Document:

Exhibit 10.93

Exhibit
10.93

SMITH & WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION

2011 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

     1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide incentive for present and future employees
of the Company and any Designated Subsidiary to acquire a proprietary interest (or increase an
existing proprietary interest) in the Company through the purchase of Common Stock. It is the
Company’s intention that the Plan qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of
the Code. Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall be administered, interpreted and construed
in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code.

     2. Definitions.

          (a) “Applicable Percentage” means the percentage specified in Section 8, subject to adjustment
by the Committee as provided in Section 8.

          (b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (c) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, including
regulations thereunder, and successor provisions and regulations thereto.

          (d) “Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan as described
in Section 13 of the Plan or, if no such Committee is appointed, the Board.

          (e) “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share.

          (f) “Company” means Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, a Nevada corporation.

          (g) “Compensation” means, with respect to each Participant for each pay period, all regular
straight time gross earnings paid to such Participant by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary.
Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, “Compensation” shall not include: (i) commissions,
(ii) payments for overtime, (iii) shift premium, (iv) incentive compensation, (v) incentive
payments, (vi) bonuses, and (vii) other compensation.

          (h) “Continuous Status as an Employee” means the absence of any interruption or termination of
service as an Employee. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in
the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company or the Designated Subsidiary
that employs the Employee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days or
reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute.

          (i) “Designated Subsidiaries” means the Subsidiaries that have been designated by the Board
from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.

          (j) “Employee” means any person, including an Officer, whose customary employment with the
Company or one of its Designated Subsidiaries is at least 20 hours per week and more than five
months in any calendar year.

          (k) “Entry Date” means the first day of each Exercise Period.

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

          (m) “Exercise Date” means the last Trading Day ending on or before the March 31 or September
30, as applicable, immediately following the First Offering Date, and the last Trading Day ending
on or before each March 31 or September 30 thereafter.

          (n) “Exercise Period” means, for any Offering Period, each period commencing on the Offering
Date and on the day after each Exercise Date, and terminating on the immediately following Exercise
Date.

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          (o) “Exercise Price” means the price per share of Common Stock offered in a given Offering
Period determined as provided in Section 8.

          (p) “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
as determined under Section 7(b).

          (q) “First Offering Date” means April 1, 2012; provided, however, that if the offering period
under the Company’s 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the “Prior Plan”) ends prior to
March 31, 2012, the First Offering Date shall mean the April 1 or October 1, as applicable,
immediately following the end of the offering period under the Prior Plan.

          (r) “Offering Date” means the first Trading Day of each Offering Period; provided, that in the
case of an individual who becomes eligible to become a Participant under Section 3 after the first
Trading Day of an Offering Period, the term “Offering Date” shall mean the first Trading Day of the
Exercise Period coinciding with or next succeeding the day on which that individual becomes
eligible to become a Participant. Options granted after the first day of an Offering Period will
be subject to the same terms as the options granted on the first Trading Day of such Offering
Period except that they will have a different grant date (thus, potentially, a different exercise
price) and, because they expire at the same time as the options granted on the first Trading Day of
such Offering Period, a shorter term.

          (s) “Offering Period” means, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4, (i) with respect
to the first Offering Period, the period beginning on the First Offering Date and ending on
September 30 or March 31, as applicable, which is 12 months thereafter, and (ii) with respect to
each Offering Period thereafter, the period beginning on April 1 or October 1, as applicable,
immediately following the end of the previous Offering Period and ending on September 30 or March
31, as applicable, which is 12 months thereafter.

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

          (u) “Participant” means an Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan by filing an
enrollment agreement with the Company as provided in Section 5 of the Plan.

          (v) “Plan” shall mean this 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

          (w) “Plan Contributions” means, with respect to each Participant, the after-tax payroll
deductions withheld from the Compensation of the Participant and contributed to the Plan for the
Participant as provided in Section 6 of the Plan.

          (x) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, domestic or foreign, of which the Company owns,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, and
that otherwise qualifies as a “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the
Code.

          (y) “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the national stock exchanges and the Nasdaq system
are open for trading.

     3. Eligibility.

          (a) Any Employee who is an Employee as of the Offering Date of a given Offering Period shall
be eligible to participate in such Offering Period under the Plan, subject to the requirements of
Section 5(a) and the limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code; provided, however, that any
Employee who is an Employee as of the First Offering Date shall be eligible to become a Participant
as of such First Offering Date; and further provided, however, that eligible Employees may not
participate in more than one Offering Period at a time.

          (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant shall be granted
an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or
any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the
Code) would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing 5% or more of
the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any
Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to

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purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries
intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Code to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of fair
market value of stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in
which such option is outstanding at any time.

     4. Offering Periods. The Plan shall generally be implemented by a series of Offering Periods.
The first Offering Period shall commence on the First Offering Date and end on March 31 or
September 30, as applicable, which is 12 months thereafter, and succeeding Offering Periods shall
commence on October 1 or April 1, as applicable, immediately following the end of the previous
Offering Period and end on March 31 or September 30, as applicable, which is 12 months thereafter.
If, however, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on any Exercise Date (except the
final scheduled Exercise Date of any Offering Period) is lower than the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the Offering Date, then the Offering Period in progress shall end
immediately following the close of trading on such Exercise Date, and a new Offering Period shall
begin on the next subsequent April 1 or October 1, as applicable, and shall extend for a 12 month
period ending on September 30 or March 31, as applicable. Subsequent Offering Periods shall
commence on the April 1 or October 1, as applicable, immediately following the end of the previous
Offering Period and shall extend for a 12 month period ending on September 30 or March 31, as
applicable. The Committee shall have the power to make other changes to the duration and/or the
frequency of Offering Periods with respect to future offerings if such change is announced at least
five days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected and the
Offering Period does not exceed 12 months.

     5. Election to Participate.

          (a) An eligible Employee may elect to participate in the Plan commencing on any Entry Date by
completing an enrollment agreement on the form provided by the Company and filing the enrollment
agreement with the Company on or prior to such Entry Date, unless a later time for filing the
enrollment agreement is set by the Committee for all eligible Employees with respect to a given
offering. The enrollment agreement shall set forth the percentage of the Participant’s
Compensation that is to be withheld by payroll deduction pursuant to the Plan.

          (b) Except as otherwise determined by the Committee under rules applicable to all
Participants, payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence on the first payroll date
following the Entry Date on which the Participant elects to participate in accordance with Section
5(a) and shall end on the last payroll date in the Offering Period, unless sooner terminated by the
Participant as provided in Section 11.

          (c) Unless a Participant elects otherwise prior to the last Exercise Date of an Offering
Period, including the last Exercise Date prior to termination in the case of an Offering Period
terminated by operation of the rule contained in Section 4 hereof, such Participant shall be deemed
(i) to have elected to participate in the immediately succeeding Offering Period (and, for purposes
of such Offering Period such Participant’s “Entry Date” shall be deemed to be the first day of such
Offering Period) and (ii) to have authorized the same payroll deduction for such immediately
succeeding Offering Period as was in effect for such Participant immediately prior to the
commencement of such succeeding Offering Period.

     6. Participant Contributions.

          (a) Except as otherwise authorized by the Committee pursuant to Section 6(d) below, all
Participant contributions to the Plan shall be made only by payroll deductions. At the time a
Participant files the enrollment agreement with respect to an Offering Period, the Participant may
authorize payroll deductions to be made on each payroll date during the portion of the Offering
Period that he or she is a Participant in an amount not less than 1% and not more than 20% (or such
greater percentage as the Committee may establish from time to time before an Offering Date) of the
Participant’s Compensation on each payroll date during the portion of the Offering Period that he
or she is a Participant (or subsequent Offering Periods as provided in Section 5(c)). The amount
of payroll deductions shall be a whole percentage (i.e., 1%, 2%, 3%, etc.) of the Participant’s
Compensation.

          (b) A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section
11, or may decrease or increase the rate or amount of his or her payroll deductions during such
Offering Period (within the limitations of Section 6(a) above) by completing and filing with the
Company a new enrollment agreement authorizing a change in the rate or amount of payroll
deductions; provided, that a Participant may not change the rate or amount of his or her payroll
deductions more than once in any Exercise Period. The change in

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rate or amount shall be effective with the first full payroll period following 10 business
days after the Company’s receipt of the new enrollment agreement.

          (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of
the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a Participant’s payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such
time during any Exercise Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year that the
aggregate of all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to such Exercise Period and any other
Exercise Period ending within the same calendar year are equal to the product of $25,000 multiplied
by the Applicable Percentage for the calendar year. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the
rate provided in the Participant’s enrollment agreement at the beginning of the following Exercise
Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the
Participant as provided in Section 11.

          (d) All Plan Contributions made for a Participant shall be deposited in the Company’s general
corporate account and shall be credited to the Participant’s account under the Plan. No interest
shall accrue or be credited with respect to a Participant’s Plan Contributions. All Plan
Contributions received or held by the Company may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose,
and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate or otherwise set apart such Plan Contributions
from any other corporate funds.

     7. Grant of Option.

          (a) On a Participant’s Entry Date, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and
12(a), the Participant shall be granted an option to purchase on each subsequent Exercise Date
during the Offering Period in which such Entry Date occurs (at the Exercise Price determined as
provided in Section 8 below) up to a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing such
Participant’s Plan Contributions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the
Participant’s account as of such Exercise Date by the Exercise Price; provided, that the maximum
number of shares an Employee may purchase during any Exercise Period shall be 12,500 shares. The
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined as provided in Section 7(b).

