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EXHIBIT 4.1

AMENDMENT

TO

RIGHTS AGREEMENT

          AMENDMENT,
dated as of December 14, 2010 (this “Amendment”), to the Rights Agreement,
dated as of July 22, 2002, between Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as Rights Agent (the “Rights
Agent”), (the “Rights Agreement”). All capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Rights Agreement.

          WHEREAS, Wonder Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Wonder
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and the Company are entering into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to
which (i) Merger Sub will commence a cash tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase all of the
issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) and (ii)
following the consummation of the Offer, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company with the
Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”);

          WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company desires to amend the Rights Agreement to render
the Rights inapplicable to the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement;

          WHEREAS, the Company deems this Amendment to be advisable and in the best interests of the
holders of the Rights (including, prior to the Distribution Date, the holders of the Common Stock)
and at a duly convened meeting the Company’s Board of Directors has duly approved this Amendment;

          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company and the Rights Agent may,
for so long as the Rights (as defined therein) are redeemable, supplement or amend any provision of
the Rights Agreement in any respects without the approval of any holders of Rights;

          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company has delivered to the
Rights Agent a certificate signed by Bill Hemelt of the Company certifying that Amendment No. 1
complies with Section 27; and

          WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Rights Agreement in accordance with Section 27 of
the Rights Agreement as set forth herein.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth in the Rights
Agreement and this Amendment, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

 

          1. Amendment of the Rights Agreement

          (a) The definition of “Acquiring Person” in Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

     “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this definition or in this
Agreement, none of Parent, Merger Sub or their Affiliates or Associates (collectively, the
“PARENT GROUP”) shall be, or shall be deemed to be, an Acquiring Person for purposes of this
Agreement by virtue of one or more of (A) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger
Agreement, (B) the public or other announcement of the Merger Agreement, or any transaction
contemplated by or arising in connection with the Merger Agreement (including the Offer and
the Merger), or (C) the consummation of the Offer, the Merger, or any transaction
contemplated by or arising in connection with the Merger Agreement (including the Offer and
the Merger) (each such event and any combination of such events, an “EXEMPT EVENT”)”

          (b) The definitions of “Beneficial Owner”, “Beneficial Ownership” or “Beneficially Own”
contained in Section 1(c) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
sentence at the end thereof:

     “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this definition or in this
Agreement, the Parent Group, either individually or collectively, shall not be deemed to be
a ‘Beneficial Owner’ of, to have ‘Beneficial Ownership’ of, or to ‘Beneficially Own’, any
securities solely by virtue of or as a result of any Exempt Event.”

          (c) The definition of “Stock Acquisition Date” in Section 1(z) of the Rights Agreement is
hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following proviso immediately following the words
“has become an Acquiring Person”:

     “; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Stock
Acquisition Date has not occurred and shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of or as the
result of an Exempt Event or the public announcement thereof.”

          (d) Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is hereby further amended to add the following
definitions in the appropriate alphabetical location:

     “Effective Time” shall mean the “Effective Time” as such term is defined in the Merger
Agreement.

     “Parent” shall mean Wonder Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.

     “Parent Group” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Acquiring Person,
as amended herein.

     “Merger” shall mean the “Merger” as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement.

     “Merger Sub” shall mean Wonder Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

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     “Merger Agreement” shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
December [•], 2010 among the Company, Parent, and Merger Sub.

          “Offer” shall mean the “Offer” as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement.

          (e) The definition of “Distribution Date” set forth in Section 3(a) of the Rights Agreement is
hereby amended by adding the following proviso at the end of such definition immediately following
the words “shall be the Record Date”:

“; provided further that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
3(a) or in this Agreement, a Distribution Date shall not be deemed to have occurred
by virtue of or as a result of any Exempt Event or the public announcement thereof.”

          (f) The definition of “Expiration Date” set forth in Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“prior to the time (the “EXPIRATION DATE”) that is the earliest of (i) the Close of
Business on July 22, 2012 (the “FINAL EXPIRATION Date”), (ii) the time at which the
Rights are redeemed as provided in Section 23 hereof (the “REDEMPTION DATE”), (iii)
the time at which such Rights are exchanged as provided in Section 24 hereof or (iv)
the point in time immediately prior to the Effective Time, but only if such
Effective Time shall occur.”

          (g) Section 29 of the Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following
sentence at the end thereof:

“Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any holder of the Rights
(including, prior to the Distribution Date, the Common Stock) or any other Person
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement by virtue of or
in connection with the occurrence of an Exempt Event.”

          2. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws
of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of such state applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such state.

          3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall for all purposes be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute
but one and the same instrument.

          4. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of, and immediately
prior to, the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Rights
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be otherwise unaffected hereby. If for
any reason the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, then this Amendment
shall become null and void and be of no further force and effect and the Agreement shall remain
exactly the same as it existed immediately prior to the execution of this Amendment.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	MATRIXX INITIATIVES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	William J. Hemelt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief
Executive Officer 	 
	 
	 
	 	CORPORATE STOCK TRANSFER, INC,

as Rights Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

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Exhibit 4.1

(face of security)

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND
IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR
IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

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 to 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.

