Document:

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2009

 Exhibit 4.1(b) 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER 
 NIELSEN FINANCE LLC 
 NIELSEN
FINANCE CO. 

 $500,000,000 11 1
/2% Senior Notes due 2016 
 REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 May 1, 2009 
 J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. 
 Goldman, Sachs & Co. 
 Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC 
 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 
 Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated 
 As the Initial Purchasers 
 c/o J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. 
 270 Park Avenue 
 New York, New York 10017 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Nielsen Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nielsen LLC”) and
Nielsen Finance Co., a Delaware corporation (“Nielsen Co.” and together with Nielsen LLC, the “Issuers”), propose to issue and sell to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse Securities
(USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (each, an “Initial Purchaser” and together, the “Initial Purchasers”) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of their 11 1/2% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”) upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement among the Issuers, the
Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchasers, dated April 24, 2009 (the “Purchase Agreement”), relating to the initial placement (the “Initial Placement”) of the Notes. As of the date hereof, the
Issuers’ obligations under the Notes will be guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) by each of the guarantors listed on Annex A-1 of the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Guarantors”). References herein to the
“Securities” refer to the Notes and the Guarantees, collectively. To induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to satisfy a condition to your obligations thereunder, the Issuers and the Guarantors
jointly and severally agree with you for your benefit and the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Securities (including the Initial Purchasers) (each a “Holder” and, collectively, the “Holders”), as
follows: 
 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth in
the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
 “Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. 
  

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 “Affiliate” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 405 under the Act
and the term “controlling” shall have a meaning correlative thereto. 
 “Broker-Dealer” shall mean
any broker or dealer registered as such under the Exchange Act. 
 “Business Day” shall mean a day other than
a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or day on which commercial banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or required by law to close in New York City. 
 “Closing Date” shall mean the date of the first issuance of the Securities. 
 “Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 “Deferral Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(k)(ii) hereof. 
 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder. 
 “Exchange Offer Registration Period” shall mean the period of 180 days
following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, exclusive of any period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. 
 “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement of the Issuers and the Guarantors on an
appropriate form under the Act with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all
exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Exchanging Dealer” shall mean any
Holder (which may include any Initial Purchaser) that is a Broker-Dealer and elects to exchange for New Securities any Securities that it acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (but not
directly from any Issuer or any Affiliate of any Issuer) for New Securities. 
  

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 “Final Memorandum” shall mean the final offering memorandum,
dated April 24, 2009, relating to the Securities, including any and all exhibits thereto and any information incorporated by reference therein as of such date. 
 “FINRA Rules” shall mean the Conduct Rules and the By-laws of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. 
 “Guarantee” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Holdings” shall mean The Nielsen Company B.V. 
 “Indenture” shall mean that certain Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2009, among the Issuers, the Guarantors and Law
Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 
 “Initial Placement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Initial
Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Losses” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 6(d) hereof. 
 “Majority Holders” shall mean, on any date, Holders of a
majority of the aggregate principal amount of Securities and New Securities registered under a Registration Statement. 
 “Managing Underwriter” shall mean the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers who administer an underwritten offering, if any, under a Registration Statement. 
 “New Securities” shall mean debt securities of the Issuers and Guarantees by the Guarantors, in each case identical in
all material respects to the Securities (except that the transfer restrictions shall be modified or eliminated, as appropriate) to be issued under the New Securities Indenture. 
 “New Securities Indenture” shall mean the Indenture or an indenture among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the New
Securities Trustee, identical in all material respects to the Indenture (except that (i) the New Securities shall contain no restrictive legend thereon, (ii) interest thereon shall accrue from the last date on which interest was paid on
such Notes or, if no such interest has been paid, from the Closing Date and (iii) which are entitled to the benefits of the Indenture or a trust indenture which is 

  

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identical in all material respects to the Indenture (other than such changes to the Indenture or any such identical trust indenture as are necessary to
comply with the TIA) and which, in either case, has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act), which may be the Indenture if in the terms thereof appropriate provision is made for the New Securities. 
 “New Securities Trustee” shall mean the Trustee or a bank or trust company reasonably satisfactory to the Initial
Purchasers, as trustee with respect to the New Securities under the New Securities Indenture. 
 “Notes”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included
in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Act), as
amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Securities or the New Securities covered by such Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto, including any
and all exhibits thereto and any information incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Purchase Agreement” shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Registered Exchange Offer” shall mean the proposed
offer of the Issuers and the Guarantors to issue and deliver to the Holders of the Securities that are not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in such offer, in exchange for the Securities, a like aggregate principal
amount of the New Securities. 
 “Registrable Securities” shall mean (i) Securities other than those
that have been registered under a Registration Statement and disposed of in accordance therewith and (ii) any New Securities the resale of which by the Holder thereof requires compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Act.

 “Registration Default Damages” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8 hereof. 
 “Registration Statement” shall mean any Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement that covers
any of the Securities or the New Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, any amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments (in each case including the Prospectus contained therein),
all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Securities” shall have the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
  

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 “Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to
Section 3 hereof. 
 “Shelf Registration Period” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(b)(ii) hereof. 
 “Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration
statement of the Issuers and the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 hereof which covers some or all of the Securities or New Securities, as applicable, on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Act, or any similar
rule that may be adopted by the Commission, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated
by reference therein. 
 “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. 
 “Trustee” shall mean the trustee with
respect to the Securities under the Indenture. 
 “underwriter” shall mean any underwriter of Securities in
connection with an offering thereof under a Shelf Registration Statement. 
 2. Registered Exchange Offer. (a) The Issuers and
the Guarantors shall prepare and use their reasonable best efforts to file with the Commission and cause to become effective the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Issuers and the Guarantors
shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Registered Exchange Offer to be completed under the Act within 270 days of the Closing Date. 
 (b) Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer
to enable each Holder electing to exchange Securities for New Securities (assuming that such Holder (i) is not an Affiliate of any of the Issuers, (ii) acquires the New Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business,
(iii) has no arrangements with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities, (iv) is not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer and (v) is not an
Initial Purchaser holding Securities that have the status of an unsold allotment remaining from the initial distribution of the Securities) to trade such New Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the
Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the several states of the United States. 
  

