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EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

VIOLIN MEMORY, INC. 

CHANGE OF CONTROL AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT 

This Change of Control Severance Agreement (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into effective as of the Effective Date (as
defined below) by and between Ebrahim Abassi (the “Executive”) and Violin Memory, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 1 below. 

RECITALS 
 A. It is
expected that the Company from time to time will consider the possibility of a Change of Control. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) recognizes that such consideration can be a distraction to Executive and can cause
Executive to consider alternative employment opportunities. 
 B. The Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders to provide Executive with an incentive to continue Executive’s employment and to maximize the value of the Company upon a Change of Control for the benefit of its stockholders. 

C. In recognition of Executive’s service with the Company during which time Executive’s leadership has been fundamental to the
Company’s development and in order to provide Executive with enhanced financial security and sufficient encouragement to remain with the Company notwithstanding the possibility of a Change of Control, the Board believes that it is imperative to
provide Executive with certain severance benefits upon Executive’s termination of employment in connection with a Change of Control. 

AGREEMENT 
 In
consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and the continued employment of Executive by the Company, the parties agree as follows: 
 1.
Definition of Terms. The following terms referred to in this Agreement shall have the following meanings: 
 (a) Cause.
“Cause” shall mean (i) commission of a felony, an act involving moral turpitude, or an act constituting common law fraud, and which has a material adverse effect on the business or affairs of the Company or its affiliates or
stockholders; (ii) intentional or willful misconduct or refusal to follow the lawful instructions of the Board; or (iii) intentional breach of Company confidential information obligations which has an adverse effect on the Company or its
affiliates or stockholders. For these purposes, no act or failure to act shall be considered “intentional or willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, in bad faith without a reasonable belief that the action or omission is in the
best interests of the Company. 

  
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 (b) Change of Control. “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following events: 
 (i) the approval by the stockholders of the Company of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company
or the closing of a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition to a subsidiary of the Company or to an entity, the voting securities of which are owned by the
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company’s voting securities immediately prior to such sale or disposition; 

(ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the
voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent directly or indirectly (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or 

(iii) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 thereunder), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then
outstanding voting securities. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred
if the Company files for bankruptcy protection, or if a petition for involuntary relief is filed against the Company. 
 (c) Involuntary
Termination. “Involuntary Termination,” in connection with a Change of Control, shall mean: 
 (i) any termination of
Executive by the Company which is not effected for Cause; 
 (ii) without Executive’s express written consent, a material reduction in
Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities relative to Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control; 

(iii) without Executive’s express written consent, a material reduction by the Company of Executive’s base compensation as in effect
immediately prior to the Change of Control; or 

  
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 (iv) without Executive’s express written consent, the relocation of Executive’s
principal place of employment to a facility or a location more than twenty (20) miles from Executive’s current location; or 
 (v)
the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and Executive by any successors contemplated in Section 7 below. 

“Involuntary Termination” apart from a Change of Control shall mean any termination of Executive by the Company which is not
effected for Cause. 
 A termination shall not be considered an “Involuntary Termination” unless Executive provides notice to the
Company of the existence of the condition described in subsections (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition, and the Company fails to remedy the condition within thirty
(30) days following the receipt of such notice. A termination due to death or disability shall not be considered an Involuntary Termination. 

(d) Termination Date. “Termination Date” shall mean Executive’s “separation from service” within the meaning
of that term under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). 
 2. Term of Agreement. This Agreement
shall terminate upon the date that all obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement have been satisfied. 
 3. At-Will Employment. The
Company and Executive acknowledge that Executive’s employment is and shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law. 
 4. Severance
Benefits. 
 (a) Involuntary Termination in Connection with a Change of Control. If Executive’s employment with the Company
terminates as a result of an Involuntary Termination on or at any time within three (3) months before or twelve months (12) months after a Change of Control, and Executive signs and does not revoke a standard release of claims with the
Company in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company which becomes effective no later than the 30th day after the later of the Termination Date or the Change of Control, then Executive shall be
entitled to the following severance benefits (it being understood that no such benefits shall accrue and be payable (or take effect, as the case may be) unless and until a Change of Control occurs): 