          (b) The Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on a given date shall be determined by
the Committee in its discretion; provided, that if there is a public market for the Common Stock,
the Fair Market Value per share shall be either (i) the closing price of the Common Stock on such
date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately
preceding trading date), as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation (Nasdaq) National Market System, (ii) if such price is not reported, the average of the
bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is
not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported by Nasdaq, (iii)
in the event the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the closing price of the Common Stock
on such exchange on such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date,
on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported in The Wall Street Journal, or (iv) if no
such quotations are available for a date within a reasonable time prior to the valuation date, the
value of the Common Stock as determined by the Committee using any reasonable means.

     8. Exercise Price. The Exercise Price per share of Common Stock offered to each Participant
in a given Offering Period shall be the lower of: (i) the Applicable Percentage of the greater of
(A) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date or (B) the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock on the Entry Date on which the Employee elects to become a
Participant within the Offering Period or (ii) the Applicable Percentage of the Fair Market Value
of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date. The Applicable Percentage with respect to each
Offering Period shall be 85%, unless and until such Applicable Percentage is increased by the
Committee, in its sole discretion, provided that any such increase in the Applicable Percentage
with respect to a given Offering Period must be established not less than 15 days prior to the
Offering Date thereof.

     9. Exercise of Options. Unless the Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section
11, the Participant’s option for the purchase of shares will be exercised automatically on each
Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to such option shall be purchased for
the Participant at the applicable Exercise Price with the accumulated Plan Contributions then
credited to the Participant’s account under the Plan. During a Participant’s lifetime, a
Participant’s option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by the Participant.

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     10. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date, the Company shall arrange
for the delivery to each Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary), as appropriate, or to a
custodial account for the benefit of each Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary) as
appropriate, of the shares purchased upon exercise of such Participant’s option. No fractional
shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions accumulated in a Participant’s account that are
not sufficient to purchase a full share shall be retained in such Participant’s account for the
subsequent Exercise Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the participant as
provided in Section 11 below. Any other amounts left over in a participant’s account after a
Exercise Date shall be returned to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable.

     11. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.

          (a) A Participant may withdraw from the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the
Company. All of the Plan Contributions credited to the Participant’s account and not yet invested
in Common Stock will be paid to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable after
receipt of the Participant’s notice of withdrawal, the Participant’s option to purchase shares
pursuant to the Plan automatically will be terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the
purchase of shares will be made for the Participant’s account. Payroll deductions will not resume
on behalf of a Participant who has withdrawn from the Plan (a “Former Participant”) unless the
Former Participant enrolls in a subsequent Offering Period in accordance with Section 5(a).

          (b) Upon termination of the Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee prior to any
Exercise Date for any reason, including retirement or death, the Plan Contributions credited to the
Participant’s account and not yet invested in Common Stock will be returned to the Participant or,
in the case of death, to the Participant’s beneficiary as determined pursuant to Section 14, and
the Participant’s option to purchase shares under the Plan will automatically terminate.

          (c) A Participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have any effect upon the
Participant’s eligibility to participate in succeeding Offering Periods or in any similar plan
which may hereafter be adopted by the Company.

     12. Stock.

          (a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17, the maximum number of shares of the
Company’s Common Stock that shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be equal to any
shares available for issuance under the Prior Plan on the First Offering Date (and such shares
shall no longer be available for issuance under the Prior Plan), but not to exceed 6,000,000
shares. Shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may be newly issued shares or shares reacquired
in private transactions or open market purchases. If and to the extent that any right to purchase
reserved shares shall not be exercised by any Participant for any reason or if such right to
purchase shall terminate as provided herein, shares that have not been so purchased hereunder shall
again become available for the purpose of the Plan unless the Plan shall have been terminated, but
all shares sold under the Plan, regardless of source, shall be counted against the limitation set
forth above.

          (b) A Participant will have no interest or voting right in shares covered by his option until
such option has been exercised.

          (c) Shares to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan will be registered in the name of
the Participant or in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse, as requested by the
Participant.

     13. Administration.

          (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority
to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan,
and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
The administration, interpretation, or application of the Plan by the Committee shall be final,
conclusive and binding upon all persons.

          (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Section 13, in the event that
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto (“Rule 16b-3”)
provides specific requirements for the administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall only be
administered by such body and in

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such a manner as shall comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3. Unless
permitted by Rule 16b-3, no discretion concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to
any person that is not “disinterested” as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.

     14. Designation of Beneficiary.

          (a) A Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares
and cash, if any, from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s
death subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the Participant’s option hereunder is exercised but
prior to delivery to the Participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file
a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant’s account
under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death prior to the exercise of the option.

          (b) A Participant’s beneficiary designation may be changed by the Participant at any time by
written notice. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary
validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Participant’s death, the
Company shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the
Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the
Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to
any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative
is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

     15. Transferability. Neither Plan Contributions credited to a Participant’s account nor any
rights to exercise any option or receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be assigned,
transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will or the laws of descent
and distribution, or as provided in Section 14). Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge or
other distribution shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an
election to withdraw funds in accordance with Section 11.

     16. Participant Accounts. Individual accounts will be maintained for each Participant in the
Plan to account for the balance of his Plan Contributions and options issued and shares purchased
under the Plan. Statements of account will be given to Participants semi-annually in due course
following each Exercise Date, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions,
the per share purchase price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if
any.

     17. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions.

          (a) If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased or decreased, or are changed into
or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares, as a result of one or more
reorganizations, restructurings, recapitalizations, reclassifications, stock splits, reverse stock
splits, stock dividends stock repurchases, or the like, equitable and proportionate adjustments
shall be made by the Committee in the number and/or kind of shares, and the per-share option price
thereof, which may be issued in the aggregate and to any Participant upon exercise of options
granted under the Plan.

          (b) In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering
Period will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless
otherwise provided by the Committee. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation (each, a
“Sale Transaction”), each option under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be
substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation,
unless the Committee determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such
assumption or substitution, to shorten the Exercise Period then in progress by setting a new
Exercise Date (the “New Exercise Date”). If the Committee shortens the Exercise Period then in
progress in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Sale Transaction, the Committee
shall notify each Participant in writing, at least 10 days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the
exercise date for such Participant’s option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that such
Participant’s option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such
date the Participant has withdrawn from the Plan as provided in Section 11. For purposes of this
Section 17(b), an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to have been assumed if, following
the Sale Transaction, the option confers the right to purchase, for each share of option stock
subject to the option immediately prior to the Sale Transaction, the consideration (whether stock,
cash or other securities or property)

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received in the Sale Transaction by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock
held on the effective date of the Sale Transaction (and if such holders were offered a choice of
consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock); provided, that if the consideration received in the Sale Transaction was
not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of
the Code), the Committee may, with the consent of the successor corporation and the Participant,
provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock
of the successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration received by the holders of Common Stock in the Sale Transaction.

          (c) In all cases, the Committee shall have sole discretion to exercise any of the powers and
authority provided under this Section 17, and the Committee’s actions hereunder shall be final and
binding on all Participants. No fractional shares of stock shall be issued under the Plan pursuant
to any adjustment authorized under the provisions of this Section 17.

     18. Amendment of the Plan. The Board or the Committee may at any time, or from time to time,
amend the Plan in any respect; provided, that (i) no such amendment may make any change in any
option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any Participant and (ii) the Plan
may not be amended in any way that will cause rights issued under the Plan to fail to meet the
requirements for employee stock purchase plans as defined in Section 423 of the Code or any
successor thereto. To the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act,
Section 423 of the Code, or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain
stockholder approval of any such amendment.

     19. Termination of the Plan. The Plan and all rights of Employees hereunder shall terminate
on the earliest of:

          (a) the Exercise Date that Participants become entitled to purchase a number of shares greater
than the number of reserved shares remaining available for purchase under the Plan;

          (b) such date as is determined by the Board in its discretion; or

          (c) March 31, 2022.

     In the event that the Plan terminates under circumstances described in Section 19(a) above,
reserved shares remaining as of the termination date shall be sold to Participants on a pro rata
basis.

     20. Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in
connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form
specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the
receipt thereof.

     21. Effective Date. Subject to adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Plan shall become
effective on the First Offering Date. The Board shall submit the Plan to the stockholders of the
Company for approval within 12 months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

     22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

          (a) The Plan, the grant and exercise of options to purchase shares under the Plan, and the
Company’s obligation to sell and deliver shares upon the exercise of options to purchase shares
shall be subject to compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws, rules and
regulations and the requirements of any stock exchange on which the shares may then be listed.

          (b) The Company may make such provisions as it deems appropriate for withholding by the
Company pursuant to federal or state tax laws of such amounts as the Company determines it is
required to withhold in connection with the purchase or sale by a Participant of any Common Stock
acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Company may require a Participant to satisfy any relevant tax
requirements before authorizing any issuance of Common Stock to such Participant.

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     23. Expenses of the Plan. All costs and expenses incurred in administering the Plan shall be
paid by the Company, except that any stamp duties or transfer taxes applicable to participation in
the Plan may be charged to the account of such Participant by the Company.

     24. No Employment Rights. The Plan does not, directly or indirectly, create any right for the
benefit of any employee or class of employees to purchase any shares under the Plan, or create in
any employee or class of employees any right with respect to continuation of employment by the
Company, and it shall not be deemed to interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate,
or otherwise modify, an employee’s employment at any time.

     25. Applicable Law. The laws of the state of Nevada shall govern all matter relating to this
Plan except to the extent (if any) superseded by the laws of the United States.