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 (c) In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers and the Guarantors
shall: 
 (i) mail or cause to be mailed to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents; 
 (ii) keep the Registered
Exchange Offer open for at least 20 Business Days (or longer if required by applicable law) after the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders; 
 (iii) use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective under the Act, supplemented and amended as required under the Act, to ensure that it is available for
sales of New Securities by Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer Registration Period; 
 (iv) utilize the services of a
depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City which may be the Trustee, the New Securities Trustee or an Affiliate of either of them; 
 (v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on
which the Registered Exchange Offer is open; 
 (vi) prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement,
provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Issuers and the Guarantors are conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail.
May 13, 1988), Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991) and (B) including a representation that the Issuers and the Guarantors have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute
the New Securities to be received in the Registered Exchange Offer and that, to the best of the Issuers’ information and belief, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the New Securities in the ordinary course
of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Securities; and 
 (vii) comply in all respects with all laws applicable to the Registered Exchange Offer. 
 (d) As soon as practicable
after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall: 
 (i) accept for exchange all
Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; 
  

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 (ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 4(s) hereof
all Securities so accepted for exchange; and 
 (iii) cause the New Securities Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver to
each Holder of Securities a principal amount of New Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange. 
 (e) Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the New Securities (x) could not under Commission
policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991), as
interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993 and similar no-action letters and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with any
secondary resale transaction, which 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 under the Act if the resales are of
New Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Securities acquired by such Holder directly from any Issuer or any Affiliate of any Issuer. Accordingly, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent
to the Issuers that, at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer: 
 (i) any New Securities received by
such Holder shall be acquired in the ordinary course of business; 
 (ii) such Holder shall have no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate in the distribution within the meaning of the Act of the Securities or the New Securities; 
 (iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of any Issuer or any Guarantor or, if it is an Affiliate of an Issuer, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the
extent applicable and will provide information to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with Section 4 hereof in order to have their Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement and benefit from the provisions
regarding Registration Default Damages in Section 8 hereof; and 
 (iv) if such Holder is an Exchanging Dealer, then such
Holder will comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act (including the prospectus delivery requirements thereunder). 
 (f) If any Initial Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of such Initial
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Guarantors shall issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser or the person purchasing New Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement as
contemplated by Section 3 hereof from such Initial Purchasers, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of New Securities. The Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the CUSIP Service
Bureau to issue the same CUSIP number and International Securities Identification Number (“ISIN”) for such New Securities as for New Securities issued pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer. 
 3. Shelf Registration. (a) If (i) due to any change in law or applicable interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff, the
Issuers and the Guarantors determine upon advice of their outside counsel that they are not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 2 hereof; (ii) for any other reason the Registered Exchange Offer is
not consummated within 270 days of the Closing Date; (iii) any Initial Purchaser so requests with respect to Securities that are not eligible to be exchanged for New Securities in the Registered Exchange Offer and that are held by them
following consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer; (iv) any Holder (other than an Initial Purchaser) is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer; or (v) in the case of the Initial Purchasers that participate in
the Registered Exchange Offer or acquires New Securities pursuant to Section 2(f) hereof, an Initial Purchaser does not receive freely tradeable New Securities in exchange for Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment (it being
understood that (x) the requirement that an Initial Purchaser deliver a Prospectus containing the information required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K under the Act in connection with sales of New Securities acquired in exchange
for such Securities shall result in such New Securities being not “freely tradeable;” and (y) the requirement that an Exchanging Dealer deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales of New Securities acquired in the Registered
Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities shall not result in such New Securities being not “freely tradeable”), the Issuers and the Guarantors shall file and use
their reasonable best efforts to cause to become and keep effective a Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with subsection (b) below. 
 (b) (i) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall, if required by subsection (a) above, as promptly as practicable use their reasonable best efforts to file with the Commission and shall use their reasonable best
efforts to cause to be declared effective under the Act within 270 days of the Closing Date, a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Securities or the New Securities, as applicable, by the Holders thereof from time to
time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders and set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement; provided, however, that no Holder (other than an Initial Purchaser) shall be entitled to have the
Securities held by it covered by such Shelf Registration Statement unless such Holder agrees in writing to be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Holder; and provided further, that with respect to New
Securities received by an Initial Purchaser in exchange for Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, the Issuers and the Guarantors may, if permitted by current interpretations by the Commission’s staff, file a post-effective
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Statement containing the information required by Item 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, in satisfaction of their obligations under this
subsection with respect thereto, and any such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as so amended, shall be referred to herein as, and governed by the provisions herein applicable to, a Shelf Registration Statement. 
 (ii) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously
effective, supplemented and amended as required by the Act, in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be usable by Holders for a period from the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission until the
earliest of: (A) the second anniversary of the Closing Date or (B) the date upon which all the Securities or New Securities, as applicable, covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement (in any such case, the “Shelf Registration Period”). The Issuers and the Guarantors shall be deemed not to have used their reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf
Registration Period if they voluntarily take any action that would result in Holders of Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell such Securities at any time during the Shelf Registration Period, unless such action is
(x) required by applicable law or otherwise taken by the Issuers and the Guarantors in good faith and for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder), including the
acquisition or divestiture of assets and (y) permitted pursuant to Section 4(k)(ii) hereof. 
 (iii) The Issuers and
the Guarantors shall cause the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement or such amendment or supplement, (A) to comply in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and (B) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein (in
the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. 
 4. Additional Registration
Procedures. In connection with any Shelf Registration Statement and, to the extent applicable, any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the following provisions shall apply. 
 (a) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall: 
 (i) furnish to counsel for the Initial Purchasers and to counsel for the Holders, not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of any Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and any Shelf Registration Statement, and each amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included therein (including all documents incorporated by reference therein after the initial filing) and shall
use their commercially reasonable efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments as counsel to the Holders or counsel for the Initial Purchasers reasonably propose; 
  

