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Form of Articles of Association of Accenture SCA, updated as of November 16 2009

 Exhibit 10.1 
 ACCENTURE SCA 
 société en commandite par actions 
 Siège social: 46A, avenue J.F. Kennedy 
 L-1855 Luxembourg 
 R.C.S. Luxembourg B 79.874 
 STATUTS COORDONNES 
 au 16 novembre 2009

 UPDATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 
 AS AT 
 16 NOVEMBER 2009 
 Article 1 - Form 
 There exists a partnership limited by shares (société en commandite par actions) under the name of Accenture SCA (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “Accenture SCA”) among Accenture plc, a
public limited company organised under the laws of Ireland, being the general partner (associé - gérant commandité) (the “General Partner” or “Accenture plc”) of Accenture SCA, and the current
limited shareholders (associés commanditaires) (the “Limited Shareholders”) of the Company and all those persons who shall become Limited Shareholders of the Company. 
 Hereinafter the Limited Shareholders and the General Partner will be referred to individually as a “Shareholder” and collectively
as the “Shareholders”. 
 Article 2 - Term 
 The Company is incorporated for an unlimited period of time. However, the Company shall come to an end in the event of a resolution to
dissolve the Company adopted at a general meeting of Shareholders deciding in compliance with the conditions of quorum and majority required for amendments to the articles of association of the Company (the “Articles of Association”). The
Company shall not end in the event of the resignation, dissolution, bankruptcy or insolvency of the General Partner. 
 Article 3 - Purposes 
 The Company shall have as its business purpose the holding of participations, in any form
whatsoever, in Luxembourg and foreign companies, the acquisition by purchase, subscription, or in any other manner as well as the transfer by sale, exchange or otherwise of stock, bonds, debentures, notes and other securities of any kind, and the
ownership, administration, development and management of its participations and of its asset portfolio. 
 The Company may carry
on any commercial, industrial and/or financial activity or maintain a commercial establishment open to the public. The Company may participate directly on indirectly in the establishment and development of any financial, industrial or commercial
enterprises in Luxembourg and abroad and it may render them every assistance, whether of a financial nature or not, such as, without limitation, the granting of loans or advances, guarantees for their benefit or other forms of assistance. The
Company may borrow in any form and proceed to the issuance of bonds and notes whether or not convertible or exchangeable in shares of the Company or into shares of other companies. 
  

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 The Company may enter into and perform under global alliances and marketing arrangements and
any other contracts aimed at promoting and furthering the development and the operation of the Accenture group, including but not limited to actions involving or relating to staff of any and all affiliated group companies. 
 In general, it may take any controlling and supervisory measures and carry out any operation which it may deem useful for the accomplishment
and development of its purposes. 
 Article 4 - Registered office 
 The registered office of the Company is established in Luxembourg City, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The General Partner may establish branches
or other offices either in Luxembourg or abroad. 
 In the event that the General Partner determines that extraordinary
political, economic or social developments have occurred or are imminent that interfere or are likely to interfere with the normal activities of the Company at its registered office, or with the ease of communication between such office and persons
abroad, the registered office may be temporarily transferred abroad until the complete cessation of these extraordinary circumstances; such temporary measures shall have no effect on the nationality of the Company which, notwithstanding the
temporary transfer of its registered office, will remain a Luxembourg partnership limited by shares. 
 Article 5 - Capital

