Document:

EX-4.2

 Exhibit 4.2 

MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P., 

Issuer 
 – and –

 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

Trustee 
  

 
 FIFTH
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 Dated as of August 12, 2020 

to 
 INDENTURE 

Dated as of May 9, 2017 
  

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
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	ARTICLE 1	  

	
	DEFINITIONS AND OTHER	  

	PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION	  

		
	Section 1.01. Certain Provisions of General Application	  	 	2	 
	Section 1.02. Additional Definitions	  	 	3	 
	
	ARTICLE 2	  

	
	FORM AND TERMS OF THE NOTES	  

		
	Section 2.01. Designation of Notes; Establishment of Form of Notes	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.02. Amount
	  	 	5	 
	Section 2.03. Issuance	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.04. Stated Maturity
	  	 	5	 
	Section 2.05. Interest	  	 	5	 
	 Section 2.06. Notes Not Convertible or Exchangeable
	  	 	6	 
	Section 2.07. Payable in Dollars; No Option for Other Payment Currency	  	 	6	 
	 Section 2.08. Payments by Reference to Index, Formula, etc.
	  	 	6	 
	Section 2.09. Covenant Defeasance	  	 	6	 
	 Section 2.10. No Payment of Additional Amounts
	  	 	6	 
	Section 2.11. Paying Agent and Security Registrar	  	 	6	 
	 Section 2.12. Other Terms
	  	 	7	 
	 Section 2.13. References to Premium
	  	 	7	 
	
	ARTICLE 3	  

	
	ADDITIONAL COVENANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES	  

		
	 Section 3.01. Additional Covenants
	  	 	7	 
	
	ARTICLE 4	  

	
	AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HOLDERS OF THE NOTES	  

		
	 Section 4.01. Amendment to Section 402(3) of the Original Indenture
	  	 	10	 
	
	ARTICLE 5	  

	
	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS	  

		
	Section 5.01. Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation	  	 	11	 

  
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	Section 5.02. Conflicts with Trust Indenture Act	  	 	11	 
	Section 5.03. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents	  	 	11	 
	Section 5.04. Successors and Assigns	  	 	11	 
	Section 5.05. Separability Clause	  	 	11	 
	Section 5.06. Benefits of Fifth Supplemental Indenture	  	 	11	 
	Section 5.07. Governing Law	  	 	11	 
	Section 5.08. Counterparts	  	 	11	 
	Section 5.09. Conflicts with Original Indenture	  	 	12	 
	Section 5.10. Acceptance by Trustee	  	 	12	 
	Section 5.11. Numbering of Sections and Articles in the Indenture	  	 	12	 
		
	Annex A-Form of Note	  	 	A-1	 

  
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 THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of August 12, 2020 (this “Fifth
Supplemental Indenture”) between MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P., a limited partnership duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Tennessee (hereinafter called the “Operating
Partnership”), having its principal executive office located at 6815 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500, Germantown, Tennessee 38138, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws
of the United States of America, as trustee (hereinafter called the “Trustee”). 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Operating Partnership has executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture dated as of May 9, 2017 (the “Original
Indenture”; the Original Indenture, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time, including by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”) providing for the issuance from time to time of the Operating
Partnership’s Securities (as defined in the Original Indenture) in one or more series; 
 WHEREAS, Sections 201, 301 and 901(5) of
the Original Indenture provide that the Operating Partnership and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holders (as defined in the Original Indenture) of Securities, enter into one or more indentures supplemental thereto to establish the form
and terms of the Securities of any series issued pursuant to the Original Indenture; 
 WHEREAS, the Operating Partnership desires to issue
the Operating Partnership’s 1.700% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”), a new series of Securities; 
 WHEREAS,
Section 901(2) of the Original Indenture provides that the Operating Partnership and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holders of Securities, enter into one or more indentures supplemental thereto to add to the covenants of the
Operating Partnership for the benefit of the Holders of any or all series of Securities and Section 901(11) of the Original Indenture provides that the Operating Partnership and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holders of Securities,
enter into one or more indentures supplemental thereto to amend or supplement any provisions contained therein so long as such amendment or supplement does not apply to any Outstanding Security issued prior to the date of the supplemental indenture
effecting such amendment or supplement, as the case may be, and entitled to the benefits of such provision; 
 WHEREAS, the Operating
Partnership, pursuant to the foregoing authority, proposes in and by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to establish the form and terms of the Notes and to amend and supplement in certain respects the Original Indenture; and 

WHEREAS, the Operating Partnership has authorized the execution and delivery of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and all things necessary to
make the Notes, when executed by the Operating Partnership and authenticated and delivered, the valid obligations of the Operating Partnership in accordance with their terms and to make this Fifth Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the
Operating Partnership in accordance with its terms have been done. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH: 

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the
equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows: 
 ARTICLE 1 

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER 
 PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION 
 Section 1.01.    Certain Provisions of General Application. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in or pursuant to this Fifth Supplemental Indenture or unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture: 
  

	 	(1)	 the terms defined in Section 1.02 of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture have the meanings assigned to them
in Section 1.02, and include the plural as well as the singular; 

  

	 	(2)	 the terms Operating Partnership, Trustee and Indenture and all other terms used herein which are defined in the
Original Indenture shall, unless otherwise expressly provided in Section 1.02 of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, have the meanings assigned to them in the Original Indenture; 

 

	 	(3)	 all other terms, if any, used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by
reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; 

  

	 	(4)	 all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP;

  

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

  

	 	(6)	 the word “or” is always used inclusively (for example, the phrase “A or B” means “A or
B or both”, not “either A or B but not both”); 

  

	 	(7)	 provisions apply to successive events and transactions; 

 

	 	(8)	 the term “merger” includes a statutory share exchange and the terms “merge” and
“merged” have correlative meanings; 

  

	 	(9)	 the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter; 

 

	 	(10)	 references to agreements and other instruments include subsequent amendments and supplements thereto;

  
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	 	(11)	 if expressly so indicated herein, certain terms defined in Section 1.02 of this Fifth Supplemental
Indenture supersede and replace, but only insofar as relates to the Notes, the corresponding definitions in the Original Indenture; and 

  

	 	(12)	 unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this Fifth Supplemental
Indenture (including, without limitation, references in any covenants or other provisions added to the Original Indenture pursuant to this Fifth Supplemental Indenture) to the “date of the Indenture”, and similar references, mean
August 12, 2020. 