     26. Additional Restrictions of Rule 16b-3. The terms and conditions of options granted
hereunder to, and the purchase of shares by, persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act
shall comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed to contain,
and such options shall contain, and the shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be subject to,
such additional conditions and restrictions as may be required by Rule 16b-3 to qualify for the
maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.

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Exhibit 4.3

 

CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

INDENTURE

Dated as of __________ __, 20__

 

Trustee

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
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	ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.1 Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.2 Other Definitions
	 	 	4	 
	Section 1.3 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	5	 
	Section 1.4 Rules of Construction
	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II. THE SECURITIES
	 	 	5	 
	Section 2.1 Issuable in Series
	 	 	5	 
	Section 2.2 Establishment of Terms of Series of Securities
	 	 	6	 
	Section 2.3 Execution and Authentication
	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.4 Registrar and Paying Agent
	 	 	9	 
	Section 2.5 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
	 	 	10	 
	Section 2.6 Securityholder Lists
	 	 	10	 
	Section 2.7 Transfer and Exchange
	 	 	10	 
	Section 2.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities
	 	 	11	 
	Section 2.9 Outstanding Securities
	 	 	11	 
	Section 2.10 Treasury Securities
	 	 	12	 
	Section 2.11 Temporary Securities
	 	 	12	 
	Section 2.12 Cancellation
	 	 	12	 
	Section 2.13 Defaulted Interest
	 	 	13	 
	Section 2.14 Global Securities
	 	 	13	 
	Section 2.15 CUSIP Numbers
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	ARTICLE III. REDEMPTION
	 	 	14	 
	Section 3.1 Notice to Trustee
	 	 	14	 
	Section 3.2 Selection of Securities to be Redeemed
	 	 	15	 
	Section 3.3 Notice of Redemption
	 	 	15	 
	Section 3.4 Effect of Notice of Redemption
	 	 	16	 
	Section 3.5 Deposit of Redemption Price
	 	 	16	 
	Section 3.6 Securities Redeemed in Part
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS
	 	 	16	 
	Section 4.1 Payment of Principal and Interest
	 	 	16	 
	Section 4.2 SEC Reports
	 	 	16	 
	Section 4.3 Compliance Certificate
	 	 	17	 
	Section 4.4 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
	 	 	17	 
	Section 4.5 Corporate Existence
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V. SUCCESSORS
	 	 	18	 
	Section 5.1 When Company May Merge, Etc.
	 	 	18	 
	Section 5.2 Successor Corporation Substituted
	 	 	18	 

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	 	 	PAGE	 
	ARTICLE VI. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
	 	 	18	 
	Section 6.1 Events of Default
	 	 	18	 
	Section 6.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
	 	 	20	 
	Section 6.3 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
	 	 	20	 
	Section 6.4 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	21	 
	Section 6.5 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities
	 	 	22	 
	Section 6.6 Application of Money Collected
	 	 	22	 
	Section 6.7 Limitation on Suits
	 	 	22	 
	Section 6.8 Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest
	 	 	23	 
	Section 6.9 Restoration of Rights and Remedies
	 	 	23	 
	Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative
	 	 	23	 
	Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver
	 	 	24	 
	Section 6.12 Control by Holders
	 	 	24	 
	Section 6.13 Waiver of Past Defaults
	 	 	24	 
	Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII. TRUSTEE
	 	 	25	 
	Section 7.1 Duties of Trustee
	 	 	25	 
	Section 7.2 Rights of Trustee
	 	 	26	 
	Section 7.3 Individual Rights of Trustee
	 	 	27	 
	Section 7.4 Trustee’s Disclaimer
	 	 	27	 
	Section 7.5 Notice of Defaults
	 	 	28	 
	Section 7.6 Reports by Trustee to Holders
	 	 	28	 
	Section 7.7 Compensation and Indemnity
	 	 	28	 
	Section 7.8 Replacement of Trustee
	 	 	29	 
	Section 7.9 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
	 	 	30	 
	Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification
	 	 	30	 
	Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE
	 	 	30	 
	Section 8.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
	 	 	30	 
	Section 8.2 Application of Trust Funds; Indemnification
	 	 	31	 
	Section 8.3 Legal Defeasance of Securities of any Series
	 	 	32	 
	Section 8.4 Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	33	 
	Section 8.5 Repayment to Company
	 	 	34	 
	Section 8.6 Reinstatement
	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
	 	 	35	 
	Section 9.1 Without Consent of Holders
	 	 	35	 
	Section 9.2 With Consent of Holders
	 	 	35	 
	Section 9.3 Limitations
	 	 	36	 
	Section 9.4 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	37	 
	Section 9.5 Revocation and Effect of Consents
	 	 	37	 
	Section 9.6 Notation on or Exchange of Securities
	 	 	37	 
	Section 9.7 Trustee Protected
	 	 	37	 

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	 	 	PAGE	 
	ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	37	 
	Section 10.1 Trust Indenture Act Controls
	 	 	37	 
	Section 10.2 Notices
	 	 	38	 
	Section 10.3 Communication by Holders with Other Holders
	 	 	39	 
	Section 10.4 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	 	 	39	 
	Section 10.5 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
	 	 	39	 
	Section 10.6 Rules by Trustee and Agents
	 	 	39	 
	Section 10.7 Legal Holidays
	 	 	40	 
	Section 10.8 No Recourse Against Others
	 	 	40	 
	Section 10.9 Counterparts
	 	 	40	 
	Section 10.10 Governing Laws
	 	 	40	 
	Section 10.11 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	 	 	40	 
	Section 10.12 Successors
	 	 	40	 
	Section 10.13 Severability
	 	 	40	 
	Section 10.14 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
	 	 	41	 
	Section 10.15 Securities in a Foreign Currency
	 	 	41	 
	Section 10.16 Judgment Currency
	 	 	41	 
	Section 10.17 Force Majeure
	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI. SINKING FUNDS
	 	 	42	 
	Section 11.1 Applicability of Article
	 	 	42	 
	Section 11.2 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities
	 	 	42	 
	Section 11.3 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund
	 	 	43	 

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CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and

Indenture, dated as of __________ __, 20__

	 	 	 	 	 	 

	Section 310	(a)(1)	 	 	7.10	 
	 	(a)(2) 	 	 	7.10	 
	 	(a)(3) 	 	Not Applicable	 
	 	(a)(4) 	 	Not Applicable	 
	 	(a)(5) 	 	 	7.10	 
	 	(b) 	 	 	7.10	 
	Section 311	(a)	 	 	7.11	 
	 	(b) 	 	 	7.11	 
	 	(c) 	 	Not Applicable	 
	Section 312	(a)	 	 	2.6	 
	 	(b) 	 	 	10.3	 
	 	(c) 	 	 	10.3	 
	Section 313	(a)	 	 	7.6	 
	 	(b)(1) 	 	 	7.6	 
	 	(b)(2) 	 	 	7.6	 
	 	(c)(1) 	 	 	7.6	 
	 	(d) 	 	 	7.6	 
	Section 314	(a)	 	 	4.2, 10.5	 
	 	(b) 	 	Not Applicable	 
	 	(c)(1) 	 	 	10.4	 
	 	(c)(2) 	 	 	10.4	 
	 	(c)(3) 	 	Not Applicable	 
	 	(d) 	 	Not Applicable	 
	 	(e) 	 	 	10.5	 
	 	(f) 	 	Not Applicable	 
	Section 315	(a)	 	 	7.1	 
	 	(b) 	 	 	7.5	 
	 	(c) 	 	 	7.1	 
	 	(d) 	 	 	7.1	 
	 	(e) 	 	 	6.14	 
	Section 316	(a)	 	 	2.10	 
	 	(a)(1)(a) 	 	 	6.12	 
	 	(a)(1)(b) 	 	 	6.13	 
	 	(b) 	 	 	6.8	 
	Section 317	(a)(1)	 	 	6.3	 
	 	(a)(2) 	 	 	6.4	 
	 	(b) 	 	 	2.5	 
	Section 318	(a)	 	 	10.1	 

 

			
	Note:	 	This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.

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          Indenture dated as of _______ ___, 20__ between CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland
corporation (the “Company”) and [_________], as trustee (the “Trustee”).

          Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Holders of the Securities issued under this Indenture.

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     Section 1.1 Definitions.

          “Additional Amounts” means any additional amounts which are required hereby or by any
Security, under circumstances specified herein or therein, to be paid by the Company in respect of
certain taxes imposed on Holders specified herein or therein and which are owing to such Holders.

          “Affiliate” of any specified person means any other person directly or indirectly controlling
or controlled by or under common control with such specified person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under
common control with”), as used with respect to any person, shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such
person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by agreement or otherwise.

          “Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Service Agent.

          “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly authorized
committee thereof.

          “Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company to have been adopted by the Board of Directors or pursuant to
authorization by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of the
certificate and delivered to the Trustee.

          “Business Day” means, unless otherwise provided by Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate or
supplemental indenture hereto for a particular Series, any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal
holiday in The City of New York (or in connection with any payment, the place of payment) on which
banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

          “Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other
equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock.

          “Company” means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it and thereafter
means the successor.

          “Company Order” means a written order signed in the name of the Company by an Officer.

 

 

          “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its
corporate trust business related to this Indenture shall be principally administered.

          “Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an
Event of Default.

          “Depositary” means, with respect to the Securities of any Series issuable or issued in whole
or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, the person designated as Depositary for
such Series by the Company, which Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act; and if at any time there is more than one such person, “Depositary” as used with
respect to the Securities of any Series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of
such Series.

          “Discount Security” means any Security that provides for an amount less than the stated
principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity
thereof pursuant to Section 6.2.

          “Dollars” and “$” means the currency of the United States of America.

