Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

XpresSpa Group, Inc.

2020 Equity Incentive Plan

 

1.  
Purpose; Eligibility.

 

1.1 
General Purpose. The name of this plan is the XpresSpa Group, Inc. 2020 Equity
Incentive Plan. The purposes of the Plan are to (a) enable XpresSpa Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any Affiliate to
attract and retain the types of Employees, Consultants and Directors who will contribute to the Company’s long range success;
(b) provide incentives that align the interests of Employees, Consultants and Directors with those of the stockholders of the
Company; and (c) promote the success of the Company’s business.

 

1.2 
Eligible Award Recipients. The persons eligible to receive Awards are the Employees,
Consultants and Directors of the Company and its Affiliates and such other individuals designated by the Committee who are reasonably
expected to become Employees, Consultants and Directors after the receipt of Awards.

 

1.3 
Available Awards. Awards that may be granted under the Plan include: (a) Incentive
Stock Options, (b) Non-Qualified Stock Options, (c) Stock Appreciation Rights, (d) Restricted Awards, (e) Performance Stock Awards,
(f) Cash Awards, and (g) Other Equity-Based Awards.

 

2.  
Definitions.

 

“Affiliate”
means a corporation or other entity that, directly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with, the Company.

 

“Applicable
Laws” means the requirements related to or implicated by the administration of the Plan under applicable state corporate
law, United States federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock
is listed or quoted, and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan.

 

“Award”
means any right granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock Option, a Non-Qualified Stock Option, a Stock Appreciation
Right, a Restricted Award, a Performance Stock Award, a Cash Award, or an Other Equity-Based Award.

 

“Award
Agreement” means a written agreement, contract, certificate or other instrument or document evidencing the terms and
conditions of an individual Award granted under the Plan which may, in the discretion of the Company, be transmitted electronically
to any Participant. Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

“Beneficial
Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating
the beneficial ownership of any particular Person, such Person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that
such Person has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable
or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned”
have a corresponding meaning.

 

“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted at any time.

 

“Cash
Award” means an Award denominated in cash that is granted under Section 7.4 of the Plan.

 

“Cause”
means, with respect to any Participant, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, (a) dishonesty with respect
to the Company or any Affiliate, (b) insubordination, substantial malfeasance or non-feasance of duty, (c) unauthorized disclosure
of confidential information, (d) breach by a Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure,
non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate, and (e) conduct substantially prejudicial
to the business of the Company or any Affiliate; provided, however, that any provision in an agreement between a Participant and
the Company or an Affiliate, which contains a conflicting definition of Cause for termination and which is in effect at the time
of such termination, shall supersede this definition with respect to that Participant. The determination of the Committee as to
the existence of Cause will be conclusive on the Participant and the Company.

 

     

     

    

 

“Change
in Control” with respect to any Participant shall have the meaning specified in the Participant’s Award Agreement.
In the absence of any such definition, a “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

 

	 	(i)	Ownership.  Any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (excluding for this purpose any such voting securities held by the Company or its Affiliates or by any employee benefit plan of the Company) pursuant to a transaction or a series of related transactions which the Board of Directors does not approve; or
	 	 	 
	 	(ii)	Merger/Sale of Assets.  (A) A merger or consolidation of the Company whether or not approved by the Board of Directors, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the parent of such corporation) more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or parent of such corporation, as the case may be, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (B) the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in a transaction requiring stockholder approval; or
	 	 	 
	 	(iii)	Change in Board Composition.  A change in the composition of the Board of Directors, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” shall mean directors who either (A) are directors of the Company as of the effective date of the Plan, which for this purpose shall be the date of its approval by the stockholders of the Company, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company).

 

If required
for compliance with Section 409A of the Code, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if such transaction
is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of
a substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without
regard to any alternative definition thereunder). The Board may, in its sole discretion and without a Participant’s consent,
amend the definition of “Change in Control” to conform to the definition of “Change in Control” under Section
409A of the Code, and the regulations thereunder.

 

“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time. Any reference to a section of the Code shall be
deemed to include a reference to any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Committee”
means a committee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section
3.3 and Section 3.4, or any Officers of the Company to whom it has delegated authority as permitted under Section 3.3.

 

“Common
Stock” means shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, or such other securities of the Company
as may be designated by the Committee from time to time in substitution thereof.

 

“Company”
means XpresSpa Group, Inc., and any successor thereto.

 

“Consultant”
means any individual or entity which performs bona fide services to the Company or an Affiliate, other than as an Employee or Director,
and who may be offered securities registerable pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act or any
successor form thereto.

 

“Continuous
Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Consultant
or Director, is not interrupted or terminated. The Participant’s Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have terminated
merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee,
Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is
no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service; provided further that if any Award is subject
to Section 409A of the Code, this sentence shall only be given effect to the extent consistent with Section 409A of the Code. For
example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Director of an Affiliate will not constitute an interruption of
Continuous Service. The Committee or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered
interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal
or family leave of absence. The Committee or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may determine whether a Company transaction,
such as a sale or spin-off of a division or subsidiary that employs a Participant, shall be deemed to result in a termination of
Continuous Service for purposes of affected Awards, and such decision shall be final, conclusive and binding.

 

     

     

    

 

“Deferred
Stock Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

 

“Director”
means a member of the Board.

 

“Disability”
means, unless the applicable Award Agreement says otherwise, permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code.

 

“Disqualifying
Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.12.

 

“Effective
Date” shall mean the date as of which this Plan is adopted by the Board.

 

“Employee”
means any person, including an Officer or Director, employed as an employee by the Company or an Affiliate; provided, that,
for purposes of determining eligibility to receive Incentive Stock Options, an Employee shall mean an employee of the Company
or a parent or subsidiary corporation within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code. Mere service as a Director or payment of a
director’s fee by the Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company
or an Affiliate.

 

“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“Fair
Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock as determined below. If the Common Stock is listed
on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange or the
NASDAQ Stock Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing price of a Common Stock (or if no sales were reported the closing
price on the date immediately preceding such date) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported
in the Wall Street Journal. In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be
determined in good faith by the Committee and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee may also determine the Fair Market Value upon the average selling price of the Common Stock during
a specified period that is within thirty (30) days before or thirty (30) days after such date, provided that, with respect to the
grant of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the commitment to grant such Award based on such valuation method must be irrevocable
before the beginning of the specified period and otherwise compliant with Section 409A of the Code.

 

“Fiscal
Year” means the Company’s fiscal year.

 

“Grant
Date” means the date on which the Committee adopts a resolution, or takes other appropriate action, expressly granting
an Award to a Participant that specifies the key terms and conditions of the Award or, if a later date is set forth in such resolution,
then such date as is set forth in such resolution.

 

“Incentive
Stock Option” means an Option that is designated by the Committee as an incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code and that meets the requirements set out in the Plan.

 

“Non-Employee
Director” means a Director who is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and an “independent
director” as defined in the Marketplace Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

 

“Non-Qualified
Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option.

 

“Officer”
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

 

“Option”
means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

“Optionholder”
means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding
Option.

 

     

     

    

 

“Option
Exercise Price” means the price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased upon the exercise of an Option.

 

“Other
Equity-Based Award” means an Award that is not an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock
Unit, or Performance Stock Award that is granted under Section 7.4 and is payable by delivery of Common Stock and/or which
is measured by reference to the value of Common Stock.

 

“Participant”
means an eligible person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding
Award.

 

“Performance
Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period
based upon business criteria or other performance measures determined by the Committee in its discretion.

 

“Performance
Period” means the one or more periods of time, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more
Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to and the payment of a Performance
Stock Award or a Cash Award.

 

“Performance
Stock Award” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof.

 

“Performance
Stock” means the grant of a right to receive a number of actual shares of Common Stock or stock units based upon the
performance of the Company during a Performance Period, as determined by the Committee.

 

“Person”
means a person as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

 

“Plan”
means this XpresSpa Group, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and/or amended and restated from time to time.

 

"Prior
Plan" means the Vringo, Inc. 2012 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

 

“Restricted
Award” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 7.2(a).

 

“Restricted
Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).

 

“Restricted
Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).

 

“Restricted
Stock Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).

 

“Rule
16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to
time.

 

“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Stock
Appreciation Right” means the right pursuant to an Award granted under Section 7.1 to receive, upon exercise,
an amount payable in cash or stock equal to the number of shares subject to the Stock Appreciation Right that is being exercised
multiplied by the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Award is exercised, over (b) the
exercise price specified in the Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement.

 

“Stock
for Stock Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.

 

“Substitute
Award” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

 

“Ten
Percent Stockholder” means a person who owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) shares possessing
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of any of its Affiliates.

 

“Total
Share Reserve” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

3.  
Administration.

 

3.1 
Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee or,
in the Board’s sole discretion, by the Board. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee’s charter and Applicable
Laws, and in addition to other express powers and authorization conferred by the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority:

 

(a)
to construe and interpret the Plan and apply its provisions;

 

     

     

    

 

(b)
to promulgate, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan;

 

(c)
to authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the
Plan;

 

(d)
to delegate its authority to one or more Officers of the Company with respect to Awards that do not involve “insiders”
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act;

 

(e)
to determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan and the applicable Grant Date;

 

(f)
from time to time to select, subject to the limitations set forth in this Plan, those eligible Award recipients to whom
Awards shall be granted;

 

(g)
to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be made subject to each Award;

 

(h)
to determine whether each Option is to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option;

 

(i)
to prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, the exercise price and medium of payment
and vesting provisions, and to specify the provisions of the Award Agreement relating to such grant;

 

(j)
to determine the target number of Performance Stock to be granted pursuant to a Performance Stock Award, the performance
measures that will be used to establish the Performance Goals, the Performance Period(s) and the number of Performance Stock earned
by a Participant;

 

(k) to amend any outstanding Awards, including for the purpose of modifying the time or manner of vesting, or the term
of any outstanding Award; provided, however, that if any such amendment impairs a Participant’s rights or increases
a Participant’s obligations under his or her Award or creates or increases a Participant’s federal income tax liability
with respect to an Award, such amendment shall also be subject to the Participant’s consent;

 

(l) to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absences which may be granted to a Participant without constituting
termination of their employment for purposes of the Plan, which periods shall be no shorter than the periods generally applicable
to Employees under the Company’s employment policies;

 

(m) to
make decisions with respect to outstanding Awards that may become necessary upon a change in corporate control or an event
that triggers anti-dilution adjustments;

 

(n) to
interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any
instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; and

 

(o)
to exercise discretion to make any and all other determinations which it determines to be necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.

 

The Committee also may modify the purchase
price or the exercise price of any outstanding Award, provided that if the modification effects a repricing, stockholder
approval shall be required before the repricing is effective.

 

3.2   
Committee Decisions Final. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on the Company and the Participants, unless such decisions are determined by
a court having jurisdiction to be arbitrary and capricious.

 

3.3   
Delegation. The Committee or, if no Committee has been appointed, the Board
may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee or committees of one or more members of the Board, and the term “Committee”
shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been delegated. The Committee shall have the power to delegate
to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the
Board or the Committee shall thereafter be to the committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent
with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at any time
and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure
of the Board. From time to time, the Board may increase or decrease the size of the Committee, add additional members to, remove
members (with or without cause) from, appoint new members in substitution therefor, and fill vacancies, however caused, in the
Committee. The Committee shall act pursuant to a vote of the majority of its members or, in the case of a Committee comprised of
only two members, the unanimous consent of its members, whether present or not, or by the written consent of the majority of its
members and minutes shall be kept of all of its meetings and copies thereof shall be provided to the Board. Subject to the limitations
prescribed by the Plan and the Board, the Committee may establish and follow such rules and regulations for the conduct of its
business as it may determine to be advisable. 

 

     

     

    

 

3.4   
Committee Composition. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee
shall consist solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors. The Board shall have discretion to determine whether or not it intends
to comply with the exemption requirements of Rule 16b-3. However, if the Board intends to satisfy such exemption requirements,
with respect to any insider subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall be a compensation committee of the Board
that at all times consists solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors. Within the scope of such authority, the Board or the Committee
may delegate to an Officer or Officers the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are not then subject to Section 16
of the Exchange Act. Nothing herein shall create an inference that an Award is not validly granted under the Plan in the event
Awards are granted under the Plan by a compensation committee of the Board that does not at all times consist solely of two or
more Non-Employee Directors.

 

3.5   
Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they
may have as Directors or members of the Committee, and to the extent allowed by Applicable Laws, the Committee shall be indemnified
by the Company against the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually incurred in connection with any action,
suit or proceeding or in connection with any appeal therein, to which the Committee may be party by reason of any action taken
or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan, and against all amounts paid by the
Committee in settlement thereof (provided, however, that the settlement has been approved by the Company, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld) or paid by the Committee in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding,
except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Committee did not act
in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company, or in the case
of a criminal proceeding, had no reason to believe that the conduct complained of was unlawful; provided, however, that
within 60 days after the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, such Committee shall, in writing, offer the Company
the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend such action, suit or proceeding.

 

4.  
Shares Subject to the Plan.

 

4.1   
Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
available for issuance under the Plan is 5,000,000 shares plus the number of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding awards
under the Prior Plan or any predecessor plans as of the Effective Date which thereafter are forfeited, settled in cash or cancelled
or expire or are reacquired by the Company (the “Total Share Reserve”). During the terms of the Awards, the
Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock required to satisfy such Awards. Upon the approval
of this Plan by Company stockholders, no additional awards will be granted under the Prior Plan or any predecessor plan; provided
that all outstanding awards previously granted under the Prior Plan or predecessor plans as of such approval date shall remain
outstanding and shall be administered and settled in accordance with the provisions of the Prior Plan and such other predecessor
plans.  

 

4.2   
Common Stock available for distribution under the Plan may consist, in whole
or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares reacquired by the Company in any manner.

 

4.3   
Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11, no more than 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock may be
issued in the aggregate pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options (the “ISO Limit”).

 

4.4   
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards granted during
a single Fiscal Year to any Director who is not an Employee or Consultant during the Fiscal Year shall not exceed a total value
of $400,000 (calculating the value of any Awards based on the grant date fair value for financial reporting purposes).

 

     

     

    

 

4.5   
Any Common Stock subject to an Award that expires or is canceled, forfeited,
or terminated without issuance of the full number of shares of Common Stock to which the Award related will again be available
for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein: shares subject to an Award under the Plan
shall not again be made available for issuance or delivery under the Plan if such shares are (a) shares tendered in payment of
an Option, (b) shares delivered or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation, or (c) shares covered by
a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right or other Awards that were not issued upon the settlement of the Award.

 

4.6   
Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted under the Plan
in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity acquired by the Company or with which
the Company combines (“Substitute Awards”). Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Total Share Reserve;
provided, that, Substitute Awards issued in connection with the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding options intended
to qualify as Incentive Stock Options shall be counted against the ISO limit. Subject to applicable stock exchange requirements,
available shares under a stockholder-approved plan of an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the
Company combines (as appropriately adjusted to reflect such acquisition or transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and
shall not count toward the Total Share Limit.

 

4.7   
No dividends will be paid to a Participant with respect to any shares subject to an Award prior to the vesting of
such Award. For the avoidance of doubt, as described in Section 7.2(b), any dividends that may be attributable to any particular
share of Restricted Stock or any particular Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit shall only be distributed to a Participant
upon the release of restrictions on such share of Restricted Stock or the settlement of such Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred
Stock Unit, as applicable, and a Participant shall have no right to such dividends if such Award is forfeited.

 

5.  
Eligibility.

 

5.1   
Eligibility for Specific Awards. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only
to Employees. Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Directors and those individuals
whom the Committee determines are reasonably expected to become Employees, Consultants and Directors following the Grant Date.

 

5.2   
Ten Percent Stockholders. A Ten Percent Stockholder shall not be granted an
Incentive Stock Option unless the Option Exercise Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant
Date and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Grant Date.

 

6.  
Option Provisions. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by
an Award Agreement. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section, and to such other conditions
not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. All Options shall be separately designated
Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate
or certificates will be issued for Common Stock purchased on exercise of each type of Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall have no liability to any Participant or any other person if an Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option fails
to qualify as such at any time or if an Option is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within
the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the terms of such Option do not satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
The provisions of separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof
by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

 

6.1   
Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.2 regarding Ten Percent
Stockholders, no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the Grant Date. The term of
a Non-Qualified Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, no Non-Qualified
Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the Grant Date.

 

6.2   
Exercise Price of an Incentive Stock Option. Subject to the provisions of Section
5.2 regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the Option Exercise Price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 100%
of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive
Stock Option may be granted with an Option Exercise Price lower than that set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is
granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424(a) of
the Code. 

 

     

     

    

 

6.3   
Exercise Price of a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The Option Exercise Price of
each Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option
on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Non-Qualified Stock Option may be granted with an Option Exercise Price lower
than that set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option
in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.

 

6.4   
Consideration. The Option Exercise Price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to
an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations, either (a) in cash or by certified or
bank check at the time the Option is exercised or (b) in the discretion of the Committee, upon such terms as the Committee shall
approve, the Option Exercise Price may be paid: (i) by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock, duly endorsed for transfer
to the Company, with a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the Option Exercise Price (or portion thereof) due for
the number of shares being acquired, or by means of attestation whereby the Participant identifies for delivery specific shares
of Common Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of attestation equal to the Option Exercise Price (or portion
thereof) and receives a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the difference between the number of shares thereby purchased
and the number of identified attestation shares of Common Stock (a “Stock for Stock Exchange”); (ii) if the
shares of Common Stock are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, through the delivery of irrevocable
instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the exercise price (i.e., by means of a “cashless”
exercise procedure); (iii) by reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of such Option
with a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Exercise Price at the time of exercise (i.e., by means of a “net exercise”);
(iv) by any combination of the foregoing methods; or (v) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the
Committee. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Option, the exercise price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option
that is paid by delivery (or attestation) to the Company of other shares of Common Stock acquired, directly or indirectly from
the Company, shall be paid only by shares of Common Stock of the Company that have been held for more than six months (or such
longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, during any period for which the shares of Common Stock are publicly traded (i.e., the Common Stock is listed on any
established stock exchange or a national market system) an exercise by a Director or Officer that involves or may involve a direct
or indirect extension of credit or arrangement of an extension of credit by the Company, directly or indirectly, in violation of
Section 402(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 shall be prohibited with respect to any Award under this Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee shall accept only such payment on exercise of an Incentive Stock Option as is permitted by Section
422 of the Code.

 

6.5   
Transferability of an Incentive Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall
not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the
Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the
Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall
thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option. 

 

6.6   
Transferability of a Non-Qualified Stock Option. A Non-Qualified Stock Option
may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be transferable, upon written approval by the Committee to the extent provided in
the Award Agreement. If the Non-Qualified Stock Option does not provide for transferability, then the Non-Qualified Stock Option
shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime
of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice
to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder,
shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

 

6.7   
Vesting of Options. Each Option may, but need not, vest and therefore become
exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions
on the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Committee may deem appropriate.
The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. No Option may be exercised for a fraction of a share. 

 

     

     

    

 

6.8   
Termination of Continuous Service. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement
or in an employment agreement the terms of which have been approved by the Committee, in the event an Optionholder’s Continuous
Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option
(to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination) but only within such period
of time ending on the earlier of (a) the date three months following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service
or (b) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that, if the termination of
Continuous Service is by the Company for Cause, all outstanding Options (whether or not vested) shall immediately terminate and
cease to be exercisable. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified
in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate.

 

6.9   
Extension of Termination Date. An Optionholder’s Award Agreement may also
provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service for any reason
would be prohibited at any time because the issuance of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities
Act or any other state or federal securities law or the rules of any securities exchange or interdealer quotation system, then
the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the expiration of the term of the Option in accordance with Section 6.1 or (b)
the expiration of a period after termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service that is three months after the end of
the period during which the exercise of the Option would be in violation of such registration or other securities law requirements.

 

6.10
Disability of Optionholder. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event
that an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s Disability, the Optionholder
may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination),
but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (a) the date that is 12 months following such termination or (b) the
expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise
his or her Option within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate.

 

6.11
Death of Optionholder. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event an Optionholder’s
Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the
Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of death) by the Optionholder’s estate, by a person who
acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionholder’s
death, but only within the period ending on the earlier of (a) the date 12 months following the date of death or (b) the expiration
of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after the Optionholder’s death, the Option is not exercised
within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate.

 

6.12
Incentive Stock Option $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time
by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates) exceeds $100,000, the Options
or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Non-Qualified
Stock Options.

 

6.13
Reload Options. No Option may include provisions that "reload" the Option upon exercise.

 

7.  
Provisions of Awards Other Than Options.

 

7.1   
Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

(a) General. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be evidenced
by an Award Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section,
and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

     

     

    

 

(b) Term of Stock Appreciation Rights. The term of a Stock Appreciation Right granted
under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, no Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable
later than the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

(c) Vesting of Stock Appreciation Rights. Each Stock Appreciation Right may, but
need not, vest and therefore become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Stock Appreciation
Right may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised as the Committee may deem
appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Stock Appreciation Rights may vary. No Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised
for a fraction of a share. 

 

(d) Exercise and Payment. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the holder
shall be entitled to receive from the Company an amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation
Right that is being exercised multiplied by the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the
Award is exercised, over (ii) the exercise price specified in the Stock Appreciation Right. Payment with respect to the exercise
of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be made on the date of exercise. Payment shall be made in the form of Common Stock (with or
without restrictions as to substantial risk of forfeiture and transferability, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion),
cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.