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 (ii) include the information set forth in Annex A hereto on the facing page of the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement, in Annex B hereto in the forepart of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in a section setting forth details of the Exchange Offer, in Annex C hereto in the underwriting or plan of distribution
section of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and in Annex D hereto in the letter of transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; 
 (iii) if requested by an Initial Purchaser, include the information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of
Regulation S-K in the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement; and 
 (iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, include the names of the Holders that propose to sell Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement as selling security holders. 
 (b) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that: 
 (i) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto
complies in all material respects with the Act; and 
 (ii) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not,
when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. 
 (c) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall advise counsel for the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of Securities covered by any Shelf
Registration Statement and any Exchanging Dealer under any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that has provided in writing to the Issuers or the Guarantors a telephone or facsimile number and address for notices, and, if requested by any Initial
Purchaser or any such Holder or Exchanging Dealer, shall confirm such advice in writing (which notice pursuant to clauses (ii)-(v) hereof shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Issuers and the
Guarantors shall have remedied the basis for such suspension): 
 (i) when a Registration Statement and any amendment thereto
has been filed with the Commission and when the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective; 
  

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 (ii) of any request by the Commission after the effective date for any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; 
 (iii) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution of any proceeding for that purpose; 
 (iv) of the receipt by any Issuer or any Guarantor of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution of any
proceeding for such purpose; and 
 (v) of the happening of any event that requires any change in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, they (A) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and (B) do not 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. 
 (d) The Issuers and the
Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the qualification of the securities therein for sale in any jurisdiction. 
 (e) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall furnish to each Holder of Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge,
at least one (1) copy of such Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all material incorporated therein by reference, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including exhibits
incorporated by reference therein). 
 (f) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall, during the Shelf Registration Period, deliver
to each Holder of Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including the Preliminary Prospectus) included in such Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto
as such Holder may reasonably request. The Issuers and the Guarantors consent to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of Securities in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities
covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Shelf Registration Statement. 
  

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 (g) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall furnish to each Exchanging Dealer which so
requests, without charge, at least one (1) conformed copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto, including all material incorporated by reference therein, and, if the Exchanging Dealer so
requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference therein). 
 (h) The Issuers and the
Guarantors shall promptly deliver to each Initial Purchaser, each Exchanging Dealer and each other person required to deliver a Prospectus during the Exchange Offer Registration Period, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus included in
such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto as any such person may reasonably request. The Issuers and the Guarantors consent to the use of the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto by any
Initial Purchaser, any Exchanging Dealer and any such other person that may be required to deliver a Prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer in connection with the offering and sale of the New Securities covered by the Prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. 
 (i) Prior to the Registered
Exchange Offer or any other offering of Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall arrange, if necessary, for the registration or qualification of the Securities or the New Securities for sale under the
laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder shall reasonably request and shall maintain such qualification in effect so long as required; provided that in no event shall any Issuer or any Guarantor be obligated to qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the Initial Placement, the Registered Exchange Offer or any offering pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement, in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or to subject itself to taxation in excess of a nominal amount in respect of doing business in such jurisdiction. 
 (j) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall cooperate with the Holders of Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing New Securities or Securities to be issued or sold pursuant to any Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as Holders may request in writing at least
three (3) Business Days prior to the closing date of any sales of New Securities. 
 (k) (i) Upon the occurrence of any
event contemplated by subsections (c) (ii) through (v) above, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall promptly (or within the time period provided for by clause (ii) hereof, if applicable) prepare a post-effective amendment to the
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to the Initial Purchasers of the Securities included therein, the Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
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. In such circumstances, the period of effectiveness of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement provided for in Section 2 hereof shall be extended by the number of days from and including the date of the giving of a notice of suspension pursuant to Section 4(c) hereof to and including the date when the Initial
Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any known Exchanging Dealer shall have received such amended or supplemented Prospectus pursuant to this Section 4(k). 
 (ii) Upon the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development or any other material event that, in the reasonable judgment of
the Issuers and the Guarantors, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of a Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall give notice (without notice of the nature or details of such events)
to the Holders that the availability of the Shelf Registration is suspended and, upon actual receipt of any such notice, each Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration until such Holder’s receipt of
copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in Section 3(a)(i) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Issuers and the Guarantors that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. The period during which the availability of the Shelf Registration and any Prospectus is suspended (the “Deferral Period”)
(1) shall not exceed 60 consecutive days, (2) shall not occur more than three (3) times during any calendar year and (3) shall extend the number of days the Shelf Registration or any Prospectus is available by an amount equal to
the Deferral Period. Any Registration Default Damages payable pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii) shall cease to accrue during any Deferral Period. 
 (l) Not later than the effective date of any Registration Statement, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall provide a CUSIP number and ISIN for the Securities or the New Securities, as the case may be, registered under
such Registration Statement, and provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such Securities or New Securities, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company. 
 (m) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and
shall make generally available to their security holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act as soon as practicable after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement. 
  

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 (n) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall cause the New Securities Indenture to be
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act as required by applicable law in a timely manner. 
 (o) The Issuers and the
Guarantors may require each Holder of Securities to be sold pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Issuers and the Guarantors such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such Securities as the Issuers and
the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in such Registration Statement. The Issuers and the Guarantors may exclude from such Shelf Registration Statement the Securities of any Holder that fails to furnish such
information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. 
 (p) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement,
upon the request of the Majority Holders, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall enter into customary agreements (including, if requested, one underwriting agreement in customary form) and take all other appropriate actions, if any, as the Majority
Holders shall reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of the Securities, and in connection therewith, if an underwriting agreement is entered into, cause the same to contain indemnification
provisions and procedures no less favorable than those set forth in Section 6 hereof. 
 (q) In the case of any Shelf
Registration Statement, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall: 
 (i) make reasonably available for inspection at a location
where they are normally kept and during normal business hours by the Majority Holders of Securities to be registered thereunder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or
other agent retained by such Holders or any such underwriter all relevant financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents of the Issuers, the Guarantors and their respective subsidiaries; 
 (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause their officers, directors, employees, accountants and auditors to supply all
relevant information reasonably requested by the Holders or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent (each, an “Inspector”) in connection with any such Registration Statement as is customary for similar due diligence
examinations; provided, however, that such Inspector shall first agree in writing with the Issuers and the Guarantors that any information that is reasonably and in good faith designated by the Issuers and the Guarantors in writing as
confidential at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such Inspector, unless (1) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to inquiries of regulatory
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requirements pursuant to federal securities laws in connection with the filing of such Registration Statement or the use of any Prospectus), (3) such
information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard such information by such person or (4) such information becomes available to such Inspector from a source other than the
Issuers or the Guarantors and such source is not known, after due inquiry, by the relevant Holder to be bound by a confidentiality agreement or is not otherwise under a duty of trust to the Issuers or the Guarantors; 
 (iii) make such representations and warranties to the Holders of Securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in form,
substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings; 
 (iv) obtain
opinions of counsel to the Issuers and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriter, if any) addressed to each selling Holder and the underwriters, if any,
covering such matters as are customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Holders and underwriters; 
 (v) obtain “comfort” letters and updates thereof from the independent certified public accountants of Holdings (and, if
necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of Holdings or of any business acquired by Holdings for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration
Statement), addressed to each selling Holder of Securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with primary
underwritten offerings; 
 (vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Majority Holders
or the Managing Underwriter, if any, including those to evidence compliance with Section 4(k) hereof and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Issuers or the Guarantors; and

