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EX. 4.8 - Registration Rights Agmt

EXHIBIT 4.8
 	
	
	

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 25, 2014
by and among
TIFFANY & CO.
THE GUARANTORS LISTED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO

and
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 
and 
Goldman, Sachs & Co., 
as Representatives of
THE INITIAL PURCHASERS LISTED ON SCHEDULE II HERETO

	
	
	

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 25, 2014, by and among Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the guarantors listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Guarantors”) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representatives of the several initial purchasers listed on Schedule II hereto (the “Initial Purchasers”), who have agreed to purchase $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.800% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) and $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.900% Senior Notes due 2044 (the “2044 Notes” and, together with the 2024 Notes, the “Initial Notes”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated September 22, 2014 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representatives of the Initial Purchasers (the “Representatives”). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Initial Notes, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2014, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Base Indenture”), or the applicable Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2014, among the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, relating to the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes (each, a “Supplemental Indenture”, and collectively with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). 
The parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.     DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
Act:  The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Additional Interest:  As defined in Section 5 hereof.
Affiliate:  As defined in Rule 144 of the Act.
Broker-Dealer:  Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
Business Day:  Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.
Closing Date:  The date hereof.
Commission:  The Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Consummate:  An Exchange Offer shall be deemed “Consummated” for purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (a) the filing and effectiveness under the Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (b) the maintenance of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the period required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, and (c) the delivery by the Company to the Registrar under the Indenture of Exchange Notes in the same aggregate principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Initial Notes tendered by Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Entitled Securities:  Each Initial Note until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which such Initial Note has been exchanged by a Person other than a Broker-Dealer for an Exchange  Note in the Exchange Offer; (b) following the exchange by a Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer of an Initial Note for an Exchange Note, the date on which such Exchange Note is sold to a purchaser who receives from such Broker-Dealer on or prior to the date of such sale a copy of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; (c) the date on which such Initial Note has been effectively registered under the Act and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement; or (d) the date on which such Initial Note is actually sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act.
Exchange Act:  The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. 
Exchange Notes:  The Company’s 3.800% Senior Notes due 2024 and the Company’s 4.900% Senior Notes due 2044 to be issued pursuant to the Indenture: (i) in the Exchange Offer or (ii) as contemplated by Section 4 hereof.
Exchange Notes Issue Deadline:  As defined in Section 3(a) hereof.
Exchange Offer:  The exchange and issuance by the Company of a principal amount of Exchange Notes (which shall be registered pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) equal to the outstanding principal amount of Initial Notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders in connection with such exchange and issuance.
Exchange Offer Consummation Deadline: As defined in Section 3(a) hereof.
Exchange Offer Registration Statement:  The Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
Free Writing Prospectus:  Each offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Initial Notes or the Exchange Notes that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act, prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Initial Notes or the Exchange Notes.
Holders:  As defined in Section 2 hereof.
Interest Payment Date:  As defined in the Initial Notes and Exchange Notes.

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Person:  An individual, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, union, business association, firm or other legal entity.
Prospectus:  The prospectus included in a Registration Statement at the time such Registration Statement is declared effective, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such Prospectus.
Recommencement Date:  As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
Registration Default:  As defined in Section 5 hereof.
Registration Statement:  Any registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors relating to (a) an offering of Exchange Notes pursuant to an Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Entitled Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, (i) that is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) including the Prospectus included therein, and (iii) including all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein.
Rule 144:  Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.
Shelf Effectiveness Deadline: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof.
Shelf Filing Deadline: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof.
Shelf Filing Trigger Date: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof.
Shelf Registration Statement:  As defined in Section 4(a) hereof.
Suspension Notice:  As defined in Section 6(d) hereof.
Target Registration Date: As defined in Section 3(a) hereof.
TIA:  The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture.
SECTION 2.    HOLDERS
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Entitled Securities (each, a “Holder”) whenever such Person owns Entitled Securities.
SECTION 3.    REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER
(a)    The Company and the Guarantors shall (i) cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission, (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause it to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a

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post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and (C) cause all necessary filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Notes to be made under the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below have been complied with), upon the effectiveness of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (A) commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer on or prior to September 25, 2015  (such date being the “Exchange Offer Consummation Deadline”) and (B) use their commercially reasonable efforts to issue on or prior to 35 Business Days, or longer, if required by applicable securities laws, after the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission (such 35th Business Day, or such later date required by applicable securities laws, being the “Exchange Notes Issue Deadline”), Exchange Notes in exchange for all Initial Notes tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer.  The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting (i) registration of the Exchange Notes to be offered in exchange for the Initial Notes that are Entitled Securities and (ii) resales of Exchange Notes by Broker-Dealers that tendered into the Exchange Offer Initial Notes that such Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Initial Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates) as contemplated by Section 3(c) below.
(b)    The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 20 Business Days.  The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws.  No securities other than the Exchange Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.  
(c)    The Company shall include a “Plan of Distribution” section in the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate therein that any Broker-Dealer who holds Entitled Securities that were acquired for the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Initial Notes acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate of the Company), may exchange such Entitled Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.  Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such sales by such Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such sales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Entitled Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer, except to the extent required by the Commission as a result of a change in policy, rules or regulations after the date of this Agreement.

