Document:

Exhibit 4.1

Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

HORIZON LINES, INC.

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

INDENTURE

Dated as of October 5, 2011

6.00% Series A Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2017

6.00% Series B Mandatorily Convertible Senior Secured Notes

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 1 Definitions; Interpretations
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.01. Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02. Rules of Construction
	 	 	42	 
	Section 1.03. References to Interest
	 	 	42	 
	Section 1.04. References to Subordination
	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 2 Issue, Description, Execution, Registration and Exchange of Notes
	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01. Designation and Amount
	 	 	43	 
	Section 2.02. Form of Notes
	 	 	43	 
	Section 2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest
	 	 	44	 
	Section 2.04. Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes
	 	 	46	 
	Section 2.05. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes;
Depositary; Automatic Exchange
	 	 	46	 
	Section 2.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes
	 	 	49	 
	Section 2.07. Temporary Notes
	 	 	51	 
	Section 2.08. Cancellation of Notes Paid, Etc
	 	 	51	 
	Section 2.09. CUSIP Numbers
	 	 	51	 
	Section 2.10. Additional Notes; Purchases
	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 3 [Intentionally Omitted]
	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 4 Particular Covenants of the Company
	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01. Payment of Principal and Interest
	 	 	52	 
	Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency
	 	 	52	 
	Section 4.03. Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office
	 	 	53	 
	Section 4.04. Provisions as to Paying Agent
	 	 	53	 
	Section 4.05. Existence
	 	 	55	 
	Section 4.06. Reports
	 	 	55	 
	Section 4.07. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
	 	 	56	 
	Section 4.08. Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults
	 	 	56	 
	Section 4.09. Restricted Payments
	 	 	57	 
	Section 4.10. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Restricted Subsidiaries
	 	 	62	 
	Section 4.11. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock
	 	 	65	 

 

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	Section 4.12. Asset Sales
	 	 	71	 
	Section 4.13. Transactions with Affiliates
	 	 	75	 
	Section 4.14. Liens
	 	 	78	 
	Section 4.15. Business Activities
	 	 	78	 
	Section 4.16. Repurchase at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control
	 	 	78	 
	Section 4.17. Payments for Consent
	 	 	80	 
	Section 4.18. Additional Note Guarantees
	 	 	81	 
	Section 4.19. Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
	 	 	81	 
	Section 4.20. Anti-Layering
	 	 	82	 
	Section 4.21. Restrictions on Purchases of Existing Notes
	 	 	82	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 5 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
	 	 	83	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
	 	 	83	 
	Section 5.02. Successor Company Substituted
	 	 	84	 
	Section 5.03. Opinion Of Counsel To Be Given Trustee
	 	 	84	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 6 Lists of Noteholders and Reports by the Company and the Trustee
	 	 	85	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01. Lists of Noteholders
	 	 	85	 
	Section 6.02. Preservation and Disclosure of Lists
	 	 	85	 
	Section 6.03. Reports by Trustee
	 	 	85	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 7 Defaults and Remedies
	 	 	86	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01. Events of Default
	 	 	86	 
	Section 7.02. Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor
	 	 	90	 
	Section 7.03. Application of Monies or Property Collected by Trustee
	 	 	91	 
	Section 7.04. Proceedings by Noteholders
	 	 	92	 
	Section 7.05. Proceedings by Trustee
	 	 	93	 
	Section 7.06. Remedies Cumulative and Continuing
	 	 	93	 
	Section 7.07. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by
Majority of Noteholders
	 	 	93	 
	Section 7.08. Notice of Defaults
	 	 	94	 
	Section 7.09. Undertaking to Pay Costs
	 	 	94	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 8 Concerning the Trustee
	 	 	95	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01. Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee
	 	 	95	 
	Section 8.02. Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc
	 	 	97	 
	Section 8.03. No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc
	 	 	98	 
	Section 8.04. Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Registrar
May Own Notes
	 	 	98	 
	Section 8.05. Monies to Be Held in Trust
	 	 	99	 
	Section 8.06. Compensation and Expenses of Trustee
	 	 	99	 

 

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	Section 8.07. Officer’s Certificate as Evidence
	 	 	100	 
	Section 8.08. Conflicting Interests of Trustee
	 	 	100	 
	Section 8.09. Eligibility of Trustee
	 	 	100	 
	Section 8.10. Resignation or Removal of Trustee
	 	 	100	 
	Section 8.11. Acceptance by Successor Trustee
	 	 	102	 
	Section 8.12. Succession by Merger, Etc
	 	 	102	 
	Section 8.13. Limitation on Rights of Trustee as Creditor
	 	 	103	 
	Section 8.14. Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company
	 	 	103	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 9 Concerning the Noteholders
	 	 	103	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01. Action by Noteholders
	 	 	103	 
	Section 9.02. Proof of Execution by Noteholders
	 	 	104	 
	Section 9.03. Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners
	 	 	104	 
	Section 9.04. Company-Owned Notes Disregarded
	 	 	104	 
	Section 9.05. Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound
	 	 	105	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 10 Note Guarantees
	 	 	105	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01. Guarantee
	 	 	105	 
	Section 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability
	 	 	107	 
	Section 10.03. Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee
	 	 	107	 
	Section 10.04. Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms
	 	 	108	 
	Section 10.05. Releases
	 	 	109	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 11 Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	109	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders
	 	 	109	 
	Section 11.02. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders
	 	 	111	 
	Section 11.03. Effect of Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	113	 
	Section 11.04. Notation on Notes
	 	 	113	 
	Section 11.05. Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be
Furnished Trustee
	 	 	113	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 12 Satisfaction and Discharge
	 	 	114	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.01. Satisfaction and Discharge
	 	 	114	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 13 Immunity of Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers and Directors
	 	 	114	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.01. Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations
	 	 	114	 

 

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	ARTICLE 14 Conversion of Notes
	 	 	115	 
	 
	Section 14.01. Right to Convert Series A Notes
	 	 	115	 
	Section 14.02. Conversion Procedures for Series A Notes.
	 	 	115	 
	Section 14.03. Conversion of Series A Notes at the Option of the Company
	 	 	116	 
	Section 14.04. Mandatory Conversion of Series B Notes
	 	 	117	 
	Section 14.05. Payment Upon Conversion
	 	 	118	 
	Section 14.06. Adjustment of Conversion Rate
	 	 	118	 
	Section 14.07. Adjustment of Average Prices
	 	 	129	 
	Section 14.08. Adjustments Upon Fundamental Changes
	 	 	129	 
	Section 14.09. Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification,
Consolidation, Merger or Sale
	 	 	131	 
	Section 14.10. Taxes on Shares and Warrants Issued 
	 	 	132	 
	Section 14.11. Reservation of Shares; Shares to be Fully Paid;
Compliance With Governmental Requirements; Listing of Common
Stock
	 	 	132	 
	Section 14.12. Responsibility of Trustee
	 	 	133	 
	Section 14.13. Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions
	 	 	134	 
	Section 14.14. Stockholder Rights Plan
	 	 	134	 
	Section 14.15. Company Determination Final
	 	 	135	 
	Section 14.16. Jones Act Restrictions
	 	 	135	 
	Section 14.17. Limitation on Shares Deliverable Upon Conversion
	 	 	136	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 15 Intercreditor Agreement
	 	 	136	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 16 Collateral
	 	 	136	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 16.01. Security Documents
	 	 	136	 
	Section 16.02. Collateral Agent
	 	 	137	 
	Section 16.03. Authorization of Actions to Be Taken
	 	 	138	 
	Section 16.04. Release of Collateral
	 	 	138	 
	Section 16.05. Use of Collateral; Compliance with Section 314(d) of
the Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	140	 
	Section 16.06. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee
	 	 	141	 
	Section 16.07. Voting
	 	 	141	 
	Section 16.08. Collateral Proceeds Account
	 	 	141	 
	Section 16.09. Appointment and Authorization of U.S. Bank National
Association as Collateral Agent.
	 	 	143	 
	Section 16.10. Recordings and Opinions.
	 	 	144	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 17 Miscellaneous Provisions
	 	 	145	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 17.01. Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors
	 	 	145	 
	Section 17.02. Official Acts by Successor
	 	 	145	 
	Section 17.03. Addresses for Notices, Etc
	 	 	145	 
	Section 17.04. Governing Law
	 	 	145	 

 

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	Section 17.05. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent;
Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee 
	 	 	146	 
	Section 17.06. Legal Holidays
	 	 	146	 
	Section 17.07. Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	146	 
	Section 17.08. Benefits of Indenture
	 	 	147	 
	Section 17.09. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc
	 	 	147	 
	Section 17.10. Authenticating Agent
	 	 	147	 
	Section 17.11. Execution in Counterparts
	 	 	148	 
	Section 17.12. Severability
	 	 	148	 
	Section 17.13. Waiver of Jury Trial
	 	 	148	 
	Section 17.14. Consent to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
	 	 	149	 
	Section 17.15. Force Majeure
	 	 	149	 
	Section 17.16. Currency Indemnity
	 	 	149	 
	Section 17.17. Calculations
	 	 	150	 
	Section 17.18. U.S.A. Patriot Act
	 	 	150	 
	Section 17.19. Conflict with Other Documents
	 	 	150	 
	Section 17.20. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of
Notes
	 	 	150	 
	Section 17.21. Rules by Trustee and Agents
	 	 	151	 
	Section 17.22. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	 	 	151	 

EXHIBITS:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit A
 _____ 

Form of Series A Note
	 	 	A-1	 
	Exhibit B
 _____ 

Form of Series B Note
	 	 	B-1	 
	Exhibit C
 _____ 

Form of Conversion Notice
	 	 	C-1	 
	Exhibit D
 _____ 

Form of Change of Control Purchase Notice
	 	 	D-1	 
	Exhibit E
 _____ 

Form of Assignment and Transfer
	 	 	E-1	 
	Exhibit F
 _____ 

Form of Notation of Guarantee
	 	 	F-1	 
	Exhibit G
 _____ 

Form of Supplemental Indenture
	 	 	G-1	 

 

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INDENTURE dated as of October 5, 2011 between Horizon Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as
issuer (hereinafter sometimes called the “Company,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), and
U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (hereinafter sometimes called the
“Trustee,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01).

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the issuance of
its 6.00% Series A Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Series A Notes”) and its 6.00%
Series B Mandatorily Convertible Senior Secured Notes (the “Series B Notes” and, together with the
Series A Notes, the “Notes”), initially in an aggregate principal amount of $178,781,456 in the
case of the Series A Notes and in an aggregate principal amount of $99,323,032 in the case of the
Series B Notes, and in order to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are to be
authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of
this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Form of the Notes, the certificate of authentication to be borne by each Note,
the Form of Conversion Notice, the Form of Change of Control Purchase Notice, the Form of
Assignment and Transfer, the Form of Notation of Guarantee to be borne by the Notes and the Form of
Supplemental Indenture are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent, as in this
Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to constitute
these presents a valid agreement according to its terms, have been done and performed, and the
execution of this Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly
authorized.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

That in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are, and are to be,
authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and
acceptance of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee
for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes
(except as otherwise provided below), as follows:

ARTICLE 1

Definitions; Interpretations

Section 1.01. Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any
indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or that are by
reference therein defined in the Securities Act (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or
unless the context otherwise requires) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said Trust
Indenture
Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this Indenture.
The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a
whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this
Article include the plural as well as the singular. Unless otherwise noted, references to “U.S.
dollars” or “$” shall mean the currency of the United States.

 

 

 

“30 Trading Day VWAP” means the per-share volume weighted average price of the Common Stock
for a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days, as calculated on Bloomberg, without regard to after
hours trading or any other trading outside of regular trading session trading hours (or, if such
volume weighted average price is unavailable via Bloomberg, the average market value of one share
of the Common Stock over such 30 Trading Day period determined, using a volume weighted average
method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by
the Company).

“ABL Facility” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Company,
Horizon Lines, LLC and the other Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the various lenders and
agents party thereto and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent, together with
any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings
thereof and any indentures or credit facilities, receivables securitization facilities or
commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that replace,
refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments
thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture, or
amendment, supplement, modification, renewal, or restatement, that increases the amount borrowable
thereunder, alters the maturity thereof or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or
guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, lender, group of lenders or
investors. Any agreement or instrument other than the ABL Facility in effect on the Issue Date must
be designated in an Officer’s Certificate as an “ABL Facility” for purposes of this Indenture in
order to be an ABL Facility.

“ABL Facility Collateral Agent” means Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as collateral agent
under the ABL Facility, and its successors, replacements and/or assigns in such capacity.

“ABL Liens” means all Liens in favor of the ABL Facility Collateral Agent on Collateral
securing the ABL Obligations.

“ABL Obligations” means (x) the Indebtedness and other obligations under the ABL Facility and
(y) certain hedge obligations, cash management and other bank product obligations owed to a lender
or an affiliate of a lender under the ABL Facility and more particularly described in the
Intercreditor Agreement.

“ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

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(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged
with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such
Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person
merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and

(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified
Person.

“Additional Notes” means additional Series A Notes (other than the initial Notes issued as of
the Issue Date) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.10.

“Additional Shares” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(a).

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

“Applicable Accounting Standards” means, as of the Issue Date, U.S. GAAP; provided, however,
that the Company may, upon not less than 60 days’ prior written notice to the Trustee, change to
IFRS; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company changes to IFRS, it may
elect, in its sole discretion, to continue to utilize U.S. GAAP for the purposes of making all
calculations under this Indenture that are subject to Applicable Accounting Standards and the
notice to the Trustee required upon the change to IFRS shall set forth whether or not the Company
intends to continue to use U.S. GAAP for purposes of making all calculations under this Indenture.
In the event the Company elects to change to IFRS for purposes of making calculations under this
Indenture, references in this Indenture to a standard or rule under U.S. GAAP shall be deemed to
refer to the most nearly comparable standard or rule under IFRS.

“Asset Sale” means:

(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights; provided
that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by
Article 5 and not by Section 4.12; and

(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries
or the sale of Equity Interests in any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (other than directors’
qualifying Equity Interests or Equity Interests required by applicable law to be held by a
Person other than the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries).

 

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Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets
having a Fair Market Value of less than $5.0 million;

(2) a transfer of assets constituting Notes Priority Collateral between or among the
Company and the Guarantors;

(3) a transfer of assets that are not Notes Priority Collateral between or among the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(4) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the
Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(5) the sale or lease of products, services or accounts receivable in the ordinary
course of business (which shall include factoring, securitization and similar transactions)
and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets or assets
otherwise unsuitable or no longer required for use in the ordinary course of the business
of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(6) the sale or other disposition of Cash Equivalents not constituting Collateral;

(7) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 4.09 or a Permitted Investment;

(8) the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general
intangibles on customary terms in the ordinary course of business and the abandonment of
intellectual property which is no longer used or useful in or material to the businesses of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(9) the sale, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, consignment, conveyance or other
disposition of inventory and other assets in the ordinary course of business, including
leases with respect to facilities that are temporarily not in use or pending their
disposition, or accounts receivable in connection with the compromise, settlement or
collection thereof;

(10) a disposition of leasehold improvements or leased assets in connection with the
termination of any operating lease;

(11) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or
collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar
proceedings and exclusive factoring or similar arrangements or the unwinding of any Hedging
Obligations;

 

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(12) any sale of Equity Interests in, or other ownership interests in or assets or
property, including Indebtedness, or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(13) (a) any exchange of assets (including a combination of assets and Cash
Equivalents) for assets related to a Permitted Business of comparable or greater market
value or usefulness to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a
whole, as determined in good faith by the Company and (b) in the ordinary course of
business, any swap of assets, or lease, assignment or sublease of any real or personal
property, in exchange for services (including in connection with any outsourcing
arrangements) of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the Company;
provided that if the assets transferred pursuant to this clause (13) are Notes Priority
Collateral the assets received in exchange therefor shall be Notes Priority Collateral;

(14) any sale, conveyance or other disposition of assets of any Restricted Subsidiary
that is not a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent that the proceeds
thereof are distributed in cash or Cash Equivalents to the Company or a Wholly-Owned
Restricted Subsidiary;

(15) any foreclosure or any similar action with respect to the property or other
assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(16) the sublease or assignment to third parties of leased facilities;

(17) a Casualty or Condemnation Event whose proceeds are subject to Section 4.12;

(18) the sale of interests in a joint venture pursuant to customary put-call or
buy-sell arrangements; and

(19) the creation of or realization on a Lien to the extent that the granting of such
Lien was not in violation of Section 4.14.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may voluntarily treat any transaction otherwise exempt
from the definition of “Asset Sale” pursuant to clauses (1) through (19) above as an “Asset Sale”
by designating such transaction as an Asset Sale for purposes of this Indenture in an Officer’s
Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

“Attributable Debt” in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of
determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the
remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period
for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such
present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in
such transaction, determined in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards; provided, however,
that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of
Indebtedness represented
thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”

 

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

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

“Board of Directors” means:

(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any
committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;

(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of
the partnership;

(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any
controlling committee of managing members thereof; and

(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a
similar function.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, and to be in full
force and effect on the date of such certification.

“Business Day” means, with respect to any Note, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a
day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive
order to close or be closed.

“Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of
the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized
on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards, and the Stated
Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such
lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of
a penalty.

 

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“Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or American Depository Shares (or
receipts issued in evidence thereof) representing interests in such corporate stock;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests
(whether general or limited) or membership interests; and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive
a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person,
but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock,
whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

“Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) any evidence of Indebtedness issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by
the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof;

(2) deposits, certificates of deposit or acceptances of any financial institution that
is a member of the Federal Reserve System and whose senior unsecured debt is rated at least
“A-2” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
(“S&P”), or at least “P-2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or any respective
successor agency;

(3) commercial paper with a maturity of 365 days or less issued by a corporation
(other than an Affiliate of the Company) organized and existing under the laws of the
United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and rated at least
“A-1” by S&P and at least “P-1” by Moody’s or any respective successor agency;

(4) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable
direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or issued by
any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States maturing
within 365 days from the date of acquisition;

(5) demand and time deposits with a domestic commercial bank that is a member of the
Federal Reserve System that are FDIC insured;

(6) money market funds which invest substantially all of their assets in securities
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(7) in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, substantially similar investments, of
comparable credit quality, denominated in local currency held by such Foreign Subsidiary
from time to time in the ordinary course of business.

“Casualty or Condemnation Event” means any taking under power of eminent domain or similar
proceeding and any insured loss, in each case, relating to property or other assets that
constituted Collateral owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.

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

(1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
(other than by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and
its respective Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is
used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);

(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company
(other than a plan of liquidation of the Company that is a liquidation for tax purposes
only);

(3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or
consolidation), the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in clause (1) above)
becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock
of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares;

(4) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person
consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a
transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or such other
Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than
any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to
such transaction constitutes or is converted into or exchanged for a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately
after giving effect to such transaction);

(5) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the
Company, are not Continuing Directors; or

(6) a “Change of Control” occurs under the First-Lien Notes Indenture or the
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Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A) any holding company whose only significant asset is Equity
Interests of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent companies shall not itself be
considered a “person” or “group” for purposes of clause (2) above; (B) the transfer of assets
between or among the Restricted Subsidiaries and the Company shall not itself constitute a Change
of Control; (C) the term “Change of Control” shall not include a merger or consolidation of the
Company with or the sale, assignment,
conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets to, an Affiliate incorporated or organized solely for the purpose of reincorporating or
reorganizing the Company in another jurisdiction and/or for the sole purpose of forming or
collapsing a holding company structure; (D) a “person” or “group” shall not be deemed to have
beneficial ownership of securities subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or
similar agreement (or voting or option agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by such agreement; (E) a transaction in which the Company or any direct
or indirect parent of the Company becomes a Subsidiary of another Person (other than a Person that
is an individual, such Person that is not an individual, the “Other Transaction Party”) shall not
constitute a Change of Control if (a) the shareholders of the Company or such direct or indirect
parent of the Company as of immediately prior to such transaction Beneficially Own, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, at least a majority of the voting power of the
outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or such direct or indirect parent of the Company,
immediately following the consummation of such transaction or (b) immediately following the
consummation of such transaction, no “person” (as such term is defined above), other than a Other
Transaction Party (but including any of the Beneficial Owners of the Equity Interests of the Other
Transaction Party), Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or the Other
Transaction Party; and (F) the Transactions shall not constitute a Change of Control.

“Change of Control Offer” means an offer to purchase the Notes made pursuant to Section 4.16
in respect of a Change of Control.

“Change of Control Purchase Date” means a date specified by the Company that is not less than
20 or more than 35 calendar days following the date of the Change of Control Purchase Notice.

“Change of Control Purchase Expiration Time” shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.16(e).

“Change of Control Purchase Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.16(b).

“Change of Control Purchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.16(b).

“Change of Control Repurchase Right” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.16(a).

“Charter” means, with respect to any Person, its certificate or articles of incorporation,
articles of association, or similar organizational document.

“close of business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

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“Collateral Agent” means the Trustee under this Indenture, in its capacity as collateral agent
for itself, the Holders of the Notes and the holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

“Collateral Proceeds Account” means a deposit account or securities account established with
the Collateral Agent for purposes of holding the Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale, or Casualty or
Condemnation Event, of, Notes Priority Collateral pending release in accordance with Section 16.08.

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Common Stock” means common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, at the date of
this Indenture.

“Common Stock Equivalent” means any security that is by its terms convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or another Common Stock Equivalent, and any option, warrant
or other subscription or purchase right with respect to shares of Common Stock.

“Common Stock Trading Price” means, with respect to an issuance or sale of Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents, the Daily VWAP per share of Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading
Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance or
sale.

“Company” means Horizon Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and subject to the provisions of
Article 5, shall include its successors and assigns.

“Company Order” means a written order of the Company, signed by (a) the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President or any Vice
President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after
the title “Vice President”) and (b) any such other officer designated in clause (a) of this
definition or the Company’s Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.

“Consolidated Cash Flow” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication:

(1) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries and all franchise taxes for such period, to the extent that such amounts were
deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(2) the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period,
to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net
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(3) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles, deferred
financing fees, debt incurrence costs, commissions, fees and expenses, but
excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period),
depletion and other non-cash expenses or charges (including any write-offs of debt issuance
or deferred financing costs or fees and impairment charges and the impact on depreciation
and amortization of purchase accounting), but excluding any such non-cash expense to the
extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period
or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person
and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation,
amortization and other non-cash expenses or charges were deducted in computing such
Consolidated Net Income; plus

(4) the amount of net loss resulting from the payment of any premiums, fees or similar
amounts that are required to be paid under the terms of the instrument(s) governing any
Indebtedness upon the repayment, prepayment or other extinguishment of such Indebtedness in
accordance with the terms of such Indebtedness; plus

(5) business optimization expenses, streamlining costs, exit or disposal costs,
facilities closure costs and other restructuring charges, reserves or expenses (which, for
the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the effect of inventory
optimization programs, facility consolidations, retention, headcount reductions, systems
establishment costs, payroll, relocation and contract termination charges), provided that
the amount of cash charges added back under this clause (5) with respect to any actions
initiated following the Issue Date, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of Consolidated
Cash Flow (prior to giving effect to the addition of such amount) for such period; plus

(6) (i) unusual or nonrecurring charges, expenses or other items, (ii) charges,
expenses or other items in connection with any restructuring, acquisition, disposition,
equity issuance or debt incurrence, and (iii) non-recurring out-of-pocket charges, expenses
or other items related to and consisting of legal settlements and/or judgments, in all
cases whether or not consummated and to the extent deducted in computing such Consolidated
Net Income (for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this clause (6), charges, expenses
or other items with respect to multiple proceedings shall be deemed to be “non-recurring”
if the underlying facts giving rise to the proceedings are themselves unrelated and not
reasonably likely to recur within any of the next two fiscal years); plus

(7) any impairment charges or asset write-offs, in each case pursuant to Applicable
Accounting Standards, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to Applicable
Accounting Standards; minus

(8) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than
the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated
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“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
aggregate of the net income (loss) from continuing operations of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with Applicable
Accounting Standards and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided
that:

(1) all extraordinary gains and losses and all gains and losses realized in connection
with any asset disposition or the disposition of securities or the early extinguishment of
Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations, together with any related provision for taxes on any
such gain, will be excluded;

(2) the net income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that
is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of
the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;

(3) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments
under Section 4.09(a), the net income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other
than any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of its net income is not
at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has
not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter
or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental
regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such
restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions have been
legally waived; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased
by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash
(or converted into cash) by any such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person, to the extent
not already included therein;

(4) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;

(5) notwithstanding clause (2) above, the net income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary
will be excluded except to the extent received by the specified Person or one of its
Restricted Subsidiaries;

(6) any (a) one-time non-cash compensation charges, (b) non-cash costs or expenses
resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans, compensation charges or
post-employment benefit plans, or grants or awards of stock, stock appreciation or similar
rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other rights and (c) write-offs
or write-downs of goodwill will be excluded;

(7) any gain or loss for such period from currency translation gains or losses or net
gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness
(including any net loss or gain resolution from Hedging Obligations for currency
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(8) any unrealized net after-tax income (loss) from Hedging Obligations or cash
management Obligations and the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815
“Derivatives and Hedging” or from other derivative instruments in the ordinary course shall
be excluded;

(9) non-cash interest expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 470-20 “Debt—Debt with Conversion Options—Recognition” shall be
excluded;

(10) any charges resulting from the application of (i) Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 805 “Business Combinations,” (ii) Accounting Standards Codification
Topic 350 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other,” Accounting Standards Codification Topic
360-10-35-15 “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” (iii) Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 480-10-25-4 “Distinguishing Liabilities from
Equity—Overall—Recognition,” (iv) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820 “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures” or (v) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 835-30
“Interest-Imputation of Interest—Interest on Receivables and Payables,” with respect to
deferred payments in respect of settlements of litigations or investigations, in each case,
shall be excluded;

(11) all charges, costs and expenses relating to the Transactions or relating to the
closure of the FSX Service; and

(12) all net after-tax charges or expenses with respect to curtailments,
discontinuations or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans
will be excluded.

“Continuing Director” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of
Directors of the Company who:

(1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or

(2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval
of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at
the time of such nomination or election.

“Conversion Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.

“Conversion Date” means (i) in the case of the Series A Notes, the date on which a Holder
satisfies all of the applicable requirements for conversion set forth in Section 14.02 and (ii) in
the case of the Series B Notes, the date such Notes are converted in accordance with Section 14.04.

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“Conversion Rate” means the Series A Conversion Rate or the Series B Conversion Rate, as
applicable.

“Convertible Note Liens” means all Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent on Collateral
securing the Convertible Note Obligations and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

“Convertible Note Obligations” means the obligations of the Company and any other obligor
under the Note Documents to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest (including any interest
accruing after the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings) when due and payable, and
all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with this Indenture, the Notes and
the performance of all other obligations (including, without limitation, payment of fees and
expenses of the Trustee and Collateral Agent, including fees and expenses of their agents,
attorneys and professional advisors) to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the holders under the
Note Documents, according to the respective terms thereof.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its
corporate trust business shall be administered, currently at U.S. Bank National Association, 100
Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10005, Corporate Trust Services or such other address as the
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and the Company, or the
principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and the Company).

“Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities or commercial paper facilities
(including without limitation the credit facilities provided under ABL Facility), in each case,
with banks or other lenders or credit providers or a trustee providing for revolving credit loans,
term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to
special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables), bankers
acceptances, capital leases, letters of credit or issuances of senior secured notes, including any
related notes, guarantees, indentures, collateral documents, instruments, documents and agreements
executed in connection therewith and in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed,
extended, supplemented, restructured, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after
termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including, in each case, by means of sales of debt
securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time, in one or more
instances and including any amendment increasing the amount of Indebtedness incurred or available
to be borrowed thereunder, extending the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or
contemplated thereby or deleting, adding or substituting one or more parties thereto (whether or
not such added or substituted parties are banks or other institutional lenders), including into one
or more separate instruments or facilities, in each case, whether any such amendment, restatement,
modification, renewal, extension, supplement, restructuring, refunding, replacement or refinancing
occurs simultaneously or not with the termination or repayment of a prior Credit Facility. Any
agreement or instrument other than the ABL Facility in effect on the Issue Date must be designated
in an Officer’s Certificate as a “Credit Facility” for purposes of this Indenture in order to be a
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“Custodian” means U.S. Bank National Association, as custodian for The Depository Trust
Company, with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.

“Daily VWAP” means, with respect to any trading day, the per share volume weighted average
price of the common stock as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page
“HRZ.UN<equity>AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of
the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary
trading session on such trading day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the
market value of one share of the common stock on that trading day determined, using a
volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm
retained for this purpose by the Company). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to
after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both
would be, an Event of Default; provided that any Default that results solely from the taking of an
action that would have been permitted but for the continuation of a previous Default will be deemed
to be cured if such previous Default is cured prior to becoming an Event of Default.

“Defaulted Interest” means any interest on any Note that is payable, but is not punctually
paid or duly provided for, on any April 15 or October 15.

“Depositary” means, with respect to the Global Notes, the Person specified in Section 2.05 as
the Depositary with respect to such Global Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary”
shall mean or include such successor.

“Designated Noncash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration
received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that
is so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered
to the Trustee, setting forth the basis of such valuation.

“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option
of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the
holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date that
is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature and (y) the date that is 91 days after the date
no Notes remain outstanding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would
constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to
require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or
an Asset Sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide
that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions
unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.09. The amount
of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Indenture will
be the maximum amount that the Company or any and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated
to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such
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“DTC” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c).

“Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(b).

“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire
Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for,
Capital Stock).

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

“Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which the shares of the Common Stock (or other
security) trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the
right to receive the issuance or distribution in question.

“Excess Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Company’s Charter.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

“Exchange Offer” means the offer by the Company to the holders of $330.0 million aggregate
principal amount of its Existing Notes to exchange the Existing Notes for (x) $280.0 million
aggregate principal amount of Notes, and (y) 50.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.01 per share.

“Exchange Offer Document” means the Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-176520,
dated as of August 26, 2011, relating to the Exchange Offer, including the prospectus that forms a
part thereof, as amended prior to the Issue Date.

“Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

“Exempted Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not an obligor or guarantor with
respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor in which an Investment is made (or is
deemed made) by the Company or a Guarantor pursuant to (i) Section 4.09(a), (ii) Section
4.09(b)(15) or (iii) clause (19) of the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

“Existing Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than
Indebtedness under the ABL Facility) in existence on the Issue Date, until such amounts are repaid
including, without limitation, (i) the $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of First-Lien
Notes (and the guarantees by the Guarantors in respect thereof) issued on the Issue Date, (ii) the
$100.0 million aggregate principal amount of Second-Lien Notes (and the guarantees by the
Guarantors in respect thereof)
issued on the Issue Date and (iii) any Existing Notes outstanding following completion of the
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“Existing Notes” means the 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 of the Company.

“Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated
willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in
good faith by (unless otherwise provided in this Indenture) (i) if such Fair Market Value is less
than $20.0 million, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and (ii) if such Fair Market Value
is $20.0 million or greater, the Board of Directors of the Company.

“First-Lien Note Documents” means the First-Lien Notes Indenture, the First-Lien Notes, the
First-Lien Note Guarantees and the related security documents.

“First-Lien Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by each relevant guarantor of the Company’s
obligations under the First-Lien Notes Indenture and the First-Lien Notes, executed pursuant to the
provisions of the First-Lien Notes Indenture.

“First-Lien Note Liens” means all Liens in favor of the First-Lien Notes Collateral Agent on
Collateral securing the First-Lien Note Obligations.

“First-Lien Note Obligations” means the Obligations of the Company and any other obligor under
the First-Lien Notes Indenture or any of the other First-Lien Note Documents, including any
Guarantor, to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest (including any interest accruing after
the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings) when due and payable, and all other
amounts due or to become due under or in connection with the First-Lien Notes Indenture, the
First-Lien Notes (and the First-Lien Note Guarantee) and the performance of all other Obligations
to the trustee and the holders under the First-Lien Notes Indenture and the First-Lien Notes (and
the First-Lien Note Guarantee), according to the respective terms thereof.

“First-Lien Notes” means $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11.00% First Lien Senior
Secured Notes due 2016 of Horizon Lines, LLC and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred
(from time to time and in one or more successive refinancings) in respect thereof in accordance
with the terms of the First-Lien Notes Indenture.

“First-Lien Notes Collateral Agent” means the trustee under the First-Lien Notes Indenture,
in its capacity as collateral agent for the holders of First-Lien Notes, together with its
successors in such capacity.

“First-Lien Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, among Horizon
Lines, LLC, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, governing
the First-Lien Notes and any other instrument governing the First-Lien Notes, as amended, modified,
restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

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“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such
Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise
discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases
or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the
calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect, in the good-faith judgment of the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment,
repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase
or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had
occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.

In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

(1) acquisitions, dispositions, discontinued operations or other operational changes
(including of Vessels and equipment and assets related thereto) that have been made by the
specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through Investments,
mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by
the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including all related
financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries,
during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or
prior to the Calculation Date, or that are to be made on the Calculation Date, will be
given pro forma effect, in the good-faith judgment of the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period, and
such pro forma calculations may reflect operating expense reductions and other operating
improvements or synergies expected to result from the applicable event based on actions to
be taken within 12 months after the relevant event (to the extent set forth in an Officer’s
Certificate in reasonable detail, including the cost and timing of such expense reductions
or other operating improvements or synergies), in each case, net of all costs required to
achieve such expense reduction or other operating improvement or synergy;

(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations (including of
Vessels and equipment and assets related thereto), as determined in accordance with
Applicable Accounting Standards, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests
therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;

(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in
accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards, and operations or businesses (and
ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded,
but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such
Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted
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(4) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed
to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter period;

(5) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be
deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter
period; and

(6) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on
such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had
been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation
applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the
Calculation Date in excess of 12 months).

For the purpose of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition
or construction of a Vessel or the Capital Stock of a vessel-owning company or the financing
thereof, such Person may (i) if the relevant Vessel is to be subject to a time charter with a
remaining term longer than six months, apply pro forma earnings (losses) for such period Vessel
based upon such charter, or (ii) if such Vessel is not subject to a time charter, is under time
charter that is due to expire within six months or less, or is to be subject to charter of a voyage
charter basis (whether or not any such charter is in place for such Vessel), then in each case,
apply earnings (losses) for such period for such Vessel based upon the average of the historical
earnings of comparable Vessels in such Person’s fleet (as determined in good faith by such Person’s
Board of Directors) during such period or if there is not such comparable Vessel, then based upon
industry average earning for comparable Vessels (as determined in good faith by such Person’s Board
of Directors).

“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without
duplication, of:

(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of
original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred
payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease
Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts,
yield and other fees and charges (including interest), but excluding the amortization or
write-off of debt issuance costs; plus

(2) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in
cash, on any series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or preferred stock any Restricted
Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests
of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary, times (b) a fraction, the
numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current
combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a
decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with Applicable
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any charges arising from the application of (i) Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 480-10-25-4 “Distinguishing Liabilities from
Equity—Overall—Recognition” to any series of preferred stock other than Disqualified Stock, (ii)
Accounting Standards Codification Topic 835-30 “Interest-Imputation of Interest—Interest on
Receivables and Payables,” with respect to deferred payments in respect of settlements of
litigations or investigations or (iii) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20 “Debt—Debt
with Conversion Options—Recognition,” in each case, shall be disregarded in the calculation of
Fixed Charges.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is
not a U.S. Subsidiary and any Subsidiary of such a Subsidiary, whether or not a U.S. Subsidiary.

“Form of Assignment and Transfer” shall mean the “Form of Assignment and Transfer” attached
hereto as Exhibit E.

“Form of Conversion Notice” shall mean the “Form of Conversion Notice” attached hereto as
Exhibit C.

“Form of Change of Control Purchase Notice” shall mean the “Form of Change of Control Purchase
Notice” attached hereto as Exhibit D.

“Form of Notation of Guarantee” shall mean the “Form of Notation of Guarantee” attached hereto
as Exhibit F.

“FSX Service” means the “Five-Star Express” service provided on the Issue Date by the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries using vessels not qualified under the Jones Act.

“Fundamental Change” means:

(a) the occurrence of a Change of Control pursuant to clause (3) or (4) of the
definition thereof; or

(b) the Common Stock (or other common stock underlying the Notes) ceases to be listed
on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market;

provided, however, that a Fundamental Change as a result of clause (a) or (b) above will
not be deemed to have occurred if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be
received by the holders of the Company’s Common Stock, excluding cash payments for
fractional shares, in connection with the transaction or transactions constituting the
Fundamental Change consists of shares of Publicly Traded
Securities and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Notes become convertible
into such Publicly Traded Securities in accordance with Section 14.09, excluding cash
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“Global Note” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

“Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for
collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without
limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements
in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of
partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or
services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).

