
Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and

 (2) the Company delivers to the Trustee: 

(A) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate
consideration in excess of $15.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.11 and that such Affiliate
Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company; and 

(B) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate
consideration in excess of $50.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Company or such Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, valuation, appraisal or investment banking firm of
national standing. 
 (b) The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be
subject to the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 4.11: 
 (1) any employment or other
compensation arrangement or agreement, employee or compensation benefit plan, officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business and payments pursuant thereto (including Employee Loans); 
 (2) transactions between or among the
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 (3) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the
Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, a Capital Interest in, or controls, such Person; 

(4) payment of reasonable directors’ fees to Persons who are not otherwise Affiliates of the Company and the payment
of customary indemnification to directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; 

(5) any issuance of Capital Interests (other than Redeemable Capital Interests) in the Company to Affiliates of the
Company; 
 (6) Restricted Payments that do not violate the provisions of Section 4.07 hereof and the
definition of “Permitted Investment” (other than clause (10) of the definition thereof); 
 (7)
the grant of stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock awards or similar rights or equity interests to directors, officers, employees and consultants that are approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; 
 (8) the existence of, or the performance by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under the terms of, any agreement or instrument as in effect on the Issue Date or any amendment thereto (so long as any such agreement or instrument together with all amendments thereto, taken as a
whole, is not more disadvantageous to the holders of the notes in any material respect than the original agreement or instrument as in effect on the Issue Date) or any transaction contemplated thereby; 

(9) contributions to the capital of Subsidiaries to the extent necessary to comply with laws or regulations mandating
solvency or minimum capitalization; and 
 (10) any contribution to the capital of the Company. 

Section 4.12 Limitation on Liens. 

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to enter into, create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind (other than Permitted Liens), on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom, which Liens secure Debt,
without securing the Notes and all other amounts due under this Indenture equally and ratably with (or prior to) the Debt secured by such Lien until such time as such Debt is no longer secured by such Lien; provided that if the Debt so
secured is subordinated by its terms to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, the Lien securing such Debt will also be so subordinated by its terms to the Notes and the Note Guarantees at least to the same extent. 

Section 4.13 Purchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control. 

(a) If a Change of Control occurs with respect to the Notes, unless the Company has previously or concurrently mailed a redemption notice
with respect to all the outstanding Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, the Company will make a written offer to purchase all of the Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at a Change of
Control Purchase Price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date
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 (b) The Change of Control Offer will be sent by the Company, in the case of Global Notes,
through the facilities of DTC, and, in the case of Physical Notes, by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder at his address appearing in the security register on the date of the Change of Control Offer, offering to purchase up to the
aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth in such Change of Control Offer at the purchase price set forth in such Change of Control Offer (as determined pursuant to this Indenture). Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Change of
Control Offer shall specify an expiration date (the “Change of Control Expiration Date”) which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, not less than 30 days or more than 60 days after the date of
mailing of such Change of Control Offer and a settlement date (the “Change of Control Payment Date”) for purchase of Notes within five Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Company shall notify the Trustee at least
15 days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the Trustee), in the case of Global Notes, through the facilities of DTC, and, in the case of Physical Notes, prior to the mailing of the Change of Control Offer of the Company’s
obligation to make a Change of Control Offer, and the Change of Control Offer shall be sent electronically or mailed by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company. The Change of
Control Offer shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. The Change of Control Offer shall also state: 

(1)the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Change of Control Offer is being made; 

(2) the Change of Control Expiration Date and the Change of Control Payment Date; 

(3) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes offered to be purchased pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer (the “Change of Control Purchase Amount”); 
 (4) the purchase price to be paid by the
Company for each $2,000 principal amount of Notes (and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) accepted for payment (as specified pursuant to this Indenture) (the “Change of Control Purchase Price”); 

(5) that the Holder may tender all or any portion of the Notes registered in the name of such Holder and that any portion
of a Note tendered must be tendered in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 (and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof); 

(6) the place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, if
applicable; 
 (7) that, unless the Company defaults in making such purchase, any Note accepted for purchase
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on and after the Change of Control Purchase Date, but that any Note not tendered or tendered but not purchased by the Company pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will continue
to accrue interest at the same rate; 
 (8) that, on the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Change of Control
Purchase Price will become due and payable upon each Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; 
  

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 (9) that each Holder electing to tender a Note pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer will be required to surrender such Note or cause such Note to be surrendered at the place or places set forth in the Change of Control Offer prior to the close of business on the Change of Control Expiration Date (such Note being, if
the Company or the Trustee so requires, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing);

 (10) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of Notes tendered if the Company (or its
paying agent) receives, not later than the close of business on the Change of Control Expiration Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes the Holder tendered, the
certificate numbers of the Notes the Holder tendered and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of his tender; 

(11) that if Notes having an aggregate principal amount less than or equal to the Change of Control Purchase Amount are
duly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall purchase all such Notes; and 

(12) if applicable, that, in the case of any Holder whose Note is purchased only in part, the Company shall execute, and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in the aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the
unpurchased portion of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so tendered. 
 (c) A Change of Control Offer shall be deemed
to have been made by the Company with respect to the Notes if (i) within 60 days following the date of the consummation of a transaction or series of transactions that constitutes a Change of Control, the Company commences a Change of
Control Offer for all outstanding Notes at the Change of Control Purchase Price (provided that the running of such 60-day period shall be suspended, for up to a maximum of 30 days, during any period when the commencement of such Change of
Control Offer is delayed or suspended by reason of any court’s or governmental authority’s review of or ruling on any materials being employed by the Company to effect such Change of Control Offer, so long as the Company has used and
continues to use its commercially reasonable efforts to make and conclude such Change of Control Offer promptly) and (ii) all Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer are purchased on the terms of such Change of Control
Offer. 
 (d) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities
laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue thereof. 

(e) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer with respect to the Notes upon a Change of Control if (i) a
third party makes such Change of Control Offer contemporaneously with or upon a Change of Control in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements of this Indenture and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not
withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer or (ii) a notice of redemption has been given pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof. 
  

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 (f) A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional
upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of launching the Change of Control Offer. 

(g) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent permitted by law: 

(1) accept for payment all Notes issued by it or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer; 
 (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price in
respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and 
 (3) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Trustee for cancellation of the Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee stating that such Notes or portions thereof have been tendered to and purchased by the Company. 

Section 4.14 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. 

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction unless:

 (a) the consideration received in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the
property sold, as determined by an Officers’ Certificate; and 
 (b) prior to and after giving effect to the
Attributable Debt in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the Company and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with Section 4.09 hereof. 

Section 4.15 Additional Note Guarantees. 

The Company will cause each of its wholly-owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries that Incurs any Debt pursuant to clause (1) of the
definition of “Permitted Debt” after the Issue Date to enter into a Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which such wholly-owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary shall agree to guarantee the Notes. If any Guarantor ceases to be wholly-owned
Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, such Guarantor’s obligations under the Note Guarantees will be released. 
 Section 4.16
Limitations on Creation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. 
 (a) The Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Company to
be an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” as provided below, in which event such Subsidiary and each other Person that is then or thereafter becomes a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary. 

(b) The Company may designate any Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Interests in, or
owns or holds any Lien on any property of, any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that either: 

(1) the Subsidiary to be so designated has Total Assets of $1,000 or less; or 

(2) the Company could make a Restricted Payment at the time of designation in an amount equal to the greater of the Fair
Market Value or book value of such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.07 hereof and such amount is thereafter treated as a Restricted Payment for the purpose of calculating the amount available for Restricted Payments thereunder. 