 Section 1.02.    Additional Definitions. Section 101 of the
Original Indenture is hereby amended and supplemented, but solely insofar as relates to the Notes, to add the following definitions, all in appropriate alphabetical sequence: 

“Adjusted Total Assets” means, as of any date, the sum of (without duplication) (i) Undepreciated Real Estate Assets on
such date and (ii) all other assets (excluding accounts receivable and intangibles) of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries on such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 

“Annual Debt Service Charge” for any period means interest expense of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries for such
period including, without duplication, (1) all amortization of debt discount, (2) all accrued interest, (3) all capitalized interest and (4) the interest component of all capitalized lease obligations, all determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service” for any period means the
Consolidated Net Income of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries for such period, plus amounts which have been deducted and minus amounts which have been added for (without duplication): 

 

	 	(1)	 interest expense on Debt, 

 

	 	(2)	 provision for taxes based on income, 

 

	 	(3)	 amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs, 

 

	 	(4)	 the income or expense attributable to transactions involving derivative instruments that do not qualify for
hedge accounting in accordance with GAAP, 

  

	 	(5)	 provisions for gains and losses on sales or other dispositions of properties and other investments,

  

	 	(6)	 depreciation and amortization, 

 

	 	(7)	 gains or losses on early extinguishment of Debt, 

 

	 	(8)	 all prepayment penalties and all legal, accounting, financial advisory and similar costs or fees incurred in
connection with any debt financing or amendment thereto, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or similar transaction (regardless of whether such transaction is completed), 

  
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	 	(9)	 the effect of any item that is non-cash and non-recurring, and 

  

	 	(10)	 amortization of deferred charges, 

all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 

“Consolidated Net Income” for any period means the amount of net income (or loss) of the Operating Partnership and its
Subsidiaries for such period, excluding (without duplication) (1) gains and losses on sales of properties and other investments, (2) extraordinary items, (3) property valuation gains and losses (including impairment charges), and
(4) the portion of net income (loss) of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries allocable to noncontrolling interest, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 

“Fifth Supplemental Indenture” means this Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 12, 2020, between the
Operating Partnership and the Trustee, as originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended or supplemented by one or more indentures supplemental to the Indenture entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture. 

“Notes” means the Operating Partnership’s 1.700% Senior Notes due 2031, issued pursuant to the Indenture. 

“Secured Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 1015. 

“Undepreciated Real Estate Assets” means, as of any date, the cost (original acquisition and development cost plus capital
improvements) of real estate assets of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries on such date, before depreciation and amortization, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 

“Unencumbered Total Asset Value” means, as of any date, the sum of (without duplication) (i) those Undepreciated Real
Estate Assets on such date which are not subject to a Lien securing Debt and (ii) all other assets (excluding accounts receivable and intangibles) of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries on such date which are not subject to a Lien
securing Debt, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that all investments by the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries in unconsolidated joint ventures, unconsolidated limited partnerships,
unconsolidated limited liability companies and other unconsolidated entities shall be excluded from Unencumbered Total Asset Value to the extent that such investments would have otherwise been included. 

“Unsecured Debt” means Debt of the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries that is not Secured Debt. 

  
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 ARTICLE 2 

FORM AND TERMS OF THE NOTES 

Section 2.01.    Designation of Notes; Establishment of Form of Notes. Pursuant to Section 301 of the
Original Indenture, there is hereby established a new series of Securities which shall be known and designated as the 1.700% Senior Notes due 2031 and which are sometimes referred to in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture as the
“Notes.” Pursuant to Section 201 of the Original Indenture, the Notes shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A. 

Section 2.02.    Amount. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered
under the Indenture is initially limited to $450,000,000, except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Sections 304, 305, 306, 905 or 1107 of the
Indenture, but subject to the Operating Partnership’s right to re-open such series of Securities from time and time for issuance of additional Securities of such series without notice to or the consent of
any Holders of Notes; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Notes may not be reopened if the Operating Partnership has effected satisfaction and discharge with respect to the Notes pursuant to Section 401 of the Indenture
or has effected legal defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to the Notes pursuant to Section 402 of the Indenture. 

Section 2.03.    Issuance. The Notes are issuable only as Registered Securities without Coupons and may (but
need not) bear a corporate or other seal of the Operating Partnership. The Notes shall be issued in book-entry form and evidenced by one or more permanent Global Securities of such series, the initial Depository for the Global Securities of such
series shall be The Depository Trust Company and the depository arrangements shall be those employed by whoever shall be the Depository with respect to the Global Securities of such series from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
certificated Notes in definitive form may be issued to beneficial owners of interests in Global Securities of such series in exchange for their respective interests in the Global Securities of such series under the circumstances contemplated by
Section 305 of the Indenture. 
 Section 2.04.    Stated Maturity. The final maturity date of the Notes
on which the unpaid principal thereof shall be due and payable shall be February 15, 2031. 

Section 2.05.    Interest. The principal of the Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 1.700% per annum from
August 12, 2020, or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for on the Notes, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 (each such date being an Interest Payment Date for the
Notes) of each year, commencing February 15, 2021, to the Holders of the Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities of such series) registered as such at the close of business on February 1 or August 1, as the case may be (each such
date being a Regular Record Date for the Notes), immediately preceding such Interest Payment Dates, regardless of whether or not any such Regular Record Date is a Business Day. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Any principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on any Notes which is not paid when due shall, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, bear interest from the date 

  
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such amount was originally due to the date of payment of such overdue amount at the rate of interest borne by the Notes. All such interest on overdue amounts shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, be payable on demand. The Operating Partnership shall not have any right to extend the Interest Payment Dates or interest payment periods for the Notes. 

