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Exhibit 10.1

SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF JUNE 16, 2022)

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SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE 1. INTRODUCTION.
The Amended and Restated Plan was adopted by the Board on April 12, 2022, and will become effective immediately upon its approval by the Company’s stockholders. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by (a) encouraging Service Providers to focus on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention of Service Providers with exceptional qualifications and (c) linking Service Providers directly to stockholder interests through increased stock ownership. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Options (which may be ISOs or NSOs), SARs, Restricted Shares, Stock Units and Performance Cash Awards. Capitalized terms used in this Plan are defined in Article 14.
ARTICLE 2. ADMINISTRATION.
2.1 General. The Plan may be administered by the Board or one or more Committees. Each Committee shall comply with rules and regulations applicable to it, including under the rules of any exchange on which shares of the Company’s common stock are traded, and shall have the authority and be responsible for such functions as have been assigned to it.
2.2 Section 162(m). To the extent an Award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m), the Plan will be administered by a Committee of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m).
2.3 Section 16. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Exchange Act Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder will be approved by the entire Board or a Committee of two or more “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16b-3.
2.4 Powers of Administrator. Subject to the terms of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated to the Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority to (a) select the Service Providers who are to receive Awards under the Plan, (b) determine the type, number, vesting requirements and other features and conditions of such Awards, (c) determine whether and to what extent any Performance Goals have been attained, (d) interpret the Plan and Awards granted under the Plan, (e) make, amend and rescind rules relating to the Plan and Awards granted under the Plan, including rules relating to sub-plans established for the purposes of satisfying applicable foreign laws or for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable foreign laws, (f) impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by a Participant of any Common Shares issued pursuant to an Award, including restrictions under an insider trading policy and restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales, and (g) make all other decisions relating to the operation of the Plan and Awards granted under the Plan.
2.5 Effect of Administrator’s Decisions. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards.
2.6 Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (except its choice-of-law provisions).
ARTICLE 3. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS.
3.1 Basic Limitation. Common Shares issued pursuant to the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. The aggregate number of Common Shares issued under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of (a) 24,100,000 Common Shares, (b) the number of Common Shares reserved under the Predecessor Plan that are not issued or subject to outstanding awards under the Predecessor Plan on the Effective Date and (c) any Common Shares subject to outstanding options under the Predecessor Plan on the Effective Date that subsequently expire or lapse unexercised and Common Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under the Predecessor Plan that are outstanding on the Effective Date and that are subsequently forfeited to or repurchased by the Company at no greater than the original exercise or purchase price (if any) (provided that with respect to awards granted on or after May 10, 2010, under the Predecessor Plan, any Common Shares that again become available for issuance under the Plan under this Clause (c) shall be added back as (i) one share if such shares were subject to Options or SARs granted under the Predecessor Plan and (ii) 1.5 shares if such shares were subject to Awards other than an Option or SAR granted under the Predecessor Plan) and (d) the additional 
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Common Shares described in Article 3.3; provided, however, that no more than 6,151,101 Common Shares, in the aggregate, shall be added to the Plan pursuant to clauses (b) and (c). The number of Common Shares that are subject to Stock Awards outstanding at any time under the Plan may not exceed the number of Common Shares that then remain available for issuance under the Plan. Subject to Section 3.3, the number of Common Shares that may be awarded under the Plan shall be reduced by: (a) one share for every Option and SAR granted under the Plan; and (b) 1.5 shares for every Award other than an Option or SAR granted under the Plan. The numerical limitations in this Article 3.1 shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 9.
3.2 Intentionally Omitted.
3.3 Shares Returned to Reserve. To the extent that Options, SARs or Stock Units are forfeited or expire for any other reason before being exercised or settled in full, the Common Shares subject to such Options, SARs or Stock Units shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. If Restricted Shares or Common Shares issued upon the exercise of Options are reacquired by the Company pursuant to a forfeiture provision or repurchase right at no greater than their original exercise or purchase price (if any), then such Common Shares shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. Further, to the extent that an Award is settled in cash rather than Common Shares, the cash settlement shall not reduce the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Any Common Shares that again become available for Awards under this Section 3.3 shall be added back as (i) one share if such shares were subject to Options or SARs granted under the Plan and (ii) 1.5 shares if such shares were subject to Awards other than an Option or SAR granted under the Plan
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following Common Shares shall not again become available for issuance under this Article 3.3: (i) Common Shares subject to an Award not delivered to a Participant because the Award is exercised through a reduction of shares subject to the Award (i.e., “net exercised”), (ii) if a SAR is settled in Common Shares, the number of shares subject to the SAR that are not delivered to the Participant upon such settlement, (iii) Common Shares subject to an Award not delivered to a Participant because such Common Shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the Award or are applied to pay the Exercise Price of an Option or SAR; (iv) Common Shares tendered by a Participant (either through actual delivery or attestation) to pay the Exercise Price of an Option or SAR; or (v) Common Shares reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of an Option.
3.4 Awards Not Reducing Share Reserve in Article 3.1. To the extent permitted under applicable stock exchange listing standards, any dividend equivalents paid or credited under the Plan with respect to Stock Units shall not be applied against the number of Common Shares that may be issued under the Plan, whether or not such dividend equivalents are converted into Stock Units. In addition, Common Shares subject to Substitute Awards granted by the Company shall not reduce the number of Common Shares that may be issued under Article 3.1, nor shall shares subject to Substitute Awards again be available for Awards under the Plan in the event of any forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement of such Substitute Awards.
3.5 Code Section 162(m) and 422 Limits. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Article 9:
(a) The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares subject to Options and SARs that may be granted under this Plan during any fiscal year to any one Participant shall not exceed 2,000,000, except that the Company may grant to a new Employee in the fiscal year in which his or her Service as an Employee first commences Options and/or SARs that cover (in the aggregate) up to an additional 1,000,000 Common Shares;
(b) The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares subject to Restricted Share awards and Stock Units that may be granted under this Plan during any fiscal year to any one Participant shall not exceed 2,000,000, except that the Company may grant to a new Employee in the fiscal year in which his or her Service as an Employee first commences Restricted Shares and/or Stock Units that cover (in the aggregate) up to an additional 1,000,000 Common Shares;
(c) The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares subject to Awards granted to an Outside Director during any fiscal year of the Company shall not exceed 150,000 shares;
(d) No Participant shall be paid more than $2,500,000 in cash in any fiscal year pursuant to Performance Cash Awards granted under the Plan; and
(e) No more than 10,000,000 Common Shares may be issued under the Plan upon the exercise of ISOs.
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ARTICLE 4. ELIGIBILITY. 
4.1 Incentive Stock Options. Only Employees who are common-law employees of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. In addition, an Employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company or any of its Parents or Subsidiaries shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the additional requirements set forth in Code Section 422(c)(5) are satisfied.
4.2 Other Awards. Awards other than ISOs may only be granted to Service Providers.
ARTICLE 5. OPTIONS. 
5.1 Stock Option Agreement. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The Stock Option Agreement shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or an NSO. The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
5.2 Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Common Shares subject to the Option, which number shall adjust in accordance with Article 9.
5.3 Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price, which shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator in its discretion; provided however, that unless an Option is intended to comply with Code Section 409A (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, be exempt from Code Section 409A) the Exercise Price of any Option granted to a Participant subject to taxation in the United States shall be not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date of grant; provided further that the preceding clause shall not apply to an Option that is a Substitute Award granted in a manner that would satisfy the requirements of Code Section 409A and, if applicable, Code Section 424(a).
5.4 Exercisability and Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date or event when all or any installment of the Option is to become vested and/or exercisable; provided that with respect to 95% of the shares available for issuance under the Plan on April 4, 2019, the Option shall not become exercisable prior to the Optionee completing at least one year of Service following the grant of such Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Optionee’s death or disability. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the term of the Option; provided that, except to the extent necessary to comply with applicable foreign law, the term of an Option shall in no event exceed 7 years from the date of grant.
5.5 Death of Optionee. After an Optionee’s death, any vested and exercisable Options held by such Optionee may be exercised by his or her beneficiary or beneficiaries. Each Optionee may designate one or more beneficiaries for this purpose by filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Optionee’s death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Optionee, then any vested and exercisable Options held by the Optionee may be exercised by his or her estate.
5.6 Modification or Assumption of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Administrator may modify, extend or assume outstanding options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding options (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of shares and at the same or a different exercise price or in return for the grant of a different type of Award. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his or her rights or obligations under such Option. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, and except for the adjustment provided in Article 9, neither the Committee nor any other person may (a) decrease the exercise price of any outstanding Option after the date of grant, (b) cancel or allow an Optionee to surrender an outstanding Option to the Company in exchange for cash or as consideration for the grant of a new Option with a lower exercise price or the grant of another Award the effect of which is to reduce the exercise price of any outstanding Option, or (c) take any other action with respect to an Option that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Common Shares are traded).
5.7 Buyout Provisions. Except to the extent prohibited by Article 5.6, the Administrator may at any time (a) offer to buy out for a payment in cash or cash equivalents an Option previously granted or (b) authorize an Optionee to elect to cash out an Option previously granted, in either case at such time and based upon such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish.
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5.8 Payment for Option Shares. The entire Exercise Price of Common Shares issued upon exercise of Options shall be payable in cash or cash equivalents at the time when such Common Shares are purchased. In addition, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by applicable law, accept payment of all or a portion of the Exercise Price through any one or a combination of the following forms or methods:
(a) Subject to any conditions or limitations established by the Administrator, by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Common Shares that are already owned by the Optionee with a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Common Shares as to which such Option will be exercised;
(b) By delivering (on a form prescribed by the Company) an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or part of the Common Shares being purchased under the Plan and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company;
(c) Subject to such conditions and requirements as the Administrator may impose from time to time, through a net exercise procedure; or
(d) Through any other form or method consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules.
ARTICLE 6. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. 
6.1 SAR Agreement. Each grant of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various SAR Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
6.2 Number of Shares. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the number of Common Shares to which the SAR pertains, which number shall adjust in accordance with Article 9.
6.3 Exercise Price. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price, which shall in no event be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date of grant. The preceding sentence shall not apply to a SAR that is a Substitute Award granted in a manner that would satisfy the requirements of Code Section 409A.
6.4 Exercisability and Term. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the SAR is to become vested and exercisable; provided that with respect to 95% of the shares available for issuance under the Plan on April 4, 2019, the SAR shall not become exercisable prior to the Optionee completing at least one year of Service following the grant of such SAR. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a SAR Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Optionee’s death or disability. The SAR Agreement shall also specify the term of the SAR; provided that except to the extent necessary to comply with applicable foreign law, the term of a SAR shall not exceed 7 years from the date of grant.
6.5 Exercise of SARs. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Optionee (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after his or her death) shall receive from the Company (a) Common Shares, (b) cash or (c) a combination of Common Shares and cash, as the Administrator shall determine. The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Common Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, not exceed the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Common Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price. If, on the date when a SAR expires, the Exercise Price is less than the Fair Market Value on such date but any portion of such SAR has not been exercised or surrendered, then such SAR shall automatically be deemed to be exercised as of such date with respect to such portion. A SAR Agreement may also provide for an automatic exercise of the SAR on an earlier date.