 

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 (c) An Unrestricted Subsidiary may be designated as a Restricted Subsidiary if (i) all
the Debt of such Unrestricted Subsidiary could be Incurred under Section 4.09 hereof and (ii) all the Liens on the property and assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary could be incurred pursuant Section 4.12 hereof. 

Section 4.17 Covenant Termination Event. 

If on any date following the Issue Date (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies, and (ii) no
Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Termination Event”), the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10 and 4.11 hereof. 
 Section 4.18
Compliance Certificate. 
 (a) The Company and each Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end
of each fiscal year, a certificate of the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been
made under the supervision of the signing officer with a view to determining whether the Company has complied in all material respects with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (such compliance to be determined without regard to any
period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture). 
 (b) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the
Company will deliver to the Trustee, reasonably promptly after the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the principal accounting officer, any corporate executive vice president or the treasurer of the Company becomes aware
that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. 

Section 4.19 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. 

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

ARTICLE 5 

SUCCESSORS 

Section 5.01 Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets. 

(a) The Company will not in any transaction or series of transactions, consolidate with or merge into any other Person (other than a
merger of a Subsidiary into the Company in which the Company is the continuing Person or the merger of a Restricted Subsidiary into or with another Restricted 

 

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Subsidiary or another Person that as a result of such transaction becomes or merges into a Restricted Subsidiary), or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any other Person, unless: 

(1) either: 

(A) the Company shall be the continuing Person; or 

(B) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged, or the Person
that acquires, by sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition, all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company (such Person, the “Surviving Entity”), (i) shall be a corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or similar entity organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any political subdivision thereof or any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by
a supplemental indenture, the due and punctual payment of all amounts due in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all the Notes and the performance of the covenants and obligations of the Company under this Indenture;
provided that at any time the Company or its successor is not a corporation, there shall be a co-issuer of the Notes that is a corporation; 

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (including,
without limitation, any Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction or series of transactions), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom; and 
 (3) the Company delivers, or causes to be delivered, to the Trustee, in form satisfactory
to the Trustee, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition complies with the requirements of this Indenture and that such
supplemental indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Surviving Entity subject to customary exceptions. 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to satisfy the requirements of clause (2) of Section 5.01(a) hereof will not
prohibit: 
 (1) a merger between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly owned Subsidiary of
the Company or a sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to a Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly owned
Subsidiary of the Company; or 
 (2) a merger between the Company and an Affiliate incorporated solely for
the purpose of converting the Company into a corporation organized under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision or state thereof; so long as, in each case, the amount of Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not
increased thereby. 
 (c) For all purposes of this Indenture and the Notes, Subsidiaries of any Surviving Entity will, upon such
transaction or series of transactions, become Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries as provided pursuant to this Indenture and all Debt, and all Liens on property or assets, of the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries that was not
Debt, or were not Liens on property or assets, of the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions shall be deemed to have been Incurred upon such transaction or series of transactions. 

 

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 (d) Upon any transaction or series of transactions that are of the type described in, and
are effected in accordance with, conditions described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 5.01, the Surviving Entity 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 Surviving Entity had been named as the Company therein; and when a surviving Person duly assumes all of the obligations and covenants of the Company pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes, except in the
case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all such obligations. 
 ARTICLE 6 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 

Section 6.01 Events of Default. 

Each of the following is an “Event of Default” under this Indenture: 

(1) default in the payment in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note when due and payable (whether
at Stated Maturity or upon repurchase, acceleration, optional redemption or otherwise); 
 (2) default in the
payment of any interest (including any Additional Interest) upon any Note when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; 

(3) except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) shall for any reason cease to be, or it shall be asserted by any Guarantor or the Company not to be, in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms;

 (4) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with Section 4.10, 4.13 or
5.01 hereof; 
 (5) default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant or agreement of the Company or
any Guarantor in this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or whose breach is specifically dealt with in clauses (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this Section 6.01), and continuance of such default or
breach for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof (or 180 days in the case of such a default or breach under Section 4.03 hereof) has been given to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes; 
 (6) a default or defaults under any bonds,
debentures, notes or other evidences of Debt (other than the Notes) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary having, individually or in the aggregate, a principal or similar amount outstanding of at least $50 million, whether such Debt now exists
or shall hereafter be created, which default or defaults shall have resulted in the acceleration of the maturity of such Debt prior to its express maturity or shall constitute a failure to pay at least $50 million of such Debt when due and payable
after the expiration of any applicable grace period with respect thereto; 
 (7) the entry against the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary of a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $50 million, by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, which judgments remain
undischarged, unwaived, unstayed, unbonded or unsatisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days; 
  

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 (8) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary): 
 (A) commences a voluntary
insolvency proceeding; 
 (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
insolvency proceeding or consents to its dissolution or winding-up; 
 (C) consents to the appointment of a
Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; 
 (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of
its creditors; 
 (E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or 

(F) takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; 

provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that the dissolution or liquidation of any Restricted Subsidiary the Company or into another
Restricted Subsidiary, other than as part of a credit reorganization, shall not constitute an Event of Default under this Section 6.01(8); and 

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

(A) is for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken
together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) in an involuntary insolvency proceeding; 
 (B) appoints a
Custodian of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) or for any substantial part of their property; 

(C) orders the winding-up, liquidation or dissolution of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of
Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary); 
 (D) orders the
presentation of any plan or arrangement, compromise or reorganization of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary); or 

(E) grants any similar relief under any foreign laws; 

and in each such case the order or decree remains undischarged, unstayed and in effect for 60 days. 

The foregoing will constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or
involuntary or is 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. 

 

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 Section 6.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission. 

(a) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (8) or (9) of Section 6.01 hereof with
respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the principal of the Notes and any accrued interest on
the Notes to be due and payable immediately by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders); provided, however, that after such acceleration, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes may rescind and annul such acceleration if (i) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and (ii) all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal of or interest (including
Additional Interest, if any) on the Notes, have been cured or waived as provided in this Indenture. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto. 

(b) In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes solely because an Event of Default described in clause (6) of
Section 6.01 hereof has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically rescinded and annulled if the event of default or payment default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to clause
(6) of Section 6.01 hereof shall be remedied or cured by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company or waived by the holders of the relevant Debt within 20 Business Days after the declaration of acceleration with
respect thereto and if the rescission and annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Trustee for the payment of amounts due on the Notes. 

(c) If an Event of Default specified in clause (8) or (9) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs with respect to the Company, the
principal of and any accrued interest on the Notes then outstanding shall ipso facto become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. 

Section 6.03 Other Remedies. 

(a) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in
equity to collect the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, as the case may be, or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture and may take any necessary action requested of it as
Trustee to settle, compromise, adjust or otherwise conclude any proceedings to which it is a party. 
 (b) The Trustee is
authorized to maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. Any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee may be brought in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, and
any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the compensation, expenses, disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of
any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative, to the extent permitted by law. Any costs, including attorneys’ fees and expenses, associated with actions taken by the Trustee under this Section 6.03 shall be reimbursed to the
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 Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default. 

The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may on behalf of the Holders of all the
Notes waive any past Default under this Indenture and its consequences, except a Default: 
 (1) in any payment
in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Notes (including any Note which is required to have been purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer which has been made by the Company); or

 (2) in respect of a covenant or provision of this Indenture which under this Indenture cannot be modified or
amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected. 
 Section 6.05 Control by Majority.

 The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes will 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, subject to receipt by the Trustee of security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee. However, the Trustee may
refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability. 

Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits. 