Because such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Act in connection with its initial sale of any Exchange Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, the Company and Guarantors shall permit the use of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement by such Broker-Dealer to satisfy such prospectus delivery requirement.  To the extent necessary to ensure that the Prospectus contained in the

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Exchange Offer Registration Statement is available for sales of Exchange Notes by Broker-Dealers, the Company and the Guarantors agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented, amended and current as required by and subject to the provisions of Sections 6(a) and (c) hereof and in conformity with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period of 180 days from the Exchange Notes Issue Deadline or such shorter period as will terminate when all Entitled Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto.  The Company and the Guarantors shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to such Broker-Dealers, promptly upon request, and in no event later than two Business Days after such request, at any time during such period.
SECTION 4.    SHELF REGISTRATION
(a)Shelf Registration.  If (i) the Company and the Guarantors are not (A) required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; or (B) permitted to Consummate the Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the Company and the Guarantors have complied with the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below); or (ii) any Holder of Entitled Securities notifies the Company prior to the 20th Business Day following Consummation of the Exchange Offer that: (A) it is prohibited by law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer; (B) it may not resell the Exchange Notes acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a Prospectus and the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales; or (C) it is a Broker-Dealer and holds Initial Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates, then the Company and the Guarantors, shall:
(x) use their commercially reasonable efforts on or prior to 90 days after the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Company determines that the Exchange Offer Registration Statement will not be or cannot be, as the case may be, filed as a result of clause (a)(i) above and (ii) the date on which the Company receives the notice specified in clause (a)(ii) above (such earlier date, the “Shelf Filing Trigger Date” and 90 days after a Shelf Filing Trigger Date, a “Shelf Filing Deadline”), to file a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act (which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (the “Shelf Registration Statement”)), covering the resale of all Entitled Securities, and 
(y) use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective on or prior to 180 days after the Shelf Filing Deadline for the Shelf Registration Statement (such 180th day the “Shelf Effectiveness Deadline”).
If, after the Company and the Guarantors have filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement that satisfies the requirements of Section 3(a) above, the Company and the Guarantors are required to file and make effective a Shelf Registration Statement solely because the Exchange Offer is not permitted under applicable federal law (i.e., clause (a)(i)(B) above), then the filing of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of clause (x) above; provided that, in such event, the Company and the Guarantors shall remain obligated to meet the Shelf Effectiveness Deadline set forth in clause (y).

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To the extent necessary to ensure that the Shelf Registration Statement is available for sales of Entitled Securities by the Holders thereof entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a) and the other securities required to be registered therein pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep any Shelf Registration Statement required by this Section 4(a) continuously effective, supplemented, amended and current as required by and subject to the provisions of Sections 6(b) and 6(c) hereof and in conformity with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period of at least two years (as extended pursuant to Section 6(d)) following the Closing Date, or such shorter period as will terminate when all Entitled Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto or are no longer Entitled Securities.
(b)    Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the Shelf Registration Statement.  No Holder may include any of its Entitled Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to the Company in writing, within 15 days after receipt of a request therefor, the information specified in Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, of the Act, or other information reasonably requested by the Company and required by Regulation S-K of the Act, for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein.  No Holder shall be entitled to Additional Interest pursuant to Section 5 hereof unless and until (and from and after such time) such Holder shall have provided all such information.  Each selling Holder agrees to promptly furnish additional information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading and shall promptly supply such other information as the Company may from time to time reasonably request.

SECTION 5.    ADDITIONAL INTEREST
If (i) the Exchange Offer is not Consummated on or prior to the Exchange Offer Consummation Deadline; (ii) the Company and the Guarantors fail to file any Shelf Registration Statement required by this Agreement on or before the Shelf Filing Deadline; (iii) any such Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the Shelf Effectiveness Deadline; (iv) the Company and the Guarantors fail to Consummate the Exchange Offer by the Exchange Notes Issue Deadline; or (v) the Shelf Registration Statement or the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective but thereafter ceases to be effective or usable in connection with resales of Entitled Securities during the periods specified in this Agreement (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above, a “Registration Default”), then the Company and the Guarantors will pay additional interest (“Additional Interest”), in the amounts described in the paragraph below, to each holder of Entitled Securities until all Registration Defaults have been cured.
With respect to the first 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of the first Registration Default, Additional Interest will be paid in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of Entitled Securities outstanding. The amount of the Additional Interest will increase by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum amount of Additional Interest for all Registration Defaults of 1.0% per annum of the principal amount of the Entitled Securities

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outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (1) upon Consummation of the Exchange Offer, in the case of clause (i) or (iv) above, (2) the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement, in the case of clause (ii) above, (3) upon the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, in the case of clause (iii) above, or (4) upon the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or an additional Registration Statement that causes the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (and/or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement) to again be declared effective or made usable in the case of clause (v) above, the Additional Interest payable with respect to the Entitled Securities as a result of such clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), as applicable, shall cease.