“Guarantors” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Note Guarantee in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, in
each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the
provisions of this Indenture.

“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such
Person under:

(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to
fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;

(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest
rate risk; and

(3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against
fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards, as promulgated by the
International Accounting Standards Board (or any successor board or agency), as in effect on the
date of the election, if any, by the Company to change Applicable Accounting Standards to IFRS;
provided that IFRS shall not include any provisions of such standards that would require a lease
that would be classified as an operating lease under U.S. GAAP to be classified as indebtedness or
a finance or capital lease.

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary that is
designated as such in an Officer’s Certificate that, as of such date of determination, (i) has less
than $0.5 million of total assets and (ii) conducts no material business or operations.

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“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person
(excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:

(1) in respect of borrowed money;

(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit
(or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

(3) in respect of banker’s acceptances;

(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of sale and
leaseback transactions;

(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property
or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are
completed but excluding other accrued liabilities being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; or

(6) representing any Hedging Obligations.

if and to the extent any of the preceding items would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet
(excluding the footnotes) of the specified Person prepared in accordance with Applicable Accounting
Standards; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any Guarantee by any of the Company’s
Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations of another Person that do not constitute Indebtedness of
such Person shall, in each case, not constitute Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a
Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the
specified Person), except for any pledge of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as
permitted by clause (20) of the definition of Permitted Liens, and, to the extent not otherwise
included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person as shall
equal the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of such asset as of the date of determination or (y)
the amount of such Indebtedness and, to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by the
specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Indebtedness” will not include (a) in connection with
the purchase by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any business, post-closing
payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is
determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such
business after the closing unless such payments are required under Applicable Accounting Standards
to appear as a liability on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes); provided, however, that at
the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such
payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 30 days thereafter; (b)
contingent obligations; incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in respect of borrowed
money; (c) deferred or prepaid revenues; (d) any Capital Stock other than Disqualified
Stock; or (e) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an
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“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as
herein provided, as so amended or supplemented.

“Initial Mandatory Conversion” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a).

“Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain intercreditor agreement, to be dated the Issue
Date, among the Company, the Guarantors, the Collateral Agent, the ABL Facility Collateral Agent,
the First-Lien Notes Collateral Agent and the Second-Lien Notes Collateral Agent, as amended,
supplemented, restated, modified, renewed or replaced (whether upon or after termination or
otherwise), in whole or in part from time to time, or any other successor agreement and whether
among the same or any other parties.

“Interest Payment Date” means each April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April
15, 2012; provided, however, that if any Interest Payment Date falls on a date that is not a
Business Day, such payment of interest will be postponed until the next succeeding Business Day,
and no interest or other amount will be paid during the period of such postponement.

“Interest Record Date,” with respect to any Interest Payment Date, shall mean the April 1 or
October 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the applicable April 15
or October 15 Interest Payment Date, respectively.

“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such
Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees of
Indebtedness or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding (i) commission,
travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business and
(ii) extensions of credit to customers or advances, deposits or payment to or with suppliers,
lessors or utilities or for workers’ compensation, in each case, that are incurred in the ordinary
course of business and recorded as accounts receivable, prepaid expenses or deposits on the balance
sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards), purchases or
other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities,
together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared
in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards. The acquisition by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be
deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an
amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third
Person in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.09(c). Except as otherwise provided in this
Indenture, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and
without giving effect to subsequent changes in value but giving effect (without duplication) to all
subsequent reductions in the amount of such Investment as a result of (x) the repayment or
disposition thereof for cash or (y) the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted
Subsidiary (valued
proportionately to the equity interest in such Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary owning such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation) at the
Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such
redesignation, in the case of clauses (x) and (y), not to exceed the original amount, or Fair
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“Issue Date” means the date the Notes are initially issued under this Indenture.

“Jones Act” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.16.

“Jones Act Restricted Payment” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.09(b).

“Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock or any other security on any date means:

(i) the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the
average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the
average bid and the average ask prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions
for the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Common Stock or such other security
is traded; or

(i) if the Common Stock or such other security is not listed for trading on a U.S.
national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, the last quoted bid price
for the Common Stock or such other security in the over-the-counter market on the relevant
date as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar organization; or

(iii) if the Common Stock or such other security is not so quoted, the average of the
mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Common Stock or such other security on the
relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment
banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose.

The Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock or such other security shall be determined
without reference to extended or after-hours trading.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, hypothecation, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed,
recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give
a security interest in; provided that in no event shall an operating lease, rights of set-off or
netting arrangements in the ordinary course of business be deemed to constitute a Lien.

“Mandatory Conversions” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(a).

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“Market Disruption Event” means (i) a failure by the primary United States national or
regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading
to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to
1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock for more than one
half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation
imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant
stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options, contracts or future contracts
relating to the Common Stock.

“Maturity Date” means April 15, 2017.

“Merger Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.09(d).

“Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents received by the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale or Casualty or Condemnation
Event (including, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other
disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs
relating to such Asset Sale or Casualty or Condemnation Event, including, without limitation,
legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses
incurred as a result of the Asset Sale or Casualty or Condemnation Event, taxes paid or payable as
a result of the Asset Sale or Casualty or Condemnation Event, in each case, after taking into
account, without duplication, (1) any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing
arrangements, and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a
Permitted Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Casualty or
Condemnation Event (other than ABL Obligations, First-Lien Note Obligations, Convertible Note
Obligations and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations) and any reserve for adjustment in
respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with Applicable
Accounting Standards, (2) any reserve or payment with respect to liabilities associated with such
asset or assets and retained by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after such sale
or other disposition thereof, including, without limitation, severance costs, pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any
indemnification obligations associated with such transaction, and (3) any cash escrows in
connection with purchase price adjustments, reserves or indemnities (until released).

“Net Proceeds Offer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.12(e).

“Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:

(1) except for a pledge of the Equity Interest of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as
permitted by clause (20) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” as to which none of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including
any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is
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(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the
Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would
permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other
Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to
its Stated Maturity; and

(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any
recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other
than the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary);

in each case except to the extent permitted by Section 4.09; provided, however, that Indebtedness
shall not cease to be Non-Recourse Debt solely by reason of pledge by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company or of a
Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary if recourse is limited
to such Equity Interests.

“Non-U.S. Citizen” has the meaning set forth in the Company’s Charter.

“Note Documents” means the Notes, the Note Guarantees, this Indenture and the security
documents relating to this Indenture.

“Note Guarantees” means the Guarantees by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under
this Indenture and the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

“Noteholder,” “Holder” or “holder,” as applied to any Note, or other similar terms (but
excluding the term “beneficial holder”), shall mean any person in whose name at the time a
particular Note is registered on the Note Register.

“Note Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

“Note Registrar” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

“Notes” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

“Notes Priority Collateral” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications,
reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any
Indebtedness.

“Officer” means, with respect to the Company, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, any Executive or Senior
Vice President or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or
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“Officer’s Certificate,” when used with respect to the Company, means a certificate signed by
an Officer of the Company that is delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate (other than
delivered pursuant to Section 4.08 of this Indenture) shall include the statements provided for in
Section 17.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section.

“open of business” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).

“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who may be an
employee of or counsel to the Company, or other counsel acceptable to the Trustee, that is
delivered to the Trustee. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section
17.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section and may be subject to
customary assumptions, exceptions and qualifications.

“outstanding,” when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section
9.04, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under
this Indenture, except:

(a) Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for
cancellation;

(b) Notes, or portions thereof, for the payment or purchase of which monies in the
necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying
Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the
Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent); provided that, if any such Note
is purchased, the Holder thereof shall have delivered a Change of Control Purchase Notice
in accordance with Section 4.16;

(c) Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.06 or Notes in lieu of which, or
in substitution for which, other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant
to the terms of Section 2.06 unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any
such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due course; and

(d) Notes converted pursuant to Article 14.

“Paying Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.

“Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” means obligations under any Additional Notes or
any other Indebtedness (whether or not consisting of Additional Notes) secured by the Convertible
Note Liens; provided that, except in the case of Additional Notes, (i) the trustee or agent under
such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligation executes a joinder agreement to the Security
Agreement in the form attached thereto agreeing to be bound thereby and (ii) the Company has
designated such Indebtedness as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” under the Security
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“Permitted Business” means any business conducted by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and any business that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of
Directors of the Company, are reasonably related, ancillary, supplemental or complementary thereto,
or reasonable extensions thereof.

“Permitted Debt” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.11(b).

“Permitted Hedging Obligations” means any Hedging Obligations that would constitute Permitted
Debt pursuant to clause (8) of the definition of “Permitted Debt.”

“Permitted Investments” means:

(1) (i) any Investment in the Company or any Guarantor and (ii) any Investment by any
Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

(3) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a
Person, if as a result of such Investment:

(a) such Person becomes a Guarantor; or

(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or
transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the
Company or any Guarantor;

(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an
Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.12 or from a sale or
other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(5) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of
Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade
creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or
similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or
(B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;

(7) Investments represented by Permitted Hedging Obligations;

(8) loans and advances to officers, directors or employees (a) for business-related
travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, including as part of a
recruitment or retention plan, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or
consistent with past practice or to fund such Person’s
purchase of Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of
the Company, (b) required by applicable employment laws and (c) other loans and advances
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(9) repurchases of the Notes;

(10) any Investment of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on
the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of such existing Investments, to
the extent not involving any additional Investment other than as the result of the accrual
or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind
securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investments as in effect on the
Issue Date;

(11) guarantees otherwise permitted by the terms of this Indenture;

(12) receivables owing to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, prepaid
expenses, and lease, utility, workers’ compensation and other deposits, if created,
acquired or entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(13) payroll, business-related travel, and similar advances to cover matters that are
expected at the time of such advances to be ultimately treated as expenses for accounting
purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

(14) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies,
material or equipment pursuant to joint marketing, joint development or similar
arrangements with other Persons;

(15) advances, loans, rebates and extensions of credit (including the creation of
receivables) to suppliers, customers and vendors, and performance guarantees, in each case
in the ordinary course of business;

(16) Investments resulting from the acquisition of a Person, otherwise permitted by
this Indenture, which Investments at the time of such acquisition were held by the acquired
Person and were not acquired in contemplation of the acquisition of such Person;

(17) reclassification of any Investment initially made in (or reclassified as) one
form into another (such as from equity to loan or vice versa); provided in each case that
the amount of such Investment is not increased thereby;

(18) any Investment in any Subsidiary of the Company or any joint venture in the
ordinary course of business in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements or
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(19) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured
on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes
in value), when taken together with all other
Investments made pursuant to this clause (19) that are at the time outstanding not to
exceed the greater of (x) $30.0 million and (y) 3.0% of Total Assets, in each case, net of
any return of or on such Investments received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company; and

(20) the pledge of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as security for
Indebtedness that is permitted by clause (20) of the definition of Permitted Liens.

“Permitted Liens” means:

(1) any Liens (whose priority shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement) held
by the Collateral Agent securing aggregate principal amount of up to $280.0 million (less
the aggregate principal amount of any Notes that have been converted in a Mandatory
Conversion) of (i) Notes and the related Note Guarantees outstanding on the Issue Date and
(ii) any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations;

(2) any Lien (whose priority shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement)
securing the ABL Facility or any other Credit Facility so long as the aggregate principal
amount outstanding under the ABL Facility and/or any successor Credit Facility does not
exceed the principal amount which could be incurred under clause (1) of the definition of
“Permitted Debt;”

(3) Liens in favor of the Company or the Guarantors;

(4) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into or consolidated with the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to
the contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such
merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person that
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into or consolidated with the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (plus improvements and accessions to
such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);

(5) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of
the property by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (plus improvements
and accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); provided that such
Liens were in existence prior to such acquisition and not incurred in contemplation of such
acquisition;

(6) Liens to secure the performance of tenders, completion guarantees, statutory
obligations, surety, environmental or appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts,
performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
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(7) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) or Attributable
Debt permitted by clause (4) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” covering only the assets
acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness (plus improvements and accessions to such
property or proceeds or distributions thereof);

(8) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than the ABL Liens, the First-Lien Note
Liens, the Second-Lien Note Liens and the Convertible Note Liens);

(9) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet
delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly
instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate
provision as is required in conformity with Applicable Accounting Standards has been made
therefor;

(10) Liens consisting of carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’,
suppliers’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and similar Liens not securing Indebtedness or in
favor of customs or revenue authorities or freight forwarders or handlers to secure payment
of custom duties, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(11) any state of facts an accurate survey would disclose, prescriptive easements or
adverse possession claims, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of
others for, pursuant to any leases, licenses, rights-of-way or other similar agreements or
arrangements, development, air or water rights, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and
telephone lines and other utility lines, pipelines, service lines, railroad lines,
improvements and structures located on, over or under any property, drains, drainage
ditches, culverts, electric power or gas generating or co-generation, storage and
transmission facilities and other similar purposes, zoning or other restrictions as to the
use of real property or minor defects in title, which were not incurred to secure payment
of Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of
said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such
Person;

(12) Liens on the assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor securing
Indebtedness or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary permitted by this
Indenture;

(13) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refinance
secured Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture (other than the ABL
Facility or the Notes); provided, however, that (i) the new Lien is limited to all or part
of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to
which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and
accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof) and (ii) the new Lien is
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(14) Liens or leases or licenses or sublicenses or subleases as licensor, lessor,
sublicensor or sublessor of any of its property, including intellectual property, in the
ordinary course of business;

(15) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person
securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances, tender, bid,
judgment, appeal, performance or governmental contract bonds and completion guarantees,
surety, standby letters of credit and warranty and contractual service obligations of a
like nature, trade letters of credit and documentary letters of credit and similar bonds or
guarantees provided by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;

(16) Liens incurred or pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security and employee health and disability benefits, or casualty-liability insurance or
self insurance or securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business;

(17) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default and notices
of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made in conformity with
Applicable Accounting Standards;

(18) Liens on (a) assets other than those constituting Collateral securing Permitted
Hedging Obligations, (b) assets constituting Collateral securing Permitted Hedging
Obligations to the extent that the Indebtedness to which the Hedging Obligations relate is
permitted to be secured pursuant to this Indenture and (c) assets constituting collateral
securing Permitted Hedging Obligations that are ABL Obligations;

(19) any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or sublicensor under any lease,
license or sublicense of the property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary,
including intellectual property, as applicable;

(20) Liens on the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company or of
a Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Company securing Indebtedness of such Unrestricted
Subsidiary or other Person if recourse to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with
respect to such Indebtedness is limited to such Equity Interests;

(21) Liens in favor of collecting or payor banks having a right of setoff, revocation,
refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary thereof on deposit with or in possession of such bank;

(22) any obligations or duties affecting any of the property of the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries to any municipality or public
authority with respect to any franchise, grant, license, or permit that do not impair
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(23) Liens on any property in favor of domestic or foreign governmental bodies to
secure partial, progress, advance or other payment pursuant to any contract or statute, not
yet due and payable;

(24) restrictions on dispositions of assets to be disposed of pursuant to merger
agreements, stock or asset purchase agreements and similar agreements;

(25) options, put and call arrangements, rights of first refusal and similar rights
relating to Investments in joint ventures, partnerships and the like;

(26) Liens consisting of any law or governmental regulation or permit requiring the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain certain facilities or perform
certain acts as a condition of its occupancy of or interference with any public lands or
any river or stream or navigable waters;

(27) Liens on the unearned premiums under the insurance policies permitted by clause
(15) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to
clause (15) of the definition of “Permitted Debt;”

(28) any amounts held by a trustee in the funds and accounts under an indenture
securing any revenue bonds issued for the benefit of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries;

(29) Liens incurred to secure cash management services or to implement cash pooling
arrangements in the ordinary course of business, and/or to secure other obligations
permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (16) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”;

(30) any netting or set-off arrangements entered into by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements (including, for
the avoidance of doubt, cash pooling arrangements) for the purposes of netting debit and
credit balances of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to
any cash management agreement;

(31) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements
permitted under Section 4.11; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other
than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreements;

(32) leases and subleases of real property which do not materially interfere with the
ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and
other Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries that do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto
or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted
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(33) Liens arising from UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases
entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary
course of business or other precautionary UCC financing statement filings;

(34) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(35) Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder securing Indebtedness or other
obligations that does not, in the aggregate, exceed $20.0 million at any one time
outstanding, which Liens shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement but may be of any
priority (and may be higher in priority with respect to the Notes Priority Collateral than
the First-Lien Note Liens and higher in priority with respect to the ABL Priority
Collateral than the ABL Liens);

(36) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or its
Restricted Subsidiaries arising from Vessel chartering, drydocking, maintenance, repair,
refurbishment or replacement, the furnishing of supplies and bunkers to Vessels, equipment
and inventory, repairs and improvements to Vessels, equipment and inventory, crews’ wages
and maritime Liens;

(37) Liens for salvage;

(38) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred to finance the construction, purchase or
lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, a Vessel (which term, for purposes of
this clause (38), shall include the Capital Stock of a Person substantially all of the
assets of which is a Vessel, equipment and inventory, as the context may require),
provided, however, (i) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such a Lien does not
exceed (x) with respect to Indebtedness incurred to finance the construction of such
Vessel, 87.5% of the sum of (1) the contract price pursuant to the Vessel Construction
Contract for such Vessel and (2) any other Ready for Sea Cost for such Vessel, and (y) with
respect to Indebtedness Incurred to finance the acquisition of such Vessel, 87.5% of the
sum of (1) the contract price for the acquisition of such Vessel and (2) any other Ready
for Sea Cost of such Vessel, (ii) in the case of Indebtedness that matures within nine
months after the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the principal amount of Indebtedness
secured by such a Lien shall not exceed the Fair Market Value, as determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the Company, of such Vessel at the time such Lien is incurred
(iii) in the case of a sale and leaseback transaction, the principal amount of Indebtedness
secured by such a Lien shall not exceed the Fair Market Value, as determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the Company, of such Vessel at the time such Lien is incurred
and (iv) in the case of Indebtedness representing Capital Lease Obligations relating to a
Vessel, the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such a Lien shall not exceed 100%
of the sum of (1) the Fair Market Value, as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of the Company, of such Vessel at the time such Lien is incurred and (2) any
Ready for
Sea Cost for such Vessel, provided, further, however that such Lien may not extend to
any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time
the Lien is incurred and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon) secured by the
Lien may not be incurred more than 180 days after the later of the acquisition, completion
of construction, repair, improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the
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(39) Liens (whose priority shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement) held by
the Collateral Agent securing (i) the First-Lien Notes issued on the Issue Date (and the
guarantees by the guarantors in respect thereof), (ii) the Second-Lien Notes issued on the
Issue Date (and the guarantees by the guarantors in respect thereof) and additional
Second-Lien Notes (and the guarantees by the guarantors in respect thereof) issued after
the Issue Date as “PIK Interest” (as defined in the Second-Lien Notes Indenture in effect
on the Issue Date) on such Second-Lien Notes or on any Second-Lien Notes issued as such
“PIK Interest;” and

(40) Liens (whose priority shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement and shall
equal the priority of the Liens securing the Second-Lien Notes issued on the Issue Date)
securing up to $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant
to clause (23) of the definition of “Permitted Debt.”

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

(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if
applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or
discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and
expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);

(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date the same as or
later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to
or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed,
refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;

(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or
discharged is Subordinated Indebtedness, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is
subordinated in right of payment on terms at least as favorable to the holders of Notes as
those contained in the documentation governing the
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(4) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may not be incurred by a Person other than the
Company and any of the Guarantors to renew refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge
any Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor.

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

“Predecessor Note” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a
portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this
definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.06 in lieu of or in exchange for a
mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the
mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note that it replaces.

“Publicly Traded Securities” means shares of common stock or American Depositary Shares traded
on a national securities exchange in the United States or which will be so traded or quoted when
issued or exchanged in connection with a Fundamental Change.

“Ready for Sea Costs” means with respect a Vessel or Vessels to be acquired or leased
(pursuant to a Capital Lease Obligation) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries, the
aggregate amount of expenditures incurred to acquire or construct and bring such Vessel or Vessels
to the condition and location necessary for their intended use, including any and all inspections,
appraisals, repairs, modifications, additions, permits and licenses in connection with such
acquisition or lease, which would be classified and accounted for as “property, plant and
equipment” in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards.

“Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.09.

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Issue
Date, among the Company, the Guarantors and certain holders of the Existing Notes, as such
agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and, with respect to any
Additional Notes, one or more registration rights agreements among the Company, the Guarantors and
the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time, relating to rights given by the Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register
such Additional Notes under the Securities Act.

“Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the
corporate trust department of the Trustee, having direct responsibility for the administration of
this Indenture 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
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“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

“Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an
Unrestricted Subsidiary. Where such term is used without a referent Person, such term shall be
deemed to mean a Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary, unless the
context otherwise requires.

“Sale of Notes Priority Collateral” means any Asset Sale to the extent involving a sale, lease
or other disposition of Notes Priority Collateral.

“Scheduled Trading Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the primary
United States national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is
listed or admitted for trading. If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading,
“Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.

“Second-Lien Note Documents” means the Second-Lien Notes and the Guarantees thereof, the
Second-Lien Notes Indenture and the security documents relating to the Second-Lien Notes Indenture.

“Second-Lien Note Liens” means all Liens in favor of the Second-Lien Notes Collateral Agent on
Collateral securing the Second-Lien Note Obligations.

“Second-Lien Note Obligations” means the obligations of the Company and any other obligor
under the Second-Lien Note Documents to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest (including any
interest accruing after the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings) when due and
payable, and all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with the Second-Lien
Notes Indenture, the Second-Lien Notes and the performance of all other obligations to the trustee
and the holders under the Second-Lien Note Documents, according to the respective terms thereof.

“Second-Lien Notes” means (i) the Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2016 of Horizon Lines,
LLC and (ii) other Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien under clause (40) of the definition
thereof, and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred (from time to time and in one or more
successive refinancings) in respect of (i) or (ii) in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

“Second-Lien Notes Collateral Agent” means the trustee under the Second-Lien Notes Indenture,
in its capacity as collateral agent for the holders of the Second-Lien Notes, together with its
successors in such capacity.

“Second-Lien Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, among Horizon
Lines, LLC, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, governing
the Second-Lien Notes and any other instrument governing the Second-Lien Notes, as amended,
modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms.

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“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.

“Security Agreement” means that certain security agreement, to be dated as of the Issue Date,
among the Company, the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, as amended, modified, restated,
supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms.

“Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, and all
security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust,
collateral agency agreements, control agreements or other grants or transfers for security executed
and delivered by the Company or any other Guarantor creating (or purporting to create) a Lien upon
Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, in each case, as amended, modified, renewed, restated
or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.

“Senior Lien Debt” means, with respect to any Collateral whose Excess Proceeds are required to
be applied pursuant to Section 4.12, any Indebtedness or other Obligations secured by Liens on such
Collateral ranking higher in priority than the Convertible Note Liens.

“Series A Conversion Price” means on any date $1,000, divided by the Series A Conversion Rate
as of such date.

“Series A Conversion Rate” means, initially 2,224.681 shares of Common Stock per $1,000
principal amount of Series A Notes, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

“Series A Notes” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

“Series B Conversion Price” means on any date $1,000, divided by the Series B Conversion Rate
as of such date.

“Series B Conversion Rate” means, initially 1,367.9891 shares of Common Stock per $1,000
principal amount of Series B Notes, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

“Series B Notes” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as
defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Indenture.

“Spin-off” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.06(c).

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any
series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be
paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Issue Date, and will not include
any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to
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“Stock Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.08(b).

“Subordinated Indebtedness” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.09(a)(3).

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of
the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or
stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of
directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is
at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of
the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of
which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of
which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination
thereof) to the extent such partnership is included in the consolidated financial
statements of such Person.

“Successor Company” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a)(B).

“Supplementary Interest” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.01(c).

“Total Assets” means the total assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown
on the most recent internal balance sheet of the Company, prepared on a consolidated basis
(excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries) in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards, with such
pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions
set forth in the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

“Trading Day” means a day on which (i) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the New
York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on
the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common
Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a United States national or
regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then
traded; (ii) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock is available on such securities
exchange or market; and (iii) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange,
during the half-hour period ending on the scheduled close of trading on such day there is no
material suspension or limitation on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits
permitted by such national securities exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options,
contracts or future contracts relating to the Common Stock. If the Common Stock (or other security
for which a closing sale price must be determined) is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means
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“Transactions” means (i) the issuance of the First-Lien Notes and the use of proceeds
therefrom, (ii) the issuance of the Second-Lien Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom, (iii) the
exchange of bridge loans under the Bridge Loan Agreement for Second-Lien Notes, (iv) the Exchange
Offer and the other transactions contemplated by the Exchange Offer Document, (v) obtaining all
necessary shareholder, stock exchange and governmental approvals and (vi) the payment of all fees
and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as it was in force at the date of
execution of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 11.03 and Section 14.09; provided,
however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date hereof, the
term “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean, to the extent required by such amendment, the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as so amended.

“Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture
until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee
hereunder.

“United States” means the United States of America.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board
of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

(2) except as permitted by Section 4.13, is not party to any agreement, contract,
arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less
favorable to the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be
obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;

(3) except as otherwise permitted by Section 4.09, is a Person with respect to which
neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has a direct or indirect
obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve
such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels
of operating results; and

(4) except as otherwise permitted by Section 4.09 has not guaranteed or otherwise
provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.

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“U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in
such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession in the United States in effect on the date of this Indenture.

“U.S. Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is
organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of
Columbia.

“Vessel” means any watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used,
as a means of transportation on water which is owned by and registered in the name of the Company
or any Guarantor or leased by the Company or any Guarantor pursuant to a lease on a demise or
bareboat charter basis or pursuant to an operating agreement constituting a capital lease
obligation, including all spares, equipment, and any additional improvements associated with such
watercraft or contrivance.

“Vessel Construction Contract” means any contract for the construction (or construction and
acquisition”) of a Vessel entered into by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any
amendments, supplements or modifications thereto or change orders in respect thereof.

“Vessel Fleet Mortgage” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person
that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

“Warrants” means warrants to purchase Common Stock, issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement,
dated as of the Issue Date, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
N.A., as warrant agent.

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the
number of years obtained by dividing:

(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then
remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date
and the making of such payment; by

(2) the then-outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

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

Section 1.02. Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards;

(iii) “or” is not exclusive;

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

(v) provisions apply to successive related events and transactions;

(vi) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and
the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor
sections or rules adopted by the Commission from time to time;

(vii) references to any statute, law, rule or regulation shall be deemed to refer to
the same as from time to time amended and in effect and to any successor statute, law, rule
or regulation;

(viii) references to any contract, agreement or instrument shall mean the same as
amended, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time, in each case, in
accordance with any applicable restrictions contained in this Indenture; and

(ix) “including” means “including, without limitation.”

Section 1.03. References to Interest.

Any reference to the payment of interest on, or in respect of, any Note in this Indenture
shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Supplementary Interest (if applicable) if, in
such context, Supplementary Interest was, or would be, payable pursuant to Section 7.01. An
express mention of the payment of Supplementary
Interest (if applicable) in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding
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Section 1.04. References to Subordination.

For the avoidance of doubt, for all purposes under this Indenture, including, without
limitation, Section 4.09, this Indenture shall not treat Indebtedness as being (x) contractually
subordinated or junior or (y) subordinated or junior in right of payment, in each case, to any
other Indebtedness merely because such Indebtedness is (i) unsecured, (ii) secured by Liens of a
junior priority on the same collateral to those securing such other Indebtedness or (iii) secured
by different collateral.

ARTICLE 2

Issue, Description, Execution, Registration and Exchange of Notes

Section 2.01. Designation and Amount.

(a) The Series A Notes shall be designated as the “6.00% Series A Convertible Senior Secured
Notes due 2017.” The aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes that may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture is initially limited to $178,781,456, subject to Section 2.10 and
except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for,
or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Section 2.05 and Section 2.06.

(a) The Series B Notes shall be designated as the “6.00% Series B Mandatorily Convertible
Senior Secured Notes.” The aggregate principal amount of Series B Notes that may be authenticated
and delivered under this Indenture is limited to $99,323,032, except for Notes authenticated and
delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant
to Section 2.05 and Section 2.06.

Section 2.02. Form of Notes.

The Series A Notes and the Series B Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to
be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibits A and
B, respectively, which are incorporated in and made a part of this Indenture.

Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such
notations, legends or endorsements as the officers executing the same may approve (execution
thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions
of this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made
pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation
system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, or to conform to usage or to
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The Global Notes shall represent such principal amount of the outstanding Notes as shall be
specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be
increased or reduced to reflect purchases, conversions, transfers, exchanges or issuances of
additional Notes permitted hereby. Any endorsement of the Global Notes to reflect the amount of
any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by
the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions
given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with this Indenture or otherwise in accordance with
the terms of this Indenture or the Depositary’s applicable procedures. Payment of principal
(including any Change of Control Purchase Price) of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on,
the Global Notes shall be made to the Holder of such Note on the date of payment, unless a record
date or other means of determining Holders eligible to receive payment is provided for herein.

The terms and provisions contained in the forms of Notes attached as Exhibits A and B hereto
shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent
applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture,
expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

In addition, to the extent required by Section 1275(c)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-3(b)(1), each Note issued at a discount to
its stated redemption price at maturity shall bear a legend (the “OID Legend”) in substantially the
following form (with any necessary amendments thereto to reflect any amendments occurring after the
Issue Date to the applicable sections):

“FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS
AMENDED, THIS NOTE IS BEING ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. YOU MAY CONTACT THE COMPANY AT
HORIZON LINES, INC., 4064 COLONY ROAD, SUITE 200, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28211 ATTENTION:
TREASURER, AND THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE
DISCOUNT, THE ISSUE DATE AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF THIS NOTE.”

In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of the Note and
the terms and provisions of this Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Indenture shall
control.

Section 2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest.

The Notes shall be issuable in registered form in minimum denominations of $1.00 principal
amount and integral multiples of $1.00. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication
and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of the Note. Interest on the Notes
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The Person in whose name any Note (or its Predecessor Note) is registered on the Note Register
at the close of business on any Interest Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date
shall be entitled to receive the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date. Interest shall be
payable at the office of the Paying Agent, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee as the Company’s Paying Agent and Note Registrar. The Company shall pay interest on
any Notes in certificated form by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it
appears in the Note Register (or upon written application by such Person to the Trustee and Paying
Agent (if different from the Trustee) not later than the relevant Interest Record Date, by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to such Person’s account within the United States, if such
Person is entitled to interest on an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5,000,000, which
application shall remain in effect until the Noteholder notifies, in writing, the Trustee and
Paying Agent to the contrary) or on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.

Any Defaulted Interest shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Noteholder on the relevant
Interest Record Date by virtue of its having been such Noteholder, and such Defaulted Interest
shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:

(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose
names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on
a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the
following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted
Interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment (which shall be not
less than 25 days after the receipt by the Trustee of such notice, unless the Trustee shall consent
to an earlier date), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of
money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed
payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to
such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a special
record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not
less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than 10 days after the
receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify
the Trustee in writing of such special record date and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense
of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the
special record date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder at its
address as it appears in the Note Register, not less than five days prior to such special record
date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date
therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names
the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such
special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2) of this
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(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not
inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on
which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, and upon such notice as may be required
by such exchange or automated quotation system, if, after notice given by the Company to the
Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed
practicable by the Trustee.

Section 2.04. Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes.

The Notes shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile
signature of any Officer.

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the
Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with
a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee in accordance
with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Notes, without any further action by
the Company hereunder.

Only such Notes as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the
form set forth on the form of Note attached hereto, as applicable, executed manually by an
authorized officer of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee as provided
by Section 17.10), shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory
for any purpose. Such certificate of authentication executed by the Trustee (or such an
authenticating agent) upon any Note executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the
Note so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the Holder is
entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

In case any Officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Notes shall cease to be
such Officer before the Notes so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee,
or disposed of by the Company, such Notes nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or
disposed of as though the person who signed such Notes had not ceased to be such Officer of the
Company; and any Note may be signed on behalf of the Company by such person as, at the actual date
of the execution of such Note, shall be an Officer of the Company, although at the date of the
execution of this Indenture any such person was not such an Officer.

Section 2.05. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Depositary; Automatic Exchange.

(a) The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register
maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to
Section 4.02 being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Note Register”) in which,
subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the
registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. Such register shall be in written form or in any
form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. The Trustee
is hereby appointed
“Note Registrar” for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein
provided. The Company may appoint a new Note Registrar without prior notice to Noteholders. The
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Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note to the Note Registrar or any
co-registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section
2.05, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order,
authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new
Notes of the same series of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount
and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.

Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of the same series of any authorized denominations and
of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such
office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever any Notes are so
surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a
Company Order, authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Noteholder making the exchange is
entitled to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, purchase or
conversion shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any
co-registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed, by the Noteholder thereof or its
attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be charged by the Company, the Trustee or the Notes Registrar to the
Noteholder for any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes, but the Noteholder may be
required by the Company, the Trustee, the Notes Registrar or otherwise to pay a sum sufficient to
cover any tax, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection
therewith as a result of the name of the Noteholder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange or
registration of transfer of Notes being different from the name of the Noteholder of the old Notes
presented or surrendered for such exchange or registration of transfer.

None of the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-registrar shall be required to
exchange or register a transfer of any Notes surrendered for conversion or, if a portion of any
Note is surrendered for conversion, such portion thereof surrendered for conversion.

All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with
this Indenture shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration
of transfer or exchange. For greater certainty, all Notes issued upon any registration of transfer
or exchange of Notes will be issued as evidence of the same continuing indebtedness of the Company
under this Indenture and in no
circumstances is the Company obligated under this Indenture to repay the principal amount of
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(b) So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless
otherwise required by law, all Notes shall be represented by one or more Notes in global form
(each, a “Global Note”) registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary.
The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in a Global Note that does not involve the
issuance of a definitive Note shall be effected through the Depositary (but not the Trustee or the
Custodian) in accordance with this Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth
herein) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, a Global Note may not be
transferred as a whole or in part except (i) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by
a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the
Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary
and (ii) for transfers of portions of a Global Note in certificated form made upon request of a
member of, or a participant in, the Depositary (for itself or on behalf of a beneficial owner) by
written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with customary
procedures of the Depositary and in compliance with this Section 2.05(c).

The Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. The Company
initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the
Global Notes. Initially, the Global Notes shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the
name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian
for DTC.

If (i) the Depositary notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or
unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed
within 90 days, (ii) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange
Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days or (iii) an Event of Default with
respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing, upon the request of the beneficial owner of
the Notes, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and
a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, will authenticate and deliver Notes
in definitive form to each such beneficial owner of the related Notes (or a portion thereof) in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such
Global Note, and upon delivery of the Global Note to the Trustee such Global Note shall be
canceled.

Definitive Notes issued in exchange for all or a part of the Global Notes pursuant to this
Section 2.05(c) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the
Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall
instruct the Trustee, and any transfer of any Definitive Note must be recorded on the Note Register
as per Section 2.05(a). Upon execution and
authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names
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At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, purchased or
transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trustee in accordance
with standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian. At
any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for definitive
Notes, converted, canceled, purchased or transferred to a transferee who receives definitive Notes
therefor or any definitive Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the
principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and
instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, be appropriately reduced or
increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee
or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction or increase.

None of the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee will have any
responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account
of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any
records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. The rights of beneficial owners in any
Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the customary procedures of
the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information
furnished by the Depositary with respect to its participants.

Neither the Trustee, the Notes Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent shall have
any responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance
with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect
to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among participants
in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or
evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of
this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the
express requirements hereof.

Section 2.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes.

In case any Note shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its
discretion may execute, and upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee or an authenticating agent
appointed by the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, a new Note, bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Note, or in lieu of
and in substitution for the Note so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a
substituted Note shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to the
authenticating agent, such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them
harmless from any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution,
and, in every case of destruction,
loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if
applicable, to the authenticating agent, evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or
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The Trustee or the authenticating agent, if applicable, may authenticate any such substituted
Note and deliver the same upon the receipt of such security or indemnity as the Trustee, the
Company and, if applicable, the authenticating agent may require. Upon the issuance of any
substitute Note, the Company or the Trustee may require the payment by the Holder of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith. In case any Note that has matured or
is about to mature or has been tendered for purchase upon a Fundamental Change or is about to be
converted into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as
applicable, shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, in its sole
discretion, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or convert or
authorize the conversion of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated
Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or conversion shall furnish to the
Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to the authenticating agent, such security or indemnity
as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense
caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft,
evidence satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or
Conversion Agent evidence of their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and
of the ownership thereof.