 The Company has a subscribed, issued and fully paid nominal share capital of EUR 1,311,290,080 (one billion three hundred
and eleven million two hundred and ninety thousand eighty Euro) divided into 1 (one) unlimited share (action de commandité) held by the General Partner and having a par value of one Euro and twenty-five cents (EUR 1.25) and
1,049,032,063 (one billion forty-nine million thirty-two thousand sixty-three) limited shares (actions de commanditaires) held by the Limited Shareholders having a par value of one Euro and twenty-five cents (EUR 1.25) each representing an
aggregate number of 1,049,032,064 (one billion forty-nine million thirty-two thousand sixty-four) Class I Common Shares (the “Shares”). 
 The Class I Common Shares are redeemable shares in accordance with the terms of article 49-8 of the law of August 10, 1915, on commercial companies, as amended (the “Law”), and the
redemption features laid down in Articles 7 and 8 hereof and the disposal features laid down in Articles 6 and 8 hereof shall apply thereto. 
 An extraordinary meeting of Shareholders, resolving in the manner required for the amendment of these Articles of Association, and with the consent of the General Partner, may increase or reduce the
subscribed and issued capital. 
 Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the General Partner of the Company is authorised and
empowered to render effective an increase of the subscribed and issued capital, in whole or in part, from time to time, within a period starting as of 16 November 2009, and expiring on the fifth anniversary of such date, by issuing Shares
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whole or partial increase of the capital up to the total amount of the Authorised Share Capital (as defined hereafter) and for the number of Shares being the object of the authorisation. The
General Partner shall accept, to the extent required, subscriptions for such Shares. 
 The authorised capital of the Company is
set at EUR 50,000,000,000 (fifty billion Euro) (the “Authorised Share Capital”) consisting of 40,000,000,000 (forty billion) Class I Common Shares of a par value of one euro and twenty-five cents (EUR 1.25) each. 
 The General Partner is authorised and empowered for a period of five (5) years starting on 16 November 2009 to issue Class I
Common Shares from time to time in one or several series bearing different numbers or letters in order to identify them. 
 The
authorisation granted to the General Partner includes the authorisation to issue Shares to itself. 
 The General Partner is
authorised and empowered for the same period of five (5) years starting on 16 November 2009 to determine the conditions attaching to any subscription of Shares and to determine the amount of issue premium (if any) which will have to be
paid, and it may, from time to time, effect such whole or partial increase upon the conversion of any net profit of the Company into capital and the attribution of fully-paid Shares to Shareholders. 
 In connection with the authorisation to increase the capital of the Company given to the General Partner up to the amount of the Authorised
Share Capital and in compliance with the terms of article 32-3(5) of the Law, the General Partner is authorised, at its discretion, to waive entirely or partially or to limit, or to set the conditions in respect of any preferential subscription
rights of the then existing Shareholders of the Company. 
 The General Partner is further authorised to cause the Company to
issue warrants, convertible bonds or assimilated instruments or bonds with warrants or subscription rights or to issue any financial instruments convertible into Shares under the terms and conditions to be set by the General Partner. 
 Each time the General Partner shall act to render effective the increase of capital, as authorised, Article 5 of the Articles of Association
of the Company shall be amended so as to reflect the result of such action and the General Partner shall take or authorise any person to take any necessary steps for the purpose of the recording and publication of such increase and such amendment.

 The Company recognises only one holder per Share; in case a Share is held by more than one person, the Company has the right
to suspend the exercise of all rights attached to that Share until one person is appointed or designated by the joint holders as the sole owner in relation to the Company. 
 The Shares of the Company are and they continue to stay in registered form. The Shares are not certificated, but a certificate
(certificat d’inscription nominative) witnessing the registration of the relevant Shareholder in the share register of the Company and the number of Shares held by it shall be issued by the Company on request of the Shareholder.

  

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 A share register shall be kept at the registered office of the Company and, to the extent
the General Partner shall so decide, with a transfer agent and registrar. Such register shall set forth the name of each Shareholder, its residence or elected notice address, the number of Shares held by it, the amounts paid in on each such Share,
the transfers of Shares and the dates of such transfers. 
 Unpaid amounts, if any, on issued and outstanding Shares may be
called at any time at the discretion of the General Partner, provided however that calls shall be made on all the Shares in the same proportion and at the same time. Any sum, the payment of which is in arrear, automatically attracts interest in
favour of the Company at the rate of ten per cent (10%) per year or such other rate as may be determined by the General Partner from time to time calculated from the date when the payment was due until the date of the actual payment.

 Article 6 - Transfer of Shares 
 Except for a Transfer taking the form of a redemption made pursuant to Article 7 or a Transfer to Accenture plc or a subsidiary thereof, no Transfer of Class I Common Shares of the Company by a Limited
Shareholder shall be made unless the General Partner shall have given its prior approval to a contemplated Transfer. As used in this Article 6, the term “Transfer” shall have the same meaning as set forth below. 
 Except for a Transfer taking the form of a redemption made pursuant to Article 7 or a Transfer to Accenture plc or a subsidiary of Accenture
plc, if a Limited Shareholder wants to Transfer all or part of its Class I Common Shares or of all or part of the rights attached thereto, in any form whatsoever, it must submit an application beforehand to the Company by any means approved by the
General Partner. A Transfer application shall contain the name of the contemplated transferee, the contemplated sale price or consideration as well as any other relevant information. The decision of the Company will be made known to the applicant as
soon as reasonably practicable after it shall have been taken. The Company’s decision in respect of the application must be made known to the Limited Shareholder by any means approved by the General Partner. 
 Any Transfer not made in compliance with the terms of these Articles of Association shall, with respect to the Company, be deemed to be null
and void. 
 Requests for Transfers to the Company’s subsidiaries may be made in accordance with procedures to be approved
by the General Partner, provided that any transferee, which is a subsidiary of the Company, shall retain the right, in its sole discretion, to separately refuse such request for Transfer. 
 “Transfer” shall mean (i) any sale, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, redemption or other disposition, whether direct or
indirect, whether or not for value, including short sales of securities of the Company, option transactions (whether physical or cash settled) with respect to securities of the Company, use of equity or other derivative financial instruments
relating to securities of the Company and other hedging arrangements with respect to securities of the Company or, as the case may be, (ii) any act of selling, transferring,

  