6.6 Death of Optionee. After an Optionee’s death, any vested and exercisable SARs held by such Optionee may be exercised by his or her beneficiary or beneficiaries. Each Optionee may designate one or more beneficiaries for this purpose by filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Optionee’s death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Optionee, then any vested and exercisable SARs held by the Optionee at the time of his or her death may be exercised by his or her estate.
6.7 Modification or Assumption of SARs. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Administrator may modify, extend or assume outstanding SARs or may accept the cancellation of outstanding SARs (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new SARs for the same or a different number of shares and at the same or a different exercise price or in return for the grant of a different type of Award. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his or her rights or obligations under such SAR. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, and except for the 
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adjustment provided in Article 9, neither the Committee nor any other person may: (a) decrease the exercise price of any outstanding SAR after the date of grant, (b) cancel or allow an Optionee to surrender an outstanding SAR to the Company in exchange for cash or as consideration for the grant of a new SAR with a lower exercise price or the grant of another Award the effect of which is to reduce the exercise price of any outstanding SAR, or (c) take any other action with respect to a SAR that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Common Shares are traded).
ARTICLE 7. RESTRICTED SHARES. 
7.1 Restricted Stock Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Shares under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement between the recipient and the Company. Such Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Stock Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
7.2 Payment for Awards. Restricted Shares may be sold or awarded under the Plan for such consideration as the Administrator may determine, including (without limitation) cash, cash equivalents, property, cancellation of other equity awards, full-recourse promissory notes, past services and future services, and such other methods of payment as are permitted by applicable law.
7.3 Vesting Conditions. Each Award of Restricted Shares shall be subject to vesting and/or other conditions as the Administrator may determine; provided that, the Restricted Shares will not vest prior to the holder completing at least one year of Service following the grant of such Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Restricted Stock Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the holder’s death or disability. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Stock Agreement. Such conditions, at the Administrator’s discretion, may include one or more Performance Goals.
7.4 Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company’s other stockholders, unless the Administrator otherwise provides. A Restricted Stock Agreement, however, shall require that any cash dividends paid on Restricted Shares (a) be accumulated and paid when such Restricted Shares vest, or (b) be invested in additional Restricted Shares. Such additional Restricted Shares shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the shares subject to the Stock Award with respect to which the dividends were paid. If any dividends or other distributions are paid in Common Shares, such Common Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability, vesting conditions and forfeitability as the Restricted Shares with respect to which they were paid.
ARTICLE 8. STOCK UNITS. 
8.1 Stock Unit Agreement. Each grant of Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Unit Agreement between the recipient and the Company. Such Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Stock Unit Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
8.2 Payment for Awards. To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.
8.3 Vesting Conditions. Each Award of Stock Units shall be subject to vesting, as determined by the Administrator. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Unit Agreement; provided that the Stock Units will not vest prior to the holder completing at least one year of Service following the grant of such Stock Unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Stock Unit Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the holder’s death or disability. Such conditions, at the Administrator’s discretion, may include one or more Performance Goals.
8.4 Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, Stock Units awarded under the Plan may, at the Administrator’s discretion, provide for a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one Common Share while the Stock Unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents shall be converted into additional Stock Units. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form of Common Shares, or in a combination of both. If any dividend equivalents are paid with respect to Stock Units, then such dividend equivalents shall be subject to the same conditions, vesting schedule and restrictions as the Stock Units to which they attach.
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8.5 Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units. Settlement of vested Stock Units may be made in the form of (a) cash, (b) Common Shares or (c) any combination of both, as determined by the Administrator. The actual number of Stock Units eligible for settlement may be larger or smaller than the number included in the original Award, based on predetermined performance factors, including Performance Goals. Methods of converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market Value of Common Shares over a series of trading days. Vested Stock Units shall be settled in such manner and at such time(s) as specified in the Stock Unit Agreement. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 9.
8.6 Death of Recipient. Any Stock Units that become payable after the recipient’s death shall be distributed to the recipient’s beneficiary or beneficiaries. Each recipient of Stock Units under the Plan may designate one or more beneficiaries for this purpose by filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Award recipient’s death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Award recipient, then any Stock Units that become payable after the recipient’s death shall be distributed to the recipient’s estate.
8.7 Modification or Assumption of Stock Units. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Administrator may modify or assume outstanding stock units or may accept the cancellation of outstanding stock units (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Stock Units for the same or a different number of shares or in return for the grant of a different type of Award. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of a Stock Unit shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or obligations under such Stock Unit.
8.8 Creditors’ Rights. A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Unit Agreement.
ARTICLE 9.  ADJUSTMENTS; DISSOLUTIONS AND LIQUIDATIONS; CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS. 
9.1 Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Common Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Common Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Common Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Common Shares or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Common Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, proportionate adjustments shall automatically be made to the following:
(a) The number and kind of shares available for issuance under Article 3, including the numerical share limits in Articles 3.1 and 3.5;
(b) The number and kind of shares covered by each outstanding Option, SAR and Stock Unit; or
(c) The Exercise Price applicable to each outstanding Option and SAR, and the repurchase price, if any, applicable to Restricted Shares.
In the event of a declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Common Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Common Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Administrator may make such adjustments as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate to the foregoing. Any adjustment in the number of shares subject to an Award under this Article 9.1 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share, although the Administrator in its sole discretion may make a cash payment in lieu of a fractional share. Except as provided in this Article 9, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issuance by the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.
9.2 Dissolution or Liquidation. To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options, SARs and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company.
9.3 Corporate Transactions. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, or a Change in Control (other than one described in Article 14.6(d)), all Common Shares acquired under the Plan and all Awards outstanding on the effective date of the transaction shall be treated in the manner described in the definitive transaction agreement (or, in the event the transaction does not entail a definitive agreement to which the Company is party, in the manner determined by the Administrator (in accordance 
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with this Article 9.3), with such determination having final and binding effect on all parties), which agreement or determination need not treat all Awards (or portions thereof) in an identical manner. The treatment specified in the transaction agreement or by the Administrator shall include one or more of the following with respect to each outstanding Award:
(a) The continuation of such outstanding Award by the Company (if the Company is the surviving entity);
(b) The assumption of such outstanding Award by the surviving entity or its parent, provided that the assumption of an Option or a SAR shall comply with applicable tax requirements;
(c) The substitution by the surviving entity or its parent of an equivalent award for such outstanding Award (including, but not limited to, an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the holders of Common Shares in the transaction), provided that the substitution of an Option or a SAR shall comply with applicable tax requirements;
(d) If outstanding Awards, Options and SARs are not assumed, or equivalent awards are not substituted, by the surviving entity or its parent, then full exercisability and full vesting (with respect to performance vested Awards, Options or SARs, assuming the achievement of the maximum performance targets thereunder) of the Common Shares subject to such Awards, Options and SARs, followed by the cancellation of such Awards, Options and SARs. The full exercisability of such Awards, Options and SARs and full vesting of such Common Shares maybe contingent on the closing of such transaction. The Optionees shall be able to exercise such Options and SARs during a period of not less than five full business days preceding the closing date of such transaction, unless (i) a shorter period is required to permit a timely closing of such merger, consolidation or Change in Control and (ii) such shorter period still offers the Optionees a reasonable opportunity to exercise such Options and SARs. Any exercise of such Options and SARs during such period maybe contingent on the closing of such transaction;
(e) The cancellation of such Award and a payment to the Participant with respect to each share subject to the Award equal to the excess of (A) the value, as determined by the Administrator in its absolute discretion, of the property (including cash) received by the holder of a Common Share as a result of the transaction, over (if applicable) (B) the per-share Exercise Price of such Award (such excess, if any, the “Spread”). Such payment may be made in installments and may be deferred until the date or dates when such Award would have become exercisable or the Common Shares subject to such Award would have vested. Such payment may be subject to vesting based on the Participant’s continuing Service, provided that the vesting schedule shall not be less favorable to the Participant than the schedule under which such Award would have become exercisable or such Common Shares subject to such Award would have vested. Such payment shall be made in the form of cash, cash equivalents, or securities of the surviving entity or its parent having a value equal to the Spread. In addition, any escrow, holdback, earn-out or similar provisions in the transaction agreement may apply to such payment to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to the holders of Common Shares, but only to the extent the application of such provisions does not adversely affect the status of the Award as exempt from Code Section 409A. If the Spread applicable to an Award (whether or not vested) is zero or a negative number, then the Award may be cancelled without making a payment to the Participant. In the event that a Stock Unit or other Award is subject to Code Section 409A, the payment described in this clause (e) shall be made on the settlement date specified in the applicable Stock Unit Agreement, provided that settlement may be accelerated in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4). For purposes of this Subsection (e), the Fair Market Value of any security shall be determined without regard to any vesting conditions that may apply to such security; or
(f) The assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of an Award of Restricted Shares to the surviving entity or its parent, with corresponding proportionate adjustments made to the price per share to be paid upon exercise of any such reacquisition or repurchase rights.
For avoidance of doubt, the Administrator shall have the discretion to provide for the acceleration of vesting upon the occurrence of a Change in Control in the event of an involuntary termination prior to or following the Change in Control, whether or not the Award is to be assumed or replaced in the transaction, or in connection with a termination of the Participant’s Service following a transaction.
Any action taken under this Article 9.3 shall either preserve an Award’s status as exempt from Code Section 409A or comply with Code Section 409A.
ARTICLE 10. OTHER AWARDS. 
10.1 Performance Cash Awards. A Performance Cash Award is a cash award that may be granted subject to the attainment of specified Performance Goals during a Performance Period. A Performance Cash Award may also require the completion of a specified period of continuous Service. The length of the Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be attained during the 
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Performance Period, and the degree to which the Performance Goals have been attained shall be determined conclusively by the Administrator. Each Performance Cash Award shall be set forth in a written agreement or in a resolution duly adopted by the Administrator which shall contain provisions determined by the Administrator and not inconsistent with the Plan. The terms of various Performance Cash Awards need not be identical.
10.2 Other Awards. Subject in all events to the limitations under Article 3 above as to the number of Common Shares available for issuance this Plan, the Company may grant other forms of equity-based awards not specifically described herein and may grant awards under other plans or programs where such awards are settled in the form of Common Shares issued under this Plan; provided that such other equity-based award will not vest prior to the holder completing at least one year of Service following the grant of such award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an award agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the holder’s death or disability. Such Common Shares shall be treated for all purposes under the Plan like Common Shares issued in settlement of Stock Units and shall, when issued, reduce the number of Common Shares available under Article 3.
ARTICLE 11. LIMITATION ON RIGHTS. 