Section 2.06.    Notes Not Convertible or Exchangeable. The Notes shall not be convertible into or
exchangeable for Capital Stock or other securities or property (other than exchanges for other Notes as provided in the Indenture). 

Section 2.07.    Payable in Dollars; No Option for Other Payment Currency. The principal of, and premium, if
any, and interest on the Notes shall be payable in Dollars and the Operating Partnership shall not have any right to elect to make, nor shall any Holder of Notes have any right to elect to receive, payment in respect of the Notes in any currency
other than Dollars. 
 Section 2.08.    Payments by Reference to Index, Formula, etc. Other than
amounts payable upon redemption of the Notes at the option of the Operating Partnership prior to December 15, 2029, the amount of payments of principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on the Notes shall not be determined with reference to
an index, formula or other similar method. 
 Section 2.09.    Covenant Defeasance. Section 402
(relating to legal defeasance and covenant defeasance) of the Original Indenture, as amended, solely insofar as relates to the Notes, pursuant to Section 4.01 of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture) shall apply to the Notes; provided that
(i) the Operating Partnership may effect legal defeasance and covenant defeasance only with respect to all (and not less than all) of the Notes and (ii) the covenants and other obligations, which are subject (solely insofar as relates to
the Notes) to covenant defeasance shall be those set forth in the amendment and restatement of Section 402(3) of the Original Indenture set forth in Section 4.01 of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 

Section 2.10.    No Payment of Additional Amounts. The Operating Partnership shall not be required to pay
Additional Amounts in respect of the Notes. 
 Section 2.11.    Paying Agent and Security Registrar. The
Operating Partnership’s Office or Agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, where the Notes may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Operating Partnership in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, which office at the date of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture is located at U.S. Bank National Association, Corporate Trust
EX-NY-Wall, Administrator for Mid-America Apartments, 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10005; provided,
however, that, subject to Section 1002 of the Indenture, the Operating Partnership may from time to time designate one or more other Offices or Agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may
from time to time rescind such designations; and provided, further, that the Operating Partnership may subsequently appoint a different Office or Agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. 

  
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 The Operating Partnership initially appoints the Trustee as the Security Registrar and
Paying Agent for the Notes, and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. The Operating Partnership may remove and replace the Security Registrar and Paying Agent for the Notes and appoint another Security Registrar and one or more other Paying
Agents with respect to the Notes, subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture. 

Section 2.12.    Other Terms. The Notes shall have such other terms and provisions as are set forth in the
form of Note attached hereto as Annex A, all of which terms and provisions are incorporated by referenced in and made a part of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture as if set forth in full herein. 

Section 2.13.    References to Premium. As used in the Indenture and this Fifth Supplemental Indenture with
respect to the Notes and in the certificates evidencing the Notes, all references to “premium” on the Notes shall mean any amounts (other than accrued interest) payable upon the redemption of any Notes in excess of 100% of the principal
amount of such Notes. 
 ARTICLE 3 

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES 

Section 3.01.    Additional Covenants. 

Article Ten of the Original Indenture is hereby supplemented, but solely insofar as relates to the Notes, by adding the following new sections
to appear immediately after Section 1012 of the Original Indenture and to read in full as follows (and the Table of Contents in the Original Indenture is amended, but solely insofar as relates to the Notes, to insert the section numbers and
titles of the following sections in appropriate sequence): 
 “Section 1013. Limitation on Incurrence of Total Debt. 

The Operating Partnership will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur any Debt if, immediately after giving
effect to the incurrence of such additional Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof on a pro forma basis, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Debt of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
determined in accordance with GAAP is greater than 60% of the sum of (without duplication): 
  

	 	(1)	 Adjusted Total Assets as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter prior to the incurrence of such
additional Debt; 

  

	 	(2)	 the aggregate purchase price of any real estate assets or mortgages receivable (or interests therein) acquired
by the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries since the end of such fiscal quarter, including those obtained by application of the proceeds of such additional Debt, and owned by the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries as of
the date of incurrence of such additional Debt; and 

  
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	 	(3)	 the aggregate amount of any securities offering proceeds received by (or contributed to) the Operating
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries since the end of such fiscal quarter (to the extent that such proceeds were not used to acquire such real estate assets or mortgages receivable (or interests therein) or used to reduce Debt of the Operating
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries), including the proceeds obtained from the incurrence of such additional Debt, 

 determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 
 For clarity, it is understood and agreed that, for purposes of this Section 1013, Debt
of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with or into the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or becomes a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership shall be deemed to have been incurred by the Operating
Partnership or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, on the date of such merger or consolidation or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, as the case may be. 

Section 1014. Ratio of Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service to Annual Debt Service Charge. 

The Operating Partnership will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur any Debt if the ratio of Consolidated
Income Available for Debt Service to the Annual Debt Service Charge for the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the date on which such additional Debt is to be incurred is less than 1.5 to 1, on a pro forma basis after
giving effect to the incurrence of such additional Debt and to the application of the proceeds thereof, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and calculated on the assumptions that: 

 

	 	(1)	 such additional Debt and any other Debt incurred by the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries since
the first day of such four quarter period had been incurred, and the application of the proceeds therefrom (including to repay or retire other Debt) had occurred, on the first day of such period, 

 

	 	(2)	 the repayment or retirement of any other Debt of the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries since the
first day of such four quarter period had occurred on the first day of such period (except that, in making such computation, the amount of Debt under any revolving credit facility, line of credit or similar facility shall be computed based upon the
average daily balance of such Debt during such period), and 

  

	 	(3)	 in the case of any acquisition or disposition by the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of any
asset or group of assets, in any such case with a fair market value (determined in good faith by the Operating Partnership’s Board of Directors) in excess of $1,000,000, since the first day of such four quarter period, whether by merger,
purchase or sale of Capital Stock or assets, or otherwise, such acquisition or disposition had occurred as of the first day of such period with the appropriate adjustments with respect to such acquisition or disposition being included in such pro
forma calculation. 