 (vii) cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement and each
underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made pursuant to the FINRA Rules 
  

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 (r) If a Registered Exchange Offer is to be consummated, upon delivery of the Securities
by Holders to the Issuers (or to such other person as directed by the Issuers) in exchange for the New Securities, the Issuers shall mark, or caused to be marked, on the Securities so exchanged that such Securities are being cancelled in exchange
for the New Securities. In no event shall the Securities be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied. 
 (s) The Issuers and the
Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Securities or the New Securities, as the case may be, covered by a Registration Statement. 
 If any such Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Issuers, then such Holder shall have
the right to require (i) the insertion therein of language, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Holder, to the effect that the holding by such Holder of such securities is not to be construed as a recommendation by such Holder
of the investment quality of the securities covered thereby and that such holding does not imply that such Holder will assist in meeting any future financial requirements of the Issuers, or (ii) in the event that such reference to such Holder
by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in force, the deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the
time that such reference ceases to be required. 
 5. Registration Expenses. The Issuers and the Guarantors shall bear all expenses
incurred in connection with the performance of their obligations under Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof and, in the event of any Shelf Registration Statement, shall reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm or
counsel (which shall initially be Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, but which may be another nationally recognized law firm experienced in securities matters designated by the Majority Holders) to act as counsel for the Holders in
connection therewith, and, in the case of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, shall reimburse the Initial Purchasers for the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel acting in connection therewith, in each case which counsel shall be
approved by the Issuers (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). Each Holder shall pay all expenses of its counsel other than as set forth in the preceding sentence, underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating
to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Securities or New Securities. 
 6. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The
Issuers and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, covered by any Registration Statement, each Initial Purchaser and each Affiliate thereof and,
with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer, the directors, officers and Affiliates of each such Holder, Initial Purchaser or Exchanging Dealer and each person who controls any such
Holder, Initial Purchaser or Exchanging Dealer within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to 

  

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which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement as
originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and agree (subject to the
limitations set forth in the proviso to this sentence) to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided, however, that the Issuers shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuers by or on behalf of the party claiming indemnification specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity
agreement shall be in addition to any liability that the Issuers and the Guarantors may otherwise have. The Issuers and the Guarantors shall not be liable under this Section 6 to any indemnified party regarding any settlement or compromise or
consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or
potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent is consented to by the Issuers or the Guarantors, as applicable, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 
 (b) Each Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement (including each Initial Purchaser that is a Holder, in such capacity)
severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers and the Guarantors and each of their respective directors, each of their respective officers who signs such Registration Statement and each person who controls any Issuer or
any Guarantor within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Issuers and the Guarantors to each such Holder, but only with reference to written information relating to such Holder
furnished to the Issuers and the Guarantors by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability that any such Holder may
otherwise have. 
 (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement
of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 6, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure to so notify the
indemnifying party (i) shall not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 6 unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the 

  

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forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any
obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 6, except as provided in paragraph (d) below. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint
counsel (including local counsel) of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not
thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel, other than local counsel if not appointed by the indemnifying party, retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided,
however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel (including local counsel) to represent the indemnified party in an action, the
indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the
indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest (based on the advice of counsel to the indemnified person), (ii) such action includes both the indemnified party and the indemnifying
party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel to the indemnified person) that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to
those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution
of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. It is understood and agreed that the indemnifying person shall not, in connection with any
proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all indemnified persons. Any such separate firm for any Initial
Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (“J.P.Morgan”), and any such separate firm for the Issuers or any of
the Guarantors, and any control persons of the Issuers or any of the Guarantors shall be designated in writing by such Issuers or such Guarantor, as the case may be. In the event that any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers or
any control persons of such Initial Purchaser are Indemnified Persons collectively entitled, in connection with a proceeding in a single jurisdiction, to the payment of fees and expenses of a single separate firm under this Section 6(c), and
any such Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers or any control persons of such Initial Purchaser cannot agree to a mutually acceptable separate firm to act as counsel thereto, then such separate firm for all such Indemnified
Persons shall be designated in writing by J.P.Morgan. An indemnifying party shall not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or
threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement,
compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and does not include any statement as to, or any concession of, fault, culpability or failure
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 (d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section 6 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in the respect of any aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or
defending any loss, claim, liability, damage or action) (collectively “Losses”) (other than by virtue of the failure of an indemnified party to notify the indemnifying party of its right to indemnification pursuant to paragraph
(a) or (b) of this Section 8, where such failure materially prejudices the indemnifying party (through the forfeiture of substantial rights or defenses)), each indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable
contribution, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such
indemnified party, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement and the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses; provided, however, that in no case shall any Initial Purchaser be responsible, in the aggregate, for any
amount in excess of the purchase discount or commission applicable to such Security, or in the case of a New Security, applicable to the Security that was exchangeable into such New Security, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, nor shall any
underwriter be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the securities purchased by such underwriter under the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. If the allocation provided by
the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason or not permitted by applicable law, the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits
but also the relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. Benefits received by the Issuers and the Guarantors shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the Initial Placement (before deducting expenses) as set forth in the Final Memorandum. Benefits received by the Initial
Purchasers shall be deemed to be equal to the total purchase discounts and commissions as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and benefits received by any other Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the value of receiving Securities or New
Securities, as applicable, registered under the Act. Benefits received by any underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus forming a part of the
Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact relates to information provided by the indemnifying party, on the one hand, or by the indemnified party, on the other hand, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
untrue statement or omission and any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable 

  

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if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph 6(d), 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. For purposes of this Section 6(d), each person, if any, who controls a Holder within the meaning of either
the Act or the Exchange Act and each director and officer of such Holder shall have the same rights to contribution as such Holder, and each person who controls any Issuer within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of any
Issuer who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of any Issuer shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuers, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph 6(d). 