 

(e) Exercise Price. The exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined
by the Committee. 

 

7.2   
Restricted Awards.

 

(a) General. A Restricted Award is an Award of actual Common Stock (“Restricted
Stock”) or hypothetical Common Stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”) having a value equal to the
Fair Market Value of an identical number of shares of Common Stock, which may, but need not, provide that such Restricted Award
may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, pledged or hypothecated as collateral for a loan or as security
for the performance of any obligation or for any other purpose for such period (the “Restricted Period”) as
the Committee shall determine. Each Restricted Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Restricted
Award so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section and to such other conditions not inconsistent
with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(b) Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. 

 

(i) 
Each Participant granted Restricted Stock shall execute and deliver to the Company an Award Agreement with respect
to the Restricted Stock setting forth the restrictions and other terms and conditions applicable to such Restricted Stock. If
the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than delivered to the Participant
pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver
to the Company (A) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable and (B) the appropriate blank stock power
with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a Participant fails to execute an agreement evidencing an Award
of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and stock power, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the
restrictions set forth in the Award, the Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to such
Restricted Stock, including the right to vote such Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends; provided that,
any cash dividends and stock dividends with respect to the Restricted Stock shall be withheld by the Company for the Participant’s
account, and interest may be credited on the amount of the cash dividends withheld at a rate and subject to such terms as determined
by the Committee. The cash dividends or stock dividends so withheld by the Committee and attributable to any particular share
of Restricted Stock (and earnings thereon, if applicable) shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, at the discretion
of the Committee, in Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, if applicable, upon the release
of restrictions on such stock and, if such stock is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividends.

 

     

     

    

 

(ii)
The terms and conditions of a grant of Restricted Stock Units shall be reflected in an Award Agreement. No Common Stock
shall be issued at the time a Restricted Stock Unit is granted, and the Company will not be required to set aside funds for the
payment of any such Award. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder.
The Committee may also grant Restricted Stock Units with a deferral feature, whereby settlement is deferred beyond the vesting
date until the occurrence of a future payment date or event set forth in an Award Agreement (“Deferred Stock Units”).
At the discretion of the Committee, each Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit (representing one share of Common Stock)
may be credited with an amount equal to the cash and stock dividends paid by the Company in respect of one share of Common Stock
(“Dividend Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents shall be withheld by the Company and credited to the Participant’s
account, and interest may be credited on the amount of cash Dividend Equivalents credited to the Participant’s account at
a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee. Dividend Equivalents credited to a Participant’s account
and attributable to any particular Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit (and earnings thereon, if applicable) shall be
distributed in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of
such Dividend Equivalents and earnings, if applicable, to the Participant upon settlement of such Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred
Stock Unit and, if such Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such
Dividend Equivalents.

 

(c) Restrictions.

 

(i) 
Restricted Stock awarded to a Participant shall be subject to the following restrictions until the expiration of
the Restricted Period, and to such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement: (A) if an
escrow arrangement is used, the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate; (B) the shares shall be
subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in the Award Agreement; (C) the shares shall be subject to forfeiture
to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement; and (D) to the extent such shares are forfeited, the stock certificates
shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a stockholder with respect to such shares
shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company.

 

(ii)
Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units awarded to any Participant shall be subject to (A) forfeiture until the
expiration of the Restricted Period, and satisfaction of any applicable Performance Goals during such period, to the extent provided
in the applicable Award Agreement, and to the extent such Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units are forfeited, all rights
of the Participant to such Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units shall terminate without further obligation on the part
of the Company and (B) such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(d) Restricted Period. With respect to Restricted Awards, the Restricted Period shall commence on the Grant Date
and end at the time or times set forth on a schedule established by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement. No Restricted
Award may be granted or settled for a fraction of a share.

 

(e) Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Upon
the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in Section
7.2(c) and the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set
forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall deliver to the
Participant, or his or her beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have
not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (to the nearest full share) and any cash dividends
or stock dividends credited to the Participant’s account with respect to such Restricted Stock and the interest thereon,
if any. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, or at the expiration
of the deferral period with respect to any outstanding Deferred Stock Units, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his
or her beneficiary, without charge, one share of Common Stock for each such outstanding vested Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred
Stock Unit (“Vested Unit”) and cash equal to any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to each such Vested
Unit in accordance with Section 7.2(b)(ii) hereof and the interest thereon or, at the discretion of the Committee, in Common
Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to such Dividend Equivalents and the interest thereon, if any; provided, however,
that, if explicitly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay cash or
part cash and part Common Stock in lieu of delivering only Common Stock for Vested Units. If a cash payment is made in lieu of
delivering Common Stock, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as of the date
on which the Restricted Period lapsed in the case of Restricted Stock Units, or the delivery date in the case of Deferred Stock
Units, with respect to each Vested Unit. 

 

     

     

    

 

(f) 
Stock Restrictions. Each certificate representing Restricted Stock awarded under
the Plan shall bear a legend in such form as the Company deems appropriate.

 

7.3   
Performance Stock Awards.

 

(a) Grant of Performance Stock Awards. Each Performance Stock Award granted under
the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Performance Stock Award so granted shall be subject to the conditions set
forth in this Section, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable
Award Agreement. The Committee shall have the discretion to determine: (i) the number of shares of Common Stock or share-denominated
units subject to a Performance Stock Award granted to any Participant; (ii) the Performance Period applicable to any Award; (iii)
the conditions that must be satisfied for a Participant to earn an Award; and (iv) the other terms, conditions and restrictions
of the Award.

 

(b) Earning Performance Stock Awards. The number of shares of Performance Stock
earned by a Participant will depend on the extent to which the performance goals established by the Committee are attained within
the applicable Performance Period, as determined by the Committee.

 

7.4   
Other Equity-Based Awards and Cash Awards. The Committee may grant Other Equity-Based
Awards, either alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and subject to such conditions as the Committee shall determine
in its sole discretion. Each Equity-Based Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement and shall be subject to such conditions,
not inconsistent with the Plan, as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. The Committee may grant Cash Awards in such
amounts and subject to such Performance Goals, other vesting conditions, and such other terms as the Committee determines in its
discretion. Cash Awards shall be evidenced in such form as the Committee may determine.

 

8. 
Securities Law Compliance. Each Award Agreement shall provide that no Common
Stock shall be purchased or sold thereunder unless and until (a) any then applicable requirements of state or federal laws and
regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel and (b) if required to do
so by the Company, the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company a letter of investment intent in such form and containing
such provisions as the Committee may require. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to seek to obtain from each regulatory commission
or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Awards and to issue and sell Common Stock
upon exercise of the Awards; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the
Securities Act the Plan, any Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Award. If, after reasonable efforts,
the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems
necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for
failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Awards unless and until such authority is obtained.

 

9.  
Use of Proceeds from Stock. Proceeds from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to Awards, or upon exercise thereof,
shall constitute general funds of the Company.

 

     

     

    

 

10. Miscellaneous.

 

10.1
Acceleration of Exercisability and Vesting. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Award
to the contrary, the Committee shall have the power to accelerate the time at which an Award may first be exercised or the time
during which an Award or any part thereof will vest.

 

10.2
Stockholder Rights. Except as provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, no Participant shall
be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any Common Stock subject to such Award
unless and until such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Award pursuant to its terms and no adjustment
shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions of other
rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Common Stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section
11 hereof.

 

10.3
No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Award
granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity
in effect at the time the Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (a) the employment
of an Employee with or without notice and with or without Cause or (b) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the
Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate
is incorporated, as the case may be.

 

10.4
Transfer; Approved Leave of Absence. For purposes of the Plan, no termination of employment
by an Employee shall be deemed to result from either (a) a transfer of employment to the Company from an Affiliate or from the
Company to an Affiliate, or from one Affiliate to another, or (b) an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness,
or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if the Employee’s right to reemployment is guaranteed either by a statute
or by contract or under the policy pursuant to which the leave of absence was granted or if the Committee otherwise so provides
in writing, in either case, except to the extent inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code if the applicable Award is subject
thereto.

 

10.5
Withholding Obligations. To the extent provided by the terms of an Award Agreement and subject
to the discretion of the Committee, the Participant may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating
to the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under an Award by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s
right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (a) tendering
a cash payment; (b) authorizing the Company to withhold Common Stock from the Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant
as a result of the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Award, provided, however, that no Common Stock is withheld
for such purpose with a value exceeding the maximum amount of tax required to be withheld by law; (c) delivering to the Company
previously owned and unencumbered Common Stock of the Company; or (d) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange
or a national market system, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company an
amount equal to the tax required to be withheld by law (i.e., by means of a “cashless” exercise procedure).

 

11.
Adjustments Upon Changes in Stock. In the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock or in the capital structure of
the Company by reason of any stock or extraordinary cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, an extraordinary
corporate transaction such as any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange, or other
relevant change in capitalization occurring after the Grant Date of any Award, Awards granted under the Plan and any Award
Agreements, the exercise price of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the Performance Goals to which Performance Stock
Awards and Cash Awards are subject, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to all Awards stated in Section
4 will be equitably adjusted or substituted, as to the number, price or kind of Common Stock or other consideration
subject to such Awards to the extent necessary to preserve the economic intent of such Award. In the case of adjustments made
pursuant to this Section, unless the Committee specifically determines that such adjustment is in the best interests
of the Company or its Affiliates, the Committee shall, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, ensure that any adjustments
under this Section will not constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the Incentive Stock Options within the
meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code and in the case of Non-Qualified Stock Options, ensure that any adjustments under
this Section will not constitute a modification of such Non-Qualified Stock Options within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Code. Any adjustments made under this Section shall be made in a manner which does not adversely affect the
exemption provided pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The Company shall give each Participant notice of an
adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

 

     

     

    

 

12. Effect
of Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, immediately upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control, the following provisions of this Section shall apply except to the extent an Award Agreement provides for a
different treatment (in which case the Award Agreement shall govern): all then-outstanding Awards held by a Participant and not
previously vested shall become 100% vested; provided that, if the achievement of the performance goals applicable to an Award have
not been measured, then such performance goals shall be deemed satisfied as if target performance was achieved. 

 

13. Amendment
of the Plan and Awards.

 

13.1
Amendment of Plan. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend or terminate the
Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11 relating to adjustments upon changes in Common Stock and Section 13.3,
no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company to the extent stockholder approval is necessary
to satisfy any Applicable Laws. At the time of such amendment, the Board shall determine, upon advice from counsel, whether such
amendment will be contingent on stockholder approval.

 

13.2
Stockholder Approval. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit any other amendment to
the Plan for stockholder approval.

 

13.3
Contemplated Amendments. It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in
any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide eligible Employees, Consultants and Directors with the maximum benefits
provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to Incentive Stock
Options or to the nonqualified deferred compensation provisions of Section 409A of the Code and/or to bring the Plan and/or Awards
granted under it into compliance therewith.

 

13.4
No Impairment of Rights. Rights under any Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall
not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (a) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (b) the Participant
consents in writing.

 

13.5
Amendment of Awards. The Committee at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms
of any one or more Awards; provided, however, that the Committee may not make any amendment which would otherwise constitute
an impairment of the rights of a Participant under any Award unless the Participant consents in writing.

 

14.
General Provisions.

 

14.1
Forfeiture Events. The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s
rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon
the occurrence of certain events, in addition to applicable vesting conditions of an Award. Such events may include, without limitation,
breach of non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that are contained in the Award Agreement
or otherwise applicable to the Participant, a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service for Cause, or other conduct
by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company and/or its Affiliates.

 

14.2
Clawback. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, the Company may cancel any Award,
require reimbursement of any Award by a Participant, and effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided
under the Plan in accordance with any Company policies that may be adopted and/or modified from time to time (“Clawback
Policy”). In addition, a Participant may be required to repay to the Company previously paid compensation, whether provided
pursuant to the Plan or an Award Agreement, in accordance with the Clawback Policy. By accepting an Award, the Participant is agreeing
to be bound by the Clawback Policy, as in effect or as may be adopted and/or modified from time to time by the Company in its discretion
(including, without limitation, to comply with applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements).

 

     

     

    

 

14.3
Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from
adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and such
arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

14.4
Sub-Plans. The Committee may from time to time establish sub-plans under the Plan for purposes
of satisfying securities, tax or other laws of various jurisdictions in which the Company intends to grant Awards. Any sub-plans
shall contain such limitations and other terms and conditions as the Committee determines are necessary or desirable. All sub-plans
shall be deemed a part of the Plan, but each sub-plan shall apply only to the Participants in the jurisdiction for which the sub-plan
was designed.

 

14.5
Deferral of Awards. The Committee may establish one or more programs under the Plan to permit
selected Participants the opportunity to elect to defer receipt of consideration upon exercise of an Award, satisfaction of performance
criteria, or other event that absent the election would entitle the Participant to payment or receipt of Common Stock or other
consideration under an Award. The Committee may establish the election procedures, the timing of such elections, the mechanisms
for payments of, and accrual of interest or other earnings, if any, on amounts, shares or other consideration so deferred, and
such other terms, conditions, rules and procedures that the Committee deems advisable for the administration of any such deferral
program.

 

14.6
Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Neither the Company, the Board nor the Committee
shall be required to establish any special or separate fund or to segregate any assets to assure the performance of its obligations
under the Plan.

 

14.7
Recapitalizations. Each Award Agreement may contain provisions to reflect the provisions of
Section 11.

 

14.8
Delivery. Upon exercise of a right granted under this Plan, the Company shall issue Common
Stock or pay any amounts due within a reasonable period of time thereafter. Subject to any statutory or regulatory obligations
the Company may otherwise have, for purposes of this Plan, 30 days shall be considered a reasonable period of time.

 

14.9
No Fractional Shares. No fractional Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to
the Plan. The Committee shall determine whether cash, additional Awards or other securities or property shall be issued or paid
in lieu of fractional Common Stock or whether any fractional shares should be rounded, forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

 

14.10
Other Provisions. The Award Agreements authorized under the Plan may contain such other provisions
not inconsistent with this Plan, including, without limitation, restrictions upon the exercise of Awards, as the Committee may
deem advisable.

 

14.11
Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code to the extent subject
thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance
therewith. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the “short-term deferral period” as defined in Section
409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Laws require otherwise. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code,
amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to the Plan during the six month
period immediately following the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service shall instead be paid on the first payroll
date after the six-month anniversary of the Participant’s separation from service (or the Participant’s death, if earlier).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor the Committee shall have any obligation to take any action to prevent the
assessment of any additional tax or penalty on any Participant under Section 409A of the Code and neither the Company nor the Committee
will have any liability to any Participant for such tax or penalty.

 

     

     

    

 

14.12
Disqualifying Dispositions. Any Participant who shall make a “disposition” (as
defined in Section 424 of the Code) of all or any portion of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within
two years from the Grant Date of such Incentive Stock Option or within one year after the issuance of the Common Stock acquired
upon exercise of such Incentive Stock Option (a “Disqualifying Disposition”) shall be required to immediately
advise the Company in writing as to the occurrence of the sale and the price realized upon the sale of such Common Stock.

 

14.13
Section 16. It is the intent of the Company that the Plan satisfy, and be interpreted in a
manner that satisfies, the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 as promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act so that Participants
will be entitled to the benefit of Rule 16b-3, or any other rule promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and will not
be subject to short-swing liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, if the operation of any provision of the
Plan would conflict with the intent expressed in this Section, such provision to the extent possible shall be interpreted
and/or deemed amended so as to avoid such conflict. 

 

14.14
Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant under the Plan may from time to time name any beneficiary
or beneficiaries by whom any right under the Plan is to be exercised in case of such Participant’s death. Each designation
will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form reasonably prescribed by the Committee and shall
be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime.

 

14.15
Expenses. The costs of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company.

 

14.16
Severability. If any of the provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement is held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, whether in whole or in part, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent,
of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby.

 

14.17
Plan Headings. The headings in the Plan are for purposes of convenience only and are not intended
to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof.

 

14.18
Non-Uniform Treatment. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform
and may be made by it selectively among persons who are eligible to receive, or actually receive, Awards. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled to make non-uniform and selective determinations, amendments and adjustments,
and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements.

 

15.
Effective Date of Plan. The Plan shall become effective as of the Effective Date, but no Award shall be exercised (or, in
the case of a stock Award, shall be granted) unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company,
which approval shall be within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

 

16.
Termination or Suspension of the Plan. The Plan shall terminate automatically on tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.
No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan after such date, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.
The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any earlier date pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof. No Awards may be
granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

 

17.
Choice of Law. The law of the State of Delaware shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and
interpretation of this Plan, without regard to such state’s conflict of law rules.cars-ex41_9.htm

EXHIBIT 4.1

 

 

 

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of October 30, 2020

Among

Cars.com Inc.

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

and

Wilmington Trust, National Association,

as Trustee

6.375% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2028

 

 

 

	
TABLE OF CONTENTS
	
 
	
	
 
	
 
	
	
 
	
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
	
1
	
	
 
	
Section 1.1.
	
 
	
Definitions
	
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Section 1.2.
	
 
	
Other Definitions.
	
27

	
 
	
Section 1.3.
	
 
	
Rules of Construction.
	
27

	
 
	
Section 1.4.
	
 
	
Limited Condition Transactions.
	
28

	
ARTICLE II THE NOTES 
	
29
	
	
 
	
Section 2.1.
	
 
	
Form and Dating.
	
29

	
 
	
Section 2.2.
	
 
	
Execution and Authentication.
	
31

	
 
	
Section 2.3.
	
 
	
Registrar; Paying Agent.
	
31

	
 
	
Section 2.4.
	
 
	
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
	
32

	
 
	
Section 2.5.
	
 
	
Holder Lists.
	
32

	
 
	
Section 2.6.
	
 
	
Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes.
	
32

	
 
	
Section 2.7.
	
 
	
Replacement Notes.
	
35

	
 
	
Section 2.8.
	
 
	
Outstanding Notes.
	
35

	
 
	
Section 2.9.
	
 
	
Treasury Notes.
	
35

	
 
	
Section 2.10.
	
 
	
Temporary Notes.
	
36

	
 
	
Section 2.11.
	
 
	
Cancellation.
	
36

	
 
	
Section 2.12.
	
 
	
Defaulted Interest.
	
36

	
 
	
Section 2.13.
	
 
	
Computation of Interest.
	
36

	
 
	
Section 2.14.
	
 
	
CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
	
36

	
 
	
Section 2.15.
	
 
	
Transfer and Exchange.
	
37

	
 
	
Section 2.16.
	
 
	
Issuance of Additional Notes.
	
39

	
ARTICLE III REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT 
	
40
	
	
 
	
Section 3.1.
	
 
	
Notices to Trustee.
	
40

	
 
	
Section 3.2.
	
 
	
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.
	
40

	
 
	
Section 3.3.
	
 
	
Notice of Redemption.
	
40

	
 
	
Section 3.4.
	
 
	
Effect of Notice of Redemption.
	
41

	
 
	
Section 3.5.
	
 
	
Deposit of Redemption Price.
	
42

	
 
	
Section 3.6.
	
 
	
Notes Redeemed in Part.
	
42

	
 
	
Section 3.7.
	
 
	
Optional Redemption.
	
42

	
ARTICLE IV COVENANTS 
	
44
	
	
 
	
Section 4.1.
	
 
	
Payment of Notes.
	
44

	
 
	
Section 4.2.
	
 
	
Maintenance of Office or Agency.
	
44

	
 
	
Section 4.3.
	
 
	
Provision of Financial Information.
	
44

	
 
	
Section 4.4.
	
 
	
Compliance Certificate.
	
46

	
 
	
Section 4.5.
	
 
	
Taxes.
	
46

	
 
	
Section 4.6.
	
 
	
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
	
46

	
 
	
Section 4.7.
	
 
	
Limitation on Restricted Payments.
	
46

	
 
	
Section 4.8.
	
 
	
Limitation on Dividend and Other Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
	
50

	
 
	
Section 4.9.
	
 
	
Limitation on Debt.
	
52

i

	
 
	
Section 4.10.
	
 
	
Limitation on Asset Dispositions.
	
57

	
 
	
Section 4.11.
	
 
	
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.
	
59

	
 
	
Section 4.12.
	
 
	
Limitation on Liens.
	
61

	
 
	
Section 4.13.
	
 
	
Offer to Purchase upon Change of Control.
	
62

	
 
	
Section 4.14.
	
 
	
Corporate Existence.
	
63

	
 
	
Section 4.15.
	
 
	
Future Guarantees.
	
63

	
 
	
Section 4.16.
	
 
	
Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
	
63

	
 
	
Section 4.17.
	
 
	
Covenant Suspension.
	
64

	
ARTICLE V SUCCESSORS 
	
66
	
	
 
	
Section 5.1.
	
 
	
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease.
	
66

	
ARTICLE VI DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 
	
68
	
	
 
	
Section 6.1.
	
 
	
Events of Default
	
68

	
 
	
Section 6.2.
	
 
	
Acceleration
	
70

	
 
	
Section 6.3.
	
 
	
Other Remedies
	
71

	
 
	
Section 6.4.
	
 
	
Waiver of Past Defaults
	
71

	
 
	
Section 6.5.
	
 
	
Control by Majority
	
71

	
 
	
Section 6.6.
	
 
	
Limitation on Suits
	
71

	
 
	
Section 6.7.
	
 
	
Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment
	
72

	
 
	
Section 6.8.
	
 
	
Collection Suit by Trustee
	
72

	
 
	
Section 6.9.
	
 
	
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	
72

	
 
	
Section 6.10.
	
 
	
Priorities
	
72

	
 
	
Section 6.11.
	