Every substitute Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06 by virtue of the
fact that any Note is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual
obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be found at any
time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations set
forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued
hereunder. To the extent permitted by law, all Notes shall be held and owned upon the express
condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment or
conversion or purchase of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and shall preclude any and all
other rights or remedies, notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the
contrary with respect to the replacement or payment or conversion of negotiable instruments or
other securities without their surrender.

For greater certainty, every substitute Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section
2.06 by virtue of the fact that any Note is mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen will be issued as
evidence of the same continuing indebtedness of the Company under this Indenture and in no
circumstances is the Company obligated under this Indenture to repay the principal amount of the
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Section 2.07. Temporary Notes.

Pending the preparation of Notes in certificated form, the Company may execute and the Trustee
or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order,
authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary Notes shall be
issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Notes in certificated
form but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes,
all as may be determined by the Company. Every such temporary Note shall be executed by the
Company and authenticated by the Trustee or such authenticating agent upon the same conditions and
in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Notes in certificated form.
Without unreasonable delay, the Company will execute and deliver to the Trustee or such
authenticating agent Notes in certificated form (other than any Global Note) and thereupon any or
all temporary Notes (other than any Global Note) may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each
office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02 and the Trustee or such
authenticating agent shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticate and deliver in exchange
for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes in certificated form. Such
exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so
exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject
to the same limitations under this Indenture as Notes in certificated form authenticated and
delivered hereunder.

For greater certainty, each Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.07 in
exchange for a temporary Note will be issued as evidence of the same continuing indebtedness of the
Company under this Indenture and in no circumstances is the Company obligated under this Indenture
to repay the principal amount of the temporary Note by virtue of the exchange.

Section 2.08. Cancellation of Notes Paid, Etc.

All Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, purchase, conversion, exchange or
registration of transfer, shall, if surrendered to the Company or any Paying Agent or any Note
Registrar or any Conversion Agent, be surrendered to the Trustee and promptly canceled by it, or,
if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be promptly canceled by it, and no Notes shall be issued in
lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee
shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and, after such
disposition, shall deliver a written confirmation of such disposition to the Company, upon the
Company’s written request. If the Company shall acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall
not operate as satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same
are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.09. CUSIP Numbers.

The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if
so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in all notices issued to Noteholders as a convenience to
Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the
correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes
or on such notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed on the Notes. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the
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Section 2.10. Additional Notes; Purchases.

The Company may, without the consent of the Noteholders and notwithstanding Section 2.01,
issue additional Series A Notes hereunder with the same terms, and if permissible as a “qualified
reopening” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, with the same CUSIP number as the Series A Notes
initially issued hereunder in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, which will form the same
series with the Series A Notes initially issued hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
Additional Notes are issued in a transaction that is not registered under the Securities Act, such
Additional Notes may be subject to transfer provisions and registration rights provisions that are
different from those applicable to the other Series A Notes (which transfer provisions and
registration rights provisions shall be included in the certificate evidencing such Additional
Notes) and may trade under a separate CUSIP number until such Additional Notes are no longer
“Restricted Securities” for purposes of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Prior to the issuance of
any such additional Series A Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Company Order, an
Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel
to cover such matters as the Trustee shall reasonably request. The Company may also from time to
time purchase the Notes in open market purchases or negotiated transactions without prior notice to
Noteholders. Any Notes purchased by the Company shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding under
this Indenture.

ARTICLE 3

[Intentionally Omitted]

ARTICLE 4

Particular Covenants of the Company

Section 4.01. Payment of Principal and Interest.

The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal (including the
Change of Control Purchase Price) of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, each of the
Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.
Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying
Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary, holds as of noon New York City time on the due
date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and
sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company will maintain an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or purchase (“Paying Agent”)
or for conversion (“Conversion Agent”) and where notices
and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.
The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the
location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such
required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such
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The Company may also from time to time designate co-registrars in one or more other offices or
agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from
time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in
any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes.
The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission
and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The terms “Paying Agent” and
“Conversion Agent” include any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.

The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Note Registrar,
Custodian and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in New York City, New
York as an office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes.

Section 4.03. Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office.

The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will
appoint, in the manner provided in Section 8.10, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a
Trustee hereunder.

Section 4.04. Provisions as to Paying Agent.

(a) If the Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, the Company will cause
such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall
agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.04:

(i) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the
principal (or the Change of Control Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and
unpaid interest on, the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Holders;

(ii) that it will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any failure by the Company
to make any payment of the principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as the case
may be) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall be due and
payable; and

(iii) that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of
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The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal (or the Change of Control
Purchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, deposit with the
Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as
the case may be) or accrued and unpaid interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the
Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action; provided
that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by
11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.

(b) If the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of
the principal (or the Change of Control Purchase Price, as the case may be) of, and accrued and
unpaid interest on, the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the
Holders a sum sufficient to pay such principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as the
case may be) and accrued and unpaid interest so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee
in writing of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company to make any payment
of the principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as the case may be) of, and accrued and
unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall become due and payable. The Company may change
the Paying Agent without prior notice to the Noteholders.

(c) Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any
time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other
reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or any Paying
Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.04, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the
trusts herein contained and upon such payment by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee,
the Company or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such
sums.

(d) Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (pursuant to Section 8.05), or
then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal (or the Change of Control
Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, any Note and remaining
unclaimed for two years after such principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as the case
may be) and interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on request of the
Company contained in an Officer’s Certificate, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged
from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor,
look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent
with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall
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Section 4.05. Existence.

Subject to Article 5, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve
and keep in full force and effect:

(1) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each
of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the
respective organizational documents of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary;
and

(2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to
preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other
existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors shall determine
that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof would
not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.06. Reports.

(a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, so long as any
Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Trustee, within the time periods specified
in the Commission’s rules and regulations (including any extensions provided therein) for a filer
that is a “non-accelerated filer” (or any successor term that provides an entity with the greatest
time period for filing periodic reports with the Commission plus five Business Days):

(1) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the
Commission on Forms 10-K and 10-Q (or any successor or comparable forms) if the Company
were required to file such reports; and

(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form
8-K (or any successor or comparable form) if the Company were required to file such
reports.

All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules
and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements by the Company’s certified independent
accountants. Notwithstanding the above reporting requirements, the Company shall not be required
to disclose to the Trustee (or the Holders of the Notes) any materials for which it has sought and
has received (or reasonably expects to receive) confidential treatment from the Commission. All
reports filed with the Commission via EDGAR (or any successor system) shall be deemed to have been
furnished to the Trustee in accordance with this Section 4.06.

The Company will not take any action for the purpose of causing the Commission not to accept
any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission will not accept the Company’s
filings for any reason, the Company will post the reports required by this Section 4.06(a) on its
website within the time periods described above.

(b) For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, if at any time they are not required to file
with the Commission the reports required by Section 4.06(a), the
Company and the Guarantors will furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and
prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to
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(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company will not be deemed to have
failed to comply with this Section 4.06 for the purposes of Section 7.01(a)(vi) until 60 days after
the proper notice under Section 7.01(a)(vi) has been provided.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, any Default or Event of Default resulting from a failure to
provide any report required by this Section 4.06 shall be cured upon the provision of such report
prior to the acceleration of the Notes pursuant to Section 7.01(b).

Section 4.07. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

The Company and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so)
that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the
benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law that would prohibit or
forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as
contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect
the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each of the Guarantors (to
the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law,
and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of
any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such
power as though no such law had been enacted.

Section 4.08. Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 25, 2011) an Officer’s Certificate
that complies with Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act.

In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event
within five Business Days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default
or Default, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default,
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Section 4.09. Restricted Payments.

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly
or indirectly:

(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on or in
respect of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s
Equity Interests (including any such payment in connection with any merger or
consolidation involving such Person), except dividends or distributions payable solely in
Equity Interests of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than Disqualified
Stock) and except dividends or distributions payable solely to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary (and, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, to its
other Equity Interest holders on a pro rata basis with respect to the class of Equity
Interests on which such dividend or distribution is made, or on a basis that results in the
receipt by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of dividends or distributions of greater
value than it would receive on a pro rata basis);

(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without
limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any
Equity Interests of the Company;

(3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise
acquire or retire for value, any Indebtedness (“Subordinated Indebtedness”) of the Company
or any Guarantor that is (i) Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Notes
or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the
Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or (ii) unsecured Indebtedness, except (a)
payments of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof or (b) the purchase,
repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of any such Indebtedness in
anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final
maturity, in each case, due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase or
other acquisition or retirement for value; or

(4) make any Restricted Investment;

(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (1) through (4) above being
collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect
to such Restricted Payment:

(i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
occur after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;

(ii) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after
giving pro forma effect thereto, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.11(a); and

(iii) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other
Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the
Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2) through (14) of
Section 4.09(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:

(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period
(taken as one accounting period) from the beginning
of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to the end
of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal
financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment
(or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less
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(B) (i) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and (ii) 100% of the
Fair Market Value of any property or assets other than cash received by the
Company since the Issue Date as a contribution to its common equity capital
or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified
Stock) of the Company or from the issue or sale of convertible or
exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Company or convertible or
exchangeable debt securities of the Company, in each case that have been
converted into, settled with or exchanged for Equity Interests of the
Company (other than Disqualified Stock, Equity Interests and convertible or
exchangeable Disqualified Stock or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of
the Company); plus

(C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment (other than a
Restricted Investment made in reliance on clause (14) of the following
paragraph) that was made after the Issue Date is sold or otherwise
liquidated or repaid, the amount of the cash return of or on capital (or
the Fair Market Value of any property or assets) with respect to such
Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any); plus

(D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company
designated as such after the Issue Date is redesignated as a Restricted
Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the Fair Market Value of Company’s
Restricted Investment (without duplication of amounts that increase the
amount available pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(14) or clause (19) of the
definition of Permitted Investments) in such Restricted Subsidiary as of
the date of such redesignation; plus

(E) without duplication of any increase pursuant to Section 4.09(a)
above or that increase the amount available pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(14)
or clause (19) of the definition of Permitted Investments, cash dividends
received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date
from an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company, to the extent that such
dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the
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(b) Section 4.09(a) will not prohibit:

(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution on account of Equity Interests
or the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration
of the dividend or distribution on account of Equity Interests or giving of the
redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the
dividend, distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the
provisions of this Section 4.09;

(2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with
the net proceeds of the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity
Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the contribution
of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the amount of any such net
proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be considered
to be net proceeds of Equity Interests of the Company for purposes of Section
4.09(a)(iii)(B).

(3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or
retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor
in exchange for, by conversion into or out of, or with the net cash proceeds from,
an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, which incurrence occurs within
60 days of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition
or retirement for value;

(4) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any
Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by
any current or former officer, director or employee of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any permitted transferee of the foregoing
pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement,
shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price
paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may
not exceed $3.0 million in any twelve-month period; provided, further, that such
amount in any twelve-month period may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

(a) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock) of the Company to members of management, directors or
consultants of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or
indirect parent companies that occurs after the Issue Date to the extent
the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise
been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section
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(b) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company after the Issue
Date; and in addition, cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company or
any Guarantor from any current or former officer, director or employee (or
any permitted transferees thereof) of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company in connection with a repurchase of Equity
Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company from
such Persons will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for
purposes of this Section 4.09 or any other provisions of this Indenture;

(5) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of
stock options, warrants, convertible notes or similar rights to the extent such
Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options,
warrants or similar rights or the payment of related withholding taxes;

(6) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders
of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company issued on or after the Issue Date pursuant to Section
4.11;

(7) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
or would be caused thereby, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control after
completion of the Change of Control Offer, any purchase or redemption of
Subordinated Indebtedness that is required to be repurchased or redeemed pursuant
to the terms thereof as a result of such Change of Control, at a purchase price not
greater than 101% of the outstanding principal amount thereof (plus accrued and
unpaid interest); provided that, prior to such repayment or repurchase, the Company
shall have made the Change of Control Offer with respect to the Notes as required
by this Indenture, and the Company shall have repurchased all Notes validly
tendered for payment and not withdrawn in connection with such Change of Control
Offer;

(8) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
or would be caused thereby, after the completion of a Net Proceeds Offer pursuant
to Section 4.12, any purchase or redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness that is
required to be repurchased or redeemed pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of
such Asset Sale, at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the outstanding
principal amount thereof (plus accrued and unpaid interest) with any Excess
Proceeds that remain after consummation of an Net Proceeds Offer; provided that,
prior to such repayment or repurchase, the Company shall have made the Net Proceeds
Offer with respect to the Notes as required by this Indenture, and the
Company shall have repurchased all Notes validly tendered for payment and not
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(9) (a) Restricted Payments made from the net proceeds of the issuance of
unsecured convertible Indebtedness of the Company pursuant to customary bond
hedge/warrant or similar derivatives transactions entered into in connection with
the issuance of such convertible securities, to the extent the issuance of such
convertible Indebtedness is permitted by Section 4.11 and (b) Restricted Payments
made in connection with customary cash settlement features upon conversion of any
unsecured convertible Indebtedness of the Company;

(10) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity
Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Company that are held by a Person that
is not an Affiliate of the Company; provided that the consideration for such
redemption, repurchase or other acquisition is not in excess of either (i) the Fair
Market Value of such common Equity Interests or (ii) such amount required by
applicable laws, rules or regulations;

(11) the purchase, redemption, acquisition, cancellation or other retirement
for value of Equity Interests of the Company to the extent necessary, in the good
faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, to prevent the loss or
secure the renewal or reinstatement of any license, permit or eligibility held by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any applicable law or
governmental regulation or the policies of any governmental authority or other
regulatory body; provided that the aggregate amount of such payments and
distributions may not exceed $2.0 million in any calendar year plus any unused
amount permitted (without giving effect to any carryover under this Section
4.09(b)(11) for the immediately preceding year);

(12) the payment or distribution, to dissenting equityholders pursuant to
applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger,
amalgamation or transfer of assets that transfers of all or substantially all of
the property and assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided that the aggregate amount of such payments and distributions may not
exceed $1.0 million any calendar year plus any unused amount permitted (without
giving effect to any carryover) under this Section 4.09(b)(12) for the immediately
preceding year;

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(14) any Restricted Payments (“Jones Act Restricted Payments”) in the form of
repurchases or redemptions of common equity of the Company that are required to be
made in order to comply with the 19.99% foreign ownership limitation (the “Foreign
Ownership
Limitation”) in the Company’s Charter; provided, however, that any Restricted
Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.09(b)(14) more than 90 days after the
Issue Date may only be made if the Board of Directors has recommended to the
Company’s stockholders an amendment to such Charter so that the Company may issue
warrants in order to redeem its common equity to comply with the foreign ownership
limitation and such amendment was not approved by the stockholders; and

(15) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
after giving effect thereto, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not
to exceed $15.0 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date in each case,
calculated net of any return of or on any Restricted Investments made pursuant to
this clause that is received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

(c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on
the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or
issued by the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the
Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be
valued by this covenant will be determined by the Company or, if such Fair Market Value is in
excess of $20.0 million, by the Board of Directors of the Company whose resolution with respect
thereto will be delivered to the Trustee.

(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event that a
proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the
categories of Restricted Payments described in Sections 4.09(b)(1) through 4.09(b)(15), or is
entitled to be incurred as one or more categories of Permitted Investments or pursuant to Section
4.09(a), the Company will be entitled to classify or reclassify (based on circumstances existing at
the time of such reclassification) such Restricted Payment or portion thereof in any manner that
complies with this Section 4.09 and such Restricted Payment will be treated as having been made
pursuant to only such clause or clauses, categories of Permitted Investments or Section 4.09(a).

Section 4.10. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

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

(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or
measured by, its profits, or pay any indebtedness owed to any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (it being understood that the priority of any preferred stock in receiving
dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or
liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction
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(2) make loans or advances to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or

(3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.

(b) The restrictions in Section 4.10(a) will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions
existing under or by reason of:

(1) agreements in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments, restatements,
modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such
agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals,
supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not, in the good faith judgment
of the Board of Directors of the Company, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole,
with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those
agreements on the Issue Date;

(2) this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents;

(3) applicable law, rule, regulation, order, approval, license, permit or similar
restriction (whether or not existing on the Issue Date);

(4) (a) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such
acquisition, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the
properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the
Person, so acquired and does not in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of
the Company materially adversely affect the ability of the Company to make scheduled
payments of interest and principal on the Notes; provided that, in the case of
Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be
incurred; and (b) any amendment, modification, replacement or refinancing thereof;
provided, however, that such encumbrances or restrictions are not, in the good faith
judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, materially more restrictive, taken as a
whole, with respect to consensual encumbrances or restrictions set forth in clause (1), (2)
or (3) of Section 4.10(a) than on such encumbrances or restrictions prior to such
amendment, modification, replacement or refinancing;

(5) customary non-assignment provisions in contracts and licenses entered into in the
ordinary course of business;

(6) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of
business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions
on the property purchased or leased (plus improvements and accessions to such
property, or assets or proceeds or distributions thereof) of the nature described in
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(7) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of
a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending
such sale or other disposition;

(8) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in
the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not, in the good faith
judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, materially more restrictive, taken as a
whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced,
extended, renewed, refunded, replaced, defeased or discharged;

(9) Liens permitted to be incurred under the provisions of the covenant described
above under Section 4.14 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets
subject to such Liens (plus improvements and accessions to such property, or assets or
proceeds or distributions thereof);

(10) customary provisions in joint venture agreements or other similar agreements;

(11) customary provisions in Permitted Hedging Obligations;

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

(13) restrictions on other Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 4.11;
provided that such restrictions, taken as a whole, are, in the good faith judgment of the
Company’s Board of Directors, no more materially restrictive with respect to such
encumbrances and restrictions than those contained in the existing agreements referenced in
clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 4.10(b);

(14) encumbrances on property that exist at the time such property was acquired by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries;

(15) other Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of any Subsidiary that is not a
Restricted Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any
agreement or instrument will not materially affect the Company’s ability to make
anticipated principal or interest payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the
Company);

(16) encumbrances or restrictions consisting of customary non-assignment provisions in
leases governing leasehold interests to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer of
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(17) customary guarantees by the Company under non-Indebtedness obligations of a
Subsidiary set forth in leases, licenses and other agreements entered into by the
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; and

(18) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating,
construction, service, supply, purchase or other agreement to which the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business;
provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the
payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other
asset or property of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of
any other Restricted Subsidiary.

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.10, the subordination of loans
or advances made to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by the
Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make
loans or advances.

Section 4.11. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly
or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, enter into a guarantee of or otherwise become directly
or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any
Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company will not issue any Disqualified Stock and
will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock;
provided, however, that the Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue
Disqualified Stock, and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue
preferred stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s most recently ended four full
fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the
date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or such preferred
stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma
basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional
Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or the preferred stock had been issued, as
the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.

(b) Section 4.11(a) will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of
Indebtedness or the issuance of any of the following Disqualified Stock (collectively, “Permitted
Debt”):

(1) the incurrence and guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, of
Indebtedness and letters of credit (and reimbursement obligations with respect thereto)
under one or more Credit Facilities (with letters of credit being deemed to have a
principal amount equal to the maximum remaining potential liability of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary thereunder) not to
exceed $125.0 million less the amount applied to permanently repay Indebtedness
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(2) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing
Indebtedness;

(3) the incurrence by the Company and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by
the Notes and the related Note Guarantees to be issued on the Issue Date;

(4) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Attributable Debt in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction or Indebtedness
represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money
obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing or reimbursing all or any
part of the purchase price or cost of design, development, construction, installation,
expansion, repair or improvement of property (either real or personal), plant or equipment
or other fixed or capital assets used or useful in the business of the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, whether through the direct purchase of such
assets or the purchase of Equity Interests of any Person owning such assets), which
incurrence occurs within 365 days of such purchase, design, development, construction,
installation, expansion, repair or improvement, in an aggregate principal amount, including
all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace,
defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4), not to exceed
$15.0 million outstanding as of any date of incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to this
clause (4);

(5) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend,
renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness (other than
intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted to be incurred under Section 4.11(a) or
clause (2), (3), (4), (5) or (19) of this Section 4.11(b);

(6) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
intercompany Indebtedness (or the guarantees of any such intercompany Indebtedness) between
or among the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:

(A) if the aggregate principal amount of intercompany Indebtedness (or
the guarantees of any such intercompany Indebtedness) between or among the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is greater than $1.0 million
for any one intercompany loan or a series of intercompany loans and is not
incurred pursuant to an intercompany note (which may take the form of a
grid note) that is pledged to the Collateral Agent in accordance with the
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(B) if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such
Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Guarantor, such
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course in
connection with the cash or tax management operations of the Company and
its Subsidiaries) must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in
full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the
case of the Company, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor; and
(i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in
any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any sale or other transfer of
any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,

then such Indebtedness will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such
Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not
permitted by this clause (6);

(7) the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that:

(A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that
results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and

(B) any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person
that is not the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,

will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such
Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (7);

(8) Hedging Obligations that are not incurred for speculative purposes but for the
purpose of (a) fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any Indebtedness that
is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding; (b) fixing or hedging
currency exchange rate risk with respect to any currency exchanges; or (c) fixing or
hedging commodity price risk, including the price or cost of raw materials, emission
rights, manufactured products or related commodities, with respect to any commodity
purchases or sales;

(9) the guarantee by the Company or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness of the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that was permitted to be incurred by another provision
of this covenant; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated in
right of payment to the Notes, then the
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(10) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, unemployment or other insurance or
self-insurance obligations, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former
employees and their families, bankers’ acceptances, performance, completion and surety
bonds, completion guarantees and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business;

(11) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check,
draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such
Indebtedness is covered within five Business Days;

(12) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness arising from customary agreements of the Company or any such Restricted
Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar
obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or sale
or other disposition of any business, assets or Capital Stock of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person
acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Capital Stock;

(13) the incurrence of contingent liabilities arising out of endorsements of checks
and other negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of
business;

(14) the incurrence of Indebtedness consisting of guarantees of loans or other
extensions of credit to or on behalf of current or former officers, directors, employees,
or consultants of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any direct or
indirect parent of the Company for the purpose of permitting such Persons to purchase
Capital Stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company; provided that
the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness and Investments made pursuant to clause (8) of
the definition of “Permitted Investments” may not exceed $5.0 million at any one time
outstanding;

(15) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness solely in respect of premium financing or similar deferred payment obligations
with respect to insurance policies purchase in the ordinary course of business;

(16) the incurrence of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business under any
agreement between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any commercial bank
or other financial institution relating to treasury, depository and cash management
services, credit card arrangements,
stored value card arrangements, purchase card arrangements, debit card arrangements or
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(17) the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries consisting of take-or-pay obligations entered into in the ordinary course of
business;

(18) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances, tender, bid, judgment, appeal, performance
or governmental contract bonds and completion guarantees, surety, standby letters of credit
and warranty and contractual service obligations of a like nature, trade letters of credit
and documentary letters of credit and similar bonds or guarantees provided by the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(19) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of Persons that are acquired
by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or merged into the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
provided that such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is not incurred in
contemplation of such acquisition or merger; provided further that after giving pro forma
effect to such acquisition or merger, the Company would be permitted to incur at least
$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth
in the first sentence of this covenant;

(20) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional
Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as
applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to this clause (20), not to exceed $20.0 million;

(21) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred to
finance the replacement (through construction, acquisition, lease or otherwise) of one or
more Vessels and any assets that shall become Notes Priority Collateral, upon a total loss,
destruction, condemnation, confiscation, requisition, seizure, forfeiture or other taking
of title to or use of such Vessel (provided that such loss, destruction, condemnation,
confiscation, requisition, seizure, forfeiture or other taking of title to or use of such
Vessel was covered by insurance or resulted in the actual payment of compensation,
indemnification or similar payments to such Person (collectively, a “Total Loss”)) in an
aggregate amount no greater than the Ready for Sea Cost for such replacement Vessel, in
each case, less all compensation, damages and other payments (including insurance proceeds
other than in respect of business interruption insurance) actually received by the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Person in connection with the Total Loss in
excess of amounts actually used to repay Indebtedness secured by the Vessel subject to the
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(22) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in
relation to (i) maintenance, repairs, refurbishments and replacements required to maintain
the classification of any of the Vessels owned, leased, time chartered or bareboat
chartered to or by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) drydocking of
any of the Vessels owned or leased by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for
maintenance, repair, refurbishment or replacement purposes in the ordinary course of
business; and (iii) any expenditures which will or may be reasonably expected to be
recoverable from insurance on such Vessels;

(23) Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor (which may include, for the
avoidance of doubt, deferred or installment payment obligations), in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding, incurred in order to repurchase,
repay, refinance, redeem, defease or otherwise retire for value the obligations of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to ship financing arrangements
in existence on the Issue Date; and

(24) unsecured Indebtedness of the Company issued as a Jones Act Restricted Payment,
consisting of debt securities having neither (i) a Stated Maturity nor (ii) any due date
for the payment of any installment of principal, in either case, that is earlier than one
year after the Stated Maturity of the Notes.

(c) Any Indebtedness incurred under a Credit Facility that is allocated to Section 4.11(b)(1)
shall be deemed for purposes of this covenant to have been incurred on the date such Indebtedness
was first incurred until such Indebtedness is actually repaid, other than pursuant to “cash sweep”
provisions or any similar provisions under any Credit Facility that provide that such Indebtedness
is deemed to be repaid daily (or otherwise periodically).

(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.11, in the event that an item
of proposed Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock meets the criteria of more than one of the
categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (24) of Section 4.11(b), or is
entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.11(a), the Company will be permitted to classify all
or a portion of such item of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock on the date of its incurrence, or
later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (based on
circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification), in any manner that complies with this
covenant, except that Indebtedness outstanding under the ABL Facility on the Issue Date will at all
times be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by Section
4.11(b)(1). The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the
payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms,
the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles,
and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same
class of Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance
of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this covenant; provided, in each such case, that the amount
of any such accrual, accretion or payment is included in Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued.
Notwithstanding any
other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely
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(e) The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:

(1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued
with original issue discount;

(2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness;
and

(3) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of
the specified Person, the lesser of:

(A) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination;
and

(B) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.

Section 4.12. Asset Sales.

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
consummate an Asset Sale unless:

(1) the Company (or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be) receives
consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the
assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of;

(2) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or its
Restricted Subsidiaries is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this
clause (2), each of the following will be deemed to be cash:

(i) except in the case of a Sale of Notes Priority Collateral, any
liabilities, as shown on the Company’s most recent consolidated balance
sheet, of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent
liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the
Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such
assets pursuant to a customary assumption or similar agreement;

(ii) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are
converted by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary into
cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days of receipt thereof, to the
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(iii) any Designated Noncash Consideration received by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having a Fair Market Value,
taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received
pursuant to this clause (iii) that is at that time outstanding, not to
exceed the greater of (x) $15.0 million and (y) 1.0% of Total Assets at the
time of receipt of such Designated Noncash Consideration, with the Fair
Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being
measured at the time received without giving effect to subsequent changes
in value; and

(iv) any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clause (1) or (3)
of Section 4.12(b) (in the case of a Sale of Notes Priority Collateral) or
clause (2) or (4) of Section 4.12(c) (in any other case);

provided that, (A) to the extent any cash, any property or assets are received pursuant to
clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 4.12(a)(2) in respect of a Sale of Notes
Priority Collateral, such cash, property or assets are pledged to secure the Notes as Notes
Priority Collateral and (B) that all Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, or Casualty or
Condemnation Event, of, Notes Priority Collateral are deposited into the Collateral
Proceeds Account no later than two Business Days following receipt thereof.

(b) Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from any Sale of Notes Priority
Collateral or a Casualty or Condemnation Event in which Net Proceeds are received in respect of the
condemnation, destruction, damage or loss of any Notes Priority Collateral, the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary may apply those Net Proceeds at its option:

(1) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, a
Permitted Business (including, without limitation, Vessels, equipment and inventory), if,
after giving effect to any such acquisition, such Permitted Business is owned by the
Company or any Guarantor and such Permitted Business includes Notes Priority Collateral
with a Fair Market Value at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the Notes Priority
Collateral disposed of in the applicable Sale of Notes Priority Collateral;

(2) to make capital expenditures on assets that constitute Notes Priority Collateral;

(3) to acquire (including, without limitation, through a long-term lease of a Vessel
in accordance with past practice) other capital assets that are not current assets
(including, without limitation, Vessels, equipment and inventory)
that are pledged as Notes Priority Collateral and designated to the Trustee as such,
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(4) to permanently repay, prepay, repurchase or otherwise retire for value any
Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Notes Priority Collateral that rank higher than the
Convertible Note Liens.

(c) Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale (other than from
a Sale of Notes Priority Collateral), the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net
Proceeds at its option:

(1) (A) in the case of Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale of assets of any
non-Guarantor, to repay Indebtedness of such non-Guarantor, (B) to repay ABL Obligations or
(C) to permanently repay, prepay, repurchase or otherwise retire for value any Indebtedness
secured by Liens on the assets subject to such Asset Sale, which Liens rank higher in
priority than the Convertible Note Liens;

(2) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of,
another Permitted Business (including, without limitation, Vessels, equipment and
inventory), if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the Permitted
Business is or becomes a Guarantor;

(3) to make a capital expenditure; and/or

(4) to acquire other assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business.

(d) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds (other than Net Proceeds from any Sale
of Notes Priority Collateral or a Casualty or Condemnation Event directly attributable to any Notes
Priority Collateral), the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving
credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this
Indenture. Any binding commitment to apply Net Proceeds to invest in accordance with clause (1),
(2) or (3) of Section 4.12(b) (in the case of Net Proceeds of Notes Priority Collateral) or clause
(2), (3) or (4) of Section 4.12(c) (in the case of any other Net Proceeds) shall be treated as a
permitted final application of Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such
Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such commitment;
provided that if such commitment is later canceled, terminated or otherwise not consummated after
the 360-day period for any reason, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute “Excess Proceeds” (as
defined in Section 4.12(e)).

(e) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales (including Sales of Notes Priority Collateral) or
Casualty or Condemnation Events related to Notes Priority Collateral that are not applied or
invested as provided in Sections 4.12(b) or 4.12(c) will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” In addition,
any Net Proceeds received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $60.0 million
in the aggregate after the Issue Date that are not applied under Section 4.12(c)(4) (in the case of
Net Proceeds in respect of
Notes Priority Collateral) or under Section 4.12(b)(1) (in the case of other Net Proceeds)
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applied to such permanent  repayment,
prepayment, repurchase or other retirement for value within 60 days after receipt thereof (which
time period shall be extended during the pendency of any offers using such Net Proceeds that are
required to be conducted by the “Asset Sale” or similar provisions of any Senior Lien Debt or an
ABL Facility). When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million, provided, that
in case of any Vessel Construction Contract such Net Proceeds shall only constitute Excess Proceeds
to the extent not reinvested upon the expiration of such Vessel Construction Contract, within 30
days thereof, the Company will make an offer (a “Net Proceeds Offer”) to all holders of Notes and
to the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations containing provisions similar to
those set forth in this Section 4.12 with respect to asset sales to purchase the maximum principal
amount of Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (plus all accrued interest and the
amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith) that may be
purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Net Proceeds Offer will be equal to
100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including the
date of purchase, and will be payable in cash.

(f) If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of a Net Proceeds Offer, those Excess
Proceeds will be released from the Collateral Proceeds Account and the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this
Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations tendered into such Net Proceeds Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the
Trustee will select the Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations on a pro rata basis
with such adjustments as may be needed so that only Notes in minimum amounts of $1.00 and integral
multiples of $1.00 will be purchased. Upon completion of each Net Proceeds Offer, the amount of
Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero (and to the extent such Net Proceeds are held in the
Collateral Proceeds Account, such Net Proceeds shall be released to the Company). If the Company
makes a Net Proceeds Offer prior to the 360-day deadline specified in the third or fourth paragraph
of this covenant, as applicable, with respect to any Net Proceeds, the Company’s obligations with
respect to such Net Proceeds under this covenant shall be deemed satisfied after completion of such
Net Proceeds Offer.

(g) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the
extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.12,
the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed
to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.12 by virtue of such compliance.

(h) For purposes of this Section 4.12, (x) any Additional Notes shall be deemed to be Notes
and not Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations and (y) the Net Cash Proceeds attributable to
the sale of (i) Notes Priority Collateral consisting of Equity Interests of a Person that is not a
Guarantor shall be deemed to be equal to the equity value
of such Equity Interests and (ii) a group of assets consisting of both Notes Priority
Collateral and assets that are not Notes Priority Collateral shall be deemed to be Net Cash
Proceeds from Notes Priority Collateral and such other assets, respectively, based on the Fair
Market Value of the Notes Priority Collateral and such other assets (as determined in good faith by
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Section 4.13. Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any
payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or
purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of
the Company (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments in excess of $5.0
million, unless:

(1) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or
the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, taken as a whole, than those that would have been
obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with a
Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; and

(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee, with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or
series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of
$20.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in an
Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section
4.13 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the members of
the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b) The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will
not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.13(a):

(1) any consulting or employment agreement or arrangements, incentive compensation
plan, stock option or stock ownership plan, employee benefit plan, severance arrangements,
officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for
the benefit of directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company, a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company or a direct or indirect parent of the Company and payments and
transactions pursuant thereto.

(2) transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(3) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company)
that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a
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(4) payment of reasonable fees and reimbursement of expenses of directors, experts and
consultants;

(5) any transaction in which the only consideration paid by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary consists of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the
Company or any contribution of capital to the Company;

(6) Restricted Payments and Permitted Investments that do not violate the provisions
of Section 4.09 of this Indenture;

(7) any agreement, instrument or arrangement as in effect on the Issue Date or any
amendment thereto (so long as such amendment is not materially more disadvantageous, taken
as a whole, than the applicable agreement, instrument or arrangement, as in effect on the
Issue Date, as determined in good faith by the Company);

(8) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed
$3.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

(9) transactions between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any person that
is an Affiliate of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary solely because a director of
such Person is also a director of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity
thereof; provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company or
any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company, as the case may be, on any matter
involving such other Person;

(10) purchases or sales of goods and/or services in the ordinary course of business on
terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than
those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company;

(11) if such Affiliate Transaction is with an Affiliate in its capacity as a holder of
Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, a transaction in which such
Affiliate is treated no more favorably than the other holders of Indebtedness of the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;

(12) any capital contribution to any Affiliate otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

(13) transactions with any joint venture engaged in a Permitted Business; provided
that all the outstanding ownership interests of such joint venture
are owned only by the Company, its Restricted Subsidiaries and Persons that are not
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(14) any Investment of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on
the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of such existing Investments, to
the extent not involving any additional Investment other than as the result of the accrual
or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind
securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investments as in effect on the
Issue Date;

(15) pledges of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(16) the formation and maintenance of any consolidated group or subgroup for tax,
accounting or cash pooling or management purposes in the ordinary course of business or
transactions undertaken in good faith for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax
efficiency of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and not for the purpose of
circumventing any provision of this Indenture;

(17) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may
be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking
firm of national standing stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, from a financial point of view or meets the
requirements of Section 4.13(a)(1);

(18) any merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with an Affiliate of
the Company solely for the purpose of (a) forming or collapsing a holding company structure
or (b) reincorporating the Company in a new jurisdiction;

(19) entering into one or more agreements that provide registration rights to the
security holders of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company or amending
such agreement with security holders of the Company or any direct or any indirect parent of
the Company and the performance of such agreements;

(20) any (x) purchase of any class of Indebtedness from, or lending of any class of
Indebtedness to, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by an Affiliate of the
Company, so long as the aggregate principal amount of such class of Indebtedness purchased
or loaned by such Affiliates does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such class
of Indebtedness purchased by non-Affiliate investors; and (y) repurchases, redemptions or
other retirements for value by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness of any class held by any Affiliate of the Company, so long as such repurchase,
redemption or other retirement for value is on the same terms as are made available to
investors holding such class of Indebtedness generally, and Affiliates have an
economic interest in no more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of such class
of Indebtedness; and

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Section 4.14. Liens.

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness on
any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.

Section 4.15. Business Activities.

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any
business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as reasonably determined by the Company.

Section 4.16. Repurchase at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control.