  
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 If the Debt giving rise to the need to make the foregoing calculation or any other Debt
incurred after the first day of the relevant four quarter period bears interest at a floating rate, then, for purposes of calculating the Annual Debt Service Charge, the interest rate on such Debt shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if
the average rate which would have been in effect during the entire such four quarter period had been the applicable rate for the entire such period. 

For clarity, it is understood and agreed that, for purposes of this Section 1014, Debt of a Person existing at the time such Person is
merged or consolidated with or into the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or becomes a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership shall be deemed to have been incurred by the Operating Partnership or such Subsidiary, as the case may be,
on the date of such merger or consolidation or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, as the case may be. 

Section 1015. Limitation on Incurrence of Secured Debt. 

The Operating Partnership will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur any Debt secured by a Lien upon any
property or assets of the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, whether owned as of the date of the Indenture or thereafter acquired (“Secured Debt”), if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such
additional Secured Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof on a pro forma basis, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Secured Debt of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in
accordance with GAAP is greater than 40% of the sum of (without duplication): 
  

	 	(1)	 Adjusted Total Assets as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter prior to the incurrence of such
additional Debt; 

  

	 	(2)	 the aggregate purchase price of any real estate assets or mortgages receivable (or interests therein) acquired
by the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries since the end of such fiscal quarter, including those obtained by application of the proceeds of such additional Debt, and owned by the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries as of
the date of incurrence of such additional Debt; and 

  

	 	(3)	 the aggregate amount of any securities offering proceeds received by (or contributed to) the Operating
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries since the end of such fiscal quarter (to the extent that such proceeds were not used to acquire such real estate assets or mortgages receivable (or interests therein) or used to reduce Debt of the Operating
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries), including the proceeds obtained from the incurrence of such additional Debt, 

 determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 
 For clarity, it is understood and agreed that, for purposes of this Section 1015, Debt
of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with or into the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or becomes a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership shall be deemed to have been incurred by the Operating
Partnership or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, on the date of such merger or consolidation or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, as the case may be. 

  
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 Section 1016. Maintenance of Unencumbered Total Asset Value. 

The Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, will at all times maintain an
Unencumbered Total Asset Value in an amount not less than 150% of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Unsecured Debt of the Operating Partnership and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 

For clarity, it is understood and agreed that, for purposes of this Section 1016, Debt of a Person existing at the time such Person is
merged or consolidated with or into the Operating Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or becomes a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership shall be deemed to have been incurred by the Operating Partnership or such Subsidiary, as the case may be,
on the date of such merger or consolidation or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, as the case may be.” 

ARTICLE 4 

AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE 
 FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE HOLDERS OF THE NOTES 
 Section 4.01.    Amendment to
Section 402(3) of the Original Indenture. Section 402(3) of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated, but only insofar as relates to the Notes, to read in full as follows: 

 

	 	“(3)	 Upon the Operating Partnership’s exercise of the above option applicable to this clause (3) of this
Section 402 with respect to the Outstanding Notes, the Operating Partnership shall be released from its obligations under clause (2) of Section 1005, Sections 1006 and 1007 and Sections 1011 through 1016, inclusive, on and after the
date the conditions set forth in clause (4) of this Section 402 are satisfied (hereinafter, “covenant defeasance”), and such Notes shall thereafter be deemed to be not “Outstanding” for the purposes of any
direction, waiver, consent or declaration or Act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with any such covenant, but shall continue to be deemed “Outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such
covenant defeasance means that, with respect to such Outstanding Notes, the Operating Partnership may omit to comply with, and shall have no liability in respect of, any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such Section, whether
directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section, or by reason of reference in any such Section, to any other provision herein or in any other document, and such omission to comply shall not constitute a
default or an Event of Default under Section 501(4) or otherwise, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and the Notes shall be unaffected thereby.” 

  
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 ARTICLE 5 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Section 5.01.    Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation. The Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented
by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed, and this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Original Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. 

Section 5.02.    Conflicts with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture
limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act deemed to be included in the Indenture pursuant to Section 318(c) thereof, the latter provision shall control. 

Section 5.03.    Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article, Section and subsection headings herein
and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 

Section 5.04.    Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture by
the Operating Partnership shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. 

Section 5.05.    Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture or any Note
that may be endorsed on the certificate evidencing any Note shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in any way be
affected or impaired thereby. 
 Section 5.06.    Benefits of Fifth Supplemental Indenture. Nothing
in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture or any Note, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Security Registrar and any Paying Agent and their successors under the Indenture and the Holders of Notes, any benefit
or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 

Section 5.07.    Governing Law. This Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to conflicts of law principles of such State other than New York General Obligations Law
Section 5-1401. EACH OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 

Section 5.08.    Counterparts. This Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each
of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the exchange of copies of 

  
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this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture as to the
parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Fifth Supplemental Indenture for all purposes, and signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. 

Section 5.09.    Conflicts with Original Indenture. To the extent that any provision of this Fifth
Supplemental Indenture conflicts with the Original Indenture, the provisions of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture will (except as may be otherwise required by the Trust Indenture Act) govern and be controlling. 