 
	
Undertaking for Costs
	
73

	
 
	
Section 6.12.
	
 
	
Restoration of Rights and Remedies
	
73

	
 
	
Section 6.13.
	
 
	
Rights and Remedies Cumulative
	
73

	
 
	
Section 6.14.
	
 
	
Delay or Omission Not Waiver
	
73

	
ARTICLE VII TRUSTEE
	
74
	
	
 
	
Section 7.1.
	
 
	
Duties of Trustee.
	
74

	
 
	
Section 7.2.
	
 
	
Rights of Trustee.
	
75

	
 
	
Section 7.3.
	
 
	
Individual Rights of the Trustee
	
76

	
 
	
Section 7.4.
	
 
	
Trustee’s Disclaimer
	
76

	
 
	
Section 7.5.
	
 
	
Notice of Defaults
	
77

	
 
	
Section 7.6.
	
 
	
Compensation and Indemnity
	
77

	
 
	
Section 7.7.
	
 
	
Replacement of Trustee
	
78

	
 
	
Section 7.8.
	
 
	
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
	
79

	
 
	
Section 7.9.
	
 
	
Eligibility; Disqualification
	
79

	
ARTICLE VIII DEFEASANCE; DISCHARGE OF THIS INDENTURE
	
79
	
	
 
	
Section 8.1.
	
 
	
Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
	
79

	
 
	
Section 8.2.
	
 
	
Legal Defeasance
	
79

	
 
	
Section 8.3.
	
 
	
Covenant Defeasance
	
80

	
 
	
Section 8.4.
	
 
	
Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance
	
80

	
 
	
Section 8.5.
	
 
	
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions
	
81

	
 
	
Section 8.6.
	
 
	
Repayment to Company
	
82

	
 
	
Section 8.7.
	
 
	
Reinstatement
	
82

ii

	
 
	
Section 8.8.
	
 
	
Discharge
	
82

	
ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
	
83
	
	
 
	
Section 9.1.
	
 
	
Without Consent of Holders of the Notes
	
83

	
 
	
Section 9.2.
	
 
	
With Consent of Holders of Notes
	
85

	
 
	
Section 9.3.
	
 
	
Revocation and Effect of Consents
	
86

	
 
	
Section 9.4.
	
 
	
Notation on or Exchange of Notes
	
86

	
 
	
Section 9.5.
	
 
	
Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.
	
86

	
ARTICLE X SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES 
	
86
	
	
 
	
Section 10.1.
	
 
	
Subsidiary Guarantees
	
86

	
 
	
Section 10.2.
	
 
	
Execution and Delivery of Guarantee
	
88

	
 
	
Section 10.3.
	
 
	
Severability
	
88

	
 
	
Section 10.4.
	
 
	
Limitation of Subsidiary Guarantors’ Liability
	
88

	
 
	
Section 10.5.
	
 
	
Releases
	
89

	
 
	
Section 10.6.
	
 
	
Benefits Acknowledged
	
89

	
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS 
	
89
	
	
 
	
Section 11.1.
	
 
	
Notices
	
89

	
 
	
Section 11.2.
	
 
	
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	
91

	
 
	
Section 11.3.
	
 
	
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
	
91

	
 
	
Section 11.4.
	
 
	
Rules by Trustee and Agents
	
92

	
 
	
Section 11.5.
	
 
	
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
	
92

	
 
	
Section 11.6.
	
 
	
Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
	
92

	
 
	
Section 11.7.
	
 
	
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	
92

	
 
	
Section 11.8.
	
 
	
Successors
	
92

	
 
	
Section 11.9.
	
 
	
Severability
	
93

	
 
	
Section 11.10.
	
 
	
Execution in Counterparts
	
93

	
 
	
Section 11.11.
	
 
	
Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
	
93

	
 
	
Section 11.12.
	
 
	
Acts of Holders
	
93

	
 
	
Section 11.13.
	
 
	
Force Majeure
	
95

	
 
	
Section 11.14.
	
 
	
Legal Holidays
	
96

	
 
	
Section 11.15.
	
 
	
USA PATRIOT Act
	
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Exhibits
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Exhibit A
	
 
	
Form of Note
	
 

	
Exhibit B
	
 
	
Form of Supplemental Indenture to be Delivered by Subsequent Subsidiary Guarantors

	
Exhibit C
	
 
	
Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S

	
Exhibit D
	
 
	
Form of Certificate to be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to IAIs

 

 

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This Indenture, dated as of October 30, 2020, is by and among Cars.com Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively with successors and assigns, the “Company”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), paying agent and registrar.

The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) of (i) the Company’s 6.375% Senior Notes due 2028 to be issued in an initial aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million on the date hereof (the “Initial Notes”) and (ii) Additional Notes (as defined herein):

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.1.Definitions.

“Additional Notes” means Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued pursuant to Article II and otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, whether or not they have the same CUSIP or ISIN number.

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

“Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, co-registrar or other agent appointed pursuant to this Indenture.

“amend” means to amend, supplement, restate, amend and restate or otherwise modify, including successively, and “amendment” shall have a correlative meaning.

“Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note on any applicable redemption date, the greater of:

(1)1.00% of the then-outstanding principal amount of such Note; and

(2)the excess, if any, of:

(a)the present value at such redemption date of the sum of (i) the redemption price of such Note at November 1, 2023 (such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing in Section 3.7(b)) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Note through November 1, 2023 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), such present value to be computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

(b)the then-outstanding principal amount of such Note. 

The Company shall calculate or cause the calculation of the Applicable Premium, and the Trustee shall have no duty to calculate or verify the Company’s calculation thereof.

“asset” means any asset or property, including, without limitation, Capital Stock.

“Asset Disposition” by any Person means any transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition (but excluding the creation of any Lien permitted under Section 4.12 or any disposition in connection therewith) by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including a consolidation, merger or other sale of any such Restricted Subsidiary with, into or to another Person in a transaction in which such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, but excluding a disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or by such Person to a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person) of:

(1)shares of Capital Stock (other than directors’ qualifying shares) or other ownership interests of a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person;

(2)substantially all of the assets of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries representing a division or line of business; or

(3)other assets or rights of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries outside of the ordinary course of business. 

The term “Asset Disposition” shall not include any transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition:

(a)that consists of a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is made in compliance with Section 4.7;

(b)that constitutes a Change of Control;

(c)that is of cash or Cash Equivalents, or a disposition or termination or surrender of contract rights, including settlement of any hedging obligations, or licensing or sublicensing (or terminations thereof) of intellectual property or general intangibles;

(d)that is of obsolete, damaged, worn-out, surplus or unusable equipment or assets that are not used or useful in the business;

(e)that consists of defaulted receivables for collection or any write-off, sale, transfer or other disposition of defaulted receivables for collection;

(f)arising from foreclosures, condemnation or any similar action on assets or the granting of Liens not prohibited by this Indenture;

(g)that is of Capital Stock in, or Debt or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary; 

(h)in compliance with Section 5.1;

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(i)arising from any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, including without limitation any sale and leaseback transaction or asset securitization;

(j)leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (and terminations thereof) of real or personal property granted by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to others in the ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(k)the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(l)any disposition of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements; or

(m)any transaction or series of related transactions for which the aggregate consideration is less than the greater of (x) $12.5 million and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended Reference Period.

“Average Life” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Debt, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products of the number of years from such date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payments of such Debt by the amount of each such principal payment by (2) the sum of all such principal payments.

“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, restructuring, examinership or similar debtor relief laws.

“Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the Board of Directors, or similar governing body, of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.

“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or the location of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee are authorized or required by law to close.

“Capital Lease Obligation” means, as of any time of determination, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty; provided, however, that lease liabilities and associated expenses recorded by the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to ASU 2016-02, Leases, shall not be treated as Debt and shall not be included in consolidated interest expense or Consolidated Fixed Charges, unless the lease liabilities would have been treated as Capital Lease Obligations under GAAP as in effect prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases (in which case such lease liabilities and associated expenses shall be treated 

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as Capital Lease Obligations, and the interest component of such Capital Lease Obligation shall be included in consolidated interest expense and Consolidated Fixed Charges).

“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, participations, warrants, options or other rights to acquire or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) corporate stock or other equity participations, including partnership interests, whether general or limited, of such Person, but in each case excluding any debt security that is convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock.

“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card (including non-card electronic payables), electronic funds transfer, automated clearing house and other cash management arrangements.

“Cash Equivalents” means:

(1)U.S. dollars and, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, the local currency where such Foreign Subsidiary is operating;

(2)securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition;

(3)certificates of deposit and Eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and bank deposits, in each case with any lender party to the Senior Credit Facilities or with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million and a Moody’s, S&P or Fitch rating of “B” or better;

(4)repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above; 

(5)commercial paper having a rating of at least P-1 from Moody’s and a rating of at least A-1 from S&P; 

(6)deposits available for withdrawal on demand with any commercial bank not meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above; and

(7)investments in money market or other mutual funds substantially all of whose assets comprise securities of the types described in clauses (2) through (6) above. 

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

(1)the consummation of any transaction as a result of which any Person or any Persons acting together that would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto, other than the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, 

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becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto) of at least 50% of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Voting Stock of the Company, directly or indirectly, other than in a transaction in which the Company becomes a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of another Person and in such transaction the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock of such Person representing more than 50% of the voting power of all classes of Voting Stock of such Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;

(2)the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than a Restricted Subsidiary; or

(3)the adoption by the stockholders of the Company of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction effected to create a holding company of the Company (a) pursuant to which the Company becomes a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such holding company and (b) as a result of which the holders of Capital Stock of such holding company are substantially the same as the holders of Capital Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction, shall not be deemed to involve a “Change of Control”; provided that following such a holding company transaction, references in this definition of “Change of Control” to the Company shall thereafter be treated as references to such holding company.

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

“Consolidated Cash Flow” for any period means the Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(1)increased (to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income) by the sum of (without duplication):

(a)Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period; plus

(b)Consolidated Income Tax Expense for such period; plus

(c)the consolidated depreciation and amortization expense included in the income statement of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

(d)restructuring costs, reorganization costs, integration costs and other related one-time charges; provided that the aggregate amount added pursuant to clause (g) and this clause (d) shall not exceed 20.0% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the applicable Reference Period; plus

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(e)costs arising from or related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, dispositions, spin-offs or significant actual or potential transactions (including a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or joint venture), in each case regardless whether such transactions have been consummated, and related transition and integration costs, such as retention bonuses and acquisition-related milestone payments to acquired employees, in addition to consulting, compensation and other incremental costs directly associated with integration projects; plus

(f)litigation and dispute settlement charges, expenses and gains, subject to an aggregate cap of $2.0 million for the applicable Reference Period; plus

(g)pro forma cost savings and synergies realizable within 18 months of the closing of the applicable Acquisition to which such add-backs relate; provided that the aggregate amount added pursuant to clause (d) and this clause (g) shall not exceed 20.0% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the applicable Reference Period; plus

(h)other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of, or reserve for, cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) included in the income statement of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; and

(2)decreased (without duplication) by non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than items that were accrued in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP. 

In the event the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has made Asset Dispositions or acquisitions of assets not in the ordinary course of business (including acquisitions of other Persons by merger, consolidation or purchase of Capital Stock) during or after such period, such computation shall be made on a pro forma basis as if the Asset Dispositions or acquisitions had taken place on the first day of such period. For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any calculation under this definition, the pro forma calculations will be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company; provided that such officer may in his or her discretion include any reasonably identifiable and factually supportable pro forma changes to Consolidated Cash Flow, including any pro forma expenses and cost reductions, that have occurred or in the judgment of such officer are reasonably expected to occur within 24 months of the date of the applicable transaction (regardless of whether such expense or cost reduction or any other operating improvements could then be reflected properly in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC).

 “Consolidated Fixed Charges” means for any period the consolidated interest expense, other than non-cash interest expense attributable to convertible debt securities, included in a consolidated income statement (without deduction of interest income) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with 

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GAAP, including without limitation or duplication (or, to the extent not so included, with the addition of), subject to the limitations above:  

(1)the amortization of Debt discounts; 

(2)the consolidated amount of interest capitalized by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period calculated in accordance with GAAP; 

(3)any payments or fees with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities; 

(4)net fees with respect to interest rate swap or similar agreements or foreign currency hedge, exchange or similar agreements; 

(5)Preferred Stock dividends of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than with respect to Redeemable Stock) declared and paid or payable (other than in exchange for Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock)); 

(6)accrued Redeemable Stock dividends of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not declared or paid (other than dividends payable in Capital Stock that is not Redeemable Stock); 

(7)interest on Debt Guaranteed by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; 

(8)interest on Debt issued or Guaranteed by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid by the issuance of additional Debt; and 

(9)the portion of rental expense deemed to be representative of the interest factor attributable to Capital Lease Obligations.

Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be adjusted to give effect on a pro forma basis to any Debt that has been Incurred, repaid or redeemed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than revolving credit borrowings Incurred for working capital purposes unless, in connection with any such repayment, the commitments to lend associated with such revolving credit borrowings are permanently reduced or canceled) since the beginning of such period and to any Debt that is proposed to be Incurred, repaid or redeemed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as if in each case such Debt had been Incurred, repaid or redeemed on the first day of such period; provided, however, that in making such computation, the Consolidated Fixed Charges attributable to interest on any proposed Debt bearing a floating interest rate shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rate in effect on the date of computation had been the applicable rate for the entire period.

“Consolidated Income Tax Expense” for any period means the consolidated provision for income taxes of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

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“Consolidated Net Income” for any period means the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded therefrom (without duplication):

(1)the net income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary by such Person during such period;

(2)gains or losses on Asset Dispositions outside of the ordinary course of business by the Company or its Subsidiaries;

(3)all extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses (calculated on an after tax basis); 

(4)gains or losses from the early retirement or extinguishment of indebtedness (less all fees and expenses or charges related thereto);

(5)the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles during such period; 

(6)non-cash gains or losses resulting from fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

(7)unrealized hedging gains or losses, or goodwill or other non-cash asset impairment charges;

(8)non-cash interest expense related to convertible debt securities; 

(9)any net after-tax effect of gains and losses attributable to discontinued operations; and

(10)non-cash compensation expense related to equity awards;

provided, further, that for purposes of any determination pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.7, there shall further be excluded therefrom the net income (but not net loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor that is subject to a restriction which prevents the payment of dividends or the making of distributions to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary to the extent of such restriction. 

“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total assets reflected on the most recent internally available annual or quarterly consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the offices of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business related to this Indenture shall be principally administered, which office as of the date hereof, is located at 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Attention: Cars.com Notes Administrator, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the corporate trust office of any successor 

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trustee (or such other address as such successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

“Debt” means (without duplication), with respect to any Person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such Person and whether or not contingent:  

(1)every obligation of such Person for money borrowed; 

(2)every obligation of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; 

(3)every reimbursement obligation of such Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of such Person (excluding obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations with respect to borrowed money) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the tenth business day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit); 

(4)every obligation of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including securities repurchase agreements but excluding trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business and with respect to services, excluding deferred compensation to employees), which purchase price is due more than six months after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery and title thereto or engaging such services; 

(5)every Capital Lease Obligation of such Person; 

(6)all Receivables Sales of such Person to the extent sold with recourse to such Person; 

(7)all Redeemable Stock issued by such Person valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary maximum fixed repurchase price plus accrued and unpaid dividends; 

(8)if such Person is a Restricted Subsidiary, all Preferred Stock issued by such Person; 

(9)every net obligation under Interest Rate, Currency or Commodity Price Agreements of such Person; and 

(10) every obligation of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (9) of another Person and all dividends of another Person the payment of which, in either case, (a) such Person has Guaranteed or is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, Guarantor or otherwise or (b) is secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or with respect to property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such 

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Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt or dividends; 

if and to the extent that any of the preceding items (other than in respect of letters of credit as provided in clause (3)) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Debt shall not include any obligation arising from any agreement entered into in connection with the acquisition of any business or assets with any seller of such business or assets that provides for the payment of earn-outs to such seller or guarantees to such seller a minimum price to be realized by such seller upon the sale of any Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company that was issued by the Company to such seller in connection with such acquisition.

“Debt Facilities” means one or more credit facilities, debt facilities, indentures or commercial paper facilities (including, without limitation, the Senior Credit Facilities), in each case with banks or other financial institutions or lenders or investors, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, private placements, debt securities, receivables financings (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit or letter of credit guarantees, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (including, for the avoidance of doubt, amounts Incurred in reliance on subclause (y) of Section 4.9(b)(1)) in whole or in part from time to time.

“Default” means any of the events described in Section 6.1 which with the passage of time, the giving of notice or any other condition, would constitute an Event of Default.

“Depositary” means with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.3 as the Depositary with respect to the Global Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

“Designated Noncash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Disposition that is so designated in good faith by senior management of the Company.  The aggregate Fair Market Value of the Designated Noncash Consideration, taken together with the Fair Market Value at the time of receipt of all other Designated Noncash Consideration received, shall not exceed, at any one time outstanding, the greater of (x) $12.5 million and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended Reference Period determined at the time of such Asset Disposition (with the Fair Market Value being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).

“Disinterested Director” means, with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in, or with respect to, such transaction or series of transactions.

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“Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary, a Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company or a direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company. 

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company and any successor.

“Equity Offering” means an offering of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company that results in aggregate net cash proceeds to the Company, other than (1) public offerings registered on Form S-4 or S-8 or successor form thereto, (2) an issuance to any Subsidiary and (3) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

“Excluded Contributions” means the net cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents, or the Fair Market Value of other assets, received by the Company after the Issue Date from (1) contributions to its common equity capital and (2) the sale of Capital Stock (other than Excluded Equity) of the Company, in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate. Excluded Contributions will be excluded from the calculation set forth in Section 4.7(a)(iii).

“Excluded Equity” means (i) Redeemable Stock, (ii) any Capital Stock issued or sold to a Restricted Subsidiary or any employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (to the extent such employee stock ownership plan or trust has been funded by the Company or any Subsidiary) and (iii) any Capital Stock that has already been used or designated (x) as (or the proceeds of which have been used or designated as) a Cash Contribution Amount or an Excluded Contribution or (y) to increase the amount available under clause (9) of the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the sale value that would be obtained in an arm’s-length free market transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy, determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination will be conclusive for all purposes under this Indenture.

“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not organized or incorporated under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America.

“Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company” means any Subsidiary of the Company that has no material assets other than Capital Stock (or Capital Stock and Debt) of one or more “controlled foreign corporations” (within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code) or other Foreign Subsidiary Holding Companies.

“GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements, and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a 

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significant segment of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

“Global Note Legend” means the legend identified as such in Exhibit A.

“Global Notes” means the Notes that are in the form of Exhibit A issued in global form and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.

“Guarantee” by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing, or having the economic effect of guaranteeing, any Debt of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person: 

(1)to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Debt; 

(2)to purchase property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the holder of such Debt of the payment of such Debt; or 

(3)to maintain working capital, equity capital or other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt (and “Guaranteed,” “Guaranteeing” and “Guarantor” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); 

provided, however, that the Guarantee by any Person shall not include endorsements by such Person for collection or deposit, in either case, in the ordinary course of business.

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

“IAI” means an investor constituting an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.

“Incur” means, with respect to any Debt or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, Guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Debt or other obligation including by acquisition of Subsidiaries or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Debt or other obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and “Incurrence,” “Incurred” and “Incurring” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided, however, that a change in GAAP that results in an obligation of such Person that exists at such time becoming Debt shall not be deemed an Incurrence of such Debt.

“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Initial Notes” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

“Interest Rate, Currency or Commodity Price Agreement” of any Person means (i) any forward contract, futures contract, swap, option, credit derivative transactions, forward rate 

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transactions, foreign exchange transactions or other financial agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, caps, floors, collars spot contracts and similar agreements) relating to, or the value of which is dependent upon, interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices or indices (excluding contracts for the purchase or sale of goods in the ordinary course of business) and (ii) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement. 

“Investment” by any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other property (other than Capital Stock that is neither Redeemable Stock nor Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary) to others or payments for property or services for the account or use of others, or otherwise) to, or purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidence of Debt issued by, any other Person, including any Guarantee of any obligation of such other Person, but shall not include:

(1)trade accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business;

(2)any Permitted Interest Rate, Currency or Commodity Price Agreement; and

(3)endorsements of negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business. 

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than:

(1)Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s; 

(2)BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P; or 

(3)BBB- (or the equivalent) by Fitch;

or, if any such entity ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Company’s control, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any other Rating Agency.

“Issue Date” means October 30, 2020. 

“Lien” means, with respect to any property or assets, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such property or assets (including, without limitation, any sale and leaseback arrangement, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

“Limited Condition Transaction” means (1) any Investment or acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing, (2) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and 

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discharge or repayment of Debt requiring irrevocable notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment and (3) any dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of, Capital Stock requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

“Net Available Proceeds” from any Asset Disposition by any Person means cash or Cash Equivalents received (including by way of sale or discounting of a note, installment receivable or other receivable, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquirer of Debt or other obligations relating to such properties or assets) therefrom by such Person, net of:

(1)all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses Incurred and all federal, state, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability as a consequence of such Asset Disposition;

(2)all payments made by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries on any Debt which is secured by such assets in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon, or with respect to, such assets or which must by the terms of such Lien, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition;

(3)all distributions and other payments made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition; and

(4)appropriate amounts to be provided by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with such assets and retained by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, after such Asset Disposition, including, without limitation, liabilities under any indemnification obligations and severance and other employee termination costs associated with such Asset Disposition, in each case as determined in good faith by senior management of the Company.