(i) payment of Executive’s annual base salary (excluding any potential bonus) as in effect as of the Termination Date, less applicable
withholding, for a period of six (6) months following the later of the Involuntary Termination or the Change of Control, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices; 

  
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 (ii) acceleration of the vesting and exercisability of all of Executive’s equity awards with
respect to the common stock of the Company or its successor, or the parent of either, to the extent outstanding, or of any deferred compensation into which Executive’s equity awards were converted upon the Change of Control (provided that
payment shall be made in compliance with Section 409A of the Code); and 
 (iii) reimbursement by the Company of the group health
continuation coverage premiums for Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents under Title X of the Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”) as in effect through the lesser of (x) six (6) months
from the Termination Date, (y) the date upon which Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents become covered under similar plans or (z) the date Executive no longer constitutes a “Qualified Beneficiary” (as such term is
defined in Section 4980B(g) of the Code); provided, however, that Executive will be solely responsible for electing such coverage within the required time period; and provided further, however, that payment of the reimbursements shall not
commence prior to the Change of Control, but shall be deferred and paid on the 30th day following the Change of Control, and thereafter shall be paid when otherwise due. 

(b) Involuntary Termination Apart from a Change of Control. If Executive’s employment with the Company terminates as a result of
an Involuntary Termination apart from a Change of Control, and if Executive signs and does not revoke a standard release of claims with the Company in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company which becomes effective no later than the 30th day after the Termination Date, then Executive shall be entitled to: 
 (i) payment of
Executive’s annual base salary (excluding any potential bonus) as in effect as of the Termination Date, less applicable withholding, for a period of six (6) months following the Involuntary Termination in accordance with the Company’s
payroll practices; and 
 (ii) reimbursement by the Company of the group health continuation coverage premiums for Executive
and Executive’s eligible dependents under COBRA as in effect for six (6) months from the Termination Date; provided, however, that Executive will be solely responsible for electing such coverage within the required time period; and shall
be paid when due. 
 (c) Accrued Wages and Vacation; Expenses. Without regard to the reason for, or the timing of, Executive’s
termination of employment: (i) the Company shall pay Executive any unpaid wages due for periods prior to the Termination Date; (ii) the Company shall pay Executive all of Executive’s accrued and unused vacation through the Termination
Date; and (iii) following submission of proper expense reports by Executive, the Company shall reimburse Executive for all expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred by Executive in connection with the business of the Company prior to the
Termination Date. These payments shall be made promptly upon termination and within the period of time mandated by law. 

  
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 5. Limitation on Payments. 

(a) In the event that the severance and other benefits provided for in this Agreement or otherwise payable to Executive constitute
“parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Executive’s benefits under this Agreement
shall be either: 
 (i) delivered in full, or 

(ii) delivered as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to the Excise Tax,
whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by Executive on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits, notwithstanding that all
or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. 
 (b) Unless the Company and Executive otherwise agree
in writing, any determination required under this Section 5 shall be made in writing by the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon
Executive and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 5, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good
faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and Executive shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a
determination under this Section 5. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section 5. In the event that a reduction is required, the reduction shall be
applied first to any benefits that are not subject to Section 409A of the Code, and then shall be applied to benefits (if any) that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, with the benefits payable latest in time subject to reduction
first. 
 6. Section 409A; Delayed Commencement of Benefits. 

(a) The parties intend that this Agreement shall be interpreted to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code, and the
regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder to the extent applicable (collectively “Code Section 409A”), and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or
penalties under Code Section 409A. If Executive is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B) on the Termination Date, then with regard to any payment or the provision of
any benefit that is considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A payable on account of Executive’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall be
made or provided at the date which is the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the Termination Date, and (ii) the date of Executive’s death (the 

  
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“Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 6 (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single
sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed on the first business day following the expiration of the Delay Period to Executive in a lump sum with interest during the Delay Period at the prime rate, and any
remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein. 

(b) With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits that are considered
“nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A, then except as permitted by Code Section 409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another
benefit, (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, to be provided in any other taxable
year, provided, that, this clause (ii) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Code Section 105(b) solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period
the arrangement is in effect and (iii) such payments shall be made on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense occurred. 