Following the cure of all Registration Defaults, the accrual of Additional Interest will cease.
All accrued Additional Interest shall be paid by the Company and the Guarantors (or the Company and the Guarantors will cause the Paying Agent to make such payment on their behalf) to the Holders entitled thereto, in the manner provided for the payment of interest in the Indenture, on each Interest Payment Date, as more fully set forth in the Indenture, the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes.  Notwithstanding the fact that any securities for which Additional Interest are due cease to be Entitled Securities, all obligations of the Company and the Guarantors to pay Additional Interest with respect to securities that accrued prior to the time that such securities ceased to be Entitled Securities shall survive until such time as such obligations with respect to such securities shall have been satisfied in full.

SECTION 6.    REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
(a)Exchange Offer Registration Statement.  In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall (x) comply with all applicable provisions of Section 6(c) below, (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such exchange and to permit the resale of Exchange Notes by Broker-Dealers that tendered in the Exchange Offer Initial Notes that such Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a result of its market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Initial Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates) being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and (z) comply with all of the following provisions:
(i)    If, following the date hereof there has been announced a change in Commission policy with respect to exchange offers such as the Exchange Offer, that in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company raises a substantial question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable federal law, the Company and the Guarantors hereby agree either to (x) seek a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the Commission allowing the Company and the Guarantors to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Entitled Securities, or (y) file, in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof, a Shelf Registration Statement to permit the registration and/or resale of the Entitled Securities that would otherwise be covered by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement but for the announcement of a change in Commission policy.  In the case of clause (x) above, the Company and the Guarantors hereby agree to pursue the issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff level but shall not be required to take action not commercially reasonable to affect a change of Commission policy.  In connection with 

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the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors hereby agree to take all such other actions as may be requested by the Commission or otherwise required in connection with the issuance of such decision, including without limitation (A) participating in telephonic conferences with the Commission, (B) delivering to the Commission staff an analysis prepared by counsel to the Company setting forth the legal bases, if any, upon which such counsel has concluded that such an Exchange Offer should be permitted, and (C) diligently pursuing a resolution (which need not be favorable and which need not be a written resolution) by the Commission staff.
(ii)    As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer, each Holder (including, without limitation, any Holder who is a Broker-Dealer) shall furnish, upon the request of the Company, prior to the Consummation of the Exchange Offer, a written representation to the Company and the Guarantors (which may be contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an Affiliate of the Company, (B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (C) it is acquiring the Exchange Notes in its ordinary course of business, and (D) only if such Holder is a Broker-Dealer that will receive Exchange Notes in exchange for Initial Notes that such Broker-Dealer acquired for its own private account as a result of market making or other trading activities, it will deliver a Prospectus, as required by law, in connection with any sale of such Exchange Notes.  As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer each Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Notes shall acknowledge and agree that, if the resales are of Exchange Notes obtained by such Holder in exchange for Initial Notes acquired directly from the Company or an Affiliate thereof, it (1) could not, under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement, rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters (including, if applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction must be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K.
(iii)    Prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Company and the Guarantors are registering the Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and, if applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above, (B) including a representation that the Company and Guarantors have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any Person to distribute the Exchange Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer and that, to the best of the Company’s and each

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Guarantor’s information and belief, each Holder participating in the Exchange Offer is acquiring the Exchange Notes in its ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes received in the Exchange Offer, and (C) any other undertaking or representation required by the Commission as set forth in any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above, if applicable.
(b)    Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall:
(i)comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) below and use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Entitled Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof (as indicated in the information furnished to the Company pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof), and pursuant thereto the Company and the Guarantors will prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form under the Act, which form shall be available for the sale of the Entitled Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof within the time periods and otherwise in accordance with the provisions hereof, and
(ii)    issue to any Holder or purchaser of Initial Notes covered by any Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, upon the request of any such Holder or purchaser, registered Initial Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Initial Notes in the names as such Holder or purchaser shall designate.
(c)    General Provisions.  In connection with any Registration Statement and any related Prospectus required by this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors shall:
(i)    use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite financial statements for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement, as applicable.  Upon the occurrence of any event that would cause any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Entitled Securities during the period required by this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Registration Statement curing such defect, and, if Commission review is required, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective as soon as practicable.  

(ii)    Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the applicable Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as the case may be; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, and to comply fully with Rules 424, 430A, and 462, as applicable, under the Act

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in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
(iii)    advise (a) each Holder whose Entitled Securities have been included in a Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement), and (b) each Holder who has provided notice to the Company promptly and, if requested by such Holder, confirm such advice in writing, (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any applicable Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Entitled Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, and (D) of the happening of any event that requires the Company to make changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein do not contain an untrue statement of material fact nor omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.  If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Entitled Securities under state securities or Blue Sky laws, the Company and the Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time;
(iv)    subject to Section 6(d), if any fact or event contemplated by Section 6(c)(iii)(D) above shall exist or have occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Entitled Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v)    furnish to each Holder whose Entitled Securities have been included in a Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) in connection with such exchange, registration or sale, if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference after the initial filing of such Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to the reasonable review and comment of such Holders in