Section 5.10.    Acceptance by Trustee. The Trustee accepts the amendments and supplements to the Original
Indenture effected by, and the other terms and provisions of, this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trusts created by the Original Indenture as hereby amended and supplemented, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Indenture. 
 Section 5.11.    Numbering of Sections and Articles in the Indenture. As provided above, this
Fifth Supplemental Indenture amends and supplements the Original Indenture, but solely insofar as relates to the Notes, to, among other things, add certain covenants and other provisions designated as Sections 1013 through 1016. Because the
foregoing provisions added by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture relate solely to the Notes, it is understood and agreed that the article and section numbers assigned to provisions added to the Original Indenture with respect to the Notes by this
Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be assigned to provisions that may, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, be added to the Indenture with respect to any one or more other series of Securities so long as such additional provisions shall
relate only to such other series of Securities. 
 [Signature Page Follows] 

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

			
	MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P.,    as Issuer
	By:    Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., its general partner
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Andrew Schaeffer

	 Name:
	 	Andrew Schaeffer
	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 Attest: 
  

			
		 	 /s/ Leslie Wolfgang

	 Name:
	 	Leslie Wolfgang
	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President, Chief Ethics and

Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary

  
 Signature Page to
Fifth Supplemental Indenture 

 
			
	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Wally Jones

	Name:	 	Wally Jones
	Title:	 	Vice President

 Signature Page to Fifth Supplemental Indenture

 ANNEX A 

FORM OF NOTE 

 [This paragraph for inclusion in Global Notes only—] THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW) AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY
OR 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.] 

[This paragraph for inclusion in Global Notes only—] UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
(“DTC”), TO THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS
WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
  

	 No.: R-● 
	 $ ● 

 CUSIP No.
59523UAS6 
 ISIN No.: US59523UAS69 
 MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P. 
 1.700% Senior Notes due 2031 

Mid-America Apartments, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership (hereinafter called the “Operating
Partnership”, which term includes any successor thereto under the Indenture referred to below), for value received, hereby promises to pay to ●, or registered assigns, the principal sum of ● Dollars ($●) on February 15,
2031 (the “Stated Maturity”), and to pay interest thereon from August 12, 2020 or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each
year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing February 15, 2021, and at the Stated Maturity, at the rate of 1.700% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly made available for payment. Interest on this Note shall be
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment
Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February 1 or
August 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall forthwith
cease to be payable to the Person who was the Holder hereof on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the
close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Note not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid in any
other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. Any principal of, or
premium, if any, or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, bear interest from the date such amount was originally due to the date of payment of such overdue amount at an interest rate per
annum equal to the rate of interest borne by this Note. All such interest on overdue amounts shall be payable on demand. 

  
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 Payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on this Note will be made at
the Office or Agency of the Operating Partnership maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts; provided, however, that, at the option of the Operating Partnership, interest may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or by transfer to
an account maintained by the payee with a bank located in the United States of America; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, all payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on Notes in global form
that are registered in the name of a Depository or its nominee (“Global Notes”) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (unless otherwise required by the Depository) in accordance with the procedures of the
Depository. 
 This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Operating Partnership issued and to be issued in one or more
series under an Indenture dated as of May 9, 2017 (the “Original Indenture”), as amended and supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 12, 2020 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”; the Original
Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and any other indentures supplemental thereto, is hereinafter called the “Indenture”), each between the Operating Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations
of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Operating Partnership, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series of Securities
designated on the face hereof (such series of Securities, the “Notes”). 
 Prior to November 15, 2030 (the “Par Call
Date”), the Notes may be redeemed, at any time in whole or from time to time in part, at the option of the Operating Partnership, for cash, at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of: 

 

	 	(a)	 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, and 

 

	 	(b)	 the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal of, and interest on, the Notes
to be redeemed that would be due if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date (exclusive of interest accrued to the applicable Redemption Date) discounted to such Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis, assuming a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, 

plus, in the case of both clauses (a) and (b) above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed to, but not
including, such Redemption Date. 
 On and after the Par Call Date, the Notes may be redeemed, at any time in whole or from time to time in
part, at the option of the Operating Partnership, for cash, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed to, but not
including, such Redemption Date. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Notes that are due and payable on an Interest
Payment Date falling on or prior to a Redemption Date for the Notes will be payable to the Persons who were the Holders of such Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record
Dates according to their terms and the provisions of the Indenture. 
 “Treasury Rate” means (1) the yield, under the heading
which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the 

  
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caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining life of the
Notes, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the
nearest month), or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the
Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for the applicable Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate shall be
calculated on the third Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date. As used in the immediately preceding sentence and in the definition of “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” below, the term “Business Day” means any
day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close. 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means, with respect to any Redemption Date for the Notes, the United States Treasury security selected
by the Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the
time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on
the Par Call Date). 
 “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date for the Notes: 

 

	 	(a)	 the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest
and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or 

  

	 	(b)	 if the Operating Partnership obtains fewer than five but more than one such Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations for such Redemption Date, the average of all such quotations, or 

  

	 	(c)	 if the Operating Partnership obtains only one such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation for such Redemption
Date, that Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation. 

 “Independent Investment Banker” means, with respect to any
Redemption Date for the Notes, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Operating Partnership with respect to such Redemption Date. 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means with respect to any Redemption Date for the Notes, as determined by the Operating Partnership,
either (a) (i) two primary U.S. Government securities dealers in The City of New York (each, a “Primary Treasury Dealer”) selected jointly by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies LLC,
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. or their respective successors and (ii) three other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Operating Partnership or (b) one Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the
Operating Partnership and four other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Independent Investment Banker. 
 “Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Notes, the average, as determined by the Operating Partnership, of the bid and ask prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in
each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Operating Partnership by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date. 

Notwithstanding any provision of the Original Indenture, notice of any redemption by the Operating Partnership will be mailed at least
15 days but not more than 60 days before any Redemption Date to the Holders of the Notes to be redeemed. If less than all of the Outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Notes or portions of the Notes (in
principal amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) to be redeemed by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and, in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with the Depository’s procedures;
provided, however, that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Note being redeemed in part must be an authorized denomination. 

  
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 Unless the Operating Partnership defaults in payment of the Redemption Price and accrued
interest on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption, on and after any Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 

The Notes are not subject to, and will not be entitled to the benefit of, any sinking fund. 