11.1 Retention Rights. Neither the Plan nor any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain a Service Provider. The Company and its Parents, Subsidiaries and Affiliates reserve the right to terminate the Service of any Service Provider at any time, with or without cause, subject to applicable laws, the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws and a written employment agreement (if any).
11.2 Stockholders’ Rights. Except as set forth in Article 7.4 or 8.4 above, a Participant shall have no dividend rights, voting rights or other rights as a stockholder with respect to any Common Shares covered by his or her Award prior to the time when a stock certificate for such Common Shares is issued or, if applicable, the time when he or she becomes entitled to receive such Common Shares by filing any required notice of exercise and paying any required Exercise Price. No adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to such time, except as expressly provided in the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, no dividends or dividend equivalents will be paid or credited to an unexercised Option or SAR.
11.3 Regulatory Requirements. Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, the obligation of the Company to issue Common Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approval by any regulatory body as may be required. The Company reserves the right to restrict, in whole or in part, the delivery of Common Shares pursuant to any Award prior to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the issuance of such Common Shares, to their registration, qualification or listing or to an exemption from registration, qualification or listing. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed necessary by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Common Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Common Shares as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained.
11.4 Transferability of Awards. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit transfer of an Award in a manner consistent with applicable law. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, Awards shall be transferable by a Participant only by (a) beneficiary designation, (b) a will or (c) the laws of descent and distribution; provided that, in any event, an ISO may only be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee or by the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative. In no event may an Award be transferred for any consideration including (without limitation) in exchange for cash or securities.
11.5 Other Conditions and Restrictions on Common Shares. Any Common Shares issued under the Plan shall be subject to such forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal, other transfer restrictions and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine. Such conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Common Shares generally. In addition, Common Shares issued under the Plan shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions imposed either by applicable law or by Company policy, as adopted from time to time, designed to ensure compliance with applicable law or laws with which the Company determines in its sole discretion to comply including in order to maintain any statutory, regulatory or tax advantage.
ARTICLE 12. TAXES. 
12.1 General. It is a condition to each Award under the Plan that a Participant or his or her successor shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with any Award granted under the Plan. The Company shall not be required to issue any Common Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan unless such obligations are satisfied.
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12.2 Share Withholding. To the extent that applicable law subjects a Participant to tax withholding obligations, the Administrator may permit such Participant to satisfy all or part of such obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Common Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Common Shares that he or she previously acquired. Such Common Shares shall be valued on the date when they are withheld or surrendered. Any payment of taxes by assigning Common Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions including any restrictions required by SEC, accounting or other rules.
12.3 Section 162(m) Matters. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine whether an Award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m). The Administrator may grant Awards that are based on Performance Goals but that are not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation. With respect to any Award that is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation, the Administrator shall designate the Performance Goal(s) applicable to, and the formula for calculating the amount payable under, an Award within 90 days following commencement of the applicable Performance Period (or such earlier time as may be required under Code Section 162(m)), and in any event at a time when achievement of the applicable Performance Goal(s) remains substantially uncertain. Prior to the payment of any Award that is intended to constitute performance-based compensation, the Administrator shall certify in writing whether and the extent to which the Performance Goal(s) were achieved for such Performance Period. The Administrator shall have the right to reduce or eliminate (but not to increase) the amount payable under an Award that is intended to constitute performance-based compensation.
12.4 Section 409A Matters. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in an Award Agreement, it is intended that Awards granted under the Plan either be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Code Section 409A. To the extent an Award is subject to Code Section 409A (a “409A Award”), the terms of the Plan, the Award and any written agreement governing the Award shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A so that the Award is not subject to additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise. A 409A Award shall be subject to such additional rules and requirements as specified by the Administrator from time to time in order for it to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A. In this regard, if any amount under a 409A Award is payable upon a “separation from service” to an individual who is considered a “specified employee” (as each term is defined under Code Section 409A), then no such payment shall be made prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) six months and one day after the Participant’s separation from service or (ii) the Participant’s death, but only to the extent such delay is necessary to prevent such payment from being subject to Code Section 409A(a)(1).
12.5 Limitation on Liability. Neither the Company nor any person serving as Administrator shall have any liability to a Participant in the event an Award held by the Participant fails to achieve its intended characterization under applicable tax law.
ARTICLE 13. FUTURE OF THE PLAN. 
13.1 Term of the Plan. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become effective on the date of its adoption by the Board, subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders under Article 13.3 below. The Plan shall terminate automatically 10 years after the later of (a) the date when the Board adopted the Plan or (b) the date when the Board approved the most recent increase in the number of Common Shares reserved under Article 3 that was also approved by the Company’s stockholders. The Plan shall serve as the successor to the Predecessor Plan, and no further Awards may be made under the Predecessor Plan after the Effective Date.
13.2 Amendment or Termination. The Board may, at any time and for any reason, amend or terminate the Plan. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the termination thereof. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not affect any Award previously granted under the Plan.
13.3 Stockholder Approval. To the extent required by applicable law, the Plan will be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders within 12 months of its adoption date. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders only to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules; provided, however, that an amendment to Article 3.1, the last sentence of Article 5.6 or Article 6.7 is subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders.
ARTICLE 14. DEFINITIONS. 
14.1 ”Administrator” means the Board or any Committee administering the Plan in accordance with Article 2.
14.2 ”Affiliate” means any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.
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14.3 ”Award” means any award granted under the Plan, including as an Option, a SAR, a Restricted Share, a Stock Unit or a Performance Cash Award.
14.4 ”Award Agreement” means a Stock Option Agreement, an SAR Agreement, a Restricted Stock Agreement, a Stock Unit Agreement or such other agreement evidencing an Award granted under the Plan.
14.5 ”Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors, as constituted from time to time, and where the context so requires, reference to the “Board” may refer to a Committee to whom the Board has delegated authority to administer any aspect of this Plan.
14.6 ”Change in Control” means:
(a) Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then-outstanding voting securities;
(b) The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;
(c) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or
(d) Individuals who are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board over a period of 12 months; provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member shall, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.
A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction. In addition, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award which provides for a deferral of compensation and is subject to Code Section 409A, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or applicable Award Agreement the transaction with respect to such Award must also constitute a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) to the extent required by Code Section 409A.
14.7 ”Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
14.8 ”Committee” means a committee of one or more members of the Board, or of other individuals satisfying applicable laws, appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.
14.9 ”Common Share” means one share of the common stock of the Company.
14.10 ”Company” means Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
14.11 ”Consultant” means a consultant or adviser who provides bona fide services to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate as an independent contractor and who qualifies as a consultant or advisor under Instruction A.1.(a)(1) of Form S-8 under the Securities Act.
14.12 ”Effective Date” means the date on which the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan.
14.13 ”Employee” means a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate.
14.14 ”Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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14.15 ”Exercise Price,” in the case of an Option, means the amount for which one Common Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. “Exercise Price,” in the case of a SAR, means an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value of one Common Share in determining the amount payable upon exercise of such SAR.
14.16 ”Fair Market Value” means the closing price of a Common Share on any established stock exchange or a national market system on the applicable date or, if the applicable date is not a trading day, on the last trading day prior to the applicable date, as reported in a source that the Administrator deems reliable. If Common Shares are not traded on an established stock exchange or a national market system, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate. The Administrator’s determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
14.17 ”IPO Date” means the effective date of the registration statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its initial offering of Common Stock to the public.
14.18 ”ISO” means an incentive stock option described in Code Section 422(b).
14.19 ”NSO” means a stock option not described in Code Sections 422 or 423.
14.20 ”Option” means an ISO or NSO granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Common Shares.
14.21 ”Optionee” means an individual or estate holding an Option or SAR.
14.22 ”Outside Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
14.23 ”Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
14.24 ”Participant” means an individual or estate holding an Award.
14.25 ”Performance Cash Award” means an award of cash granted under Article 10.1 of the Plan.
14.26 ”Performance Goal” means a goal established by the Administrator for the applicable Performance Period based on one or more of the performance criteria set forth in Appendix A. Depending on the performance criteria used, a Performance Goal may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a business unit, division, Subsidiary, Affiliate or an individual. A Performance Goal may be measured either in absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or one or more relevant indices. The Administrator may adjust the results under any performance criterion to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Period: (a) asset write-downs, (b) litigation, claims, judgments or settlements, (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles or other laws or provisions affecting reported results, (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs, (e) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items, (f) exchange rate effects for non-U.S. dollar denominated net sales and operating earnings, or (g) statutory adjustments to corporate tax rates; provided, however, that if an Award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m), such adjustment(s) shall only be made to the extent consistent with Code Section 162(m).
14.27 ”Performance Period” means a period of time selected by the Administrator over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to a Performance Cash Award or an Award of Restricted Shares or Stock Units that vests based on the achievement of Performance Goals. Performance Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the discretion of the Administrator.
14.28 ”Plan” means this Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
14.29 ”Predecessor Plan” means the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
14.30 ”Restricted Share” means a Common Share awarded under the Plan.
14.31 “Restricted Stock Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and the recipient of a Restricted Share that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Restricted Share.
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14.32 ”SAR” means a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan.
14.33 “SAR Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and an Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his or her SAR.
14.34 ”Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
14.35 ”Service” means service as an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant.
14.36 ”Service Provider” means any individual who is an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant.
14.37 ”Stock Award” means any award of an Option, a SAR, a Restricted Share or a Stock Unit under the Plan.
14.38 ”Stock Option Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and an Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his or her Option.
14.39 ”Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Common Share, as awarded under the Plan.
14.40 ”Stock Unit Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and the recipient of a Stock Unit that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Stock Unit.
14.41 ”Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date
14.42 ”Substitute Awards” means Awards or Common Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or substitution or exchange for, Awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by a corporation acquired by the Company or any Affiliate or with which the Company or any Affiliate combines to the extent permitted by NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635 or any successor thereto.
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APPENDIX A
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
The Administrator may establish Performance Goals derived from one or more of the following criteria, measured in accordance with GAAP or otherwise, when it makes Awards of Restricted Shares or Stock Units that vest entirely or in part on the basis of performance or when it makes Performance Cash Awards.
																		