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connection with such sale, if any, for a period of at least three Business Days, and the Company will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference) to which such Holders shall reasonably object within three Business Days after the receipt thereof;
(vi)    make available, at reasonable times, for inspection by a representative of the Holders selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Entitled Securities included in a Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) and any attorney or accountant retained by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Entitled Securities included in such Shelf Registration Statement, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents of the Company and the Guarantors reasonably requested and cause the Company’s and the Guarantors’ officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, attorney or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness; provided that any representative, attorney or accountant requesting or receiving such information shall agree to be bound by reasonable confidentiality agreements and procedures with respect thereto;
(vii)    if requested by any Holders whose Entitled Securities have been included in a Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) in connection with such exchange, registration or sale, promptly include in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information with respect to such Holders as such Holders may reasonably request to have included therein, including, without limitation, information relating to the “Plan of Distribution” of the Entitled Securities and the use of the Registration Statement or Prospectus for market making activities; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company is notified of the matters to be included in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
(viii)    furnish to each Holder, upon written request, whose Entitled Securities have been included in a Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) in connection with such exchange, registration or sale, without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including all documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits (including exhibits incorporated therein by reference);
(ix)    deliver to each Holder whose Entitled Securities have been included in a Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holders reasonably may request; the Company and the Guarantors hereby consent to the use (in accordance with law and subject to Section 6(d) hereof) of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each selling Holder in connection with the offering and the sale of the Entitled Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto;

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(x)    enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement), and make such representations and warranties, and take all such other actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Entitled Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, all to such extent as may be customarily and reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or, in the case of registration for resale of Entitled Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, by any Holder or Holders of Entitled Securities who hold at least 50% in aggregate principal amount of such class of Entitled Securities; provided, that, the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to enter into any such agreement more than once with respect to all of the Entitled Securities and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, may delay entering into such agreement if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Guarantors not to disclose the existence of or facts surrounding any proposed or pending material corporate transaction involving the Company and the Guarantors.  In such connection, the Company and the Guarantors shall:

(A)   upon the request of any Holder, furnish (or in the case of paragraphs (2) and (3), use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be furnished) to each such Holder (in the case of the Shelf Registration Statement) and any underwriter, upon Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be:

(1)   a certificate, dated such date, signed on behalf of the Company and each Guarantor by (x) the Chief Executive Officer or any Vice President, and (y) a principal financial or accounting officer of the Company and such Guarantor, confirming, as of the date thereof, such matters as such Holders may reasonably request;
(2)   an opinion, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors in customary form and covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, including negative assurance; and
(3)   a customary comfort letter, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, or as of the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, from the Company’s independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in comfort letters to underwriters in connection with underwritten offerings, and affirming the matters set forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section 7(f) and (g) of the Purchase Agreement; and
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in clause (A) above and with any customary conditions contained in any agreement entered into by the Company and the Guarantors pursuant to this clause (xi);
(xi)    prior to any public offering of Entitled Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders and their counsel in connection with the registration and qualification of the Entitled Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling Holders may request and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Entitled Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject;
(xii)    in connection with any sale of Entitled Securities that will result in such securities no longer being Entitled Securities, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Entitled Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and to register such Entitled Securities in such denominations and such names as the selling Holders may request at least two Business Days prior to such sale of Entitled Securities;
(xiii)    use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the disposition of the Entitled Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Entitled Securities, subject to the proviso contained in clause (xii) above;
(xiv)    provide a CUSIP number for all Entitled Securities not later than the effective date of a Registration Statement covering such Entitled Securities and provide the Trustee under the Indenture with printed certificates for the Entitled Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company;
(xv)    otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its security holders with regard to any applicable Registration Statement, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 under the Act (which need not be audited) covering a twelve-month period beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as such term is defined in paragraph (c) of Rule 158 under the Act);
(xvi)    cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement required by this Agreement and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be required to effect such changes

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and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; and
(xvii)    provide promptly to each Holder, upon written request, each document filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(d)    Restrictions on Holders.  Each Holder agrees by acquisition of an Entitled Security that, upon receipt of the notice referred to in Section 6(c)(iii)(C) or any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof (in each case, a “Suspension Notice”), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Entitled Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until (i) such Holder has received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(iv) hereof, or (ii) such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (in each case, the “Recommencement Date”).  Each Holder receiving a Suspension Notice hereby agrees that it will either (i) destroy any Prospectuses, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder’s possession which have been replaced by the Company with more recently dated Prospectuses, or (ii) deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder’s possession of the Prospectus covering such Entitled Securities that was current at the time of receipt of the Suspension Notice.  The time period regarding the effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days in the period from and including the date of delivery of the Suspension Notice to the Recommencement Date.
SECTION 7.    REGISTRATION EXPENSES
All expenses incident to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ performance of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company, regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses; (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or securities laws; (iii) all expenses of preparation, printing and distribution of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments and supplements thereto and printing of certificates (if any) for the Exchange Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer; (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the reasonable and documented fees of one counsel for all of the Holders of Entitled Securities selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Entitled Securities being registered; (v) all application and filing fees in connection with listing the Exchange Notes on a national securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements hereof; and (vi) all fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance); provided, however, that in no event shall the Company or the Guarantors be responsible for any underwriting discounts, commissions or fees, brokerage commissions or transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale or other disposition of Entitled Securities.