(a) If a Change of Control occurs at any time, each Holder will have the right (a “Change of
Control Repurchase Right”), at its option, to require the Company to purchase for cash any or all
of its Notes, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, that is equal to $1.00 or multiple of
$1.00. The price the Company is required to pay is equal to 101% of the principal amount of the
Notes to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, including any Supplementary Interest, to
but excluding the Change of Control Purchase Date (unless the Change of Control Purchase Date is
after an Interest Record Date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Record
Date relates, in which case the Company will instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid
interest (including Supplementary Interest, if any) to the holder of record on such record date and
the Change of Control purchase price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to
be purchased). Any Notes purchased by the Company will be paid for in cash.

(b) On or before the 20th day after the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will
provide to all Holders and the Trustee and Paying Agent a duly completed notice (a “Change of
Control Purchase Notice”) in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note of the occurrence of the
Change of Control and of the resulting purchase right. Such notice shall state, among other things:

(1) the events causing a Change of Control;

(2) the date of the Change of Control;

(3) the last date on which a Holder may exercise the Change of Control Repurchase
Right;

(4) a Change of Control purchase price (the “Change of Control Purchase Price”) equal
to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, including any Supplementary Interest, to, but excluding, the Change of
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(6) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;

(7) if applicable, the applicable Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the
applicable Conversion Rate;

(8) if applicable, that the Notes with respect to which a Change of Control Purchase
Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the
Change of Control Purchase Notice in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and

(9) the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to purchase their
Notes.

(c) Simultaneously with providing a Change of Control Purchase Notice, the Company will
publish a notice containing the information set out in clauses (1) through (b)(9) of Section
4.16(b) in a newspaper of general circulation in New York City or publish such information on its
website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at the time.

(d) To exercise the Change of Control Purchase Right, the Holders must deliver, on or before
the Business Day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Notes to be
purchased, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a written purchase notice and the form
entitled “Form of Change of Control Purchase Notice” on the reverse side of the Notes duly
completed, to the Paying Agent. A Holder’s Change of Control Purchase Notice must state:

(1) if certificated, the certificate numbers of its Notes to be delivered for purchase
or if not certificated, the Holder’s notice must comply with appropriate DTC procedures;

(2) the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased, which must be $1.00
or an integral multiple thereof; and

(3) that the Notes are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable
provisions of the Notes and Section 4.16 of this Indenture.

(e) A Holder may withdraw any Change of Control Purchase Notice (in whole or in part) by a
written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent prior to the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date (the “Change of Control
Purchase Expiration Time”). The notice of withdrawal shall state:

(1) the principal amount of the withdrawn Notes;

(2) if certificated Notes have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn
Notes, or if not certificated, the Holder’s notice must comply with appropriate DTC
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(3) the principal amount, if any, which remains subject to the Change of Control
Purchase Notice.

(f) The Company will be required to purchase the Notes on the Change of Control Purchase Date.
The Holders of the Notes will receive payment of the Change of Control Purchase Price on the later
of the Change of Control Purchase Date or the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of the
Notes. If the Paying Agent holds money or securities sufficient to pay the Change of Control
Purchase Price of the Notes on the Change of Control Purchase Date, then:

(1) the Notes will cease to be outstanding and interest, including Supplementary
Interest, if any, will cease to accrue (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes is
made or whether or not the Notes are delivered to the Paying Agent); and

(2) all other rights of the Holder will terminate (other than the right to receive the
Change of Control Purchase Price).

(g) In connection with a Change of Control Offer, the Company will, if required (i) comply
with the provisions of the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable;
and (ii) file any required schedule under the Exchange Act. In addition, the Company will comply
with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and
regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with
each repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions
of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.16, the
Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to
have breached its obligations under this Section 4.16 by virtue of such compliance.

(h) No Notes may be purchased at the option of Holders upon a Change of Control pursuant to
this Section 4.16 if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration
has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date.

Section 4.17. Payments for Consent.

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of Notes
for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of
this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid
and is paid to all holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set
forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of an offering of securities to holders of Notes by the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, an exchange offer) in which a
consent, waiver or amendment is sought, if such offering is intended to be exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may
offer and issue such securities only to holders of Notes who are eligible to receive such
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Section 4.18. Additional Note Guarantees.

If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires, creates or designates another
Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Foreign Subsidiary, any Exempted Subsidiary or any Immaterial
Subsidiary) after the Issue Date, then such Restricted Subsidiary must become a Guarantor and
shall, within 10 Business Days after the date on which it was so acquired, created, capitalized or
designated:

(1) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit G pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall unconditionally
guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes on the terms set forth in this
Indenture; and

(2) deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Restricted Subsidiary and constitutes
a valid and legally binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary,
subject to customary exceptions.

Thereafter, such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor for all purposes.

Section 4.19. Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an
Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary
is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding
Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the Restricted Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be
deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount
available for Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.09 or under one or more clauses of the
definition of “Permitted Investments,” as determined by the Company. That designation will only be
permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if such Restricted Subsidiary
otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors of the
Company may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if that
redesignation would not cause a Default.

Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced
to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying
that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.09.
If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of
this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred
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incurred as of such date under Section 4.11, the Company will be in default of such
covenant.  The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted
Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such designation will be
deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any
outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be
permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.11, calculated on a pro forma basis
as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (2)
no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.

Section 4.20. Anti-Layering.

Except for Liens permitted by clause (35) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” the Company
and the Guarantors may not create any Lien on any of the Collateral with a priority that is lower
than that of any ABL Lien, First-Lien Note Lien, Second-Lien Note Lien or Convertible Note Lien yet
also higher than that of any ABL Lien, First-Lien Note Lien, Second-Lien Note Lien or Convertible
Note Lien (other than an ABL Lien, a First-Lien Note Lien, a Second-Lien Note Lien or Convertible
Note Lien).

Section 4.21. Restrictions on Purchases of Existing Notes.

If any Existing Notes remain outstanding after consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Company
and its Subsidiaries will not voluntarily tender for, prepay, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
any such remaining Existing Notes unless (A) the consideration for such acquisition of remaining
Existing Notes consists solely of shares of
Common Stock and/or Notes and (B) the total value of such consideration per $1,000 principal
amount of Existing Notes (measured at the time of such acquisition of remaining Existing Notes) is
not greater than the total value of the Notes and Common Stock received by holders in the Exchange
Offer per $1,000 principal amount of Existing Notes (measured at the time of such acquisition of
remaining Existing Notes), unless, concurrently with the consummation of such acquisition of
remaining Existing Notes, the Company distributes to each holder of the Notes, additional Notes
and/or additional shares of Common Stock (in the same proportion as the consideration paid in
connection with the Company’s acquisition of such remaining Existing Notes) having a total value
(measured at the time of such distribution) equivalent to the difference between (1) the total
value of the consideration such holder would receive for its Existing Notes if the Company or the
relevant Subsidiary acquired all such Existing Notes from such holder on the same terms as its
acquisition of such remaining Existing Notes (based on the principal amount of Existing Notes that
such holder would hold assuming a rescission of the Exchange Offer immediately prior to such
distribution) and (2) the sum of (x) the total value of the Notes and Common Stock that a holder
owning the amount of Existing Notes held by such holder at the time of such distribution would have
received in the Exchange Offer (measured at the time of such distribution) and (y) the total value
of any Existing Notes and/or Common Stock previously distributed to such holder pursuant to this
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ARTICLE 5

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets

Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.

The Company shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) consolidate, merge or amalgamate with or
into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation); or (ii) sell,
assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related
transactions, to another Person, unless:

(a) either:

(A) the Company is the surviving corporation; or

(B) the Person (the “Successor Company”) formed by or surviving any
such consolidation, merger or amalgamation (if other than the Company) or
to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
has been made is organized or existing under the laws of the United States,
any state of the United States or the District of Columbia and is either
(i) a corporation or (ii) a limited partnership or limited liability
company and is (or has previously been) joined by a corporation as a
co-issuer of the Notes;

(b) any Successor Company assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes, this
Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Security Documents and pursuant to agreements
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent;

(c) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(d) either (i) the Company or the Successor Company would, on the date of such transaction
after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had
occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least
$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in
Section 4.11(a); or (ii) the Company or the Successor Company would have a Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio equal to or greater than the actual Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company for the
four-quarter period immediately prior to such transaction.

In addition, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of
the properties and assets of the Company and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.

Section 5.01(c) and (d) will not apply to: (i) a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the
Company with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of (a) reorganizing the Company as a different
type of entity; provided that in the case where the surviving entity in such merger, amalgamation
or consolidation is not a corporation, a corporation becomes (or has previously become) a co-issuer
of the Notes, or (b) reincorporating or reorganizing the Company in another jurisdiction; or (ii)
any consolidation, amalgamation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or
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Section 5.02. Successor Company Substituted.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease in which the
Company is not the surviving company and upon the assumption by the Successor Company, by
supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of
the principal of and interest (including Supplementary Interest, if any) on all of the Notes, and
the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of this
Indenture to be performed or satisfied by the Company, except in the case of a lease of all or
substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets, such Successor Company shall succeed to,
and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company, with the same
effect as if it had been named herein as the party of this first part, and the Company shall be
discharged from its obligations under the Notes and this Indenture. Such Successor Company
thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the
Company any or all of the Notes, issuable hereunder that theretofore shall not have been
signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon receipt of a Company Order of
such Successor Company instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and
limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or
cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Notes that previously shall have been signed and
delivered by the Officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes that such
Successor Company thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that
purpose. Except as specifically provided in this Indenture, all the Notes so issued shall in all
respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes theretofore or
thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Notes had
been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In the event of any such consolidation, merger,
sale, conveyance or transfer, upon compliance with Article 5, the Person named as the “Company” in
this Indenture or any successor that shall thereafter have become such in the manner prescribed in
this Article 5 may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter and such Person
shall be discharged from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Notes and from its obligations
under this Indenture. The provisions in this Article 5 shall not apply to the sale, conveyance,
transfer or lease of assets among the Subsidiaries of the Company.

Section 5.03. Opinion Of Counsel To Be Given Trustee.

Prior to execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article 5, the Trustee shall
receive, in addition to the documents required by Section 11.05, an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel (each stating that such transaction and supplemental indenture comply with this
Indenture and all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been
complied with) as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance,
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ARTICLE 6

Lists of Noteholders and Reports by the Company and the Trustee

Section 6.01. Lists of Noteholders.

The Company covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee,
semi-annually, not more than 15 days after each April 15 and October 15 in each year beginning with
April 15, 2012, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after
receipt by the Company of any such request (or such lesser time as the Trustee may reasonably
request in order to enable it to timely provide any notice to be provided by it hereunder), a list
in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Noteholders as
of a date not more than 15 days (or such other date as the Trustee may reasonably request in order
to so provide any such notices) prior to the time such information is furnished, except that no
such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Note Registrar.

Section 6.02. Preservation and Disclosure of Lists.

(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all
information as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders contained in the most recent list
furnished to it as provided in Section 6.01 or maintained by the Trustee in its capacity as Note
Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section
6.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

(b) The rights of Noteholders to communicate with other Noteholders with respect to their
rights under this Indenture or under the Notes and the corresponding rights and duties of the
Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.

(c) Every Noteholder, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the
Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held
accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Noteholders
made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 6.03. Reports by Trustee.

(a) The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions
under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the
manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the
Trustee shall, within 60 days after each April 15 following the date of this Indenture, deliver to
Holders a brief report, dated as of such April 15, that complies with the provisions of such
Section 313(a).

(a) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Noteholders, be
filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange and automated quotation system upon which the Notes
are listed and with the Company. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing within a
reasonable time when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or automated quotation system and
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ARTICLE 7

Defaults and Remedies

Section 7.01. Events of Default.

(a) Each of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:

(i) default in any payment of interest, including any Supplementary Interest, on any
Note when due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days;

(ii) default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on, any Note when due
and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon any required repurchase, including pursuant to
Section 4.16, upon declaration or otherwise;

(iii) failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in
accordance with this Indenture upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right and such
conversion default is not cured or such conversion is not rescinded within five Business
Days;

(iv) failure by the Company to give a Change of Control Purchase Notice when due;

(v) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 5;

(vi) failure by the Company for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding has been received
to comply with any of its other agreements contained in the Notes, this Indenture or the
Security Documents;

(vii) default by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any
mortgage, lease, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by
which there may be secured or evidenced, any Indebtedness for money borrowed (other than
Indebtedness among the Company and the Guarantors) in excess of $20.0 million in the
aggregate of the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness now
exists or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such Indebtedness becoming or being
declared due and payable prior to the Stated Maturity thereof, and such acceleration shall
not be rescinded or annulled, or such Indebtedness shall not have been discharged, within a
period of 10 days after there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to
the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25%
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requiring that such acceleration  be rescinded or annulled or such
indebtedness to be discharged; (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest
(in the case of interest, following the later of (x) the fifth Business Day thereafter or
(y) the expiration of any applicable grace period (including any extended grace period) if
such failure to pay was not otherwise waived) on any of the First-Lien Notes or the
Second-Lien Notes when due and payable at Stated Maturity, upon required repurchase, upon
declaration or otherwise; or (iii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest
(in the case of interest, following the later of (x) 60 days thereafter or (y) the
expiration of any applicable grace period (including any extended grace period) if such
failure to pay was not otherwise waived) of any other such debt (other than the First-Lien
Notes or the Second-Lien Notes) when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required
repurchase, or upon declaration;

(viii) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant
Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy
Law:

(A) commences a voluntary case, application, petition, compromise, voluntary
arrangement, scheme of arrangement, moratorium, liquidation, administration, or
receivership or other proceeding,

(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case, application, petition or other proceeding,

(C) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, receiver-manager,
administrative receiver, administrator or liquidator of it or for all or
substantially all of its property,

(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a
moratorium or similar arrangement is declared or instituted with its creditors,

(E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or admits in writing
its inability to pay its debts as such debts become due or its directors or other
officers request the appointment of, or give notice of their intention to appoint,
a receiver, receiver manager, administrative receiver, administrator, liquidator or
other officer having similar powers over its property, or

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(ix) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree (which order or
decree remains unstayed and in effect for more than 60 consecutive days) under any
Bankruptcy Law that:

(A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the
Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an
involuntary case, application, petition or other proceeding;

(B) appoints a custodian, receiver, receiver-manager, administrative receiver,
administrator, liquidator, or other similar officer of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary or for all or
substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary; or

(C) orders the liquidation, administration or receivership of the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of
Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary;

(x) except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee of any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries of the Company that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary is held
in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in
full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor,
denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee;

(xi) a final judgment for the payment of $20.0 million or more (excluding any amounts
covered by insurance) rendered against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, which
judgment is not discharged or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right
to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which
all rights to appeal have been extinguished;

(xii) unless all of the Collateral has been released from the Convertible Note Liens
in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents, the default, repudiation or
disaffirmation by the Company or any of the Guarantors of any of their obligations under
the Security Documents (other than by reason of (a) a release of such obligation or Lien
related thereto in accordance with this Indenture or the Security Documents or (b) the
failure of the Collateral Trustee to maintain possession of certificates, instruments or
other documents actually delivered to it representing securities or other possessory
collateral pledged under the Security Documents), which default, repudiation or
disaffirmation results in Collateral having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of
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under any applicable law (other than the law of any foreign jurisdiction)
(to the extent required under the Security Documents), or a determination in a judicial
proceeding that the Security Documents are unenforceable or invalid against the Company or
any of the Guarantors for any reason with respect to Collateral having an aggregate Fair
Market Value of $5.0 million or more; provided that such default, repudiation,
disaffirmation or determination is not rescinded, stayed, or waived by the Persons having
such authority pursuant to the Security Documents or otherwise cured within 60 days after
the Company receives written notice thereof specifying such occurrence from the Trustee or
the holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes demanding that
such default be remedied; or

(xiii) occurrence of any Mortgage Default (as defined in the Vessel Fleet Mortgage) or
failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the terms of
any other Security Document, in either case, after giving effect to any applicable grace
periods or time periods for performance specified therein or, in the absence of any grace
periods or time periods for performance specified therein, failure by the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, for 30 days after written notice (demanding that such default
be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding has been received, to comply with the terms of the Security
Document.

(b) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or
the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice
to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare
100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, including Supplementary Interest, if any,
and premium, if any, on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such
principal and accrued and unpaid interest, including any Supplementary Interest, if any, will be
due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(a)(viii) or Section
7.01(a)(ix) occurs, 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, including
Supplementary Interest, if any, and premium, if any, on the Notes will automatically become due and
payable.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, to the extent elected by the
Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to (i) the Company’s failure to file with
the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act any documents or reports that
it is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or
(ii) the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth under Section 4.06(b), will
after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive
additional interest (the “Supplementary Interest”) on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum
of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during the 180-day period beginning
on, and including, the occurrence of such an Event of Default during which such Event of Default is
continuing. If the Company makes such an election, such Supplementary Interest will be payable in
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the Notes. On the 181st
day after the occurrence of such Event  of Default (if the Event of Default relating to the
Company’s obligations referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01(a) is not cured or waived
prior to such 181st day), the Notes will be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 7.01(b).
A Holder’s right to receive Supplementary Interest for an Event of Default relating to the
Company’s failure to comply with its obligations referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section
7.01(a) will not affect the rights of the Holders in the event of an occurrence of any other Event
of Default. In the event the Company does not timely elect to pay the Supplementary Interest
following an Event of Default in accordance with this paragraph, the Notes will be subject to
acceleration as provided in Section 7.01(b). To make such election to pay Supplementary Interest
as the sole remedy during the first 180 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default referred
to in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01(a), the Company must
notify the Holders and the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election prior to the
beginning of such 180-day period. Upon the Company’s failure to timely give such notice, the Notes
will be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 7.01(b).

Section 7.02. Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor.

If an Event of Default described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 7.01(a) shall have occurred,
the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders, the whole
amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest with interest on any overdue
principal and interest at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and, in addition thereto, such
further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 8.06.
If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own
name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of
the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may
enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the monies
adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company
or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated.

If an Event of Default described in clauses (viii) or (ix) of Section 7.01(a) shall have
occurred, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and
payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee
shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.02, shall be entitled and
empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims
for the whole amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Notes, and, in
case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and to
take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Noteholders allowed in such judicial proceedings
relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their
property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due the Trustee under
Section 8.06; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator,
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payments
to the Trustee, as  administrative expenses, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the
making of such payments directly to the Noteholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for
reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including agents and counsel fees,
and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 8.06 hereof, incurred by it up to
the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation,
expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for
any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and
all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and
other property that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in
liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to
or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment
or composition affecting the Noteholder or the rights of any Noteholder, or to authorize the
Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding.

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes,
may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes, or the production
thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding
instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any
recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable
benefit of the Holders.

In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation
of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party) the Trustee shall be held
to represent all the Holders, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders parties to any such
proceedings.

Section 7.03. Application of Monies or Property Collected by Trustee.

Any monies or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 7 with respect to the
Notes shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the
distribution of such monies or property, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping
thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:

First, to the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.06;

Second, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be
unpaid, to the payment of interest on the Notes in default in the order of the date due of the
installments of such interest, with interest upon the overdue installments of interest at the rate
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Third, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall have become due, by declaration or
otherwise, and be unpaid to the payment of the whole amount, including the payment of the Change of
Control Purchase Price and the cash component of the conversion obligation, if any, then owing and
unpaid upon the Notes for principal and interest, with interest on the overdue principal and upon
overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and in case such
monies shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Notes,
then to the payment of such principal and interest without preference or priority of principal,
over interest, or of
interest over principal or of any installment of interest over any other installment of
interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and
accrued and unpaid interest; and

Fourth, to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company, or as directed by a court of
competent jurisdiction.

Section 7.04. Proceedings by Noteholders.

No Holder of any Note shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of any provision of
this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or
with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator,
custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such Holder
previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the
continuance thereof, as provided in Section 7.01, and unless also the Holders of not less than 25%
in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made a written request to
the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and
shall have offered to the Trustee such security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss,
liability or expense to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee for 60 days after its
receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to
institute any such action, suit or proceeding and no direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee,
is inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee by the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Notes outstanding within such 60-day period pursuant to Section
7.07; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of
every Note with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Noteholders shall
have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this
Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Noteholder, or to obtain or seek
to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this
Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of
all Noteholders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this
Section 7.04, each and every Noteholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be
given either at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right
of any Noteholder to receive payment of the principal (including the Change of Control Purchase
Price upon purchase pursuant to Section 4.16) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, on
or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note or in this Indenture, or
to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates against
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Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Holder of any
Note, without the consent of either the Trustee or the Holder of any other
Note, in its own behalf and for its own benefit, may enforce, and may institute and maintain
any proceeding suitable to enforce, its rights of conversion as provided herein.

Section 7.05. Proceedings by Trustee.

In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and
enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are
necessary to protect and enforce any such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or
by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or
agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this
Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture
or by law.

Section 7.06. Remedies Cumulative and Continuing.

Except as provided in the last paragraph of Section 2.06, all powers and remedies given by
this Article 7 to the Trustee or to the Noteholders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to
the Trustee or the Holders, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or
observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of
the Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing upon any
Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a
waiver of any such Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section
7.04, every power and remedy given by this Article 7 or by law to the Trustee or to the Noteholders
may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by
the Noteholders.

Section 7.07. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Noteholders.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding
determined in accordance with Section 9.04 shall have the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust
or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes; provided, however, that (a) such
direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and (b) the Trustee
may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such
direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines is unduly prejudicial
to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The
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Holders of all of the Notes waive any past
Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences except with respect to a Default described in
Section 7.01(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) and rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and
its consequences if (i) rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction, (ii) all existing Events of Default, other than a Default with respect to
the nonpayment of the principal of and interest, as described in Section 7.01(i) and (ii) herein,
on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or
waived, and (iii) all fees and expenses of the Trustee have been paid. Upon any such waiver, the
Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored to their former positions and rights
hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default
or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall
have been waived as permitted by this Section 7.07, said Default or Event of Default shall for all
purposes of the Notes and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but
no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any
right consequent thereon.

Section 7.08. Notice of Defaults.

The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence and continuance of a Default of which a
Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, mail to all Noteholders as the names and addresses of
such Holders appear upon the Note Register, notice of all Defaults known to a Responsible Officer,
unless such Defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; and provided
that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal (including Supplementary
Interest, if any) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any of the Notes, or a Default in the
payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, then in any such event the Trustee
shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determine
that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Noteholders.

Section 7.09. Undertaking to Pay Costs.

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof
shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, 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, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an
undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess
reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in
such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such
party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 7.09 (to the extent permitted by law)
shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or
group of Noteholders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at
the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 9.04, or to any suit instituted by any
Noteholder for
the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on any Note
(including, but not limited to, the Change of Control Purchase Price, with respect to the Notes
being purchased as provided in this Indenture) on or after the due date expressed
or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any
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ARTICLE 8

Concerning the Trustee

Section 8.01. Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.

The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of
all Events of Default that may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(which has not been cured or waived) the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers
vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own
affairs; provided that if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under
no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or
direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered an indemnity or security,
satisfactory to the Trustee, against the loss, liability or expenses that might be incurred by it
in compliance with such request or direction.

No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for
its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except
that:

(a) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all
Events of Default that may have occurred:

(i) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Indenture and, after it has been qualified thereunder, the Trust
Indenture Act, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such
duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied
covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act
against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith and willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee,
the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of
the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee
and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but, in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be
furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine whether or not they
conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the
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(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved in a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision that the Trustee
acted with willful misconduct or in bad faith or was grossly negligent or reckless in
ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(c) 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 Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 9.04
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;

(d) whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct
or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the
provisions of this Section 8.01;

(e) the Trustee shall not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of
amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or notice effected by the
Company or any Paying Agent or any records maintained by any co-registrar with respect to the
Notes;

(f) if any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to
this Indenture, requires notice to be sent to the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely on its
failure to receive such notice as reason to act as if no such event occurred, unless such
Responsible Officer of the Trustee had actual knowledge of such event;

(g) in the absence of written investment direction from the Company, all cash received by the
Trustee shall be placed in a non-interest bearing trust account, and in no event shall the Trustee
be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon or for losses
incurred as a result of the liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity date or the
failure of the party directing such investments prior to its maturity date or the failure of the
party directing such investment to provide timely written investment direction, and the Trustee
shall have no obligation to invest or reinvest any amounts held hereunder in the absence of such
written investment direction from the Company; and

(h) in the event that the Trustee is also acting as Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent,
Conversion Agent or transfer agent hereunder, the rights, privileges, immunities, benefits and
protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Article 8, including, without limitation, its
right to be indemnified, shall also be afforded to such Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent,
Conversion Agent or transfer agent.

None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk
its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its
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Section 8.02. Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting upon any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
bond, Note, coupon or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be
herein specifically prescribed herein); and any Board Resolution may be evidenced to the Trustee by
a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;

(c) before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate
or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee
may consult with counsel, of its selection, and require an Opinion of Counsel and any advice of
such counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken or omitted by the Trustee hereunder in good faith and in accordance
with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

(d) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in
it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to the
provisions of this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Trustee security or
indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred
therein or thereby;

(e) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may
make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if
the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to
examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the
expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or
investigation;

(f) the Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder
or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians, nominees or
attorneys and the Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent shall
not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, custodian,
nominee or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder;

(g) in the event the Company elects to pay Supplementary Interest, the Company shall provide
written notice to the Trustee of the Company’s election to pay Supplementary Interest no later than
15 days prior to the next Interest Payment Date, which notice shall set forth the amount of the
Supplementary Interest to be paid by the Company. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any
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(h) 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;

(i) the Company shall provide prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change to its fiscal
year (it being expressly understood that the failure to provide such notice to the Trustee shall
not be deemed a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture);

(j) 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 Notes of this Indenture; and

(k) the permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.

In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or
damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Trustee
has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action
other than any such loss or damage proven in a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and
non-appealable decision to have been caused by the Trustee’s willful misconduct or gross
negligence. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default
with respect to the Notes, unless either (1) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of
such Default or Event of Default or (2) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall
have been given to the Trustee by the Company or by any Holder.

Section 8.03. No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc.

The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no
responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the
validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Exchange Offer Document or of the Notes. The
Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application
by the Company of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.

Section 8.04. Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Registrar May Own Notes.

The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent or Note Registrar, in its individual or
any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if
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Section 8.05. Monies to Be Held in Trust.

All monies received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in
trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder
need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be
under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as may be agreed from
time to time by the Company and the Trustee.

Section 8.06. Compensation and Expenses of Trustee.

The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee
shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in any
capacity (which 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 between the Trustee and the Company,
and the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the
provisions of this Indenture in any capacity thereunder (including the reasonable compensation and
the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its
employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall have been proven in a court of
competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision to have been caused by its gross
negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company also covenants to indemnify the Trustee
in any capacity under this Indenture and any other document or transaction entered into in
connection herewith and its agents and any authenticating agent for, and to hold them harmless
against, any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense incurred without gross negligence, willful
misconduct or bad faith, as determined in a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and
non-appealable decision on the part of the Trustee, its officers, directors, agents or employees,
or such agent or authenticating agent, as the case may be, and arising out of or in connection with
the acceptance or administration of this trust or in any other capacity hereunder, including the
costs and expenses of defending
themselves against any claim of liability in the premises. The obligations of the Company
under this Section 8.06 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee
for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured by a senior claim to which the Notes are
hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except, subject
to the effect of Section 7.03, funds held in trust herewith for the benefit of the Holders of
particular Notes. The Trustee’s right to receive payment of any amounts due under this Section
8.06 shall not be subordinated even though the Notes may be so subordinated. The obligation of the
Company under this Section 8.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and
the earlier resignation or removal or the Trustee. The Company need not pay for any settlement
made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnification
provided in this Section 8.06 shall extend to the officers, directors, agents and employees of the
Trustee.

Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the
Trustee and its agents and any authenticating agent incur expenses or render services after an
Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(a)(xi)
occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses
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Section 8.07. Officer’s Certificate as Evidence.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions
of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or
established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in
respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of gross negligence, willful
misconduct, recklessness or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively
proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such Officer’s
Certificate, in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct, recklessness or bad faith on
the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it
under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

Section 8.08. Conflicting Interests of Trustee.

After qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if the Trustee has or
shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee
shall either eliminate such interest within 90 days after ascertaining that it has such conflicting
interest, apply to the Commission for permission to continue as Trustee or resign, to the extent
and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this
Indenture.

Section 8.09. Eligibility of Trustee.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible
pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at
least $50,000,000. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to
law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this
Section 8.09, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any
time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.09,
it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article
8.

Section 8.10. Resignation or Removal of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the
Company and by mailing notice thereof to the Noteholders at their addresses as they shall appear on
the Note Register. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors,
one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the
successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted
appointment within 60 days after the mailing of such notice of resignation to the Noteholders, the
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 and the Noteholders, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment
of a successor trustee, or any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note or Notes for at
least six months may, subject to the provisions of Section 7.09, on behalf of himself and all
others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee.
Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a
successor trustee.

(b) In case at any time any of the following shall occur:

(i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 8.08 within a reasonable time after
written request therefor by the Company or by any Noteholder who has been a bona fide
Holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months; or

(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of
Section 8.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by
any such Noteholder; or

(iii) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged as bankrupt
or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any
public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs
for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then, in any such case, the Company may by a Board Resolution remove the Trustee and appoint a
successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors,
one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the
successor trustee, or, subject to the provisions of Section 7.09, any Noteholder who has been a
bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all
others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the
Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice,
if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.

(c) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time
outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 9.04, may at any time remove the Trustee and
nominate a successor trustee that shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee unless within 10
days after notice to the Company of such nomination the Company objects thereto, in which case the
Trustee so removed or any Noteholder, upon the terms and conditions and otherwise as in Section
8.10(a) provided, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a
successor trustee.

(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant
to any of the provisions of this Section 8.10 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment
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Section 8.11. Acceptance by Successor Trustee.

Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 8.10 shall execute, acknowledge and
deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment
hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become
effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become
vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like
effect as if originally named as trustee herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the
Company or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to act shall, upon payment of any amounts
then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.06, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act.
Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments in
writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and conferring to such successor trustee all such
rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a senior claim to which
the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by such trustee as
such, except for funds held in trust for the benefit of Holders of particular Notes, to secure any
amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.06.

No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.11 unless at the
time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualified under the provisions of Section
8.08 and be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.09.

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 8.11, each
of the Company and the successor trustee, at the written direction and at the expense of the
Company shall mail or cause to be mailed notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the
Noteholders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. If the Company fails to
mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the
successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Company.

Section 8.12. Succession by Merger, Etc.

Any corporation or other entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or other
entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee
(including the administration of this Indenture), shall be the successor to the Trustee hereunder
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties
hereto; provided that in the case of any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or
substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee such corporation or other entity
shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 8.08 and eligible under the provisions of
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In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this
Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to
the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or
authenticating agent appointed by such predecessor trustee, and
deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have
been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by such
successor trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor trustee
hereunder or in the name of the successor trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall
have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the
certificate of the Trustee shall have; provided, however, that the right to adopt the certificate
of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or to authenticate Notes in the name of any
predecessor Trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or
consolidation.

Section 8.13. Limitation on Rights of Trustee as Creditor.

If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor
upon the Notes), after qualification under the Trust Indenture Act, the
Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection
of the claims against the Company (or any such other obligor).

Section 8.14. Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company.

Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the Company (other than with
regard to any action proposed to be taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee that affects the
rights of the Holders under this Indenture) may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing
any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date on
and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee
shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a
proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which
date shall not be less than three Business Days after the date any officer that the Company has
indicated to the Trustee should receive such application actually receives such application, unless
any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date), unless, prior to taking any
such action (or the effective date in the case of any omission), the Trustee shall have received
written instructions in accordance with this Indenture in response to such application specifying
the action to be taken or omitted.

ARTICLE 9

Concerning the Noteholders

Section 9.01. Action by Noteholders.

Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or
request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact
that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined
therein may be evidenced by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed
by Noteholders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing. Whenever the Company or the
Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders, the Company or the Trustee may, but shall
not be required to,
fix in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Noteholders
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Section 9.02. Proof of Execution by Noteholders.

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.01 and Section 8.02, proof of the execution of any
instrument by a Noteholder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with
such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the
Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Notes shall
be proved by the Note Register or by a certificate of the Note Registrar.

Section 9.03. Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners.

The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent,
and any Note Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be registered upon the Note
Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note
shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any
Person other than the Company or any Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on
account of the principal of and (subject to Section 2.03) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note,
for conversion or purchase of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the
Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected by
any notice to the contrary. All such payments so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon
its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and
discharge the liability for monies payable upon any such Note.

Section 9.04. Company-Owned Notes Disregarded.

In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have
concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under this Indenture, Notes that are
(i) owned by the Company or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with the Company and (ii) have been cancelled in accordance
with Section 2.08 shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such
determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected
in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible
Officer knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good
faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 9.04 if the pledgee shall
establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to so act with respect to such
Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or a Person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company. In the case of a
dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be
full protection to the Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall promptly furnish to
the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the
Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and,
subject to Section 8.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer’s Certificate as
conclusive
evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are
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Section 9.05. Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound.

At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section
9.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is
shown by the evidence to be included in the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such
action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and upon proof
of holding as provided in Section 9.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as
aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon
such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange
or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any
notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution
therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.

ARTICLE 10

Note Guarantees

Section 10.01. Guarantee.

(a) Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally,
unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and
to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of
this Indenture, the Notes, the other Notes Documents or the obligations of the Company hereunder or
thereunder, that:

(1) the principal of, premium and Supplementary Interest, if any, and interest on, the
Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the
Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the
Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and

(2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such
other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise.

Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for
whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same
immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of
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(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional,
irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this
Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder
of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against
the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives
diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency
or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest,
notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged
except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.

(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the
Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in
relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such
Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force
and effect.

(d) Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation
to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all
obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on
the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this
Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any
declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether
or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of
this Note Guarantee.

(e) All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves (collectively, the “Contributing
Guarantors”), in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Indenture.
Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor (a
“Funding Guarantor”) under its Guarantee of the Notes such that its Aggregate Payments exceed its
Fair Share as of such date, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each of
the other Contributing Guarantors in an amount sufficient to cause each Contributing Guarantor’s
Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date. “Fair Share” means, with respect to a
Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the
Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such Contributing Guarantor, to (ii) the aggregate
of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect to all Contributing Guarantors, multiplied by
(b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Guarantors under
its Guarantee of the Notes in respect of the obligations guaranteed. “Fair Share Contribution
Amount” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the
maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Contributing Guarantor under its Guarantee of
the Notes that would not render its obligations hereunder or thereunder subject to avoidance as a
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provisions of state law; provided that solely for purposes of calculating the Fair Share
Contribution Amount with respect to any Contributing Guarantor for purposes of this
Section 10.01, any assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor arising by virtue of
any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of
contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Contributing
Guarantor. “Aggregate Payments” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of
determination, an amount equal to (1) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made
on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor in respect of its Guarantee of the Notes
(including in respect of this Section 10.01), minus (2) the aggregate amount of all payments
received on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor from the other Contributing
Guarantors as contributions under this Section 10.01. The amounts payable as contributions
hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made
by the applicable Funding Guarantor. Each Guarantor is a third party beneficiary to the
contribution agreement set forth in this Section 10.01.

Section 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the
intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance for purposes of applicable Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance
Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent
applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders
and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will be limited
to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after
giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or
on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this
Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

Section 10.03. Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.

To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a
notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F hereto will be
endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers (but
the failure to execute such notation shall not affect the validity of any Note Guarantee).

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 will remain in
full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note
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If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee no longer holds
that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Note Guarantee is endorsed,
the Note Guarantee will be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will be
deemed to constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of
the Guarantors.

Section 10.04. Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.

A Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or
consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person),
another Person, other than the Company or another Guarantor, unless:

(1) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of
Default exists; and

(2) either:

(a) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition
or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if
other than a Guarantor) assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under
this Indenture, its Note Guarantee, all appropriate Security Documents and
the Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to a supplemental indenture
satisfactory to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent; or

(b) such transaction is permitted by Section 4.12.

In case of any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the
assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the
Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and
the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be
performed by the Guarantor, such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for the
Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor
Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all
of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and
delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued will in all respects have the same
legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter
issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had
been issued at the date of the execution.

Except as set forth in Article 4 and Article 5, and notwithstanding clauses (1) and (2)(a) and
(b) above, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes will
prevent any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or
another Guarantor, or will prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a
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Section 10.05. Releases.