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pledging, hypothecating, redeeming, disposing in any of the circumstances set out under item (i). 
 Article 7 - Redemption of Shares 
 Subject to any contractual restrictions
on Transfer by a holder set forth in any contract or agreement to which the Company or any of its affiliates is a party, Class I Common Shares shall be redeemable for cash at the option of the holder by giving irrevocable notice of an election for
redemption to the Company. 
 At the initiative of the General Partner, the Company is authorised to redeem any Class I Common
Share or any series held by any Limited Shareholder that becomes a Limited Shareholder after May 31, 2001 (or such other date that the Supervisory Board shall declare to be the date of the consummation of the Accenture group of companies’
transition to a corporate structure) (a “Subsequent Limited Shareholder”) for Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares if the Company receives a satisfactory opinion from an internationally recognized counsel or professional tax advisor
that such redemption should be tax-free with respect to such Subsequent Limited Shareholder. If the redemption of the Class I Common Share will be done in the context of or accompanied by a share capital reduction of the Company or a cancellation of
Shares, the redemption must in addition be approved by a resolution at a meeting of Shareholders passed by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting, including the consent of the General Partner. 
 The redemption price for a Class I Common Share to be paid in Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares shall equal a number of Accenture
plc Class A Ordinary Shares equal to the Valuation Ratio (as defined in Article 24). The redemption price for a Class I Common Share to be paid in cash shall equal the Valuation Ratio multiplied by the Market Price of an Accenture plc
Class A Ordinary Share (as defined in Article 24) as of either (i) the United States trading day (as defined in Article 24) on which the Company receives a notice of an election for redemption with respect to such Class I Common Share if
such notice is received prior to the close of trading of Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange or any other exchange on which they may be listed from time to time or (ii) the United States trading day
immediately following the United States trading day on which the Company receives a notice of an election for redemption with respect to such Class I Common Share (if such notice is received after the close of trading of Accenture plc Class A
Ordinary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange or any other exchange on which they may be listed from time to time). 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the option of the Company represented by the General Partner, the redemption price payable to any Subsequent Limited Shareholder in connection with any redemption under this Article 7 may be paid in cash or
in kind and notably, without limitation, in Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares and any holder, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the General Partner, and the Company may agree that the Company may redeem such holder’s or part of
such holder’s Class I Common Shares for different consideration or for consideration determined differently. 
  

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 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a holder of Class I Common Shares shall not be
entitled to have Class I Common Shares redeemed or Transferred to the Company or to Accenture plc or any subsidiary thereof, and the Company shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for redemption of Class I Common Shares, (i) at any
time or during any period, including, without limitation, a “blackout period”, if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel (which may be inside counsel), that there is material non-public information that may affect the
Average Price Per Share (as defined below) at such time or during such period, (ii) if such redemption would be prohibited under applicable law or regulation (in each case regardless of whether the redemption price is payable in Accenture plc
Class A Ordinary Shares, cash or other consideration) or (iii) from the date of the announcement of a tender offer by the Company or any of its affiliates for Class I Common Shares, or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable or
exercisable for, Class I Common Shares, until the expiration of ten United States business days after the termination of such tender offer, provided that nothing in this clause (iii) shall preclude any holder of Class I Common Shares
from tendering Class I Common Shares in any such tender offer. 
 The Company may adopt reasonable procedures for the
implementation of the redemption provisions set forth in this Article 7, including, without limitation, procedures for the giving of notice of an election for redemption. 
 Article 8 - Transfer Restrictions Applicable to Shares 
 Each Shareholder
who is an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiary or associated companies will comply with any restrictions on Transfer relating to Class I Common Shares imposed by the Company pursuant to the Company’s insider trading policies from
time to time and notified to such Shareholder from time to time. 
 Article 9 - Liability of Shareholders 
 The Limited Shareholders are only liable up to the amount of their capital contribution made to the Company. 
 The General Partner’s liability is and shall be unlimited. 
 Article 10 - Meetings of Shareholders 
 The annual general meeting of Shareholders shall be held, in accordance with Luxembourg law, in Luxembourg at the registered office of the Company, or at such other place in Luxembourg as may be specified
in the notice of meeting, on November 15 at 12:00 noon. If such day is not a Luxembourg business day, the annual general meeting shall be held on the next following Luxembourg business day. 
  