No Holder of any Note will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to this Indenture or for any remedy hereunder, unless
such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default and unless also the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall have made written request to the Trustee,
and provided security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, to institute such proceeding as Trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes a direction
inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days. Such limitations do not apply, however, to a suit instituted by a Holder of a Note directly (as opposed to through the Trustee) for enforcement of
payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on such Note on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note. 

Section 6.07 Rights of Holders To Receive Payment. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on such Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase) or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment, on or after the due date expressed in the Notes shall not be impaired or affected without the
consent of such Holder. 
 Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee. 

If an Event of Default specified in clause (1) or (2) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is
authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes) for the whole amount of unpaid principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid. 

 

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 Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. 

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have
the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 hereof) and the Holders allowed in any
judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and, unless prohibited by law, shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same after deduction of its charges and expenses to the extent that any such charges and expenses are not paid out of the estate in any such proceedings and any custodian in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any
and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. 

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder
any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes 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 proceedings. All rights of action and
claims under this Indenture or the Notes may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes 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 compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders
in respect of which such judgment has been recovered. 
 Section 6.10 Priorities. 

Any money or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 6, and any money or other property distributable in respect
of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture after an Event of Default shall be applied in the following order: 

FIRST: to the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) for amounts due under Section 7.06 hereof; 

SECOND: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the affected Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest as to
each, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the affected Notes; and 

THIRD: to the Company. 

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. 

 

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 Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. 

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or
omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by
a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. 

Section 6.12 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. 

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Notes to exercise any right or remedy occurring upon an Event of Default
shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 6 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. 
 ARTICLE 7 

TRUSTEE 
 Section
7.01 Duties of Trustee. 
 (a) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has occurred
and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it under 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 its own affairs. 
 (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default: 

(1) 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 
 (2) in the
absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements
of this Indenture but, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts, statements, opinions or conclusions stated therein). 

(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: 
 (1) this paragraph does not limit the
effect of clause (b) or (d) of this Section 7.01; 
 (2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any
error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and 

 

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 (3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, determined as provided herein, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Notes. 

(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any liability. The
Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any cost, loss,
liability or expense. 
 (e) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the
conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01. 

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

(g) The Trustee shall not be responsible for the application of any money by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee. 

Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee. 

Subject to Section 7.01 hereof: 

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed in good faith by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. 

(b) Any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Order and any resolution of the
Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a board resolution. 
 (c) 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, conclusively rely upon an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. 
 (d) The Trustee may execute any
of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through attorneys or agents and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent appointed with due care by it
hereunder. 
 (e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken in good faith and
believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. 
  

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

(g) 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 indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, losses, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in
compliance with such request or direction and then only to the extent required by the terms of this Indenture. 
 (h) 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 to act hereunder. 
 (i) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its
discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records, and
premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation. 

(j) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of such Default or Event of Default from the Company or any Holder is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the
Notes and this Indenture. 
 (k) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth
the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including
any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded. 
 (l) Anything in this
Indenture notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit), even if the Trustee has been advised as to the
likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. 
 (m) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable
for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its control, including, without limitation, any provision of any law or regulation or any
act of any governmental authority; natural catastrophes or other acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware
or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority and governmental action. 

(n) The permissive right of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking action hereunder shall not be construed as a duty. 

 

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 (o) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel; provided, that the Trustee may not be
relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct. 

Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee. 

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may make loans to, accept deposits from,
perform services for or otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate thereof with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest within the meaning of
Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act, it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the Commission for permission to continue as Trustee (if this Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act) or resign.

 Any Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee is also subject to Section 7.09 hereof. 

Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer. 

The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the
statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representations as to the validity, sufficiency or adequacy of this Indenture or of the Notes. The
Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Notes or the proceeds thereof. The Trustee shall not be responsible to make any calculation with respect to any matter under this Indenture. The Trustee shall have no duty
to monitor or investigate the Company’s compliance with or the breach of, or cause to be performed or observed, any representation, warranty or covenant made in this Indenture. 

Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults. 

Within 90 days after the occurrence thereof, and if actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall give to the
Holders of the Notes a notice of each Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes known to the Trustee, by transmitting such notice to Holders at their addresses as the same shall then appear on the register of the Notes kept by the
Registrar, unless such Default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice and a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of such cure or waiver. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of
the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any of the Notes when and as the same shall become payable, or to make any payments pursuant to a redemption or repurchase of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture), the Trustee
shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests
of Holders. 
 Section 7.06 Compensation and Indemnity. 

(a) The Company shall pay to the Trustee and Agents from time to time such compensation for their services hereunder (which compensation
shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as shall be agreed upon in writing. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee and Agents upon request for all disbursements, expenses and
advances incurred or made by them in connection with the Trustee’s duties under this Indenture, including the compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and external counsel, except any such expense, disbursement or
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 (b) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall fully indemnify each of the
Trustee and their officers, agents and employees and any predecessor Trustee for, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or expense, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses
incurred by each of them in connection with the acceptance or performance of its duties under this Indenture including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors or any Holder or any
other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder (including, without limitation, settlement costs). The Trustee or Agent shall notify the Company in writing promptly of any claim of
which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge asserted against the Trustee or Agent for which it may seek indemnity; provided that the failure by the Trustee or Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company or
the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. The Trustee may have separate counsel with respect to the defense of any such claim and the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel;
provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to pay such fees and expenses if they assume the Trustee’s defense and, in the Trustee’s reasonable judgment, there is no conflict of interest
between (i) the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, and (ii) the Trustee in connection with such defense or potential harm to the Trustee’s business. 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company need not reimburse the Trustee for any expense or indemnify it against any loss or
liability to have been incurred by the Trustee through its own willful misconduct or negligence. 
 (d) To secure the payment
obligations of the Company in this Section 7.06, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee and such money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular
Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. 
 (e) The obligations of the Company under this
Section 7.06 to compensate and indemnify the Trustee, Agents and each predecessor Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee, Agents and each predecessor Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be the liability of the Company
and the Lien provided for under this Section 7.06 and shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the satisfaction, discharge or other termination of this Indenture for any reason, including any termination or rejection hereof
under any Bankruptcy Law. 
 (f) In addition to, but without prejudice to its other rights under this Indenture, when the
Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (8) or (9) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs, the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its agents and counsel) and the
compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. 
 (g) For
purposes of this Section 7.06, the term “Trustee” shall include any predecessor Trustee; provided, however, that the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of any Trustee hereunder shall not affect the rights of any
other Trustee hereunder. 
 Section 7.07 Replacement of Trustee. 

(a) A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become effective only upon the successor
Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.07. 
  

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 (b) The Trustee may resign, and be discharged from the trust hereby created, at any time by
so notifying the Company in writing no later than 15 Business Days prior to the date of the proposed resignation. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by notifying the Company and the removed
Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee with the Company’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may remove the Trustee at its election if: 

(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof; 

(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under
Bankruptcy Law; 
 (3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

 (4) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting. 

(c) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly
appoint a successor Trustee. 
 (d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee
resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee. 
 (e) If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof, any Holder may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. 
 (f) A successor Trustee shall deliver
a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately following such delivery, the retiring Trustee shall, subject to the Lien and its rights under Section 7.06 hereof, transfer all property held by it
as Trustee to the successor Trustee, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall
mail notice of its succession to each Holder. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.07, the Lien and Company’s obligations under Section 7.06 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring
Trustee. 
 Section 7.08 Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger, etc. 