		• Earnings (before or after taxes)			• Working capital	
		• Earnings per share			• Expense or cost reduction	
		• Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (as amount or % of revenue)
			• Sales or revenue (in the aggregate or in specific growth areas)	
		• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation & amortization (as amount or % of revenue)
			• Economic value added (or an equivalent metric)	
		• Total stockholder return and/or value			• Market share	
		• Return on equity or average stockholders’ equity			• Cash flow or cash balance	
		• Return on assets, investment or capital employed			• Operating cash flow	
		• Operating income			• Cash flow per share	
		• Gross margin			• Share price	
		• Operating margin			• Debt reduction	
		• Net operating income			• Customer satisfaction	
		• Net operating income after tax			• Stockholders’ equity	
		• Operating profits			• Net profits	
		• Profit returns and margins			• Contract awards or backlog	
		• Return on operating revenue			• Revenue excluding total advertising cost	
		• To the extent that an Award is not intended to comply with Code Section 162(m), other measures of performance selected by the Administrator.EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 

CABOT CORPORATION 
 AND

 U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

As Trustee 

Indenture 
 Dated as
of June 22, 2022 
 Debt Securities 
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
	ARTICLE One Definitions and Incorporation By Reference	  	1
	 Section 1.01.
	  	Definitions	  	1
	 Section 1.02.
	  	Other Definitions	  	3
	 Section 1.03.
	  	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act	  	3
	 Section 1.04.
	  	Rules of Construction	  	4
	ARTICLE Two The Securities	  	4
	 Section 2.01.
	  	Terms and Form	  	4
	 Section 2.02.
	  	Form of Legend for Global Security	  	5
	 Section 2.03.
	  	Execution and Authentication	  	5
	 Section 2.04.
	  	Registrar and Paying Agent	  	6
	 Section 2.05.
	  	Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust	  	6
	 Section 2.06.
	  	Securityholder Lists	  	6
	 Section 2.07.
	  	Transfer and Exchange	  	6
	 Section 2.08.
	  	Replacement Securities	  	7
	 Section 2.09.
	  	Outstanding Securities	  	8
	 Section 2.10.
	  	Temporary Securities	  	8
	 Section 2.11.
	  	Cancellation	  	8
	 Section 2.12.
	  	Defaulted Interest	  	8
	ARTICLE Three Redemption	  	9
	 Section 3.01.
	  	Notices to Trustee	  	9
	 Section 3.02.
	  	Selection of Securities to be Redeemed	  	9
	 Section 3.03.
	  	Notice of Redemption	  	9
	 Section 3.04.
	  	Effect of Notice of Redemption	  	10
	 Section 3.05.
	  	Deposit of Redemption Price	  	10
	 Section 3.06.
	  	Securities Redeemed in Part	  	11
	ARTICLE Four Covenants	  	11
	 Section 4.01.
	  	Certain Definitions	  	11
	 Section 4.02.
	  	Payment of Securities	  	13
	 Section 4.03.
	  	Limitation on Liens	  	13
	 Section 4.04.
	  	Limitation on Sale and Leaseback	  	14
	 Section 4.05.
	  	No Lien Created	  	15
	 Section 4.06.
	  	Compliance Certificate	  	15
	 Section 4.07.
	  	SEC Reports	  	16

  
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	ARTICLE Five Successor Corporation	  	16
	 Section 5.01.
	  	When Company May Merge, etc.	  	16
	 Section 5.02.
	  	When Securities Must Be Secured	  	16
	ARTICLE Six Defaults and Remedies	  	17
	 Section 6.01.
	  	Events of Default	  	17
	 Section 6.02.
	  	Acceleration	  	18
	 Section 6.03.
	  	Other Remedies	  	19
	 Section 6.04.
	  	Waiver of Past Defaults	  	19
	 Section 6.05.
	  	Control by Majority	  	19
	 Section 6.06.
	  	Limitation on Suits	  	20
	 Section 6.07.
	  	Rights of Holders to Receive Payment	  	20
	 Section 6.08.
	  	Collection Suit by Trustee	  	21
	 Section 6.09.
	  	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	  	21
	 Section 6.10.
	  	Priorities	  	21
	 Section 6.11.
	  	Undertaking for Costs	  	21
	ARTICLE Seven Trustee	  	22
	 Section 7.01.
	  	Duties of Trustee	  	22
	 Section 7.02.
	  	Rights of Trustee	  	23
	 Section 7.03.
	  	Individual Rights of Trustee	  	24
	 Section 7.04.
	  	Trustee’s Disclaimer	  	24
	 Section 7.05.
	  	Notice of Defaults	  	24
	 Section 7.06.
	  	Reports by Trustee to Holders	  	25
	 Section 7.07.
	  	Compensation and Indemnity	  	25
	 Section 7.08.
	  	Replacement of Trustee	  	25
	 Section 7.09.
	  	Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.	  	27
	 Section 7.10.
	  	Eligibility Disqualification	  	27
	 Section 7.11.
	  	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company	  	27
	ARTICLE Eight Discharge of Indenture	  	27
	 Section 8.01.
	  	Termination of Company’s Obligations	  	27
	 Section 8.02.
	  	Application of Trust Money	  	28
	 Section 8.03.
	  	Repayment to Company	  	28
	ARTICLE Nine Amendments, Supplements and Waivers	  	29
	 Section 9.01.
	  	Without Consent of Holders	  	29
	 Section 9.02.
	  	With Consent of Holders	  	30

  
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	 Section 9.03.
	  	Compliance with Trust Indenture Act	  	 	30	 
	 Section 9.04.
	  	Revocation and Effect of Consents	  	 	30	 
	 Section 9.05.
	  	Notation on or Exchange of Securities	  	 	31	 
	 Section 9.06.
	  	Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.	  	 	31	 
	ARTICLE Ten Miscellaneous	  	 	31	 
	 Section 10.01.
	  	Trust Indenture Act Controls	  	 	31	 
	 Section 10.02.
	  	Notices	  	 	31	 
	 Section 10.03.
	  	Communication by Holders with Other Holders	  	 	32	 
	 Section 10.04.
	  	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent	  	 	32	 
	 Section 10.05.
	  	Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion	  	 	32	 
	 Section 10.06.
	  	Treasury Securities	  	 	33	 
	 Section 10.07.
	  	Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar	  	 	33	 
	 Section 10.08.
	  	Legal Holidays	  	 	33	 
	 Section 10.09.
	  	Governing Law	  	 	33	 
	 Section 10.10.
	  	No Recourse Against Others	  	 	33	 
	 Section 10.11.
	  	Successors	  	 	33	 
	 Section 10.12.
	  	Execution in Counterparts	  	 	34	 

  
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 CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE 

 

			
	 TIA Section
	  	 Indenture Section

	310(a)(1)	  	7.10
	(a)(2)	  	7.10
	(a)(3)	  	N.A.
	(a)(4)	  	N.A.
	(b)	  	7.08; 7.10
	(c)	  	N.A.
	311(a)	  	7.11
	(b)	  	7.11
	(c)	  	N.A.
	312(a)	  	2.06
	(b)	  	10.03
	(c)	  	10.03
	313(a)	  	7.06
	(b)(1)	  	N.A.
	(b)(2)	  	7.06
	(c)	  	10.02
	(d)	  	7.06
	314(a)	  	4.05; 10.02
	(b)	  	N.A.
	(c)(1)	  	10.04
	(c)(2)	  	10.04
	(c)(3)	  	N.A.
	(d)	  	N.A.
	(e)	  	10.05
	(f)	  	N.A.
	315(a)	  	7.01(b)
	(b)	  	7.05; 10.02
	(c)	  	7.01(a)
	(d)	  	7.01(c)
	(e)	  	6.11
	316(a)(last sentence)	  	10.06
	(a)(1)(A)	  	6.05
	(a)(1)(B)	  	6.04
	(a)(2)	  	N.A.
	(b)	  	6.07
	317(a)(1)	  	6.06
	(a)(2)	  	6.09
	(b)	  	2.05
	318(a)	  	10.01

  

  
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 INDENTURE dated as of June 22, 2022, between CABOT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, 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 Company’s
Securities: 
 ARTICLE ONE 

Definitions and Incorporation By Reference 

Section 1.01. Definitions. 

“Affiliate” means any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with the Company. 
 “Agent” means any Registrar or Paying Agent. 

“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal or State law for the relief of debtors. 

“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of the Board of Directors duly authorized
to act for it hereunder. 
 “Board Vote” means a vote of the Board of Directors, which may be evidenced by a certificate of
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company which states that such vote has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and is in full force and effect. 

“Business Day” means any day which is not a Legal Holiday. 

“Company” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture and
thereafter means the successor. 
 “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar
official under any Bankruptcy Law. 
 “Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would
be, an Event of Default. 
 “Depository” shall mean, 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 depository for such Series by the Company, which depository shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act; and if at any time there is more than
one such person, “Depository” as used with respect to the Securities of any Series shall mean the depository with respect to the Securities of such Series. 

 “Global Security” or “Global Securities” means a Security
or Securities, as the case may be, in the form prescribed in Section 2.01 and bears the legend set forth in Section 2.02 (or such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 2.01 for such Securities) evidencing all or part
of a Series of Securities, issued to the Depository for such Series or its nominee, and registered in the name of such Depository or nominee. 

“Holder” or “Securityholder” means a person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s
books. 
 “Indenture” means this Indenture as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. 

“Legal Holiday” means any Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions in a jurisdiction in which an action is
required hereunder are not required to be open. 
 “Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice
President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or the Controller of the Company. 
 “Officers’ Certificate” means a
certificate signed by two Officers or by an Officer and an Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary or Assistant Controller of the Company. See Sections 10.04 and 10.05. 

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, or who
may be other counsel satisfactory to the Trustee. 
 “Responsible Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the
Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs
functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and
who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. 
 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission. 
 “Securities” means the debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued under this Indenture;
provided, however, that if at any time there is more than one entity acting as Trustee under this Indenture, “Securities” as to which such entity is Trustee means Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,
exclusive, however, of Securities of any Series as to which such entity is not Trustee. 
 “Series” of Securities means all
Securities provided for by one or more indentures supplemental hereto, Board Votes or Officers’ Certificates as being part of the same series. 

“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§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. 

  
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 “Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor
replaces it pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means the successor. If at any time there are one or more additional parties acting as Trustee hereunder for any Series of Securities, “Trustee” shall also mean such parties and the
term “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of a particular Series means the Trustee with respect to Securities of that Series. 

“U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations of the United States for the payment of which the full faith and
credit of the United States is pledged. 
 Section 1.02. Other Definitions. 

 

			
	 Term
	  	Defined in Section
	 “Attributable Debt”
	  	4.01
	 “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets”
	  	4.01
	 “Debt”
	  	4.01
	 “Exchange Act”
	  	2.07
	 “Exempted Debt”
	  	4.01
	 “Event of Default”
	  	6.01
	 “Lien”
	  	4.01
	 “Long-Term Debt”
	  	4.01
	 “Paying Agent”
	  	2.04
	 “Principal Property”
	  	4.01
	 “Registrar”
	  	2.04
	 “Restricted Property”
	  	4.01
	 “Restricted Subsidiary”
	  	4.01
	 “Sale-Leaseback Transaction”
	  	4.01
	 “Subsidiary”
	  	4.01
	 “United States”
	  	4.01
	 “Unrestricted Subsidiary”
	  	4.01

 Section 1.03. 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: 
 “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. 

All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule
have the meanings assigned to them. 

  
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 Section 1.04. Rules of Construction. 

Unless the context otherwise requires: 

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

(2) an accounting term, not otherwise defined, has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States; 
 (3) “or” is not exclusive; and 

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

ARTICLE TWO 
 The Securities 

Section 2.01. Terms and Form. 

The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more Series. Each Series shall be limited to such aggregate principal amount, shall
bear the title and interest at the rates and from the dates, shall mature at the times, shall or may be redeemable at the prices and upon the terms, and shall contain or be subject to all terms as shall be established in an indenture supplemental
hereto or by or pursuant to a Board Vote (and, to the extent not set forth in the Board Vote, in an Officers’ Certificate detailing the adoption of terms pursuant to the Board Vote). Securities of a Series shall be substantially identical
except as to denomination and except as may be otherwise provided in a Board Vote and/or an Officers’ Certificate or in an indenture supplemental hereto. In case of Securities of a Series to be issued from time to time, the Officers’
Certificate 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. 

The Securities of each Series hereunder shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A or in such form, including with respect to
whether such Series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and the Depository for such Global Security or Securities, as shall be established pursuant to a Board Vote (and, to the extent not set forth in the
Board Vote, in an Officers’ Certificate detailing the adoption of such form) or one or more indenture supplements to this Indenture, in each case, with such insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations as are required or permitted
by this Indenture, such Board Vote or such indenture supplement. If a form of any Security is approved by a Board Vote, such Officers’ Certificate shall also state that all conditions precedent relating to the authentication and delivery of
such Security have been complied with and shall be accompanied by a copy of the Board Vote by or pursuant to which the form of such Security has been approved. The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rule or usage. The Company shall approve the form of the Securities and any notation, legend or endorsement on them, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of such Securities. Unless the form of a Security of a Series
provides otherwise, each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. 