“Note Custodian” means the Person appointed as custodian for the Depositary with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.

“Notes” means the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.  The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes, if any, shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Notes that are not fungible with the existing Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall have one or more separate CUSIP and ISIN numbers. 

“Offer to Purchase” means a written offer (the “Offer”) sent by the Company by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder at such Holder’s address appearing in the security register or, with respect to Global Notes, given in accordance with DTC procedures (with a copy to the Trustee) on the date of the Offer offering to purchase up to the principal amount of Notes specified 

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in such Offer at the purchase price specified in such Offer (as determined pursuant to this Indenture).  Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Offer shall specify an expiration date (the “Offer Expiration Date”) of the Offer to Purchase which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, not less than ten days or more than 60 days after the date of such Offer and a settlement date (the “Purchase Date”) for purchase of Notes within three Business Days after the Offer Expiration Date.  The Offer shall contain a description of the events requiring the Company to make the Offer to Purchase and all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Offer to Purchase.  The Offer shall also state:  

(1)the section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Offer to Purchase is being made; 

(2)the Offer Expiration Date and the Purchase Date and, if such Offer is made in advance of a Change of Control and conditioned upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, that the Offer is conditioned upon the occurrence of a Change of Control;

(3)the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes offered to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase (including, if less than 100%, the manner by which such amount has been determined pursuant to the section of this Indenture requiring the Offer to Purchase) (the “Purchase Amount”); 

(4)the purchase price to be paid by the Company for each $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes accepted for payment (as specified pursuant to this Indenture) (the “Purchase Price”); 

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

(6)the place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the Offer to Purchase; 

(7)that interest on any Note not tendered or tendered but not purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will continue to accrue; 

(8)that on the Purchase Date the Purchase Price will become due and payable upon each Note being accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after the Purchase Date; 

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

(10) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of Notes tendered if the Company (or its Paying Agent) receives, not later than the close of business on the 

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Expiration Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter, or otherwise complies with the procedures of the Depositary, setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note or Notes the Holder tendered, the certificate number or numbers of the Note or Notes the Holder tendered and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of his tender; 

(11)that (a) if Notes in an aggregate principal amount less than or equal to the Purchase Amount are duly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Company shall purchase all such Notes and (b) if Notes in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Purchase Amount are tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Company shall purchase Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the Purchase Amount on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate so that only Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof shall be purchased); and  

(12)that in the case of any Holder whose Note is purchased only in part, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unpurchased portion of the Note so tendered. 

If any of the Notes subject to an Offer to Purchase is in global form, then the Offer shall be modified by the Company to the extent necessary to comply with the procedures of the Depositary applicable to repurchases.  Any Offer to Purchase shall be governed by and effected in accordance with the Offer for such Offer to Purchase.

“Offering Memorandum” means the Company’s offering memorandum, dated October 27, 2020, relating to the offer and sale of the Initial Notes.

“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Legal Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer, the Controller or the Secretary of the Company or of any other Person, as the case may be, or in the event that the Company or such Person is a partnership or a limited liability company that has no such officers, a person duly authorized under applicable law by the general partner, managers, members or a similar body to act on behalf of the Company or such Person.  

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company or on behalf of any other Person by an Officer of such Person, as the case may be, that meets the requirements of Section 11.3.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.  The counsel may be an employee of, or counsel to, the Company or any direct or indirect parent thereof or the Trustee.

“Pari Passu Debt” means Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor that is pari passu in right of payment with the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Subsidiary Guarantees, 

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in the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor.  For the purposes of this definition, no Debt will be considered to be senior or junior by virtue of being secured on a first or junior priority basis.

“Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, a Person who has an account with the Depositary.

“Paying Agent” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes on behalf of the Company.

“Permitted Acquisition Debt” means Debt of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent that:  

(1)such Debt consists of Debt of an acquired Person that was outstanding prior to the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of having been acquired, or assets were acquired from such Person, by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or assets were acquired from such Person and any Debt Incurred, including by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in contemplation of such acquisition; or 

(2)such Debt consists of Debt of a Person that was outstanding prior to the date on which such Person was merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and any Debt Incurred, including by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation; 

provided that on the date such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or the date such Person was merged, consolidated and amalgamated with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, after giving pro forma effect thereto: 

(a)the Company would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 4.9(a);

(b)the Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Company would be not greater than the Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Company immediately prior to giving effect to such transaction; or

(c)the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Debt does not exceed, at any one time outstanding, the greater of (x) $50.0 million and (y) 20.0% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended Reference Period.

“Permitted Interest Rate, Currency or Commodity Price Agreement” of any Person means any Interest Rate, Currency or Commodity Price Agreement entered into in order to manage existing or anticipated interest rate, exchange rate or commodity price risks and not for speculative purposes.

“Permitted Investments” means:

(1)any Investment in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person or assets that will become or be merged into or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary as 

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a result of such Investment, and any Investment held by a Person at the time it is acquired by or merged into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(2)[reserved];

(3)any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents, or investments in Permitted Interest Rate, Currency or Commodity Price Agreements;

(4)any non-cash consideration received in connection with an Asset Disposition (or a disposition excluded from the definition of Asset Disposition) that was made in compliance with Section 4.10;

(5)prepaid expenses advanced to employees, officers or managers in the ordinary course of business or other loans or advances to employees, officers or managers in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $2.5 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

(6)guarantees of Debt made in compliance with Section 4.9;

(7)any Investment existing on the Issue Date or made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Issue Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on the Issue Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may only be increased pursuant to this clause (7) to the extent required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Issue Date or as otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

(8)Investments acquired with the net cash proceeds received by the Company after the Issue Date from the issuance and sale of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) or made in exchange for Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock or Preferred Stock); provided that such net cash proceeds are used to make such Investment within ten days of the receipt thereof and the amount of all such net cash proceeds will be excluded from clause (iii)(2) of Section 4.7(a); 

(9)any Investment solely in exchange for the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company;

(10)deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of leases or other obligations as permitted by Section 4.12;

(11)purchases of assets in the ordinary course of business;

(12)receivables owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any advances to suppliers, in each case if created, acquired or made in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;

(13)Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent 

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obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;

(14)any other Investment; provided that, immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to the making of any such Investment and any Debt incurred in connection therewith, (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Company would not exceed 4.00 to 1.00;

(15)any Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary which, together with any other outstanding Investment made pursuant to this clause (15), does not exceed, at any one time outstanding, the greater of (x) $18.75 million and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended Reference Period at the time of such Investment;

(16)[reserved];

(17)any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.11(b) (other than clauses (4), (8) or (11) thereof); and

(18)any other Investment that, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (18) since the Issue Date and outstanding on the date such Investment is made, does not exceed, at any one time outstanding, the greater of (x) $82.5 million and (y) 33.3% of the Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended Reference Period at the time of such Investment.

“Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

(1)Liens securing Debt under Debt Facilities outstanding or Incurred under clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt;

(2)[reserved]; 

(3)Liens securing any Debt which became Debt pursuant to a transaction permitted under Section 5.1 or securing Debt which was created prior to (and not created in connection with, or in contemplation of) the Incurrence of such Debt (including any assumption, guarantee or other liability with respect thereto by any Restricted Subsidiary) and which Debt is permitted under the provisions of Section 4.9; 

(4)Liens imposed by law, including carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s, materialmen’s, processors’ and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings if a reserve or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made in respect thereof;

(5)Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings provided appropriate reserves required pursuant to GAAP have been made in respect thereof;

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(6)Liens under the Company’s joint collateral accounts, concentration accounts, deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary institution or bank; provided that such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Company in excess of those set forth by regulations issued by the Federal Reserve Board;

(7)Liens on assets, property or shares of stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens shall not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; 

(8)encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including, without limitation, minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; 

(9)leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets (including, without limitation, real property and intellectual property rights) which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(10)Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens permitted under clause (1));

(11)pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import or customs duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(12)judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated has not expired;

(13)any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

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(14)Liens for the purpose of securing the payment of all or a part of the purchase price of, purchase money obligations or other payments Incurred to finance the acquisition, lease, improvement or construction of or repairs or additions to, assets or property acquired or constructed by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of Debt secured by such Liens is otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture and does not exceed the cost of the assets or property so acquired or constructed, and (b) such Liens are created within 180 days of the later of the acquisition, lease, completion of improvements, construction, repairs or additions or commencement of full operation of the assets or property subject to such Lien and do not encumber any other assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such assets or property and assets affixed or appurtenant thereto;

(15)any interest or title of a lessor under any Capital Lease Obligation Incurred under clause (8) of the definition of Permitted Debt; provided that such Liens do not extend to any property or assets which is not leased property subject to such Capital Lease Obligation;

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

(17)Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;

(18)Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and set-off; 

(19)Liens securing Permitted Interest Rate, Currency or Commodity Price Agreements;

(20)Liens on assets of any Foreign Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor securing Debt of such Foreign Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, that is permitted to be Incurred under clause (11) of the definition of Permitted Debt;

(21)Liens on cash, cash equivalents or other property arising in connection with the discharge or redemption of Debt; 

(22) Liens on any real property constituting exceptions to title as set forth in a mortgage title policy delivered to a secured lender with respect thereto; 

(23) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of premiums with respect thereto; provided that such Liens shall not exceed the amount of such premiums so financed; 

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(24)Liens in favor of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; 

(25)Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding leases or precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financings statements or similar filings;

(26)leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses to third parties not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(27)Liens to secure Debt permitted under clause (15) of the definition of Permitted Debt; provided that such Liens (i) are limited to securing only the unpaid premiums under the applicable insurance policy and (ii) only encumber the proceeds of the applicable insurance policy;

(28) Liens not otherwise covered by clauses (1) through (27) securing Debt in the aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed, at any one time outstanding, the greater of (x) $82.5 million and (y) 33.3% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended Reference Period determined at the time of Incurrence; and 

(29) Liens securing Debt Incurred to refinance Debt (other than Liens permitted under clause (1)) that was previously so secured (or otherwise replacing any such Lien); provided that any such Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the Debt being refinanced or is in respect of property that is the security for a Permitted Lien hereunder.

“Permitted Refinancing Debt” means any Debt of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Debt of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that:  

(1)the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount of, plus premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Debt so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith); 

(2)the Permitted Refinancing Debt has a final maturity date no earlier than the earlier of the final maturity date of the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, deferred or refunded and 91 days after the final maturity date of the Notes; 

(3)the Permitted Refinancing Debt has an Average Life at the time such Permitted Refinancing Debt is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the shorter of (A) the Average Life of the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, deferred or refunded and (B) 91 days after the Average Life of the Notes; 

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(4)if the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or a Subsidiary Guarantee, such Permitted Refinancing Debt is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantee on terms at least as favorable, taken as a whole, to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Debt being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and 

(5)such Debt shall not include Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor that refinances Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor. 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company, trust, mutual fund trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof or other legal entity of any kind.

“Preferred Stock” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person of any class or classes (however designated) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.

“Rating Agency” means each of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, or if (and only if) S&P, Moody’s, Fitch or any combination thereof shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or organizations, as the case may be, selected by the Company, which shall be substituted for S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, or any combination thereof, as the case may be.

“Receivables” means receivables, chattel paper, instruments, documents or intangibles evidencing or relating to the right to payment of money. 

“Receivables Sale” of any Person means any sale of Receivables of such Person (pursuant to a purchase facility or otherwise), other than in connection with a disposition of the business operations of such Person relating thereto or a disposition of defaulted Receivables for purposes of collection and not as a financing arrangement. 

“Redeemable Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or otherwise (including upon the occurrence of an event) matures or is required to be redeemed (other than in exchange for Capital Stock of the Company that is not Redeemable Stock) or is convertible into or exchangeable for Debt or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than in exchange for Capital Stock of the Company that is not Redeemable Stock), in whole or in part, at any time prior to the final Stated Maturity of the Notes. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Redeemable Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not constitute Redeemable Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company shall not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.7.

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“Reference Period” means any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company for which financial statements have been or are required to have been delivered.

“Regulation S Legend” means the legend identified as such in Exhibit A.

“Replacement Assets” means:  

(1)properties and assets (other than cash, Cash Equivalents, any Capital Stock or other security) that will be used in the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as conducted on the Issue Date or any business ancillary thereto or supportive thereof; and 

(2)Capital Stock of any Person that is engaged in the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as conducted on the Issue Date or any business ancillary thereto or supportive thereof and that will be merged or consolidated with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or that will become a Restricted Subsidiary.

“Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who, in each case, shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

“Restricted Notes Legend” means the legend identified as such in Exhibit A.

“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company, whether existing on or after the Issue Date, unless such Subsidiary is an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, and any successor to its rating agency business. 

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Secured Debt” at any date shall mean the aggregate principal amount of Debt that in each case is then secured by Liens on any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (1)(a) Secured Debt as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which quarterly or annual financial statements prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP are available (the “secured balance sheet date”) minus (b) the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents held by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the secured balance sheet date to (2) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the secured balance sheet date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall be adjusted on a pro forma basis in a manner consistent with the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges.”

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“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Senior Credit Facilities” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017, as amended to the Issue Date (including to give effect to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be entered into in connection with the offering of the Notes), among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, the other agents party thereto and the lenders parties thereto from time to time, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (including increasing the amount loaned thereunder; provided that such additional Debt is Incurred pursuant to Section 4.9).

“Significant Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary that, together with its Restricted Subsidiaries represents 10% or more of the Company’s total consolidated assets at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial information is available or 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated net revenues or consolidated operating income for the most recent four quarters for which financial information is available. 

“Stated Maturity” means, when used with respect to any Debt or any installment of interest on such Debt, the dates specified in such Debt as the fixed date on which the principal of such Debt or such installment of interest, as the case may be, is due and payable.

“Subordinated Debt” means Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor that is expressly subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Notes or a Subsidiary Guarantee, as applicable, pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

“Subsidiary” of any Person means:

(1)a corporation more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries thereof; or

(2)any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person, or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership and power to direct the policies, management and affairs thereof.

“Subsidiary Guarantee” means the Guarantee by any Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture.

“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date that is a party to this Indenture for purposes of providing a Subsidiary Guarantee with respect to the Notes, and each other Restricted Subsidiary that is required to, or at the election of the Company, does become a Subsidiary Guarantor by the terms of this Indenture after the Issue Date and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until such Person is released from its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

“Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (1)(a) Debt for money borrowed of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most 

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recent fiscal quarter for which quarterly or annual financial statements prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP are available (the “balance sheet date”) minus (b) the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents held by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the balance sheet date to (2) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the balance sheet date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be adjusted on a pro forma basis in a manner consistent with the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges.”

“Transfer Restricted Notes” means Notes that bear or are required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to such redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to November 1, 2023; provided, however, that if the period from such redemption date to November 1, 2023 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used. The Company will, prior to such redemption date, provide written notice executed by an officer of the Company of the Treasury Rate, including the calculation thereof in reasonable detail.

“Trustee” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Indenture and any successor thereto.

“U.S. dollar” or “$” means the lawful money of the United States of America.

“U.S. Government Obligations” means direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States for the payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged.

“United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America.

“Voting Stock” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of securities has such voting power by reason of any contingency. 

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

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Section 1.2.Other Definitions.

		
	
Term 
	
Defined in Section

	
“acceleration declaration” 
	
6.2

	
“Act” 
	
11.12

	
“Alternate Offer” 
	
4.13

	
“Authentication Order”
	
2.2

	
“Change of Control Offer” 
	
4.13

	
“Change of Control Purchase Price” 
	
4.13

	
“Code”
	
2.6(g)(9)

	
“Covenant Defeasance” 
	
8.3

	
“Deposit Trustee” 
	
8.5

	
“EDGAR”
	
4.3(a)

	
“Event of Default” 
	
6.1

	
“Excess Proceeds” 
	
4.10(c)

	
“Fixed Amounts”
	
1.4

	
“Incurrence Based Amounts”
	
1.4

	
“Institutional Accredited Investor Note”
	
2.1(b)

	
“LCT Election” 
	
1.4

	
“LCT Test Date”
	
1.4

	
“Legal Defeasance” 
	
8.2

	
“Note Amount”
	
4.10(c)(1)

	
“Offer Date”
	
4.10(c)

	
“Offer Expiration Date”
	
1.1

	
“Offered Price”
	
4.10(c)

	
“Pari Passu Debt Amount”
	
4.10(c)(2)

	
“Pari Passu Offer”
	
4.10(c)(2)

	
“Permitted Debt”
	
4.9(b)

	
“Purchase Date”
	
1.1

	
“QIBs” 
	
2.1(b)

	
“Ratio Debt”
	
4.9(a)

	
“Registrar” 
	
2.3

	
“Regulation S” 
	
2.1(b)

	
“Regulation S Global Note” 
	
2.1(b)

	
“Required Filing Dates”
	
4.3(a)

	
“Resale Restriction Termination Date”
	
2.15(a)

	
“Restricted Payment”
	
4.7(a)(4)

	
“Restricted Period”
	
2.15(b)

	
“Rule 144A” 
	
2.1(b)

	
“Rule 144A Global Note” 
	
2.1(b)

	
“Successor Company” 
	
5.1(a)(1)

	
“Successor Subsidiary Guarantor”
	
5.1(b)(1)(A)

	
“Unrestricted Subsidiary”
	
4.16(a)

	
 
	
 

Section 1.3.Rules of Construction.  Unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)a term has the meaning assigned to it herein;

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(2)an accounting term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(3)“or” is not exclusive;

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

(5)unless otherwise specified, any reference to Section, Article or Exhibit refers to such Section, Article or Exhibit, as the case may be, of this Indenture;

(6)provisions apply to successive events and transactions; 

(7)the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision; and

(8)references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.

Section 1.4.Limited Condition Transactions.  When calculating the availability under any basket or ratio under this Indenture or compliance with any provision of this Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the Incurrence or issuance of Debt and the use of the proceeds thereof, the Incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Dispositions), in each case, at the option of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination for availability under any such basket or ratio and whether any such action or transaction is permitted (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be deemed to be the date (the “LCT Test Date”) the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of an irrevocable notice, declaration of a dividend or similar event) and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the Incurrence or issuance of Debt and the use of proceeds thereof, the Incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Dispositions) and any related pro forma adjustments, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes; provided that (a) compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the Incurrence or issuance of Debt and the use of proceeds thereof, the Incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales) and (b) Consolidated Cash Flow for purposes of the Total Net Leverage Ratio or the Secured Net Leverage Ratio will be calculated 

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using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Debt or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. 

For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations (and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred due to such failure to comply), and (2) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Conditional Transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated and the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture under a restrictive covenant that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, any Secured Net Leverage Ratio test and any Total Net Leverage Ratio test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the “Incurrence Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts (and any cash proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence.

ARTICLE II
THE NOTES

Section 2.1.Form and Dating. The Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.  The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage.  Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.  The Notes will be issued in registered form, without coupons, and in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.  The registered Holder will be treated as the owner of such Note for all purposes.

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

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(a)The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Note Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. 

Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein, and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, redemptions and transfers of interests.  Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.6.

(b)The Initial Notes are being issued by the Company only (i) to “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) (“QIBs”) and (ii) in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”).  After such initial issuance, Initial Notes that are Transfer Restricted Notes may be transferred to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A, outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S, to IAIs or to the Company, in accordance with certain transfer restrictions.  Initial Notes that are offered in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A and bear the Restricted Notes Legend (collectively, the “Rule 144A Global Note”), deposited with the Note Custodian, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.  Initial Notes that are offered in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A and bear the Regulation S Legend (collectively, the “Regulation S Global Note”), deposited with the Note Custodian, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.  Initial Notes resold to IAIs in the United States shall be issued in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A and bear the Restricted Notes Legend (collectively, the “Institutional Accredited Investor Note”), deposited with the Note Custodian, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.  The aggregate principal amount of each Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee.  Transfers of Notes among QIBs, to or by purchasers pursuant to Regulation S and to or by IAIs shall be represented by appropriate increases and decreases to the respective amounts of the appropriate Global Notes, as more fully provided in Section 2.15.

(c)Section 2.1(b) shall apply only to Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary. 

The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1 and Section 2.2, authenticate and deliver the Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in 

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the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions or held by the Note Custodian for the Depositary.

Section 2.2.Execution and Authentication.  An Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual, facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission signature. 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee.  The signature of the Trustee shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

The Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company (an “Authentication Order”) directing the Trustee to authenticate the Notes and, with respect to any Additional Notes, an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the issuance of the Notes contained herein have been complied with, authenticate Notes for original issue in the aggregate principal amount stated in such written order.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes.  Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so.  Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent or agents.  An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or the Company.

Section 2.3.Registrar; Paying Agent.  The Company shall maintain (i) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and (ii) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment to a Paying Agent.  The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.  The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional Paying Agents.  The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar, and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional Paying Agent.  The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder.  The Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing, and the Trustee shall notify the Holders, of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture.  The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture.  If the Company fails to appoint or maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such, and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation in accordance with Section 7.6.

The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

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

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Section 2.4.Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.  The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any Default by the Company in making any such payment.  While any such Default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay to the Trustee all money held by it in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee.  The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee to the Trustee.  Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) shall have no further liability for such money.  If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent.  Upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 6.1, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.5.Holder Lists.  The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders.  If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders, including the aggregate principal amount of the Notes held by each Holder thereof.

Section 2.6.Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes.