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

          “Foreign Currency” means any currency or currency unit issued by a government other than the
government of the United States of America.

          “Foreign Government Obligations” means, with respect to Securities of any Series that are
denominated in a Foreign Currency, direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the
government that issued or caused to be issued such currency for the payment of which obligations
its full faith and credit is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the
issuer thereof.

          “GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect as of the date of
determination.

          “Global Security” or “Global Securities” means a Security or Securities, as the case may be,
in the form established pursuant to Section 2.2 evidencing all or part of a Series of Securities,
issued to the Depositary for such Series or its nominee, and registered in the name of such
Depositary or nominee.

          “Holder” or “Securityholder” means a person in whose name a Security is registered.

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          “Indenture” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented, from time to time and shall
include the form and terms of particular Series of Securities established as contemplated
hereunder.

          “interest” with respect to any Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after
Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.

          “Maturity,” when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of
such Security becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity
or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.

          “Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chief Financial Officer, the
Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, and any Vice
President of the Company.

          “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by any officer.

          “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of legal counsel who is acceptable to the
Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.

          “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited
liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof.

          “principal” of a Security means the principal of the Security plus, when appropriate, the
premium, if any, on, and any Additional Amounts in respect of, the Security.

          “Responsible Officer” means any officer of the Trustee in its Corporate Trust Office having
responsibility for administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular
corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of
his or her knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject.

          “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

          “Securities” means the debentures, notes or other debt instruments of the Company of any
Series authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

          “Series” or “Series of Securities” means each series of debentures, notes or other debt
instruments of the Company created pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof.

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

          “Subsidiary” of any specified person means any corporation, association or other business
entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled
(without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors,

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managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
such person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that person or a combination thereof.

          “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect
on the date of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
is amended after such date, “TIA” means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust
Indenture Act as so amended.

          “Trustee” means the person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument
until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each person who is then a Trustee
hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such person, “Trustee” as used with respect to
the Securities of any Series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that Series.

          “U.S. Government Obligations” means securities which are direct obligations of, or guaranteed
by, The United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged and
which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a
depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S.
Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government
Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt, provided
that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the
amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian
in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

     Section 1.2 Other Definitions.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DEFINED IN	 
	TERM	 	SECTION	 
	“Bankruptcy Law”
	 	 	6.1	 
	“Custodian”
	 	 	6.1	 
	“Event of Default”
	 	 	6.1	 
	“Judgment Currency”
	 	 	10.16	 
	“Legal Holiday”
	 	 	10.7	 
	“mandatory sinking fund payment”
	 	 	11.1	 
	“Market Exchange Rate”
	 	 	10.15	 
	“New York Banking Day”
	 	 	10.16	 
	“Notice Agent”
	 	 	2.4	 
	“optional sinking fund payment”
	 	 	11.1	 
	“Paying Agent”
	 	 	2.4	 
	“Registrar”
	 	 	2.4	 
	“Required Currency”
	 	 	10.16	 
	“successor person”
	 	 	5.1	 

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     Section 1.3 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

          Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by
reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have
the following meanings:

          “Commission” means the SEC.

          “indenture securities” means the Securities.

          “indenture security holder” means a Securityholder.

          “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.

          “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.

          “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company and any successor obligor upon the
Securities.

          All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference
to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA and not otherwise defined herein are used
herein as so defined.

     Section 1.4 Rules of Construction.

          Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

          (c) “or” is not exclusive;

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

          (e) provisions apply to successive events and transactions.

ARTICLE II.

THE SECURITIES

     Section 2.1 Issuable in Series.

          The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under
this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued in one or more Series. All Securities of
a Series shall be identical except as may be set forth or determined in the manner provided in a
Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate detailing the adoption of the
terms thereof pursuant to authority granted under a Board Resolution. In the

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case of Securities of a Series to be issued from time to time, the Board Resolution, Officer’s
Certificate or supplemental indenture detailing the adoption of the terms thereof pursuant to
authority granted under a Board Resolution may provide for the method by which specified terms
(such as interest rate, maturity date, record date or date from which interest shall accrue) are to
be determined. Securities may differ between Series in respect of any matters, provided that all
Series of Securities shall be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

     Section 2.2 Establishment of Terms of Series of Securities.

          At or prior to the issuance of any Securities within a Series, the following shall be
established (as to the Series generally, in the case of Subsection 2.2.1 and either as to such
Securities within the Series or as to the Series generally in the case of Subsections 2.2.2 through
2.2.24) by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth or determined in the manner provided in
a Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate:

          2.2.1 the title (which shall distinguish the Securities of that particular Series from the
Securities of any other Series) and ranking (including the terms of any subordination provisions)
of the Series;

          2.2.2 the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) at
which the Securities of the Series will be issued;

          2.2.3 any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the Series which
may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and
delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of
the Series pursuant to Section 2.7, 2.8, 2.11, 3.6 or 9.6);

          2.2.4 the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the Series is payable;

          2.2.5 the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or, if applicable, the
method used to determine such rate or rates (including, but not limited to, any commodity,
commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the Securities of the Series
shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest, if any, shall accrue, the
date or dates on which such interest, if any, shall commence and be payable and any regular record
date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;

          2.2.6 the place or places where the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities
of the Series shall be payable, where the Securities of such Series may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in
respect of the Securities of such Series and this Indenture may be delivered, and the method of
such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other means;

          2.2.7 if applicable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and
the terms and conditions upon which the Securities of the Series may be redeemed, in whole or in
part, at the option of the Company;

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          2.2.8 the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase the Securities of the
Series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof
and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions
upon which Securities of the Series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant
to such obligation;

          2.2.9 the dates, if any, on which and the price or prices at which the Securities of the
Series will be repurchased by the Company at the option of the Holders thereof and other detailed
terms and provisions of such repurchase obligations;

          2.2.10 if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the
denominations in which the Securities of the Series shall be issuable;

          2.2.11 the forms of the Securities of the Series and whether the Securities will be
issuable as Global Securities;

          2.2.12 if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of
the Securities of the Series that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity
thereof pursuant to Section 6.2;

          2.2.13 the currency of denomination of the Securities of the Series, which may be Dollars
or any Foreign Currency, and if such currency of denomination is a composite currency, the agency
or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;

          2.2.14 the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of
the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series will be made;

          2.2.15 if payments of principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series
are to be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such
Securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments
will be determined;

          2.2.16 the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of or interest, if any, on
the Securities of the Series will be determined, if such amounts may be determined by reference to
an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock
exchange index or financial index;

          2.2.17 the provisions, if any, relating to any security provided for the Securities of the
Series;

          2.2.18 any addition to, deletion of or change in from the Events of Default which applies
to any Securities of the Series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders
of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 6.2;

          2.2.19 any addition to, deletion of or change in the covenants set forth in Articles IV or
V which applies to Securities of the Series;

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          2.2.20 any Depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation
agents or other agents with respect to Securities of such Series if other than those appointed
herein;

          2.2.21 the provisions, if any, relating to conversion or exchange of any Securities of
such Series, including if applicable, the conversion or exchange price, the conversion or exchange
period, provisions as to whether conversion or exchange will be mandatory, at the option of the
Holders thereof or at the option of the Company, the events requiring an adjustment of the
conversion or exchange price and provisions affecting conversion or exchange if such Series of
Securities are redeemed; and

          2.2.22 any other terms of the Series (which may supplement, modify or delete any provision
of this Indenture insofar as it applies to such Series), including any terms that may be required
under applicable law or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of Securities of
that Series.

          All Securities of any one Series need not be issued at the same time and may be issued from
time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to the
Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate referred to above.

     Section 2.3 Execution and Authentication.

          An Officer shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

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

          A Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual or facsimile signature of the
Trustee or an authenticating agent. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security
has been authenticated under this Indenture.

          The Trustee shall at any time, and from time to time, authenticate Securities for original
issue in the principal amount provided in the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or
Officer’s Certificate, upon receipt by the Trustee of a Company Order. Each Security shall be dated
the date of its authentication.

          The aggregate principal amount of Securities of any Series outstanding at any time may not
exceed any limit upon the maximum principal amount for such Series set forth in the Board
Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section
2.2, except as provided in Section 2.8.

          Prior to the issuance of Securities of any Series, the Trustee shall have received and
(subject to Section 7.2) shall be fully protected in relying on: (a) the Board Resolution,
supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate establishing the form of the Securities of
that Series or of Securities within that Series and the terms of the Securities of that Series or
of

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Securities within that Series, (b) an Officer’s Certificate complying with Section 10.4, and
(c) an Opinion of Counsel complying with Section 10.4.

          The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Securities of such
Series: (a) if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be taken
lawfully; or (b) if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or trustees, executive
committee or a trust committee of directors and/or vice-presidents or a committee of Responsible
Officers shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to Holders
of any then outstanding Series of Securities.

          The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate
Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so.
Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such
agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company.

     Section 2.4 Registrar and Paying Agent.

          The Company shall maintain, with respect to each Series of Securities, at the place or places
specified with respect to such Series pursuant to Section 2.2, an office or agency where Securities
of such Series may be presented or surrendered for payment (“Paying Agent”), where Securities of
such Series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange (“Registrar”) and where
notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such Series and this
Indenture may be delivered (“Notice Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register with respect to
each Series of Securities and to their transfer and exchange. The Company will give prompt written
notice to the Trustee of the name and address, and any change in the name or address, of each
Registrar, Paying Agent or Notice Agent. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such
required Registrar, Paying Agent or Notice Agent or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the name
and address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at
the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent
to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

          The Company may also from time to time designate one or more co-registrars, additional paying
agents or additional notice agents and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided,
however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its
obligations to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent and Notice Agent in each place so specified
pursuant to Section 2.2 for Securities of any Series for such purposes. The Company will give
prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the
name or address of any such co-registrar, additional paying agent or additional notice agent. The
term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar; the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying
agent; and the term “Notice Agent” includes any additional notice agent. The Company or any of its
Affiliates may serve as Registrar or Paying Agent.