The Note Guarantee of any Guarantor, and the Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Collateral of such
Guarantor, will be released:

(1) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the assets of that
Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either
before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Guarantor if the sale
or other disposition does not violate Section 4.12;

(2) in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that
Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such
transaction) the Company or Guarantor, if the sale or other disposition does not violate
Section 4.12 and the Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a
result of the sale or other disposition; or

(3) if the Company designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an
Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee as provided in this
Section 10.05 will remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest and premium and
Supplementary Interest, if any, on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under
this Indenture as provided in this Article 10.

ARTICLE 11

Supplemental Indentures

Section 11.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders.

The Company, at the Company’s expense, may, from time to time and at any time, amend this
Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees or any Security Documents to:

(a) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency that does not adversely affect
Holders in any material respect;

(b) provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the Company under
this Indenture;

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(e) add to the covenants of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries for the benefit of the
Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

(f) make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material
respects;

(g) conform the provisions of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents or
the Notes to any provision of the section entitled “Description of the New Notes” as set forth in
the Exchange Offer Document;

(h) add any additional Events of Default;

(i) comply with the requirements of the Commission or any applicable securities depositary or
stock exchange on which the Common Stock may be listed;

(j) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

(k) make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and
legending of Notes; provided, however, that (a) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would
not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
securities law and (b) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of
Holders to transfer Notes;

(l) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental Indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with
respect to the Notes or to release a Guarantor as provided in this Indenture;

(m) to make, complete or confirm any grant of Collateral permitted or required by this
Indenture or any of the Security Documents or any release of Collateral that becomes effective as
set forth in this Indenture or any of the Security Documents; or

(n) evidence and provide the acceptance of the appointment of a successor Trustee under the
Indenture.

In addition, the Trustee and the First-Lien Notes Collateral Agent will be authorized to amend
the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents to add additional secured parties holding
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, First-Lien Note Obligations, Second-Lien Note
Obligations or ABL Obligations permitted by this Indenture with the same Lien priorities and rights
as provided in the Intercreditor Agreement or to enter into intercreditor arrangements with the
holders of any such Indebtedness so long as the terms of such intercreditor arrangements are not
less favorable
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Upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the
Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make
any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the
Trustee shall not be obligated to, but may in its discretion, enter into any supplemental indenture
that affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 11.01 may be executed
by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Notes at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 11.02.

Section 11.02. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders.

With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 9) of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes (with the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes voting as a
single class) at the time outstanding (determined in accordance with Article 9 and including,
without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange
offer for, Notes), the Company, at the Company’s expense, may, from time to time, and at any time
amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Security Documents and,
subject to Section 7.07, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of
Default in the payment of the principal of, premium or Supplementary Interest, if any, or interest
on, the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or
compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes or the Note
Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes; provided, however, that without the consent of each Holder of
Notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a
non-consenting Holder):

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

(b) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note (other than the
provisions of Sections 4.12 or 4.16);

(c) reduce the rate of or extend the stated time for payment of interest, including
Supplementary Interest, on any Note;

(d) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Note;

(e) decrease the conversion rate of any Note or otherwise adversely affect the conversion
rights associated with any Note;

(f) reduce the Change of Control Purchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner
adverse to the Holders of Notes the Company’s obligation to make such payments, whether through an
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(g) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or
premium, if any, on, the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of
at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes and a waiver of the
payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

(h) make any Note payable in currency other than that stated in the Note;

(i) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults
or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if
any, on, the Notes;

(j) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this
Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(k) in any manner subordinate the Notes or the Note Guarantees in right of payment or in Lien
priority, except as permitted by this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents;

(l) adversely affect the ranking of the Notes in right of payment;

(m) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal and interest, including
Supplementary Interest, on such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute
suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes; or

(n) make any change in this Article 11 that requires each Holder’s consent or in the waiver
provisions in Section 7.01 or Section 7.07.

In addition, any amendment to, or waiver of, the provisions of this Indenture, the Notes, the
Note Guarantees or any Security Document that (i) has the effect of releasing all or substantially
all of the Collateral from the Convertible Note Liens shall require the consent of the Holders of
at least 90% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding under this Indenture or
(ii) releases any Collateral from the Convertible Note Liens shall require the consent of holders
of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding under this Indenture,
except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Indenture.

Upon the written request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of
the consent of Noteholders as aforesaid and subject to Section 11.05, the Trustee shall join with
the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture
affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which
case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental
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It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders under this Section 11.02 to
approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be
sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. After an amendment under this
Indenture becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such
amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the
notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.

Section 11.03. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

Any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11 shall comply
with the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect; provided that this Section 11.03 shall not require
such supplemental indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act prior to the time such
qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act or this Indenture has
been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, nor shall any such qualification constitute any
admission or acknowledgment by any party to such supplemental indenture that any such qualification
is required prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust
Indenture Act or this Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. Upon the
execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11, this
Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the
respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of
the Trustee, the Company and the Noteholders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced
hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments and all the terms and
conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and
conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

Section 11.04. Notation on Notes.

Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant
to the provisions of this Article 11 may, at the Company’s expense, bear a notation in form
approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the
Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of
the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such
supplemental indenture may, at the Company’s expense, be prepared and executed by the Company,
authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent duly appointed by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 17.10) and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes
then outstanding.

Section 11.05. Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished Trustee.

In addition to the documents required by Section 17.05, the Trustee shall receive an Officer’s
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent, if any, to the
execution of such supplemental indenture have been complied with, as conclusive evidence that any
supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the requirements of this Article 11
and is permitted or authorized by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is
the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Company and any Guarantors party thereto, enforceable against them in
accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions.

 

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ARTICLE 12

Satisfaction and Discharge

Section 12.01. Satisfaction and Discharge.

This Indenture shall upon request of the Company contained in an Officer’s Certificate cease
to be of further effect, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper
instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when (a)(i) all Notes
theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (x) Notes which have been destroyed, lost or
stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.06 and (y) Notes for whose
payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the
Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section
4.04(d)) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) the Company has deposited
with the Trustee or delivered to Noteholders, as applicable, after the Notes have become due and
payable, whether at the Maturity Date, any Change of Control Purchase Date, upon conversion or
otherwise, cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, as applicable (solely to satisfy
the Company’s conversion obligation, if applicable), sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes
and all other sums due and payable under this Indenture by the Company; and (b) the Company has
delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 8.06 shall survive.

ARTICLE 13

Immunity of Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers and Directors

Section 13.01. Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations.

No recourse for the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on any Note,
nor for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any
obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture
or in any Note, nor because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had
against any incorporator, shareholder, employee, agent, officer or director or Subsidiary, as such,
past, present or future, of the Company or of any Successor Company, either directly or through the
Company or any Successor Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or
by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that
all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a
consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Notes.

 

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ARTICLE 14

Conversion of Notes

Section 14.01. Right to Convert Series A Notes.

(a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, each Holder shall
have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert the principal amount of any Series A Notes at
the Series A Conversion Rate then in effect, any time prior to the close of business on the third
Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

(b) Series A Notes may not be converted after the close of business on the third Scheduled
Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

(c) A Holder may convert fewer than all of such Holder’s Series A Notes so long as the
principal amount of Series A Notes to be converted is an integral multiple of $1.00 and all Series
A Notes remaining that are held by such Holder are in a minimum denomination of $1.00.

(d) If Series A Notes are converted after the close of business on an Interest Record Date,
holders of such Notes at the close of business on such Interest Record Date will receive the
interest and Supplementary Interest, if any, payable on such Series A Notes on the corresponding
Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion.

Section 14.02. Conversion Procedures for Series A Notes.

(a) Each Series A Note shall be convertible at the office of the Conversion Agent and, if
applicable, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary.

(b) In order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any interest in a Global
Note, the Holder must comply with the Depositary’s procedures for converting a beneficial interest
in a Global Note and, if required, pay all transfer taxes pursuant to Section 14.10, if any. In
order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any certificated Notes, the Holder of
any such Notes to be converted, in whole or in part, shall:

(i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice on the back of the Note (the
“Conversion Notice”) or facsimile of the Conversion Notice and deliver such notice, which
is irrevocable, to the Conversion Agent;

(ii) surrender the Note to the Conversion Agent;

(iii) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and

(iv) if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes.

 

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The Trustee will, as promptly as possible, provide the Company with notice of any conversion
exercised by Holders of which a Responsible Officer becomes aware.

Once a Series A Note is converted in accordance with this Section 14.02, such Series A Note
shall no longer have the benefit of any security interest in the Collateral.

(c) Each Conversion Notice shall state the name or names (with address or addresses) in which
any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock or Warrants which shall be issuable on
such conversion shall be issued. All Series A Notes surrendered for conversion shall, unless any
shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion are to be issued in the same name as the registration
of such Notes, be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by instruments of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder or his duly authorized attorney.

(d) In case any Series A Notes shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall
execute and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticate and deliver to the
Holder of the Notes so surrendered, without charge to such Holder, new Series A Notes in authorized
denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered
Notes.

(e) Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as to any Series A Notes (or portion
thereof) surrendered for conversion on the relevant Conversion Date, and with respect to any shares
of Common Stock or Warrants that are issuable upon
such conversion, the Person in whose name the certificate or certificates for such shares of
Common Stock will be registered, shall become the holder of record of such shares or Warrants as of
the close of business on the Conversion Date.

(f) Upon the conversion of an interest in Global Notes, the Trustee (or other Conversion Agent
appointed by the Company) shall make a notation on such Global Notes as to the reduction in the
principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any
conversions of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.

(g) If a Holder has submitted any Series A Notes for purchase pursuant to Section 4.16, such
Series A Notes may be converted only if the Holder submits a withdrawal notice in accordance with
Section 4.16(e) prior to the Change of Control Purchase Expiration Time.

Section 14.03. Conversion of Series A Notes at the Option of the Company.

(a) Beginning on the one-year anniversary of the Issue Date, the Company will have the option
to convert all or any portion of the outstanding Series A Notes, upon not more than 60 days and not
less than 20 days prior notice to Noteholders; provided that (i) a registered class of the Common
Stock is listed on either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market and (ii) the 30
Trading Day VWAP for the Common Stock for the 30-day period ending on the Trading Day preceding the
date of such notice is equal to or greater than $0.63 per share.

 

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Section 14.04. Mandatory Conversion of Series B Notes.

(a) On the 90th day following the Issue Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next
following Business Day), the Company will mandatorily convert $50.0 million aggregate principal
amount of the Series B Notes (the “Initial Mandatory Conversion”), and on the 270th day following
the Issue Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day), the Company
will mandatorily convert the remaining $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Series B
Notes (the “Second Mandatory Conversion” and, together with the Initial Mandatory Conversion, the
“Mandatory Conversions”), in each case on a pro rata basis at the Series B Conversion Rate. Prior
to effecting any Mandatory Conversion of Series B Notes, the Company shall certify as to the
satisfaction of the foregoing conditions in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee three
Business Days prior to the applicable Conversion Date.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 14.04(a), (i) the Company will not be permitted to effect any
Mandatory Conversion at any time that a registered class of its Common Stock is not listed on
either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market or the Company or any Guarantor is in
default under the Notes, the First-
Lien Notes, the Second-Lien Notes, the ABL Facility or any Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations, and (ii) the Company will not be permitted to effect the Second Mandatory Conversion
unless a registration statement with respect to the resale of Series A Notes and shares of its
Common Stock and Warrants has been filed with the Commission in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement and has been declared effective by the Commission and remains effective as of the
time of such Second Mandatory Conversion.

(c) If the Company is unable to effect a Mandatory Conversion on the date designated for such
Mandatory Conversion as a result of its failure to comply with Section 14.04(b)(i) or (ii) or
Section 14.17, such Mandatory Conversion shall be effected on the third Business Day following the
satisfaction of such conditions, as certified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee.
If the Company is unable to effect one or both of the Mandatory Conversions before the one-year
anniversary of the Issue Date, any remaining unconverted Series B Notes will be converted into
Series A Notes on such date.

(d) At the time of each Mandatory Conversion, the Company will deliver, for each $1.00
principal amount of Series B Notes converted, a number of shares of its Common Stock equal to the
conversion rate for the Series B Notes, subject to Section 14.16, which may result in the delivery
of Warrants in lieu of Common Stock under certain circumstances. The Trustee will select the
Series B Notes to be converted on a pro rata basis with such adjustments as may be needed so that
only Series B Notes in minimum amounts of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00 will be purchased.

(e) If Series B Notes are converted after the close of business on an Interest Record Date,
Holders of such Series B Notes at the close of business on such Interest Record Date will receive
the interest and Supplementary Interest, if any, payable
on such Series A Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the
conversion.

 

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Section 14.05. Payment Upon Conversion.

(a) Upon any conversion of any Note, the Company shall deliver to converting Holders, in
respect of each $1.00 principal amount of Notes being converted, in full satisfaction of the
Company’s conversion obligation, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable
Conversion Rate, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares in accordance with Section
14.05(e), subject to Section 14.16, which may result in the delivery of Warrants in lieu of Common
Stock under certain circumstances.

(b) Except for conversions upon a Fundamental Change as provided in Section 14.08, the Company
shall deliver such cash and shares of Common Stock or Warrants, if applicable, on the third
Business Day following the Conversion Date.

(c) Upon conversion, Holders shall receive a separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid
interest (including any Supplementary Interest, if any), to the
Conversion Date, subject to Section 14.01(d) in the case of the Series A Notes, and to Section
14.04(e) in the case of the Series B Notes.

(d) The Company’s delivery to the Holder of Common Stock or Warrants, as applicable, together
with any cash payment for any fractional share of Common Stock, into which a Note is convertible
will be deemed to satisfy in full the Company’s obligation to pay (i) the principal amount of the
Notes so converted and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest and Supplementary Interest, if any, to, but
not including, the Conversion Date.

(e) The Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Notes.
If multiple Notes shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of
full shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis
of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent
permitted hereby) so surrendered. If any fractional share of Common Stock would be issuable upon
the conversion of any Notes, the Company shall make payment therefor in cash in lieu of fractional
shares of Common Stock based on the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the relevant
Conversion Date.

(f) Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Fundamental Change, the
Company shall deliver shares of Common Stock or Warrants, if applicable, at the increased
Conversion Rate as described in 14.08.

Section 14.06. Adjustment of Conversion Rate.

The applicable Conversion Rate for the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes shall be adjusted
from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company
will not make any of the adjustments to the Conversion Rate referred to in clauses (a) (but only
with respect to a dividend or distribution), (b), (c)
or (d) below if Noteholders participate, at the same time as holders of Common Stock and as a
result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described below without having to convert
their Notes as if such Holders held, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, a number of shares
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As used herein, the “Adjustment Date” for any issuance, dividend or distribution means the
Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance, dividend or distribution.

(a) If the Company, at any time or from time to time while any of the Notes are outstanding,
exclusively issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of Common Stock,
or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, then the Conversion Rate will be
adjusted based on the following formula:

	 	 	 	 	 
	CR1=

	 	CR0 X OS1
	 	 
	 	OS0	 	 

where

	 	 	 
	CR0 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of
business on the Adjustment Date, or immediately prior to the open of business on
the effective date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;
	 
	 	 
	CR1 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business
on such Adjustment Date or effective date, as applicable;
	 
	 	 
	OS0 =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the open of business on such Adjustment Date or effective date, as applicable; and
	 
	 	 
	OS1 =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after
giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Adjustment
Date for such dividend or distribution, or the effective date for such share split or share
combination. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 14.06(a) is
declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate
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(b) If the Company, at any time or from time to time while any of the Notes are outstanding,
issues to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock any rights or warrants (other than
Warrants issued in lieu of Common Stock pursuant to Section 14.16) entitling them for a period of
not more than 60 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance to subscribe for or
purchase shares of Common Stock, at a price per share less than the average of the Last Reported
Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be
adjusted based on the following formula:

	 	 	 
	
CR1=
CR0 X

	 	
OS0 + X 
	 	OS0 + Y

where

	 	 	 
	CR0 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of
business on the Adjustment Date for such issuance;
	 
	 	 
	CR1 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business
on such Adjustment Date;
	 
	 	 
	OS0 =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the open of business on such Adjustment Date;
	 
	 	 
	X =

	 	the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
such rights or warrants; and
	 
	 	 
	Y =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price
payable to exercise such rights or warrants divided by the average of the Last
Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Days
ending on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights or
warrants.

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the
Adjustment Date for such issuance.

To the extent such rights or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or
termination, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate which would then be in
effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis
of the delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. In the event that
such rights or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the
Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if the date fixed for the determination of
shareholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants had not been fixed.

For purposes of this clause (b) in determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the
Holder to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the
average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Days
ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, there
shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company in respect of such issuance
of such rights or warrants and any consideration payable upon exercise thereof, with the value of
such consideration, if not in the form of cash, to be determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors.

 

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(c) (A) If the Company, at any time or from time to time while the Notes are outstanding,
distributes shares of any class of Capital Stock of the Company, evidences of its indebtedness,
other assets or property of the Company or rights or warrants to acquire the Company’s Capital
Stock or other securities to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock, excluding:

(i) dividends or distributions as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to
Section 14.06(a) and rights or warrants referred to in Section 14.06(b);

(ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash (as described below in
Section 14.06(d)); and

(iii) Spin-offs to which provisions set forth below in Section 14.06(c)(B) shall
apply;

then the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

	 	 	 	 	 
	CR1=
CR0  X

	 	SP0 
	 	 
	 	SP0 + FMV	 	 

where

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	
CR0 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of
business on the Adjustment Date for such distribution;
	 
	 	 
	CR1 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business
on such Adjustment Date;
	 
	 	 
	SP0 =

	 	the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over
the 10 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the Adjustment Date for such distribution; and
	 
	 	 
	FMV =

	 	the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors) of
the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights
or warrants distributed with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock
on the Adjustment Date for such distribution.

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the
Adjustment Date for such distribution. If the Board of Directors determines the Fair Market Value
of any distribution for purposes of this Section 14.06(c) by reference to the actual or when-issued
trading market for any securities, it must in doing so consider the prices in such market over the
same period used in computing the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than
“SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall
be made by the Company, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith to take into account
such distribution, which provision may include, without limitation, giving each Holder the right to
receive on the date on which the relevant Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or
property of the Company or rights or warrants to acquire the Common Stock or other securities are
distributed to holders of Common Stock, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the amount of
Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights or
warrants to acquire the Common Stock or other securities such Holder would have received on the
record date for such distribution had such Holder
owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate as of the Adjustment
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(B) With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 14.06(c) where there has been a
payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of Capital Stock of any
class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit,
in each case listed on a national securities exchange (a “Spin-off”), the Conversion Rate shall be
adjusted based on the following formula:

	 	 	 	 	 
	
CR1=CR0 X

	 	FMV0 + MP0
	 	 
	 	MP0	 	 

where

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	CR
0 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the
Valuation Period;
	 
	 	 
	CR1 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the
Valuation Period;
	 
	 	 
	FMV0=

	 	the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or
similar equity interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one
share of Common Stock over the first 10 consecutive Trading Days after, and
including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-off (the “Valuation Period”); and
	 
	 	 
	MP0 =

	 	the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the
Valuation Period.

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.06(c)(B) will occur on the
Business Day immediately after the last day of the Valuation Period; provided that in respect of
any conversion during the Valuation Period, references above with respect to 10 Trading Days shall
be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Dividend
Date of such Spin-off and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate.

If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 14.06(c) is declared but
not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate which would
have been in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

 

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(d) If any cash dividend or other distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of
Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

	 	 	 	 	 
	
CR1=CR0 X

	 	SP0
	 	 
	 	SP0 — C	 	 

where

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	CR0 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of
business on the Adjustment Date for such dividend or distribution;
	 
	 	 
	CR1 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of
business on the Adjustment Date for such dividend or distribution;
	 
	 	 
	SP0 =

	 	the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading
Day immediately preceding the Adjustment Date for such dividend or distribution;
and
	 
	 	 
	C =

	 	the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to
holders of Common Stock.

In the case of an adjustment pursuant to this Section 14.06(d), such adjustment shall become
effective immediately after the open of business on the Adjustment Date for the relevant dividend
or distribution; provided that, if the portion of the cash so distributed applicable to one share
of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Last Reported Sale Price of a share of Common Stock
on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, in
lieu of the adjustment set forth in this Section 14.06(d) adequate provision shall be made by the
Company, as
determined by the Board of Directors in good faith to take into account such distribution,
which provision may include, without limitation, giving each Holder the right to receive on the
date on which such cash dividend or distribution is distributed to holders of Common Stock, for
each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the amount of cash such Holder would have received had such
Holder owned a number of shares equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such
distribution.

(e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or
exchange offer for Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration
included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price of the
Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be
made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the
following formula:

	 	 	 	 	 
	CR
1=
CR0 X

	 	AC + (SP1 X OS1
	 	 
	 	OS0 X SP1	 	 

where

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	CR0 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of
business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading
Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;
	 
	 	 
	CR1 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business
on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next
succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;
	 
	 	 
	AC =

	 	the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as
determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares purchased in such
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	OS0 =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the date such tender or exchange offer expires;
	 
	 	 
	OS1 =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the
date such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase of
all shares accepted for purchase or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer);
and
	 
	 	 
	SP1 =

	 	the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over
the 10 consecutive Trading Days commencing on the Trading Day next succeeding the
date such tender or exchange offer expires.

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 14.06(e) shall occur immediately
after at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the
Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; provided that in
respect of any conversion within 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the
expiration date of any tender or exchange offer, references with respect to 10 Trading Days shall
be deemed replaced with such lesser
number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the expiration date of such tender or exchange
offer and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate.

If the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock
pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but the Company or such Subsidiary is permanently
prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases or all such purchases are rescinded,
the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect
if such tender or exchange offer had not been made.

(f) Except as provided in Sections 14.06(a) or 14.06(b), if the Company, at any time or from
time to time while any of the Notes are outstanding, issues or sells (i) any shares of Common Stock
at a price per share that is less than the Common Stock Trading Price or (ii) any Common Stock
Equivalents that entitle the holder thereof to subscribe for, purchase or exercise a conversion or
exchange right for, shares of our Common Stock at price per share of common stock that is less than
the Common Stock Trading Price, then, in each case, the conversion rate shall be adjusted based on
the following formula:

	 	 	 	 	 
	CR
1=
CR0 X

	 	OS0 + X
	 	 
	 	OS0 + Y	 	 

where

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	CR0 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of
business on the Adjustment Date for such issuance;
	 
	 	 
	CR1 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business
on such Adjustment Date;
	 
	 	 
	OS0 =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the open of business on such Adjustment Date on a fully diluted basis determined
in accordance with the treasury stock
method of computing fully diluted earnings per share in accordance with
U.S. GAAP;

 

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	X =

	 	(i) the total number of shares of Common Stock issued (in the case
of an issuance or sale of Common Stock) or (ii) the total number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of the Common Stock
Equivalents issued or sold (in the case of an issuance or sale of Common Stock
Equivalents); and
	 
	 	 
	Y =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of
(A) the aggregate price payable (before the deduction of any underwriting or
placement agency fees, discounts, commissions and expenses) (i) in respect of such
shares of Common Stock issued or sold (in the case of an issuance or sale of
Common Stock) or (ii) in respect of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise, conversion or exchange of the Common Stock Equivalents issued or sold
(in the case of an issuance or sale of Common Stock Equivalents) divided by (B)
the Common Stock Trading Price.

To the extent Common Stock Equivalents are not exercised, exchanged or converted prior to the
expiration of the exercisability, exchangeability or convertibility thereof, the Conversion Rate
shall be readjusted, as of such expiration date, to the Conversion Rate which would then be in
effect had the adjustments made upon the distribution of such Common Stock Equivalents been made on
the basis of the delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. In
determining whether any Common Stock Equivalents entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase,
or exercise a conversion or exchange right for, shares of Common Stock at less than the Common
Stock Trading Price, and in determining the aggregate exercise, conversion or exchange price
payable for such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration
received for such Common Stock Equivalents and the value of such consideration, if other than cash,
shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, with the advice of a
nationally-recognized valuation or investment advisory firm.

If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock
Equivalent has been previously made pursuant to Section 14.06(b), this Section 14.06(f) or Section
14.06(g), the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the
time such adjustment was made shall not result in a further adjustment pursuant to this Section
14.06(f) or Section 14.06(g). If an adjustment to the conversion rate in respect of the issuance or
sale of a Common Stock Equivalent was not required by Section 14.06(b), this Section 14.06(f) or
Section 14.06(g), the exercise of such Common stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms
existing at the time of issuance shall not result in a adjustment pursuant to this Section 14.06(f)
or Section 14.06(g).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an adjustment to the Conversion Rate in respect of any
issuance or sale of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents would be required pursuant to this
Section 14.06(f) and also Section 14.06(g) below, only the adjustment that results in the higher
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(g) Except as provided in Sections 14.06(a) or 14.06(b), if the Company, at any time or from
time to time while any of the Common Stock is outstanding, issues or sells (i) any Common Stock at
a price per share that is less than the Conversion Price then in effect or (ii) any Common Stock
Equivalents that entitle the holder thereof to subscribe for, purchase or exercise a conversion or
exchange right for, shares of Common Stock at a price per share of Common Stock that is less than
the Conversion Price then in effect, (in each case, such price per share of common stock, the “New
Issue Price”) then, and in each such case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted to equal the
“Adjusted Conversion Rate.” For purposes of determining the New Issue Price, there shall be taken
into account any consideration received for such common stock or Common Stock Equivalents, and the
value of such consideration, if other than cash, shall be determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of the Company, with the advice of a nationally-recognized valuation or investment
advisory firm. The Adjusted Conversion Rate shall be determined according to the following
formula:

	 	 	 	 	 
	CR
1=
CR0 X

	 	OS0 + X
	 	 
	 	OS0 + Y	 	 

where

	 	 	 
	CR0 =

	 	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of
business on the Adjustment Date for such issuance;
	 
	 	 
	CR1 =

	 	the Adjusted Conversion Rate;
	 
	 	 
	OS0 =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the open of business on such Adjustment Date on a fully diluted basis determined
in accordance with the treasury stock method of computing fully diluted earnings
per share in accordance with U.S. GAAP;
	 
	 	 
	X =

	 	(i) the total number of shares of Common Stock issued (in the case
of an issuance or sale of Common Stock) or (ii) the total number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of the Common Stock
Equivalents issued or sold (in the case of an issuance or sale of Common Stock
Equivalents); and
	 
	 	 
	Y =

	 	the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of
(A) the aggregate price payable (before the deduction of any underwriting or
placement agency fees, discounts, commissions and expenses) (i) in respect of such
shares of Common Stock issued or sold (in the case of an issuance or sale of
Common Stock) or (ii) in respect of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise, conversion or exchange of the Common Stock Equivalents issued or sold
(in the case of an issuance or sale of Common Stock Equivalents) divided by (B)
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If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock
Equivalent has been previously made pursuant to Section 14.06(b), Section 14.06(f) or this Section
14.06(g), the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent
in accordance with its terms existing at the time such adjustment was made shall not result in
a further adjustment pursuant to Section 14.06(f) or this Section 14.06(g). If an adjustment to
the Conversion Rate in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock Equivalent was not
required by Section 14.06(b), Section 14.06(f) or this Section 14.06(g), the exercise of such
Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the time of issuance shall not
result in an adjustment pursuant to Section 14.06(f) above or this Section 14.06(g).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an adjustment to the Conversion Rate in respect of any
issuance or sale of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents would be required pursuant to this
Section 14.06(g) and also pursuant to Section 14.06(f) above, only the adjustment that results in
the higher as-adjusted Conversion Rate shall be made.

(h) The Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for any
period of time if the period is at least 20 Business Days, the increase is irrevocable during the
period and the Board of Directors shall have made a
determination that such increase would be in the best interests of the Company. Whenever the
Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to this Section 14.06(h), the Company shall mail to Holders
of record of the Notes a notice of the increase at least 15 days prior to the date the increased
Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the
period during which it will be in effect.

(i) The Company may (but is not required to) make such increases in the Conversion Rate, in
addition to any adjustments otherwise required by this Section 14.06, as the Board of Directors
considers to be advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights
to purchase shares of Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or
rights to acquire shares) or similar event.

(j) All calculations under this Article 14 shall be made by the Company and shall be
calculated to the nearest one-ten-thousandth of a share. No adjustment to the Conversion Rate will
be required unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of the
Conversion Rate. However, the Company will carry forward any adjustments that are less than 1% of
the Conversion Rate that the Company elects not to make and take them into account upon (1) any
Conversion Date, (2) the occurrence of a Change of Control, (3) the Maturity Date and (4) such time
as all adjustments that have not been made prior thereto would have the effect of adjusting the
Conversion Rate by at least 1%.

(k) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly
file with the Trustee and any Conversion Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the
Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring
such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent
shall have received such Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent shall not be
deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume without inquiry
that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after
delivery of
such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate
setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective
and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder of Notes.
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(l) For purposes of this Section 14.06, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time
outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company
does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury
of the Company; provided, however, that such number of shares of Common Stock outstanding shall
include shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of outstanding Warrants.

(m) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the application of the foregoing formulas would result
in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the
Conversion Rate shall be made (other than as a result of a reverse share split or a share
combination).

(n) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the applicable Conversion Rate will not be adjusted:

(i) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future
plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s
securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock
under any plan;

(ii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase
those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit
plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;

(iii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant,
right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in the preceding
bullet and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued (including, without
limitation, the Series A Notes, the Series B Notes and any Series A Notes issued in
exchange for Series B Notes as a result of a failure to consummate one or more Mandatory
Conversions within the applicable time frame and any Warrants issued in connection with the
transactions described in the Exchange Offer Document);

(iv) upon issuance of any shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
Warrants issued pursuant to Section 14.16;

(v) upon issuance of any shares of Common Stock that are issued in order to redeem
Common Stock (or issued pursuant to Common Stock Equivalents that are issued to redeem such
Common Stock) that constitute Excess Shares under the Company’s Charter as amended from
time to time;

(vi) for a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or

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(o) Except as stated herein, the applicable Conversion Rate will not be adjusted for the
issuance of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable
securities.

Section 14.07. Adjustment of Average Prices.

Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate Last Reported Sale
Prices or Daily VWAP over a span of multiple days, the Company will make appropriate adjustments to
account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an
adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date of the event occurs, at any time
during the period from which such prices are to be calculated.

Section 14.08. Adjustments Upon Fundamental Changes.

(a) If a Fundamental Change occurs and a Holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with
such Fundamental Change, the Company shall, under the circumstances described below, increase the
Conversion Rate for the Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of
Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”) as described below. A conversion of Notes shall be deemed
for these purposes to be “in connection with” such Fundamental Change if the Conversion Notice of
the Notes is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the Effective Date (as defined
below) of the Fundamental Change up to, and including, the 35th Trading Day immediately
following the Effective Date of such Fundamental Change.

(b) The number of Additional Shares by which the Conversion Rate will be increased will be
determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Fundamental Change
occurs or becomes effective (the “Effective Date”) and the price (the “Stock Price”) paid (or
deemed paid) per share of the Common Stock in the Fundamental Change. If the holders of Common
Stock receive only cash in such Fundamental Change that occurs as a result of a transaction or
event described in clause (a) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the
cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported
Sale Prices of Common Stock over the five Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day
immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Fundamental Change. However, if the consideration
for Common Stock in any Fundamental Change described in clause (a) of the definition of Fundamental
Change is comprised entirely of cash, for any conversion of Notes in connection with such
Fundamental Change, the Company’s obligation to convert the Notes into cash will be calculated
based solely on the Stock Price for the transaction and will be deemed to be an amount equal to the
applicable Conversion Rate (including any adjustment as described in Section 14.06), multiplied by
such Stock Price. In such
event, the Company’s obligation to convert the Notes into cash will be determined and paid to
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(c) The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table below shall be adjusted as
of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Notes is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock
Prices shall equal the Stock Prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to
the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The
number of Additional
Shares set forth in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner as the Conversion
Rate as set forth in Section 14.06.

The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes
for each Stock Price and Effective Date set forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Effective Date	 	Stock Price	 
	 
	 	$	0.45	 	 	$	0.50	 	 	$	0.55	 	 	$	0.60	 	 	$	0.63	 
	9/25/2011
	 	 	748.3294	 	 	 	591.1127	 	 	 	473.8027	 	 	 	383.8891	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	9/25/2012
	 	 	596.114	 	 	 	406.1116	 	 	 	253.4141	 	 	 	127.2355	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	9/25/2013
	 	 	553.1110	 	 	 	368.2784	 	 	 	219.7179	 	 	 	96.7258	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	9/25/2014
	 	 	508.3360	 	 	 	332.1373	 	 	 	191.0734	 	 	 	74.8164	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	9/25/2015
	 	 	447.0650	 	 	 	286.5368	 	 	 	160.8011	 	 	 	58.3179	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	9/25/2016
	 	 	303.8829	 	 	 	180.5104	 	 	 	95.3750	 	 	 	31.8085	 	 	 	0.0000	 

The exact Stock Prices and Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which
case:

(i) If the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table or the Effective Date
is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares shall be
determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set
forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as
applicable, based on a 365-day year.

(ii) If the Stock Price is greater than $0.63 per share (subject to adjustment in the
same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the table above), no Additional Shares shall
be added to the Conversion Rate.

(iii) If the Stock Price is less than $0.45 per share (subject to adjustment in the
same manner as the Stock Prices as set forth in the column headings of the table above), no
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event shall the total number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion exceed $748 per $1,000 principal
amount of Notes, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth
in Section 14.06.

(d) The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes of the Effective Date of any Fundamental
Change and issue a press release announcing such Effective Date no later than five Business Days
after such Effective Date.

Section 14.09. Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.

If any of the following events occur:

(a) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Common Stock (other than changes
resulting from a subdivision or combination);

(b) any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company;

(c) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety; or

(d) any statutory share exchange;

in each case of clauses (a) — (d) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into,
or exchanged for stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any
combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event”), then, at the effective time of such Merger
Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with
the Trustee a supplemental indenture (which shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act as in force
at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture) providing that at and after the effective
time of such Merger Event, the right of a Holder to convert a Note will be changed into a right to
convert such Note as set forth in this Indenture into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other
securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of
a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger
Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property,” with each “unit of
Reference Property” meaning the type and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of
Common Stock is entitled to receive) upon such Merger Event. However, at and after the effective
time of the Merger Event (x) the amount otherwise payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes as
set forth in Section 14.05 will continue to be payable in cash, (y) the number of shares of Common
Stock otherwise deliverable upon conversion of the Notes as set forth in Section 14.05 will instead
be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares
of Common Stock would have received in such Merger Event and (z) the Daily VWAP will be calculated
based on the value of a unit of Reference Property.

If the Merger Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right
to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of
stockholder election), (x) the Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible will be
deemed to be the weighted average of the types
and amounts of consideration received by the holders of the Common Stock that affirmatively
make such election and (y) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the foregoing sentence
shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (x) attributable to one share of Common
Stock.

 

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The Company shall not become a party to any such Merger Event unless its terms are consistent
with this Section 14.09. Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be
as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 14 in
the judgment of the Board of Directors or the board of directors of the successor Person. If, in
the case of any such recapitalization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger,
combination, sale, lease, other transfer or
statutory share exchange, the Reference Property receivable thereupon by a holder of Common
Stock includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any
combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be,
in such reorganization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale, lease,
other transfer or statutory share exchange, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed
by such other Person.

The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to
each Holder, at the address of such Holder as it appears on the register of the Notes maintained by
the Registrar, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not
affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture. The above provisions of this
Section 14.09 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations,
mergers, combinations, sales and conveyances. If this Section 14.09 applies to any Merger Event,
Section 14.06 shall not apply.

Section 14.10. Taxes on Shares and Warrants Issued.

Any issuance of Common Stock or Warrants on conversions of Series A Notes or Series B Notes
(or any issuance of Series A Notes in exchange for Series B Notes pursuant to the last sentence of
Section 14.04(c)) shall be made without charge to the converting Holder for any documentary, stamp
or any similar issue or transfer tax in respect of the issue thereof, and the Company shall pay any
and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes that may be payable in respect of the
issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock or Warrants on conversion of Series A Notes or
Series B Notes pursuant hereto (or the issuance of Series A Notes in exchange for Series B Notes
pursuant hereto). The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax which may be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or
Warrants (or Series A Notes) in any name other than that of the Holder of any Series A Notes or
Series B Notes converted.

Section 14.11. Reservation of Shares; Shares to be Fully Paid; Compliance With Governmental
Requirements; Listing of Common Stock.