(a)Each Global Note shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Notes or the nominee of such Depositary, (ii) be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions or held by the Note Custodian for the Depositary and (iii) bear the Global Note legends as required by Section 2.6(e).

Members of, or Participants in, the Depositary shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary, or the Note Custodian, or under such Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, and the Trustee or any Agent and any of their respective agents, as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any Agent or their respective agents from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Participants, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of an owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation to any Holder that is a member of (or a Participant in) the Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary (or its nominee) or of any member or Participant thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount or delivery of any Notes (or other security or property) under or with respect to the Notes. The Trustee and any Agent may rely (and shall be fully protected in relying) upon 

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information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, Participants and any beneficial owners in the Notes.

Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

(b)Transfers of a Global Note shall be limited to transfers of such Global Note in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its successors or their respective nominees.  Interests of beneficial owners in a Global Note may be transferred in accordance with Section 2.15 and the rules and procedures of the Depositary.  In addition, certificated Notes shall be transferred to beneficial owners in exchange for their beneficial interests only if (i) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, (ii) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, (iii) an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has written notice has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a request from any Holder of a Global Note to issue such certificated Notes or (iv) the Company, in its sole discretion, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of certificated Notes.

(c)In connection with the transfer of an entire Global Note to beneficial owners pursuant to Section 2.6(b), such Global Note shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to each beneficial owner identified by the Depositary in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Note an equal aggregate principal amount of certificated Notes of authorized denominations.

(d)The registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Participants and Persons that may hold interests through Participants, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

(e)Each Global Note shall bear the Global Note Legend on the face thereof.

(f)At such time as all beneficial interests in Global Notes have been exchanged for certificated Notes, redeemed, repurchased or cancelled, all Global Notes shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11.  At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for certificated Notes, redeemed, repurchased or cancelled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction.

(g)General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

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upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.2 or at the Registrar’s request.

(2)No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange, but Holders will be required to pay all stamp or transfer taxes or similar government charge due on such transfer or exchange (other than any such stamp or transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Section 2.7, 2.10, 3.6, 4.10, 4.13 or 9.4).

(3)All Global Notes and certificated Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or certificated Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes (or interests therein) or certificated Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. 

(4)The Registrar is not required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes under Section 3.2 and ending at the close of business on the day of such selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part, or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.

(5)Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent, or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(6)The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and certificated Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2.  Except as provided in Section 2.6(b), neither the Trustee nor the Registrar shall authenticate or deliver any certificated Note in exchange for a Global Note.

(7)Each Holder agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s Note in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States federal or state securities law.

(8)Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required 

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by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

(9)The transferor of any Note held in certificated form shall provide or cause to be provided to the Trustee all information necessary to allow the Trustee to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, including without limitation any cost basis reporting obligations under Section 6045 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  The Trustee may rely on information provided to it and shall have no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information.

Section 2.7.Replacement Notes.  If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, the Registrar or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met.  If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced.  The Company, the Trustee and the Agents may charge for their expenses in replacing a Note.

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

Section 2.8.Outstanding Notes.  The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding.  Except as set forth in Section 2.9, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their respective Affiliates holds the Note. 

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.1, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on the maturity date or date of redemption, money sufficient to pay all amounts under the Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest and will not be deemed to be outstanding.

Section 2.9.Treasury Notes.  In determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or by any of their respective Affiliates shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the 

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Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has written notice as being so owned shall be so disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Notes that are to be acquired by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company pursuant to an exchange offer, tender offer or other agreement shall not be deemed to be owned by such entity until legal title to such Notes passes to such entity.

Section 2.10.Temporary Notes.  Until certificated Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes.  Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes.  Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by one Officer, authenticate certificated Notes in certificate form in exchange for temporary Notes.

Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

Section 2.11.Cancellation.  The Company at any time may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder or which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee.  All Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, shall be delivered to the Trustee.  The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation.  Subject to Sections 2.7 and 2.16, the Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has redeemed or paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.  All cancelled Notes held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with its customary practice.

Section 2.12.Defaulted Interest.  If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be the earliest practicable date but in all events at least five Business Days prior to the payment date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.1; provided that no special record date shall be required with respect to any defaulted interest that is paid within the applicable grace period.  The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date and shall promptly thereafter notify the Trustee of any such date.  At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.  The Trustee will have no duty whatsoever to determine whether any defaulted interest is payable or the amount thereof.

Section 2.13.Computation of Interest.  Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

Section 2.14.CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.  The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers, and, if it does so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP and/or ISIN number in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such 

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notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of such numbers printed in the notice or on the Notes and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP number and ISIN number.

Section 2.15.Transfer and Exchange.

(a)The following provisions shall apply with respect to any proposed transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note prior to the date which is one year after the later of the date of its original issue, the original issue date of any Additional Notes and the last date on which the Company or any Affiliate of the Company was the owner of such securities (or any predecessor thereto) (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”):

(1)a transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to a QIB shall be made upon the representation of the transferee, in the form of assignment as set forth on the reverse of the Note, that it is purchasing the Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a QIB, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A;

(2)a transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to an IAI shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth under Exhibit D from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company or the Trustee, the receipt by the Trustee or its agent of an Opinion of Counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them; and

(3)a transfer of a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note or a beneficial interest therein to a non-U.S. person shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth under Exhibit C from the proposed transferor and, if requested by the Company or the Trustee, the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them.

After the Resale Restriction Termination Date, interests in a Rule 144A Note or an Institutional Accredited Investor Note may be transferred in accordance with applicable law without requiring the certifications set forth under Exhibit C or D or any additional certification.

(b)The following provisions shall apply with respect to any proposed transfer of a Regulation S Note prior to the date which is 40 days after the later of the Issue Date, 

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the closing date of the issuance of any Additional Notes and when the Notes or any predecessor of the Notes are first offered to Persons other than distributors (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S (the “Restricted Period”):

(1)a transfer of a Regulation S Note or a beneficial interest therein to a QIB shall be made upon the representation of the transferee, in the form of assignment as set forth on the reverse of the Note, that it is purchasing the Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a QIB, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A;

(2)a transfer of a Regulation S Note or a beneficial interest therein to an IAI shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth under Exhibit D from the proposed transferee and, if requested by the Company or the Trustee, the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them; and

(3)a transfer of a Regulation S Note or a beneficial interest therein to a non-U.S. person shall be made upon receipt by the Trustee or its agent of a certificate substantially in the form set forth under Exhibit C from the proposed transferor and, if requested by the Company or the Trustee, receipt by the Trustee or its agent of an Opinion of Counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them.

After the expiration of the Restricted Period, interests in the Regulation S Note may be transferred in accordance with applicable law without requiring the certifications set forth under Exhibit C or D or any additional certification

(c)In the event that a Global Note is exchanged for Notes in certificated, registered form pursuant to Section 2.6, such Notes may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of Sections 2.15(a) and 2.15(b) (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Company and notified to the Trustee in writing.

(d)Restricted Notes Legend.  Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not bearing the Restricted Notes Legend, the Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not bear the Restricted Notes Legend.  Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the Restricted Notes Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Notes that bear the Restricted Notes Legend unless there is delivered to the Registrar an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. 

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(e)Regulation S Legend.  Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not bearing the Regulation S Legend, the Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not bear the Regulation S Legend.  Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the Regulation S Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Notes that bear the Regulation S Legend unless there is delivered to the Registrar an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act.

(f)General.  By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Restricted Notes Legend or the Regulation S Legend, as applicable, each Holder of such a Note acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this Indenture and in the Restricted Notes Legend or the Regulation S Legend, as applicable, and agrees that it shall transfer such Note only as provided in this Indenture.  A transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Note that does not involve an exchange of such interest for a certificated Note or a beneficial interest in another Global Note shall be subject to compliance with applicable law and the applicable procedures of the Depositary but is not subject to any procedure required by this Indenture. 

In connection with any proposed transfer pursuant to Regulation S or pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (other than pursuant to Rule 144A), the Company may require the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel, other certifications or other information satisfactory to the Company.

The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to this Section 2.15, in accordance with its procedures and the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act.

Section 2.16.Issuance of Additional Notes.  The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes in an unlimited aggregate principal amount under this Indenture that shall have identical terms as the Initial Notes, other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price, first interest payment date applicable thereto, first date from which interest will accrue, transfer restrictions, any registration rights agreement and additional interest with respect thereto; provided that such issuance is not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture, including Section 4.9 and provided, further, that if any Additional Notes are not fungible with the existing Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as determined by the Company, such Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP and ISIN numbers. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall otherwise be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Notes that are not fungible with the existing Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall have one or more separate CUSIP and ISIN numbers.

With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

(1)the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; 

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(2)the issue price, the issue date, the CUSIP and/or ISIN number of such Additional Notes, the first interest payment date and the amount of interest payable on such first interest payment date applicable thereto and the date from which interest shall accrue;

(3)whether such Additional Notes shall be Transfer Restricted Notes; and 

(4)that such issuance is not prohibited by this Indenture.

The Trustee shall, upon receipt of the Officer’s Certificate and the documents required by 11.2, authenticate the Additional Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2 of this Indenture.

ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 3.1.Notices to Trustee.  If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.7, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least five Business Days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the Trustee) before sending a notice of such redemption, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the (i) the paragraph of the Notes and/or section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) redemption date (which, in the case of a redemption subject to conditions, may be subject to extension until such conditions are satisfied), (iii) principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price or the method for determining the redemption price.  

Section 3.2.Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.  In the event that less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes (or portions of Notes) to be redeemed among the Holders in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not then listed on a national security exchange, by lot or on a pro rata basis (except that any Notes represented by a Global Note will be redeemed by such method the Depositary may require); provided, however, that no Notes of a minimum of $2,000 in original principal amount or less shall be redeemed in part. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated herein, to the extent any such Notes are held in the form of Global Notes, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected in accordance with the applicable procedures and requirements of DTC.

Section 3.3.Notice of Redemption.  The Company shall mail or cause to be mailed (in each case sent by first class mail) in accordance with Section 11.1 and, in the case of Global Notes given in accordance with DTC procedures, a notice of redemption pursuant to Section 3.7 to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address (with a copy to the Trustee), at least ten days but not more than 60 days before the expected redemption date (except that notices may be delivered more than 60 days before a redemption date if the notice is issued in accordance with Article VIII) (which, in the case of a redemption subject to conditions, may be subject to extension of not more than three months until such conditions are satisfied). 

The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the name of the Notes, the series, “CUSIP” numbers and corresponding “ISINs,” if applicable, interest rate, maturity date and, if known, certificate numbers) and shall state:

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(1)the redemption date (which, in the case of a redemption subject to conditions, may be subject to extension until such conditions are satisfied);

(2)the redemption price (or the method by which it is to be determined);

(3)if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note (or appropriate adjustments to the amount and beneficial interests in a Global Note will be made, as appropriate);

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

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

(6)that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest, if any, on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(7)the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; 

(8)that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number and ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes; and

(9)any conditions precedent to such redemption.

At the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least five Business Days prior to the date of the giving of the notice of redemption (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the Trustee), an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in the notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.  The notice sent in the manner herein provided shall be deemed to have been duly given whether or not the Holder receives such notice.  In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note shall not affect the validity of the proceeding for the redemption of any other Note.

Section 3.4.Effect of Notice of Redemption.  Subject to the next paragraph, once notice of redemption is delivered in accordance with Section 3.3, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date at the applicable redemption price.

Any notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of one or more conditions precedent, including completion of an Equity Offering or other corporate transaction.  In addition, if such redemption is subject to satisfaction or waiver of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any 

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or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed.  The Company shall provide written notice of the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions, the delay of such redemption date or the rescission of such notice of redemption to the Trustee and the Holders no later than the Business Day prior to the redemption date, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given.

Section 3.5.Deposit of Redemption Price.  On or before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) money sufficient to pay the redemption price, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date on all Notes to be redeemed on that date.  The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date on all Notes to be redeemed.

If the Company has deposited with the Trustee or Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of, and unpaid and accrued interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed, on and after the redemption, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption (regardless of whether certificates for such securities are actually surrendered).  If a Note is redeemed on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date.  If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal from the redemption date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.1.

Section 3.6.Notes Redeemed in Part.  Upon surrender and cancellation of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the written request of an Officer of the Company, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered and canceled; provided that each such new Note will be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Section 3.7.Optional Redemption.

(a)The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to November 1, 2023 at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).  

(b)At any time or from time to time on or after November 1, 2023, the Company, at its option, may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, 

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together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on November 1 of the years indicated below:

		
	
Year 
	
Redemption Price

	
2023...................................................................... 
	
103.188%

	
2024 .....................................................................
	
101.594%

	
2025 and thereafter ....................................................
	
100.000%

 

(c)In the event that prior to November 1, 2023, the Company receives net cash proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings, the Company may use an amount not greater than the amount of such net cash proceeds to redeem up to 40.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) at a redemption price of 106.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior to the applicable redemption date); provided that:

(1)at least 50.0% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued on the Issue Date remains outstanding immediately after giving effect to each such redemption; and

(2)the redemption occurs not more than 120 days after the date of the closing of any such Equity Offering.

(d)If Holders of not less than 90.0% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in connection with any tender offer or other offer to purchase the Notes (including pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, Alternate Offer or an offer to purchase with the proceeds from any Asset Disposition) and the Company, or any other Person making such offer in lieu of the Company, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by such Holders, the Company will have the right, upon not less than ten nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase (and the Holders of such remaining Notes shall be deemed to have consented to surrender their Notes) at a redemption price in cash equal to the applicable price paid to Holders in such purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of redemption).

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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS

Section 4.1.Payment of Notes.

(a)The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes.  Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid for all purposes hereunder on the date the Trustee or the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof) holds, as of 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the relevant payment date, U.S. dollars deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all such principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

(b)The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to the then-applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period), at the same rate to the extent lawful.

Section 4.2.Maintenance of Office or Agency.  The Company shall maintain an office or agency in the United States where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.  If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee; provided that, no office of the Trustee shall be an office or agency of the Company for the purposes of service of legal process on the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the United States for such purposes.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.3.

Section 4.3.Provision of Financial Information.  

(a)Whether or not the Company is subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto, the Company shall provide to the Trustee and Holders the annual reports, quarterly reports and other reports which the Company would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to such Section 13(a) or 15(d), or any successor provision thereto if the Company were so required, such documents 

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to be provided to the Trustee and Holders on or prior to the respective dates (the “Required Filing Dates”) by which the Company would have been required to file such documents with the SEC if the Company were so required; provided that any such reports and documents filed with the SEC pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”) (or any successor system) or made publicly available on the Company’s website shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes for purposes of the foregoing requirements.

(b)So long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, if at any time the Company is not subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) under the Exchange Act, the Company will make available to any prospective purchaser of Notes or beneficial owner of Notes, upon their request, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act, until such time as the Holders of the Notes, other than Holders that are Affiliates of the Company, are able to sell all such Notes immediately without restriction pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or any successor provision thereto.

(c)In the event that any direct or indirect parent company of the Company becomes a guarantor of the Notes, the Company may satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.3 with respect to financial information relating to the Company by furnishing financial information relating to such parent company; provided that, to the extent that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company there are material differences between the financial information of the Company, on the one hand, and such parent company, on the other hand, the same shall be accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such parent company, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand. The Company will be deemed to have furnished the reports referred to in this Section 4.3 if the Company or any parent company has filed the corresponding reports containing such information relating to the Company or such parent company with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system (or any successor system).

(d)Any and all Defaults or Events of Default arising from a failure to furnish in a timely manner any information required by this Section 4.3 shall be deemed cured (and the Company shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section 4.3) upon furnishing such information as contemplated by this Section 4.3 (but without regard to the date on which such financial statement or report is so furnished).

(e)Delivery of reports and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s or any Subsidiary Guarantor’s, as the case may be, compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates of the Company). The Trustee shall have no obligation or responsibility to determine whether the Company is required to file any reports or other information with the SEC, whether the Company’s information is available on EDGAR (or any successor system) or the Company’s website or whether the Company has otherwise delivered any notice or report in accordance with the requirements specified in this Section 4.3.

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Section 4.4.Compliance Certificate.  The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, an Officer’s Certificate stating that, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, to his or her knowledge, the Company is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto). 

The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after any Officer becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officer’s Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 4.5.Taxes.  The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency all material taxes, assessments and governmental levies, except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which appropriate reserves have been taken in accordance with GAAP or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.6.Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.  The Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

Section 4.7.Limitation on Restricted Payments.

(a)The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(1)directly or indirectly, declare or pay any dividend on, or make any distribution (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation derived from assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) in respect of its Capital Stock or to the holders thereof in their capacity as holders of Capital Stock, other than:

(i)any dividends or distributions by the Company payable solely in shares of its Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) or in options, warrants or other rights to acquire its Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock); and

(ii)in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or, in the case of dividends or distributions made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is 

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not wholly owned, dividends or distributions are made on a pro rata basis (or on a basis more favorable to the Company);

(2)purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company, other than in exchange for Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company thereof;

(3)make any Investment in any Person, other than a Permitted Investment; and

(4)redeem, repurchase, defease, prepay or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled maturity, repayment or sinking fund payment, any Subordinated Debt (other than Debt owed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to another Restricted Subsidiary or the Company, or any such payment on Debt due within one year of the date of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, prepayment, decrease or other acquisition or retirement) 

(each of clauses (1) through (4) above being a “Restricted Payment”) unless:

(i)no Event of Default, or event that with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Restricted Payment; 

(ii)after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-fiscal-quarter period, the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 4.9(a); and

(iii)upon giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the aggregate of all Restricted Payments declared or made subsequent to the Issue Date (other than pursuant to clauses (2) and (4) through (12) of Section 4.7(b)) does not exceed the sum of:

(1)an amount (which may not be less than zero) equal to 50% of cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or, in the case Consolidated Net Income shall be negative, less 100% of such deficit) of the Company since July 1, 2020 through the last day of the last full fiscal quarter ending immediately preceding the date of such Restricted Payment for which quarterly or annual financial statements are publicly available (taken as a single accounting period); plus

(2)(i) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds, and the Fair Market Value of property other than cash, in each case received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date from contributions of capital or the issuance and sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company and Excluded Contributions) of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company, or 

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any net payment received by the Company in connection with the termination or settlement of options relating to its Capital Stock; provided that any such net proceeds received by the Company from an employee stock ownership plan financed by loans from the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be included only to the extent such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination, (ii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company after the Issue Date from the issuance and sale of convertible or exchangeable Debt of the Company that has been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock and other than by or from a Subsidiary of the Company and Excluded Contributions) of the Company; provided that any such net proceeds received by the Company from an employee stock ownership plan financed by loans from the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be included only to the extent such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination, and (iii) without duplication, any reduction of Debt on the balance sheet of the Company to the extent such Debt is converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Company (other than Redeemable Stock) after the Issue Date; plus

(3)in the case of a disposition, liquidation or repayment (including by way of dividends) of Investments by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, subsequent to the Issue Date, in any Person subject to clause (3) above, an amount (to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of the return on capital with respect to such Investment and the initial amount of such Investment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes; plus

(4)in the case of a designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value of the Company’s interest in such Subsidiary; plus

(5)$75.0 million. 

(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 4.7(a) will not prohibit:

(1)payment of any dividend on Capital Stock of any class within 60 days after the declaration thereof, or redemption of any Subordinated Debt within 30 days after giving notice of redemption thereof, if, on the date when the dividend was declared or such notice of redemption given, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have paid such dividend or redeemed such Subordinated Debt in accordance with this Section 4.7;

(2)repayment or refinancing of any Subordinated Debt with Permitted Refinancing Debt, or any Restricted Payment made in exchange for, by conversion into or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than from or to a Subsidiary of the Company or from or to an employee stock ownership plan 

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financed by loans from the Company or its Subsidiaries) of shares of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company; 

(3)[reserved]; 

(4)the acquisition of shares of Capital Stock in connection with (x) the exercise of employee or director stock options or stock appreciation rights by way of cashless exercise and the withholding of a portion of such Capital Stock to pay taxes associated therewith, and (y) the purchase of fractional shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising out of stock dividends, splits or combinations or business combinations, or in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(5)the acquisition of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock pursuant to equity repurchases from future, present or former directors, officers or employees in an amount of up to $3.0 million per any calendar year (and any portion of such $3.0 million not used in any calendar year may be carried forward to the next succeeding calendar year);

(6)dividends on Redeemable Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or dividends on Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case incurred in compliance with Section 4.9; 

(7)the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of Capital Stock in connection with the conversion, retirement, repurchase or redemption of any series of convertible debt securities of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(8)upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, an Alternate Offer or an Asset Disposition and after the completion of the Offer to Purchase under Section 4.10 or 4.13 (including the purchase of all Notes tendered and required to be purchased), any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or other retirement for value of Subordinated Debt, Redeemable Stock or Preferred Stock required under the terms thereof as a result of such Change of Control, Alternate Offer or Asset Disposition at a purchase or redemption price not to exceed 101% (in the case of a Change of Control) or 100% (in the case of an Asset Disposition) of the outstanding principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any; provided that, in the case of an Asset Disposition, such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or other retirement for value of Subordinated Debt, Redeemable Stock or Preferred Stock does not exceed the Net Available Proceeds from such Asset Disposition; 

(9)the payment of the deferred purchase price or earn-outs, including holdbacks (and the receipt of any corresponding consideration therefor), or payments with respect to fractional shares, in each case in connection with an acquisition to the extent such payment would have been permitted by this Indenture at the time of such acquisition;

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(10)[reserved];

(11)any payment that is intended to prevent any Debt from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code;

(12)the declaration and payment of dividends on the Company’s Capital Stock of up to 6.00% per annum of the gross cash proceeds, net of any underwriting spread paid in cash, received by the Company from any public offering of Capital Stock, other than public offerings with respect to the Company’s Capital Stock registered on Form S-4 or S-8 or successor form thereto and other than any public sale constituting an Excluded Contribution;

(13)Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions;

(14)Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount such that, after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Company would not exceed 4.00 to 1.00; and

(15)other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $62.5 million and (y) 20.0% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended Reference Period;

provided, however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (5), (6), (8), (12), (14) and (15), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would otherwise occur as a consequence thereof.