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          The Company hereby appoints the Trustee the initial Registrar, Paying Agent and Notice Agent
for each Series unless another Registrar, Paying Agent or Notice Agent, as the case may be, is
appointed prior to the time Securities of that Series are first issued.

     Section 2.5 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 will hold in trust, for the benefit of Securityholders of any Series of
Securities, or the Trustee, all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or
interest on the Series of Securities, and will notify the Trustee in writing 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 all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a
Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the
Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) shall have no further
liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it
shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of Securityholders of any Series
of Securities all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar
proceeding with respect to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Securities.

     Section 2.6 Securityholder 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 Securityholders of each Series of Securities and
shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company
shall furnish to the Trustee at least ten 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 Securityholders of each Series of Securities.

     Section 2.7 Transfer and Exchange.

          Where Securities of a Series are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request
to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities of the same
Series, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements for such
transactions are met. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Trustee shall
authenticate Securities at the Registrar’s request. No service charge shall be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein), but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental
charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer tax or similar governmental
charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.11, 3.6 or 9.6).

          Neither the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (a) to issue, register the transfer
of, or exchange Securities of any Series for the period beginning at the opening of business
fifteen days immediately preceding the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of that
Series selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or
(b) to register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any Series selected, called or

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being called for redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed of any such Securities
selected, called or being called for redemption in part.

     Section 2.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.

          If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same Series and
of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

          If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction
of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity bond as may
be required by each of them to hold itself and any of its agents harmless, then, in the absence of
notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser,
the Company shall execute and upon its request the Trustee shall authenticate and make available
for delivery, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same
Series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding.

          In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to
become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay
such Security.

          Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected
therewith.

          Every new Security of any Series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed,
lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the
Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by
anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately
with any and all other Securities of that Series duly issued hereunder.

          The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all
other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Securities.

     Section 2.9 Outstanding Securities.

          The Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee
except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the
interest on a Global Security effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof and
those described in this Section as not outstanding.

          If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.8, it ceases to be outstanding until the
Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide
purchaser.

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          If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate of
the Company) holds on the Maturity of Securities of a Series money sufficient to pay such
Securities payable on that date, then on and after that date such Securities of the Series cease to
be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

          The Company may purchase or otherwise acquire the Securities, whether by open market
purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise. A Security does not cease to be outstanding
because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security.

          In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding Securities
have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the
principal amount of a Discount Security that shall be deemed to be outstanding for such purposes
shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such
determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2.

     Section 2.10 Treasury Securities.

          In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities of a Series
have concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver,
Securities of a Series owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded,
except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on
any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities of a
Series that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.

     Section 2.11 Temporary Securities.

          Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee
shall authenticate temporary Securities upon a Company Order. Temporary Securities shall be
substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company
considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall
prepare and the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order shall authenticate definitive Securities of
the same Series and date of maturity in exchange for temporary Securities. Until so exchanged,
temporary securities shall have the same rights under this Indenture as the definitive Securities.

     Section 2.12 Cancellation.

          The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar
and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for
registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Securities surrendered
for transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy such canceled
Securities (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act and the Trustee) and
deliver a certificate of such cancellation to the Company upon written request of the Company. The
Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.

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     Section 2.13 Defaulted Interest.

          If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on a Series of Securities, it shall pay the
defaulted interest, plus, to the extent permitted by law, any interest payable on the defaulted
interest, to the persons who are Securityholders of the Series on a subsequent special record date.
The Company shall fix the special record date and payment date. At least 10 days before the special
record date, the Company shall mail to the Trustee and to each Securityholder of the Series a
notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount of interest to be paid. The
Company may pay defaulted interest in any other lawful manner.

     Section 2.14 Global Securities.

          2.14.1 Terms of Securities. A Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an
Officer’s Certificate shall establish whether the Securities of a Series shall be issued in whole
or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and the Depositary for such Global Security
or Securities.

          2.14.2 Transfer and Exchange. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in
Section 2.7 of the Indenture and in addition thereto, any Global Security shall be exchangeable
pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Indenture for Securities registered in the names of Holders other
than the Depositary for such Security or its nominee only if (i) such Depositary notifies the
Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or if at
any time such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, in
either case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary registered as a clearing agency
under the Exchange Act within 90 days of such event or (ii) the Company executes and delivers to
the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such Global Security shall be so
exchangeable. Any Global Security that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
exchangeable for Securities registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct in writing in
an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security with like tenor
and terms.

          Except as provided in this Section 2.14.2, a Global Security may not be transferred except as
a whole by the Depositary with respect to such Global Security to a nominee of such Depositary, by
a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by the
Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such a successor
Depositary.

          2.14.3 Legend. Any Global Security issued hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially
the following form:

          “THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED
TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS SECURITY IS
EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS
NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED
EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE

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DEPOSITARY, BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH
A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.”

          2.14.4 Acts of Holders. The Depositary, as a Holder, may appoint agents and otherwise
authorize participants to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action which a Holder is entitled to give or take under the Indenture.

          2.14.5 Payments. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Indenture, unless otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 2.2, payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on any
Global Security shall be made to the Holder thereof.

          2.14.6 Consents, Declaration and Directions. The Company, the Trustee and any Agent shall
treat a person as the Holder of such principal amount of outstanding Securities of such Series
represented by a Global Security as shall be specified in a written statement of the Depositary or
by the applicable procedures of such Depositary with respect to such Global Security, for purposes
of obtaining any consents, declarations, waivers or directions required to be given by the Holders
pursuant to this Indenture.

     Section 2.15 CUSIP Numbers.

          The Company in issuing the Securities may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and,
if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders;
provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of
such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and
that reliance may be placed only on the other elements of identification printed on the Securities,
and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.

ARTICLE III.

REDEMPTION

     Section 3.1 Notice to Trustee.

          The Company may, with respect to any Series of Securities, reserve the right to redeem and pay
the Series of Securities or may covenant to redeem and pay the Series of Securities or any part
thereof prior to the Stated Maturity thereof at such time and on such terms as provided for in such
Securities. If a Series of Securities is redeemable and the Company wants or is obligated to redeem
prior to the Stated Maturity thereof all or part of the Series of Securities pursuant to the terms
of such Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the redemption date and the principal
amount of Series of Securities to be redeemed. The Company shall give the notice at least 15 days
before the redemption date.

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     Section 3.2 Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.

          Unless otherwise indicated for a particular Series by a Board Resolution, a supplemental
indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate, if less than all the Securities of a Series are to be
redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Securities of the Series to be redeemed in any manner that
the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, including by lot or other method, unless otherwise required
by law or applicable stock exchange requirements, subject, in the case of Global Securities, to the
applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee shall make the selection from
Securities of the Series outstanding not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select
for redemption portions of the principal of Securities of the Series that have denominations larger
than $1,000. Securities of the Series and portions of them it selects shall be in amounts of $1,000
or whole multiples of $1,000 or, with respect to Securities of any Series issuable in other
denominations pursuant to Section 2.2.10, the minimum principal denomination for each Series and
the authorized integral multiples thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities of
a Series called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities of that Series called for
redemption.

     Section 3.3 Notice of Redemption.

          Unless otherwise indicated for a particular Series by Board Resolution, a supplemental
indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a
redemption date, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder
whose Securities are to be redeemed.

          The notice shall identify the Securities of the Series to be redeemed and shall state:

          (a) the redemption date;

          (b) the redemption price;

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

          (d) if any Securities are being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of
such Securities to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date and upon surrender of such
Security, a new Security or Securities in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the
original Security shall be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the
original Security;

          (e) that Securities of the Series called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying
Agent to collect the redemption price;

          (f) that interest on Securities of the Series called for redemption ceases to accrue on
and after the redemption date unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption price;

          (g) the CUSIP number, if any; and

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          (h) any other information as may be required by the terms of the particular Series or the
Securities of a Series being redeemed.

          At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s
name and at its expense, provided, however, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least
10 days (unless a shorter time shall be acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the notice date, an
Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the
information to be stated in such notice.

     Section 3.4 Effect of Notice of Redemption.

          Once notice of redemption is mailed as provided in Section 3.3, Securities of a Series called
for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price. Except as
otherwise provided in the supplemental indenture, Board Resolution or Officer’s Certificate for a
Series, a notice of redemption may not be conditional. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such
Securities shall be paid at the redemption price plus accrued interest to the redemption date.

     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 Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest, if any,
on all Securities to be redeemed on that date.

     Section 3.6 Securities Redeemed in Part.

          Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Trustee shall authenticate for the
Holder a new Security of the same Series and the same maturity equal in principal amount to the
unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.

ARTICLE IV.

COVENANTS

     Section 4.1 Payment of Principal and Interest.

          The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of each Series of Securities
that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of
that Series in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this Indenture. On or before 11:00
a.m., New York City time, on the applicable payment date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying
Agent money sufficient to pay the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of each
Series in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this Indenture.

     Section 4.2 SEC Reports.

          To the extent any Securities of a Series are outstanding, the Company shall deliver to the
Trustee within 15 days after it files them with the SEC copies of the annual reports and of the
information, documents, and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as
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file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company also shall
comply with the other provisions of TIA Section 314(a). Reports, information and documents filed
with the SEC via the EDGAR system will be deemed to be delivered to the Trustee as of the time of
such filing via EDGAR for purposes of this Section 4.2.