Any Person into which the Trustee or any successor to it in the trusts created by this Indenture shall be merged or converted, or any
Person with which it or any successor to it shall be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or any such successor to it shall be a party, or any Person to which the Trustee or any
successor to it shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor Trustee under this Indenture without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part
of any of the parties hereto; provided that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article 7. In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture with respect to
the Notes, any of such Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered by the Trustee then in office, any successor to such Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee, and deliver such Notes so
authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor Trustee;
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the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by
merger, conversion or consolidation. 
 Section 7.09 Eligibility; Disqualification. 

There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a Person (i) organized and doing business under the laws of the United States
of America or of any state thereof, (ii) authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, and (iii) subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. The Trustee (together with its corporate parent)
shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in the most recent applicable published annual report of condition. 

ARTICLE 8 

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER 

Section 8.01 Without Consent of Holders. 

Without the consent of any Holders, at any time and from time to time, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into one or
more indentures supplemental to this Indenture and the Note Guarantees for any of the following purposes: 
 (1)
to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company in this Indenture and the Note Guarantees and in the Notes; 

(2) to secure the Notes, to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders, or to surrender any right
or power conferred upon the Company in this Indenture; 
 (3) to add additional Events of Default; 

(4) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of the Physical Notes; 

(5) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under this Indenture by a successor Trustee; 

(6) to provide for or confirm the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; 

(7) to add a Guarantor or to release a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; 

(8) to cure or reform any ambiguity, defect, omission, mistake, manifest error or inconsistency or to conform this
Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of Notes” set forth in the Offering Memorandum; 

(9) to comply with any requirements of the Commission with respect to the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act; or 
 (10) to provide additional rights or benefits to the Holders or to make any change that
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 Upon the written request of the Company accompanied by a board resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 8.05 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such
supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture, in which case the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.

 Section 8.02 With Consent of Holders. 

(a) With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the Company, the
Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to this Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or the Notes or of
modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture, including the definitions therein; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding
Note affected thereby: 
 (1) change the Stated Maturity of any Note or of any installment of interest on any
Note, or reduce the amount payable in respect of the principal thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable thereon, or reduce the amount that would be due and payable on acceleration of the maturity thereof, or change the Place of
Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof, or change the date on
which any Notes may be subject to redemption or reduce the Redemption Price therefor; 
 (2) reduce the
percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture
or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture; 
 (3) modify the
obligations of the Company to make a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer upon a Change of Control or Asset Sale, as the case may be, if such modification was done after the occurrence of such event; 

(4) modify or change any provision of this Indenture affecting the ranking of the Notes or any Note Guarantee in a manner
adverse to the Holders of the Notes; 
 (5) modify any of the provisions of this Indenture described in this
Section 8.02(a) or provisions relating to waiver of defaults or certain covenants, except to increase any such percentage required for such actions or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived
without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected thereby; or 
 (6) release any Note
Guarantees required to be maintained under this Indenture (other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture). 
  

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 (b) The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Notes may on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes waive any past Default under this Indenture and its consequences, except a Default: 

(1) in any payment in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Notes (including any Note which
is required to have been purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer which has been made by the Company); or 

(2) in respect of a covenant or provision of this Indenture which under this Indenture cannot be modified or amended
without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected. 
 (c) It is not necessary for the consent of the Holders
under this Section 8.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it is sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. 

(d) After an amendment that requires the consent of the Holders becomes effective, the Company shall mail to each registered Holder at
such Holder’s address appearing in the security register a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.

 (e) Upon the written request of the Company accompanied by a board resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company
authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the receipt by the Trustee of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents
described in Section 8.05 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture, in
which case the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture. 
 Section 8.03 Revocation
and Effect of Consents. 
 (a) After an amendment, supplement, waiver or other action becomes effective, a consent to it by
a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent conclusive and binding upon such Holder and every subsequent Holder of the same Note or portion thereof, and of any Note issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in place thereof, even if
notation of the consent is not made on any such Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment,
supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective with respect to the Notes in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder of Notes. 

(b) The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to
any amendment, supplement, or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding clause (a) of this Section 8.03, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only such Persons, shall be
entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement, or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days
after such record date unless the consent of the requisite number of Holders has been obtained. 
 Section 8.04 Notation on
or Exchange of Notes. 
 If an amendment, supplement, or waiver changes the terms a Note, the Trustee (in accordance with
the specific written direction of the Company) shall request the Holder of the Note (in accordance with the specific written direction of the Company) to deliver it to the Trustee. In such case, the Trustee shall place an appropriate notation on the
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Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure
to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver. 

Section 8.05 Trustee To Sign Amendments, etc. 

The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 8 if the amendment, supplement or
waiver does not affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee, the Trustee may, but need not, sign such amendment, supplement or waiver. In signing
or refusing to sign such amendment, supplement or waiver the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and, subject to Section 7.01 hereof, shall be fully protected in relying upon an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating, in
addition to the matters required by Section 11.03 hereof, that such amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. 

Section 8.06 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. 

Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in an amendment or supplement that complies with the
Trust Indenture Act as then in effect. 
 ARTICLE 9 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE 

Section 9.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance. 

(a) The Company may terminate its obligations and the obligations of the Guarantors with respect to the Notes and the related Note
Guarantees under this Indenture, except for those which expressly survive by the terms of this Indenture, when: 

(1) either: 

(A) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or 

(B) all such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable or
(ii) will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year (a “Discharge”) under irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the
Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal of, premium, if any, and interest to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date; 

(2) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the deposit or will occur as a
result of the deposit and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; 

 

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 (3) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums then due and
payable under this Indenture by the Company; 
 (4) with respect to clause (1)(B) of this
Section 9.01(a), the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; 

(5) with respect to clause (1)(B) of this Section 9.01(a), the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to
the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the Redemption Date, as the case may be; and 

(6) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, each stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the Discharge have been complied with. 

(b) The Company may elect, at its option, to have its obligations and the obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to the
outstanding Notes and the related Note Guarantees (“Legal Defeasance”). Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, except for:

 (1) the rights of Holders of such Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and
interest on such Notes when payments are due; 
 (2) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes
concerning issuing temporary Notes under Section 2.11 hereof, registration of Notes under Section 2.04 hereof, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes under Section 2.08 hereof, and the maintenance of an office or agency for
payment under Section 2.04 hereof and money for security payments held in trust under Section 2.05 hereof; 

(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, and immunities of the Trustee; and 

(4) clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 9.01. 

(c) In addition, the Company may elect, at its option, to have its obligations and the obligations of the Guarantors released with
respect to Sections 4.03, 4.07 through 4.16, 4.18 and 5.01 hereof (“Covenant Defeasance”). In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, Sections 6.01(3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) hereof will no longer constitute Event of Defaults
with respect to the Notes. 
 (d) If the Company exercises its Legal Defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be
accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect thereto. 
 (e) Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and
upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Company terminates. 

(f) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 9.01, the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.04, 2.06, 2.07,
2.08, 7.06, 9.03, 9.05 and 9.06 hereof and the rights and immunities of the Trustee under this Indenture shall survive until such time as the Notes have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Company’s obligations in Sections 7.06, 9.03, 9.05 and
9.06 hereof and the rights and immunities of the Trustee under this Indenture shall survive. 
  

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 Section 9.02 Conditions to Defeasance. 