If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes
may be declared immediately due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. 
 The Indenture permits, with
certain exceptions as therein provided, the Operating Partnership and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, to modify or amend (but solely insofar as relates to the Notes)
any provisions of the Indenture or of the Notes or the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the
time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive (but solely insofar as relates to the Notes), compliance by the Operating Partnership with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture with
respect to the Notes and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Notes issued upon the registration of transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. 
 No reference
herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Operating Partnership, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on this
Note, at the time, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed. 
 As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Security Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the Office or Agency of the Operating Partnership maintained for the
purpose in any place where the principal of, and interest on this Note are payable, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Operating Partnership and the Security Registrar duly executed by the
Holder hereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. 

The Notes are issuable only in registered form without Coupons in the denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes in any authorized denominations, as requested by the Holders surrendering the same.

 No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Operating Partnership may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith, other than in certain cases provided in the Indenture. 

Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Operating Partnership, the Trustee and any agent of the Operating
Partnership or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered in the Security Register as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not any payment with respect to this Note shall be overdue, and none of the
Operating Partnership, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 
 The Indenture contains provisions
whereby, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, (i) the Operating Partnership may be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Notes, and the Operating Partnership may be discharged from its obligations under the Indenture
(subject to certain exceptions) or (ii) the Operating Partnership may be released from its obligations under specified covenants in the Indenture. 

  
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 No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture
or in this Note, or because of any indebtedness evidenced by any of the foregoing, shall be had against any past, present or future partner, shareholder, member, manager, employee, officer, agent or director, solely in their capacity as such,
of the Operating Partnership or of any of the Operating Partnership’s predecessors or successors, either directly or through the Operating Partnership or any such predecessor or successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional
provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of this Note by the Holder and as part of the consideration for the
issue of this Note.  
 This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without
regard, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to the conflicts of law principles of such State other than New York General Obligations Law Section 5-1401. 

All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture. To the extent that any term defined in the Original Indenture shall have been superseded or replaced, insofar as relates to the Notes, by a term defined in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, then, for all purposes of this Note, such term
shall have the meaning specified in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 
 Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed
by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Operating Partnership has caused this instrument to be duly executed
by the manual or facsimile signatures of two of the duly authorized officers of its general partner. 
 Dated: • 

 

			
	MID-AMERICA APARTMENTS, L.P.
		
	By:	 	 Mid-America Apartment Communities,

Inc., its general partner

		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  

					
		 	TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
		 	This is one of the Securities of the series designated
therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
		
		 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
			
		 	By:	 	  

		 		 	Authorized Signatory

  
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 ABBREVIATIONS 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

					
	TEN COM—as tenants in common	 	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT—	 	                    Custodian              
      
	TEN ENT—as tenants by the entireties	 		 	        (Cust)                    (Minor)
	JT TEN—as joint tenants with right of survivorship	 		 	Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
	and not as tenants in common	 		 	Act
                                        

		 		 	                      (State)               
       

 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

 
  

 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto 
 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE 

 

	
	     

    

    

 

	
	 PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE

 

	the within security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
	
	                                      
                                         
                                        
                                         
                                        
                                         
   Attorney
	to transfer said security on the books of the Operating Partnership with full power of substitution in the premises.
	
	Dated:                                     
                                         
                                         
                     Signed:                   
                                         
                                         
           
	
	 Notice: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name(s) as it (they) appear upon the face of the
within security in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

  
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 Exhibit 4.2 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE ESTABLISHING A SERIES OF 

DOLLAR-DENOMINATED NOTES 
 WMG
ACQUISITION CORP. 
 as Issuer 

and 
 the Subsidiary Guarantors
from time to time party to the Indenture 
 and 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

as Trustee 
  

 
 THIRD
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 DATED AS OF AUGUST 12, 2020 

to the 
 INDENTURE 

DATED AS OF JUNE 29, 2020 

Providing for the Issuance of 

3.000% Senior Secured Notes Due 2031 

 THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of August 12, 2020 (this “Supplemental
Indenture”), among WMG Acquisition Corp. (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”), as issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Indenture referred to below (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”),
and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee, the Notes Authorized Representative and the Collateral Agent are party to the
Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2020 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), which provides for the issuance from time to time of Notes by the Company; 

WHEREAS, Section 9.01(8) of the Indenture provides that the Company may provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with
the limitations set forth in the Indenture as of the Closing Date; 
 WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the 2031 Notes (as defined
herein), the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture to establish the forms and terms of the 2031 Notes as hereinafter described; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the parties hereto are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture
to amend the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the benefit of the Holders as follows: 

1.    Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture. 
 2.    Title of Notes. There shall be a series of Notes of the Company designated the
“3.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2031” (the “2031 Notes”), which Notes shall be Dollar-denominated. 

3.    Maturity Date. The Maturity Date of the 2031 Notes shall be February 15, 2031. 

4.    Interest and Interest Rates. Interest on the outstanding principal amount of 2031 Notes will accrue at the
rate of 3.000% per annum and will be payable semi-

  
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annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing on February 15, 2021, to holders of record on the immediately preceding February 1 and August 1,
respectively (each such February 1 and August 1, a “Record Date”). Interest on the 2031 Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for or, if no interest has been paid, from
August 12, 2020, except that interest on any Additional 2031 Notes (as defined below) issued on or after the first Interest Payment Date (and Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefor) will accrue (or will be deemed to have accrued) from the
most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid, from August 12, 2020 (or if the date of issuance of such Additional 2031 Notes is an Interest Payment Date, from such date of issuance);
provided that if any 2031 Note and any Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefor are surrendered for exchange on or after a record date for an Interest Payment Date that will occur on or after the date of such exchange, interest on such Note
received in exchange thereof will accrue from such Interest Payment Date. 
 5.    No Limitation on Aggregate
Principal Amount. The aggregate principal amount of 2031 Notes that may be authenticated and delivered and outstanding under the Indenture is not limited. The aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes shall initially be $550 million. The
Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders, create and issue Additional Notes having the same terms and conditions as the 2031 Notes in all respects or in all respects except for issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the
first date on which interest accrues and the first payment of interest thereon. Additional Notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the 2031 Notes (any such Additional Notes, “Additional 2031
Notes”), unless otherwise specified for Additional Notes in an applicable Notes Supplemental Indenture, or otherwise designated by the Company, as contemplated by Section 2.01 of the Indenture. 