The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued
shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to satisfy conversion of the
Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for
conversion (assuming that, at the time of the computation of such number of shares or
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Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment increasing the Conversion Rate to an
amount that would cause the Conversion Price to be reduced below the then par value, if any, of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the Company will take all corporate
action that may, in the opinion of its counsel,
be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue shares of such Common
Stock at such adjusted Conversion Price.

The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of
Notes shall be newly issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free from preemptive rights and free from any tax, lien
or charge (other than those created by the Holder).

The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list or cause to have quoted any
shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of Notes on each national securities exchange
or over-the-counter or other domestic market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.

Section 14.12. Responsibility of Trustee.

The Trustee and any Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility
to any Holder of Notes or the Company to determine or calculate the Conversion Rate, to determine
whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate, or to confirm the
accuracy of any such adjustment when made or the appropriateness of the method employed, or herein
or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any
other Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind
or amount) of any shares of Common Stock or of any other securities or property that may at any
time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Notes; and the Trustee and the Conversion
Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent
shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of
Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of
any Notes for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or
covenants of the Company contained in this Article 14. The rights, privileges, protections,
immunities and benefits given to the Trustee under this Indenture, including without limitation its
right to be compensated, reimbursed, and indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by,
the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, including its capacity as Conversion Agent.

 

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Section 14.13. Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions. In case:

(a) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock that
would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.06; or

(b) the Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of all or substantially all of its
Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any
share of any class or any other rights or warrants that would require an adjustment in the
Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 14.06; or

(c) of any reclassification or reorganization of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a
subdivision or combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or a change in par value, or from par
value to no par value, or from no par value to par value), or of any consolidation or merger to
which the Company is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required,
or of the sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

(d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;

then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent
and to be mailed to each Holder at such Holder’s address appearing on the list of Holders provided
for in Section 6.01, as promptly as practicable but in any event at least 10 days prior to the
applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be
taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or rights or warrants, or, if a record is not
to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such
dividend, distribution or rights are to be determined, or (y) the date on which such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, lease, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders
of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other
property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall
not affect the legality or validity of such dividend, distribution, reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

Section 14.14. Stockholder Rights Plan.

To the extent that the Company has a stockholder rights plan in effect upon conversion of the
Notes into Common Stock, each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes pursuant to
this Article 14 shall be entitled to receive, in addition to any shares of Common Stock received in
connection with such conversion, rights under the rights plan, if any, and the certificates
representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each
case as may be provided by the terms of any stockholder rights plan adopted by the Company, as the
same may be amended from time to time. If prior to any conversion, however, such rights have
separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable
stockholder rights agreement, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if
the Company distributed to all holders of Common Stock, shares of the Company’s Capital Stock,
evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights or warrants as described in Section 14.06(c),
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Section 14.15. Company Determination Final.

Any determination that the Company or the Board of Directors must make pursuant to this
Article 14 shall be conclusive and binding on the Holders and the parties to this Indenture if made
in good faith, absent manifest error.

Section 14.16. Jones Act Restrictions.

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article 14, in order to facilitate the Company’s
compliance with the provisions of 46 U.S.C. § 55102 and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
commonly referred to as the “Jones Act,” and related Maritime Laws concerning the ownership of the
Common Stock by Non-U.S. Citizens, with regard to its operation of vessels in the coastwise trade
of the United States and with certain contractual obligations of the Company with the United States
Government:

(a) In connection with any conversion of the Notes, the Holder (or, if not the Holder, the
Person that the Holder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Notes) shall advise the Company whether or not it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen.
Under its Charter, the Company may require a Holder (or, if not the Holder, the Person that the
Holder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes) to provide
it with such documents and other information as it may request as reasonable proof of that the
Holder (or, if not the Holder, such other Person that the Holder has designated to receive the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes) satisfies the requirements to be a U.S.
Citizen.

(b) No Holder who cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if
not the Holder, the Person that the Holder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Notes) is a U.S. Citizen for purposes of Jones Act compliance may exercise any
conversion right with respect to the Notes to the extent the receipt of the Common Stock, if any,
deliverable upon conversion of the Notes would cause such Person or any Person whose ownership
position would be aggregated with that of such Person to exceed 4.9% of the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time (excluding, for purposes of this clause (b), shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of all outstanding Warrants and Notes).

(c) No Holder who cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if
not the Holder, the Person that the Holder has designated to receive the stock issuable upon
conversion of the Notes) is a U.S. Citizen for purposes of Jones Act compliance may convert any
Notes to the extent the shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of the Notes would
constitute Excess Shares if they were issued, which shall be determined by the Company in its sole
discretion at the time of any proposed conversion of any Notes. Instead, settlement of such shares
will be made by delivering Warrants to such Holder in lieu of such Excess Shares on a one-for-one
basis
(i.e., such converting Holder will receive one Warrant in lieu of each share of Common Stock
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Section 14.17. Limitation on Shares Deliverable Upon Conversion.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein, (i) any Series A Notes and Series B Notes may only
be converted so long as the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of such notes is
permitted by all applicable laws, rules and regulations including the Delaware General Corporation
Law ; and (ii) each Series A Note and each Series B Note shall initially be convertible into a
maximum of 0.0506 shares of Common Stock which limitation shall not be of any force and effect
immediately after the Company amends its Certificate of Incorporation so as to have sufficient
shares of authorized Common Stock, that is neither issued and oustanding or otherwise reserved, to
have available to satisfy the other provisions of this Indenture. The Company shall use its best
efforts to amend its Charter as soon as possible after the date hereof so as to provide for
sufficient shares of authorized Common Stock to satisfy all conversion obligations under the Series
A Notes and the Series B Notes without giving effect to the limitation in (ii) in the preceding
sentence.

ARTICLE 15

Intercreditor Agreement

Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees that the Convertible Note Liens, the First-Lien Note
Liens, the Second-Lien Note Liens and the ABL Liens are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement. The Holders, by accepting a Note, hereby authorize and direct the Trustee and the
Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Holders and agree that
the Holders shall comply with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to them in
their capacities as such to the same extent as if the Holders were parties thereto. In the event
of a conflict or inconsistency between (a) the terms and provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or
the Note Guarantees (on the one hand) and (b) the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement (on the other hand), the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall
govern.

ARTICLE 16

Collateral

Section 16.01. Security Documents.

The Note Obligations are secured as provided in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor
Agreement. The Company shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, and each Guarantor shall, make
all filings (including filings of continuation statements and amendments to UCC financing
statements that may be necessary to continue the effectiveness of such UCC financing statements)
necessary to maintain (at the sole cost and expense of the Company and the Guarantors) the security
interest created by the
Security Documents in the Collateral as a perfected security interest to the extent perfection
is required by the Security Documents, subject only to Permitted Liens and terms, conditions and
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Section 16.02. Collateral Agent.

(a) The Collateral Agent shall have all the rights and protections provided in the Security
Documents and, additionally, shall have all the rights and protections in its dealings under the
Security Documents as are provided to the Trustee under Article 8.

(b) Subject to Section 8.01, none of the Collateral Agent, Trustee, Paying Agent, Note
Registrar or transfer agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys
or agents will be responsible or liable for the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any
Collateral, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of the Security
Documents, for the creation, validity, perfection, priority, sufficiency, protection or enforcement
of any Note Liens or any other security interest in the Collateral, or any defect or deficiency as
to any such matters.

(c) Except as required or permitted by the Security Documents, the Holders, by accepting a
Note, acknowledge that the Collateral Agent will not be obligated:

(1) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any Person, except in
accordance with the Security Documents;

(2) to foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any Note Lien; or

(3) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Note Liens,
Security Documents or Collateral.

(d) To the extent necessary to perfect the security interest in any of the Collateral, the
Collateral Agent shall be entitled to appoint one or more sub-agents with respect to such
Collateral.

Section 16.03. Authorization of Actions to Be Taken.

(a) Each Holder of Notes, by its acceptance thereof, (i) consents and agrees to the terms of
each Security Document, as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time
to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture, (ii) authorizes and directs
the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents to which it is a party, (iii) authorizes
and empowers the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and (iv)
authorizes and empowers the Collateral Agent to bind the Holders of Notes as set forth in the
Security Documents to
which the Collateral Agent is a party and the Intercreditor Agreement and to perform its
obligations and exercise its rights and powers thereunder.

(b) The Trustee is authorized and empowered to receive for the benefit of the Holders of Notes
any funds collected or distributed to the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents to which
the Trustee is a party and, subject to the terms of the Security Documents, to make further
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(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, Section 8.02, and the Security Documents, the
Trustee may (but shall not be obligated to), in its sole discretion
and without the consent of the Holders, direct, on behalf of the Holders, the Collateral Agent
to take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:

(1) foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any or all of the Note Liens;

(2) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent
is a party; or

(3) collect and receive payment of any and all Obligations.

Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, the Trustee
is hereby authorized and empowered by each Holder of Notes (by its acceptance thereof) to institute
and maintain, or direct the Collateral Agent to institute and maintain, such suits and proceedings
as it may deem reasonably expedient to protect or enforce the Note Liens or the Security Documents
to which the Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party or to prevent any impairment of Collateral by
any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such
suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem reasonably expedient, at the Company’s sole cost and
expense, to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders of Notes in the
Collateral, including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the
enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order
that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such
enactment, rule or order would impair the Note Liens or be prejudicial to the interests of Holders
or the Trustee.

Section 16.04. Release of Collateral.

(a) Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security
Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security
Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and in accordance with Article 11. In addition, the
Company and the Guarantors will be entitled to the release of assets included in the Collateral
from the Convertible Note Liens, and the Trustee shall (or, if the Trustee is not then the
Collateral Agent, shall direct the Collateral Agent to) release the same from such Liens at the
Company’s sole cost and expense, under
any one or more of the following circumstances without the need for any further action by any
Person:

(i) in whole or in part, as applicable, as to all or any portion of property subject
to such Note Liens which has been taken by eminent domain, condemnation or other similar
circumstances;

(ii) in part, as to any property that (1) is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed
of by the Company or any Guarantor (other than to the Company or another Guarantor) in a
transaction not prohibited by this Indenture at the time of such sale, transfer or
disposition, (2) is owned or at any time acquired by a Guarantor that has been released
from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 10.05,
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(iii) in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Security Documents
and in accordance with applicable provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement;

(iv) as to property that constitutes less than all or substantially all of the
Collateral securing the Notes, with the consent of the Holders of at least 90% aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (which consent may
be obtained in connection with an exchange offer or tender offer and associated consent
solicitation); and

(v) as to property that constitutes less than all or substantially all of the
Collateral securing the Notes, with the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (which consent may
be obtained in connection with an exchange offer or tender offer and associated consent
solicitation).

With respect to any release of Collateral requiring the Trustee’s consent or other release
hereunder, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all
conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Security Documents and the Intercreditor
Agreement to such release have been met and that it is proper for the Trustee or Collateral Agent
to execute and deliver the documents requested by the Company in connection with such release, and
any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the
Company, the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Collateral Agent to, execute, deliver or acknowledge
(at the Company’s expense) such instruments or releases to evidence the release of any Collateral
permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents or the Intercreditor
Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release
undertaken in reliance upon any such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, and the Trustee
and the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security
interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction or termination,
unless and until it receives such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.

(b) Each of the Company and the Guarantors may, among other things, without any release or
consent by the Trustee, but otherwise in compliance with the covenants of this Indenture and the
Security Documents, conduct ordinary course activities with respect to the Collateral, including
(i) selling or otherwise disposing of, in any transaction or series of related transactions, any
property subject to the Lien of the Security Documents which has become worn out, defective or
obsolete or not used or useful in the business; (ii) abandoning, terminating, canceling, releasing
or making alterations in or substitutions of any leases or contracts subject to the Lien of the
Security Documents; (iii) surrendering or modifying any franchise, license or permit subject to the
Lien of the Security Documents which it may own or under which it may be operating; (iv) altering,
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position of and adding to its structures, machinery, systems, equipment, fixtures and appurtenances; (v) granting a license of any
intellectual property; (vi) selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of inventory in the
ordinary course of business; (vii) collecting accounts receivable in the ordinary course of
business or selling, liquidating, factoring or otherwise disposing of accounts receivable in the
ordinary course of business; (viii) making cash payments (including for the repayment of
Indebtedness or interest and in connection with the Company’s cash management activities) from cash
that is at any time part of the Collateral in the ordinary course of business that are not
otherwise prohibited by this Indenture and the Security Documents; and (ix) abandoning any
intellectual property which is no longer used or useful in the Company’s or the Guarantors’
business.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 30 calendar days following the end of each
fiscal year (or such later date as the Trustee shall agree), an Officer’s Certificate to the effect
that all releases and withdrawals during the preceding fiscal year (or since the date of this
Indenture, in the case of the first such certificate) in which no release or consent of the Trustee
was obtained in the ordinary course of the Company’s and Guarantors’ business pursuant to this
Section 16.04(b) were not prohibited by this Indenture.

Section 16.05. Use of Collateral; Compliance with Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.

(a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent
shall have commenced enforcement of remedies under the Security Documents, except to the extent
otherwise provided in the Security Documents, this Indenture or the ABL Facility or other
documentation governing the ABL Obligations, the Security Documents or this Indenture, the Company
and the Guarantors will have the right to remain in possession and retain exclusive control of the
Collateral to alter or repair the Collateral, to freely operate the Collateral and to collect,
invest and dispose of any income thereon.

(b) After qualification of this Indenture pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act, the Company and
the Guarantors shall comply with § 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion
required by § 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act may be
made by an officer of the Company except in cases where § 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act
requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person, which Person will be an
independent appraiser or other expert selected by the Company and reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee.

(c) So long as this Indenture is not qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, each of the
Company and the Guarantors will not be required to comply with all or any portion of § 314(d) of
the Trust Indenture Act if it determines, in good faith based on advice of counsel, that under the
terms of § 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act and/or any interpretation or guidance as to the
meaning thereof of the Commission and its staff, including “no action” letters or exemptive orders,
all or any portion of § 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act is inapplicable to released Collateral
(including, without limitation, certain no-action letters issued by the Commission have permitted
an indenture qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act to contain provisions permitting the release of collateral from
Liens under an indenture in the ordinary course of an issuer’s business without requiring the
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Section 16.06. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.

In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully
appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 16 upon the Company or a Guarantor with respect to
the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or
trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any
similar instrument of the Company or a Guarantor or of any officer or officers thereof required by
the provisions of this Article 16; and if the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall be in the
possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be
exercised by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be.

Section 16.07. Voting.

In connection with any matter under the Security Agreement requiring a vote of holders of
Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), the holders of such Secured Obligations
shall be treated as a single class and the Holders shall cast their votes in accordance with this
Indenture. The amount of the Notes to be voted by the Holders will equal the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Notes. Following and in accordance with the outcome of the applicable vote
under this Indenture, the Trustee shall vote the total amount of the Notes as a block in respect of
any vote under the Security Agreement.

Section 16.08. Collateral Proceeds Account.

(a) Establishment of Collateral Proceeds Account. No later than the first date following the
Issue Date on which the Company or any Guarantor receives any Net Proceeds that are expressly
required pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.12 to be deposited into the Collateral Proceeds
Account, there shall be established and, at all times thereafter until this Indenture shall have
terminated, there shall be maintained with the Collateral Agent the Collateral Proceeds Account.
The Collateral Proceeds Account shall be established and maintained by the Collateral Agent at the
office of the Collateral Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, no other deposit account or securities
account shall be, or shall be deemed to be, the Collateral Proceeds Account, and for purposes of
this Indenture, “Trust Monies” shall include only Net Proceeds required to be deposited into the
Collateral Proceeds Account pursuant to the terms of Section 4.12, amounts deposited in the
Collateral Proceeds Account in accordance with the Security Agreement and any investment return in
respect thereof received by the Collateral Agent. The Company shall cause all Net Proceeds
expressly required by Section 4.12 to be deposited into the Collateral Proceeds Account to be so
deposited in the Collateral Proceeds Account and any such Trust Monies shall be held by and under
the dominion and control of the Collateral
Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security
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(b) Withdrawal of Net Proceeds in Connection with Permitted Applications. To the extent that
any Trust Monies consist of Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Casualty or Condemnation Event, such
Trust Monies may be withdrawn by the Company and shall be paid by the Collateral Agent (upon the
direction of the Trustee) to reimburse the Company or any Guarantor for expenditures made, or to
pay costs to be incurred, by the Company or such Guarantor in connection with any application of
such Net Proceeds permitted by Section 4.12, upon receipt by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent
of an Officer’s Certificate, certifying that:

(i) such Trust Monies have been (or will be within 60 days of the requested date of
release) applied as permitted by Section 4.12; and

(ii) to the extent required by Section 4.12 the Company has taken (or will take not
later than 60 days following the application of such Net Proceeds) all steps, if any,
required by the Security Documents in order to grant and/or perfect the security interest
of the Collateral Agent in any assets in which such Net Proceeds have been reinvested
(which Officer’s Certificate shall attach copies of (or forms of) any additional Security
Documents or amendments thereto or filings thereunder, if any, required to comply with the
Security Documents and Section 4.12).

Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 16.08(b), the Collateral Agent
shall, upon receipt of a written request by the Company (which may be contained in the Officer’s
Certificate), pay an amount of Trust Monies equal to the amount specified in the Officer’s
Certificate required by this Section 16.08(b) as directed by the Company.

(c) Withdrawal of Net Cash Proceeds to Fund a Net Proceeds Offer or Release Following a Net
Proceeds Offer. To the extent that any Trust Monies consist of Net Proceeds received by the
Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.12 and a Net Proceeds Offer has been made
in accordance therewith, such Trust Monies may be withdrawn by the Company and shall be paid by the
Collateral Agent to the Paying Agent for application in accordance with Section 4.12 upon receipt
by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate, dated not more than 10 days
prior to the purchase date, setting forth the amount of Excess Proceeds, as applicable, subject to
the Net Proceeds Offer and the date on which Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations
are to be purchased, and certifying that:

(i) (x) such Trust Monies constitute Net Proceeds and (y) pursuant to and in
accordance with Section 4.12, the Company has made a Net Proceeds Offer; and

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Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 16.08(c), the Collateral Agent
shall apply the Trust Monies as directed and specified by the Company, subject to Section 4.12
(including to return to the Company any such amount of Excess Proceeds that are subject to the Net
Proceeds Offer and that are not required to be applied to the purchase of Notes or Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations pursuant to Section 4.12).

(d) Investment of Trust Monies. So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, all or any part of any Trust Monies held by (or held in an account subject to
the sole control of) the Collateral Agent shall from time to time be invested or reinvested by the
Collateral Agent in any Cash Equivalents pursuant to a written request by the Company in the form
of an Officer’s Certificate, which shall specify the Cash Equivalents in which such Trust Monies
shall be invested and shall certify that such investments constitute Cash Equivalents; and the
Collateral Agent shall sell any such Cash Equivalent only upon receipt of such a written request by
the Company specifying the particular Cash Equivalent to be sold, unless otherwise required under
the Security Agreement. So long as no Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, any
interest or dividends accrued, earned or paid on such Cash Equivalents (in excess of any accrued
interest or dividends paid at the time of purchase) that may be received by the Collateral Agent
shall be forthwith paid to the Company. Such Cash Equivalents shall be held by the Collateral
Agent as a part of the Collateral, subject to the same provisions hereof as the cash used by it to
purchase such Cash Equivalents.

The Trustee and Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, fee, tax or
other charge resulting from such investments, reinvestments or sales except only for their own
negligent action, their own negligent failure to act or their own willful misconduct in complying
with this Section 16.08 as determined in a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and
non-appealable decision.

(e) Application of Other Trust Monies. The Collateral Agent shall return all Trust Monies to
the Company upon any satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture under Article 4. The Collateral
Agent shall have all rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral Proceeds Account and any
Trust Monies as provided in the Security Documents.

Section 16.09. Appointment and Authorization of U.S. Bank National Association as Collateral
Agent.

(a) U.S. Bank National Association is hereby designated and appointed as the Collateral Agent
of the Holders under the Security Documents, and is authorized as the Collateral Agent for such
Holders to execute and enter into each of the Security Documents and all other instruments relating
to the Security Documents and (i) to take action and exercise such powers and remedies as are
expressly required or permitted hereunder and under the Security Documents and all instruments
relating hereto and thereto and (ii) to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are, in
each case, expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Indenture or the Security
Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have (i) any duties or responsibilities except those
expressly set forth herein or therein or (ii) any fiduciary relationship with any Holder, and no
implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read
into this Indenture or any Security Document or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent.

The Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of
such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from
liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder or under the Security
Documents in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

Section 16.10. Recordings and Opinions.

(a) The Company and the Guarantors will furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Trustee (i)
immediately prior to the Issue Date and (ii) on April 15 of each year beginning with April 15,
2012, an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of such date:

(1) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, (A) action has been taken with
respect to the recording, execution, registering, filing, re-recording, re-registering and
re-filing of all supplemental indentures, mortgages, financing statements, continuation
statements, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United State
Copyright Office or notices, recordings or other instruments of further assurance as is
necessary to maintain the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and
reciting the details of such action or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such
details are given, (B) based on relevant laws as in effect on the date of such Opinion of
Counsel, all
financing statements, mortgages, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office and the United State Copyright Office and continuation statements have been executed
and filed that are necessary as of such date and during the succeeding 12 months fully to
preserve and perfect the Convertible Note Liens, to the extent the Convertible Note Liens
can be perfected by such; and

(2) stating that, in the opinions of such counsel, no further action is necessary to
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ARTICLE 17

Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 17.01. Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors.

All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements of the Company contained in this
Indenture shall bind its successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

Section 17.02. Official Acts by Successor.

Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or
performed by any board, committee or Officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed
with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation or other
entity that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company.

Section 17.03. Addresses for Notices, Etc.

Any notice or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be
given or served by the Trustee or by the Noteholders on the Company shall be deemed to have been
sufficiently given or made, for all purposes if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid
by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box or sent by overnight delivery addressed
(until another address is filed by the Company with the Trustee) to Horizon Lines, Inc., 4064
Colony Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, to the attention of the Vice President,
General Counsel. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Trustee shall
be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by being
deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed to
the Corporate Trust Office.

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

Any notice or communication mailed to a Noteholder shall be mailed to it by first class mail,
postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be sufficiently given
to it if so mailed within the time prescribed.

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Noteholder or any defect in it shall not affect
its sufficiency with respect to other Noteholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the
manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it
shall be impracticable to give such notice to Holders by mail, then such notification as shall be
made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose
hereunder.

Section 17.04. Governing Law.

THIS INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF NEW YORK,
AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREUNDER THAT WOULD INDICATE THE APPLICABILITY OF THE LAWS OF ANY
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Section 17.05. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of
Counsel to Trustee.

(a) 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:

(i) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 17.05(b)) stating that, in
the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for
in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

(ii) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 17.05(b)) stating that, in
the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been
satisfied.

(b) Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture must include:

(i) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;

(ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(iii) 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 satisfied; and

(iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition
or covenant has been satisfied.

Section 17.06. Legal Holidays.

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Change of Control Purchase Date, Conversion Date
or Maturity Date is not a Business Day, then any action to be taken on such date need not be taken
on such date, but may be taken on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect
as if taken on such date, and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such date.

Section 17.07. Trust Indenture Act.

This Indenture is hereby made subject to, and shall be governed by, the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act required to be part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act upon such qualification; provided that this Section 17.07 shall not require that this
Indenture or the Trustee be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act prior to the time such
qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act, nor shall it
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 that any such qualification is required prior to the time such qualification is in fact
required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act. Except as expressly provided for herein prior
to the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if any provision hereof
limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof that is required to be included in an
indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control.

Section 17.08. Benefits of Indenture.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person,
other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any
authenticating agent, any Note Registrar and their successors hereunder or the Noteholders,
any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

Section 17.09. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.

The table of contents and the titles and headings of the articles and sections of this
Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part
hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 17.10. Authenticating Agent.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that shall be authorized to act on its behalf
and subject to its direction in the authentication and delivery of Notes in connection with the
original issuance thereof and transfers and exchanges of Notes hereunder, including under Section
2.04, Section 2.05, Section 2.07, Section 4.12, Section 4.16 and Section 11.04, as fully to all
intents and purposes as though the authenticating agent had been expressly authorized by this
Indenture and those Sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of this
Indenture, the authentication and delivery of Notes by the authenticating agent shall be deemed to
be authentication and delivery of such Notes “by the Trustee” and a certificate of authentication
executed on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent shall be deemed to satisfy any
requirement hereunder or in the Notes for the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. Such
authenticating agent shall at all times be a Person eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant
to Section 8.09.

Any corporation or other entity into which any authenticating agent may be merged or converted
or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger,
consolidation or conversion to which any authenticating agent shall be a party, or any corporation
or other entity succeeding to the corporate trust business of any authenticating agent, shall be
the successor of the authenticating agent hereunder, if such successor corporation or other entity
is otherwise eligible under this Section 17.10, without the execution or filing of any paper or any
further act on the part of the parties hereto or the authenticating agent or such successor
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Any authenticating agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the
Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any authenticating
agent by giving written notice of termination to such
authenticating agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon
such a termination, or in case at any time any authenticating agent shall cease to be eligible
under this Section 17.10, the Trustee may appoint a successor authenticating agent (which may be
the Trustee), shall give written notice of such appointment to the Company and shall mail notice of
such appointment to all Noteholders as the names and addresses of such Holders appear on the Note
Register.

The Company agrees to pay to the authenticating agent from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services although the Company may terminate the authenticating agent, if it
determines such agent’s fees to be unreasonable.

The provisions of Section 8.02, Section 8.03, Section 8.04, Section 9.03 and this Section
17.10 shall be applicable to any authenticating agent.

If an authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to this Section 17.10, the Notes may have
endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative
certificate of authentication in the following form:

                                                            ,

as Authenticating Agent, certifies that this is one of the Notes described in the within-named Indenture.

By:                                                             

Authorized Officer

Section 17.11. Execution in Counterparts.

This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an
original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 17.12. Severability.

In the event any provision of this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity, legality or enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

Section 17.13. Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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Section 17.14. Consent to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

(a) The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property,
to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States
sitting in the State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court
from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the
Notes, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding
may be heard and determined in such state court sitting in the State and City of New York, County
and Borough of Manhattan or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court sitting in the
State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan. The Company further irrevocably
consents to the service of process in any action or proceeding in such courts by the mailing
thereof by any parties thereto by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Company at
Horizon Lines, Inc., 4064 Colony Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, to the attention
of the President and Chief Executive Officer. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final
judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

(b) The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes
in any New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of
such action or proceeding in any such court.

Section 17.15. Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly,
forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts
of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of
God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and
hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts that are
consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as
practicable under the circumstances.

Section 17.16. Currency Indemnity.

U.S. dollars are the sole currency of account and payment for all sums payable by the Company
in cash under or in connection with the Notes, including damages. Any amount received or recovered
in a currency other than U.S. dollars (as a result of, or through the enforcement of, a judgment or
order of a court of any jurisdiction,
in the Company’s winding-up or dissolution or otherwise) by any Holder of a Note in respect of
any sum expressed to be due to it from the Company will only constitute a discharge to the Company
to the extent of the U.S. dollar amount that the recipient is able to purchase with the amount so
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in that other currency on the date of that receipt or recovery (or, if it is not practicable to make that purchase on that date, on
the first date on which it is practicable to do so). If that U.S. dollar amount is less than the
U.S. dollar amount expressed to be due to the recipient under any Note, the Company shall indemnify
such Holder against any loss sustained by it as a result; and if the amount of U.S. dollars so
purchased is greater than the sum originally due to such Holder, such Holder will, by accepting a
Note, be deemed to have agreed to repay such excess. In any event, the Company shall indemnify the
recipient against the cost of making any such purchase.

Section 17.17. Calculations.

Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Company shall be responsible for making
all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to,
determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices, accrued interest (including Supplementary
Interest, if any) payable on the Notes and the Conversion Rate. The Company shall make all these
calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the calculations shall be final and binding
on Holders of Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the
Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely
conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The
Trustee will forward the Company’s calculations to any Holder upon the written request of that
Holder.

Section 17.18. U.S.A. Patriot Act.

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. 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 all such information as it
may request in order to satisfy the requirements or its obligations under such act.

Section 17.19. Conflict with Other Documents.

In the event of a conflict between (a) this Indenture and (b) the Notes or the Note
Guarantees, the terms and provisions of this Indenture shall control. In the event of a
conflict between (x) this Indenture and (y) any Security Documents (other than the
Intercreditor Agreement), the terms and provisions of this Indenture shall control.

Section 17.20. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

Holders may communicate pursuant to § 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Holders
with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Note
Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of § 312(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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Section 17.21. Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar
or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 17.22. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may
not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HORIZON LINES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	HORIZON LINES, LLC

HORIZON LINES HOLDING CORP.

HAWAII STEVEDORES, INC.

HORIZON LINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.

HORIZON LINES OF ALASKA, LLC

HORIZON LINES OF GUAM, LLC

HORIZON LINES VESSELS, LLC

H-L DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, LLC

HORIZON LOGISTICS, LLC

AERO LOGISTICS, LLC

SEA-LOGIX, LLC

HORIZON SERVICES GROUP, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
as Trustee and Collateral Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

 

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EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF SERIES A NOTE]

[INCLUDE IF A GLOBAL NOTE]

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS 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.]

 

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HORIZON LINES, INC.

6.00% Series A Convertible Senior Secured Note due 2017

			
	 	 	 
	No.                     
	 	Initially $                    

CUSIP No. 44044K AC5

Horizon Lines, Inc., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware (herein called the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation or
other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby
promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of                      DOLLARS
(which amount may from time to time be increased or decreased to such other principal amounts as
permitted by the Indenture by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee or the Custodian of
the Depositary as set forth in Schedule A hereto, in accordance with the rules and procedures of
the Depositary) on April 15, 2017, and interest thereon as set forth below.

This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 6.00% per year (subject to increase pursuant to
Section 7.01 of the Indenture) from October 5, 2011, or from the most recent date to which interest
has been paid or provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until
April 15, 2017. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15,
commencing April 15, 2012, to Holders of record at the close of business on the preceding April 1
and October 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively.

The Company will pay interest on overdue principal, and, to the extent lawful, on overdue
interest, in each case at a rate of 7.00% per annum. Interest not paid when due and any interest
on principal or interest not paid when due will be paid to Holders on a special record date, which
will be not more than 15 calendar days and not less than 10 calendar days prior to the day fixed by
the Company for the payment of such interest, whether or not such day is a Business Day. The
Company shall notify the Trustee in writing at least 25 calendar days prior to the special record
date of such special record date and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company,
shall cause notice of the proposed payment and the special record date therefor to be mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to each holder at its address as it appears in the Note Register or
shall facilitate the transmission of such notice through DTC, not less than 10 calendar days prior
to such special record date.

Payment of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, this Note shall be made at
the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in such lawful money of the United
States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts; provided, however, that interest may be paid by check mailed to such Holder’s
address as it appears in the Note Register; provided further, however, that, with respect to any
Noteholder with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5,000,000, at the application of such
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later than
the relevant Interest Record Date, accrued and unpaid interest on such Holder’s Notes shall be paid by wire transfer in immediately available
funds to such Holder’s account in the United States, which application shall remain in effect until
the Noteholder notifies the Trustee and Paying Agent to the contrary; provided that any payment to
the Depositary or its nominee shall be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds in
accordance with the wire transfer instruction supplied by the Depositary or its nominee from time
to time to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if different from Trustee).

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof,
including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this
Note into shares of Common Stock or Warrants, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the
limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the
same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and
for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of said State
without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereunder that would indicate the applicability of
the laws of any other jurisdiction.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee or a duly authorized
authenticating agent under the Indenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HORIZON LINES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

Dated:

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described

in the within-named Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Authorized Officer
	 	 

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF SERIES A NOTE]

HORIZON LINES, INC.

6.00% Series A Convertible Senior Secured Note due 2017

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of the Notes of the Company, designated as its
6.00% Series A Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (herein called the “Series A Notes” and
together with the Series B Notes, the “Notes”), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an
Indenture dated as of October 5, 2011 (herein called the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S.
Bank National Association (herein called the “Trustee”), to which Indenture and all indentures
supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of
rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders.
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of this Note and the
terms and provisions of the Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall control.
Following the Issue Date, the Notes and the related Note Guarantees are secured obligations of the
Company and the relevant Guarantors. The Notes and the related Note Guarantees are secured by a
pledge of the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents referred to in the Indenture. The
Convertible Note Liens, which secure the Notes and the related Note Guarantees, the ABL Liens, the
First-Lien Note Liens and the Second-Lien Note Liens are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement. Each Holder, by accepting a Note agrees that the Convertible Note Liens, the ABL Liens,
the First-Lien Note Liens and the Second-Lien Note Liens are subject to the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement. The Holders, by accepting a Note, hereby authorize and direct the Trustee
and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Holders and
agree that the Holders shall comply with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable
to them in their capacities as such to the same extent as if the Holders were parties thereto.
Additional Series A Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to
certain conditions specified in the Indenture.

In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be
continuing, the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all Notes may be declared,
by either the Trustee or Noteholders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes
then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the
effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and
deliveries in respect of the Change of Control Purchase Price and the principal amount on the
Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect
such payments in respect of the Note. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United
States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

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The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain
circumstances, without the consent of the Holders, and in other circumstances, with the consent of
the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes at the time outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental
indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described therein. It is also
provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all
of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on this Note at the place, at the respective
times, at the rate and in the lawful money herein prescribed.

The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1.00 principal
amount and integral multiples of $1.00. At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the
face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may
be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations,
without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in
connection therewith as a result of the name of the Noteholder of the new Notes issued upon such
exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Noteholder of the old Notes surrendered for
such exchange.

The Notes are not subject to redemption through the operation of any sinking fund or
otherwise.

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will offer to purchase any and all of
the Notes. The Holder has the right, at such Holder’s option, to accept such offer and require the
Company to purchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal
amounts of $1.00 or integral multiples thereof) on the Change of Control Purchase Date at a price
equal to the Change of Control Purchase Price.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option,
during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture,
prior to the close of business on the third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the
Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1.00 or an integral multiple
thereof, into shares of Common Stock or Warrants, as applicable, at a Conversion Rate specified in
the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

Capitalized terms used in this Note and defined in the Indenture are used herein as therein
defined.

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, 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 = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

CUST = Custodian

TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

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

 

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SCHEDULE A

HORIZON LINES, INC.

6.00% Series A Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2017

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $_____. The following increases or
decreases in this Global Note have been made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Principal Amount	 	Signature of
	 	 	Amount of	 	Amount of	 	of this Global Note	 	authorized
	 	 	decrease in	 	increase in	 	following such	 	signatory of
	 	 	Principal Amount	 	Principal Amount	 	decrease or	 	Trustee or
	Date of Exchange	 	of this Global Note	 	of this Global Note	 	increase	 	Custodian
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

 

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EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF FACE OF SERIES B NOTE]

[INCLUDE IF A GLOBAL NOTE]

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS 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.]

 

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HORIZON LINES, INC.

6.00% Series B Convertible Senior Secured Note

			
	 	 	 
	No.
 _____ 

	 	Initially $
 _____ 

CUSIP No. 44044K AD3

Horizon Lines, Inc., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware (herein called the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation or
other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby
promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of                      DOLLARS
(which amount may from time to time be increased or decreased to such other principal amounts as
permitted by the Indenture by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee or the Custodian of
the Depositary as set forth in Schedule A hereto, in accordance with the rules and procedures of
the Depositary) when due in accordance with the Indenture, and interest thereon as set forth below.

This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 6.00% per year (subject to increase pursuant to
Section 7.01 of the Indenture) from October 5, 2011, or from the most recent date to which interest
has been paid or provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until the
Note is mandatorily converted. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and
October 15, commencing April 15, 2012, to Holders of record at the close of business on the
preceding April 1 and October 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively.

The Company will pay interest on overdue principal, and, to the extent lawful, on overdue
interest, in each case at a rate of 7.00% per annum. Interest not paid when due and any interest
on principal or interest not paid when due will be paid to Holders on a special record date, which
will be not more than 15 calendar days and not less than 10 calendar days prior to the day fixed by
the Company for the payment of such interest, whether or not such day is a Business Day. The
Company shall notify the Trustee in writing at least 25 calendar days prior to the special record
date of such special record date and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company,
shall cause notice of the proposed payment and the special record date therefor to be mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to each holder at its address as it appears in the Note Register or
shall facilitate the transmission of such notice through DTC, not less than 10 calendar days prior
to such special record date.