(c) For purposes of Code Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be
treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments, and a termination of employment shall be interpreted to mean a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. 

(d) Subject to Section 6(c), any amounts deferred pending the effectiveness of a release shall be paid upon the effectiveness of the
release and any amounts due thereafter shall be paid in accordance with the otherwise applicable schedule; provided, however, that if the period within which a release must be delivered and become irrevocable spans two calendar years, payment will
not be made until the second calendar year (regardless of the date on which the release becomes effective) to the extent the payments are considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A. 

7. Successors. 
 (a) Any successor to the
Company (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Company’s business and/or assets shall assume the Company’s obligations under this
Agreement and agree expressly to perform the Company’s obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform such obligations in the absence of a succession. For all purposes
under this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include any successor to the Company’s business and/or assets which executes and delivers the assumption agreement described in this subsection or which becomes bound by the terms of
this Agreement by operation of law. 

  
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 (b) Without the written consent of the Company, Executive shall not assign or transfer this
Agreement or any right or obligation under this Agreement to any other person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of this Agreement and all rights of Executive hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by,
Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. 
 8. Notices.

 (a) Notices and all other communications contemplated by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when personally delivered or when mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. In the case of Executive, mailed notices shall be addressed to Executive at the home address which Executive most recently
communicated to the Company in writing. In the case of the Company, mailed notices shall be addressed to its corporate headquarters, and all notices shall be directed to the attention of its Secretary. 

(b) Any termination by the Company for Cause or by Executive as a result of an Involuntary Termination shall be communicated by a notice of
termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with this Section 8. Such notice shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed
to provide a basis for termination under the provision so indicated, and shall specify the Termination Date (which shall be not more than thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice). The failure by Executive to include in the notice any
fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Involuntary Termination shall not waive any right of Executive hereunder or preclude Executive from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing Executive’s rights hereunder, subject to
the requirements of Section 1(c). 
 9. Arbitration. 

Any controversy involving the construction or application of any terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement, or any claims arising out
of any alleged breach of this Agreement, will be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association and submitted to and settled by final and binding arbitration in Santa Clara County, California, except that any alleged breach of
Executive’s confidential information obligations shall not be submitted to arbitration and instead the Company may seek all legal and equitable remedies, including without limitation, injunctive relief. 

10. Miscellaneous Provisions. 
 (a) No
Duty to Mitigate. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment contemplated by this Agreement, nor shall any such payment be reduced by any earnings that Executive may receive from any other source. 

  
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 (b) Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless
the modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and by an authorized officer of the Company (other than Executive). No waiver by either party of any breach of, or of compliance with, any condition or provision
of this Agreement by the other party shall be considered a waiver of any other condition or provision or of the same condition or provision at another time. 

(c) Integration. This Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto, including, without limitation Executive’s offer letter from the Company dated March 3, 2014. 

(d) Choice of Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal
substantive laws, but not the conflicts of law rules, of the State of California. 
 (e) Severability. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof, which shall remain in full force and effect. 

(f) Employment Taxes. All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to withholding of applicable income and employment
taxes. 
 (g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 
 (h) Effective Date. The Executive and the Corporation acknowledge and
agree that: (i) this Agreement replaces in its entirety that certain Change of Control and Severance Agreement between the Executive and the Corporation effective as of March 9, 2014; and (ii) notwithstanding the date of execution,
the Effective Date of this Agreement is March 9, 2014. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case of the Company
by its duly authorized officer or member of the Board of Directors, on the dates set forth below. 
  

			
	VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Gary Lloyd
		
	Title:	 	Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
		
	Date:	 	August 4, 2014
	
	EBRAHIM ABASSI
	
	 /s/ Ebrahim Abbasi

	Signature
		
	Date:	 	August 4, 2014

  
 9EX-4.1

 EXHIBIT 4.1 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, 

by and among 
 GLP CAPITAL,
L.P. 
 and GLP FINANCING II, INC., 

as Issuers, 
 and 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Trustee 
 Dated as of
March 28, 2016 

 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 

This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “First Supplemental Indenture”) is dated as of March 28, 2016, by and
among GLP CAPITAL, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and GLP FINANCING II, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Capital Corp.” and, together with the
Operating Partnership, the “Issuers”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). 