6.    Redemption. (a) The 2031 Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time prior to
February 15, 2026, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the applicable Redemption
Date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date). 

“Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any 2031 Note on any applicable Redemption Date, the greater of: 

(1)    1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such 2031 Note; and 

(2)    the excess, if any, of: 

(a)    the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the 2031 Note at
February 15, 2026 (such redemption price being 

  
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set forth in the table appearing in Section 6(b)) plus (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on the 2031 Note through February 15, 2026 (excluding
accrued but unpaid interest to such redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 75.0 basis points; over 

(b) the then outstanding principal amount of the 2031 Note. 

“Treasury Rate” means, as of the applicable redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United
States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to such redemption date (or, if such
Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to February 15, 2026; provided, that if the Treasury Rate determined in
accordance with the foregoing shall be less than zero, the Treasury Rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of the Indenture. 

(b)    On or after February 15, 2026, the Company may redeem all or a part of the 2031 Notes, at its option, at the
redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the 2031 Notes to be redeemed to the applicable Redemption Date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on
February 15 of the years indicated below: 
  

					
	Year	  	Percentage	 
	 2026
	  	 	101.500	% 
	 2027
	  	 	101.000	% 
	 2028
	  	 	100.500	% 
	 2029 and thereafter
	  	 	100.000	% 

 (c)    At any time prior to August 15, 2023, the Company may on any one or more
occasions redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of 2031 Notes (including the aggregate principal amount of any Additional 2031 Notes) issued under the Indenture, at its option, at a redemption price equal to 103.000% of the principal
amount of the 2031 Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of redemption (subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date) (each, a
“Note Equity Offering Redemption”), with funds in an aggregate amount not exceeding the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings by the Company or any contribution to the Company’s common equity capital made with the
net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings by the Company’s direct or indirect parent; provided that: 

  
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 (i)    at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of 2031 Notes
originally issued under the Indenture (including the aggregate principal amount of any Additional 2031 Notes) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (unless all such 2031 Notes are otherwise repurchased or redeemed
substantially concurrently with the corresponding Note Equity Offering Redemption); and 
 (ii)    notice of such
redemption is given no more than 180 days after the date of, and may be conditioned upon, the closing of such Equity Offering. 

(d)    In addition, during any twelve-month period prior to February 15, 2026, the Company may redeem up to 10% of
the original aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes (including the principal amount of any Additional 2031 Notes) at a redemption price equal to 103.000% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if
any, to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date). 

(e)    The Company may acquire 2031 Notes by means other than a redemption, whether by tender offer, open market
purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of the Indenture. 

(f)    Any redemption or notice of any redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more
conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an Equity Offering, other offering or other corporate transactions or event. Notice of any redemption in respect of an Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion thereof.

 7.    [Reserved]. 

8.    Form. The 2031 Notes shall be issued substantially in the form set forth, or referenced, in Article Two of
the Indenture, and Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit C-1 attached to the Indenture, in each case as provided for in Section 2.02 of the Indenture (as such form may be modified
in accordance with Section 2.01 of the Indenture). 
 9.    Governing Law. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. 

10.    Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby,
the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force 

  
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and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby. The
Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or as to the accuracy of the recitals to this Supplemental Indenture. 

11.    Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy
shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 
 12.    Effect of Headings. The
Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 
 13.    Electronic
Execution of Documents. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, and words of like import in any amendment, supplement or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include
electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to
the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform
Electronic Transactions Act. Without limitation to the foregoing, and anything in this Supplemental Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) any Officers’ Certificate, company order, Opinion of Counsel, Note, amendment, notice,
direction, certificate of authentication appearing on or attached to any Note, supplemental indenture or other certificate, opinion of counsel, instrument, agreement or other document delivered pursuant to the Indenture or this Supplemental
Indenture may be executed, attested and transmitted by any of the foregoing electronic means and formats and (b) all references to the execution, attestation or authentication of any Note or any certificate of authentication appearing on or
attached to any Note by means of a manual or facsimile signature shall be deemed to include signatures that are made or transmitted by any of the foregoing electronic means or formats. The Trustee shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate
the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto. 

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

			
	WMG ACQUISITION CORP.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul M. Robinson

	Name:	 	Paul M. Robinson
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

  
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	Guarantors:
	
	 A.P. SCHMIDT CO.
 ARTS MUSIC INC.

ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION
 ATLANTIC/MR VENTURES INC.

AUDIO PROPERTIES/BURBANK, INC.
 BIG BEAT RECORDS INC.

CAFÉ AMERICANA INC.
 CHAPPELL MUSIC COMPANY, INC.

COTA MUSIC, INC.
 COTILLION MUSIC, INC.

CRK MUSIC INC.
 E/A MUSIC, INC.

ELEKSYLUM MUSIC, INC.
 ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.

ELEKTRA GROUP VENTURES INC.
 ELEKTRA MUSIC GROUP INC.

ELEKTRA/CHAMELEON VENTURES INC.
 FHK, INC.

FIDDLEBACK MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
 FOSTER FREES MUSIC,
INC.
 GENE AUTRY’S WESTERN MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
 GOLDEN
WEST MELODIES, INC.
 INSOUND ACQUISITION INC.
 INTERSONG
U.S.A., INC.
 J. RUBY PRODUCTIONS, INC.
 JADAR MUSIC CORP.

LEM AMERICA, INC.
 LONDON-SIRE RECORDS INC.

MAVERICK PARTNER INC.
 MCGUFFIN MUSIC INC.

MELODY RANCH MUSIC CO., INC.
 MIXED BAG MUSIC, INC.

NONESUCH RECORDS INC.

NON-STOP MUSIC HOLDINGS, INC.

OCTA MUSIC, INC.
 PEPAMAR MUSIC CORP.

REP SALES, INC.