(e) The provisions of this Section 6 shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of any Holder or the Issuers or any of the indemnified persons referred to in this Section 6, and shall survive the sale by a Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement. 
 7. Underwritten Registrations. (a) If any of the Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, covered by any Shelf Registration
Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Managing Underwriters, if any, shall be selected by the Majority Holders, subject to the consent of the Issuers (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), and the Holders of Securities or
New Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement shall be responsible for all underwriting commissions and discounts. 
 (b) No person may participate in any underwritten offering pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement, unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, on the basis reasonably
provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents
reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. 
 8. Registration Defaults. (a) If any of the following
events shall occur, then the Issuers and the Guarantors shall pay liquidated damages (the “Registration Default Damages”) to the Holders of Securities in respect of the Securities as follows: 
 (i) if (a) neither (x) the Registered Exchange Offer is completed, nor (y) if required, the Shelf Registration Statement is
declared effective, within, in each case, 270 days of the Closing Date, then Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum on the principal amount of such Registrable Securities for the
first 90 days from and including such specified date and increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period thereafter; provided that Registration Default Damages in the aggregate under this
Section 8 may not exceed 1.0% per annum of the principal amount of such Registrable Securities; or 
  

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 (ii) notwithstanding that the Issuers and the Guarantors have consummated or will
consummate a Registered Exchange Offer, if the Issuers and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration Statement and such Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective on or prior to the 270th day following the date the filing
of such Shelf Registration Statement is required or requested pursuant to Section 3(a), then Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Registrable
Securities for the first 90 days from and including such specified date and increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period thereafter; provided that Registration Default Damages in the aggregate
under this Section 8 may not exceed 1.0% per annum of the principal amount of such Registrable Securities; or 
 (iii) subject to the last sentence of Section 4(k)(ii) above, if the Shelf
Registration Statement required by Section 3(a) of this Agreement has been declared effective but thereafter ceases to be effective at any time at which it is required to be effective under this Agreement and such failure to remain effective
exists for more than 30 consecutive days or more than 60 days (whether or not consecutive) during the period for which the Shelf Registration Statement is required, then commencing on the 31st
 day or 61st day, as applicable, following the date on which such Shelf Registration Statement ceases
to be effective, Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the Registrable Securities at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Registrable Securities for the first 90 days from and including such 31st day or 61st day, as
applicable, following the date on which such Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective and increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period thereafter; provided that Registration
Default Damages in the aggregate under this Section 8 may not exceed 1.0% per annum of the principal amount of such Registrable Securities; 
 provided, however, that upon (1) the completion of the Exchange Offer (in the case of paragraph (i) above), (2) the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of paragraph (ii) above)
and (3) the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement which had ceased to remain effective (in the case of paragraph (iii) above), Registration Default Damages shall cease to accrue. 
 (b) The Issuers and the Guarantors shall notify the Trustee within one Business Day after each and every date on which an event occurs in
respect of which Registration Default Damages are required to be paid and within one Business Day after such Registration Default Damages cease to accrue. Any amounts of Registration Default Damages due pursuant to Section 8(a) will be payable
in cash on each interest payment date specified by the Indenture to the record holder entitled to receive the interest payment to be made on such date, commencing with the first such date occurring after any such Registration Default Damages
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 (c) The parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages in the form of Registration
Default Damages provided for in this Section 8 constitute a reasonable estimate of and are intended to constitute the sole damages payable under this Agreement that will be suffered by Holders of Securities by reason of the failure of
(i) the Registered Exchange Offer to be completed; or (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, to be declared effective, in each case to the extent required by this Agreement. 
 9. No Inconsistent Agreements. No Issuer or Guarantor has entered into, and each Issuer and the Guarantors agrees not to enter into, any agreement
with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders herein or that otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 
 10. Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, qualified,
modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Issuers have obtained the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Registrable
Securities outstanding; provided that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights and obligations of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall obtain the written consent of each such
Initial Purchaser against which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent is to be effective; provided, further, that no amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent with respect to Section 8 hereof
shall be effective as against any Holder of Registered Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder; and provided, further, that the provisions of this Article 10 may not be amended, qualified, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Issuers and the Guarantors have obtained the written consent of the Initial Purchasers and each Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing (except the foregoing provisos), a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights
of Holders whose Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by the Majority Holders, determined on
the basis of Securities or New Securities, as the case may be, being sold rather than registered under such Registration Statement. 
 11.
Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail, telex, telecopier or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: 
 (a) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Issuers in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 11, which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the address of such Holder maintained by the Registrar (as such term is defined in the Indenture) under the Indenture; 
  

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 (b) if to the Initial Purchasers, initially at the address or addresses set forth in the
Purchase Agreement; and 
 (c) if to any Issuer or Guarantor, initially at its address set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when received. 
 The Initial Purchasers or the Issuers by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications. 
 12. Remedies. Each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided to it herein, in the
Indenture or in the Purchase Agreement or granted by law, including recovery of liquidated or other damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Issuers and the Guarantors agree that monetary damages
would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by them of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective
successors and assigns, including, without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the Issuers thereto, subsequent Holders of Securities and the New Securities, and the indemnified persons referred to in Section 6 hereof. The
Issuers and the Guarantors hereby agree to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of Securities and the New Securities, and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto.

 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts which may be delivered in original form or by
telecopier, each of which when so executed shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 15. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 
 16.
Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of New York. The parties hereto each hereby waive any right
to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement. 
 17. Severability. In the
event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such 

  

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provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected thereby, it being intended that all of
the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 18. Securities Held by any
Issuer, etc. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of principal amount of Securities or New Securities is required hereunder, Securities or New Securities, as applicable, held by any Issuer or their Affiliates
(other than subsequent Holders of Securities or New Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities or New Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent
or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage. 
 [Signature pages follow.] 
  