(c)For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.7, if a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments described in clauses (1) through (15) of Section 4.7(b) or pursuant to Section 4.7(a), the Company, in its sole discretion, may order and classify, and subsequently reorder and reclassify, such Restricted Payment in any manner in compliance with this Section 4.7.  

Section 4.8.Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.  

(a)The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary:

(1)to pay dividends (in cash or otherwise) or make any other distributions in respect of its Capital Stock owned by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Debt or other obligation owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends, distributions or liquidating distributions prior to dividends, distributions or liquidating distributions being paid on Capital Stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock);

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(2)to make loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or

(3)otherwise to transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary.

(b)Notwithstanding the restrictions in Section 4.8(a), the Company may, and may permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, suffer to exist any such encumbrance or restriction:

(1)pursuant to any agreement in effect on the Issue Date (including the Senior Credit Facilities); 

(2)pursuant to this Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees;

(3)pursuant to an agreement relating to any Debt Incurred by or Capital Stock of a Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Issue Date or any Restricted Subsidiary carrying on any of the businesses of any such Restricted Subsidiary) prior to the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and outstanding on such date and not Incurred in connection with, or anticipation of, becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the Incurrence of such Debt was permitted under Section 4.9;

(4)pursuant to an agreement effecting a renewal, refunding, replacement, refinancing or extension of Debt Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clause (1) or (3) of this Section 4.8(b); provided, however, that the provisions contained in such renewal, refunding, replacement, refinancing or extension agreement relating to such encumbrance or restriction are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the provisions contained in the agreement being renewed, refunded, replaced, refinanced or extended;

(5)in the case of a restriction described in clause (3) of Section 4.8(a), contained in any security agreement securing Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted under this Indenture, but only to the extent such restrictions restrict the transfer of the assets or property subject to such security agreement; provided that any such encumbrance or restriction is released to the extent the underlying Lien is released or the related Debt repaid;

(6)customary restrictions in leases (including capital leases), subleases, licenses, sublicenses, security agreements or mortgages or other purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature described in clause (3) of Section 4.8(a); 

(7)Liens permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.12 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens; 

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(8)with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary, imposed pursuant to an agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such restriction terminates if such transaction is closed or abandoned;

(9)in bona fide contracts for the sale of any property or assets;

(10)any encumbrance or restriction contained in the terms of any Debt or Capital Stock otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture if the Company determines that any such encumbrance or restriction either (i) will not materially affect the Company’s ability to make principal or interest payments on the Notes and such restrictions are not materially less favorable to Holders of Notes than is customary in comparable financings or (ii) are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Issue Date with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Issue Date or those contained in this Indenture or the Senior Credit Facilities, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or an Officer of the Company;

(11)restrictions applicable to Foreign Subsidiaries in agreements or instruments governing Debt of Foreign Subsidiaries;

(12)if such encumbrance or restriction is the result of applicable laws or regulations;

(13)customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(14)restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; or

(15)customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business.

Section 4.9.Limitation on Debt.

(a)The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur any Debt except that the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur Debt if after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence of such Debt and the receipt and application of the proceeds thereof the Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Company would be not greater than 5.75 to 1.00 (“Ratio Debt”); provided that the aggregate principal amount of Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to this Section 4.9(a) shall not exceed $50.0 million.

(b)Notwithstanding the above, the following Debt may be Incurred (collectively, the “Permitted Debt”):

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(1)Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under one or more Debt Facilities in an aggregate principal amount Incurred under this clause (1) at any one time outstanding not to exceed (x) $430.0 million plus (y) an amount such that, after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio (treating all Debt Incurred under this clause (1) as secured by Liens on the assets of the Company, including all undrawn amounts under the Company’s revolving portion of any Debt Facility) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would not exceed 4.50 to 1.00, plus, in the case of any refinancing of any Debt permitted under this clause (1) or any portion thereof, any increase in the amount of such Debt in connection with any refinancing expenses, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith;

(2)[reserved];

(3)[reserved];

(4)Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date and not otherwise referred to in clause (1) of this Section 4.9(b);

(5)Debt owed by the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary or Debt owed by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that:

(A)any such Debt owing by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Notes, and

(B)upon either the transfer or other disposition by such Restricted Subsidiary or the Company of any Debt so permitted to a Person other than the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or the issuance (other than directors’ qualifying shares), sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital Stock (including by consolidation or merger) of such Restricted Subsidiary to a Person other than the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary such that it ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, the provisions of this clause (5) shall no longer be applicable to such Debt and such Debt shall be deemed to have been Incurred at the time of such transfer or other disposition; 

(6)Debt consisting of the Notes (other than any Additional Notes);

(7)the Subsidiary Guarantees and Guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture;

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construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Debt Incurred to refund or refinance any Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause (8), not to exceed, at any one time outstanding, the greater of (x) $18.75 million and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated Cash Flow determined for the most recently ended Reference Period at the time of Incurrence (it being understood that any Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause (8) shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (8) but shall be deemed Incurred as Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have Incurred such Debt as Ratio Debt without reliance on this clause (8)); 

(9)Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (i) Permitted Interest Rate, Currency or Commodity Price Agreements and (ii) Cash Management Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; 

(10)Permitted Acquisition Debt;

(11)Debt of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount Incurred pursuant to this clause (11) not to exceed, at any one time outstanding, the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated Cash Flow determined for the most recently ended Reference Period (it being understood that any Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause (11) shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (11) but shall be deemed Incurred as Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which such Foreign Subsidiary could have Incurred such Debt as Ratio Debt without reliance on this clause (11));

(12)Permitted Refinancing Debt which is exchanged for or the proceeds of which are used to refinance or refund, or any extension or renewal of Debt Incurred pursuant to Section 4.9(a), clause (4), (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (18) or (19) of this definition of “Permitted Debt,” subclause (y) of clause (22) of this definition of “Permitted Debt” and this clause (12); 

(13)Obligations arising from agreements by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to provide for indemnification, purchase price closing adjustments, deferred compensation, earn-outs or other similar obligations, in each case, Incurred in connection with any Investment or the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Subsidiaries;

(14)Debt Incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries under performance, bid, surety, release, appeal and similar bonds and statutory obligations, Debt in respect of workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, self-insurance obligations, and completion Guarantees (not for borrowed money) provided in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, and reimbursement obligations in respect of any of the foregoing;

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(15)Debt Incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;

(16)Debt of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;

(17)Debt incurred and applied to repay the Notes;

(18)Debt in respect of promissory notes issued to current or former officers, directors and employees (or their respective family members, estates or trusts or other entities for the benefit of any of the foregoing) of the Company or its Subsidiaries to purchase or redeem Capital Stock or options of the Company in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, at any one time outstanding, $5.0 million (it being understood that any Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause (18) shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (18) but shall be deemed Incurred as Ratio Debt from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have Incurred such Debt as Ratio Debt without reliance on this clause (18));

(19)Debt Incurred pursuant to sale/leaseback transactions that does not exceed the greater of (x) $12.5 million and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended Reference Period determined at the time of Incurrence;

(20)Debt of a joint venture to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and to the other holders of Capital Stock of, or participants in, such joint venture, so long as the percentage of the aggregate amount of such Debt of such joint venture owed to such holders of its Capital Stock or participants of such joint venture does not exceed the percentage of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Capital Stock of such joint venture held by such holders or such participant’s participation in such joint venture;

(21)Debt in respect of letters of credit, bank Guarantees or similar instruments issued to support performance obligations and trade letters of credit (other than obligations in respect of other Debt) in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice or industry practices; and

(22)in addition to the items referred to in clauses (1) through (21) above, Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which, together with any other outstanding Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause (22), and including any renewals, extensions, substitutions, refinancings or replacements of such Debt, has an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, at any one time outstanding, the greater of (x) $82.5 million and (y) 33.3% of Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended Reference Period determined at the time of Incurrence.

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(c)For purposes of determining compliance with, and the outstanding principal amount of any particular Debt Incurred pursuant to, and in compliance with, this Section 4.9:

(1)in the event that Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described in Section 4.9(a) and 4.9(b), the Company, in its sole discretion, may classify such item of Debt on the date of Incurrence (or later classify or reclassify such Debt, in its sole discretion) in any manner permitted by this Section 4.9 and shall only be required to include the amount and type of such Debt in one of such clauses; provided that all Debt outstanding on the Issue Date under the Senior Credit Facilities shall be deemed Incurred under subclause (x) of Section 4.9(b)(1) and may not later be reclassified;

(2)Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Debt which is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Debt shall not be included;

(3)the principal amount of any Redeemable Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary will be equal to the greater of the maximum redemption or repurchase price (not including, in either case, any redemption or repurchase premium) or the liquidation preference thereof;

(4)Debt permitted by this Section 4.9 need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such Debt but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 4.9 permitting such Debt;

(5)any Receivables Sale shall be the amount for which there is recourse to the seller; and

(6)the amount of Debt issued at a price that is less than the principal amount thereof will be equal to the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

(d)Accrual of interest, accrual of dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Debt and the payment of dividends in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock or Redeemable Stock will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Debt for purposes of this Section 4.9.

(e)For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Debt, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Debt denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Debt was Incurred, in the case of term Debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit Debt; provided that if such Debt is Incurred to refinance other Debt denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-dominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-dominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal 

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amount of such refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount of such Debt being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.9, the maximum amount of Debt that the Company may Incur pursuant to this Section 4.9 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies.

Section 4.10.Limitation on Asset Dispositions.

(a)The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any Asset Disposition unless:

(1)the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration for such Asset Disposition at least equal to the Fair Market Value (measured as of the date of the definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Disposition) for the assets or Capital Stock sold or disposed of; and

(2)at least 75% of the consideration for such Asset Disposition and all other Asset Dispositions since the Issue Date on a cumulative basis consists of:

(i)cash or Cash Equivalents;

(ii)the assumption of Debt of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than Debt that is subordinated to the Notes or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiary Guarantee) relating to such assets and release from all liability on the Debt assumed;

(iii)Replacement Assets;

(iv)Designated Noncash Consideration; or

(v)any combination of the foregoing;

provided that the amount of any consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into cash within 180 days of the closing of such Asset Disposition shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this Section 4.10(a) (to the extent of the cash received).  The foregoing clauses (1) or (2) of this Section 4.10(a) shall not apply with respect to any condemnation, event of loss or other involuntary Asset Disposition.

(b)Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Available Proceeds from an Asset Disposition, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) may apply such Net Available Proceeds at its option:

(1)to repay, repurchase or otherwise retire any Debt of (i) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is not Subordinated Debt or (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor; in each case, other than Debt owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; 

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(2)to acquire Replacement Assets or make capital expenditures; provided that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary will be deemed to have complied with its obligations under this Section 4.10(b) if it enters into a binding commitment to acquire Replacement Assets prior to 365 days after the receipt of the applicable Net Available Proceeds and such acquisition of Replacement Assets is consummated prior to 545 days after the date of receipt of the applicable Net Available Proceeds; provided, further, that upon any abandonment or termination of such commitment, the Net Available Proceeds not so applied shall constitute Excess Proceeds and be applied as set in Section 4.10(c); or 

(3)any combination of the foregoing. 

(c)Any Net Available Proceeds that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 4.10(b) will constitute “Excess Proceeds.”  When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $50.0 million, or earlier, at the Company’s election, the Company will apply the Excess Proceeds to the repayment of the Notes and any other Pari Passu Debt outstanding with similar provisions requiring the Company to make an Offer to Purchase such Debt with the proceeds from any Asset Disposition as follows:

(1)the Company will make an Offer to Purchase from all Holders of the Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture in the maximum principal amount (expressed in minimum amounts of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of Notes that may be purchased out of an amount (the “Note Amount”) equal to the product of such Excess Proceeds multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, and the denominator of which is the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes and such Pari Passu Debt (subject to proration in the event such amount is less than the aggregate Offered Price (as defined below) for all Notes tendered); and

(2)to the extent required by such Pari Passu Debt, the Company will make an offer to purchase or otherwise repurchase or redeem Pari Passu Debt (a “Pari Passu Offer”) in an amount (the “Pari Passu Debt Amount”) equal to the excess of the Excess Proceeds over the Note Amount.  However, in no event will the Company be required to make a Pari Passu Offer in a Pari Passu Debt Amount exceeding the principal amount of such Pari Passu Debt plus the amount of any premium required to be paid to repurchase such Pari Passu Debt. 

The offer price for the Notes will be payable in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date (the “Offer Date”) such Offer to Purchase is consummated (the “Offered Price”), in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture.  To the extent that the aggregate Offered Price of the Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer to Purchase is less than the Note Amount relating to the tendered Notes or the aggregate amount of Pari Passu Debt that is purchased in a Pari Passu Offer is less than the Pari Passu Debt Amount, the Company may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for any purpose.  If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Pari Passu Debt surrendered by holders 

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thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the selection of the Notes and Pari Passu Debt to be purchased shall be designated in writing by the Company to the Trustee on a pro rata basis to the extent practicable, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate; provided, that, in the case of Global Notes, beneficial interests in such Notes shall be repurchased on a pro rata basis based on amounts tendered only if such proration is consistent with the procedures of the applicable Depositary; otherwise, such beneficial interests shall be selected for repurchase in accordance with such procedures (subject, in each case, to adjustment to maintain the authorized denominations of the Notes). Upon the completion of the purchase of all the Notes tendered pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and the completion of a Pari Passu Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds, if any, shall be reset at zero.

(d)If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid on the relevant interest payment date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date and will not be paid as part of the Offered Price.  If the Company becomes obligated to make an Offer to Purchase pursuant to this Section 4.10, the Notes (in minimum principal amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof), and the Pari Passu Debt shall be purchased by the Company, at the option of the Holders thereof, in whole or in part, on a date that is not earlier than 30 days and not later than 60 days from the date the notice of the Offer to Purchase is given to Holders, or such later date as may be necessary for the Company to comply with the requirements under the Exchange Act.

(e)The Company shall comply with all applicable securities laws and regulations in the United States, including, without limitation, the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws and regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase.  To the extent that the provisions of any applicable securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.10, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.10 by virtue of such compliance. 

Section 4.11.Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.

(a)The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of related transactions having a value in excess of $5.0 million with or for the benefit of an Affiliate of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, including any Investment, either directly or indirectly, unless such transaction is on terms no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an entity that is not an Affiliate or is otherwise fair to the Company from a financial point of view. For any transaction or series of related transactions involving aggregate value in excess of $25.0 million, such transaction or series of related transactions is approved by either (x) a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Board of Directors of the Company, if any, or in the event there is only one Disinterested Director, by such Disinterested Director, or 

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(y) the audit committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (with any Director on such committee that is not a Disinterested Director recusing himself or herself). 

(b)The preceding requirements shall not apply to:

(1)any transaction pursuant to agreements in effect on the Issue Date, as such agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, so long as any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension or renewal is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors or senior management of the Company, when taken as a whole, than the terms of the agreements in effect on the Issue Date;

(2)any employment agreement, employee benefit arrangements or severance arrangements with any officer, director or employee, including under any stock option or stock incentive plans, entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company;

(3)transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Guarantees issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the benefit of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 4.9; 

(4)any transaction with any Person (x) that is not an Affiliate of the Company immediately before the consummation of such transaction that becomes an Affiliate of the Company as a result of such transaction or (y) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company, directly or indirectly, owns Capital Stock in, or controls, such Person; 

(5)transactions with joint ventures entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that no other Affiliate of the Company (other than a Subsidiary thereof) directly or indirectly holds any Capital Stock of such joint venture; 

(6)payment of reasonable directors fees to Persons who are not otherwise employees of the Company; 

(7)indemnities of officers, directors and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to bylaws, or statutory provisions or indemnification agreements or the purchase of indemnification insurance for any director or officer;

(8)any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.7; and

(9)transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and otherwise in compliance with the 

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terms of this Indenture; provided that in the reasonable determination of the Company, such transactions are on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained at the time of such transactions in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person;

(10)the grant, issuance or sale of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) to Affiliates of the Company and the granting of registration rights and other customary rights in connection therewith; 

(11)any transaction as to which the Company delivers to the Trustee a written opinion of an investment banking firm of national standing or other recognized independent expert with experience in appraising the terms and conditions of the type of transaction or series of related transactions for which an opinion is required stating that the transaction or series of related transactions is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an entity that is not an Affiliate; and

(12)any written agreement entered into or assumed in connection with mergers or acquisitions of other businesses with Persons who were not Affiliates prior to such transactions; provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such merger or acquisition, and any amendment thereto, so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous to the Holders in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors or senior management of the Company, when taken as a whole, as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the date of such acquisition or merger.

Section 4.12.Limitation on Liens.  

(a)The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any property or asset  of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary now owned or hereafter acquired to secure (a) any Debt of the Company unless prior to, or contemporaneously therewith, the Notes are equally and ratably secured for so long as such other Debt is so secured, or (b) any Debt of any Subsidiary Guarantor, unless prior to, or contemporaneously therewith, the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor is equally and ratably secured for so long as such other Debt is so secured; provided, however, that if such Debt is expressly subordinated to the Notes or a Subsidiary Guarantee, the Lien securing such Debt will be subordinated and junior to the Lien securing the Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, with the same relative priority as such Debt has with respect to the Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantee.  

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described above in clause (a) of their Lien on the property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any deemed release upon payment in full of all obligations under such Debt), at such time as the holders of all such Debt also release their Lien on the property or assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, or upon any sale, exchange or transfer to any Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company of the property or assets secured by such Lien, or of all of the Capital Stock held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in, or all or substantially all the assets of, any Restricted Subsidiary creating such Lien.

Section 4.13.Offer to Purchase upon Change of Control.  No later than 30 days after the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will be required to make an Offer to Purchase (a “Change of Control Offer”), with a copy to the Trustee, all outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the purchase date (the “Change of Control Purchase Price”) (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of purchase).

On or before the Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Purchase Price in respect of the Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered.

On the Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

(1)accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes (of minimum principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; and

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

The Paying Agent will promptly deliver to each Holder who has so tendered Notes the Change of Control Purchase Price for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes so tendered, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid on the relevant interest payment date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date and will not be paid as part of the Change of Control Purchase Price.

The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (i) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer, (ii) a notice of redemption for all outstanding 

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Notes has been given, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price, or (iii) in connection with or in contemplation of any publicly announced Change of Control, the Company has made an offer to purchase (an “Alternate Offer”) any and all Notes validly tendered at a cash price equal to or higher than the Change of Control Purchase Price and has purchased all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Alternate Offer.

The Company shall comply with all applicable securities laws and regulations in the United States, including, without limitation, the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws and regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer.  To the extent that the provisions of any applicable securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.13, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.13 by virtue of such compliance. 

The provisions under this Indenture relating to the Company’s obligation to make a Change of Control Offer may be waived, modified or terminated with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of the Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer.

Section 4.14.Corporate Existence.  Subject to Article V, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary Guarantor and the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

Section 4.15.Future Guarantees.  If any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that is not already a Subsidiary Guarantor guarantees any Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor under, or borrows Debt under, the Senior Credit Facilities on or after the Issue Date, then such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary shall execute, within 30 days of the date on which it became a guarantor or borrower with respect to such other Debt, a supplemental indenture in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, pursuant to which such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the Notes, upon the terms and subject to the release provisions and other limitations set forth in this Indenture.

Section 4.16.Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.  

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(a)The Company, by delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee, may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an “Unrestricted Subsidiary,” in which event such Subsidiary and each other Person that is then or thereafter becomes a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, if: (1) neither the Company nor any of its other Subsidiaries (other than another Unrestricted Subsidiary) provides credit support for, or a Guarantee of, any Debt of such Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument evidencing such Debt) or is directly or indirectly liable for any Debt of such Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary, and no default with respect to any Debt of such Subsidiary or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary (including any right which the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against such Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than another Unrestricted Subsidiary) to declare a default on such other Debt or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its final scheduled maturity, except, in either case, to the extent that the amount of any such Debt constitutes a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is made in compliance with Section 4.7; (2) such Subsidiary does not own any Capital Stock of, or does not own or hold any Lien on any property of, any other Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated or otherwise an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (3) at the time of designation, the Company could make a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment in an amount equal to the greater of the Fair Market Value and book value of its interest in such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.7; (4) such Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation to (a) subscribe for additional Capital Stock of such Subsidiary or (b) maintain or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve any specified levels of operating results, except in either case to the extent that the amount of any such obligation constitutes a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is made in compliance with Section 4.7; and (5) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or immediately after giving effect to, such designation. 

(b)The Company, by delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee, may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if (1)(x) the Company would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 4.9(a), or (y) the Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Company would not be greater than the Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Company immediately prior to such designation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation; (2) all Liens of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately following such designation would, if Incurred at such time, have been permitted to be Incurred for all purposes of this Indenture; and (3) no Default or Event of Default would occur and be continuing following such designation. 