  
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	(cont-d):
	
	 REVELATION MUSIC PUBLISHING CORPORATION
 RHINO
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
 RICK’S MUSIC INC.
 RIDGEWAY MUSIC
CO., INC.
 RIGHTSONG MUSIC INC.
 ROADRUNNER RECORDS, INC.

RYKO CORPORATION
 RYKODISC, INC.

RYKOMUSIC, INC.
 SEA CHIME MUSIC, INC.

SIX-FIFTEEN MUSIC PRODUCTIONS, INC.

SR/MDM VENTURE INC.
 SUMMY-BIRCHARD, INC.

SUPER HYPE PUBLISHING, INC.
 THE ALL BLACKS U.S.A., INC.

TOMMY VALANDO PUBLISHING GROUP, INC.
 UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC.

W.C.M. MUSIC CORP.
 WALDEN MUSIC INC.

WARNER ALLIANCE MUSIC INC.
 WARNER BRETHREN INC.

WARNER MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL INC.
 WARNER RECORDS
INC.
 WARNER CUSTOM MUSIC CORP.
 WARNER DOMAIN MUSIC INC.

WARNER MUSIC DISCOVERY INC.
 WARNER MUSIC LATINA INC.

WARNER MUSIC SP INC.
 WARNER SOJOURNER MUSIC INC.

WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS INC.
 WARNER STRATEGIC MARKETING INC.

WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC SERVICES, INC.
 WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC,
INC.
 WARNER CHAPPELL PRODUCTION MUSIC, INC.

WARNER-ELEKTRA-ATLANTIC CORPORATION

  
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	(cont-d):
	
	 WARNERSONGS, INC.
 WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING
CORP.
 WARPRISE MUSIC INC.
 WC GOLD MUSIC CORP.

W CHAPPELL MUSIC CORP.
 WCM/HOUSE OF GOLD MUSIC, INC.

WARNER RECORDS/QRI VENTURE, INC.
 WARNER RECORDS/RUFFNATION
VENTURES, INC.
 WEA EUROPE INC.
 WEA INC.

WEA INTERNATIONAL INC.
 WIDE MUSIC, INC.

WMG RHINO HOLDINGS INC.
 ARTIST ARENA LLC

ASYLUM LLC
 ASYLUM RECORDS LLC

ASYLUM WORLDWIDE LLC
 ATLANTIC MOBILE LLC

ATLANTIC PIX LLC
 ATLANTIC PRODUCTIONS LLC

ATLANTIC RECORDING LLC
 ATLANTIC SCREAM LLC

ATLANTIC/143 L.L.C.
 BB INVESTMENTS LLC

BULLDOG ISLAND EVENTS LLC
 BUTE SOUND LLC

CORDLESS RECORDINGS LLC
 EAST WEST RECORDS LLC

ELEKTRA MUSIC LLC
 ELEKTRA RECORDS LLC

FERRET MUSIC HOLDINGS LLC
 FERRET MUSIC LLC

FERRET MUSIC MANAGEMENT LLC
 FERRET MUSIC TOURING LLC

FOZ MAN MUSIC LLC
 FUELED BY RAMEN LLC

LAVA RECORDS LLC
 MM INVESTMENT LLC

P & C PUBLISHING LLC

  
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	(cont-d):
	
	 RHINO NAME & LIKENESS HOLDINGS, LLC

RHINO ENTERTAINMENT LLC
 RHINO FOCUS HOLDINGS LLC

RHINO/FSE HOLDINGS, LLC
 SODATONE USA LLC

T-BOY MUSIC, L.L.C.
 T-GIRL MUSIC, L.L.C.
 THE BIZ LLC

UPPED.COM LLC
 UPROXX LLC

WARNER MUSIC DISTRIBUTION LLC
 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE LLC

WARNER RECORDS/SIRE VENTURES LLC
 WARNER RECORDS LLC

WMG COE, LLC
 WMG PRODUCTIONS LLC

WRONG MAN DEVELOPMENT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul M. Robinson

	Name:	 	Paul M. Robinson
	Title:	 	Vice President & Secretary of each of the above named entities listed under the heading Guarantors and signing this agreement in such capacity on behalf of each such entity

  

			
	WARNER MUSIC INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul M. Robinson

	Name:	 	Paul M. Robinson
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

  
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	 615 MUSIC LIBRARY, LLC
  

By: Six-Fifteen Music Productions, Inc., its Sole Member

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul M. Robinson

	Name:	 	Paul M. Robinson
	Title:	 	Vice President & Secretary
	
	ARTIST ARENA INTERNATIONAL, LLC
	
	By: Artist Arena LLC, its Sole Member
	
	By: Warner Music Inc., its Sole Member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul M. Robinson

	Name:	 	Paul M. Robinson
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
	
	ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE
	
	By: Warner Music Distribution LLC, its Managing Partner
	
	By: Rep Sales, Inc., its Sole Member and Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul M. Robinson

	Name:	 	Paul M. Robinson
	Title:	 	Vice President & Secretary

  
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	MAVERICK RECORDING COMPANY
	
	By: SR/MDM Venture Inc., its Managing Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul M. Robinson

	Name:	 	Paul M. Robinson
	Title:	 	Vice President & Secretary
	
	NON-STOP CATACLYSMIC MUSIC, LLC
NON-STOP INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING, LLC
NON-STOP OUTRAGEOUS
PUBLISHING, LLC
	
	By: Non-Stop Music Publishing, LLC, their Sole Member
	
	By: Non-Stop Music Holdings, Inc., its Sole Member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul M. Robinson

	Name:	 	Paul M. Robinson
	Title:	 	 Vice President & Secretary

  
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	 NON-STOP MUSIC LIBRARY, L.C.

NON-STOP MUSIC PUBLISHING, LLC

NON-STOP PRODUCTIONS, LLC

	
	By: Non-Stop Music Holdings, Inc., their Sole Member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul M. Robinson

	Name:	 	 Paul M. Robinson

	Title:	 	 Vice President & Secretary

  
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Supplemental Indenture] 

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

		 	 Authorized Signatory

  
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