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The Company will, in any event, bear its and the Guarantors’ internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company or the Guarantors.
SECTION 8.    INDEMNIFICATION
(a)The Company and the Guarantors agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, its directors, officers and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments, (including without limitation, any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any action that could give rise to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or Prospectus, Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433 of the Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act (or in any amendment or supplement thereto), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments are caused by an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission that is based upon information relating to any of the Holders furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any of the Holders.
(b)Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Guarantors, and their respective directors and officers, and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, or the Guarantors to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Guarantors set forth in section (a) above, but only with reference to information relating to such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement.  In no event shall any Holder, its directors, officers or any Person who controls such Holder be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the amount by which the total amount received by such Holder with respect to its sale of Entitled Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds the sum of: (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such Entitled Securities plus (ii) the amount of any damages that such Holder, its directors, officers or any Person who controls such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
(c)    In case any action shall be commenced involving any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b) (the “indemnified party”), the indemnified party shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the indemnifying party shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party and the payment of all fees and expenses of such counsel, as incurred (except that in the case of any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to both Sections 8(a) and 8(b), a Holder shall not be required to assume the defense of such action pursuant to this

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Section 8(c), but may employ separate counsel and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel, except as provided below, shall be at the expense of the Holder).  Any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnified party unless (i) the employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, (ii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party has been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party).  In any such case, the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for all indemnified parties and all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred.  Such firm shall be designated in writing by a majority of the Holders, in the case of the parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company and Guarantors, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b). The indemnifying party shall indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments by reason of any settlement of any action effected with its written consent.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action in respect of which the indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity or contribution may be or could have been sought hereunder by the indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability on claims that are or could have been the subject matter of such action, and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of the indemnified party.
(d)    To the extent that the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments referred to therein, then each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, from their sale of Entitled Securities, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Holder, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Holder, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or such Guarantor, on the one hand, or by the Holder, on

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the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8(c) hereof, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.
The Company, the Guarantors and each Holder agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.  The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any action that could have given rise to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Holder, its directors, its officers or any Person, if any, who controls such Holder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the total amount received by such Holder with respect to the sale of Entitled Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds the sum of: (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such Entitled Securities plus (ii) the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.  No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Entitled Securities held by each Holder hereunder and not joint.
SECTION 9.    RULE 144A AND RULE 144
The Company and each Guarantor agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Entitled Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which the Company or such Guarantor (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make available, upon request of any Holder, to such Holder or beneficial owner of Entitled Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Entitled Securities designated by such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act in order to permit resales of such Entitled Securities pursuant to Rule 144A under the Act, and (ii) is subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make all filings required thereby in a timely manner in order to permit resales of such Entitled Securities pursuant to Rule 144.
SECTION 10.    TERMINATION OF GUARANTOR OBLIGATIONS
If at any time a Guarantor under this Agreement is released and discharged from its obligations to guarantee the Notes pursuant to the Indenture (whether such release and discharge occurs pursuant to Section 4.04 of the applicable Supplemental Indenture or otherwise), such Guarantor’s obligations under this Agreement shall automatically and unconditionally terminate.

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SECTION 11.    MISCELLANEOUS
(a)Remedies.  The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that any failure by the Company and/or the Guarantors to comply with their respective obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under Sections 3 and 4 hereof.  The Company and the Guarantors further agree to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b)Free Writing Prospectus.  The Company represents, warrants and covenants that it (including its agents and representatives) will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) in connection with the issuance and sale of the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes, other than (i) any communication pursuant to Rule 134, Rule 135 or Rule 135c under the Act, (ii) any document constituting an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Initial Notes or the Exchange Notes that falls within the exception from the definition of prospectus in Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Act, or (iii) a prospectus satisfying the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act or of Rule 430, Rule 430A, Rule 430B, Rule 430C or Rule 431 under the Act.
(c)No Inconsistent Agreements.  The Company and any Guarantor will not, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.  The Company and any Guarantor have not previously entered into, nor is currently a party to, any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to its securities to any Person that would require such securities to be included in any Registration Statement filed hereunder.  The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof.
(d)    Amendments and Waivers.  The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless (i) in the case of Section 5 hereof and this Section 10(d)(i), the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of all outstanding Entitled Securities, and (ii) in the case of all other provisions hereof, the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Entitled Securities (excluding Entitled Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose Entitled Securities are being tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights of other Holders whose Entitled Securities are not being tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer, may be given by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Entitled Securities subject to such Exchange Offer.

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(e)    Additional Guarantors.  The Company shall cause any of its subsidiaries that become, prior to the consummation of the Exchange Offer, a Guarantor in accordance with Section 4.5 of the applicable Supplemental Indenture to become a party to this Agreement as a Guarantor.
(f)    Third Party Beneficiary.  The Holders shall be third party beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent they may deem such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of Holders hereunder.
(g)    Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, mail, facsimile or electronic transmission:
(i)if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under the Indenture; and
(ii)if to the Company or the Guarantors:
Tiffany & Co.
727 Fifth Avenue, 
New York, New York 10022
Attention:  General Counsel
Facsimile No.:  (212) 230-5323

With a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10156
Attention:  Andrew L. Fabens
Facsimile:  (212) 351-5316
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the address specified in the Indenture.
(h)    Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Entitled Securities in violation of the terms hereof or of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture.  If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Entitled Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Entitled Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and