Section 4.17.Covenant Suspension.

(a)If on any date following the Issue Date (i) the Notes have an Investment Grade Rating from two Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, then, upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an 

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Officer’s Certificate to the foregoing effect, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will no longer be subject to the following covenants:

(1)Section 4.7;

(2)Section 4.8;

(3)Section 4.9;

(4)Section 4.10;

(5)Section 4.11; 

(6)Section 4.15; and

(7)Section 5.1(a)(3).

During any period that the foregoing covenants have been suspended, the Company shall not designate any of the Company’s Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 4.16 unless such designation would have complied with Section 4.7 as if such covenant were in effect during such period.

Upon the occurrence of a covenant suspension, the amount of Excess Proceeds from Net Available Proceeds shall be reset at zero. During any period that the foregoing covenants have been suspended, any reference in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” or “Permitted Liens” to the covenant described under “—Limitation on Debt” or any provision thereof shall be construed as if such covenant had remained in effect since the Issue Date and during such period.

(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Notes cease to have an Investment Grade Rating from two Rating Agencies, the foregoing covenants will be reinstated as of and from the date of such rating decline, subject to further suspension in the future upon the satisfaction of the conditions described in Section 4.17(a).  Any Debt Incurred during a period when the covenants are suspended (a “suspension period”) will be classified as having been Incurred pursuant to Section 4.9(a).  To the extent such Debt would not be so permitted to be Incurred, such Debt will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under clause (4) of Section 4.9(b).  Calculations under the reinstated Section 4.7 will be made as if Section 4.7 had been in effect prior to, but not during, the suspension period. In addition: (i) for purposes of Section 4.8, all contracts entered into during a suspension period that contain any of the restrictions contemplated by such covenant will be deemed to have been entered into pursuant to clause (1) of Section 4.8(b); (ii) for purposes of Section 4.12, any Lien Incurred during a suspension period will be deemed to have been entered into pursuant to clause (10) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”; and (iii) for purposes of Section 4.11, all agreements and arrangements entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate of the Company during a suspension period will be deemed to have been entered into pursuant to clause (1) of Section 4.11(b).  No Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the suspended covenants as a result of any actions taken 

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by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries during a suspension period, and the Company and its Subsidiaries will be permitted, without causing a Default or Event of Default or breach of any of the suspended covenants (notwithstanding the reinstatement thereof) under this Indenture, to honor, comply with or otherwise perform any contractual commitments or obligations entered into during a suspension period following a downgrade and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.

(c)Promptly following the occurrence of any suspension or reinstatement of the covenants as described above, the Company shall provide an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee regarding such occurrence.  The Trustee shall have no obligation to independently determine or verify if a suspension or reinstatement has occurred or notify the Holders of any suspension or reinstatement.  The Trustee may provide a copy of such Officer’s Certificate to any Holder of the Notes upon written request. 

ARTICLE V
SUCCESSORS

Section 5.1.Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease.

(a)The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets in a single transaction or series of related transactions to, another Person, unless:

(1)the resulting, surviving or transferee Person, if not the Company (the “Successor Company”), shall be a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company (if not the Company) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes;

(2)immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(3)except in the case of any such consolidation or merger of the Company with or into a Restricted Subsidiary, immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and treating any Debt which becomes an obligation of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of the transaction, either (i) the Company (including any Successor Company) could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt (other than Permitted Debt) pursuant to Section 4.9(a), or (ii) the Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Company or such Successor Company is not greater immediately after such transaction than it was immediately before such transaction;

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confirmed that its Subsidiary Guarantee shall apply to such Person’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes; and

(5)the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with this Indenture.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) the provisions of clauses (2) and (3) above shall not apply to a merger of the Company with or into a Restricted Subsidiary, and (iii) the above provisions shall not apply to any transfer of assets between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary.

For purposes of this Section 5.1(a), the sale, lease, conveyance, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, which properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the sale, lease, conveyance, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

The Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture, and, except in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the Company will be released from the obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Notes and all other obligations under this Indenture.

(b)Except in circumstances under which this Indenture provides for the release of Subsidiary Guarantees as described under Section 10.5, each Subsidiary Guarantor will not, and the Company will not permit a Subsidiary Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey or transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, another Person (other than the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor), unless at the time and after giving effect thereto:

(1)

(A)the resulting, surviving or transferee Person, if not the Subsidiary Guarantor (the “Successor Subsidiary Guarantor”), shall be a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Subsidiary Guarantor (if not the Subsidiary Guarantor) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee;

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(C)the Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with this Indenture; or

(2)such transaction is undertaken in compliance with Section 4.10.

For purposes of this Section 5.1(b), the sale, lease, conveyance, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of a Subsidiary Guarantor, which properties and assets, if held by such Subsidiary Guarantor instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the sale, lease, conveyance, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor.

The Successor Subsidiary Guarantor will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture, but, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the Subsidiary Guarantor will not be released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee.

ARTICLE VI
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.1.Events of Default.  Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:

(1)failure to pay principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note when due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise;

(2)failure to pay any interest on any Note when due and payable and such default continues for 30 days;

(3)default in the payment of principal, premium and interest on Notes required to be purchased pursuant to an Offer to Purchase as described under Sections 4.10 and 4.13 when due and payable;

(4)failure to perform any other covenant or agreement of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes and such default continues for 60 days (or 120 days with respect to Section 4.3) after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes;

(5)default under the terms of any instrument evidencing or securing any Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary having an outstanding principal amount of $50.0 million, individually or in the aggregate, which default results in the acceleration of the payment of all or any portion of such Debt or constitutes the failure to pay all or any portion of the principal amount of such Debt when due at final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace period provided in such Debt) and if, within 20 business days of such payment default or acceleration, such Debt has not been discharged or such payment default has not been cured or such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled; provided 

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that in connection with any series of convertible or exchangeable securities (a) any conversion or exchange of such securities by a holder thereof into shares of Capital Stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of Capital Stock, (b) the rights of holders of such securities to convert or exchange into shares of Capital Stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of Capital Stock and (c) the rights of holders of such securities to require any repurchase by the Company of such securities in cash shall not, in itself, constitute an Event of Default under this clause (5);

(6)the rendering of one or more final judgments, orders or decrees (not subject to appeal) of any court or regulatory or administrative agency against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective properties in an amount in excess of $50.0 million, either individually or in the aggregate, (exclusive of any portion of any such payment covered by insurance) which remains undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the date on which the right to appeal has expired;

(7) the Company or any Significant Restricted Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Restricted Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(A)commences a voluntary case;

(B)consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case; 

(C)consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

(D)makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

(E)admits in writing to the Trustee that it generally is not paying its debts as they become due;

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

(i)is for relief against the Company or any Significant Restricted Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Restricted Subsidiary, in an involuntary case;

(ii)appoints a custodian of the Company or any Significant Restricted Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Restricted Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any Significant Restricted Subsidiary or group of Restricted 

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Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Restricted Subsidiary; or 

(iii)orders the liquidation of the Company or any Significant Restricted Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the latest audited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Restricted Subsidiary; 

and, in each case, the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or

(9)the Subsidiary Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor is held by a final non-appealable order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture) or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Person acting on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee (other than by reason of a release of such Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture).

Section 6.2.Acceleration.  If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.1) shall have occurred and be continuing under this Indenture, the Trustee, by written notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25.0% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare (an “acceleration declaration”) the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding amounts owing under the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such acceleration declaration, the aggregate principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the outstanding Notes shall become due and payable immediately.  No such notice of an Event of Default may be given with respect to any action reported publicly or to Holders more than two years prior to the date of such notice of Event of Default.

At any time after such acceleration pursuant to this Section 6.2, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may rescind and annul such acceleration if:

(1)the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree; and

(2)the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances.

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

If an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.1 occurs, then all unpaid principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all of the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other action or notice on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes to the extent permitted by applicable law.

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Section 6.3.Other Remedies.  If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.  A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default.  All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.4.Waiver of Past Defaults.  Subject to Section 9.2, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under this Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium on, or the principal of, the Notes (other than any such payment that has become due because of an acceleration that has been rescinded).

Section 6.5.Control by Majority.  The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust power conferred on it.  However, (i) the Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it be furnished prior to taking such actions, (ii) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not joining in the giving of such direction (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such direction is unduly prejudicial to the rights of such other Holders) or that would involve any personal liability for the Trustee and (iii) the Trustee may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent with any such direction received from the Holders.

Section 6.6.Limitation on Suits.  Subject to Section 6.7, no Holder of a Note will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee, or for any other remedy thereunder unless (a) such Holder has previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Notes, (b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes have made written request, and such Holder or Holders have offered and, if requested, provided to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, (c) the Trustee has failed to institute such proceeding, and (d) the Trustee has not received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes a direction inconsistent with such request, within 60 days after such notice, request and offer. However, such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a Holder of a Note for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on such Note on or after the applicable due date specified in such Note.

A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such use by a Holder prejudices the rights of any other Holders or obtains priority or preference over such other Holders).

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Section 6.7.Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium or interest on, such Note or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment, on or after the due date expressed in the Notes, shall not be modified or amended in a manner adverse to such Holder without the consent of the Holder.

Section 6.8.Collection Suit by Trustee.  If an Event of Default specified in clauses (1) or (2) of Section 6.1 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

Section 6.9.Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.  The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes including the Subsidiary Guarantors), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other securities or property payable or deliverable upon the conversion or exchange of the Notes or on any such claims, and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.6. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances to the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.6 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing in this Section 6.9 shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.10.Priorities.  If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article VI, it shall pay out the money and property in the following order:

First:  to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.6, including payment of all reasonable compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by it and the costs and expenses of collection; 

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to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively;

Third:  without duplication, to the Holders for any other obligations owing to the Holders under this Indenture and the Notes; and

Fourth:  to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

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

Section 6.11.Undertaking for Costs.  In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as the Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.7, or a suit by Holders of more than 10.0% in principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes.

Section 6.12.Restoration of Rights and Remedies.  If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.

Section 6.13.Rights and Remedies Cumulative.  Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.7, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 6.14.Delay or Omission Not Waiver.  No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.  Every right and remedy given by this Article VI or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

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ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE

Section 7.1.Duties of Trustee.

(a)If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

(b)Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(1)the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(2)the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein); however, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions furnished to it to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

(c)The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own grossly negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1)this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.1;

(2)the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; 

(3)the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.5; and

(4)no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability.

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

(e)Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to this Section 7.1.

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Section 7.2.Rights of Trustee.

(a)The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting on any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, notice, report, request, direction, consent, order, judgment, bond, debenture or other document (whether in original or facsimile form or PDF or other electronic transmission) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.  The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated therein.

(b)Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both; provided that (x) no Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel shall be required to be delivered in connection with the issuance of the Notes that are issued on the Issue Date or (y) no Opinion of Counsel shall be required to be delivered in connection with the execution of any amendment or supplement entered into in connection with adding a Guarantor in the form of Exhibit B or releasing a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.  The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.  Prior to taking, suffering or admitting any action, the Trustee may consult with counsel of the Trustee’s own choosing, and the Trustee shall be fully protected from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in conclusive reliance on the advice or opinion of such counsel.

(c)The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent appointed with due care.

(d)The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

(e)Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor.

(f)The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered, and if requested, provided to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(g)The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, judgment, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or documents, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine during normal business hours the books, records and premises of the Company, personally 

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or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company, and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(h)The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, to the Agents and to each other agent, custodian and Person employed to act hereunder. 

(i)The Trustee may request that the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of Officers of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture of the Company, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

(j)The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or the Trustee shall have received from the Company or Subsidiary Guarantor or from any Holder written notice thereof at its address set forth in Section 11.1 and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.  In the absence of such notice, the Trustee may conclusively assume that no such Default or Event of Default exists.

(k)In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(l)The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

(m)No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties thereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

(n)The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as duties hereunder.

 

Section 7.3.Individual Rights of the Trustee.  The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.  Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties.  The Trustee is also subject to Section 7.9.

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Subsidiary Guarantee, it shall not be accountable for the use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes, any Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee hereunder, or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication hereunder.

Section 7.5.Notice of Defaults.  If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Trustee has notice or knowledge thereof as provided in Section 7.2(j), the Trustee shall deliver to Holders a notice of the Default or Event of Default within the later of 90 days after it occurs or 30 days after the Trustee has notice or obtains knowledge thereof.  Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders.

Section 7.6.Compensation and Indemnity.  The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and for all services rendered by it hereunder as agreed upon in writing.  The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust.  The Company shall reimburse the Trustee, as applicable, promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services.  Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold the Trustee (which for purposes of this Section 7.6 shall include its officers, directors, employees and agents) harmless against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses suffered or incurred by it (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, the performance of its obligations and/or exercise of its rights hereunder, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (including this Section 7.6) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense shall have been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a non-appealable final decision to have been caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity.  Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder.  The Trustee may have separate counsel, and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Trustee.  The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

The obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors under this Section 7.6 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the payment of the Notes or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

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To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 7.6, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal or interest, if any, on particular Notes.  Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the payment of the Notes and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. 

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.1 occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

Section 7.7.Replacement of Trustee.  A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.7. 

The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company.  The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee upon 30 days’ written notice to the Trustee and the Company.  The Company may remove the Trustee if no Event of Default exists and:

(a)the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(b)a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or 

(c)the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee.  Within one year after the successor trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes may appoint a successor trustee to replace the successor trustee appointed by the Company.

If a successor trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, such retiring Trustee (at the expense of the Company), the Company or the Holders of at least 10.0% in principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.

If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee.

A successor trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company.  Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor trustee shall have all the rights, powers and the duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.  The successor trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to the Holders.  The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided that all sums owing to such Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.6.  Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee 

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pursuant to this Section 7.7, the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ obligations under Section 7.6 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 7.8.Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.  If the Trustee or any Agent consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business (including this transaction) to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee or Agent, as applicable.

Section 7.9.Eligibility; Disqualification.  There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power and that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities.  Such Trustee together with its affiliates shall at all times have a combined capital surplus of at least $50.0 million as set forth in its most recent annual report of condition.

ARTICLE VIII
DEFEASANCE; DISCHARGE OF THIS INDENTURE

Section 8.1.Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.  The Company may, by delivery of an Officer’s Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.2 or 8.3 applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article VIII.

Section 8.2.Legal Defeasance.  Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.1 of the option applicable to this Section 8.2, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees and this Indenture and having cured all then-existing Defaults and Events of Default on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”).  For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and discharged all of the obligations with respect to this Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees, which shall thereafter be deemed to be outstanding only for the purposes of Section 8.5 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all of their other obligations under such Notes, Subsidiary Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on written demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute instruments acknowledging the same), and this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect as to all such Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees, except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, and interest and premium on, such Notes when such payments are due from the trust funds referred to in clause (1) of Section 8.4; (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 2.10 and 4.2; (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, including without limitation, under Sections 7.6, 8.5 and 8.7 and the obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in connection therewith; and (d) the provisions of this Article VIII. Subject to compliance with this Article VIII, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.3.

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Section 8.3.Covenant Defeasance.  Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.1 of the option applicable to this Section 8.3, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4, be released from its obligations under Sections 4.3, 4.5, 4.7 through 4.16, 5.1(a)(3), 5.1(a)(4) and 5.1(b) on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed outstanding for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.1, and the Events of Default in clauses (3) through (6), (7) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only), (8) (with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only) and (9) of Section 6.1 shall no longer apply but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and any Subsidiary Guarantees shall be unaffected thereby. 

Section 8.4.Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.  The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.2 or 8.3 to the outstanding Notes:

(1)the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest (if U.S. Government Obligations are deposited, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants selected by the Company and delivered to the Trustee), to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and any other amounts owing under this Indenture (in the case of an optional redemption date prior to electing to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an irrevocable notice to redeem all of the outstanding Notes on such redemption date); 

(2)in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions:

(A)the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

(B)since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law;

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outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3)in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4)no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other Debt) and the Incurrence of Liens associated with any such borrowings); 

(5)the Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Debt being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound;

(6)the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company or others; and

(7)the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which opinion may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that the applicable conditions precedent provided for in clauses (1) through (6) of this Section 8.4 have been complied with. 

Section 8.5.Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.  Subject to Section 8.6, all U.S. dollar and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.5, the “Deposit Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.4 or 8.8 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust, shall not be invested, and shall be applied by the Deposit Trustee in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or any Subsidiary acting as Paying Agent) as the Deposit Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

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The Company shall pay and indemnify the Deposit Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.4 or 8.8 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Anything in this Article VIII to the contrary notwithstanding, the Deposit Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the written request of the Company and be relieved of all liability with respect to any U.S. dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.4 or 8.8 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Deposit Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under clause (1) of Section 8.4), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge, as the case may be.

Section 8.6.Repayment to Company.  Subject to applicable escheat laws, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its written request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof; and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense and written request of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company. 

Section 8.7.Reinstatement.  If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.2, 8.3 or 8.8, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.2, 8.3 or 8.8 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.2, 8.3 or 8.8, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

Section 8.8.Discharge.  This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, which shall survive until all Notes have been canceled, and the rights, protections and immunities of the Trustee) as to all outstanding Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees when either:

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(1)all the Notes that have been authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(2)(a) all Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation otherwise (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable, or may be called for redemption, within one year or (iii) have been called for redemption within one year under irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and, in any case, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars in such amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Debt (including all principal and accrued interest, if any) on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

(b)the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by the Company under this Indenture; and 

(c)the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the date of redemption, as the case may be.

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been complied with.

After the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ obligations in Sections 7.6, 8.5, 8.7 and 10.01(d) shall survive any discharge pursuant to this Section 8.8.

After such delivery or irrevocable deposit and receipt of the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, the Trustee, upon written request, shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above.

ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 9.1.Without Consent of Holders of the Notes.  Notwithstanding Section 9.2, without the consent of any Holders, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Notes issued hereunder for any of the following purposes:

(1)to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company or 

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such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes and such Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with Section 5.1;

(2)to add to the covenants of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, in this Indenture, in the Notes or in any Subsidiary Guarantee;

(3)to cure any ambiguity, or to correct or supplement any provision in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture, the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision in this Indenture, the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee;

(4)to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes;

(5)to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee; provided that, in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of the Notes in any material respect;

(6)to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended; 

(7)to add a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture or otherwise provide a Subsidiary Guarantee of the Notes;

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

(9)to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes as additional security for the payment and performance of the Company’s and any Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, in any property, or assets, including any of which are required to be mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, or in which a security interest is required to be granted to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture or otherwise;

(10)to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes under this Indenture in accordance with the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in this Indenture;

(11)to comply with the rules of any applicable Depositary; or

(12)to conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent such provision was intended to be a recitation of a provision of this Indenture, as confirmed in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

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After an amendment under this Indenture becomes effective, the Company shall deliver to Holders of the Notes a notice briefly describing such amendment.  However, the failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.

Section 9.2.With Consent of Holders of Notes.  With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes), the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantees or waive any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes; provided, however, that no such amendment, supplement or waiver shall, without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected thereby (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes):

(1)change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any Note;

(2)reduce the principal amount of (or the premium), or interest on, any Note; 

(3)change the place or currency of payment of principal of (or premium), or interest on, any Note;

(4)(i) modify, in any manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes, the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment of principal of (or, premium) or interest on or with respect to any Note when due, or (ii) waive any payment in respect thereof except a default in payment arising solely from an acceleration of the Notes that has been rescinded;

(5)modify any provisions of this Indenture relating to the modification and amendment of this Indenture or the waiver of past defaults or covenants which require each Holder’s consent;

(6)amend any provisions relating to the redemption of the Notes (other than notice provisions), it being understood that for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions described under Sections 4.10 and 4.13 shall not be covered by this clause;

(7)modify the Subsidiary Guarantees in any manner adverse to the Holders, except in accordance with this Indenture; or

(8)modify any of the provisions of this Indenture or the related definitions affecting the ranking of the Notes.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

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Section 9.3.Revocation and Effect of Consents.  Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on the Note.  However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective.  When an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms, it thereafter binds every Holder.

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for determining which Holders consent to such amendment, supplement or waiver. 

Section 9.4.Notation on or Exchange of Notes.  The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated.  The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 9.5.Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.  The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article IX if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee.  In signing or refusing to sign any amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent thereto have been met or waived; provided that no such Opinion of Counsel shall be required to be delivered in connection with the execution of any amendment or supplement entered into in connection with adding a Guarantor with a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit B or releasing a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. 

ARTICLE X
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

Section 10.1.Subsidiary Guarantees.

(a)Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantees the Notes and obligations of the Company hereunder and thereunder, and guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee, that: (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, together with interest on the overdue principal, if any, and interest on any overdue interest, to the extent lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture or the Notes shall be paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or of any such other obligations, the 

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same shall be paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantees shall be a guarantee of payment and not of collection. 

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

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

(d)If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, any amount paid by any of them to the Trustee or such Holder, the Subsidiary Guarantee of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.  This paragraph (d) shall remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may be taken by the Trustee or any Holder in reliance upon such amount required to be returned.  This paragraph (d) shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

(e)Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that, as between each Subsidiary Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article VI for the purposes of the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor, 

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notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article VI, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by each Subsidiary Guarantor for the purpose of the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor.

(f)Each Subsidiary Guarantor that makes a payment for distribution under its Subsidiary Guarantee is entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under this Indenture to seek contribution from each other Subsidiary Guarantor in a pro rata amount of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Subsidiary Guarantors at the time of such payment in accordance with GAAP.