          Delivery of reports, information and documents to the under this Section 4.2 are for
informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of the foregoing shall not constitute
constructive or actual notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information
contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to
which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officer’s Certificate).

     Section 4.3 Compliance Certificate.

          To the extent any Securities of a Series are outstanding, the Company shall deliver to the
Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an Officer’s Certificate
stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding
fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining
whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this
Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best
of his/her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every
covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any
of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which the Officer may have
knowledge).

          The Company will, so long as any of the Securities are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee,
promptly upon becoming 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 4.4 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

          The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will 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, which may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture or the Securities and the Company (to the
extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and
covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any
power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power
as though no such law has been enacted.

     Section 4.5 Corporate Existence.

          Subject to Article V, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve
and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights (charter and statutory);
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right if the Board
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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.

ARTICLE V.

SUCCESSORS

     Section 5.1 When Company May Merge, Etc.

          The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all
or substantially all of its properties and assets to, any person (a “successor person”) unless:

          (a) the Company is the surviving entity or the successor person (if other than the
Company) is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity organized and validly existing under
the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes the Company’s obligations on the
Securities and under this Indenture; and

          (b) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default,
shall have occurred and be continuing.

          The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the proposed transaction
an Officer’s Certificate to the foregoing effect and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
proposed transaction and any supplemental indenture comply with this Indenture.

          Notwithstanding the above, any Subsidiary of the Company may consolidate with, merge into or
transfer all or part of its properties to the Company. Neither an Officer’s Certificate nor an
Opinion of Counsel shall be required to be delivered in connection therewith.

     Section 5.2 Successor Corporation Substituted.

          Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.1, the successor
corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which
such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for,
and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as
if such successor person has been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that the
predecessor Company in the case of a sale, conveyance or other disposition (other than a lease)
shall be released from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.

ARTICLE VI.

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     Section 6.1 Events of Default.

          “Event of Default,” wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any Series, means any
one of the following events, unless in the establishing Board Resolution,

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supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate, it is provided that such Series shall not
have the benefit of said Event of Default:

          (a) default in the payment of any interest on any Security of that Series when it becomes
due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount
of such payment is deposited by the Company with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent prior to 11:00
a.m., New York City time, on the 30th day of such period); or

          (b) default in the payment of principal of any Security of that Series at its Maturity; or

          (c) default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty of the Company in
this Indenture (other than defaults pursuant to paragraphs (a) or (b) above or pursuant to a
covenant or warranty that has been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of Series of
Securities other than that Series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after
there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the
Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities of that Series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be
remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

          (d) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

               (i) commences a voluntary case,

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

               (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of
its property,

               (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or

               (v) generally is unable to pay its debts as the same become due; or

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

               (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case,

               (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property,
or

               (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, and the order or decree remains unstayed and
in effect for 60 days; or

          (f) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that Series, which
is specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate, in
accordance with Section 2.2.18.

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          The term “Bankruptcy Law” means title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal or State law for
the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or
similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

     Section 6.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

          If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any Series at the time outstanding occurs
and is continuing (other than an Event of Default referred to in Section 6.1(d) or (e)), then in
every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities of that Series may declare the principal amount (or, if any Securities of
that Series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in
the terms of such Securities) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all of the Securities
of that Series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the
Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified
amount) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall become immediately due and payable. If an
Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(d) or (e) shall occur, the principal amount (or specified
amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding Securities shall ipso facto
become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the
Trustee or any Holder.

          At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to any Series has been made
and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as
hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities of that Series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may
rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if all Events of Default with respect to
Securities of that Series, other than the non-payment of the principal and interest, if any, of
Securities of that Series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have
been cured or waived as provided in Section 6.13.

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

     Section 6.3 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

          The Company covenants that if

          (a) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest
becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or

          (b) default is made in the payment of principal of any Security at the Maturity thereof,
or

          (c) default is made in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, if any, when and as due by
the terms of a Security,

then, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of
such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and
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any overdue principal and any overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such
Securities, and, in addition thereto, 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.

          If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own
name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of
the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may
enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the
moneys adjudged or deemed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the
Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.

          If an Event of Default with respect to any Securities of any Series occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the
Holders of Securities of such Series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall
deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of
any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein,
or to enforce any other proper remedy.

     Section 6.4 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

          In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the
Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other
obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities
shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective
of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue
principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or
otherwise,

          (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid
in respect of the Securities and to file such 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 of
the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

          (b) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute the same,

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official
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 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 7.7.

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          Nothing herein contained 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 Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the
Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

     Section 6.5 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.

          All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and
enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof
in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be
brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after
provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in
respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

     Section 6.6 Application of Money Collected.

          Any money or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in
the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of
such money or property on account of principal or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and
the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully
paid:

          First: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7; and

          Second: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and interest on the
Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably,
without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such
Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and

          Third: To the Company.

     Section 6.7 Limitation on Suits.

          No Holder of any Security of any Series shall have any right to institute any proceeding,
judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or
trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless

          (a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event
of Default with respect to the Securities of that Series;

          (b) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of
that Series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of
such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

          (c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory
to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by the Trustee
in compliance with such request;

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          (d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

          (e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities of that Series;

it being understood, intended and expressly covenanted by the Holder of every Security with every
other Holder and the Trustee that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner
whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or
prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or
preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in
the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all such Holders of the
applicable Series.

     Section 6.8 Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest.

          Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have
the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and
interest, if any, on such Security on the Maturity of such Security, including the Stated Maturity
expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the redemption date) and to institute
suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the
consent of such Holder.

     Section 6.9 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 proceeding, 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 had been
instituted.

     Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

          Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in Section 2.8, 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,
to the extent permitted by law, prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other
appropriate right or remedy.

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     Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

          No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities 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 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.

     Section 6.12 Control by Holders.

          The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series
shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with
respect to the Securities of such Series, provided that

          (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture,

          (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not
inconsistent with such direction,

          (c) subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Trustee shall have the right to decline
to follow any such direction if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability;
and

          (d) prior to taking any action as directed under this Section 6.12, the Trustee shall be
entitled to indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be
incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

     Section 6.13 Waiver of Past Defaults.

          The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of
any Series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such Series waive any past Default
hereunder with respect to such Series and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of the
principal of or interest on any Security of such Series (provided, however, that the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series may rescind an
acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such
acceleration). Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

     Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs.

          All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof
shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in

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any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit
against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any
party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court
may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any
party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or
defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any
suit instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by
any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities of any Series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement
of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security on or after the Maturity of such
Security, including the Stated Maturity expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption,
on the redemption date).

ARTICLE VII.

TRUSTEE

     Section 7.1 Duties of Trustee.

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

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

               (i) The Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this
Indenture and no others.

               (ii) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the
truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officer’s
Certificates or Opinions of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
this Indenture; however, in the case of any such Officer’s Certificates or Opinions of Counsel
which by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the
Trustee shall examine such Officer’s Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to determine whether or
not they conform to the form requirements of this Indenture.

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

               (i) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section.

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

               (iii) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or
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accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities of such Series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon
the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such Series in accordance with
Section 6.12.

          (d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to
paragraph (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.

          (e) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it
receives indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be
incurred by it in performing such duty or exercising such right or power.

          (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on 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.

          (g) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to risk its own funds or
otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties, or in the exercise
of any of its rights or powers, if adequate indemnity against such risk is not assured to the
Trustee in its satisfaction.

          (h) The Paying Agent, the Registrar and any authenticating agent shall be entitled to the
protections and immunities as are set forth in paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of this Section and in
Section 7.2, each with respect to the Trustee.

     Section 7.2 Rights of Trustee.

          (a) The Trustee may rely on and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting
upon any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) 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 in the document.

          (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. 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.

          (c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or
negligence of any agent appointed with due care. No Depositary shall be deemed an agent of the
Trustee and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any act or omission by any Depositary.

          (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith
which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, provided that the Trustee’s
conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.

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          (e) The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of
Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it hereunder without willful misconduct or negligence, and in reliance
thereon.

          (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 of Securities
unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which 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, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or
document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or matters as it may see fit.

          (h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default
unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice
of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities generally or the Securities of a
particular Series and this Indenture.

          (i) In no event shall the Trustee be liable to any person for special, punitive, indirect,
consequential or incidental loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to
lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage.

          (j) The permissive right of the Trustee to take the actions permitted by this Indenture
shall not be construed as an obligation or duty to do so.

     Section 7.3 Individual Rights of Trustee.

          The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or an 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. The
Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

     Section 7.4 Trustee’s Disclaimer.

          The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the
Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Securities,
and it shall not be responsible for any statement in the Securities other than its authentication.

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     Section 7.5 Notice of Defaults.

          If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of
any Series and if it is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to
each Securityholder of the Securities of that Series notice of a Default or Event of Default within
90 days after it occurs or, if later, after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has knowledge of
such Default or Event of Default. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of
principal of or interest on any Security of any Series, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and
so long as its corporate trust committee or a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith
determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Securityholders of that Series.

     Section 7.6 Reports by Trustee to Holders.

          Within 60 days after May 15 in each year, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all
Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear on the register kept by the Registrar a brief
report dated as of such May 15, in accordance with, and to the extent required under, TIA Section
313.

          A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders of any Series shall be
filed with the SEC and each national securities exchange on which the Securities of that Series are
listed. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when Securities of any Series are
listed on any national securities exchange.