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the outstanding Notes: 

(a) the Company must irrevocably have deposited or caused to be 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 benefits of the Holders of such Notes: (1) money in an amount, or (2) 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 the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (3) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient without reinvestment, in the opinion of
a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by
the Trustee to pay and discharge, the entire indebtedness in respect of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Notes on the Stated Maturity thereof or (if the Company has made irrevocable 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) the Redemption Date thereof, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Notes; 

(b) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee
stating that (1) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (2) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law,
in either case (1) or (2) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of the Notes will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Legal
Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Notes and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Legal Defeasance were not to occur;

 (c) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that the Holders of such outstanding Notes will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Notes and will be subject to United
States federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur; 

(d) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the outstanding Notes shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such
deposit after giving effect thereto; 
 (e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a
conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (assuming all Notes are in default within the meaning of such Act); 

(f) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any
material agreement or material instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound; and 

(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. 

 

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 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (b) of this
Section 9.02 with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not to be delivered if all Notes not previously delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (x) have become due and payable, or (y) will become due and payable within one year at
Stated Maturity or 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. 

Section 9.03 Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. 

(a) All money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to clause (a) of
Section 9.02 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent, to the
Holders of such Notes, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. 

(b) The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S.
Government Obligations deposited pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.02 hereof or the principal, premium, if any, and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the
Holders of the outstanding Notes; it being understood that the Trustee shall bear no responsibility for any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is payable by or on behalf of the Holders. 

(c) Anything in this Article 9 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time
upon a request of the Company any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in clause (a) of Section 9.02 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a
written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or
Covenant Defeasance. 
 Section 9.04 Reinstatement. 

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 9.01 hereof by
reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be
revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 9 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 9.01 hereof;
provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or accrued interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes
to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. 
 Section 9.05
Moneys Held by Paying Agent. 
 In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, all moneys then held
by any Paying Agent under the provisions of this Indenture shall, upon written demand of the Company, be paid to the Trustee, or if sufficient moneys have been deposited pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.02 hereof, to the Company upon a
request of the Company, and thereupon the Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys. 
  

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 Section 9.06 Moneys Held by Trustee. 

Any moneys deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent or then held by the Company in trust for the payment of the principal of, or
premium, if any, or interest on any Note that are not applied but remain unclaimed by the Holder of such Note for two years after the date upon which the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on such Note shall have respectively become due
and payable shall be repaid to the Company upon a request of the Company, or if such moneys are then held by the Company in trust, such moneys shall be released from such trust; and the Holder of such Note entitled to receive such payment shall
thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for the payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or the Paying Agent with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease; provided that the Trustee or the
Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may, at the expense of the Company either mail to each Holder affected, at the address shown in the register of the Notes maintained by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.04
hereof, or cause to be published once a week for two successive weeks, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of New York, New York, a 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 mailing or publication, any unclaimed balance of such moneys then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the
Company or the release of any money held in trust by the Company, Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Company for payment as general creditors unless applicable abandoned property law designates another Person. 

ARTICLE 10 

GUARANTEES 

Section 10.01 Guarantee. 

(a) Each Guarantor, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the Notes and obligations of the
Company hereunder and thereunder, and guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, and to the Trustee on behalf of such Holder, that (i) the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes will be
paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (including, without limitation, the amount that would become due but for the operation of any automatic stay provision of any Bankruptcy Law), together with interest on
the overdue principal, if any, and interest on any overdue interest, to the extent lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof; and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or of any such other obligations, the same will be paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or
renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, subject, however, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, to the limitations set forth in Section 10.03 hereof. 

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or
enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, any release of any other Guarantor, the recovery of any
judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. 

 

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 (b) Each Guarantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) the benefits of diligence,
presentment, demand for payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company or any other Person, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and
covenants that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor shall not be discharged as to the Notes, except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes, this Indenture and such Note Guarantee. Each Guarantor acknowledges that the Note
Guarantee is a guarantee of payment and not of collection. Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that, in the event of a default in payment of principal (or premium, if any) or interest on any Note, whether at its Stated Maturity, by acceleration,
purchase or otherwise, legal proceedings may be instituted by the Trustee on behalf of, or by, the Holder of such Note, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Indenture, directly against each of the Guarantors to enforce such
Guarantor’s Note Guarantee without first proceeding against the Company or any other Guarantor. Each Guarantor agrees that if, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee or any of the Holders are
prevented by applicable law from exercising their respective rights to accelerate the maturity of the Notes, to collect interest on the Notes, or to enforce or exercise any other right or remedy with respect to the Notes, such Guarantor will pay to
the Trustee for the account of the Holders, upon demand therefor, the amount that would otherwise have been due and payable had such rights and remedies been permitted to be exercised by the Trustee or any of the Holders. 

(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company or any Guarantor, or any custodian,
trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or any Guarantor, any amount paid by any of them to the Trustee or such Holder, the Note Guarantee of each of the Guarantors, to the extent theretofore
discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between each Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) subject to this Article 10, the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the
obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by each Guarantor for the
purpose of the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor. 
 (d) Each Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue
to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or
any significant part of the Company’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law,
rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes, whether as a “voidable preference”, “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been
made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced,
restored or returned. 
 (e) To evidence its Note Guarantee, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a Notation of Guarantee
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto will be endorsed by an officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered to the Trustee and that this Indenture or a supplemental indenture to this Indenture will be
executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its officers. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a Notation of Guarantee. The delivery of any
Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will be deemed to constitute due delivery of the 
  

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Notation of Guarantee set forth in this Indenture by the Guarantors. If an officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Notation of Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the
Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Notation of Guarantee is endorsed, the Notation of Guarantee will be valid nevertheless. 

Section 10.02 Severability. 

In case any provision of any Note Guarantee 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 10.03 Limitation of Liability.

 Each Guarantor and by its acceptance hereof each Holder confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the
guarantee by each such Guarantor pursuant to its Note Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal
or state law or the provisions of its local law relating to fraudulent transfer or conveyance. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Holders and each such Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note
Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount that will not, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other
Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or pursuant to this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee constituting such fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

 Section 10.04 Contribution. 

In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the Guarantors, the Guarantors agree, inter se, that in the event
any payment or distribution is made by any Guarantor under a Note Guarantee, such Guarantor will be entitled to a contribution from any other Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the net assets of each Guarantor determined in accordance
with GAAP. 
 Section 10.05 Subrogation. 

Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant
to the provisions of Section 10.01 hereof; provided, however, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right
of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full. 

Section 10.06 Reinstatement. 

Each Guarantor hereby agrees (and each Person who becomes a Guarantor shall agree) that the Note Guarantee provided for in
Section 10.01 hereof shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time, payment, or any part thereof, of any obligations or interest thereon is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by a Holder to the Company
upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company or any Guarantor. 
  

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 Section 10.07 Release of a Guarantor. 

In the event of a sale or other transfer or disposition of all of the Capital Interests in any Guarantor to any Person that is not an
Affiliate of the Company in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, or in the event all or substantially all the assets or Capital Interests of a Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, to a
Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, then such Guarantor (or the Person concurrently acquiring such assets of such Guarantor) shall be deemed automatically and unconditionally released and
discharged of any obligations under its Note Guarantee and the Registration Rights Agreement in support thereof, as evidenced by a supplemental indenture executed by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, without any further action on the part
of the Trustee or any Holder. 
 Section 10.08 Benefits Acknowledged. 

Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this
Indenture and that its respective Note Guarantee and waiver pursuant to its respective Note Guarantee is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. 

ARTICLE 11 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 11.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls. 

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties
shall control. 
 Section 11.02 Notices. 

Except for notice or communications to Holders, any notice or communication shall be given in writing and is duly given when received if
delivered in person, when receipt is acknowledged if sent by facsimile, on the next Business Day if timely delivered by a nationally recognized courier service that guarantees overnight delivery or two Business Days after deposit if mailed by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 
 If to the Company and/or any Guarantor: 

FTI Consulting, Inc. 