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by taking and holding such Entitled Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the restrictions on resale set forth in this Agreement and, if applicable, the Purchase Agreement, and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.
(i)    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(j)    Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(k)    Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
(l)    Severability.  In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
(m)    Entire Agreement.  This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein.  There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the registration rights granted with respect to the Entitled Securities.  This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
	
		
	TIFFANY & CO.,

	By:
	/s/ Ralph Nicoletti

	 
	Name: Ralph Nicoletti

	 
	Title: Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

	
		
	TIFFANY AND COMPANY,

	By:
	/s/ Ralph Nicoletti

	 
	Name: Ralph Nicoletti

	 
	Title: Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

	
		
	TIFFANY & CO. INTERNATIONAL,

	By:
	/s/ Ralph Nicoletti

	 
	Name: Ralph Nicoletti

	 
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

	
		
	TIFFANY & CO. JAPAN INC.,

	By:
	/s/ Ralph Nicoletti

	 
	Name: Ralph Nicoletti

	 
	Title: Vice President

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	Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated

	By:
	/s/ Happy Hazelton

	 
	Name: Happy Hazelton

	 
	Title: Managing Director

	
		
	Goldman, Sachs & Co.

	By:
	/s/ Adam Greene

	 
	Name: Adam Greene

	 
	Title: Vice President

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SCHEDULE I

Guarantors

Tiffany and Company

Tiffany & Co. International 

Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc.

SCHEDULE II

Initial Purchasers

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC

Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLCDGAS-2014.6.30-Exhibit10.35

Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.
Notice of Performance Shares Award

To:          

At its meeting on August XX, XXX1, the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. (the “Company”), authorized and directed the Company, on the Date of Award set forth below, to issue and make an award to you of Performance Shares entitling you to receive shares of the Company’s common stock under the terms and conditions of the Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) of the Company and this Notice of Performance Shares Award.  A copy of the Plan was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010 as an exhibit to Form S-8 and is available on the Company’s website (deltagas.com).  A hard copy is also available upon request.  Contact John B. Brown, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary.  Capitalized terms that are not defined have the meanings given them in the Plan.

Date of Award:     August 31, XXX1
Award:  Subject to the Performance Period, Performance Criteria and other restrictions set forth herein, you may receive between XX,XXX to XX,XXX Performance Shares which will entitle you to receive one share of the Company’s common stock (“Share”) for each Performance Share.
Performance Period:  The period from July 1, XXX1 – June 30, XXX2.
Restriction Period(s):   
     Restriction Period 1 (covers 1/3 of Performance Shares paid):  July 1, XXX2 - August 31, XXX2
     Restriction Period 2 (covers 1/3 of Performance Shares paid):  July 1, XXX2 - August 31, XXX3
     Restriction Period 3 (covers 1/3 of Performance Shares paid):  July 1, XXX2 - August 31, XXX4
Performance Criteria:  The performance objective of this award is based upon on the Company’s XXX2 audited earnings per share as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, before any cash bonuses or stock awards, for the year ending June 30, XXX2 (“XXX2 Audited EPS”).
Minimum Performance Objective:   $ X.XX per share  
Targeted Performance Objective:    $ X.XX per share
Maximum Performance Objective:  $ X.XX per share

Minimum Performance Objective Not Met.  If the Minimum Performance Objective is not met, i.e., if the Company does not achieve a XXX2 Audited EPS of at least $X.XX, the number of Performance Shares will not be determined and none will vest and you will not be entitled to any Performance Shares hereunder.

Minimum Performance Objective Met or Exceeded.  If the Minimum Performance Objective and all other conditions, including the Conditions to Payment set out below, are met or exceeded, 

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then you shall receive the following number of Performance Shares based upon the actual XXX2 Audited EPS:

	
			
	$X.XX – $X.XX
XXX2 Audited EPS
	$X.XX – $X.XX
XXX2 Audited EPS
	$X.XX and over
XXX2 Audited EPS

	XX,XXX shares
	XX,XXX shares
	XX,XXX shares

Restrictions and Vesting:  Except as provided in Paragraph 2 under Conditions to Payment, all Performance Shares paid hereunder shall be in the form of Restricted Stock, which shall vest in 1/3 increments as described below under Conditions on Restrictions.  

Conditions to Payment:

1.    Payment of Shares.  Except as provided in Paragraph 2, your Performance Shares will be paid in Shares of Restricted Stock, subject to the restrictions and vesting set forth below, as soon as administratively feasible after the end of the Performance Period, but no earlier than the filing date of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and no later than September 14 of the same year.  Payment will be made in the form of whole shares of Restricted Stock in a lump sum payment.  You will only receive such number of Shares as are established under the Performance Criteria.

2.    Death, Disability or Retirement before end of Performance Period and Payment.  For purposes of this Paragraph 2 only, the Performance Shares awarded as provided in subsections 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) shall be in the form of shares of the Company’s common stock and will not be subject to the Conditions on Restrictions in this Notice of Performance Shares Award.