     Section 7.7 Compensation and Indemnity.

          The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for its services as the
Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree 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 upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it. Such
expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and
counsel.

          The Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee (including the
cost of defending itself) against any cost, expense or liability, including taxes (other than taxes
based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee) incurred by it except as set
forth in the next paragraph in the performance of its duties under this Indenture as Trustee or
Agent. 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, unless and to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced thereby. The Company
shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have one
separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The
Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld. This indemnification shall apply to officers, directors, employees,
shareholders and agents of the Trustee.

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          The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred
by the Trustee or by any officer, director, employee, shareholder or agent of the Trustee through
willful misconduct or negligence.

          To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien
prior to the Securities of any Series on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee,
except that held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Securities of that Series.

          When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in
Section 6.1(d) or (e) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to
constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

          The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

     Section 7.8 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.

          The Trustee may resign with respect to the Securities of one or more Series by so notifying
the Company at least 30 days prior to the date of the proposed resignation. The Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Securities of any Series may remove the Trustee with respect to
that Series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The Company may remove the Trustee with
respect to Securities of one or more Series if:

          (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

          (b) 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;

          (c) a Custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

          (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

          If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of 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
Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the
Company.

          If a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any one or more Series does not take
office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the
Company or the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities of the
applicable Series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee.

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          A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all
property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee subject to the lien provided for in Section
7.7, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor
Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee with respect to each Series of
Securities for which it is acting as Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail a
notice of its succession to each Securityholder of each such Series. Notwithstanding replacement of
the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.7 hereof shall
continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee with respect to expenses and liabilities incurred
by it for actions taken or omitted to be taken in accordance with its rights, powers and duties
under this Indenture prior to such replacement.

     Section 7.9 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

          If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially
all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any
further act shall be the successor Trustee.

     Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.

          This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA Section
310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee shall always have a combined capital and surplus of at least
$25,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall
comply with TIA Section 310(b), subject to Section 7.10.

     Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

          The Trustee is subject to TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in
TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section
311(a) to the extent indicated.

ARTICLE VIII.

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE

     Section 8.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

          This Indenture shall upon Company Order cease to be of further effect (except as hereinafter
provided in this Section 8.1), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute
instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when

          (a) either

               (i) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Securities that
have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid) have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation; or

               (ii) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation

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                    (1) have become due and payable, or

                    (2) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or

                    (3) have been called for redemption or are to be called for redemption within one year
under 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, or

                    (4) are deemed paid and discharged pursuant to Section 8.3, as applicable;

and the Company, in the case of (1), (2) or (3) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be
deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust an amount sufficient for the purpose of paying
and discharging the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation, for principal and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities
which have become due and payable on or prior to the date of such deposit) or to the Stated
Maturity or redemption date, as the case may be;

          (b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the
Company; and

          (c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to
the Trustee under Section 7.7, and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to
clause (a) of this Section, the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.7, 2.8, 8.2 and 8.5 shall survive.

     Section 8.2 Application of Trust Funds; Indemnification.

          (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.5, all money deposited with the Trustee
pursuant to Section 8.1, all money and U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government
Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.3 or 8.4 and all money received by the
Trustee in respect of U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations deposited with
the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.3 or 8.4, shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance
with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may
determine, to the persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment such
money has been deposited with or received by the Trustee or to make mandatory sinking fund payments
or analogous payments as contemplated by Sections 8.3 or 8.4.

          (b) The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other
charge imposed on or assessed against U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign

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Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Sections 8.3 or 8.4 or the interest and principal
received in respect of such obligations other than any payable by or on behalf of Holders.

          (c) The Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Order
any U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations or money held by it as provided
in Sections 8.3 or 8.4 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent
certified public accountants or investment bank expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, are then in excess of the amount thereof which then would have been
required to be deposited for the purpose for which such U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign
Government Obligations or money were deposited or received. This provision shall not authorize the
sale by the Trustee of any U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations held under
this Indenture.

     Section 8.3 Legal Defeasance of Securities of any Series.

          Unless this Section 8.3 is otherwise specified, pursuant to Section 2.2.20, to be inapplicable
to Securities of any Series, the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire
indebtedness on all the outstanding Securities of any Series on the 91st day after the date of the
deposit referred to in subparagraph (d) hereof, and the provisions of this Indenture, as it relates
to such outstanding Securities of such Series, shall no longer be in effect (and the Trustee, at
the expense of the Company, shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, execute instruments
acknowledging the same), except as to:

          (a) the rights of Holders of Securities of such Series to receive, from the trust funds
described in subparagraph (d) hereof, (i) payment of the principal of and each installment of
principal of and interest on the outstanding Securities of such Series on the Maturity of such
principal or installment of principal or interest and (ii) the benefit of any mandatory sinking
fund payments applicable to the Securities of such Series on the day on which such payments are due
and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such Series;

          (b) the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.7, 2.8, 8.2, 8.3 and 8.5; and

          (c) the rights, powers, trust and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s
obligations in connection therewith;

provided that, the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

          (d) the Company shall have deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited (except as
provided in Section 8.2(c)) with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the
following payments, specifically pledged as security for and dedicated solely to the benefit of the
Holders of such Securities (i) in the case of Securities of such Series denominated in Dollars,
cash in Dollars and/or U.S. Government Obligations, or (ii) in the case of Securities of such
Series denominated in a Foreign Currency (other than a composite currency), money and/or Foreign
Government Obligations, which through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in
accordance with their terms, will provide (and without reinvestment and assuming no tax liability
will be imposed on such Trustee), not later than one day before the due date of any payment of
money, an amount in cash, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally

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recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge each installment of principal
of and interest, if any, on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of all the
Securities of such Series on the dates such installments of interest or principal and such sinking
fund payments are due;

          (e) such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound;

          (f) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such Series shall
have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or during the period ending on the 91st
day after such date;

          (g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been
published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of execution of this
Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the
effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the
Securities of such Series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes
as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to Federal income tax on
the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred;

          (h) 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 defeating, hindering, delaying or
defrauding any other creditors of the Company; and

          (i) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to the
defeasance contemplated by this Section have been complied with.

     Section 8.4 Covenant Defeasance.

          Unless this Section 8.4 is otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.2.20 to be inapplicable
to Securities of any Series, the Company may omit to comply with respect to the Securities of any
Series with any term, provision or condition set forth under Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, and 5.1
as well as any additional covenants specified in a supplemental indenture for such Series of
Securities or a Board Resolution or an Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2.20
(and the failure to comply with any such covenants shall not constitute a Default or Event of
Default with respect to such Series under Section 6.1) and the occurrence of any event specified in
a supplemental indenture for such Series of Securities or a Board Resolution or an Officer’s
Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2.18 and designated as an Event of Default shall not
constitute a Default or Event of Default hereunder, with respect to the Securities of such Series,
provided that the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

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          (a) With reference to this Section 8.4, the Company has deposited or caused to be
irrevocably deposited (except as provided in Section 8.2(c)) with the Trustee as trust funds in
trust for the purpose of making the following payments specifically pledged as security for, and
dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities (i) in the case of Securities of
such Series denominated in Dollars, cash in Dollars and/or U.S. Government Obligations, or (ii) in
the case of Securities of such Series denominated in a Foreign Currency (other than a composite
currency), money and/or Foreign Government Obligations, which through the payment of interest and
principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide (and without reinvestment
and assuming no tax liability will be imposed on such Trustee), not later than one day before the
due date of any payment of money, an amount in cash, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent certified public accountants or investment bank expressed in a
written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge each installment of
principal of and interest, if any, on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the
Securities of such Series on the dates such installments of interest or principal and such sinking
fund payments are due;

          (b) Such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound;

          (c) No Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such Series shall
have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit;

          (d) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that Holders of the Securities of such Series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal
income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and covenant defeasance and will be subject to
federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been
the case if such deposit and covenant defeasance had not occurred;

          (e) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating the
deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding
any other creditors of the Company; and

          (f) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the
covenant defeasance contemplated by this Section have been complied with.

     Section 8.5 Repayment to Company.

          Subject to applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to
the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal and interest that
remains unclaimed for two years. After that, Securityholders entitled to the money must look to the
Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates
another person.

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     Section 8.6 Reinstatement.

          If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money deposited with respect to
Securities of any Series in accordance with Section 8.1 by reason of any legal proceeding or by
reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or
otherwise prohibiting such application, the obligations of the Company under this Indenture with
respect to the Securities of such Series and under the Securities of such Series shall be revived
and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.1 until such time as the
Trustee or the Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.1;
provided, however, that if the Company has made any payment of principal of or interest on or any
Additional Amounts with respect to any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations,
the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such
payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE IX.

AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

     Section 9.1 Without Consent of Holders.

          The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities of one or
more Series without the consent of any Securityholder:

          (a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

          (b) to comply with Article V;

          (c) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated
Securities;

          (d) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder;

          (e) to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of
Securities of any Series as permitted by this Indenture;

          (f) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more Series and to add to or change any of the
provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration
of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee; or

          (g) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of this Indenture under the TIA.

     Section 9.2 With Consent of Holders.

          The Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture with the written consent
of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of each
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connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities of such Series), for the
purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions
of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the
Securityholders of each such Series. Except as provided in Section 6.13, the Holders of at least a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series by notice to the Trustee
(including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities
of such Series) may waive compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the
Securities with respect to such Series.