  
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 Unless the form of a Security of a Series provides otherwise, the Securities of such Series
shall be issued in denominations of $1,000 or multiples thereof. 
 Section 2.02. Form of Legend for Global Security. 

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
Depository or a nominee of the Depository. This Security is exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a person other than the Depository or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and may not be
transferred except as a whole by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository, by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of
such successor Depository.” 
 Section 2.03. Execution and Authentication. 

Two Officers shall sign the Securities for the Company and may employ facsimile signatures. 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security
shall be valid nevertheless. 
 The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is
unlimited. The Trustee shall authenticate Securities for original issue upon (or in accordance with such procedures acceptable to the Trustee set forth in) a written order of the Company signed by two Officers or by an Officer and an Assistant
Treasurer of the Company. 
 A Security shall not be valid until the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the
Security. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture. The Trustee’s authentication shall be in the following form (except that where applicable any successor or additional
Trustee’s name for Securities of a Series shall be substituted for the Trustee named below): 
 This is one of the Securities of the
Series designated therein issued under the within mentioned Indenture. 
  

			
	U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

			
		
	 By
	 	 

			
	 Name:
	 	
	 Title:
	 	

  
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 Section 2.04. Registrar and Paying Agent. 

The Company shall designate a Registrar who shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer
and where Securities may be presented for exchange (the “Registrar”) and a paying agent who shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”). Initially, U.S. Bank
Trust Company, National Association, will act as the Registrar and Paying Agent. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. With the consent of the Trustee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, the
Company may designate one or more co-registrars and one or more Paying Agents. The term “Registrar” includes any additional co-registrar. The term “Paying
Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.

 Section 2.05. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. 

The Company, by written agreement, shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree that the Paying Agent will hold in trust
for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on the Securities, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such
payment. If the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon doing so the Paying Agent shall have
no further liability for the money. 
 Section 2.06. 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. If the Trustee is not the Registrar with respect to a Series of Securities, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee any information in the possession or control of the Company (a) on or before each semi-annual interest
payment date of any Series of Securities, and (b) 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. 

Section 2.07. Transfer and Exchange. 

When a Security is presented to the Registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested in
the manner provided in this Section 2.07. 
 Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall (if
so required by the Company or the Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in
writing. To permit transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Registrar’s request. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
that may be imposed for any exchange or transfer but not for any exchange pursuant to Section 2.10, 3.06 or 9.05. 

  
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 The Company shall not be required: (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange
Securities of any Series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of selection for redemption of Securities of that Series under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing of
notice of redemption, or (ii) to register the transfer of, or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. 

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in Section 2.06 of this Indenture and in addition thereto, any Global Security
shall be exchangeable pursuant to this Section 2.07 for Securities registered in the names of Holders other than the Depository for such Security or its nominee only if: (i) such Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as Depository for such Global Security or if at any time such Depository ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, in either such case, the
Company fails to appoint a successor Depository within 90 days of such event, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable or (iii) a Default shall
have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Securities represented by such Global Security. Any Global Security that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be exchangeable for Securities registered in such names as the
Depository 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 2.07, a Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depository with respect to
such Global Security to a nominee of such Depository, by a nominee of such Depository to such Depository or another nominee of such Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor
Depository. 
 Section 2.08. Replacement Securities. 

If the Holder of a mutilated Security surrenders such Security to the Trustee or if the Holder of a Security presents evidence satisfactory to
the Company and the Trustee that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security of the same Series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a
number not contemporaneously outstanding. In case any such Security has or is about to become due and payable, the Company may pay the Security instead of issuing a new Security. If required by the Company or the Trustee, such Holder shall provide
an indemnity bond which must be sufficient in the judgment of the party requiring it to protect the Company, the Trustee and any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company or the Trustee may charge the
Holder for its expenses in replacing a Security. 
 Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Company. 

  
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 Section 2.09. Outstanding Securities. 

Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those Securities of
any Series for which the Company has made a deposit in accordance with Section 8.01 and those described in this Section as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate holds the Security. See
Section 10.06. 
 If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives
proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser. 
 If the Paying Agent holds on a redemption date or
maturity date money sufficient to pay Securities payable on that date, then on and after that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue. 

Section 2.10. Temporary Securities. 

Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. 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 shall authenticate
definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities. 
 Section 2.11. 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 registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and shall dispose of such cancelled
Securities in accordance with its customary procedures and shall furnish the Company with evidence of disposal upon the Company’s request. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation. 
 Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest. 

If the Company defaults in the payment of interest on any Series of the Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus any interest
payable on such defaulted interest to the extent permitted by law, to persons who are Holders of Securities of such Series on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix the special record date and the payment date. At least 15 days
before such special record date, the Company shall notify the Trustee and each Holder of such special record date, the payment date and the amount of interest to be paid. The Company may pay defaulted interest in any other lawful manner. The Trustee
shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any holder of Securities to determine the defaulted interest amount, or with respect to the nature, extent, or calculation of the amount of defaulted interest owed, or with respect to the
method employed in such calculation of the defaulted interest. 

  
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 ARTICLE THREE 

Redemption 
 Section 3.01.
Notices to Trustee. 
 If the Company wants to redeem any Series of Securities pursuant to the terms of the Securities of that
Series, the Company shall notify the Trustee of the redemption date and the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed. 
 Each such
notice shall be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate stating that the conditions to such redemption as provided in such Security and in this Indenture have been complied with. If the Company elects to redeem less than all the Securities of a
Series, the Company shall notify the Trustee of such redemption date and of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed and shall deliver to the Trustee such documentation and records as shall enable the Trustee to select the Securities
to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.02. 
 If any Series of Securities by its terms is redeemable pursuant to the operation of a
sinking fund, the Company shall notify the Trustee by an Officers’ Certificate of the amount of the next sinking fund payment and the portion of such payment which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of the same Series
pursuant to Section 3.05. 
 If the Company wants to credit against any mandatory redemption Securities of the same Series it has not
previously delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, it shall deliver the Securities with such Officers’ Certificate. 
 The Company
shall give each notice or Officers’ Certificate provided for in this Section at least 30 days before the redemption date (unless shorter notice is satisfactory to the Trustee). 

Any notice of redemption given to the Trustee may be canceled by written notice to the Trustee at any time prior to the mailing of the notice
of redemption to the Holders of Securities to be redeemed and upon any such cancellation shall thereupon be void and of no effect. 

Section 3.02. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed. 

If less than all the Securities of a Series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed by a method the Trustee
considers fair and appropriate. The Trustee shall make the selection from Securities of such Series outstanding not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the principal of Securities of such Series that
have denominations larger than $1,000. Securities and portions of them it selects shall be in amounts of $1,000 or multiples of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities
called for redemption. 
 Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption. 

At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail (or
deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depository) to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed. 

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

(1) the redemption date; 
 (2)
the redemption price (or the method of calculating or determining the redemption price) and the accrued interest, if any; 
 (3) the CUSIP
number and ISIN, if any, of such Securities; 
 (4) if less than all Securities of a Series outstanding are to be redeemed, the
identification (and, if any Security is to be redeemed in part, the principal amount) of the particular Security to be redeemed; 
 (5) the
name and address of the Paying Agent; 
 (6) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the
redemption price; 
 (7) that interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; and 

(8) that the redemption is pursuant to a sinking fund, if that is the case. 

At the Company’s request at least five days prior to the date the notice of optional redemption is to be given (unless a shorter time
period shall be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee shall give such notice of redemption to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense. 

Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption. 

Once notice of redemption is mailed (or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depository),
Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the applicable redemption price. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the applicable redemption price plus accrued interest, if
any, to the redemption date; provided, however, that any regular payment of interest becoming due on the redemption date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities in accordance with their terms. 

Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price. 

On or before the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company is its own Paying Agent, shall segregate
and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest, if any, on all Securities to be redeemed on that date. 

  
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 Unless any Security by its terms prohibits any sinking fund payment obligation from being
satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities (including Securities redeemed otherwise than through a sinking fund), the Company may deliver such Securities to the Trustee for crediting against such payment obligation in accordance with the terms
of such Securities and this Indenture. 
 Section 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part. 

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

Covenants 
 Section 4.01.
Certain Definitions. 
 “Attributable Debt” means, as of the date of determination, the present value of rent due under a
lease for the remaining primary term of the lease. Rent shall be discounted to present value from the due date of each installment to the date of determination at the actual interest factor included in the rent or, if the interest factor cannot
readily be determined, at 12% per annum. Rent is the lesser of: (1) rent for the remaining primary term of the lease assuming it is not earlier terminated, and (2) rent from the date of determination until the first permitted termination
date under the lease plus the termination payment then due, if any. The remaining primary term of a lease includes any period for which the lease has been extended. Rent does not include: (1) amounts payable for maintenance, repairs, insurance,
taxes, assessments, water rates, and similar charges, or (2) contingent rent, such as that based on sales, maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments or similar charges. Rent may be reduced by rent, discounted in the manner provided
above, that any sublessee must pay from the date of determination for all or part of the same property. An obligation to pay rent shall be counted only once even if more than one entity is responsible for the obligation. 

“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means total assets (after deducting all valuation and qualifying reserves related to those
assets) less: (1) total current liabilities (excluding that portion, if any, of Long-Term Debt due within 12 months); (2) goodwill, patents and patent rights, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, debt discount and expense and other like
intangibles; and (3) any equity in and the net amount of advances to Unrestricted Subsidiaries, all as stated in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries preceding the date of a determination.

 “Debt” means any debt for money borrowed or any guarantee of such debt, but excludes any
non-recourse debt for money borrowed incurred to develop any electrical generating facilities or to develop or exploit any oil, gas or other mineral property. A Debt obligation shall be counted only once even
if more than one entity is responsible for the obligation. 

  
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 “Exempted Debt” means the total of the following incurred after the
effective date of this Indenture: (1) the outstanding principal amount of Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by any Lien other than a Lien permitted by paragraphs (1) through (9) of Section 4.03; plus
(2) the outstanding Attributable Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than Attributable Debt arising from a Sale-Leaseback Transaction permitted by paragraphs (1) through (4) of Section 4.04. 

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest or lien. 

“Long-Term Debt” means Debt that by its terms matures on a date more than 12 months after the date of determination or Debt
that the obligor may extend or renew without the obligee’s consent to a date more than 12 months after the date of determination. 

“Principal Property” means: (1) any real property, manufacturing plant, processing plant, warehouse or office building
located in the United States and owned or leased by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which has a gross book value, excluding depreciation, in excess of 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; or (2) any other property designated as such
by the President, Financial Vice President or Treasurer of the Company in a notice given to the Trustee. The definition does not include: (1) any plant, warehouse, building or other property, or any portion thereof, which, in the opinion of the
Board of Directors, is at any time not of material importance to the total business conducted by the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (2) any plant, warehouse, building or other property acquired by the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture which is financed by obligations of any State, political subdivision of any State, or the District of Columbia issued pursuant to agreements which satisfy the provisions of Section 142 or
Section 144(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor to any such provision. 
 “Restricted
Property” means any Principal Property, any Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary or any shares of stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary. 