777 South Flagler Drive 

Suite 1500 West Tower 

West Palm Beach, FL 33401 

Facsimile: (410) 951-4800 

Attention: General Counsel 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

FTI Consulting, Inc. - Corporate Offices 

Baltimore, MD 

500 E. Pratt Street 

Suite 1400 

Baltimore, MD 21202 

Facsimile: (410) 951-4895 
  

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 With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Jones Day 
 222
East 41st Street 
 New York, New York 10017-6702 

Facsimile: 212-755-7306 

Attention: Christopher M. Kelly 

If to the Trustee: 

Wilmington Trust Company 

110 North Market Street 

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-1615 

Facsimile: (302) 636-4145 

Attention: Corporate Trust Department—FTI Consulting, Inc. 

Such notices or communications shall be effective when actually received and shall be sufficiently given if so given within the time
prescribed in this Indenture. 
 The Company, and Guarantor or the Trustee by written notice to the others may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. 
 The Trustee shall have the right, but shall not
be required, to rely upon and comply with instructions and directions sent by email, facsimile and other similar unsecured electronic methods by persons believed by the Trustee to be authorized to give instructions and directions on behalf of the
Company. The Trustee shall have no duty or obligation to verify or confirm that the person who sent such instructions or directions is, in fact, a person authorized to give instructions on behalf of the Company; and the Trustee shall have no
liability for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or sustained by the Company as a result of such reliance upon or compliance with such instructions or directions, provided that such reliance was in good faith. The Company
agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and all the risk of
interception and misuse by third parties. 
 Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, any notice or communication
mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to him by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at his address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. 

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

If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it will mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

 In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service, or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impossible to mail
any notice as required by this Indenture, then such method of notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient mailing of such notice. 

 

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 Section 11.03 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. 

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture (other than the authentication and
delivery of the Initial Notes), if so requested by the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee: 
 (1)
an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 11.04 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any,
provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and 
 (2) an Opinion of
Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 11.04 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

 Section 11.04 Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion. 

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture must include:

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

 (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements
or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; 
 (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such
Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and 

(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

 Section 11.05 Rules by Trustee and Agents. 

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules
and set reasonable requirements for its functions. 
 Section 11.06 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees
and Stockholders. 
 No director, manager, officer, employee, stockholder, member, general or limited partner or
incorporator, past, present or future, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as such or in such capacity, shall have any personal liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes, any Note Guarantee or this Indenture by reason of
his, her or its status as such director, manager, officer, employee, stockholder, member, general or limited partner or incorporator. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of
the consideration for the issuance of the Notes and Note Guarantees. 
  

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 Section 11.07 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. 

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. 

EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE. 
 Section 11.08 No Adverse
Interpretation of Other Agreements. 
 This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt
agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture. 

Section 11.09 Successors. 

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture
will bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.07 hereof. 

Section 11.10 Separability. 

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 
 Section 11.11 Counterpart Originals.

 The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together
represent the same agreement. 
 Section 11.12 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. 

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for
convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 

Section 11.13 Qualification of Indenture. 

The Company and the Guarantors shall qualify this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Registration Rights Agreement and shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses for the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee) incurred in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, costs
and expenses of qualification of this Indenture and the Notes and printing this Indenture and the Notes. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Company and the Guarantors any such Officers’ Certificates, Opinions of Counsel or other
documentation as it may reasonably request in connection with any such qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. 

[Signatures on following page] 
  

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

			
	 COMPANY:
  

FTI CONSULTING, INC., as Issuer

		
	By:	 	/s/ Eric B. Miller
		 	Name: Eric B. Miller
		 	 Title:    Executive Vice President, General

             Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer

 

			
	 GUARANTORS:
  

ATTENEX CORPORATION

COMPASS LEXECON LLC

COMPETITION POLICY ASSOCIATES, INC.

FD MWA HOLDINGS INC.

FD U.S. COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

FTI, LLC
 FTI CAMBIO
LLC
 FTI CONSULTING LLC

FTI CONSULTING CANADA LLC

FTI CXO ACQUISITION LLC
 FTI
GENERAL PARTNER LLC
 FTI HOSTING LLC

FTI INTERNATIONAL LLC
 FTI SMG LLC

 FTI TECHNOLOGY LLC

FTI US LLC

		
	By:	 	/s/ Eric B. Miller
		 	 Name: Eric B. Miller
 Title:
  Senior Vice President

  

			
	FTI INVESTIGATIONS, LLC 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Eric B. Miller
		 	 Name: Eric B. Miller
 Title:
  Vice President, Treasurer and

             Secretary

			
	 TRUSTEE:
  

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY 

		
	By:	 	/s/ Michael G. Oller, Jr.
		 	 Name:  Michael G. Oller, Jr.

Title:    Assistant Vice President

 EXHIBIT A 

[Face of Note] 

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] 

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture] 

 

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 CUSIP No.

ISIN No. 
 [RULE 144A]
[REGULATION S] [GLOBAL] NOTE 

6 
3/4% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2020. 

No.
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
    $ 
 FTI CONSULTING, INC., 

a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) 

promises to pay to [CEDE & CO. or registered
assigns]1
[                        
]2, the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached
hereto]1 [of
                     United States
Dollars]2 on September 27, 2020. 

Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1. 

Record Dates: March 15 and September 15. 

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set
forth at this place. 
  
  

	1
	 If the Note is issued in global form. 

	2
	 If the Note is issued in certificated form. 

  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile
by one of its duly authorized officers. 
  

			
	FTI CONSULTING, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:

  

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 Certificate of Authentication 

This is one of the 6 3
/4% Senior Notes due 2020 referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 

 

			
	 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, 

as Trustee

		
	By:	 	 
		 	Authorized Signatory

 Dated: 

 

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 [FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE] 

FTI CONSULTING, INC. 

6 
3/4% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2020 

1. Interest. FTI CONSULTING, INC., a Maryland corporation, as issuer (the “Company”),
promises to pay, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, interest on the principal amount set forth on the face hereof at a rate of
6 3/4% per annum [and shall pay the Additional
Interest, if any, payable pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement referred to
below.]3 Interest [and Additional Interest, if
any,]3 shall be payable in arrears on each April 1
and October 1 (each an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the
6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2020 (the
“Notes”) will accrue from and including the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including [September 27,
2010]4 to but excluding the date on which interest is
paid; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be [April 1,
2011]4. Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue interest (to the full extent permitted by law) at the rate borne by the Notes. 

2. Method of Payment. The Company will pay interest to those persons who were holders of record on the March 15 and
September 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding each Interest Payment Date. Principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be payable, and the Notes will be exchangeable and transferable, at the office or agency of the
Company maintained for such purposes, which, initially, will be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee located in Wilmington, Delaware; provided, however, that payment of interest with respect to the Notes may be made at the option
of the Company by check mailed to the Person entitled thereto as shown on the security register or in accordance with the procedures of DTC for global book-entry Notes. 

3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, Wilmington Trust Company (the “Trustee”) will act as a Paying Agent and
Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. 

4. Indenture. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of September 27, 2010 (the
“Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. The Notes are subject to all
such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall
govern and be controlling. Capitalized and certain other terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Indenture. 
  