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 Other meetings of Shareholders may, subject to applicable law, be held at such place and at
such time as may be specified by the General Partner in the respective notices of meeting. 
 For the purposes of the Articles
of Association, a “Luxembourg business day” shall mean a day on which banks are ordinarily open for business in the City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. 
 Article 11 - Notice, quorum, proxies, majority 
 The notice periods and
quorum rules required by the Law shall apply with respect to the meetings of Shareholders of the Company, as well as with respect to the conduct of such meetings, unless otherwise provided herein. 
 Each Share is entitled to one vote. A Shareholder may act at any meeting of Shareholders by appointing another person in writing (whether in
original or by telefax, cable, telegram or telex), whether a Shareholder or not, as its proxy. 
 Except as otherwise required
by law or by these Articles of Association, resolutions at a meeting of Shareholders will be passed by a simple majority of those Shares represented and voting at the meeting and with the consent of the General Partner. 
 The following matters shall require a quorum (if and when required as a matter of the Law) of half of the Company’s issued and
outstanding Shares and a two-thirds majority vote of those Shares represented and voting at the meeting: 
 (i) amendment of
these Articles of Association; 
 (ii) dissolution and the liquidation of the Company; 
 (iii) setting of the authorised share capital and the authorisation given to the General Partner to increase the Company’s share
capital within the limits of the authorisation; 
 (iv) decrease of the Company’s share capital; and 
 (v) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. 
 The following matters shall require a unanimous resolution of all the Shareholders of the Company: 
 (i) the redomestication of the Company (i.e. its migration) by the change of the nationality of the Company; and 
 (ii) the assessment of the Shareholders. 
 Article 12 - Convening notice 
 Shareholders’ meetings shall be
convened by the General Partner or by the Supervisory Board, if any, pursuant to a notice setting forth the agenda and sent by registered mail at least eight days prior to the meeting to each Shareholder at the Shareholder’s notice address on
record or, failing which, its residence address on record in the share register of the Company or by two publications in each of the Luxembourg press and in the Luxembourg Official Gazette (Mémorial), whereby the first publication
shall be made so that the second publication shall be made at least eight days prior to the meeting and with there being at least an eight-day interval between the first and the second publications for the meeting. 
  

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 If all the Shareholders are present or represented at a meeting of Shareholders, and if they
state that they have been informed of the agenda of the meeting, the meeting may be held without prior notice. 
 The General
Partner may determine all reasonable conditions that must be fulfilled by Shareholders for them to participate in any meeting of Shareholders. 
 Article 13 - Powers of the meeting of Shareholders 
 Any regularly
constituted meeting of Shareholders of the Company shall represent the entire body of Shareholders of the Company. The meeting of Shareholders may resolve on any item only with the consent of the General Partner. 
 Article 14 - Management 
 The Company shall be managed by the General Partner who shall be the liable partner (associé - gérant commandité) and who shall be personally, jointly and severally liable with
the Company for all liabilities which cannot be met out of the assets of the Company. 
 The General Partner is vested with the
broadest powers to perform all acts of administration and disposition in the Company’s interest which are not expressly reserved by the Law or by these Articles of Association to the meeting of Shareholders or to the Supervisory Board, if any.

 The General Partner shall have the sole authority to institute and direct court proceedings and to negotiate, settle and
compromise disputes on behalf of the Company and may delegate this authority to such persons or committees as it may designate. 
 The General Partner shall have the power on behalf and in the name of the Company to carry out any and all of the purposes of the Company and to perform all acts and enter into and perform all contracts and other undertakings that it may
deem necessary, advisable or useful or incidental thereto. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the General Partner has, and shall have full authority in its discretion to exercise, on behalf of and in the name of the Company, all rights and
powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the Company. 
 Article 15 - Authorised signature 

The Company shall be bound by the corporate signature of the General Partner as made by the individual or joint signatures of any other
persons to whom authority shall have been delegated by the General Partner as the General Partner shall determine in its discretion. 
 Article 16 - Remuneration of General Partner; Expenses 
 The General Partner shall receive no remuneration from
the Company for its duties. To the largest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall bear, and reimburse for, the costs and expenses incurred by the General Partner resulting from the performance of its duties and/or actions taken on
behalf of and/or for the benefit of the Company and may make advances to the General Partner in connection therewith (including, without limitation, losses, damages and defense costs resulting from actual or threatened third party claims).

  