“Restricted Subsidiary” means (1) any Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and (2) any Subsidiary
which was an Unrestricted Subsidiary but which subsequent to the date of this Indenture is designated by the Board of Directors to be a Restricted Subsidiary. A Subsidiary may not be designated a Restricted Subsidiary if as a result the Company
would thereby breach any covenant in this Indenture. 
 “Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement pursuant to which
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary now owns or hereafter acquires a Principal Property, transfers it to a third person and leases it back from such person. 

“Subsidiary” means a corporation of which at least a majority of the outstanding stock having voting power under ordinary
circumstances to elect a majority of its board of directors is owned by the Company, the Company and one or more Subsidiaries or by one or more Subsidiaries. 

“United States” means the United States of America including its territories and possessions. 

  
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 “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means: (1) Cabot International Capital
Corporation; (2) any Subsidiary acquired or organized after the date of this Indenture which is not a successor, directly or indirectly, of a Restricted Subsidiary and which does not, directly or indirectly, own an equity interest in a
Restricted Subsidiary; (3) any Subsidiary the principal assets of which are located outside the United States and the business of which is primarily conducted outside the United States; (4) any Subsidiary the principal business of which
consists of financing the acquisition or disposition of real, personal or intangible property by persons including the Company or any Subsidiary; (5) any Subsidiary the principal business of which is owning, leasing, dealing in or developing
real property for residential or office building purposes; (6) any Subsidiary, the principal business of which is the insuring or reinsuring of property, casualty or employee benefit risks; and (7) any Subsidiary substantially all of the
assets of which consist of stock or other securities of a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the character described in clauses (1) through (6) of this paragraph. A Subsidiary shall cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary when it is designated by the
Board of Directors to be a Restricted Subsidiary. 
 Section 4.02. Payment of Securities. 

The Company shall pay the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on each Series of Securities on the date and in the manner provided
in the Securities and this Indenture. An installment of principal or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds on that date money irrevocably designated for and sufficient to pay the installment. At
the Company’s option, (i) it can pay any interest on any Securities by mailing checks by first class mail to the Holders of such Securities at their addresses as shown on the Registrar’s books or (ii) in the case of Global
Securities, by wire transfer. 
 The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the rate or rates borne by each
Series of the Securities; provided that the Company shall, to the extent lawful, pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate or rates. 

Section 4.03. Limitation on Liens. 

The Company shall not, and it shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, incur a Lien on Restricted Property to secure a Debt without
making effective provision to secure the Securities equally and ratably with such Debt, unless: 
 (1) the Lien is on property, Debt or
shares of stock of a corporation at the time the corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Lien may not extend to any other Principal Property owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; 

(2) the Lien is on property at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquires or leases the property; provided, however, that
such Lien may not extend to any other Principal Property owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; 
 (3) the Lien secures Debt
incurred to finance all or some of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) in the case of any construction or improvement, the Lien may extend to
substantially unimproved real property owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary upon which the construction or improvement is made; and (ii) such Lien may not extend to any other Principal Property owned by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary, other than additions to such property so purchased, constructed or improved; 

  
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 (4) the Lien secures a Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or another
wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary; 
 (5) the Lien is on property of a corporation at the time the corporation merges into or consolidates
with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; 
 (6) the Lien is on property of a person or entity at the time such person or entity
transfers or leases all or substantially all of its assets to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Lien may not extend to any other Principal Property owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; 

(7) the Lien is in favor of a government or governmental entity and secures (i) payments pursuant to a contract or statute, or
(ii) Debt incurred to finance all or some of the purchase price or cost of construction of the property subject to such Lien; 
 (8)
the Lien extends, renews, refunds or replaces (or successive extensions, renewals, refunds or replacements) in whole or in part a Lien (such Lien, an “existing Lien”) permitted by any of clauses (1) through (7). The Lien may
not extend beyond (i) the property subject to the existing Lien; and (ii) improvements and construction on such property; provided that the Debt secured by the Lien may not exceed the Debt secured at the time by the existing Lien
unless the existing Lien or a predecessor Lien was incurred under clause (4); or 
 (9) the Lien is on any electrical generating facility to
secure non-recourse debt or is on any oil, gas or other mineral property or on oil, gas or other minerals or other products or by-products produced or extracted from
that oil, gas or other mineral property to secure non-recourse debt. 
 Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 4.03, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may, without equally and ratably securing the Securities, grant Liens to secure Debt which would otherwise be subject to restriction by this Section 4.03 if, at the
time of such granting and after giving effect to any Debt so secured, Exempted Debt does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. 

The terms of any Series of Securities adopted pursuant to Section 2.01 may provide that this Section 4.03 is not applicable to such
Series. 
 Section 4.04. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback. 

The Company shall not, and it shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into a Sale-Leaseback Transaction unless: 

(1) the lease has a term including renewal rights of three years or less; 

(2) the lease is between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries; 

  
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 (3) the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary on the date such Sale-Leaseback Transaction is
to close could create a Lien on the property involved in the Sale-Leaseback Transaction to secure Debt under clause (3) or (7) of Section 4.03; or 

(4) the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary receiving the proceeds from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, within 180 days after it is
consummated, applies, or commits to apply, an amount equal to the greater of the fair market value of the property, at the time of such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, as determined by the Board of Directors, or the proceeds to: 

(i) the acquisition of Restricted Property, including but not limited to, the acquisition, construction, development or improvement of
property or equipment which is or upon completion of such acquisition, construction, development or improvement will be, Principal Property or a part of Principal Property; or 

(ii) if permitted by the terms of Securities of any Series, the redemption of Securities of such Series pursuant to, and at the redemption
price referred to in, the Securities and applicable at the time of redemption, or the retirement or redemption of other Long-Term Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary. However, the Company may not receive credit for: (x) the
retirement of other Long-Term Debt at maturity or the redemption of other Long-Term Debt pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision; or (y) the retirement or redemption of any Long-Term Debt that is either subordinated to or junior in right
of payment to the Securities, or owed by the Company to a Restricted Subsidiary. 
 Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 4.04, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into a Sale-Leaseback Transaction if, at the time of entering into the Sale-Leaseback Transaction and after giving effect to it, Exempted Debt does not exceed 15% of Consolidated
Net Tangible Assets. 
 The terms of any Series of Securities adopted pursuant to Section 2.01 may provide that this Section 4.04
is not applicable to such Series. 
 Section 4.05. No Lien Created. 

This Indenture and the Securities do not create a Lien, charge or encumbrance on any property of the Company or any Subsidiary. 

Section 4.06. Compliance Certificate. 

(1) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company an Officers’ Certificate
stating whether or not the signers know of any Default by the Company in performing its covenants and obligations hereunder that occurred during the fiscal year and is continuing. If the Company knows of such a Default at such time, the Certificate
shall describe the nature and status of the Default. The first such Officers’ Certificate shall be delivered to the Trustee by January 28, 2017. 

(2) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within ten Business Days following the date on which the Company becomes aware of such Default,
receives notice of such Default or becomes aware of such action, as applicable, an Officers’ Certificate specifying any events which would constitute a Default, their status and what action the Company is taking or proposing to take in respect
thereof. The Officers’ Certificate pursuant to this Section 4.06 need not comply with Section 10.05. 

  
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 Section 4.07. SEC Reports. 

The Company shall file with the Trustee within 15 days after it files them with the SEC copies of the annual reports and the information,
documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to 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). 
 Delivery of such reports, information and documents to
the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive 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 Officers’ Certificates). 

ARTICLE FIVE 
 Successor
Corporation 
 Section 5.01. When Company May Merge, etc. 

The Company may consolidate with or merge into, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, one person or entity if: 

(1) the person or entity assumes by supplemental indenture all the obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture;
thereafter all such obligations of the predecessor corporation shall terminate; 
 (2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction,
no Default would occur and be continuing; and 
 (3) the entity formed by or surviving such transaction, in the case of a consolidation or
merger, and the transferee, in the case of a transfer, is a person or entity organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, Canada, any province of Canada or any state which was a member of the
European Union on December 31, 2003 (other than Greece). 
 Section 5.02. When Securities Must Be Secured. 

If upon any such consolidation, merger or transfer any Principal Property would become subject to an attaching Lien that secures Debt, then
before the consolidation, merger or transfer occurs, the Company by supplemental indenture shall secure the Securities by a direct Lien on all such Principal Property. The direct Lien shall have priority over the attaching Lien and over all other
Liens on such Principal Property except the Liens already on it. The direct Lien may equally and ratably secure the Securities and any other obligation of the Company or a Subsidiary entitled to such security. The direct Lien may not secure an
obligation of the Company or such a Subsidiary that is subordinated to the Securities. However, the Company need not comply with this Section if: 

  
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 (1) the attaching Lien is permitted under any of clauses (1) through (9) of
Section 4.03; or 
 (2) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under the next to last paragraph of Section 4.03 could create a
Lien on the Principal Property to secure Debt at least equal in amount to that secured by the attaching Lien. 
 ARTICLE SIX 

Defaults and Remedies 

Section 6.01. Events of Default. 

Unless the form of a Security of a Series provides otherwise, an “Event of Default” occurs with respect to Securities of any Series
if: 
 (1) the Company defaults in the payment of interest on any Security of that Series when the same becomes due and payable and the
Default continues for a period of 30 days; 
 (2) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, any
Security of that Series when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, provided that in the case of default in the making or satisfaction of any sinking fund payment, such default continues for a period of 30
days; 
 (3) the Company fails to comply with any of its other agreements in the Securities of that Series or this Indenture (other than a
default which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a Series of Securities other than that Series) and the default continues for the period and after the notice specified below; 

(4) an event of default, as defined in any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is or may be issued indebtedness of the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary for money borrowed (including an Event of Default with respect to a Security of any Series hereunder) in the principal amount exceeding $250,000,000, shall occur with the result that such indebtedness shall have been
declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable, but if any such default is cured by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or is waived by the specified percentage of holders of such mortgage,
indenture or instrument entitled so to waive, then the Event of Default under this Indenture by reason of such default shall be deemed to have been cured; 

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

(a) commences a voluntary case; 

  
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 (b) consents to the entry of an order for relief from claims against it in an involuntary
case; 
 (c) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property; or 

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

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

(a) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case; 

(b) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property; or 

(c) orders the liquidation of the Company; 
 and
such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days; or 
 (7) any other Event of Default provided for Securities of that Series
occurs. 
 A Default with respect to any Series of Securities under clause (3) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies
the Company or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series notify the Trustee and the Company of the Default and the Company does not cure the Default within 90 days after receipt of the notice. The
notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a “Notice of Default.” 

Section 6.02. Acceleration. 

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any Series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders
of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare that the principal of and accrued interest (or, if any of the Securities of that Series are original issue
discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified in the terms thereof), if any, shall be due and payable immediately. Upon such declaration, such principal (or specified amount) and interest shall be
due and payable immediately. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series by notice to the Company and the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict
with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (other than nonpayment of principal, interest or premium, if any, that has become due solely because of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. 