Section 10.2.Execution and Delivery of Guarantee.  To evidence its Subsidiary Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1, each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that this Indenture or a supplemental indenture in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B shall be executed on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor by an Officer of such Subsidiary Guarantor (or, if an officer is not available, by a board member or director or other duly authorized signatory) on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor.  Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that its Subsidiary Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Subsidiary Guarantee on the Notes.  In case the Officer, board member or director of such Subsidiary Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture or supplemental indenture, as applicable, no longer holds office at the time the Trustee authenticates any Note, the Subsidiary Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Subsidiary Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Section 10.3.Severability.  In case any provision of any Subsidiary Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 10.4.Limitation of Subsidiary Guarantors’ Liability.  Each Subsidiary Guarantor and by its acceptance hereof each Holder confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law or the provisions of its local law relating to fraudulent transfer or conveyance.  To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount that will not, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including, without limitation, any guarantees under the Revolving Credit Agreement) and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee constituting a fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent preference or fraudulent transfer or otherwise reviewable under applicable law.

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Section 10.5.Releases.  A Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged:

(a)in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.10;

(b)in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if after such sale, transfer or disposition, the Subsidiary Guarantor would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary and the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.10;

(c)upon the exercise by the Company of its Legal Defeasance option or its Covenant Defeasance option or the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, in each case as provided under Article VIII;

(d)upon the proper designation of such Subsidiary Guarantor by the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or

(e)if such the Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to guarantee any Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor under, or be a borrower under, the Senior Credit Facilities and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Upon delivery to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent to the release of a Subsidiary Guarantor’s Subsidiary Guarantee set forth in this Indenture have been satisfied, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Company in writing in order to evidence the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee.

Any Subsidiary Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article X. 

Section 10.6.Benefits Acknowledged.  Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that its guarantee and waivers pursuant to its Subsidiary Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1.Notices.  Any notice, request, direction, instruction or communication by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), PDF via e-mail (if receipt of such transmission is confirmed by reply e-

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mail or telephonically), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the addresses set forth below:

If to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor:

Cars.com Inc.

300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Facsimile: (312) 448-9089

Attention: Chief Legal Officer

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

Latham & Watkins LLP

330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2800

Chicago, Illinois 60611

Facsimile: (312) 993-9767

Attention: Christopher D. Lueking and Roderick O. Branch

If to the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Global Capital Markets

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Facsimile:  (612) 217-5651

Email: qdepompolo@wilmingtontrust.com

Attention:  Cars.com Notes Administrator

The parties hereto, by written notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication to a Holder and the Trustee shall be mailed by first class mail or by overnight air courier promising next Business Day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as the Notes are Global Notes, notices to be given to the Holders shall be given to the Depositary in accordance with its applicable policies as in effect from time to time.  Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

In respect of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation to verify or confirm that the Person sending instructions, directors, reports, notices or other communications or information by electronic transmission is, in fact, a Person authorized to give such instructions, directors, reports notices or other communications or information on behalf of the party purporting to send such electronic transmission; and the Trustee shall not have any liability for any losses, liability, costs or expenses incurred or sustained by any party as a result of such reliance upon or compliance with such instructions directors, reports, notices or other communications or information. Each other party, agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of electronic methods to submit instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or indemnifications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on 

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unauthorized instructions, notices, reports or other communications or information, and the risks of interception and misuse by third parties.

If a notice or communication is delivered in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it, except in the case of notices or communications given to the Trustee, which shall be effective only upon actual receipt.

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

All notices, approvals, consents, requests and any communications hereunder must be in writing (provided that any communication sent to the Trustee hereunder must be in the form of a document that is signed manually or by way of a digital signature provided by DocuSign or AdobeSign (or such other digital signature provider as specified in writing to the Trustee by the Company)), in English.  The party using digital signatures and electronic methods agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of using digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

Section 11.2.Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.  Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee upon request:

(a)an Officer’s Certificate (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.3) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; provided that no such Officer’s Certificate shall be required to be delivered in connection with the issuance of the Notes that are issued on the Issue Date; and

(b)an Opinion of Counsel (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.3) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied; provided that no such Opinion of Counsel shall be required to be delivered in connection with (x) the issuance of the Initial Notes that are issued on the Issue Date or (y) the execution of any amendment or supplement entered into in connection with adding a Guarantor in the form of Exhibit B or releasing a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. 

Section 11.3.Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.  Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.4) shall include substantially:

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

(b)a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

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(c)a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and 

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

In giving such Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely as to factual matters on an Officer’s Certificate or on certificates of public officials.

Section 11.4.Rules by Trustee and Agents.  The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders.  Each of the Agents may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 11.5.No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.  No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, partner or member of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of the Company or of any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than the Company in respect of the Notes and each Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of its Subsidiary Guarantee) under the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees.  

Section 11.6.Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.  THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES.  Each of the parties to this Indenture each hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or this Indenture, and all such parties hereby irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or federal court and hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent that they may legally do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE BONDS OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 11.7.No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.  This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person.  Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

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their respective successors and assigns.  All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its respective successors and assigns.

Section 11.9.Severability.  In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 11.10.Execution in Counterparts.  This Indenture may be executed in two or more counterparts, which when so executed shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.  Except with respect to authentication of the Notes by the Trustee or an authenticating agent, the words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to this Indenture or any  document to be signed in connection with this Indenture shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.

Section 11.11.Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 11.12.Acts of Holders.

(a)Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing (or, with respect to Global Notes, otherwise in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary); and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company.  Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of Holders signing such instrument or instruments.  Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 11.12.

(b)The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved (1) by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to such 

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officer the execution thereof or (2) in any other manner reasonably deemed sufficient by the Trustee.  Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than such signer’s individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of such signer’s authority.  The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. 

(c)The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the register maintained by the Registrar hereunder. 

(d)Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note. 

(e)If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so.  If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of outstanding Notes have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the outstanding Notes shall be computed as of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

(f)The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to join in the giving or making of (1) any notice of default under Section 6.1, (2) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 6.2, (3) any direction referred to in Section 6.5 or (4) any request to pursue a remedy as permitted in Section 6.6.  If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such record date.  Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 11.1. 

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(g)Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.  Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of  such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

(h)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such Depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.

(i)The Company may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by a Depositary entitled under the procedures of such Depositary, if any, to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders; provided that if such a record date is fixed, only the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such beneficial owners remain beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note after such record date.  No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date.

(j)With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 11.12, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the “Expiration Date” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Notes in the manner set forth in Section 11.1, on or prior to both the existing and the new Expiration Date.  If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 11.12, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 90th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this clause (j).

Section 11.13.Force Majeure.  In no event shall the Trustee or any Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, fire, riots, strikes, or work stoppages for any reason, embargoes, governmental actions, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, epidemics or pandemics, interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services and the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank 

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wire, telex or other communication or wire facility, it being understood that the Trustee and each Agent shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the U.S. banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Section 11.14.Legal Holidays.  If any payment date with respect to the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment to be made on such payment date will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such payment date, and no additional interest will accrue solely as a result of such delayed payment.

Section 11.15.USA PATRIOT Act.  The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account.  The Company agrees that it will provide the Trustee with information about the Company as the Trustee may reasonably request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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Cars.com Inc.

	
 

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
/s/ Sonia Jain

	
Name:
	
Sonia Jain

	
Title:
	
Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 

 

	
	
GUARANTORS:

	
 

	
CARS.COM, LLC

	
DEALERRATER.COM LLC

	
 

 

			
	
By: Cars.com Inc., the sole member and manager of each of the foregoing limited liability companies

	
 

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
/s/ Sonia Jain

	
Name:
	
Sonia Jain

	
Title:
	
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

			
	
DEALERRATER CANADA LLC

	
 

	
By: DealerRater.com LLC, its sole member

	
 

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
/s/ Sonia Jain

	
Name:
	
Sonia Jain

	
Title:
	
Chief Financial Officer

 

			
	
 

	
DEALER INSPIRE INC.

	
 

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
/s/ Sonia Jain

	
Name:
	
Sonia Jain

	
Title:
	
Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 

 

		
	
Wilmington Trust, NATIONAL

	
ASSOCIATION

	
as Trustee

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
/s/ Quinton M. DePompolo

	
Name:  Quinton M. DePompolo

	
Title:  Banking Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

(Face of 6.375% Senior Note)

6.375% Senior Notes due 2028

[Global Note Legend]

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

[Restricted Notes Legend]

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS SIX MONTHS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A 

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REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (1) NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) OR SIMILAR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER U.S OR NON-U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS (“SIMILAR LAWS”), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT, OR (2) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS.

[Regulation S Legend]

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT 

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FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) WAS FIRST OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S) IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S, ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (1) NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) OR SIMILAR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER U.S OR NON-U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS (“SIMILAR LAWS”), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE 

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UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT, OR (2) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS.

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No. 

CUSIP NO.1

ISIN

Cars.com Inc. (including any successor thereto) promises to pay to [Cede & Co.]2 or registered assigns, the principal sum of ________ [(as may be increased or decreased as set forth on the Schedule of Increases and Decreases attached hereto)]3 on November 1, 2028.

Interest Payment Dates:  May 1 and November 1, beginning May 1, 2021

Record Dates:  April 15 and October 15 (whether or not a Business Day)

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

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

 

 

 

	
	 

	
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Rule 144A Note CUSIP:  14575E AA3

	
Rule 144A Note ISIN:  US14575EAA38
	

	
Regulation S Note CUSIP:  U1454P AA8
	

	
Regulation S Note ISIN:  USU1454PAA85
	

	
2
	
For Global Notes only.

	
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For Global Notes only.

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Cars.com Inc.

	
 

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
 

	
Name:

	
Title:

 

 

This is one of the Notes referred to in the

within-mentioned Indenture:

Dated:  

Wilmington Trust, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

		
	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

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     (Back of 6.375% Senior Note)
     6.375% Senior Notes due 2028

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

(1)Interest.  Cars.com Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of this 6.375% Senior Note due 2028 (a “Note”) at a fixed rate of 6.375% per annum.  The Company will pay interest in U.S. dollars semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, commencing on ________4 (each an “Interest Payment Date”) or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date, and no additional interest shall accrue solely as a result of such delayed payment.  Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid, or, if no interest has been paid, from and including the date of issuance.  The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period), at the same rate to the extent lawful.  Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

(2)Method of Payment.  The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) on the applicable Interest Payment Date to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the April 15 and October 15 preceding the Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day), even if such Notes are cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest.  If a Holder having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000 has given written wire transfer instructions to that holder’s U.S. dollar account within the United States to the Trustee at least ten Business Days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date, the Company will make all payments of principal, premium and interest, on such Holder’s Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified in those instructions.  Otherwise, payments on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Trustee or Paying Agent unless the Company elects to make interest payments by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders.  Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

Any payments of principal of this Note prior to Stated Maturity shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon.  The final principal amount due and payable at the maturity of this Note shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at an office of the Trustee or the Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes.  Payments in respect of Global Notes will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Depositary.

	
	 

	
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(3)Paying Agent and Registrar.  Initially, Wilmington Trust, National Association shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar.  The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder, and the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

(4)Indenture.  The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of October 30, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors thereto and the Trustee.  The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture.  To the extent the provisions of this Note are inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern.  The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms.  The Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date were initially issued in an aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000.  The Indenture permits the issuance of Additional Notes subject to compliance with certain conditions.

The payment of principal, interest on the Notes and all other amounts under the Indenture is unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by the Subsidiary Guarantors.

(5)Optional Redemption.

(a)The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to November 1, 2023 at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

(b)At any time or from time to time on or after November 1, 2023, the Company, at its option, may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on November 1 of the years indicated below:  

		
	
Year 
	
Redemption Price

	
2023...................................................................... 
	
103.188%

	
2024 .....................................................................
	
101.594%

	
2025 and thereafter ....................................................
	
100.000%

 

(c)In the event that on or prior to November 1, 2023, the Company receives net cash proceeds from the sale of its Common Stock in one or more Equity Offerings, the Company may use an amount not greater than the amount of such net cash proceeds to redeem up to 40.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) at a redemption price of 106.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on 

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the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior to the applicable redemption date); provided that:

(1)at least 50.0% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued on the Issue Date remains outstanding immediately after giving effect to each such redemption; and

(2)the redemption occurs not more than 120 days after the date of the closing of any such Equity Offering. 

(d)If Holders of not less than 90.0% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in connection with any tender offer or other offer to purchase the Notes (including pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, Alternate Offer or an offer to purchase with the proceeds from any Asset Disposition) and the Company, or any other Person making such offer in lieu of the Company, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by such Holders, the Company will have the right, upon not less than ten nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase and the Holders of such remaining Notes shall be deemed to have consented to surrender their Notes at a redemption price in cash equal to the applicable price paid to Holders in such purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of redemption). 

(6)Offer to Purchase upon Change of Control.

(a)Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company may be required to offer to repurchase all or any part of each Holder’s Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer on terms set forth in the Indenture.

(b)Upon the occurrence of certain Asset Dispositions, the Company may be required to offer to purchase Notes as provided in the Indenture. 

(c)Holders of the Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive notice of an Offer to Purchase pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture or the Change of Control Offer, as applicable, from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form titled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached hereto.

(7)Notice of Redemption.  Notice of redemption shall be delivered at least ten days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date (except that notices may be delivered more than 60 days before an expected redemption date if the notice is issued in accordance with Article VIII of the Indenture) to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed in accordance with Section 11.1 of the Indenture.  Notices of redemption may be subject to conditions precedent as set forth in the Indenture.  Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part so long as no partial redemption results in a Note having a principal amount of less than $2,000.

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(8)Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.  The Notes are in registered form without coupons in initial minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.  The transfer of the Notes may be registered and the Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture.  The Registrar, the Trustee and the Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and the Holders will be required to pay all taxes due on transfer (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture).  The Registrar is not required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange Notes during a period beginning at the opening of 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part, or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

(9)Persons Deemed Owners.  The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

(10)Amendment, Supplement and Waiver.  The Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture. 

(11)Defaults and Remedies.  The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture.

(12)No Recourse Against Others.  No director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, partner or member of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of the Company or of any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than the Company in respect of the Notes and each Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of its Subsidiary Guarantee) under the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

(13)Authentication.  This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

(14)Abbreviations.  Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as:  TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= custodian) and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 

(15)CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.  Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to the Holders.  No representation is made as to the 

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accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption, and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

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

Cars.com Inc.

300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Facsimile:  312-448-9089

Attention:  Chief Legal Officer

 

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:  (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to

 

					
	
 

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

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

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

	
 

	
 

	
and irrevocably appoint

	
 

	
 

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

	
 

	
 

	
Date:
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 

	
Your Signature :
	
 

	
 
	
(Sign exactly as your name

	
 
	
appears on the face of this Note)

 

 

 

 

 

Signature guarantee:

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.13 of the Indenture, check the box below:

 

[   ] Section 4.10[   ] Section 4.13

If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.13 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:  $______________

Date:

		
	
Your Signature :
	
 

	
 
	
(Sign exactly as your name

	
 
	
appears on the face of this Note)

 

Tax Identification No.:

 

 

 

 

 

Signature guarantee:

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[INCLUDE IN TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES]

CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON
EXCHANGE OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES

Cars.com Inc.

300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attention:  Chief Legal Officer

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Global Capital Markets

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Attention: Cars.com Notes Administrator

 

Re:  6.375% Senior Notes due 2028 CUSIP NO. ________

Reference is hereby made to that certain Indenture dated October 30, 2020 (the “Indenture”) among Cars.com Inc. (the “Company”), the guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Indenture.

This certificate relates to $______ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) ___________ book-entry or ____________ definitive form by the undersigned.

In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred as follows:  

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

	
(1) 
	
☐to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or

	
(2) 
	
☐inside the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A thereunder; or

	
(3) 
	
☐transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or

	
(4) 
	
☐outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, in compliance with Rule 904 thereunder; or

	
(5) 
	
☐transferred to an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act), that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter 

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containing certain representations and agreements (the form of which letter appears as Exhibit D of the Indenture); or 

	
(6) 
	
☐transferred pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Registrar will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (4), (5) or (6) is checked, the Trustee or the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

		
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
Signature

	
 
	
 

	
Signature Guarantee:
	
 

	
 
	
(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized

	
 
	
signature guarantee medallion program)

 

TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that each of it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Rule 144A”), and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. 

				
	
 
	
[Name of Transferee]

	
 
	
NOTICE:  To be executed by an executive officer, if an entity

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
Dated:
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES OF 6.375% SENIOR NOTES DUE 20285

The following transfers, exchanges and redemption of this Global Note have been made:

 

					
	
Date of Transfer, Exchange or Redemption
	
Amount of Decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Note
	
Amount of Increase in Principal Amount of this Global Note
	
Principal Amount of this Global Note Following Such Decrease (or Increase)
	
Signature of Trustee or Note Custodian

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

 

 

	
	 

	
5
	
For Global Notes only.

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EXHIBIT B

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

This Supplemental Indenture and Subsidiary Guarantee, dated as of _____________, 20  (this “Supplemental Indenture” or “Subsidiary Guarantee”), among ____________ (the “New Guarantor”), Cars.com Inc. (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), paying agent and registrar under such Indenture.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of October 30, 2020 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2028 of the Company (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, Section 4.15 of the Indenture provides that in certain circumstances the Company may be required to cause certain Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to execute and deliver a Guarantee with respect to the Notes on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in the Indenture.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Trustee and the Company are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to amend the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder to add an additional Subsidiary Guarantor.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

ARTICLE I
Definitions

SECTION 1.1Defined Terms.  As used in this Supplemental Indenture, capitalized terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recitals thereto are used herein as therein defined.  The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

ARTICLE II
Agreement to be Bound; Guarantee

SECTION 2.1Agreement to be Bound.  The New Guarantor hereby becomes a party to the Indenture as a Subsidiary Guarantor and as such shall have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture.  The New Guarantor agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Subsidiary 

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Guarantor and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture, subject to the release provisions and other limitations set forth in the Indenture. 

ARTICLE III
Miscellaneous

SECTION 3.1Governing Law.  This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

SECTION 3.2Severability Clause.  In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

SECTION 3.3Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture; No Liability of Trustee.  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.  This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of a Note heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.  The Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the New Guarantor’s Subsidiary Guarantee.  Additionally, 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 Company, the New Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Trustee makes no representation with respect to any such matters.

SECTION 3.4Counterparts.  This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in two or more counterparts, which when so executed shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. 

SECTION 3.5Headings.  The headings of the Articles and the sections in this Subsidiary Guarantee are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

[Signatures on Following Page]

 

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

 

		
	
Cars.Com Inc.

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
 

	
 
	
Name:

	
 
	
Title:

 

 

		
	
[NEW GUARANTOR],

	
as a Guarantor

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
 

	
 
	
Name:

	
 
	
Title:

	
 

	
as a Guarantor

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
 

	
 
	
Name:

	
 
	
Title:

 

 

		
	
Wilmington Trust, NATIONAL

	
ASSOCIATION,

	
as Trustee

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
 

	
 
	
Name:

	
 
	
Title:

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED
IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S]

Cars.com Inc.

300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attention:  Chief Legal Officer

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Global Capital Markets

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Attention: Cars.com Notes Administrator

 

Re:  Cars.com Inc. (the “Company”) 6.375% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our proposed sale of $______________ aggregate principal amount of the Notes (CUSIP No._______________), we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, we represent that:

(1)the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States;

(2)either (a) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;

(3)no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

(4)the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. 

In addition, if the sale is made during a restricted period and the provisions of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S are applicable thereto, we confirm that such sale has been made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b), as the case may be.

The Company and you are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.  Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.

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Very truly yours,

	
 

	
[Name of Transferor]

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
Authorized Signature

 

 

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EXHIBIT D

[FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED
IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFERS TO IAIs]

Cars.com Inc.

300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attention:  Chief Legal Officer

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Global Capital Markets

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Attention: Cars.com Notes Administrator

 

Re:  Cars.com Inc. (the “Company”) 6.375% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $_____________ principal amount of the Notes.

Upon transfer, the Notes would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:

Name:

Address:

Taxpayer ID Number:  

The undersigned represents and warrants to you that:

1.We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” at least $250,000 principal amount of the Securities, and we are acquiring the Notes not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act.  We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of our investment in the Notes, and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business.  We and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

2.We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act (or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction) and, unless so registered, may not be reoffered, sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of except as permitted in the following sentence.  We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any 

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investor account for which we are purchasing Notes to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Notes prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issue, the original issue date of any additional Notes and the last date on which the Company or any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto) (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) only (a) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (b) pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, (c) for so long as the Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, in a transaction complying with the requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person we reasonably believe is a “qualified institutional buyer” under Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a “QIB”) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a QIB and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (d) pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States to non-U.S. persons, in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act, (e) to an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is not a QIB and is purchasing for its own account or for the account of another institutional “accredited investor,” in each case in a minimum principal amount of Securities of $250,000, for investment purposes and not with a view to or for offer or sale in connection with any distribution in violation of the Securities Act or (f) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in each of the foregoing cases to any requirement of law that the disposition of our property or the property of such investor account or accounts be at all times within our or their control and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws.  The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date.  If any resale or other transfer of the Notes is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e) above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) and that it is acquiring such Securities for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act.  Each purchaser acknowledges that the Company and the Trustee reserve the right prior to any offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the Notes pursuant to clause (d), (e) or (f) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee. 

3. We [are] [are not] an affiliate of the Company.

 

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The Trustee and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

		
	
Very truly yours,

	
 

	
[Name of Transferor]

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
Authorized Signature

 

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