 

	3
	 Will not be included in the Exchange Notes. 

	4
	 With respect to the Initial Notes. 

  

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 5. Make-Whole Redemption of Notes. The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at
any time prior to October 1, 2015, at the option of the Company upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address or sent in accordance with the procedures of
DTC for Global Notes, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of
Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date). 
 6. Optional
Redemption. In addition, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time on or after October 1, 2015, at the option of the Company upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at the following
Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant
regular record date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on October 1 of the years indicated: 

 

				
	 Year
	  	Redemption Price	 
	 2015
	  	103.375	% 
	 2016
	  	102.250	% 
	 2017
	  	101.125	% 
	 2018 and thereafter
	  	100.000	% 

 “Applicable
Premium” means, with respect to any Note on any applicable Redemption Date, the greater of: 
 (1) 1% of
the then outstanding principal amount of the Note; and 
 (2) the excess of: 

(A) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Note at October 1, 2015
(such Redemption Price being set forth in the table above) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through October 1, 2015 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed using a discount rate equal to the
applicable Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over 
 (B) the then outstanding
principal amount of the Note. 
 “Treasury Rate” means, as of the applicable Redemption Date, the yield to
maturity as of such Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two
Business Days prior to such Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such Redemption Date to October 1, 2015;
provided, however, that if the period from such Redemption Date to October 1, 2015 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year
will be used. 
  

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 7. Redemption of Notes with Net Proceeds of Qualified Equity Offerings. Prior to
October 1, 2013, the Company may, with the net proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes) at a Redemption Price equal
to 106.750% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Redemption Date; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under the Indenture (including
Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of any such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company or its Subsidiaries) and that any such redemption occurs within 90 days following the closing of any such Qualified
Equity Offering. 
 “Qualified Equity Offering” means (i) an underwritten public equity offering of
Qualified Capital Interests pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act yielding gross proceeds to either of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company, of at least $25 million or (ii) a
private equity offering of Qualified Capital Interests of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company other than (x) any such public or private sale to an entity that is an Affiliate of the Company and (y) any
public offerings registered on Form S-8; provided that, in the case of an offering or sale by a direct or indirect parent company of the Company, such parent company contributes to the capital of the Company the portion of the net cash
proceeds of such offering or sale necessary to pay the aggregate Redemption Price (plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date) of the Notes to be redeemed pursuant to clause (c) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture. 

8. Redemption Procedures. If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select the Notes or portions thereof
in authorized denominations to be redeemed by lot, pro rata or by any other method customarily authorized by the clearing systems (subject to DTC procedures). No Notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part and no redemption shall result
in a Holder holding a Note of less than $2,000. For all purposes of the Indenture unless the context otherwise requires, provisions of the Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.

 9. Notice of Redemption. Notices of redemption shall be sent electronically to DTC, in the case of Global Notes, or
shall be mailed by first-class mail, in the case of Physical Notes (and, to the extent permitted by applicable procedures or regulations, electronically) upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes
to be redeemed at its registered address. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. 

10. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Notes shall be issuable only in fully registered form without coupons in denominations
of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. 
 11. Persons Deemed Owners. The Depositary may be treated
by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of a Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. 
  

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 12. Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal or interest remains
unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its request or, if such money is then held by the Company in trust, such money shall be released from such trust. After that, Holders entitled to the
money must look only to the Company for payment as general creditors unless applicable abandoned property law designates another Person. 

13. Amendment, Supplement, Waiver, Etc. Without the consent of any Holders, at any time and from time to time, the Company, the
Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into one or more Indentures supplemental to the Indenture and the Note Guarantees to, among other things, cure or reform any ambiguity, defect, omission, mistake, manifest error or inconsistency or to conform the
Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of Notes” contained in the Offering Memorandum and to provide additional rights or benefits to the Holders or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any
Holder. With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to the Indenture to make
other amendments or modifications, subject to certain exceptions requiring the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected thereby. 

14. Purchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control. If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Company has previously or concurrently
mailed a redemption notice with respect to all the outstanding Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Indenture, the Company will make a written offer to purchase all of the Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer at a Change of Control
Purchase Price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
Interest Payment Date. 
 15. Successor Entity. When a successor entity duly assumes all of the obligations and covenants
of the Company pursuant to the Indenture and the Notes, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor entity shall be relieved of all such obligations. 

16. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default are set forth in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations in the Indenture, if
an Event of Default with respect to the Notes (other than an Event of Default described in clause (8) or (9) of Section 6.01 of the Indenture with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not
less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may declare to be immediately due and payable the principal of the Notes and any accrued interest on the Notes to be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default described in clause
(8) or (9) of Section 6.01 of the Indenture occurs with respect to the Company, the principal amount of and any accrued interest on the Notes then outstanding shall ipso facto become immediately due and payable without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders have
offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note (including payments pursuant to a redemption or
repurchase of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture), the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of its directors and/or Responsible Officers in good
faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Holders. 
  

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 17. Trustee Dealings with Company. The Trustee or its Affiliates in its individual or
any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may make loans to, accept deposits from, perform services for or otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate thereof with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

 18. No Recourse Against Others. No director, manager, officer, employee, stockholder, member, general or limited
partner or incorporator, past, present or future, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as such or in such capacity, shall have any personal liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes, any Note Guarantee or the Indenture by
reason of his, her or its status as such director, manager, officer, employee, stockholder, member, general or limited partner or incorporator. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release
are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes and Note Guarantees. 
 19. Discharge. The Company’s
obligations pursuant to the Indenture will be discharged, except for obligations pursuant to certain sections thereof, subject to the terms of the Indenture, upon the payment or cancellation of all the Notes or upon the irrevocable deposit with the
Trustee of funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes, not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date.

 20. Guarantees. The Company’s obligations under the Notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally
guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture, by each of the Guarantors. 
 21. Covenant Termination Event. In
the event of the occurrence of a Covenant Termination Event, as defined in the Indenture, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will no longer be subject to Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10 and 4.11 of the Indenture with respect to the Notes.

 22. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on
this Note. 
 [23. Additional Rights of Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Physical
Notes. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Physical Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
September 27, 2010, among FTI Consulting, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the other parties named on the signature pages thereof (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), including the right to receive Additional Interest
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).]5

 24. Governing Law. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS NOTE WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. 
  

 

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 25. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an
assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TENANT (= 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). 

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:

 FTI Consulting, Inc. 

777 South Flagler Drive 

Suite 1500 West Tower 

West Palm Beach, FL 33401 

Facsimile: 410-951-4877 

Attention: General Counsel 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Jones Day 
 222
East 41st Street 
 New York, New York 10017-6702 

Facsimile: 212-755-7306 

Attention: Christopher M. Kelly 
  

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 ASSIGNMENT 

I or we assign and transfer this Note to: 

  
  

(Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. number) 

  
  

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

and irrevocably appoint: 

as Agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The Agent may substitute another to act for him. 

									
					
	Date:	 	 	 		 	Your Signature:	 	 
		 		 		 		 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

			
		
	Signature Guarantee:	 	 
		 	

 SIGNATURE GUARANTEE 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which
requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for,
STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  

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 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE 

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 (Asset Sale) or Section 4.13 (Change
of Control) of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below: 
  

			
	 ̈	  	 ̈
	Asset Sale	  	Change of Control

 If you
want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.13 of the Indenture, state the principal amount (in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000): 

$ 
 Date:
                                     Your Signature:
                                     

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of the Note) 
  

			
		
	Signature Guarantee*:	 	 
		 	

  

	*	Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized Signature Guaranty Medallion Program or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee

  

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 [TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL NOTES] 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE 

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $            . The
following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for interest in another Global Note or for a Physical Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Physical Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made: 

 

									
	 Date of Exchange
	  	Amount of
decrease in
Principal Amount
of this Global
Note	  	Amount of
increase in
Principal Amount
of this Global
Note	  	Principal Amount
of this Global
Note following
such decrease or
increase	  	Signature of
authorized
signatory
of Trustee or
Notes 
Custodian

  

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 EXHIBIT B 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER 

FTI Consulting, Inc. 
 777 South Flagler Drive

 Suite 1500 West Tower 
 West Palm
Beach, FL 33401 
 Facsimile: (410) 951-4877 

Attention: General Counsel 
 Wilmington Trust
Company 
 1100 North Market Street 

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-1615 
 Facsimile:
(302) 636-4145 
 Attention: Corporate Trust Department—FTI Consulting, Inc. 