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 If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us
the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement by and among the Issuers and the Guarantors and the several Initial Purchasers. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	NIELSEN FINANCE LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Harris A. Black
		 	Name: Harris A. Black
		 	Title: Secretary
	
	NIELSEN FINANCE CO.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Harris A. Black
		 	Name: Harris A. Black
		 	Title: Secretary

 Signature Page to Senior Registration Rights Agreement 

			
	 A. C. NIELSEN (ARGENTINA) S.A.
 A. C. NIELSEN
COMPANY, LLC
 ACN HOLDINGS INC.
 ACNIELSEN CORPORATION

ART HOLDING, L.L.C.
 BILLBOARD CAFES, INC.
 CZT/ACN TRADEMARKS, L.L.C.
 EMIS (CANADA), LLC
 FOREMOST EXHIBITS, INC.
 MFI HOLDINGS, INC.
 NESLEIN HOLDING, L.L.C.
 NETRATINGS, LLC
 NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA, INC.
 NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDING
COMPANY
 NIELSEN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR, INC.
 NIELSEN
HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
 NIELSEN IAG, INC.
 NIELSEN LEASING CORPORATION

 NIELSEN MOBILE, LLC
 NIELSEN NATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP,
INC.
 REWARDTV, INC.
 THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
 TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.
 VNU MARKETING INFORMATION, INC.

  

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ Harris A. Black
		 	Name: Harris A. Black
		 	Title: Vice President

 Signature Page to Senior Registration Rights Agreement 

			
	ATHENIAN LEASING CORPORATION NMR INVESTING I, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Frederick A. Steinmann
		 	Name: Frederick A. Steinmann
		 	Title: Executive Vice President

 Signature Page to Senior Registration Rights Agreement 

			
	 NMR LICENSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.
 A LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP

		
	BY:	 	 NMR INVESTING I, INC.,
 ITS GENERAL
PARTNER

		
	By:	 	/s/ Harris A. Black
		 	Name: Harris A. Black
		 	Title: Executive Vice President

 Signature Page to Senior Registration Rights Agreement 

			
	 AGB NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH B.V.
 NIELSEN
HOLDING AND FINANCE B.V.
 THE NIELSEN COMPANY B.V.
 VNU
INTERMEDIATE HOLDING B.V.
 VNU INTERNATIONAL B.V.

  

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ Harris A. Black
		 	Name: Harris A. Black
		 	Title:

 Signature Page to Senior Registration Rights Agreement 

			
	The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
	
	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. for itself and as representative of the several Initial Purchasers
		
	By:	 	/s/ Hart Orenstein
		 	Name: Hart Orenstein
		 	Title: Vice President

 Signature Page to Senior Registration Rights Agreement 

 ANNEX A 
 Each broker-dealer that receives New Securities for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it shall deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Securities. The Letter
of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a Prospectus, a broker-dealer shall not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented
from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Securities received in exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities. The Issuers and the Guarantors have agreed that, for a period of 180 days after consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, they shall make this Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See
“Plan of Distribution.” 
  

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 ANNEX B 
 Each broker-dealer that receives New Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities, where such Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities, must acknowledge that it shall deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Securities. See “Plan of Distribution.” 
  

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 ANNEX C 
 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 
 Each broker-dealer that receives New Securities for its own account
pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Securities. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a
broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Securities received in exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Issuers and the Guarantors have agreed that,
for a period of 180 days after the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, they will make this Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until
                        , 20        , all dealers effecting transactions in
the New Securities may be required to deliver a Prospectus. 
 The Issuers and the Guarantors will not receive any proceeds from any sale of
New Securities by brokers-dealers. New Securities received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated
transactions, through the writing of options on the New Securities or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such
resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such New Securities. Any broker-dealer that
resells New Securities that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such New Securities may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within
the meaning of the Act and any profit of any such resale of New Securities and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that by
acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a Prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act. 
 For a period of 180 days after the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers will promptly send additional copies of this Prospectus and
any amendments or supplements to this Prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. The Issuers and the Guarantors have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the Registered Exchange Offer (including the
expenses of one counsel for the holder of the Securities) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the Securities (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Act. 
  

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 [If applicable, add information required by Regulation S-K Items 507 and/or 508.] 
  

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 ANNEX D 
 LANGUAGE TO BE INCLUDED IN LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 
  

	1.	PLEASE FILL IN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BELOW IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO. 

  

					
	Name:	 	 	  	
	Address:	 	 	  
		 	 	  

  

	2.	If the undersigned is not a Broker-Dealer, the undersigned represents that it acquired the New Securities in the ordinary course of its business, it is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, a distribution of New Securities and it has no arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in a distribution of the New Securities. If the undersigned is a Broker-Dealer that will receive New Securities for its
own account in exchange for Securities, it represents that the Securities to be exchanged for New Securities were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it shall deliver a Prospectus
in connection with any resale of such New Securities; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a Prospectus, the undersigned shall not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act.

  

 D-1Form of Inducement Award Agreement (Stephen R. Brunner)

 Exhibit 4.6 
 INDUCEMENT AWARD AGREEMENT 
 THIS INDUCEMENT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award
Agreement”) is made on May 1, 2009 by and between Constellation Energy Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CEP”), and Stephen R. Brunner (“Executive”). 
 WHEREAS, the Board of Managers (the “Board”) of CEP has determined that it is in the best interests of CEP to grant
inducement bonuses to, among other things, promote the interests of CEP by enhancing the ability of CEP and its subsidiaries to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of CEP and to encourage
them to devote their best efforts to advancing the business of CEP and its subsidiaries; 
 WHEREAS, in order to induce Executive to
enter into that certain Offer Letter, dated as of December 31, 2008, between Executive and CEP (the “Offer Letter”), CEP agreed to make an inducement grant to Executive of a number of restricted common units representing
limited liability company interests in CEP (the “Grant”), which restricted common units, when coupled with an amount of cash, would equal $600,000 on the grant date; and 
 WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Grant shall be comprised of 53,957 restricted common units (the “Restricted Units”) in
satisfaction of CEP’s obligation under the Offer Letter to make an inducement grant, which number of Restricted Units is based on the closing price of the Common Units on the NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. on December 31, 2008; and 

WHEREAS, CEP (for a limited purpose), Executive and CEP Services Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation and CEP’s wholly owned subsidiary
(“CSCI”), are entering into that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2009 (the “Employment Agreement”) contemporaneously herewith, which agreement supersedes the Offer Letter;

 WHEREAS, the Grant has been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board and is being made pursuant to the exemption from
securityholder approval provided in Rule 5.3(d)(5)(A) of the NYSE Arca Rules; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Construction. 