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Section 6.02 and in addition thereto, upon receipt by the Trustee of any
declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, with respect to Securities of a Series all or part of which is represented by a Global Security, the Trustee shall establish a record date for determining Holders of outstanding

  
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Securities of such Series entitled to join in such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, which record date shall be at the close of business on the day the
Trustee receives such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Holders, shall be entitled to join in such declaration of
acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, however, that unless such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may
be, shall have become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having been obtained prior to the day which is 90 days after such record date, such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall
automatically and without further action by any Holder be cancelled and of no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of such
90-day period, a new declaration of acceleration, or rescission or annulment thereof, as the case may be, that is identical to a declaration of acceleration, or rescission or annulment thereof, which has been
cancelled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.02. 

Section 6.03. Other Remedies. 

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any Series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy by
proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of, interest or premium, if any, on, the Securities of that Series or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities of that Series or this Indenture. 

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities of that Series or does not produce any of them in the
proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No
remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. 
 Section 6.04.
Waiver of Past Defaults. 
 Subject to Sections 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities or any Series on behalf of the Holders of the outstanding Securities of that Series by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing past Default or Event of Default and its consequences but such waiver shall not extend to any future Event
of Default. When a Default or Event of Default is waived by the Holders of any Series of Securities, it is cured and stops continuing with respect to Securities of that Series. 

Section 6.05. Control by Majority. 

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series may direct the time, method and place of:
(1) conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee; or (2) exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Securities of that Series. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction
that conflicts with law or this Indenture, or subject to Section 7.01, that the Trustee determines would be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Securityholders of that Series or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. 

  
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 Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Section 6.05, and in
addition thereto, upon receipt by the Trustee of any direction with respect to Securities of a Series all or part of which is represented by a Global Security, the Trustee shall establish a record date for determining Holders of outstanding
Securities of such Series entitled to join in such direction, which record date shall be at the close of business on the date the Trustee receives such direction. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such
Holders, shall be entitled to join in such direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, however, that unless such majority in principal amount shall have been obtained prior to the day which is 90
days after such record date, such direction shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be cancelled and of no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder from giving, after expiration of
such 90-day period, a new direction identical to a direction which has been cancelled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 6.05. 
 Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits. 

A Securityholder may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities of that Series only if: 

(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default; 

(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series make a written request to the Trustee to
pursue the remedy; 
 (3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or
expense; 
 (4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and

 (5) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
Securities of that Series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request. 
 A Holder of any Series of Securities may not
use any provision of this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of any Securities of that Series or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of any Securities of that Series. 

Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security to receive payment of principal of, interest and
premium, if any, on the Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Security, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of
the Holder. 

  
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 Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee. 

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing for Securities of any Series, the Trustee may
recover judgment in its own name and as Trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal, interest and any premium remaining unpaid on the Securities of that Series. 

Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. 

The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee and the Holders of Securities of any Series allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or its property. 

Section 6.10. Priorities. 

If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article with respect to Securities of any Series, it shall pay out the money in the
following order: 
 FIRST: to the Trustee in all of its capacities and any predecessor trustee of the Securities of that Series for amounts
due under this Indenture; 
 SECOND: to Holders of Securities of that Series for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities of that Series for
principal, interest and premium, if any, ratably without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities of that Series for principal, interest and premium, if any, respectively; and 

THIRD: to the Company. 
 The
Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section 6.10. 
 Section 6.11.
Undertaking for Costs. 
 In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the
Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a
Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the Securities of any Series. 

  
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 ARTICLE SEVEN 

Trustee 
 Section 7.01.
Duties of Trustee. 
 (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise its rights and powers and
use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. 

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

(1) the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others; and 

(2) 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 certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the
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: 
 (1) this paragraph (c) does not limit the effect of paragraph
(b) of this Section; 
 (2) 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; and 
 (3) the Trustee shall not be liable with
respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05. 

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

 (e) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it is assured of indemnity satisfactory to it
against any loss, liability or expense. 
 (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the
Trustee may agree with the Company. 
 (g) Anything in this Indenture notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for special,
indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to loss of profit), even if the Trustee has been advised as to the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action in which
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 (h) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances;
sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority and governmental action; provided that the
Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. 

(i) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder. 

(j) The Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of
its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it. 

(k) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or
within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. 
 (l) 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 and this Indenture. 
 (m) The permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as
duties. 
 (n) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any 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. 
 Section 7.02.
Rights of Trustee. 
 (1) The Trustee may rely on any document 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 or confirm the accuracy of mathematical calculations therein. 

(2) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee shall
not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on the Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. 

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

  
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 (4) 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. 
 (5) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection 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 in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel. 

(6) In the event the Trustee is also acting as Registrar, Paying Agent, Custodian or transfer agent pursuant to this Indenture, the rights,
privileges, protections, immunities and indemnities given to the Trustee are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in its capacity as Registrar, Paying Agent, Custodian or transfer agent hereunder. 

(7) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of
officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in
any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded; provided that the Trustee may request an updated certificate pursuant to this clause (7) solely in the event that the Trustee reasonably believes that the last such certificate
received from the Company or currently on file is no longer accurate. 
 Section 7.03. 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 with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11. 

Section 7.04. 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 certificate of authentication. 

Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults. 

If a Default occurs and is continuing with respect to Securities of any Series and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to
each Holder of Securities of that Series notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default in payment on any Security of that Series, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its
Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Holders of Securities of that Series. 

  
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 Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders. 

Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to the
Company and each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee shall also comply with TIA Section 313(b). 

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the
Securities of any Series are listed. 
 The Company shall notify the Trustee whenever the Securities of any Series are listed on any stock
exchange. 
 Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity. 

The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its services (which compensation shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as mutually agreed to in writing. 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. 

Except as provided below in this paragraph, the Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor trustee of the Securities of
that Series against any loss or liability incurred by it in connection with the administration of the trust created by this Indenture or the performance of its duties hereunder, including all reasonable costs and expenses in defending itself against
any claim (whether asserted by a Holder, the Company or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers and duties under this Indenture and the enforcement of this Indenture (including this
Section 7.07). The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity but failure to do so shall not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 7.07. The Company need not pay for any
settlement made by the Trustee without the Company’s consent. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred by either the Trustee or any predecessor trustee of the Securities of that Series
through its own negligence or bad faith. In respect of the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a senior claim to which the Securities are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or
collected by the Trustee as such and not in its individual capacity, except for money or property held in trust for the benefit of the Holders to pay the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on particular Securities. 

Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee. 

The Trustee may resign with respect to any or all Series of Securities by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities or any Series may remove the Trustee with respect to the Securities of that Series by notifying the removed Trustee and the Company. Those Holders may appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of
that Series with the Company’s consent. The Company may remove the Trustee with respect to any or all Series of Securities or, if there is more than one Trustee hereunder, with respect to all Series of Securities for which such Trustee acts as
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 (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10; 

(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent; 

(3) a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or 

(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting. 

If the Trustee with respect to one or more Series of Securities 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 Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor
Trustee appointed by the Company. 
 If a successor Trustee with respect to one or more Series of Securities does not take office within 60
days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities with respect to such Series of Securities may petition any court of competent jurisdiction
for the appointment of a successor Trustee. 
 If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. 
 A successor Trustee shall
deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. 
 Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee
shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, 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 under this
Indenture with respect to the Securities of any Series for which it acts as Trustee. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Holder of Securities of a Series for which it acts as Trustee. 

If at the time a successor to the Trustee succeeds to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Securities of any Series shall have been
authenticated but not delivered, the successor to the Trustee of the Securities of that Series may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee for that Series of Securities and deliver the Securities for that Series so
authenticated. If at that time any of the Securities of a Series shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee for that Series of Securities may authenticate the Securities for that Series either in the name of any predecessor
trustee for that Series of Securities hereunder or in the name of the successor Trustee. In all such cases the certificate of authentication shall have the same force and effect which the provisions of the Securities or this Indenture provided that
certificates of authentication of the Trustee shall have, except that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee for a Series of Securities or to authenticate Securities of a Series in the name of any predecessor
trustee for that Series of Securities shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation. 

  
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 Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. 

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust assets to, another
corporation, the successor corporation shall be the successor Trustee, without any further act. 
 Section 7.10. Eligibility
Disqualification. 
 This Indenture shall always have for each Series of Securities a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA
Section 310(a)(l). The Trustee shall always have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. If any Series of Securities is admitted to trading on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc., or any successor thereto, the Company shall ensure that a transfer agent facility maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, as long as such Series of Securities shall be so admitted. With
respect to each Series of Securities, the Trustee shall comply with TIA §310(b), including the proviso contained in TIA §310(b)(1) and the optional provision permitted by the second sentence of TIA §310(b)(9). 

Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. 

The Trustee shall comply with 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 EIGHT 

Discharge of Indenture 

Section 8.01. Termination of Company’s Obligations. 

The Company at any time may terminate its obligation to pay an installment of principal and premium, if any, or interest if it deposits with
the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the installment when due. The Company shall designate the installment for which payment is being made. 

The Company at any time may terminate all of its obligations under the Securities of any or all Series and this Indenture with respect to such
Series or all Series if: 
 (1) all Securities of such Series previously authenticated and delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen
Securities of such Series which have been replaced or paid) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or 

  
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 (2) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee money or U.S. Government
Obligations (a) sufficient to pay the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on the Securities of such Series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, or (b) in the case of a Series of Securities which provides for a
mandatory sinking fund, sufficient to make all mandatory sinking fund payments to maturity and sufficient to pay at maturity any principal of and interest on such Series for Securities of such Series not redeemed prior to maturity (other than monies
paid to the Company or discharged from trust in accordance with Section 8.03). 
 However, the Company’s obligations in Sections
2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 4.02, 7.07, 7.08 and 8.03 with respect to the Securities of such Series shall survive until the Securities of such Series are no longer outstanding. Thereafter the Company’s obligations in Section 7.07 shall
survive. 
 After such a deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge, in writing, the discharge of the Company’s obligations
under the Securities of such Series and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above. 
 In order to have money
available on a payment date to pay principal of, and interest or premium, if any, on, the Securities, the U.S. Government Obligations shall be payable as to principal of, interest or premium, if any, on or before such payment date in such amounts as
will provide the necessary money. U.S. Government Obligations shall not be callable at the issuer’s option. 
 Section 8.02.
Application of Trust Money. 
 The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to
Section 8.01. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through the Paying Agent in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of, interest and premium, if any, on, the Securities of the
Series or to the payment of any mandatory sinking fund payments, for which the money or U.S. Government Obligations have been deposited. 

Section 8.03. Repayment to Company. 

The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon request any excess money or U.S. Government Obligations held by them
at any time. The Trustee and Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by them for the payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, on any Security or for the payment of any mandatory
sinking fund payments, that remains unclaimed for two years after such principal, interest, premium or mandatory sinking fund payments have become due and payable. If such money or U.S. Government Obligations are then held by the Company they shall
be discharged from the trust. After that, Securityholders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as unsecured general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person or entity. 

  
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 ARTICLE NINE 

Amendments, Supplements and Waivers 

Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders. 