CUSIP No.: 14149Y AT5

CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.

4.625% Note due 2020

			
	No. 1
	 	$500,000,000

          CARDINAL HEALTH, INC., an Ohio corporation (the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby
promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, at the office or agency of the Issuer in
Columbus, Ohio, the principal sum of FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($500,000,000) on December 15,
2020, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest, semiannually on June
15 and December 15 of each year, commencing June 15, 2011, on said principal sum at said office or
agency, in like coin or currency, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note, from
the June 15 or the December 15, as the case may be, next preceding the date of this Note to which
interest has been paid, unless the date hereof is a date to which interest has been paid, in which
case from the date of this Note, or unless no interest has been paid on these Notes, in which case
from December 13, 2010, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for,
provided that, payment of interest may be made at the option of the Issuer by check mailed to the
address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Security register. The
interest so payable on any June 15 or December 15 will, subject to certain exceptions provided in
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reverse hereof, be paid to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of
business on the June 1 or December 1, as the case may be, next preceding such June 15 or December
15.

          Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof.
Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at
this place.

          This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the
reverse hereof.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. has caused this instrument to be signed by its duly
authorized officers.

Dated: December 13, 2010

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Jorge M. Gomez 	 
	 	 	Senior Vice President and Treasurer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Attest:  	 	 
	 	 	Elaine S. Natsis	 
	 	 	Assistant Secretary	 
	 	 	 
	 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY N.A.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Officer 	 
	 	 	 	 

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(back of security)

CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.

4.625% Note due 2020

          This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of
indebtedness of the Issuer (hereinafter called the “Securities”) of the series hereinafter
specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an indenture dated as of June 2, 2008
(herein called the “Indenture”), duly executed and delivered by the Issuer to The Bank of
New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”), to which
Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the
rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the
Issuer and the Holders of the Securities. The Securities may be issued in one or more series,
which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at
different times, may bear interest (if any) at different rates, may be subject to different
redemption provisions (if any), may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds
(if any) and may otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided. This Note is one of a series
designated as the 4.625% Notes due 2020 of the Issuer, limited in initial aggregate principal
amount to $500,000,000 (collectively, the “Notes”). The Issuer may, at any time, without
notice to or the consent of the holders of the Securities, issue further notes having the same
ranking and the same interest rate, maturity and other terms as the Notes (other than the date of
issuance and, under certain circumstances, the first interest payment date following the issue date
of such further notes). Any such further notes, together with this Note, will form a single series
of Securities under the Indenture.

1. Principal and Interest

          The Notes will mature on December 15, 2020.

          In case an Event of Default with respect to the Notes, as defined in the Indenture, shall have
occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof may be declared, and upon such declaration shall
become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in
the Indenture.

          Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 30-day month and a 360-day year.

2. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver

          The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Issuer and the Trustee, with the consent of
the Holders of not less than a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the
time Outstanding of all series to be affected (voting as one class), evidenced as provided in the
Indenture, to execute supplemental indentures for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental
indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each such
series; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall (i) extend the final maturity
of any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or any premium thereon, or reduce the rate
or extend the time of payment of any interest thereon, or reduce or

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impair or affect the rights of any Holder to institute suit for the payment thereof or any right of
repayment at the option of the Holder, without the consent of the Holder of each Security so
affected, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the Holders of which are required
to consent to any such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the Holder of each Security
affected. It is also provided in the Indenture that, with respect to certain defaults or Events of
Default regarding the Securities of any series, prior to any declaration accelerating the maturity
of such Securities, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount Outstanding of the
Securities of such series (or, in the case of certain defaults or Events of Default, all or certain
series of the Securities) may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series (or all
or certain series of the Securities, as the case may be) waive any such past default or Event of
Default and its consequences. The preceding sentence shall not, however, apply to a default in the
payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities. Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this Note and any
Notes which may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, irrespective of whether or not any
notation thereof is made upon this Note or such other Notes.

3. Optional Redemption

          The Notes are redeemable, in whole or, from time to time, in part, at the option of the Issuer
at any time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

          (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, or

          (2) as determined by a Quotation Agent, the sum of the present values of the remaining
scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of
redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points,

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the amount of the Notes being redeemed to the
date of redemption.

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per
annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable
Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a
percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such
redemption date.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by a
Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes
to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance
with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt
securities of comparable maturity to the remaining terms of such Notes.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the
average of three Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date,

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after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or
(2) if the Trustee obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

“Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Issuer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC and their respective successors; provided,
however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government
securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Issuer
shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) any other Primary
Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury
Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Issuer, of the bid
and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a
percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such
Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the third Business Day
preceding such redemption date.

          Notice to holders of Notes to be redeemed will be delivered by first-class mail at least 30
and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Unless the Issuer defaults in
payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on
the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. If less than all of the Notes are to be
redeemed, the Trustee shall select, in such manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair, the Notes
to be redeemed in whole or in part.

4. Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Change of Control

          Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event, unless all Notes have been called
for redemption pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Note, each Holder of the Notes shall have the right
to require the Issuer to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or in integral multiples of
$1,000 in excess thereof) of such Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the
aggregate principal amount of such Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if
any, to the date of repurchase (the “Change of Control Payment”).

          Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Issuer’s option,
prior to any proposed Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the proposed Change
of Control, the Issuer shall mail, or cause to be mailed, a notice (a “Change of Control Offer”) to
each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute
or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and shall specify, without limitation, the
following:

          (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made and that all Notes tendered will be
accepted for payment;

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          (2) the Change of Control Payment and the purchase date, which shall be a Business Day no
earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of
Control Payment Date”);

          (3) the CUSIP numbers for the Notes;

          (4) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;

          (5) that, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all
Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest
after the Change of Control Payment Date;

          (6) that Holders whose Notes of any series are being purchased only in part will be issued new
Notes of such series equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered,
which unpurchased portion will be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or in integral multiples of
$1,000 in excess thereof; and

          (7) if the notice is mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, that
the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on
or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

          The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change in Control
Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict
with the provisions hereof, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations hereunder by virtue of such
conflict.

          On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer will, to the extent lawful:

          (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change
of Control Offer;

          (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect
of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and

          (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an
Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being
purchased by the Issuer.

          The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes of each series properly tendered
the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail
(or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note of the same series equal in
principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each
new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof.

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          The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control
Repurchase Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and
otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth herein applicable to a Change of Control
Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under such
Change of Control Offer.

          “Below Investment Grade Rating Event” means the Notes are rated below Investment Grade by each
of the Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could
result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the
occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the
Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating
Agencies).

          “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the direct or indirect
sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or
consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than the Issuer or one of its subsidiaries; (2) the
consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the
result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)
becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Issuer’s Voting
Stock, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or (3) the first day on which a
majority of the members of the Issuer’s Board of Directors cease to be Continuing Directors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if
(i) the Issuer becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company and (ii) the holders of the
Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the
same as the holders of Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction.

          “Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a
Below Investment Grade Rating Event.

          “Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, members of the Board of
Directors of the Issuer who (1) were members of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance
of the Notes; or (2) were nominated for election or elected or appointed to such Board of Directors
with the approval of a majority of the continuing directors who were members of such Board of
Directors at the time of such nomination or election or appointment.

          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which term, when used
herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

          “Fitch,” “Moody’s” and “S&P” mean Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc., respectively.

          “Investment Grade” means a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any
successor rating categories of Fitch), Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any
successor rating categories of Moody’s); BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any
successor rating categories of S&P); or the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any
additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Issuer.

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          “Rating Agency” means (i) each of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P; and (ii) if any of Fitch, Moody’s or
S&P ceases to rate the notes or fails to make a rating of the notes publicly available for reasons
outside of the Issuer’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within
the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition,
selected by the Issuer as a replacement agency for Fitch, Moody’s or S&P, or all of them, as the
case may be.

          “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which term, when used herein,
includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

          “Voting Stock” of any specified “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act) as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to
vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person.

5. Persons Deemed Owners

          The Issuer, the Trustee and any authorized agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may deem and
treat the registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note
shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon) for the
purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and premium, if any, and
subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest hereon, and for all other purposes, and
neither the Issuer nor the Trustee nor any authorized agent of the Issuer or the Trustee shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.

6. Transfers and Exchanges

          The Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to
and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary. This Security is
exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a person other than the Depositary or its
nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture and may not be transferred
except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the
Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such
nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

          Transfers and exchanges of the Notes are only available under limited circumstances and are
required to be registered in accordance with the Indenture. The Holder may be required, among
other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain
transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the
Indenture.

7. Miscellaneous

          No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of and any premium and interest on this Note in the manner, at the respective times, at
the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

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          No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Issuer in the Indenture
or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Note, or because of the creation of any
indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, as such, or against any
past, present or future stockholder, officer or director, as such, of the Issuer or of any
successor, either directly or through the Issuer or any successor, under any rule of law, statute
or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable
proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance
hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof.

          This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, except as otherwise may be required by mandatory provisions of law.

          Terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture shall have the respective meanings
assigned thereto in the Indenture.

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Note to

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

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

and irrevocably appoint                                                              agent to transfer this Note on the books of the
Issuer. The Agent may substitute another to act for it.

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

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

          The following exchanges of a part of this Global Security for an interest in another Global
Security or for a certificated Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Security or
certificated Note for an interest in this Global Security, have been made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Principal Amount of	 	 
	 	 	Amount of decrease in	 	Amount of increase in	 	this Global Security	 	Signature of
	 	 	Principal Amount of this	 	Principal Amount of this	 	following such decrease	 	authorized officer of
	Date of Exchange	 	Global Security	 	Global Security	 	(or increase)	 	Trustee

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