Re:
6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2020 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of September 27, 2010 (the “Indenture”), among FTI Consulting,
Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. 

                      
   (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of
$                 in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to
                 (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies
that: 
 [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY] 

1.  ̈ CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE 144A GLOBAL
NOTE OR A PHYSICAL NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the
Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Physical Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Physical Note for its own account, or for one or more
accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule
144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. 
 2.
 ̈ CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR A PHYSICAL NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the

  

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buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the
United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a
buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme
to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a
U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). The Restricted Period shall be terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate certifying that the Restricted Period may be terminated in accordance with Regulation S. Upon
consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Physical Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 

3.  ̈ CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE
RESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A OR REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes
and Restricted Physical Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

  

	 	(a)	 ̈ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

 or 
  

	 	(b)	 ̈ such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; 

or 
  

	 	(c)	 ̈ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in
compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. 

 4.
 ̈ CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTE. 

 

	 	(a)	  ̈ CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance 

 

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with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Physical Note will no longer be subject
to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Physical Notes and in the Indenture. 

 

	 	(b)	 ̈ CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance
with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Physical Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Physical Notes and in the Indenture.

  

	 	(c)	 ̈ CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws
of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed
Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Physical Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or
Restricted Physical Notes and in the Indenture. 

  

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 This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the
benefit of the Company. 
  

			
	[Insert Name of Transferor]
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:

 Dated:
                             

 

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 TO BE COMPLETED BY TRANSFEROR IF (a) ABOVE IS CHECKED 

The transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and,
accordingly, the transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or certificated Note is being transferred to a Person that the transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or certificated Note
for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a
transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such transfer is in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or certificated Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated on the Rule 144A Notes and/or the certificated Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 

									
					
	Dated:	 	 	 		 		 	 
		 		 		 		 	NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

  

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 ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER 

 

	1.	The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: 

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)] 
  

	(a)	 ̈ a beneficial interest in the: 

 

	 	(i)	 ̈ 144A Global Note (CUSIP 302941 AH2), or 

 

	 	(ii)	 ̈ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP U3488Q AC8), or 

 

	(b)	 ̈ a Restricted Physical Note. 

 

	2.	After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: 

[CHECK ONE] 
  

	(a)	 ̈ a beneficial interest in the: 

 

	 	(i)	 ̈ 144A Global Note (CUSIP 302941 AH2), or 

 

	 	(ii)	 ̈ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP U3488Q AC8), or 

 

	 	(iii)	 ̈ Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP 302941 AJ8); or 

 

	(b)	 ̈ a Restricted Definitive Note; or 

 

	(c)	 ̈ an Unrestricted Definitive Note, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. 

 

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 EXHIBIT C 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE 

FTI Consulting, Inc. 
 777 South Flagler Drive

 Suite 1500 West Tower 
 West Palm
Beach, FL 33401 
 Facsimile: (410) 951-4877 

Attention: General Counsel 
 Wilmington Trust
Company 
 1100 North Market Street 

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-1615 
 Facsimile:
(302) 636-4145 
 Attention: Corporate Trust Department—FTI Consulting, Inc. 

Re:
6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2020 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of September 27, 2010 (the “Indenture”), among FTI Consulting,
Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. 

                      
   (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of
$                 in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that: 

1) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTES OR
BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE 
 a)  ̈ CHECK
IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in
the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky
securities laws of any state of the United States. 
  

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 b)  ̈ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS
FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Physical Note, the Owner hereby certifies
(i) the Physical Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in
accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Physical Note is being
acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. 
 c)
 ̈ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Physical Note for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer
restrictions applicable to Restricted Physical Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. 

d)  ̈ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED
PHYSICAL NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Physical Note for an Unrestricted Physical Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Physical Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account
without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Physical Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer
contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Physical Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States. 
 2) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL
NOTES FOR RESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES 
 a)
 ̈ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note for a Restricted Physical Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Physical Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Physical Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Physical Note and in the Indenture and
the Securities Act. 
  

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 b)  ̈ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS
FROM RESTRICTED PHYSICAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Physical Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] [    ] 144A Global Note
[    ] Regulation S Global Note, with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been
effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United
States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant
Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 
 This certificate and the statements contained herein are
made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company and are dated
                                . 

 

			
	[Insert Name of Transferor]
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:

 Dated:
                             

 

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 TO BE COMPLETED BY TRANSFEROR IF (a) ABOVE IS CHECKED 

The transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and,
accordingly, the transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or such transferor
and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither
such transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b)
of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the
restricted period under Regulation S, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an initial purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or certificated Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated on the Regulation S Notes and/or the certificated Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 

									
					
	Dated:	 	 	 		 		 	 
		 		 		 		 	NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

  

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 EXHIBIT D 

[FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE] 

Each of the undersigned (collectively, the “Guarantors”) have guaranteed, jointly and severally,
fully and unconditionally (such guarantee by each Guarantor being referred to herein as the “Guarantee”) (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the
6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2020 (the
“Notes”) issued by FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal and interest, if
any, on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and (ii) in case of
any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise. 
 No director, manager, officer, employee, stockholder, member, general or limited partner or
incorporator, past, present or future, of the Guarantors, as such or in such capacity, shall have any personal liability for any obligations of the Guarantors under the Guarantees by reason of his, her or its status as such director, manager,
officer, employee, stockholder, member, general or limited partner or incorporator. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the
Guarantees. 
 Each holder of a Note by accepting a Note agrees that any Guarantor named below shall have no further liability
with respect to its Guarantee if such Guarantor otherwise ceases to be liable in respect of its Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Notes. 

 

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 The Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
authentication on the Notes upon which the Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual or facsimile signature of one of its authorized officers. 

 

			
	[GUARANTORS]
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:

  

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 EXHIBIT E 

[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS] 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of
                        , among              (the
“Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of FTI Consulting, Inc., a Maryland corporation (or its permitted successor) (the “Company”), the Company and
[            ], as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”). 

W I T N E S S E T H 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the
“Indenture”), dated as of September 27, 2010 providing for the issuance of
6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2020 (the
“Notes”); 
 WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall agree to guarantee the Notes on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture, the parties hereto are authorized to execute and deliver this
Supplemental Indenture. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows: 

1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Indenture. 
 2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary
hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof. 

3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, manager, officer, employee,
stockholder, member, general or limited partner or incorporator, past, present or future, of the Guarantors, as such or in such capacity, shall have any personal liability for any obligations of the Guarantors under the Guarantees by reason of his,
her or its status as such director, manager, officer, employee, stockholder, member, general or limited partner or incorporator. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Guarantees. 
 4. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL
GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. 

5. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an
original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 
  

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 6. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings
herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 
 7. THE TRUSTEE.
The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed and attested, all as of the date first above written. 
 Dated:
                        , 

 

			
	[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:

  

			
	FTI CONSULTING, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:

  

			
	 [TRUSTEE],

  as Trustee

		
	By:	 	 
		 	Authorized Signatory

  

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