 (a) Definitions. As used
herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 
 “Award Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

 “Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Award Agreement. 

“CEP” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Award Agreement. 
 “Closing Price” means the closing sales price of a Common Unit on the applicable date (or if there is no trading in the Common Units on
such date, on the next preceding date on which there was trading) as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other reporting service approved by the Committee). In the event Common Units are not publicly traded at the time such value is required to
be made hereunder, the determination of Closing Price shall be made in good faith by the Committee. 
 “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board. 
 “Common Unit” means a common unit of CEP, representing limited liability company interests. 
 “Employment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Award Agreement. 
 “Executive” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Award Agreement. 
 “Grant” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Award Agreement. 
 “Offer Letter” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Award Agreement. 
 “Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity. 
 “Restricted Period” means
the period from May 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010. 
 “Restricted Units” has the meaning set forth in the recitals
to this Award Agreement. 
 “Tranche” means either the First Tranche or Second Tranche, as such terms are defined in
Section 2(b). 
 (b) Construction. In this Award Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears, (a) the words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Award Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision, (b) reference to any Section means such Section
hereof and (c) the words “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including, without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term. 
  

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	2.	Grant of Restricted Units; Vesting; Administration. 

 (a) Grant. CEP hereby grants to Executive all right, title and interest in and to the record and beneficial ownership of the Restricted Units, subject to the conditions described herein. 
 (b) Vesting. Subject to Section 3(c), all rights to the Restricted Units shall fully vest in Executive and the restrictions set forth
in Section 3(c) and Section 3(d) shall lapse as follows: 
 (i) on January 1, 2010 with respect
to 26,979 Restricted Units (the “First Tranche”); and 
 (ii) on January 1, 2011 with respect to
26,978 Restricted Units (the “Second Tranche”). 
 (c) Administration. 
 (i) Issuance. The Restricted Units awarded hereunder shall be evidenced in book-entry form in the name of Executive.

 (ii) Sources of Common Units Deliverable Under Grant. Any Common Units delivered pursuant to this Award
Agreement shall consist, in whole or in part, of Common Units acquired in the open market, from any Affiliate, CEP or any other Person, or any combination of the foregoing as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. 
 (iii) Adjustments. In the event that the Committee determines that any distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common
Units, other securities or other property), recapitalization, split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Common Units or other securities of CEP, issuance of warrants or
other rights to purchase Common Units or other securities of CEP, or other similar transaction or event affects the Common Units such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of
the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Award Agreement, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust the number and type of Common Units (or other securities or property) subject to
the Award Agreement hereunder or, if deemed appropriate by the Committee, make provision for a cash payment to Executive; provided, however, that the number of Common Units subject to the Grant shall always be a whole number; and,
provided further, that the Committee shall not take any action otherwise authorized under this paragraph (b) to the extent that (i) such action would cause (A) the application of Section 409A of the Code to the
Award Agreement or (B) create adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code should that Code Section apply to the Award Agreement or (ii) except as permitted in Section 4, materially reduce the benefit to
Executive without the consent of Executive. 
  

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	3.	Ownership Rights; Risk of Forfeiture; Transfer Restrictions. 

 (a) Ownership Rights. Subject to the restrictions set forth herein, including Section 3(b), Executive is entitled to all voting and ownership rights applicable to the Restricted Units. 

(b) Pre-vesting Distributions. 
 (i) Distribution Credits. Prior to vesting pursuant to Section 2(b), Executive shall, for each Tranche, receive book-entry distribution credits (“Distribution Credits”) for
any distributions paid by CEP on Common Units. 
 (ii) Accumulation of Distribution Credits. Until a Tranche has vested
pursuant to Section 2(b), CEP shall, upon payment of a distribution in respect of Common Units, record Distribution Credits in respect of that Tranche in an amount equal to (i) the number of Restricted Units in such Tranche
multiplied by the per-unit distribution amount so paid, divided by (ii) the per-unit Closing Price on the payment date of such distribution. 
 (iii) Earning and Settlement of Distribution Credits. The Distribution Credits accumulated with respect to a Tranche shall be earned upon the vesting of such Tranche pursuant to Section 2(b). Upon
vesting of a Tranche pursuant to Section 2(b), any Distribution Credits accumulated with respect to such Tranche shall, at the discretion of the Committee, be settled in cash or Common Units. 
 (A) For Distribution Credits to be settled in cash, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the aggregate number of earned
Distribution Credits to be settled in cash multiplied by the per-unit Closing Price on the date such Tranche vests pursuant to Section 2(b). 
 (B) For Distribution Credits to be settled in Common Units, CEP shall issue a number of whole Common Units equal to the aggregate number of earned Distribution Credits to be settled in Common Units; provided,
however, that any Distribution Credits that would have resulted in the issuance of a fractional Common Unit pursuant to this Section 3(b)(iii)(B), shall instead be settled in cash in accordance with
Section 3(b)(iii)(A). 
 (c) Risk of Forfeiture. 
 (i) General. Subject to Section 3(c)(ii), upon termination of Executive’s employment with or services to CEP and
its Affiliates (including CSCI) for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all Restricted Units not then vested pursuant to Section 2(b) and Distribution Credits not then earned pursuant to Section 3(b)(iii)
shall be automatically forfeited by Executive. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture. 
 (ii) Employment Agreement. Notwithstanding Section 3(c)(i) and anything to the contrary herein, if Executive’s Employment Agreement (defined below) provides 

  

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for a treatment of the Restricted Units and Distribution Credits that differs from Section 3(c)(i), the terms of Executive’s Employment
Agreement shall control upon the termination of Executive’s employment by CEP or its Affiliates (including CSCI). “Employment Agreement” means that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2009, entered into
by and among CEP, CSCI and Executive, as such agreement may be amended from time to time. 
 (d) Transfer Restrictions. 
 (i) Except as provided in Section 3(d)(iii), this Award Agreement shall be payable only to Executive during Executive’s
lifetime, or to the person to whom Executive’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 
 (ii)
Except as provided in Section 3(d)(iii), none of the Award Agreement, any Restricted Units or Distribution Credits may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by Executive and any such
purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against CEP or any of its Affiliates. 
 (iii) The Restricted Units and Distribution Credits may be transferred by Executive without consideration to immediate family members or related family trusts, family limited partnerships or similar entities.