W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS,
the Issuers, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as Parent Guarantor, and the Trustee entered into an Indenture dated as of October 30, 2013 (the “Original Indenture” and, as amended, supplemented and modified by this First
Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”) pursuant to which the Issuers may from time to time create and issue Notes of one or more series; and 

WHEREAS, Section 9.01(a) of the Original Indenture provides that the Issuers and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Original Indenture
without the consent of any Holder of a Note to cure any ambiguity, defect, mistake or inconsistency; and 
 WHEREAS, Section 9.01(i) of the
Original Indenture provides that the Issuers and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Original Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder of a Note to conform the text of the Original Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the
Description of Notes contained in the Offering Memorandum as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate; and 
 WHEREAS, the Issuers have
provided to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate in accordance with Section 9.01(i) and stating that terms to be amended or supplemented in the Original Indenture, as set forth in this First Supplemental Indenture, conform to the text of the
description of such terms in the Description of Notes contained in the Offering Memorandum; and 
 WHEREAS, all action on the part of the
Issuers necessary to authorize this First Supplemental Indenture has been duly taken; and 
 WHEREAS, this First Supplemental Indenture will
not result in a material modification of the 4.375% Senior Notes due 2018, 4.875% Senior Notes due 2020 and 5.375% Senior Notes due 2023 for Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act purposes; and 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1.
Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or defined in reference to a stated document have the meanings given to such terms in the Indenture. 

 2. Modification of Indenture. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Indenture is hereby modified as follows: 
 a. Section 6.02 is hereby amended by
adding “, any Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary” after the first occurrence of “Issuers” in the second sentence therein;

 b. The first paragraph of Section 9.02 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

“Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Issuers and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Notes of any series and this
Indenture as it relates to such series of Notes (including Section 4.11 hereof) with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes of such series (including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or
tender offer or exchange offer for, such series of Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, or interest on
the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture as it relates to the Notes of any series may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such series (including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, such series of Notes).” 

3. Miscellaneous. 

a. Incorporation of Indenture Provisions. The parties hereto agree that the terms of 12.08 (Governing Law), Sections
12.10 (Successors), 12.12 (Counterpart Originals) and 12.11 (Severability) of the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis. 

b. Effect of Amendment. The Issuers acknowledge and agree that this First Supplemental Indenture only amends, supplements and
modifies the terms of the Indenture and does not constitute a novation, and the Issuers ratify and confirm the terms and provisions of, and its obligations under, the Indenture (as modified by this First Supplemental Indenture) and the Notes in all
respects. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that each reference in the Indenture and the Notes to the Indenture shall be deemed to be a reference to the Indenture as amended, supplemented and modified by this First Supplemental
Indenture. 
 c. Trustee Disclaimer. The Trustee accepts the amendments of the Indenture effected by this First Supplemental
Indenture, but on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee
shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein, all of which recitals or statements are made solely by the Issuers, or for or with respect to (i) the validity or
sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or any of the terms or provisions hereof, (ii) the proper authorization hereof by the Issuers by action or 

 
otherwise, (iii) the due execution hereof by the Issuers or (iv) the consequences of any amendment herein provided for, and the Trustee makes no representation with respect to any such matters.

 d. Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections of this First Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience
of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 

[signature pages to follow] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be executed
by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	GLP CAPITAL, L.P., as Issuer
		
	By:	 	GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC., its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ William J. Clifford

		 	Name:	 	William J. Clifford
		 	Title:	 	 Chief Financial Officer and

Treasurer

	
	GLP FINANCING II, INC., as Issuer
		
	By:	 	 /s/ William J. Clifford

		 	Name:	 	William J. Clifford
		 	Title:	 	 Chief Financial Officer and

Treasurer

  
 [Signature Page to First
Supplemental Indenture] 

 
					
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Stefan Victory

		 	Name:	 	Stefan Victory
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to First
Supplemental Indenture]

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