(a)     In the event of your Disability or Retirement before the Performance Period has ended, the number of Performance Shares to which you shall be entitled to, if any, shall equal (i) the number of Performance Shares, if any, you would otherwise be entitled to had you been an active Employee at the end of the Performance Period (i.e., as adjusted or forfeited based on the actual Performance Criteria) multiplied by (ii) the portion of the Performance Period during which you were an active Employee multiplied by (iii) one-third, and such Performance Shares shall be distributed as soon as administratively feasible after the end of the Performance Period, but no later than September 13 of the same year; or

(b)     In the event of your death while an Employee before the Performance Period has ended, the Company will be assumed to have achieved a Targeted Performance Objective for the Performance Period in which death occurs, and the number of Shares your beneficiary shall be entitled to, if any, shall equal the number of Shares you would otherwise be entitled to had you been an active Employee at the end of the Performance Period without any further adjustment, and such Performance Shares shall be distributed within a reasonable period following death; or  

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shall be entitled to, if any, shall be (i) based on the actual Performance Criteria for the entire Performance Period multiplied by (ii) one-third; or
 
(d)    In the event of your death after the end of the Performance Period, but before the date the Performance Shares are distributed, the number of Performance Shares you shall be entitled to, if any, shall be based on the actual Performance Criteria for the entire Performance Period without any further adjustment.  

3.    Other Termination. 

(a)      You shall have no right to receive payment in respect of Performance Shares if you resign or are otherwise terminated from the Company before the end of the Performance Period for reasons other than your death, Disability, or Retirement or following a Change in Control.

(b)      You shall have no right to receive payment in respect of Performance Shares if you resign or are otherwise terminated from the Company after the end of the Performance Period but before any Performance Shares have vested if you resign or are otherwise terminated from the Company for reasons other than your death, Disability, or Retirement or following a Change in Control.

4.    Short-Term Disability; Other Authorized Leaves of Absence. If you are absent from employment during a Performance Period and you are entitled to (a) reemployment rights following military service under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) (or any other similar applicable federal or state law) or (b) sickness allowance and/or short-term disability benefits under the Company’s employee benefit plans, then your absence shall not affect your award of Performance Shares, if any. In the event you are absent from employment during a Performance Period due to an authorized leave of absence not described in the immediately preceding sentence, the amount or number of Performance Shares to which you shall be entitled to, if any, shall equal (i) the amount or number of Performance Shares, if any, to which you would otherwise be entitled had you been an active Employee during the entire Performance Period (i.e., as adjusted or forfeited based on the Performance Criteria) multiplied by (ii) the portion of the Performance Period during which you were an active Employee (i.e., excluding the period of the authorized leave of absence) and such Performance Shares shall be distributed and vest following the end of the Performance Period as set forth in Section 1 above.

5.    Adjustment of Award Due to Demotion or Promotion. The Committee, in its discretion, may reduce the number of Performance Shares (if the Performance Criteria are met) in the event you are demoted during a Performance Period, or grant additional Performance Shares (if the Performance Criteria are met) in the event you are promoted during a Performance Period.

6.    Restriction on Payment of Awards. No distributions in respect of Performance Shares shall be made, and such distribution shall be forfeited, if at the time a distribution would otherwise have been made:

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(a)    The regular quarterly dividend on any outstanding common or preferred shares of the Company has been omitted and not subsequently paid prior to or on September 15, XXX2; or

(b)     The consolidated net income of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, XXX2 is less than the sum of (i) the aggregate amount to be distributed plus (ii) dividends on all outstanding preferred and common shares of the Company applicable to such twelve-month period (either paid, declared or accrued at the most recently paid rate).

Conditions on Restrictions:

7.    Restricted Stock.  Except as provided in Paragraph 2 under Conditions to Payment, Performance Shares paid hereunder shall be in the form of Restricted Stock which will vest and the restrictions thereon will lapse in 1/3 increments each year beginning on August 31, XXX2, and annually each August 31 thereafter until fully vested as long as the Recipient is an Employee throughout each such Restriction Period.  If the Performance Criteria is not met, you will not receive any Restricted Stock.

8.    Restrictions.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the termination of the applicable Restriction Period. Except as otherwise provided herein and subject to the Plan, if you resign, are otherwise terminated from the Company, prior to the end of the Restriction Period, you will forfeit all interests in the applicable Restricted Stock. All rights with respect to the Restricted Stock granted to you shall be exercisable during your lifetime only by you or your guardian or legal representative.

9.    Removal of Restrictions.  Restricted Stock paid hereunder shall become freely transferable by you after the last day of the applicable Restriction Period.

10.    Voting Rights. During the Restriction Period, you may exercise full voting rights with respect to the Restricted Stock subject thereto.

11.    Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Restriction Period, you shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the applicable Restricted Stock. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were distributed.

12.    Death, Disability or Retirement after Payment but before end of Restriction Period. Except as otherwise provided in this Notice, in the event of your death, Disability, or Retirement while an Employee, the following shall apply:

(a) Disability and Retirement.  In the event of your Disability or Retirement (except in certain limited situations described in Section 12(c) below) before the Restriction Period has ended, the restrictions on the Shares shall be removed upon expiration of the Restriction Period, and the number of Shares you shall be entitled to, if any, shall equal (i) the number of Shares, if any, you 

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would otherwise be entitled to had you been an active Employee at the end of the Restriction Period multiplied by (ii) the portion of the Restriction Period you were an active Employee; or

(b) Death.  In the event of your death before the Restriction Period has ended, the restrictions on the Shares shall be removed upon your date of death, and the number of Shares you shall be entitled to, if any, shall equal the number of Shares contingently granted to you, without any further adjustment.