          It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Securities under this Section 9.2
to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture or waiver, but it shall be
sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. After a supplemental indenture or waiver
under this section becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Securities affected
thereby, a notice briefly describing the supplemental indenture or waiver. Any failure by the
Company to mail or publish such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way
impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.

     Section 9.3 Limitations.

          Without the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment or waiver may not:

          (a) reduce the principal amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment,
supplement or waiver;

          (b) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default
interest) on any Security;

          (c) reduce the principal or change the Stated Maturity of any Security or reduce the
amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation;

          (d) reduce the principal amount of Discount Securities payable upon acceleration of the
maturity thereof;

          (e) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of or interest, if
any, on any Security (except a rescission of acceleration of the Securities of any Series by the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such Series and
a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

          (f) make the principal of or interest, if any, on any Security payable in any currency
other than that stated in the Security;

          (g) make any change in Sections 6.8, 6.13 or 9.3 (this sentence); or

          (h) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Security, provided that such redemption
is made at the Company’s option.

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     Section 9.4 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

          Every amendment to this Indenture or the Securities of one or more Series shall be set forth
in a supplemental indenture hereto that complies with the TIA as then in effect.

     Section 9.5 Revocation and Effect of Consents.

          Until an amendment is set forth in a supplemental indenture or a waiver becomes effective, a
consent to it by a Holder of a Security is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent
Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting
Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such
Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of a Security if
the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date of the supplemental indenture or the
date the waiver becomes effective.

          Any amendment or waiver once effective shall bind every Securityholder of each Series affected
by such amendment or waiver unless it is of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (h) of
Section 9.3. In that case, the amendment or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security who has
consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences
the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Security.

     Section 9.6 Notation on or Exchange of Securities.

          The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment or waiver on any Security of
any Series thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for Securities of that Series may
issue and the Trustee shall authenticate upon request new Securities of that Series that reflect
the amendment or waiver.

     Section 9.7 Trustee Protected.

          In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture
permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in
relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both stating that the execution
of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee shall sign
all supplemental indentures authorized or permitted by this Indenture, except that the Trustee need
not sign any supplemental indenture that adversely affects its rights.

ARTICLE X.

MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 10.1 Trust Indenture Act Controls.

          If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision
which is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, such required or deemed
provision shall control.

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     Section 10.2 Notices.

          Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other, or by a Holder to the
Company or the Trustee, is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by
first-class mail:

if to the Company:

CoreSite Realty Corporation

1050 17th Street, Suite 800

Denver, Colorado 80265

Attention: General Counsel

Telephone: (866) 777-2673

with a copy to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

555 Eleventh Street, NW

Washington, District of Columbia 20004

Attention: Patrick H. Shannon, Esq.

Telephone: (202) 637-1028

if to the Trustee:

	 	 	 	 	 

	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Attention:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	Telephone:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	Facsimile:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses
for subsequent notices or communications.

          Any notice or communication to a Securityholder shall be mailed by first-class mail to his
address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a
Securityholder of any Series or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to
other Securityholders of that or any other Series.

          If a notice or communication is mailed or published in the manner provided above, within the
time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the Securityholder receives it.

          If the Company or any Guarantor mails a notice or communication to Securityholders, it shall
mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Security, where this Indenture or
any Security provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption) to a Holder of a
Global Security (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently

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given to the Depositary for such Security (or its designee) pursuant to the customary
procedures of such Depositary.

     Section 10.3 Communication by Holders with Other Holders.

          Securityholders of any Series may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other
Securityholders of that Series or any other Series with respect to their rights under this
Indenture or the Securities of that Series or all Series. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar
and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).

     Section 10.4 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:

          (a) an Officer’s Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions
precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been
complied with; and

          (b) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent have been complied with.

     Section 10.5 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 TIA Section 314(a)(4)) shall
comply with the provisions of TIA Section 314(e) and shall include:

          (a) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read 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;

          (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he 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 complied with; and

          (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or
covenant has been complied with.

     Section 10.6 Rules by Trustee and Agents.

          The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders of one or
more Series. Any Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

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     Section 10.7 Legal Holidays.

          Unless otherwise provided by Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture
hereto for a particular Series, a “Legal Holiday” is any day that is not a Business Day. If a
payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the
next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening
period.

     Section 10.8 No Recourse Against Others.

          A director, officer, employee or stockholder (past or present), as such, of the Company shall
not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or
for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each
Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.

     Section 10.9 Counterparts.

          This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

     Section 10.10 Governing Laws.

          THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THE INDENTURE OR THE SECURITIES, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER
THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     Section 10.11 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

          This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the
Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used
to interpret this Indenture.

     Section 10.12 Successors.

          All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor.
All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.

     Section 10.13 Severability.

          In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities 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.

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     Section 10.14 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 hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

     Section 10.15 Securities in a Foreign Currency.

          Unless otherwise specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an
Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Indenture with respect to a
particular Series of Securities, whenever for purposes of this Indenture any action may be taken by
the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all Series or
all Series affected by a particular action at the time outstanding and, at such time, there are
outstanding Securities of any Series which are denominated in more than one currency, then the
principal amount of Securities of such Series which shall be deemed to be outstanding for the
purpose of taking such action shall be determined by converting any such other currency into a
currency that is designated upon issuance of any particular Series of Securities. Unless otherwise
specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate
delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Indenture with respect to a particular Series of
Securities, such conversion shall be at the spot rate for the purchase of the designated currency
as published in The Financial Times in the “Currency Rates” section (or, if The Financial Times is
no longer published, or if such information is no longer available in The Financial Times, such
source as may be selected in good faith by the Company) on any date of determination. The
provisions of this paragraph shall apply in determining the equivalent principal amount in respect
of Securities of a Series denominated in currency other than Dollars in connection with any action
taken by Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

          All decisions and determinations provided for in the preceding paragraph shall, in the absence
of manifest error, to the extent permitted by law, be conclusive for all purposes and irrevocably
binding upon the Trustee and all Holders.

     Section 10.16 Judgment Currency.

          The Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law,
that (a) if for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the sum
due in respect of the principal of or interest or other amount on the Securities of any Series (the
“Required Currency”) into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the “Judgment
Currency”), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking
procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the Required Currency with the
Judgment Currency on the day on which final unappealable judgment is entered, unless such day is
not a New York Banking Day, then the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance
with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the Required
Currency with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking Day preceding the day on which final
unappealable judgment is entered and (b) its obligations under this Indenture to make payments in
the Required Currency (i) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, any recovery pursuant
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entered in accordance with subsection (a)), in any currency other than the Required Currency,
except to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee,
of the full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable in respect of such payments,
(ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of
recovering in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall
short of the full amount of the Required Currency so expressed to be payable, and (iii) shall not
be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sum due under this Indenture. For purposes of
the foregoing, “New York Banking Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in
The City of New York on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or
executive order to close.

     Section 10.17 Force Majeure.

          In no event shall the Trustee 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, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts
of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of
God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and
hardware) services, it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable best efforts which
are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as
practicable under the circumstances.

ARTICLE XI.

SINKING FUNDS

     Section 11.1 Applicability of Article.

          The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of
the Securities of a Series if so provided by the terms of such Securities pursuant to Section 2.2
and except as otherwise permitted or required by any form of Security of such Series issued
pursuant to this Indenture.

          The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of the Securities of
any Series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment” and any other amount
provided for by the terms of Securities of such Series is herein referred to as an “optional
sinking fund payment.” If provided for by the terms of Securities of any Series, the cash amount of
any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 11.2. Each sinking fund
payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any Series as provided for by the terms
of the Securities of such Series.

     Section 11.2 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.

          The Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect
to the Securities of any Series to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities (1) deliver
outstanding Securities of such Series to which such sinking fund payment is applicable (other than
any of such Securities previously called for mandatory sinking fund redemption) and (2) apply as
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is applicable and which have been repurchased by the Company or redeemed either at the
election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Series of Securities (except pursuant to any
mandatory sinking fund) or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments or
other optional redemptions pursuant to the terms of such Securities, provided that such Securities
have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received by the Trustee, together
with an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto, not later than 15 days prior to the date on
which the Trustee begins the process of selecting Securities for redemption, and shall be credited
for such purpose by the Trustee at the price specified in such Securities for redemption through
operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced
accordingly. If as a result of the delivery or credit of Securities in lieu of cash payments
pursuant to this Section 11.2, the principal amount of Securities of such Series to be redeemed in
order to exhaust the aforesaid cash payment shall be less than $100,000, the Trustee need not call
Securities of such Series for redemption, except upon receipt of a Company Order that such action
be taken, and such cash payment shall be held by the Trustee or a Paying Agent and applied to the
next succeeding sinking fund payment, provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent
shall from time to time upon receipt of a Company Order pay over and deliver to the Company any
cash payment so being held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent upon delivery by the Company to the
Trustee of Securities of that Series purchased by the Company having an unpaid principal amount
equal to the cash payment required to be released to the Company.

     Section 11.3 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.

          Not less than 45 days (unless otherwise indicated in the Board Resolution, supplemental
indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate in respect of a particular Series of Securities) prior to
each sinking fund payment date for any Series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the
Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund
payment for that Series pursuant to the terms of that Series, the portion thereof, if any, which is
to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by
delivering and crediting of Securities of that Series pursuant to Section 11.2, and the optional
amount, if any, to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, and the
Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the amount therein specified. Not less than 30 days
(unless otherwise indicated in the Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate or supplemental
indenture in respect of a particular Series of Securities) before each such sinking fund payment
date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in
the manner specified in Section 3.2 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the
name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 3.3. Such notice having
been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner
stated in Sections 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CoreSite Realty Corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	[          ], as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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