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 Article 17 - Supervisory Board/External Auditor 
 The affairs of the Company and its financial situation including particularly its books and accounts shall be supervised by a supervisory
board composed of at least three board members (herein referred to as the “Supervisory Board”). However, if instead of a Supervisory Board an external auditor (réviseur d’entreprises) shall be proposed by the General
Partner and appointed by a simple majority vote of the general meeting of Shareholders amongst the members of the Institut des réviseurs d’entreprises for the duration of and in accordance with the terms of a service agreement to
be entered from time to time in order to audit the Company’s annual accounts in accordance with applicable Luxembourg law, no Supervisory Board shall be elected by the general meeting of the Shareholders. 
 The Supervisory Board, if any, shall be elected by a simple majority vote of the general meeting of Shareholders for a maximum term of six
years, which shall be renewable. 
 The general meeting of Shareholders shall determine the remuneration, if any, of the
Supervisory Board, if a Supervisory Board is elected. 
 The Supervisory Board, if any, shall be convened by its chairman (as
appointed by the Supervisory Board, if any, from the Board members) or by the General Partner. 
 Written notice of any meeting
of the Supervisory Board, if any, shall be given to all members of the Supervisory Board, if any, with at least eight days prior notice, except in circumstances of emergency, in which case the nature of such circumstances shall be set forth in the
notice of the meeting. This notice may be waived by the consent in writing, whether in original or by cable, telegram, telefax or telex of each member. Separate notice shall not be required for individual meetings held at times and places prescribed
in a schedule previously adopted by resolution of the Supervisory Board, if any. If all the members of the Supervisory Board, if any, are present or represented at a meeting of Supervisory Board, if any, and if they state that they have been
informed of the agenda of the meeting, the meeting may be held without prior notice. 
 Any member may act at any meeting of the
Supervisory Board, if any, by appointing in writing, whether in original or by cable, telegram, telex, telefax or other electronic transmission another member as his proxy. 
 The Supervisory Board, if any, can deliberate or act validly only if at least the majority of its members are present or represented.
Resolutions shall be approved if taken by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented at such meeting. Resolutions may also be taken in one or several written instruments signed by all the members. 
 No member of the Supervisory Board, if any, shall be liable in respect of any negligence, default or breach of duty on his own part in
relation to the Company and each member of the Supervisory Board, if any, shall be indemnified out of the funds of the Company against all liabilities, losses, damages or expenses arising out of the actual or purported execution or discharge of his
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indemnity shall not extend to any matter which would render them void pursuant to Luxembourg law. 
 Article 18 - Accounting year; Accounts 
 The accounting year of the Company
shall begin on 1st September and it shall terminate on 31st August of each year. 
 The accounts of the Company shall
be stated in Euro and/or United States Dollars or in any other functional currency as decided by the General Partner. 
 Article 19 - Allocation of profits 
 From the annual net profits of the Company, five per cent (5%) shall be
allocated to the legal reserve as required by the Law. This allocation shall cease to be required as soon as such legal reserve amounts to ten per cent (10%) of the nominal issued share capital of the Company as stated in Article 5 hereof as
increased or reduced from time to time. 
 The General Partner shall determine how the annual net profits shall be disposed of,
and it shall decide to pay dividends from time to time, as it, in its discretion, believes to suit best the corporate purpose and policy of the Company. A general meeting of Shareholders shall have to approve the General Partner’s decision to
pay dividends as well as the profit allocation proposed by the General Partner. 
 Dividends may be paid in Euro or in United
States Dollars or in any other currency determined by the General Partner and they may be paid at such places and times as shall be determined by the General Partner. 
 The General Partner may decide to pay interim dividends under the conditions and within the limits laid down in the Law. According to the provisions of the Law, the General Partner may proceed to the
payment of interim dividends not more than two months after the date at which interim accounts have been made up in that respect. The payment of dividends, if fully or partially drawn from distributable reserves, whether or not the premium reserve,
requires the prior authorisation of a general meeting of Shareholders. Such authorisation can be given for a specific event and a specific transaction or be a general authorisation and cover a number of transactions or cover a certain period of
time. 
 Article 20 - Dissolution and liquidation 
 The Company may be voluntarily dissolved by a resolution passed at a general meeting of Shareholders with the consent of the General Partner.

 The liquidation shall be carried out by one or several liquidators (who may be physical persons or legal entities) named by a
general meeting of Shareholders which shall also determine their powers and their remuneration. 
 Each holder of Shares of the
Company shall be entitled (to the extent of the availability of funds or assets in sufficient amount), to the repayment of the nominal share capital amount corresponding to its Share holdings. 
  

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 Article 21 - Amendments 
 These Articles of Association may be amended from time to time by a general meeting of Shareholders, subject to the quorum and majority
requirements provided by the laws of Luxembourg, and subject to the consent of the General Partner. 
 Article 22 - Tax
Matters 
 The General Partner may, in its sole discretion, make any tax elections with respect to the Company, provided that
the General Partner reasonably determines that any such election would not have an adverse tax impact on any Shareholder. 
 Article 23 - Applicable law 
 All matters not governed by these Articles of Association shall be determined by
application of the provisions of Luxembourg law, and, in particular, of the Law. 
 Article 24 - Definitions 