(c)  Retirement – Limited Situations.  In the event of your Retirement before the Restriction Period has ended and provided you meet all of the requirements in the next sentence, then the restrictions on the Shares shall be removed upon the date of your Retirement, and the number of Shares you shall be entitled to, if any, shall equal the number of Shares contingently granted to you, without any further adjustment.  In order for you to have the restrictions removed from your Shares as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, you must (i) retire after having met the “normal retirement age” as defined under the defined benefit pension plan sponsored by the Company and (ii) have attained the age of 67 at the time of termination of employment.

Change of Control:

13.    Change in Control.  Upon a Change in Control Performance Shares previously granted shall be immediately vested and not subject to forfeiture due to any subsequent termination from employment.  Upon a change in Control, Restrictions on Restricted Stock shall be eliminated as of such event.  If the Change in Control occurs before the end of the Performance Period, the amount of the Performance Shares shall be determined assuming the Company has achieved the Targeted Performance Objective and, the amount shall then be multiplied by the portion of the Performance Period for which you were an active Employee hereunder. If the Change in Control occurs after the end of the Performance Period but before the Performance Shares are paid, the amount payable shall be determined based on the actual performance objective achieved. In either case payment of the Performance Shares shall be made as soon as practicable following the Change in Control but no later than the close of the seventy five (75) day period following the earlier of the end of the Performance Period or the Change in Control.

Recovery of Stock:

14.    If you are or become subject to the terms of the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy (the “Policy”), as such Policy may be amended from time to time, including amendments adopted in order to conform to the requirements of Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any resulting rules issued by the SEC or national securities exchanges thereunder, then the Performance Shares and Restricted Stock granted hereunder shall also be subject to such Policy. Accordingly, if the Committee determines that recovery of compensation under such Policy is due, then the Committee will determine the percentage of your total Performance Shares and Restricted Stock that is recoverable (the “Recoverable Percentage”) and the following shall occur:

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	the Performance Shares and Restricted Stock equal to the Recoverable Percentage granted hereunder shall automatically terminate and be forfeited effective on the date of such determination; and

		
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	all shares of Common Stock equal to the Recoverable Percentage that you acquired pursuant to this Agreement (or other securities into which such shares have been converted or exchanged) shall be returned to the Company or, if no longer held by you, then you shall pay to the Company, without interest, all cash, securities or other assets received by you from the sale or transfer of such stock or securities.  If you received nominal or no consideration on transfer of the Common Stock (e.g. a gift) then in connection with such recovery, you shall pay to the Company the market value of the Common Stock at the time of the transfer.

Definitions:

14.    Definitions.  The following terms used in this Notice of Performance Shares Award will have the meanings indicated:

(a)    “Change in Control” shall have the same meaning as such term or similar term is defined by your individual agreement with the Company which relates to your compensation and benefits upon the occurrence of a change in ownership of the Participating Company or similar event.

In the event there is no such agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean:

(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of twenty percent (20%) or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute an acquisition of control: any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege), any acquisition by the Company, any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation, if, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, the conditions described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) of this section are satisfied; or

(ii) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though 

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such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation, in each case, unless, following such reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation, (A) more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation, of the Outstanding Company Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding the Company, any employee benefit plan or related trust of the Company, or such corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding  shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation; or

(iv) Approval by the shareholders of the Company and consummation of (A) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (B) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than to a corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other disposition (1) more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding the Company and any employee benefit plan or related trust of the Company, or such corporation and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or 

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more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (20%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of such corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action of the Board providing for such sale or other disposition of assets of the Company; or

(v) The closing, as defined in the documents relating to, or as evidenced by a certificate of any state or federal governmental authority in connection with, a transaction approval of which by the shareholders of the Company would constitute a “Change in Control” under subsection (iii) or (iv) of this Section.

Notwithstanding (a) above, if your employment is terminated before a Change in Control as defined in this Section and you reasonably demonstrate that such termination (i) was at the request of a third party who has indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a “Change in Control” and who effectuates a “Change in Control” or (ii) otherwise occurred in connection with, or in anticipation of, a “Change in Control” which actually occurs, then for all purposes of this Notice of Performance Shares Award, the date of a “Change in Control” with respect to you shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of  your employment.

(b)    “Disability” shall mean (a) your  mental or physical disability that is defined as “Disability” under the terms of the long-term disability plan sponsored by the Company and in which you are covered, as amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of such plan; or (b) a determination by the Committee, in its sole discretion, of total disability (based on medical evidence) that precludes you from engaging in a full-time position at the Company for wage or profit for at least twelve months and appears to be permanent. All decisions by the Committee relating to your Disability (including a decision that you are not disabled), shall be final and binding on all parties.

(c)    “Retirement” shall mean the termination of your employment consistent with the provisions for early or normal retirement under the defined benefit pension plan sponsored by the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Retirement” before you are eligible for normal retirement under such plan shall require prior approval by the Committee. 

15.    Conflicts.  If there is a conflict between the terms of this Notice of Performance Shares Award and the Plan, the Plan shall control.

DELTA NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.

By:  

Its:  

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   [Signature of Participant]

005522.135297/4133863.4

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