The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities without notice to or consent of any Securityholder: 

(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or to make other formal changes; 

(2) to comply with Article Four or Five; 

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

(4) to add to the covenants of the Company or to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of all or any Series of Securities; 

(5) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of
Securities in (i) bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and/or (ii) coupon form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and to provide for exchangeability of such Securities with Securities issued hereunder
in fully registered form; 
 (6) to add to or change any provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee; 
 (7) to establish the form or terms of the Securities of any Series
pursuant to Section 2.01; 
 (8) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder, provided
that none of such changes shall adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder; 
 (9) to modify or amend this Indenture in such a manner
as to permit the qualification of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture under the TIA as then in effect; 
 (10) to conform any
provision in this Indenture and any supplemental indenture to the description of any Securities in an offering document; 
 (11) to add
guarantees with respect to the Securities or to secure the Securities; or 
 (12) to provide for the issuance of additional debt securities
of any Series. 

  
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 Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders. 

The Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Securities without notice to any Securityholder but with the written consent of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of each Series affected by such indenture supplement or amendment (each Series voting separately as one class). The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities of each such Series (each Series voting separately as one class) may waive compliance by the Company in a particular instance with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities of such Series without notice to any Holder
of Securities of such Series. Without the consent of each Securityholder affected, however, an amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may not: 

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

(2) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Security; 

(3) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Security; 

(4) waive a default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any Security; 

(5) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in the Security; or 

(6) change the provisions applicable to the redemption of any Security. 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplement, but it
shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. Any supplemental indenture (or the terms included in any Series of Securities issued in connection with any supplemental indenture) related to the issuance of any Series of
Securities may change, modify or amend the terms of this Indenture, as applicable to such securities, to conform to the description of such Securities set forth in the offering document for such Securities and any such changes, modifications and
amendments shall be deemed to have been consented to by each Securityholder of such Securities. 
 Section 9.03. Compliance with
Trust Indenture Act. 
 Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities shall comply with the TIA as then in
effect. 
 Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents. 

A consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver by a Holder of a Security of any Series is a continuing consent, irrevocable for a period of
nine months from the date given or, if earlier, until the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, both as to the Holder giving such consent and as to every subsequent Holder of a Security of that Series or a portion of such a Security
that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on each Security of that Series. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter
binds every Securityholder of that Series. 

  
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 Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities. 

If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the term of a Security, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the
Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about an amendment, supplement or waiver and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, the Company in exchange for Securities may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate new
Securities that reflect an amendment, supplement or waiver. 
 Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. 

The Trustee need not sign any supplemental indenture that adversely affects its rights. In signing such amendment, supplement or waiver, the
Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by
this Indenture and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company. 
 ARTICLE TEN 

Miscellaneous 

Section 10.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls. 

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture
by the TIA, the required provision shall control. 
 Section 10.02. Notices. 

Any notice or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person, by facsimile or mailed by first-class mail to the other’s
address as follows: 
  

			
	 if to the Company:
	  	Cabot Corporation
		  	Two Seaport Lane
		  	Suite 1400
		  	Boston, Massachusetts 02210
		  	Attention: Vice President and Treasurer
		  	Facsimile: +1 617 342 6103
		
	 if to the Trustee:
	  	U.S Bank Trust Company, National Association
		  	 100 Wall Street, Suite 600

		  	 New York, NY 10005

		  	 Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

		  	 Facsimile: (212) 361-6153

  
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 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 Holder of a Security shall be mailed by first class
mail to his or her address shown on the register kept by the Registrar or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depository. Failure to mail (or deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with
the applicable procedures of the Depository) a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. 

Notices given by publication will be deemed given on the first date on which publication is made, and notices given by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, will be deemed given five calendar days after mailing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Global Security, where the Indenture or Global Security provides for notice of any event (including any notice of
redemption) to any Holder (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to any applicable Depository (or its designee) according to the applicable procedures of such Depository. If such notice or communication is
mailed (or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depository) in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. 

Section 10.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders. 

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

Section 10.04. 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: 
 (1) an Officers’ 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 
 (2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of
such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with. 
 Section 10.05. Statements Required in Certificate or
Opinion. 
 Each Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for
in this Indenture shall include: 
 (1) a statement that the person making such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel has read
such covenant or condition; 

  
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 (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon
which the statements or opinions contained in such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel are based; 
 (3) a statement that, in
the opinion of such person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and 

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

Section 10.06. Treasury Securities. 

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent,
Securities owned by the Company or an Affiliate shall be disregarded, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which the Trustee knows are
so owned shall be so disregarded. 
 Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee
establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to the Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or an Affiliate. 

Section 10.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar. 

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules
and set reasonable requirements for its functions. 
 Section 10.08. Legal Holidays. 

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 10.09. Governing Law. 

The laws of The State of New York shall govern this Indenture and the Securities. 

Section 10.10. No Recourse Against Others. 

All liability described in the Securities of any director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company is waived and released.

 Section 10.11. 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. 

  
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 Section 10.12. Execution in Counterparts. 

The parties may sign this Indenture in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same agreement.. 
 Section 10.13. USA Patriot Act. 

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions
and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The
parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act. 

[Signature Page Follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, and
their respective corporate seals, if applicable, to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first written above. 
  

			
	 Cabot Corporation, as the Company

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Erica McLaughlin

	 Name: Erica McLaughlin

	 Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 
			
		
	 Attest:
	 	 /s/ Colleen Kern

 (SEAL) 

 

			
	 U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee

		
	 By:
	 	 James W. Hall

	 Name: James W. Hall

	 Title: Vice
President

 
			
		
	 Attest:
	 	 /s/ Christopher Grell

 EXHIBIT A 

(FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY) 
  

			
	No.	  	$

 CABOT CORPORATION 

(Insert Title of Securities) 
 promises to
pay to 
 or registered assigns the principal sum of 
 Dollars
on 

			
	 Interest Payment Dates:
	  	 and

	 Record Dates:
	  	 and

 Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security. 

 

	
	 Cabot Corporation, as the Company

	
	 By: ______________________________________

	 Name:

	 Title:

 

	
	 [SEAL]

 

	
	 By: ______________________________________

	 Name:

	 Title:

 Dated: 
 This is one of
the Securities of the Series designated 
 therein issued under the within mentioned Indenture. 

 

	
	 U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee

	
	 By: ____________________________________

	 Name:

	 Title:

  
 Exh. A-1 

 (FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY) 

CABOT CORPORATION 
  

			
	[___]%	  	Due [___]

 1. Interest 
 Cabot
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on and of each year (the “Interest
Payment Dates”), beginning on . Interest on the Security will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from . Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 
 2. Method of Payment. 

The Company will pay interest on the Securities of this Series (except defaulted interest) to the persons who are registered holders of the
Securities of this Series (the “Holders”) at the close of business on the [___] day of the month (the “Record Dates”) next preceding the Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender the Securities of this Series to a Paying
Agent to collect principal payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. However, the Company may pay principal and interest
and premium, if any, by its check payable in such money. It may mail an interest check to a Holder’s registered address. 
 3. Paying Agent and
Registrar. 
 Initially, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, will act as Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company may change
any Registrar or Paying Agent without notice. The Company may act as Registrar or Paying Agent. 
 4. Indenture. 

This Security is one of a duly authorized Series of Securities designated on the face hereof issued by the Company under an Indenture dated as
of [ ] (the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (the “Trustee”). The terms of the Securities of this Series include those stated in this Security, in the Indenture and those made
part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Securities of this Series are subject to all such terms and Holders are referred to this Security, the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities of this Series are general
unsecured obligations of the Company. 
 [    ] Optional Redemption. [If applicable, insert] 

The Company may redeem all the Securities of this Series at any time or some of them from time to time at the following redemption prices
(expressed in percentages of principal amount), plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date: 

  
 Exh. A-2 

 If redeemed during the 12-month period ending 

 

							
	 Year
	 	 Percentage
	 	 Year
	  	 Percentage

and thereafter without premium. 
 However, the
Company may not so redeem the Securities of this Series before , through refunding directly or indirectly from, or in anticipation of, money borrowed by or for the account of the Company or a Subsidiary at an interest cost (calculated in accordance
with generally accepted financial practice) of % per annum or less. In the case of any redemption pursuant to this paragraph prior to , 20 , the Company will deliver to the Trustee, prior to the mailing of any notice of such redemption, an
Officers’ Certificate stating that such redemption will comply with this limitation. 
 [    ] Mandatory Redemption—Sinking
Fund. [If applicable, insert] 
 The Company will redeem $ principal amount of Securities of this Series on and on each thereafter
through at a redemption price of 100% of principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date. The Company may, at its option, receive credit towards the principal amount of the Securities of this Series to be redeemed pursuant to
this paragraph in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount (excluding premium) of any Security of this Series that the Company has delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or redemption other than pursuant to this paragraph. The Company may
also so receive credit for the same Security of this Series only once. 
 [    ] Additional Optional Redemption. [If applicable,
insert] 
 In addition to redemption pursuant to paragraph, the Company may redeem not more than $ principal amount of the Securities of
this Series, or such lesser amount which is a multiple of $1,000, on , and on each thereafter through at a redemption price of 100% of principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date. The right to redeem such an additional
amount shall not accumulate from year to year, but shall lapse to the extent not exercised in any year it is available. At the election of the Company, any optional redemptions so made may be applied to reduce the amount of any subsequent mandatory
sinking fund payment required in paragraph 
 [    ] Notice of Redemption. [If applicable, insert] 

Notice of redemption will be mailed to each Holder of a Security of the Series to be redeemed at his or her registered address or delivered by
electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depository at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date. Securities of this Series in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part. On
and after the redemption date, interest will not accrue on the Securities of this Series or portions of them called for redemption. 

  
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 [    ] Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. 

The Securities of this Series are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and multiples of $1,000. 

A Holder may transfer or exchange a Security in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to
furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. 
 [If
applicable, insert] The Registrar need not transfer or exchange any Security selected for redemption. Also, it need not transfer or exchange any Security for a period beginning 15 days before the selection of Securities to be redeemed and ending on
the day of a mailing of the notice of redemption. 
 [    ] Persons Deemed Owners. [If applicable, insert] 

The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes, except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 of this
Security. 
 [    ] Unclaimed Money. 

If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the
Company at its request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment unless an abandoned property law designates another person. 

[    ] Amendments, Supplements and Waivers. 

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities of any Series may be amended or supplemented and compliance with any provisions
may be waived, in each case, as provided in the Indenture. 
 [    ] Restrictive Covenants. 

The Indenture does not limit other unsecured debt. It does limit certain Liens and Sale-Leaseback Transactions with respect to certain
property described in the Indenture. 
 [    ] Successor Corporation. 

When a successor assumes the obligations of the Company to the Holders, the Company will be released from those obligations. 

[    ] Defaults and Remedies. 

An Event of Default is defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities of the Series affected may declare the principal of and accrued interest, if any, of all of the Securities of the Series to be due and payable immediately. Holders may not enforce the
Indenture or this Security except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it from Holders who request the Trustee to enforce the Indenture or the Securities of the Series affected. 

  
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 Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities
of a Series may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power with respect to the Securities of such Series. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default (except a default in payment of principal, interest or any
premium) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interests. 
 [    ] Trustee Dealings with Company. 

The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or its
Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee. 
 [    ] No Recourse Against
Others. 
 A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the
Company under the Security of any Series or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release
are part of the consideration for the issue of the Security. 
 [    ] Authentication. 

This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. 

[    ] Abbreviations. 

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

The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: 

Secretary 
 Two Seaport Lane 

Suite 1400 
 Boston, Massachusetts 02210 

  
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