The “Average Price Per Share” as of any day shall equal the average of the high and low sales prices of Accenture plc
Class A Ordinary Shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (or if the Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, on the American Stock Exchange, or if the Accenture
plc Class A Ordinary Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the American Stock Exchange, on the Nasdaq National Market, or if the Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, on the
over-the-counter market as furnished by any nationally recognized New York Stock Exchange member firm selected by Accenture plc for such purpose), net of customary brokerage and similar transaction costs as determined with respect to the Company and
by the Company. 
 The “Market Price of an Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Share” as of any day shall equal the
Average Price Per Share as of such day, unless Accenture plc sells (i.e. trade date) shares of its Class A Ordinary Shares on such day for cash other than in a transaction with any employee or an affiliate and other than pursuant to a
preexisting obligation; in which case the “Market Price of an Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Share” as of such day shall be the weighted average sale price per share, net of brokerage and similar costs. 
 A “United States business day” shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or United States federal holiday and shall consist
of the time period from 12:01 am through 12:00 midnight (Eastern time). 
 A “United States trading day” shall mean a
day on which Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange or any other exchange on which they may be listed from time to time. 
 The “Valuation Ratio” at any time shall equal 1.00, provided that the Valuation Ratio shall be subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to the following provisions of this Article 24. If
at any time: 
 (i) Accenture plc acquires or otherwise holds more than a de miminis amount of assets other than: 
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 (b) any direct or indirect interest in its own shares (provided that such shares would not
be treated as an asset of Accenture plc on a consolidated balance sheet of Accenture plc prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America) or 
 (c) any assets that it holds only transiently prior to contributing or loaning such assets to the Company (provided that any such
transiently held assets are so contributed or loaned prior to the end of the then current fiscal quarter of Accenture plc), 
 (ii) Accenture plc incurs or otherwise is liable for more than a de miminis amount of liabilities other than any liability for which it is the obligee under a corresponding liability of the Company or 
 (iii) circumstances otherwise require, 
 then 
 (1) the General Partner shall promptly inform the Supervisory Board, if
any, and those members of the Supervisory Board, if any, that are also Limited Shareholders (in such capacity, the “Limited Shareholders Committee”) of such fact, 
 (2) the General Partner shall provide the Limited Shareholders Committee with such other information, including financial information or
statements, as the Limited Shareholders Committee may reasonably require in connection with the determinations contemplated by the following clause (3) of this sentence and 
 (3) each of the General Partner and the Limited Shareholders Committee shall use their best efforts to promptly: 
 (x) determine whether an adjustment to the Valuation Ratio is required in order to reflect the relative fair market values of an Accenture
plc Class A Ordinary Share and a Class I Common Share and 
 (y) if such an adjustment is so required, determine a process
for equitable adjustment of the Valuation Ratio (whether based on the financial statements of Accenture plc or otherwise and whether a process for a one-time adjustment or recurring adjustments). 
 If the General Partner and the Limited Shareholders Committee determine that an adjustment in the Valuation Ratio is so required and
determine a process for equitable adjustment of the Valuation Ratio, then the Valuation Ratio shall be adjusted by such process. If no agreement can be reached promptly (but in any event within 45 days) between the General Partner and the Limited
Shareholders Committee as to whether any such adjustment is so required or as to a process for equitable adjustment, then the General Partner and the Limited Shareholders Committee shall choose an independent arbitrator (which may be a leading
international investment bank) who is a recognized expert in the field of company valuation to (x) determine whether an adjustment to the Valuation Ratio is required in order to reflect the relative fair market values of an Accenture plc
Class A Ordinary Share and a Class I Common Share and (y) if such an adjustment is so required, determine a process for equitable adjustment of the Valuation Ratio (whether based on the financial statements of Accenture plc or otherwise
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adjustment or recurring adjustments). If the arbitrator determines that an adjustment in the Valuation Ratio is so required and determines a process for equitable adjustment of the Valuation
Ratio, then the Valuation Ratio shall be adjusted by such process. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event an external auditor has been appointed instead of a Supervisory Board under Article 17 of these Articles of Association, then the Limited
Shareholders Committee referred to herein shall refer to a committee of at least three Limited Shareholders appointed by the General Partner. 
 If Accenture plc: 
 (i) pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its Accenture
plc Class A Ordinary Shares in Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares, 
 (ii) subdivides its outstanding Accenture plc
Class A Ordinary Shares into a greater number of shares, 
 (iii) combines its outstanding Accenture plc Class A
Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of shares, 
 (iv) makes a distribution on its Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares
in shares of its share capital other than Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares or 
 (v) issues by reclassification of its
Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares any shares of its share capital, 
 then the Valuation Ratio in effect immediately
prior to such action shall be adjusted so that the holder of Class I Common Shares thereafter redeemed may receive the redemption price or number of shares of share capital of Accenture plc, as the case may be, which it would have owned immediately
following such action if it had redeemed immediately prior to such action (after taking into account any corresponding action taken by the Company). 
 In the event of any business combination, amalgamation, restructuring, recapitalization or other extraordinary transaction directly or indirectly involving Accenture plc or any of its securities or assets
as a result of which the holders of Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares shall hold voting securities of an entity other than Accenture plc, the terms “Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares” and “Accenture plc” shall
refer to such voting securities formerly representing or distributed in respect of Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares and such entity, respectively. 
  

 Page 13Form of Exchange Note

 EXHIBIT 4.22 
 QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, LLC 
 QD CAPITAL
CORPORATION 
 10% Senior Note due 2013 
 THIS NOTE WAS ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1272, ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE
COMPANY WILL PROVIDE PROMPTLY TO ANY HOLDER OF THE NOTE (1) THE ISSUE PRICE AND DATE OF THE NOTE, (2) THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ON THE NOTE, (3) THE ORIGINAL YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE NOTE, AND (4) THE COMPARABLE YIELD
AND PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE. SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE SENT TO THE COMPANY AT 4041 PARK OAKS BLVD., SUITE 200, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33610-3802, ATTN: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 
  

			
	 No.
	 	 Principal Amount $

	ISIN No.	 	
	CUSIP No.	 	

 QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Company”), and QD CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“QD Capital”, and together with the Company, the “Issuers”), which terms include any of their successors under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received promise to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum of [            ] Dollars
($            ) on June 1, 2013. 
 Interest Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1; commencing June 1, 2010. 
 Record Dates:
May 15 and November 15. 
 Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security contained
herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuers have caused this Security to be signed
manually or by facsimile by their duly authorized officers. 
 Dated: 
  

			
	QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, LLC
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Stephen R. Attwood
 Senior
Vice President and
 Chief Financial Officer

	
	QD CAPITAL CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Stephen R. Attwood
 Senior
Vice President and
 Chief Financial Officer

  

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 [FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION] 
 This is one of the 10% Senior Notes due 2013 described in the within-mentioned Indenture. 
  

			
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
 COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

		
	By:	 	 
		 	[            ]

  

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 [REVERSE OF SECURITY] 
 QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, LLC 
 QD CAPITAL
CORPORATION 
 10% Senior Note due 2013 
  

	1.	 Interest. 

 QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and QD CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“QD Capital”, and together with the
Company, the “Issuers”), which terms include any of their successors under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), promise to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. Interest will be
payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on each June 1 and December 1 (the “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on June 1, 2010, to the persons who are registered holders at the close of business on the May 15
and November 15 immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date for which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including the date of
issuance and will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. 
 The Issuers
shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this Security plus 2% and on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful. 
 The Securities will not be entitled to the benefit of any mandatory sinking fund. 
  

	2.	 Method of Payment. 

 The Issuers shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest
Payment Date even if the Securities are canceled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange (including pursuant to an Exchange Offer (as defined in the Indenture)) after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying
Agent to collect principal payments. The Issuers shall pay principal, premium, if any and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts (“U.S. Legal
Tender”). However, the Issuers may pay principal, premium, if any, and interest by wire transfer of federal funds, or interest by check payable in such U.S. Legal Tender. The Issuers may deliver any such interest payment to the
Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered address. 
  

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	3.	 Paying Agent and Registrar. 

 Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trustee”) will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuers may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar
without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may, subject to certain exceptions, act as Registrar or co-Registrar. 
  

	4.	 Indenture. 

 The Issuers issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee. This Security is one of a
duly authorized issue of Securities of the Issuers designated as their 10% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Initial Notes”). Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the
Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”), as in effect on the date of the Indenture until
such time as the Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Securities are subject to all such terms, and
Holders of Securities are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities are general obligations of the Issuers unlimited in amount, of which an aggregate principal amount of $134,499,000 are being issued on the Issue
Date. 
  

	5.	 Optional Redemption. 

 The Issuers may redeem the Securities, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at 100.00% (expressed as a percentage of the principal
amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date). 
  

	6.	 Mandatory Redemption 

 (a) The Securities are subject to redemption on each June 1 and December 1, commencing December 1, 2010, at 100.00% (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount), plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the sum of (x) $6,000,000 and (y) any Mandatory Redemption Installment Carryover Amount; provided, that the amount of such redemption shall be
reduced to the extent necessary, so that immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such redemption on a pro forma basis: 
 (i) the Payment Conditions shall be satisfied; and, 
 (ii) the sum
of borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement, plus unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents, shall be greater than or equal to $37.5 million; 
  

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 provided further that so long as the borrowing availability under the Credit
Agreement is subject to review or dispute pursuant to an ongoing collateral audit or collateral appraisal, the amount of the redemption obligation shall be reduced by such amount as is necessary in the reasonable discretion of the management of the
Company to ensure that the conditions listed above are satisfied, and the determination as to the amount of any remaining redemption and the requirement to make such remaining redemption shall be deferred until such collateral audit or collateral
appraisal has become effective. 
 (b) The amount of the semi-annual redemption obligation shall be reduced by
the lesser of the principal amount or purchase price of Securities optionally redeemed or otherwise repurchased by the Issuers during the period from and excluding the immediately preceding semi-annual redemption date to and including the applicable
redemption date (or from and including the Issue Date to and including December 1, 2010, in the case of the first semi-annual redemption), and to the extent the amount of such prior optional redemptions or repurchases exceeds the amount of the
repurchase obligation with respect to a particular semi-annual redemption date, such amount may applied to reduce the amount subject to redemption with respect to subsequent semi-annual redemption dates. 
 (c) Beginning with the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 2011, promptly following the delivery by the
Company (or QD Inc. if it is filing reports as permitted by this Indenture) of annual financial information for each fiscal year in accordance with Section 4.10(i) but in no event later than 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Company, the Issuers shall, by written notice in accordance with Paragraph 7 (which notice may be subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the redemption obligation described above), notify the Holders of the redemption of a portion of the
Securities at 100.00% (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow Catch-Up Amount, and shall make such
redemption on the Redemption Date; provided, that the amount of such redemption shall be reduced to the extent necessary, so that immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such redemption on a pro forma basis (a) the Payment
Conditions shall be satisfied and (b) the sum of borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement, plus unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents, shall be greater than or equal to $37.5 million; and provided, further that so long as the
borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement is subject to review or dispute pursuant to an ongoing collateral audit or collateral appraisal, the amount of the redemption obligation shall be reduced by such amount as is necessary in the
reasonable discretion of the management of the Company to ensure that the conditions listed above are satisfied, and the determination as to the amount of any remaining redemption and the requirement to make such remaining redemption shall be
deferred until such collateral audit or collateral appraisal has become effective. 
  