  

	4.	Adjustments. 

 Except to the extent prohibited by
applicable law, the Committee is hereby authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, this Award Agreement in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including the events described in
Section 2(c)(iii)) affecting CEP or the financial statements of CEP, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent
dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available to Executive under this Award Agreement. 
  

	5.	General Provisions. 

 (a) Tax Withholding.

 (i) CEP or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any payment due or transfer made pursuant to this Award Agreement
or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Common Units, other securities, Common Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to this Award Agreement or other property) of any applicable taxes payable at
the minimum statutory rate in respect of this Award Agreement, the lapse of restrictions thereon or any payment or transfer under the Award Agreement and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of CEP to satisfy its withholding
obligations for the payment of such taxes. 
  

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 (ii) All Common Units to be issued pursuant to this Award Agreement shall be net of tax
withholding, such that the tax withholding obligation of Executive in respect of this Award Agreement and such Common Units is satisfied through the retention by CEP of a number of Common Units equal to Executive’s aggregate tax withholding
obligation divided by the per-unit Closing Price for the date immediately prior to the date of such issuance of Common Units. 
 (iii) Executive agrees that, if he or she makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with regard to the Restricted Units, Executive will so notify CEP in writing within two (2) days after making such election.

 (b) No Right to Employment or Services. Nothing in this Award Agreement shall be construed as granting Executive the right to be
retained in the employ of CEP or any of its Affiliates. Subject to the terms of the Employment Agreement, CEP or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss Executive from employment, free from any liability or any claim under this Award Agreement other
than as provided under Section 3(c)(ii). 
 (c) Governing Law. This Award Agreement is entered into under, and shall be
governed for all purposes by, the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to its choice of law provisions. 
 (d)
Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything in this Award Agreement to the contrary, this Award Agreement (i) is designed to avoid application of Section 409A of the Code to the Award Agreement and (ii) is designed
to avoid adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code should that Section apply to this Award Agreement. If any provision hereof would result in the imposition of an applicable tax under Section 409A of the Code and related
regulations and pronouncements, that provision will be reformed to the extent reformation would avoid imposition of the applicable tax and no action taken to comply with Section 409A of the Code shall be deemed to adversely affect
Executive’s rights to the Restricted Units or to require Executive’s consent. 
 (e) Severability. If any provision in this
Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person, or would disqualify the Award Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed
or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Award Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such
jurisdiction or person and the remainder of the Award Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 
 (f) Other Laws. The
Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Common Units or other consideration under this Award Agreement if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Common Units or such other consideration might violate any
applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Common Units are then traded, or entitle CEP or an Affiliate to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and any payment tendered to CEP by Executive, other holder or beneficiary shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Executive, holder or beneficiary. 
  

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 (g) No Trust or Fund Created. This Award Agreement shall not create or be construed to create a
trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between CEP or any participating Affiliate and Executive. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments or securities from CEP or any participating Affiliate
pursuant to this Award Agreement, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of CEP or any participating Affiliate. 
 (h) No Fractional Units. No fractional Common Units shall be issued or delivered pursuant to this Award Agreement, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities or other property shall be
paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Common Units or whether such fractional Common Units or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated. 
 (i) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of this Award Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such
headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Award Agreement or any provision thereof. 
 (j) Facility Payment. Any amounts payable hereunder to any person under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to properly manage his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal
representative of such person, or may be applied for the benefit of such person in any manner which the Committee may select, and CEP and its Affiliates shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts. 
 (k) Gender and Number. Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the singular
shall include the plural. 
 (l) No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. None of the Board, CEP, nor the Committee makes any commitment or
guarantee to Executive that any federal, state or local tax treatment will apply or be available to any Person eligible for benefits under this Award Agreement. 
 (m) Certain Restrictions. By executing this Award Agreement, Executive acknowledges that he or she has access to all documents filed by CEP with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has been provided a
reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of CEP regarding such matters. Executive agrees that he or she will enter into such representations, warranties and agreements and shall execute such documents as
CEP may reasonably request in order to comply with the securities law or any other applicable laws, rules or regulations or with the terms of this Award Agreement. 
 (n) No Waiver. No failure by either party hereto at any time to give notice of any breach by the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Award Agreement shall be deemed
a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. 
  

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 (o) Counterparts. This Award Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement. 
 (p) Notices. For purposes
of this Award Agreement, notices and all other communications provided in this Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or when sent by recognized overnight delivery service, addressed as follows: 
 If to CEP:

 Constellation Energy Partners LLC 
 One Allen Center 
 500 Dallas Street, Suite 3200 
 Houston, TX 77002 
 Attention: Legal Department 
 If to Executive: 
 Stephen R. Brunner

 One Allen Center 
 500 Dallas
Street, Suite 3200 
 Houston, TX 77002 
 or to
such other address as either party may furnish to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices or changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 
 (q) Entire Agreement. This Award Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains
all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, all understandings and agreements preceding the date of execution
of this Award Agreement and relating to the subject matter hereof (including the Offer Letter) are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect, including all prior employment and severance agreements, if any, by and between the Company
and Executive, but excluding those certain (i) Grant Agreement Relating to Notional Units—Executives, of even date herewith, by and between CEP and Executive and (ii) Employment Agreement, of even date herewith, by and among CEP,
Executive and CEP Services Company, Inc. Any modification of this Award Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both parties. 
 [Signature page follows] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Award Agreement to be effective as of
May 1, 2009. 
  

			
	CEP:
	
	CONSTELLATION ENERGY PARTNERS LLC
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

  

	
	EXECUTIVE
	  

	Stephen R. Brunner

  

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