	7.	 Notice of Redemption. 

 Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered
address. Securities in denominations of $1,000 may be redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal of Securities that have denominations larger than
$1,000. 
  

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 If any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption
that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Security in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of
the original Security. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption, subject to the provisions of the Indenture. 
  

	8.	 Change of Control Offer. 

 Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuers will be required, as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture, to offer to purchase all of the outstanding Securities at a purchase price equal
to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of Securityholders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
Interest Payment Date); provided, however, that notwithstanding the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuers shall not be obligated to repurchase the Securities pursuant to this Paragraph 8 in the event that the Issuers have
exercised their right to redeem all of the Securities under the terms of Paragraph 5 hereof). 
  

	9.	 Limitation on Asset Sales. 

 The Issuers are, subject to certain conditions, obligated to make an offer to purchase Securities at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of
repurchase with certain Net Cash Proceeds of certain sales or other dispositions of assets in accordance with the Indenture. 
  

	10.	 Denomination, Transfer, Exchange. 

 The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange Securities in
accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as
permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities or portions thereof selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any security being redeemed in part. 
  

	11.	 Persons Deemed Owners. 

 The registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. 
  

	12.	 Unclaimed Funds. 

 If funds for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remain unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Issuers at their request. After that, all
liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such funds shall cease. 
  

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	13.	 Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity. 

 The Issuers and any Guarantor may be discharged from their obligations under the Indenture or the Securities and any Guarantee except for certain provisions thereof, and may be
discharged from obligations to comply with certain covenants contained in the Indenture and the Securities and any Guarantee, in each case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Indenture. 
  

	14.	 Amendment; Supplement; Waiver. 

 Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Securities and any Guarantee may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities
then outstanding. Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Securities and any Guarantee to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide for uncertificated
Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities or comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, or make any other change that does not materially adversely
affect the rights of any Holder of a Security. 
  

	15.	 Restrictive Covenants. 

 The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make restricted payments, to incur indebtedness, to create liens, to
sell assets, to permit restrictions on dividends and other payments by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company, to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets or to engage in transactions with affiliates. The
limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations. 
  

	16.	 Defaults and Remedies. 

 If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders or beneficial holders (without duplication) of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities then outstanding may
declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture, the Securities or any Guarantee except as provided in the Indenture. The
Trustee is not obligated to enforce the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees, unless it has received reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities notice of certain continuing Defaults or Events of Default if it
determines that withholding notice is in their interest. 
  

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	17.	 Trustee Dealings with Issuers. 

 The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuers, their Subsidiaries or
their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee. 
  

	18.	 No Recourse Against Others. 

 No Affiliate, stockholder, director, officer, employee or limited liability company member of the Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries shall have any liability for any obligation of the Issuers 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 Holder of a Security by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of
the consideration for the issuance of the Securities. 
  

	19.	 Authentication. 

 This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on this Security. 
  

	20	 Abbreviations and Defined Terms. 

 Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 
  

	21.	 Governing Law. 

 This Security shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the
application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby. 
  

	22.	 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers. 

 Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuers have caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to
the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon. 
  

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	23.	 Indenture. 

 Each Holder, by accepting a Security, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time. 
 The Issuers will furnish to any Holder of a Security upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture which
has the text of this Security in larger type. Requests may be made to: Quality Distribution, LLC, 4041 Park Oaks Blvd., Suite 200, Tampa, Florida 33610-3802, Attn: Chief Financial Officer. 
  

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 ASSIGNMENT FORM 
 I or we assign and transfer this Security to 
  
  
  
  
 (Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee
or transferee) 
  
  
  
  
 (Insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee or transferee) 
 and irrevocably
appoint                                        
                                         
                                         
                            agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Issuers. The agent may
substitute another to act for him. 
  

							
				
	Dated:                                      
                                         
                       	 		 	Signed:	 	 
		 		 		 	 (Sign exactly as name appears on the other side of this Security)

				
	Signature Guarantee:	 		 		 	 
		 		 		 	 Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee)

  

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 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE 
 If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.16 or Section 4.17 of
the Indenture, check the appropriate box: 
  

			
	 Section 4.16     ̈
	  	 Section 4.17     ̈

 If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by
the Company pursuant to Section 4.16 or Section 4.17 of the Indenture, state the amount: $             
  

							
				
	Dated:                                      
                                         
                       	 		 	Signed:	 	 
		 		 		 	 (Sign exactly as name appears on the other side of this Security)

				
	Signature Guarantee:	 		 		 	 
		 		 		 	 Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee)

  

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