Payment of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, this Note shall be made at
the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in such lawful money of the United
States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts; provided, however, that interest may be paid by check mailed to such Holder’s
address as it appears in the Note Register; provided further, however, that, with respect to any
Noteholder with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5,000,000, at the application of such
Holder in writing to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if different from the Trustee) not

 

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later than
the relevant Interest Record Date, accrued and unpaid interest on such Holder’s Notes shall be paid by wire transfer in immediately available
funds to such Holder’s account in the United States, which application shall remain in effect until
the Noteholder notifies the Trustee and Paying Agent to the contrary; provided that any payment to
the Depositary or its nominee shall be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds in
accordance with the wire transfer instruction supplied by the Depositary or its nominee from time
to time to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if different from Trustee).

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof,
including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this
Note into shares of Common Stock or Warrants, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the
limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the
same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and
for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of said State
without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereunder that would indicate the applicability of
the laws of any other jurisdiction.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee or a duly authorized
authenticating agent under the Indenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HORIZON LINES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

Dated:

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described

in the within-named Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 

Authorized Officer
	 

	 

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF SERIES B NOTE]

HORIZON LINES, INC.

6.00% Series B Convertible Senior Secured Note

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of the Notes of the Company, designated as its
6.00% Series B Convertible Senior Secured Notes (herein called the “Series B Notes” and together
with the Series A Notes, the “Notes”), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an
Indenture dated as of October 5, 2011 (herein called the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S.
Bank National Association (herein called the “Trustee”), to which Indenture and all indentures
supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of
rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders.
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of this Note and the
terms and provisions of the Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall control.
Following the Issue Date, the Notes and the related Note Guarantees are secured obligations of the
Company and the relevant Guarantors. The Notes and the related Note Guarantees are secured by a
pledge of the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents referred to in the Indenture. The
Convertible Note Liens, which secure the Notes and the related Note Guarantees, the ABL Liens, the
First-Lien Note Liens and the Second-Lien Note Liens are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement. Each Holder, by accepting a Note agrees that the Convertible Note Liens, the ABL Liens,
the First-Lien Note Liens and the Second-Lien Note Liens are subject to the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement. The Holders, by accepting a Note, hereby authorize and direct the Trustee
and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Holders and
agree that the Holders shall comply with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable
to them in their capacities as such to the same extent as if the Holders were parties thereto.

In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be
continuing, the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all Notes may be declared,
by either the Trustee or Noteholders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes
then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the
effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and
deliveries in respect of the Change of Control Purchase Price and the principal amount on the
Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect
such payments in respect of the Note. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United
States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain
circumstances, without the consent of the Holders, and in other circumstances, with the consent of
the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time
outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute
supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described
therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of
a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the
Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture and its
consequences.

 

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No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on this Note at the place, at the respective
times, at the rate and in the lawful money herein prescribed.

The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1.00 principal
amount and integral multiples of $1.00. At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the
face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may
be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations,
without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in
connection therewith as a result of the name of the Noteholder of the new Notes issued upon such
exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Noteholder of the old Notes surrendered for
such exchange.

The Notes are not subject to redemption through the operation of any sinking fund or
otherwise.

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will offer to purchase any and all of
the Notes. The Holder has the right, at such Holder’s option, to accept such offer and require the
Company to purchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal
amounts of $1.00 or integral multiples thereof) on the Change of Control Purchase Date at a price
equal to the Change of Control Purchase Price.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, on the 90th day following the Issue Date (or if
such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day), the Company will mandatorily
convert $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes (the “Initial Mandatory
Conversion”), and on the 270th day following the Issue Date (or if such day is not a Business Day,
the next following Business Day), the Company will mandatorily convert the remaining $50.0 million
aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes (the “Second Mandatory Conversion” and, together
with the Initial Mandatory Conversion, the “Mandatory Conversions”), in each case on a pro rata
basis at a Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in
the Indenture.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Company will not be permitted to effect any Mandatory
Conversion at any time that a registered class of the Company’s Common Stock is not listed on
either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market or the Company or any Guarantor is in
default under the Notes, the First-Lien Notes, the Second-Lien Notes, the ABL Facility or any
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations,
and (ii) the Company will not be permitted to effect the Second Mandatory Conversion unless a
registration statement with respect to the resale of Series A Notes and shares of Common Stock and
Warrants has been filed with the Commission in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement
and has been declared effective by the Commission and remains effective as of the time of such
Second Mandatory Conversion.

If the Company is unable to effect a Mandatory Conversion on the date designated for such
Mandatory Conversion as a result of the Company’s failure to comply with the conditions in (i) or
(ii) above, such Mandatory Conversion shall be effected on the third Business Day following the
satisfaction of such conditions, as certified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee.
If the Company is unable to effect one or both of the Mandatory Conversions before the one-year
anniversary of the Issue Date, any remaining unconverted Series B Notes will be converted into
Series A Notes on such date.

Capitalized terms used in this Note and defined in the Indenture are used herein as therein
defined.

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, 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 = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

CUST = Custodian

TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

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

 

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SCHEDULE A

HORIZON LINES, INC.

6.00% Series B Convertible Senior Secured Notes

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $                    . The following increases or
decreases in this Global Note have been made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Principal Amount	 	Signature of
	 	 	Amount of	 	Amount of	 	of this Global Note	 	authorized
	 	 	decrease in	 	increase in	 	following such	 	signatory of
	 	 	Principal Amount	 	Principal Amount	 	decrease or	 	Trustee or
	Date of Exchange	 	of this Global Note	 	of this Global Note	 	increase	 	Custodian
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

 

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EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE]

			
	To:	 	HORIZON LINES, INC.

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and Conversion Agent

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this
Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1.00 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below
designated, into shares of Common Stock or Warrants, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of
the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that any share of Common Stock or Warrants
issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash and any Notes representing
any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof
unless a different name has been indicated below. If any share of Common Stock or Warrants or any
portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the
undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Any amount
required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Signature(s)

                                                            

Signature Guarantee

Signature(s) must be guaranteed

by an eligible Guarantor Institution

(banks, stock brokers, savings and

loan associations and credit unions)

with membership in an approved

signature guarantee medallion program

pursuant to Securities and Exchange

Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if

shares of Common Stock are to be issued, or

Notes to be delivered, other than

to and in the name of the registered Holder.

 

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	Fill in for registration of shares if
to be issued, and Notes if to
be delivered, other than to and in the
name of the registered Holder:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	(Name)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	(Street Address)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	(City, State and Zip Code)
	 	 
	Please print name and address
	 	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Principal amount to be converted (if less than all):
	 

	 	$                    ,000

NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof
must correspond with the name as written upon the face of
the Note in every particular without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatever.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Social Security or Other Taxpayer

Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT D

[FORM OF CHANGE OF CONTROL PURCHASE NOTICE]

			
	To:	 	HORIZON LINES, INC.

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from
Horizon Lines, Inc. (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to
the Company, offering to purchase the Notes and specifying the Change of Control Purchase Date. The
undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby accepts the Company’s offer to purchase the Notes
and instructs the Company to pay to the registered Holder hereof in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note,
or the portion thereof (that is $1.00 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below
designated, and (2) if such Change of Control Purchase Date does not fall during the period after
an Interest Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day after the corresponding Interest
Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, such Change of Control
Purchase Date.

In the case of certificated Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be purchased are as
set forth below:

Dated:                                         

	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Signature(s)
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Social Security or Other Taxpayer
	 

	 	Identification Number
	 

	 	Principal amount to be repaid (if less than all):
	 

	 	$                    ,000

NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof
must correspond with the name as written upon the face of
the Note in every particular without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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EXHIBIT E

[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]

For value received                                                              hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
                                         (Please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the
within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                                                               attorney to
transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the
premises.

	 	 	 
	Dated:                                         
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	Signature(s)
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	Signature Guarantee
	 	 

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an

eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock

brokers, savings and loan associations and

credit unions) with membership in an approved

signature guarantee medallion program pursuant

to Securities and Exchange Commission

Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to be delivered, other

than to and in the name of the registered Holder.

NOTICE: The signature on the assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of
the Note in every particular without

 

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the
Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of October 5, 2011 (the
“Indenture”) among Horizon Lines, Inc. (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal
of, premium and Supplementary Interest, if any, and interest on, the Notes, whether at maturity, by
acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue
principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the due and punctual performance of
all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee or Collateral Agent all in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and other Note Documents and (b) in case of any
extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the
same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the
extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of
the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee and Collateral Agent pursuant to the Note
Guarantee, the Indenture and other Note Documents are expressly set forth in Article 10 of the
Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Note
Guarantee.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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	 	HORIZON LINES, LLC

HORIZON LINES HOLDING CORP.

HAWAII STEVEDORES, INC.

HORIZON LINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.

HORIZON LINES OF ALASKA, LLC

HORIZON LINES OF GUAM, LLC

HORIZON LINES VESSELS, LLC

H-L DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, LLC

HORIZON LOGISTICS, LLC

AERO LOGISTICS, LLC

SEA-LOGIX, LLC

HORIZON SERVICES GROUP, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

 

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EXHIBIT G

[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE]

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of [          ], among
[GUARANTOR] (the “New Guarantor”), a subsidiary of HORIZON LINES, INC. (or its successor), a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

WHEREAS the Company (or its successor) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an
indenture (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”) dated as of October
[4], 2011, providing for the issuance of the Company’s 6.00% Series A Convertible Senior Secured
Notes due 2017 (the “Series A Notes”) and its 6.00% Series B Mandatorily Convertible Senior Secured
Notes (the “Series B Notes” and, together with the Series A Notes, the “Notes”), initially in an
aggregate principal amount of $178,781,456 in the case of the Series A Notes and in an aggregate
principal amount of $99,323,032 in the case of the Series B Notes;

WHEREAS Section 4.18(l) of the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Company
is required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental
indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Company’s
Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to a Note Guarantee on the terms and
conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and other
existing Guarantors, if any, are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the Company and the
Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes
as follows:

1. Defined Terms. As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the
Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined, except that the
term “holders” in this Supplemental Indenture shall refer to the term “holders” as defined in the
Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf of and for the benefit of such holders. The words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental
Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

2. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally
with all existing guarantors (if any), to unconditionally guarantee the Company’s Obligations under
the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of
the Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and
to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a guarantor under the Indenture.

 

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3. Notices. All notices or other communications to the New Guarantor shall be given
as provided in Section 17.03 of the Indenture.

4. 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 and effect. This Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore
or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

5. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW.

6. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the
validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

7. 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.

8. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall
not effect the construction thereof.

 

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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.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	[NEW GUARANTOR]

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

 

G-3Exhibit 4.2

Exhibit 4.2

EXECUTION COPY

HORIZON LINES, LLC

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

INDENTURE

Dated as of October 5, 2011

11.00% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2016

 

 

 

Table of Contents

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page	 
	 
	Article 1. DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATIONS
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.01 Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02 Rules of Construction
	 	 	43	 
	Section 1.03 References to Interest
	 	 	43	 
	Section 1.04 References to Subordination
	 	 	43	 
	Section 1.05 Payments, Instructions, Notices, Opinions and
Certifications by the Issuer
	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 2. ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES
	 	 	44	 
	Section 2.01 Form and Dating
	 	 	44	 
	Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication
	 	 	44	 
	Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent
	 	 	45	 
	Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
	 	 	45	 
	Section 2.05 Holder Lists
	 	 	46	 
	Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange
	 	 	46	 
	Section 2.07 Replacement Notes
	 	 	62	 
	Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes
	 	 	62	 
	Section 2.09 Treasury Notes
	 	 	62	 
	Section 2.10 Temporary Notes
	 	 	63	 
	Section 2.11 Cancellation
	 	 	63	 
	Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest
	 	 	63	 
	Section 2.13 Additional Notes; Purchases
	 	 	63	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 3. REDEMPTION
	 	 	64	 
	Section 3.01 Optional Redemption
	 	 	64	 
	Section 3.02 Mandatory Redemption
	 	 	64	 
	Section 3.03 Notices to Trustee
	 	 	64	 
	Section 3.04 Selection of Notes to be Redeemed
	 	 	65	 
	Section 3.05 Notice of Redemption
	 	 	65	 
	Section 3.06 Effect of Notice of Redemption
	 	 	66	 
	Section 3.07 Deposit of Redemption Price
	 	 	66	 
	Section 3.08 Notes Redeemed In Part
	 	 	66	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 4. COVENANTS
	 	 	67	 
	Section 4.01 Payment of Principal and Interest
	 	 	67	 
	Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency
	 	 	67	 
	Section 4.03 Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office
	 	 	67	 
	Section 4.04 Provisions as to Paying Agent
	 	 	67	 
	Section 4.05 Existence
	 	 	69	 
	Section 4.06 Reports
	 	 	69	 
	Section 4.07 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
	 	 	70	 

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
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	Section 4.08 Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults
	 	 	70	 
	Section 4.09 Restricted Payments
	 	 	71	 
	Section 4.10 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Restricted Subsidiaries
	 	 	76	 
	Section 4.11 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock
	 	 	79	 
	Section 4.12 Asset Sales
	 	 	85	 
	Section 4.13 Transactions with Affiliates.
	 	 	89	 
	Section 4.14 Liens
	 	 	92	 
	Section 4.15 Business Activities
	 	 	92	 
	Section 4.16 Repurchase at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control
	 	 	92	 
	Section 4.17 Payments for Consent
	 	 	94	 
	Section 4.18 Additional Note Guarantees
	 	 	94	 
	Section 4.19 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
	 	 	95	 
	Section 4.20 Anti-Layering
	 	 	95	 
	Section 4.21 Restrictions on Purchases of Existing Convertible Notes
	 	 	96	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 5. MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS
	 	 	96	 
	Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
	 	 	96	 
	Section 5.02 Successor Company Substituted
	 	 	98	 
	Section 5.03 Opinion Of Counsel To Be Given Trustee
	 	 	99	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 6. LISTS OF NOTEHOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE
	 	 	99	 
	Section 6.01 Lists of Noteholders
	 	 	99	 
	Section 6.02 Preservation and Disclosure of Lists
	 	 	100	 
	Section 6.03 Reports by Trustee
	 	 	100	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 7. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
	 	 	100	 
	Section 7.01 Events of Default
	 	 	100	 
	Section 7.02 Acceleration
	 	 	104	 
	Section 7.03 Other Remedies
	 	 	104	 
	Section 7.04 Waiver of Past Defaults
	 	 	104	 
	Section 7.05 Control by Majority
	 	 	105	 
	Section 7.06 Limitation on Suits
	 	 	105	 
	Section 7.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment
	 	 	105	 
	Section 7.08 Collection Suit by Trustee
	 	 	106	 
	Section 7.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	106	 
	Section 7.10 Priorities
	 	 	106	 
	Section 7.11 Undertaking for Costs
	 	 	107	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 8. CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
	 	 	107	 
	Section 8.01 Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee
	 	 	107	 
	Section 8.02 Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc.
	 	 	109	 
	Section 8.03 No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc.
	 	 	111	 
	Section 8.04 Trustee, Paying Agents or Registrar May Own Notes
	 	 	111	 
	Section 8.05 Monies to Be Held in Trust
	 	 	111	 

 

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	Section 8.06 Compensation and Expenses of Trustee
	 	 	111	 
	Section 8.07 Officer’s Certificate as Evidence
	 	 	112	 
	Section 8.08 Conflicting Interests of Trustee
	 	 	112	 
	Section 8.09 Eligibility of Trustee
	 	 	113	 
	Section 8.10 Resignation or Removal of Trustee
	 	 	113	 
	Section 8.11 Acceptance by Successor Trustee
	 	 	114	 
	Section 8.12 Succession by Merger, Etc.
	 	 	115	 
	Section 8.13 Limitation on Rights of Trustee as Creditor
	 	 	115	 
	Section 8.14 Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Issuer
	 	 	115	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 9. CONCERNING THE NOTEHOLDERS
	 	 	116	 
	Section 9.01 Action by Noteholders
	 	 	116	 
	Section 9.02 Proof of Execution by Noteholders
	 	 	116	 
	Section 9.03 Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners
	 	 	116	 
	Section 9.04 Issuer-Owned Notes Disregarded
	 	 	116	 
	Section 9.05 Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound
	 	 	117	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 10. NOTE GUARANTEES
	 	 	117	 
	Section 10.01 Guarantee
	 	 	117	 
	Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability
	 	 	119	 
	Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee
	 	 	120	 
	Section 10.04 Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms
	 	 	120	 
	Section 10.05 Releases
	 	 	121	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 11. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
	 	 	122	 
	Section 11.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders
	 	 	122	 
	Section 11.02 Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders
	 	 	123	 
	Section 11.03 Effect of Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	124	 
	Section 11.04 Notation on Notes
	 	 	125	 
	Section 11.05 Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be
Furnished Trustee
	 	 	125	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 12. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
	 	 	125	 
	Section 12.01 Satisfaction and Discharge
	 	 	125	 
	Section 12.02 Application of Trust Money
	 	 	126	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 13. IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
	 	 	127	 
	Section 13.01 Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations
	 	 	127	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 14. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
	 	 	127	 
	Section 14.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	127	 
	Section 14.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge
	 	 	127	 
	Section 14.03 Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	128	 
	Section 14.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	129	 
	Section 14.05 Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in
Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions
	 	 	130	 

 

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	Section 14.06 Repayment to Issuer
	 	 	130	 
	Section 14.07 Reinstatement
	 	 	131	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 15. INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
	 	 	131	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 16. COLLATERAL
	 	 	131	 
	Section 16.01 Security Documents
	 	 	131	 
	Section 16.02 Collateral Agent
	 	 	131	 
	Section 16.03 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken
	 	 	132	 
	Section 16.04 Release of Collateral.
	 	 	133	 
	Section 16.05 Use of Collateral; Compliance with Section 314(d) of the
Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	135	 
	Section 16.06 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee
	 	 	136	 
	Section 16.07 Voting
	 	 	136	 
	Section 16.08 Collateral Proceeds Account
	 	 	136	 
	Section 16.09 Appointment and Authorization of U.S. Bank National
Association as Collateral Agent
	 	 	138	 
	Section 16.10 Recordings and Opinions
	 	 	139	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Article 17. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
	 	 	139	 
	Section 17.01 Provisions Binding on Issuer’s Successors
	 	 	139	 
	Section 17.02 Official Acts by Successor
	 	 	139	 
	Section 17.03 Addresses for Notices, Etc
	 	 	140	 
	Section 17.04 Governing Law
	 	 	140	 
	Section 17.05 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent;
Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee
	 	 	140	 
	Section 17.06 Legal Holidays
	 	 	141	 
	Section 17.07 Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	141	 
	Section 17.08 Benefits of Indenture
	 	 	141	 
	Section 17.09 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
	 	 	142	 
	Section 17.10 Authenticating Agent
	 	 	142	 
	Section 17.11 Execution in Counterparts
	 	 	143	 
	Section 17.12 Severability
	 	 	143	 
	Section 17.13 Waiver of Jury Trial
	 	 	143	 
	Section 17.14 Consent to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
	 	 	143	 
	Section 17.15 Force Majeure
	 	 	144	 
	Section 17.16 Currency Indemnity
	 	 	144	 
	Section 17.17 U.S.A. Patriot Act
	 	 	144	 
	Section 17.18 Conflict with Other Documents
	 	 	144	 
	Section 17.19 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of
Notes
	 	 	145	 
	Section 17.20 Rules by Trustee and Agents
	 	 	145	 
	Section 17.21 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	 	 	145	 

 

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EXHIBITS:

	 	 	 
	Exhibit A Form of Note

	 	A-1
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit B Form of Change of Control Purchase Notice

	 	B-1
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit C Form of Certificate of Transfer

	 	C-1
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit D Form of Notation of Guarantee

	 	D-1
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit E Form of Supplemental Indenture

	 	E-1
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit F Form of Certificate of Exchange

	 	F-1

 

 

 

INDENTURE dated as of October 5, 2011 between Horizon Lines, LLC., a Delaware corporation, as
issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (hereinafter sometimes
called the “Trustee,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01).

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Issuer has duly authorized the issuance of its
11.00% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”), initially in an aggregate principal
amount of $225,000,000, and in order to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are
to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Issuer has duly authorized the execution and
delivery of this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Form of the Notes, the certificate of authentication to be borne by each Note,
the Form of Change of Control Purchase Notice, the Form of Certificate of Transfer, the Form of
Notation of Guarantee and the Form of Supplemental Indenture to be borne by the Notes are to be
substantially in the forms hereinafter provided; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Issuer and
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent, as in this
Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Issuer, and to constitute these
presents a valid agreement according to its terms, have been done and performed, and the execution
of this Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly authorized.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

That in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are, and are to be,
authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and
acceptance of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Issuer covenants and agrees with the Trustee
for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes
(except as otherwise provided below), as follows:

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise
expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and
of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section
1.01. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or that
are by reference therein defined in the Securities Act (except as herein otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms
in said Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of
this Indenture. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer
to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
The terms defined in this Article include the plural as well as the singular. Unless otherwise
noted, references to “U.S. dollars” or “$” shall mean the currency of the United States.

 

 

 

“144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing
the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and
registered in the name of, the Depository or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

“A/B Exchange Offer Registration Statement” means the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement,”
as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.

“A/B Exchange Offer” means an offer to issue Exchange Notes, whose issuance is registered
under the Securities Act, for Notes that were issued initially in a transaction exempt from
registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S.

“ABL Facility” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Issuer,
Parent and the other Subsidiaries of Parent party thereto, the various lenders and agents party
thereto and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent, together with any
amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof
and any indentures or credit facilities, receivables securitization facilities or commercial paper
facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that replace, refund or refinance
any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such
replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture, or amendment, supplement,
modification, renewal, or restatement, that increases the amount borrowable thereunder, alters the
maturity thereof or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder
and whether by the same or any other agent, lender, group of lenders or investors. Any agreement or
instrument other than the ABL Facility in effect on the Issue Date must be designated in an
Officer’s Certificate as an “ABL Facility” for purposes of this Indenture in order to be an ABL
Facility.

“ABL Facility Collateral Agent” means Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as collateral agent
under the ABL Facility, and its successors, replacements and/or assigns in such capacity.

“ABL Liens” means all Liens in favor of the ABL Facility Collateral Agent on Collateral
securing the ABL Obligations.

“ABL Obligations” means (x) the Indebtedness and other obligations under the ABL Facility and
(y) certain hedge obligations, cash management and other bank product obligations owed to a lender
or an Affiliate of a lender under the ABL Facility and more particularly described in the
Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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“ABL Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is
merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not
such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such
other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such
specified Person; and

(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such
specified Person.

“Additional Interest” has the meaning assigned to that term pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement.

“Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the initial Notes) issued under this
Indenture in accordance with Section 2.13.

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

“Affiliate Transaction” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.13

“Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent.

“Applicable Accounting Standards” means, as of the Issue Date, U.S. GAAP; provided, however,
that Parent may, upon not less than 60 days’ prior written notice to the Trustee, change to IFRS;
provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if Parent changes to IFRS, it may elect, in
its sole discretion, to continue to utilize U.S. GAAP for the purposes of making all calculations
under this Indenture that are subject to Applicable Accounting Standards and the notice to the
Trustee required upon the change to IFRS shall set forth whether or not Parent intends to continue
to use U.S. GAAP for purposes of making all calculations under this Indenture. In the event Parent
elects to change to IFRS for purposes of making calculations under this Indenture, references in
this Indenture to a standard or rule under U.S. GAAP shall be deemed to refer to the most nearly
comparable standard or rule under IFRS.

 

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“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial
interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depository, Euroclear and Clearstream
that apply to such transfer or exchange.

“Asset Sale” means:

(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights;
provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Issuer or Parent and its respective
Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Article 5 and not by
Section 4.12; and

(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of Parent’s Restricted
Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of Parent’s Subsidiaries (other
than directors’ qualifying Equity Interests or Equity Interests required by
applicable law to be held by a Person other than Parent or one of its Restricted
Subsidiaries).

Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves
assets having a Fair Market Value of less than $5.0 million;

(2) a transfer of assets constituting Notes Priority Collateral between or
among the Issuer and the Guarantors;

(3) a transfer of assets that are not Notes Priority Collateral between or
among Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(4) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to
Parent or to a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;

(5) the sale or lease of products, services or accounts receivable in the
ordinary course of business (which shall include factoring, securitization and
similar transactions) and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or
obsolete assets or assets otherwise unsuitable or no longer required for use in the
ordinary course of the business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(6) the sale or other disposition of Cash Equivalents not constituting
Collateral;

(7) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 4.09 or a Permitted
Investment;

(8) the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general
intangibles on customary terms in the ordinary course of
business and the abandonment of intellectual property which is no longer used
or useful in or material to the businesses of Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries;

 

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(9) the sale, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, consignment, conveyance or
other disposition of inventory and other assets in the ordinary course of business,
including leases with respect to facilities that are temporarily not in use or
pending their disposition, or accounts receivable in connection with the
compromise, settlement or collection thereof;

(10) a disposition of leasehold improvements or leased assets in connection
with the termination of any operating lease;

(11) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement
or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or
similar proceedings and exclusive factoring or similar arrangements or the
unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;

(12) any sale of Equity Interests in, or other ownership interests in or
assets or property, including Indebtedness, or other securities of, an Unrestricted
Subsidiary;

(13) (a) any exchange of assets (including a combination of assets and Cash
Equivalents) for assets related to a Permitted Business of comparable or greater
market value or usefulness to the business of Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by Parent and (b) in the
ordinary course of business, any swap of assets, or lease, assignment or sublease
of any real or personal property, in exchange for services (including in connection
with any outsourcing arrangements) of comparable or greater value or usefulness to
the business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in
good faith by Parent; provided that if the assets transferred pursuant to this
clause (13) are Notes Priority Collateral the assets received in exchange therefor
shall be Notes Priority Collateral;

(14) any sale, conveyance or other disposition of assets of any Restricted
Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent
that the proceeds thereof are distributed in cash or Cash Equivalents to Parent or
a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary;

(15) any foreclosure or any similar action with respect to the property or
other assets of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(16) the sublease or assignment to third parties of leased facilities;

 

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(17) a Casualty or Condemnation Event whose proceeds are subject to Section
4.12;

(18) the sale of interests in a joint venture pursuant to customary put-call
or buy-sell arrangements; and

(19) the creation of or realization on a Lien to the extent that the granting
of such Lien was not in violation of Section 4.14.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent may voluntarily treat any transaction otherwise exempt from
the definition of “Asset Sale” pursuant to clauses (1) through (19) above as an “Asset Sale” by
designating such transaction as an Asset Sale for purposes of this Indenture in an Officer’s
Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

“Attributable Debt” in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of
determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the
remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period
for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such
present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in
such transaction, determined in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards; provided, however,
that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of
Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital
Lease Obligation.”

“Authentication Order” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

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

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

“Board of Directors” means:

(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation
or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;

 

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(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general
partner of the partnership;

(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or
members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and

(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person
serving a similar function.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of Parent to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, and to be in full force
and effect on the date of such certification.

“Broker-Dealer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

“Business Day” means, with respect to any Note, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a
day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive
order to close or be closed.

“Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of
the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized
on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards, and the Stated
Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such
lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of
a penalty.

“Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or American Depository
Shares (or receipts issued in evidence thereof) representing interests in such
corporate stock;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares,
interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of
corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership
interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to
receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the
issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities
convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any
right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

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“Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) any evidence of Indebtedness issued or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof;

(2) deposits, certificates of deposit or acceptances of any financial
institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and whose senior
unsecured debt is rated at least “A-2” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), or at least “P-2” by Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or any respective successor agency;

(3) commercial paper with a maturity of 365 days or less issued by a
corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Issuer) organized and existing under
the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia and rated at least “A-1” by S&P and at least “P-1” by Moody’s or any
respective successor agency;

(4) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to
marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United
States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of
the United States maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition;

(5) demand and time deposits with a domestic commercial bank that is a member
of the Federal Reserve System that are FDIC insured;

(6) money market funds which invest substantially all of their assets in
securities described in the preceding clauses (1) through (5); and

(7) in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, substantially similar investments, of
comparable credit quality, denominated in local currency held by such Foreign
Subsidiary from time to time in the ordinary course of business.

“Casualty or Condemnation Event” means any taking under power of eminent domain or similar
proceeding and any insured loss, in each case, relating to property or other assets that
constituted Collateral owned by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary.

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

(1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition (other than by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation), in one or
a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of Parent or the Issuer and its
respective Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that
term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);

 

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(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the
Issuer (other than a plan of liquidation of Parent or the Issuer that is a
liquidation for tax purposes only);

(3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any
merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in
clause (1) above) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more
than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Issuer, measured by voting power rather than
number of shares;

(4) Parent or the Issuer consolidates with, or merges with or into, any
Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, Parent or the
Issuer, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding
Voting Stock of Parent or the Issuer or such other Person is converted into or
exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction
where the Voting Stock of Parent or the Issuer outstanding immediately prior to
such transaction constitutes or is converted into or exchanged for a majority of
the outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person
(immediately after giving effect to such transaction);

(5) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors
of Parent or the Issuer, are not Continuing Directors; or

(6) a “Change of Control” occurs under the Second-Lien Notes Indenture or the
Convertible Notes Indenture.

Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A) any holding company whose only significant asset is Equity
Interests of Parent or the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies shall not
itself be considered a “person” or “group” for purposes of clause (2) above; (B) the transfer of
assets between or among the Restricted Subsidiaries and Parent shall not itself constitute a Change
of Control; (C) the term “Change of Control” shall not include a merger or consolidation of Parent
or the Issuer with or the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all
or substantially all of Parent’s or the Issuer’s assets to, an Affiliate incorporated or organized
solely for the purpose of reincorporating or reorganizing Parent or the Issuer in another
jurisdiction and/or for the sole purpose of forming or collapsing a holding company structure; (D)
a “person” or “group” shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities subject to a
stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option agreement
related thereto) until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement; (E) a
transaction in which Parent or the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of Parent becomes a
Subsidiary of another Person (other than a Person that is an individual, such Person that is not an
individual, the “Other Transaction Party”) shall not constitute a Change of Control if (a) the
shareholders of Parent or the
Issuer or such direct or indirect parent of Parent or the Issuer as of immediately prior to
such transaction Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, at
least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of Parent or the Issuer or
such direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, immediately following the consummation of such
transaction or (b) immediately following the consummation of such transaction, no “person” (as such
term is defined above), other than the Other Transaction Party (but including any of the Beneficial
Owners of the Equity Interests of the Other Transaction Party), Beneficially Owns, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding
Voting Stock of the Issuer or the Other Transaction Party; and (F) the Transactions shall not
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“Change of Control Offer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.16(a).

“Change of Control Payment” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.16(a).

“Change of Control Payment Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.16(a).

“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A.

“close of business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

“Collateral” has the meaning given to such term by the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Collateral Agent” means the Trustee under this Indenture, in its capacity as collateral agent
for itself, the Holders of Notes and the holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations,
together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

“Collateral Proceeds Account” means a deposit account or securities account established with
the Collateral Agent for purposes of holding the Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale, or Casualty or
Condemnation Event, of Notes Priority Collateral pending release in accordance with Section 16.08.

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Common Stock” means common stock of Parent, par value $0.01 per share, at the date of this
Indenture.

“Consolidated Cash Flow” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication:

(1) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries and all franchise taxes for such
period, to the extent that such amounts were deducted in computing such
Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

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(2) the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such
Consolidated Net Income; plus

(3) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles,
deferred financing fees, debt incurrence costs, commissions, fees and expenses, but
excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period),
depletion and other non-cash expenses or charges (including any write-offs of debt
issuance or deferred financing costs or fees and impairment charges and the impact
on depreciation and amortization of purchase accounting), but excluding any such
non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash
expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was
paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash
expenses or charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(4) the amount of net loss resulting from the payment of any premiums, fees or
similar amounts that are required to be paid under the terms of the instrument(s)
governing any Indebtedness upon the repayment, prepayment or other extinguishment
of such Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of such Indebtedness; plus

(5) business optimization expenses, streamlining costs, exit or disposal
costs, facilities closure costs and other restructuring charges, reserves or
expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the
effect of inventory optimization programs, facility consolidations, retention,
headcount reductions, systems establishment costs, payroll, relocation and contract
termination charges), provided that the amount of cash charges added back under
this clause (5) with respect to any actions initiated following the Issue Date,
shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of Consolidated Cash Flow (prior to giving
effect to the addition of such amount) for such period; plus

(6) (i) unusual or nonrecurring charges, expenses or other items, (ii)
charges, expenses or other items in connection with any restructuring, acquisition,
disposition, equity issuance or debt incurrence, and (iii) non-recurring
out-of-pocket charges, expenses or other items related to and consisting of legal
settlements and/or judgments, in all cases whether or not consummated and to the
extent deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income (for the avoidance of
doubt, for purposes of this clause (6), charges, expenses or other items with
respect to multiple proceedings shall be deemed to be “non-recurring” if the
underlying facts
giving rise to the proceedings are themselves unrelated and not reasonably
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(7) any impairment charges or asset write-offs, in each case pursuant to
Applicable Accounting Standards, and the amortization of intangibles arising
pursuant to Applicable Accounting Standards; minus

(8) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period,
other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case,
on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with Applicable Accounting
Standards.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
aggregate of the net income (loss) from continuing operations of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with Applicable
Accounting Standards and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided
that:

(1) all extraordinary gains and losses and all gains and losses realized in
connection with any asset disposition or the disposition of securities or the early
extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations, together with any related
provision for taxes on any such gain, will be excluded;

(2) the net income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary
or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only
to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to
the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;

(3) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted
Payments under Section 4.09(a), the net income for such period of any Restricted
Subsidiary (other than the Issuer, so long as it is a primary obligor under the
Notes, or any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or
payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of its
net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior
governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by
the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment,
decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that
Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restrictions with respect to
the payment of dividends or similar distributions have been legally waived;
provided that the Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased by the
amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash
(or converted into cash) by any such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person, to the
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(4) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be
excluded;

(5) notwithstanding clause (2) above, the net income of any Unrestricted
Subsidiary will be excluded except to the extent received by the specified Person
or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(6) any (a) one-time non-cash compensation charges, (b) non-cash costs or
expenses resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans, compensation
charges or post-employment benefit plans, or grants or awards of stock, stock
appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or
other rights and (c) write-offs or write-downs of goodwill will be excluded;

(7) any gain or loss for such period from currency translation gains or losses
or net gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness
(including any net loss or gain resolution from Hedging Obligations for currency
exchange risk entered in relation with Indebtedness) will be excluded;

(8) any unrealized net after-tax income (loss) from Hedging Obligations or
cash management Obligations and the application of Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” or from other derivative
instruments in the ordinary course shall be excluded;

(9) non-cash interest expense resulting from the application of Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 470-20 “Debt—Debt with Conversion
Options—Recognition” shall be excluded;

(10) any charges resulting from the application of (i) Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 805 “Business Combinations,” (ii) Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 350 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other,” Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 360-10-35-15 “Impairment or Disposal of Long- Lived Assets,”
(iii) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 480-10-25-4 “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity—Overall—Recognition,” (iv) Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” or (v) Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 835-30 “Interest-Imputation of Interest—Interest on
Receivables and Payables,” with respect to deferred payments in respect of
settlements of litigations or investigations, in each case, shall be excluded;

(11) all charges, costs and expenses relating to the Transactions or relating
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(12) all net after-tax charges or expenses with respect to curtailments,
discontinuations or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit
plans will be excluded.

“Continuing Director” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of
Directors of Parent or the Issuer (as applicable) who:

(1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or

(2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the
approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board
of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.

“Convertible Note Documents” means the Convertible Notes and the guarantees thereof, the
Convertible Notes Indenture and the security documents relating to the Convertible Notes Indenture.

“Convertible Note Liens” means all Liens in favor of the Convertible Notes Collateral Agent on
Collateral securing the Convertible Note Obligations.

“Convertible Note Obligations” means the obligations of Parent and any other obligor under the
Convertible Note Documents to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest (including any interest
accruing after the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings) when due and payable, and
all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with the Convertible Notes Indenture,
the Convertible Notes and the performance of all other obligations (including, without limitation,
payment of fees and expenses of the trustee and collateral agent, including fees and expenses of
their agents, attorneys and professional advisors) to the trustee and the holders under the
Convertible Notes Documents, according to the respective terms thereof.

“Convertible Notes” means the 6.0% convertible secured notes due 2017 of Parent.

“Convertible Notes Collateral Agent” means the trustee under the Convertible Notes Indenture,
in its capacity as collateral agent for the holders of the Convertible Notes, together with its
successors in such capacity.

“Convertible Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, among Parent,
the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, governing the
Convertible Notes.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its
corporate trust business shall be administered, currently at U.S. Bank National Association, 100
Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10005, Corporate Trust Services or such other address as the
Trustee may designate from time to
time by notice to the Noteholders and the Issuer, or the principal corporate trust office of
any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to
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“Covenant Defeasance” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.03.

“Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities or commercial paper facilities
(including without limitation the credit facilities provided under ABL Facility), in each case,
with banks or other lenders or credit providers or a trustee providing for revolving credit loans,
term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to
special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables), bankers
acceptances, capital leases, letters of credit or issuances of senior secured notes, including any
related notes, guarantees, indentures, collateral documents, instruments, documents and agreements
executed in connection therewith and in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed,
extended, supplemented, restructured, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after
termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including, in each case, by means of sales of debt
securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time, in one or more
instances and including any amendment increasing the amount of Indebtedness incurred or available
to be borrowed thereunder, extending the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or
contemplated thereby or deleting, adding or substituting one or more parties thereto (whether or
not such added or substituted parties are banks or other institutional lenders), including into one
or more separate instruments or facilities, in each case, whether any such amendment, restatement,
modification, renewal, extension, supplement, restructuring, refunding, replacement or refinancing
occurs simultaneously or not with the termination or repayment of a prior Credit Facility. Any
agreement or instrument other than the ABL Facility in effect on the Issue Date must be designated
in an Officer’s Certificate as a “Credit Facility” for purposes of this Indenture in order to be a
Credit Facility.

“Custodian” means U.S. Bank National Association, as custodian for The Depository Trust
Company, with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.

“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both
would be, an Event of Default; provided that any Default that results solely from the taking of an
action that would have been permitted but for the continuation of a previous Default will be deemed
to be cured if such previous Default is cured prior to becoming an Event of Default.

“Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and
issued in accordance with Section 2.06, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, except that
such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of
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“Depository” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global
form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Depository with respect to the Notes, and any and
all successors thereto appointed as depository hereunder and having become such pursuant to the
applicable provision of this Indenture.

“Designated Noncash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration
received by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is
so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to
the Trustee, setting forth the basis of such valuation.

“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option
of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the
holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date that
is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature and (y) the date that is 91 days after the date
no Notes remain outstanding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would
constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to
require Parent to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or an
Asset Sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that
Parent may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such
repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.09. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be
outstanding at any time for purposes of this Indenture will be the maximum amount that Parent or
any and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant
to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.

“DTC” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire
Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for,
Capital Stock).

“Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

“Excess Proceeds” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.12(e).

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
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“Exchange Notes” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

“Exchange Offer” means the offer by Parent to the holders of $330.0 million aggregate
principal amount of its Existing Convertible Notes to exchange the Existing Convertible Notes for
(x) $280.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes, and (y) 50.0 million shares of
Parent’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

“Exchange Offer Document” means the Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-176520,
dated as of August 26, 2011, relating to the Exchange Offer, including the prospectus that forms a
part thereof, as amended prior to the Issue Date.

“Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

“Exempted Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) that is not an
obligor or guarantor with respect to any Indebtedness of Parent or any Guarantor in which an
Investment is made (or is deemed made) by Parent or a Guarantor pursuant to (i) Section 4.09(a),
(ii) Section 4.09(b)(xv) or (iii) clause (19) of the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

“Existing Convertible Notes” means the 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 of Parent.

“Existing Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than
Indebtedness under the ABL Facility) in existence on the Issue Date, until such amounts are repaid
including, without limitation, (i) the $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of Second-Lien
Notes (and the Guarantees by the Guarantors in respect thereof) issued on the Issue Date, (ii) the
$280.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes (and the Guarantees by the
Guarantors in respect thereof) issued in the Exchange Offer on the Issue Date (less the aggregate
principal amount of any Convertible Notes that have been converted in a “Mandatory Conversion”
pursuant to the terms thereof) and (iii) any Existing Convertible Notes outstanding following
completion of the Transactions.

“Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated
willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in
good faith by (unless otherwise provided in this Indenture) (i) if such Fair Market Value is less
than $20.0 million, the Chief Financial Officer of Parent and (ii) if such Fair Market Value is
$20.0 million or greater, the Board of Directors of Parent.

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such
Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays,
repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary
working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the
commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or
prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving
pro forma effect, in the good-faith judgment of the Chief Financial Officer of Parent, to such
incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge
of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the
proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter
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In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

(1) acquisitions, dispositions, discontinued operations or other operational
changes (including of Vessels and equipment and assets related thereto) that have
been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including
through Investments, mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, and including all related financing transactions and including
increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter
reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the
Calculation Date, or that are to be made on the Calculation Date, will be given pro
forma effect, in the good-faith judgment of the Chief Financial Officer of Parent,
as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period, and
such pro forma calculations may reflect operating expense reductions and other
operating improvements or synergies expected to result from the applicable event
based on actions to be taken within 12 months after the relevant event (to the
extent set forth in an Officer’s Certificate in reasonable detail, including the
cost and timing of such expense reductions or other operating improvements or
synergies), in each case, net of all costs required to achieve such expense
reduction or other operating improvement or synergy;

(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations
(including of Vessels and equipment and assets related thereto), as determined in
accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards, and operations or businesses (and
ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be
excluded;

(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined
in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards, and operations or businesses
(and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will
be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed
Charges will not be obligations of
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(4) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be
deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter
period;

(5) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date
will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such
four-quarter period; and

(6) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest
expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the
Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into
account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging
Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months).

For the purpose of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition
or construction of a Vessel or the Capital Stock of a vessel-owning company or the financing
thereof, such Person may (i) if the relevant Vessel is to be subject to a time charter with a
remaining term longer than six months, apply pro forma earnings (losses) for such period Vessel
based upon such charter, or (ii) if such Vessel is not subject to a time charter, is under time
charter that is due to expire within six months or less, or is to be subject to charter of a voyage
charter basis (whether or not any such charter is in place for such Vessel), then in each case,
apply earnings (losses) for such period for such Vessel based upon the average of the historical
earnings of comparable Vessels in such Person’s fleet (as determined in good faith by such Person’s
Board of Directors) during such period or if there is not such comparable Vessel, then based upon
industry average earning for comparable Vessels (as determined in good faith by such Person’s Board
of Directors).

“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without
duplication, of:

(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without
limitation, amortization of original issue discount, non-cash interest payments,
the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component
of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with
respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and
charges (including interest), but excluding the amortization or write-off of debt
issuance costs; plus

(2) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or
not in cash, on any series of Disqualified Stock of Parent
or preferred stock any Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity
Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of Parent (other than Disqualified
Stock) or to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, times (b) a fraction, the
numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then
current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person,
expressed as a decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any charges arising from the application of (i) Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 480-10-25-4 “Distinguishing Liabilities from
Equity—Overall—Recognition” to any series of preferred stock other than Disqualified Stock, (ii)
Accounting Standards Codification Topic 835-30 “Interest-Imputation of Interest—Interest on
Receivables and Payables,” with respect to deferred payments in respect of settlements of
litigations or investigations or (iii) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20 “Debt—Debt
with Conversion Options—Recognition,” in each case, shall be disregarded in the calculation of
Fixed Charges.

“Foreign Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.09(b).

“Foreign Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is
not a U.S. Subsidiary and any Subsidiary of such a Subsidiary, whether or not a U.S. Subsidiary.

“Form of Certificate of Transfer” means the “Form of Certificate of Transfer” attached hereto
as Exhibit C.

“Form of Change of Control Purchase Notice” means the “Form of Change of Control Purchase
Notice” attached hereto as Exhibit B.

“Form of Notation of Guarantee” means the “Form of Notation of Guarantee” attached hereto as
Exhibit D.

“FSX Service” means the “Five-Star Express” service provided on the Issue Date by Parent and
its Restricted Subsidiaries using vessels not qualified under the Jones Act.

“Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to
be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

“Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and
the Unrestricted Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the
Depository or its nominee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and that bears the Global
Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached
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“Government Obligations” means securities that are:

(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment
of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or

(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an
agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of
which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit Obligation by the
United States of America, which, in each case, are not callable or redeemable at
the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt
issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian
with respect to any such U.S. government obligations or a specific payment of
principal of or interest on any such U.S. government obligations held by such
custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided,
however, that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make
any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from
any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. government obligations
or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. government
obligations evidenced by such depository receipt.

“Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for
collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without
limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements
in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of
partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or
services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).

“Guarantors” means Parent and any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that executes a Note
Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and
assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with
the provisions of this Indenture.

“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such
Person under:

(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from
floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar
agreements;

(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or
interest rate risk; and

(3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against
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“IAI Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing
the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal
to the out-standing principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.

“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards, as promulgated by the
International Accounting Standards Board (or any successor board or agency), as in effect on the
date of the election, if any, by Parent to change Applicable Accounting Standards to IFRS; provided
that IFRS shall not include any provisions of such standards that would require a lease that would
be classified as an operating lease under U.S. GAAP to be classified as indebtedness or a finance
or capital lease.

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary (other
than the Issuer) that is designated as such in an Officer’s Certificate that, as of such date of
determination, (i) has less than $0.5 million of total assets and (ii) conducts no material
business or operations.

“incur” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.11(a).

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person
(excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:

(1) in respect of borrowed money;

(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of
credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

(3) in respect of banker’s acceptances;

(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of
sale and leaseback transactions;

(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any
property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or
such services are completed but excluding other accrued liabilities being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently
conducted; or

(6) representing any Hedging Obligations.

if and to the extent any of the preceding items would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet
(excluding the footnotes) of the specified Person prepared in accordance with Applicable Accounting
Standards; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any Guarantee by Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations of another Person that do not constitute Indebtedness of
such Person shall, in each case, not constitute
Indebtedness of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes
all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not
such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person), except for any pledge of the Equity
Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as permitted by clause (20) of the definition of Permitted
Liens, and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any
Indebtedness of any other Person as shall equal the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of such
asset as of the date of determination or (y) the amount of such Indebtedness and, to the extent not
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Indebtedness” will not include (a) in connection with
the purchase by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any business, post-closing payment
adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a
final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the
closing unless such payments are required under Applicable Accounting Standards to appear as a
liability on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes); provided, however, that at the time of
closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment
thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 30 days thereafter; (b)
contingent obligations; incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in respect of borrowed
money; (c) deferred or prepaid revenues; (d) any Capital Stock other than Disqualified Stock; or
(e) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy
warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller.

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as
herein provided, as so amended or supplemented.

“Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through
a Participant.

“Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor”
pursuant to Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is also not a QIB.

“Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain intercreditor agreement, to be dated the Issue
Date, among the Issuer, the Guarantors, the ABL Facility Collateral Agent, the Convertible Notes
Collateral Agent, the Second-Lien Notes Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent, as amended,
supplemented, restated, modified, renewed or replaced (whether upon or after termination or
otherwise), in whole or in part from time to time, or any other successor agreement and whether
among the same or any other parties.

“Interest Payment Date” means each April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April
15, 2012; provided, however, that if any Interest Payment Date falls on a date that is not a
Business Day, such payment of interest will be postponed until
the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest or other amount will be paid during the
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“Interest Record Date,” with respect to any Interest Payment Date, means the April 1 or
October 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the applicable April 15
or October 15 Interest Payment Date, respectively.

“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such
Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees of
Indebtedness or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding (i) commission,
travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business and
(ii) extensions of credit to customers or advances, deposits or payment to or with suppliers,
lessors or utilities or for workers’ compensation, in each case, that are incurred in the ordinary
course of business and recorded as accounts receivable, prepaid expenses or deposits on the balance
sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards), purchases or
other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities,
together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared
in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards. The acquisition by Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary of Parent of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an
Investment by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the
Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount
determined as provided in Section 4.09(c). Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the
amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving
effect to subsequent changes in value but giving effect (without duplication) to all subsequent
reductions in the amount of such Investment as a result of (x) the repayment or disposition thereof
for cash or (y) the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (valued
proportionately to the equity interest in such Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent or such Restricted
Subsidiary owning such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation) at the Fair
Market Value of the net assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation,
in the case of clauses (x) and (y), not to exceed the original amount, or Fair Market Value, of
such Investment.

“Issue Date” means the date the Notes are initially issued under this Indenture.

“Issuer” means Horizon Lines, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and subject to the
provisions of Article 5, shall include its successors and assigns.

“Jones Act” means the Merchant Marine Act of 1920.

“Jones Act Restricted Payments” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.09(b).

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“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, hypothecation, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed,
recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give
a security interest in; provided that in no event shall an operating lease, rights of set-off or
netting arrangements in the ordinary course of business be deemed to constitute a Lien.

“Maturity Date” means October 15, 2016.

“Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents received by Parent or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale or Casualty or Condemnation Event
(including, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other
disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs
relating to such Asset Sale or Casualty or Condemnation Event, including, without limitation,
legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses
incurred as a result of the Asset Sale or Casualty or Condemnation Event, taxes paid or payable as
a result of the Asset Sale or Casualty or Condemnation Event, in each case, after taking into
account, without duplication, (1) any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing
arrangements, and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a
Permitted Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Casualty or
Condemnation Event (other than ABL Obligations, Note Obligations, Convertible Note Obligations and
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations) and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale
price of such asset or assets established in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards, (2)
any reserve or payment with respect to liabilities associated with such asset or assets and
retained by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after such sale or other disposition
thereof, including, without limitation, severance costs, pension and other post-employment benefit
liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification
obligations associated with such transaction, and (3) any cash escrows in connection with purchase
price adjustments, reserves or indemnities (until released).

“Net Proceeds Offer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.12(e).

“Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:

(1) except for a pledge of the Equity Interest of an Unrestricted Subsidiary
as permitted by clause (20) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” as to which
none of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any
kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute
Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or
(c) constitutes the lender;

(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of
the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted
Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of
time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause
the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated
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(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not
have any recourse to the stock or assets of Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary);

in each case except to the extent permitted by Section 4.09; provided, however, that Indebtedness
shall not cease to be Non-Recourse Debt solely by reason of pledge by Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent or of a Person
that is not a Subsidiary of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary if recourse is limited to such
Equity Interests.

“Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

“Note” means any 11.00% First Lien Senior Secured Note due 2016, authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture.

“Note Documents” means the Notes, the Note Guarantees, this Indenture and the security
documents relating to this Indenture.

“Note Guarantees” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Issuer’s obligations under this
Indenture and the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

“Note Liens” means all Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent on Collateral securing the Note
Obligations and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

“Note Obligations” means the Obligations of the Issuer and any other obligor under this
Indenture or any of the other Note Documents, including any Guarantor, to pay principal, premium,
if any, and interest (including any interest accruing after the commencement of bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings) when due and payable, and all other amounts due or to become due under or
in connection with this Indenture, the Notes (and the Note Guarantee) and the performance of all
other Obligations to the Trustee and the holders under this Indenture and the Notes (and the Note
Guarantee), according to the respective terms thereof.

“Note Register” means, collectively, the register maintained in such office or in any other
office or agency of the Issuer designated pursuant to Section 4.02.

“Noteholder,” “Holder” or “holder,” as applied to any Note, or other similar terms (but
excluding the term “beneficial holder”), shall mean any Person in whose name at the time a
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“Notes Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications,
reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any
Indebtedness.

“Officer” means, with respect to Parent or the Issuer, the President, the Chief Executive
Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, any
Executive or Senior Vice President or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or
numbers or word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”).

“Officer’s Certificate,” when used with respect to the Issuer, means a certificate signed by
an Officer of Parent that is delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate (other than delivered
pursuant to Section 4.08 of this Indenture) shall include the statements provided for in Section
17.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section.

“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who may be an
employee of or counsel to the Issuer, or other counsel acceptable to the Trustee, that is delivered
to the Trustee. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 17.05 if
and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section and may be subject to customary
assumptions, exceptions and qualifications.

“outstanding,” when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section
9.04, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under
this Indenture, except:

(1) Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for
cancellation;

(2) Notes, or portions thereof, for the payment or purchase of which monies in
the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with
any Paying Agent (other than the Issuer) or shall have been set aside and
segregated in trust by the Issuer (if the Issuer shall act as its own Paying
Agent); provided that, if any such Note is purchased, the Holder thereof shall have
delivered a Change of Control Purchase Notice in accordance with Section 4.16; and

(3) Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.07 or Notes in lieu of
which, or in substitution for which, other Notes shall have been authenticated and
delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07 unless proof satisfactory to the
Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due
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“Parent” means Horizon Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and subject to the provisions of
Article 5, shall include its successors and assigns.

“Participant” means, with respect to the Depository, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who
has an account with the Depository, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to
DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

“Paying Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.

“Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” means obligations under any Additional Notes or
any other Indebtedness (whether or not consisting of Additional Notes) secured by the Note Liens;
provided that, except in the case of Additional Notes, (i) the trustee or agent under such
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligation executes a joinder agreement to the Security Agreement
in the form attached thereto agreeing to be bound thereby and (ii) Parent has designated such
Indebtedness as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” under the Security Agreement.

“Permitted Business” means any business conducted by Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and any business that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of
Directors of Parent, are reasonably related, ancillary, supplemental or complementary thereto, or
reasonable extensions thereof.

“Permitted Debt” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.11(b).

“Permitted Hedging Obligations” means any Hedging Obligations that would constitute Permitted
Debt pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of “Permitted Debt.”

“Permitted Investments” means:

(1) (i) any Investment in the Issuer or any Guarantor and (ii) any Investment
by any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) that is not a Guarantor in
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

(3) any Investment by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in a
Person, if as a result of such Investment:

(a) such Person becomes a Guarantor; or

(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into,
or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is
liquidated into, the Issuer or any Guarantor;

(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration
from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in
compliance with Section 4.12 or from a sale or other disposition of assets not
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(5) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the
issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Parent;

(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of
trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business
of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of
reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any
trade creditor or customer; or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;

(7) Investments represented by Permitted Hedging Obligations;

(8) loans and advances to officers, directors or employees (a) for
business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses,
including as part of a recruitment or retention plan, in each case incurred in the
ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or to fund such
Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of Parent or any direct or indirect parent
entity of Parent, (b) required by applicable employment laws and (c) other loans
and advances not to exceed $3.0 million at any one time outstanding;

(9) repurchases of the Notes;

(10) any Investment of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing
on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of such existing
Investments, to the extent not involving any additional Investment other than as
the result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or
the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such
Investments as in effect on the Issue Date;

(11) Guarantees otherwise permitted by the terms of this Indenture;

(12) receivables owing to Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
prepaid expenses, and lease, utility, workers’ compensation and other deposits, if
created, acquired or entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(13) payroll, business-related travel, and similar advances to cover matters
that are expected at the time of such advances to be ultimately treated as expenses
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(14) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory,
supplies, material or equipment pursuant to joint marketing, joint development or
similar arrangements with other Persons;

(15) advances, loans, rebates and extensions of credit (including the creation
of receivables) to suppliers, customers and vendors, and performance Guarantees, in
each case in the ordinary course of business;

(16) Investments resulting from the acquisition of a Person, otherwise
permitted by this Indenture, which Investments at the time of such acquisition were
held by the acquired Person and were not acquired in contemplation of the
acquisition of such Person;

(17) reclassification of any Investment initially made in (or reclassified as)
one form into another (such as from equity to loan or vice versa); provided in each
case that the amount of such Investment is not increased thereby;

(18) any Investment in any Subsidiary of Parent or any joint venture in the
ordinary course of business in connection with intercompany cash management
arrangements or related activities;

(19) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value
(measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to
subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made
pursuant to this clause (19) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed the
greater of (x) $30.0 million and (y) 3.0% of Total Assets, in each case, net of any
return of or on such Investments received by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of
Parent; and

(20) the pledge of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as
security for Indebtedness that is permitted by clause (20) of the definition of
Permitted Liens.

“Permitted Liens” means:

(1) any Liens (whose priority shall be governed by the Intercreditor
Agreement) held by the Collateral Agent securing (i) the Notes and the related Note
Guarantees outstanding on the Issue Date (and any related Exchange Notes and
Exchange Note Guarantees) and (ii) any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations,
in an aggregate principal amount under such clauses (i) and (ii) not to exceed
$225.0 million at any one time outstanding;

(2) any Lien (whose priority shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement)
securing the ABL Facility or any other Credit Facility so long as the aggregate
principal amount outstanding under the ABL Facility and/or any successor Credit
Facility does not exceed the
principal amount which could be incurred under clause (i) of the definition of
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(3) Liens in favor of the Issuer or the Guarantors;

(4) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or is merged with or into or consolidated with
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence
prior to the contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of
Parent or such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than
those of the Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or is merged
into or consolidated with Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (plus
improvements and accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);

(5) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of
acquisition of the property by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (plus
improvements and accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);
provided that such Liens were in existence prior to such acquisition and not
incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;

(6) Liens to secure the performance of tenders, completion guarantees,
statutory obligations, surety, environmental or appeal bonds, bids, leases,
government contracts, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature
incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(7) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) or
Attributable Debt permitted by clause (iv) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”
covering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness (plus
improvements and accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);

(8) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Note Liens, the ABL Liens,
the Second-Lien Note Liens and the Convertible Note Liens);

(9) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are
not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve
or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with Applicable
Accounting Standards has been made therefor;

(10) Liens consisting of carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’,
suppliers’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and similar Liens not securing Indebtedness
or in favor of customs or revenue authorities or freight forwarders or handlers to
secure payment of custom duties, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of
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(11) any state of facts an accurate survey would disclose, prescriptive
easements or adverse possession claims, minor encumbrances, easements or
reservations of, or rights of others for, pursuant to any leases, licenses,
rights-of-way or other similar agreements or arrangements, development, air or
water rights, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other
utility lines, pipelines, service lines, railroad lines, improvements and
structures located on, over or under any property, drains, drainage ditches,
culverts, electric power or gas generating or co-generation, storage and
transmission facilities and other similar purposes, zoning or other restrictions as
to the use of real property or minor defects in title, which were not incurred to
secure payment of Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially
adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the
operation of the business of such Person;

(12) Liens on the assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is neither a
Guarantor nor the Issuer securing Indebtedness or other obligations of such
Restricted Subsidiary permitted by this Indenture;

(13) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to
refinance secured Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture (other
than the ABL Facility or the Notes); provided, however, that (i) the new Lien is
limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the
written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the
original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or
distributions thereof) and (ii) the new Lien is of no higher priority than the
original Lien;

(14) Liens or leases or licenses or sublicenses or subleases as licensor,
lessor, sublicensor or sublessor of any of its property, including intellectual
property, in the ordinary course of business;

(15) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any
Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances,
tender, bid, judgment, appeal, performance or governmental contract bonds and
completion guarantees, surety, standby letters of credit and warranty and
contractual service obligations of a like nature, trade letters of credit and
documentary letters of credit and similar bonds or Guarantees provided by Parent or
any Subsidiary of Parent;

(16) Liens incurred or pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of
business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other
types of social security and employee health and disability benefits, or
casualty-liability insurance or self insurance or securing letters of credit issued
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(17) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default and
notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been
made in conformity with Applicable Accounting Standards;

(18) Liens on (a) assets other than those constituting Collateral securing
Permitted Hedging Obligations, (b) assets constituting Collateral securing
Permitted Hedging Obligations to the extent that the Indebtedness to which the
Hedging Obligations relate is permitted to be secured pursuant to this Indenture
and (c) assets constituting Collateral securing Permitted Hedging Obligations that
are ABL Obligations;

(19) any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or sublicensor under any
lease, license or sublicense of the property of Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary, including intellectual property, as applicable;

(20) Liens on the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent or
of a Person that is not a Subsidiary of Parent securing Indebtedness of such
Unrestricted Subsidiary or other Person if recourse to Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary with respect to such Indebtedness is limited to such Equity Interests;

(21) Liens in favor of collecting or payor banks having a right of setoff,
revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of Parent or
any Restricted Subsidiary thereof on deposit with or in possession of such bank;

(22) any obligations or duties affecting any of the property of Parent or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any municipality or public authority with respect
to any franchise, grant, license, or permit that do not impair the use of such
property for the purposes for which it is held;

(23) Liens on any property in favor of domestic or foreign governmental bodies
to secure partial, progress, advance or other payment pursuant to any contract or
statute, not yet due and payable;

(24) restrictions on dispositions of assets to be disposed of pursuant to
merger agreements, stock or asset purchase agreements and similar agreements;

(25) options, put and call arrangements, rights of first refusal and similar
rights relating to Investments in joint ventures, partnerships and the like;

(26) Liens consisting of any law or governmental regulation or permit
requiring Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain certain
facilities or perform certain acts as a condition of its occupancy of
or interference with any public lands or any river or stream or navigable
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(27) Liens on the unearned premiums under the insurance policies permitted by
clause (xv) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” securing Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to clause (xv) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”;

(28) any amounts held by a trustee in the funds and accounts under an
indenture securing any revenue bonds issued for the benefit of Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries;

(29) Liens incurred to secure cash management services or to implement cash
pooling arrangements in the ordinary course of business, and/or to secure other
obligations permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (xvi) of the definition of
“Permitted Debt”;

(30) any netting or set-off arrangements entered into by Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, cash pooling arrangements) for the purposes
of netting debit and credit balances of Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any cash management agreement;

(31) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase
agreements permitted under Section 4.11; provided that such Liens do not extend to
any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreements;

(32) leases and subleases of real property which do not materially interfere
with the ordinary conduct of the business of Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries and other Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of Parent
and its Restricted Subsidiaries that do not materially detract from the value of
the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business
of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(33) Liens arising from UCC financing statement filings regarding operating
leases entered into by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in the
ordinary course of business or other precautionary UCC financing statement filings;

(34) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or
similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of
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(35) Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder securing Indebtedness or other
obligations that does not, in the aggregate, exceed $20.0 million at any one time
outstanding, which Liens shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement but may
be of any priority (and may be higher in priority with respect to the Notes
Priority Collateral than the Note Liens and higher in priority with respect to the
ABL Priority Collateral than the ABL Liens);

(36) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of Parent or its
Restricted Subsidiaries arising from Vessel chartering, drydocking, maintenance,
repair, refurbishment or replacement, the furnishing of supplies and bunkers to
Vessels, equipment and inventory, repairs and improvements to Vessels, equipment
and inventory, crews’ wages and maritime Liens;

(37) Liens for salvage;

(38) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred to finance the construction,
purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, a Vessel (which
term, for purposes of this clause (38), shall include the Capital Stock of a Person
substantially all of the assets of which is a Vessel, equipment and inventory as
the context may require), provided, however, (i) the principal amount of
Indebtedness secured by such a Lien does not exceed (x) with respect to
Indebtedness incurred to finance the construction of such Vessel, 87.5% of the sum
of (1) the contract price pursuant to the Vessel Construction Contract for such
Vessel and (2) any other Ready for Sea Cost for such Vessel, and (y) with respect
to Indebtedness Incurred to finance the acquisition of such Vessel, 87.5% of the
sum of (1) the contract price for the acquisition of such Vessel and (2) any other
Ready for Sea Cost of such Vessel, (ii) in the case of Indebtedness that matures
within nine months after the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the principal amount
of Indebtedness secured by such a Lien shall not exceed the Fair Market Value, as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Parent, of such Vessel at the
time such Lien is incurred (iii) in the case of a sale and leaseback transaction,
the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such a Lien shall not exceed the
Fair Market Value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Parent,
of such Vessel at the time such Lien is incurred and (iv) in the case of
Indebtedness representing Capital Lease Obligations relating to a Vessel, the
principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such a Lien shall not exceed 100% of
the sum of (1) the Fair Market Value, as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of Parent, of such Vessel at the time such Lien is incurred and (2) any
Ready for Sea Cost for such Vessel, provided, further, however that such Lien may
not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is incurred and the Indebtedness (other than any
interest thereon) secured by the Lien may not be incurred more than 180 days after
the later of the acquisition, completion of construction, repair, improvement,
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(39) Liens (whose priority shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement)
held by the Collateral Agent securing (i) the $100.0 million aggregate principal
amount of Second-Lien Notes (and the Guarantees by the Guarantors in respect
thereof) issued on the Issue Date and additional Second-Lien Notes (and Guarantees
by the Guarantors in respect thereof) issued after the Issue Date as “PIK Interest”
(as defined in the Second-Lien Notes Indenture in effect on the Issue Date) on such
Second-Lien Notes or on any Second-Lien Notes issued as such “PIK Interest” and
(ii) Convertible Notes (and the Guarantees by the Guarantors in respect thereof) in
an aggregate principal amount of up to $280.0 million (less the aggregate principal
amount of any Convertible Notes that have been converted in a “Mandatory
Conversion” pursuant to the terms thereof); and

(40) Liens (whose priority shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement
and shall equal the priority of the Liens securing the Second-Lien Notes issued on
the Issue Date) securing up to $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (xxiii) of the definition of “Permitted
Debt”.

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund,
refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:

(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value,
if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the
amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection
therewith);

(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date the same
as or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to
Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the
Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;

(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged is Subordinated Indebtedness, such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment on terms at least as favorable to
the holders of Notes as those contained in
the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded,
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(4) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may not be incurred by a Person other
than the Issuer and any of the Guarantors to renew refund, refinance, replace,
defease or discharge any Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor.

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

“Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on
all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this
Indenture.

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

“Ready for Sea Costs” means with respect a Vessel or Vessels to be acquired or leased
(pursuant to a Capital Lease Obligation) by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiaries, the aggregate
amount of expenditures incurred to acquire or construct and bring such Vessel or Vessels to the
condition and location necessary for their intended use, including any and all inspections,
appraisals, repairs, modifications, additions, permits and licenses in connection with such
acquisition or lease, which would be classified and accounted for as “property, plant and
equipment” in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards.

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Issue
Date, among the Issuer and the “Purchasers” party to the various purchase agreements with respect
to the Notes, dated as of the Issue Date, and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more
registration rights agreements among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the other parties thereto,
relating to rights given by the Issuer to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register such
Additional Notes under the Securities Act.

“Registrar” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

“Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto
bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of
and registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the
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“Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the
corporate trust department of the Trustee, having direct responsibility for the administration of
this Indenture 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.

“Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

“Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

“Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an
Unrestricted Subsidiary. Where (i) such term is used without a referent Person or (ii) such term is
used with reference to Parent,, such term shall be deemed to mean a Subsidiary of Parent that is
not an Unrestricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation the Issuer), unless the context
otherwise requires.

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Sale of Notes Priority Collateral” means any Asset Sale to the extent involving a sale, lease
or other disposition of Notes Priority Collateral.

“Second-Lien Note Documents” means the Second-Lien Notes and the Guarantees thereof, the
Second-Lien Notes Indenture and the security documents relating to the Second-Lien Notes Indenture.

“Second-Lien Note Liens” means all Liens in favor of the Second-Lien Notes Collateral Agent on
Collateral securing the Second-Lien Note Obligations.

“Second-Lien Note Obligations” means the obligations of the Issuer and any other obligor under
the Second-Lien Note Documents to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest (including any
interest accruing after the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings) when due and
payable, and all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with the Second-Lien
Notes Indenture, the Second-Lien Notes and the performance of all other obligations to the trustee
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“Second-Lien Notes” means (i) the Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2016 of the Issuer and
(ii) other Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien under clause (40) of the definition thereof,
and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred (from time to time and in one or more
successive refinancings) in respect of (i) or (ii) in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

“Second-Lien Notes Collateral Agent” means the trustee under the Second-Lien Notes Indenture,
in its capacity as collateral agent for the holders of the Second-Lien Notes, together with its
successors in such capacity.

“Second-Lien Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, among the
Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, governing the
Second-Lien Notes and any other instrument governing the Second-Lien Notes.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.

“Security Agreement” means that certain security agreement, to be dated as of the Issue Date,
among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, as amended, modified, restated,
supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms.

“Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, and all
security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust,
collateral agency agreements, control agreements or other grants or transfers for security executed
and delivered by the Issuer or any other Guarantor creating (or purporting to create) a Lien upon
Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, in each case, as amended, modified, renewed, restated
or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.

“Senior Lien Debt” means, with respect to any Collateral whose Excess Proceeds are required to
be applied pursuant to Section 4.12, any Indebtedness or other Obligations secured by Liens on such
Collateral ranking higher in priority to the Note Liens.

“Shelf Registration Statement” means the “Shelf Registration Statement” as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement.

“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as
defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Indenture.

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any
series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be
paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as
of the Issue Date, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or
repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment
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“Subordinated Indebtedness” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.09(a)(iii).

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than
50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard
to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting
agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to
vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation,
association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly
or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that
Person (or a combination thereof); and

(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general
partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only
general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that
Person (or any combination thereof) to the extent such partnership is included in
the consolidated financial statements of such Person.

“Subsidiary Guarantor” means a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that is a Guarantor, other than
the Issuer.

“Successor Issuer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a)(i)(2).

“Successor Parent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.01(b)(i)(2).

“Total Assets” means the total assets of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on
the most recent internal balance sheet of Parent, prepared on a consolidated basis (excluding
Unrestricted Subsidiaries) in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards, with such pro forma
adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in
the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

“Transactions” means (i) the issuance of the Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom, (ii) the
issuance of the Second-Lien Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom, (iii) the exchange of bridge
loans under the Bridge Loan Agreement for Second-Lien Notes, (iv) the Exchange Offer and the other
transactions contemplated by the Exchange Offer Document, (v) obtaining all necessary shareholder,
stock exchange
and governmental approvals and (vi) the payment of all fees and expenses in connection with
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“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as it was in force at the date of
execution of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 11.03; provided, however, that in the
event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date hereof, the term “Trust Indenture
Act” shall mean, to the extent required by such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as so
amended.

“Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture
until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee
hereunder.

“United States” means the United States of America.

“Unrestricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required
to bear the Private Placement Legend.

“Unrestricted Global Note” means a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear
the Private Placement Legend.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Parent that is designated by the Board of
Directors of Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of
Directors of Parent, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

(2) except as permitted by Section 4.13, is not party to any agreement,
contract, arrangement or understanding with Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of
Parent unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or
understanding are no less favorable to Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary
than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates
of Parent;

(3) except as otherwise permitted by Section 4.09, is a Person with respect to
which neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has a direct or
indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to
maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to
achieve any specified levels of operating results; and

(4) except as otherwise permitted by Section 4.09 has not guaranteed or
otherwise provided credit support for any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its
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“U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in
such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession in the United States in effect on the date of this Indenture.

“U.S. Person” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities
Act.

“U.S. Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is
organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of
Columbia.

“Vessel” means any watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used,
as a means of transportation on water which is owned by and registered in the name of the Issuer or
any Guarantor or leased by the Issuer or any Guarantor pursuant to a lease on a demise or bareboat
charter basis or pursuant to an operating agreement constituting a Capital Lease Obligation,
including all spares, equipment, and any additional improvements associated with such watercraft or
contrivance.

“Vessel Construction Contract” means any contract for the construction (or construction and
acquisition”) of a Vessel entered into by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any
amendments, supplements or modifications thereto or change orders in respect thereof.

“Vessel Fleet Mortgage” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person
that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the
number of years obtained by dividing:

(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each
then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required
payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the
Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth)
that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

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

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

Section 1.02 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

(c) “or” is not exclusive;

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

(e) provisions apply to successive related events and transactions;

(f) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the
Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or
rules adopted by the Commission from time to time;

(g) references to any statute, law, rule or regulation shall be deemed to refer to the same as
from time to time amended and in effect and to any successor statute, law, rule or regulation;

(h) references to any contract, agreement or instrument shall mean the same as amended,
modified, replaced, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time, in each case, in
accordance with any applicable restrictions contained in this Indenture; and

(i) “including” means “including, without limitation.”

Section 1.03 References to Interest. Any reference to the payment of interest on, or in
respect of, any Note in this Indenture shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of
Additional Interest (if applicable). An express mention of the payment of Additional Interest (if
applicable) in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in
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Section 1.04 References to Subordination. For the avoidance of doubt, for all purposes under
this Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 4.09(b), this Indenture shall not treat
Indebtedness as being (x) contractually subordinated or junior or (y) subordinated or junior in
right of payment, in each case, to any other Indebtedness merely because such Indebtedness is (i)
unsecured, (ii) secured by Liens of a junior priority on the same Collateral to those securing such
other Indebtedness or (iii) secured by different collateral.

Section 1.05 Payments, Instructions, Notices, Opinions and Certifications by the Issuer. Any
payment required to be made by the Issuer under this Indenture may be made by the Parent on behalf
of the Issuer. Any instruction, notice, certificate, opinion or Officer’s Certificate to be given
or provided by the Issuer under this Indenture may be given or provided by the Parent instead.

ARTICLE 2.

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF

NOTES

Section 2.01 Form and Dating.

(a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially
in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by
law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The
Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof.

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

(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the
Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent such
of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be
reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a
Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the
direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required
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Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.

At least one Officer must sign the Notes for the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.

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

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

The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer signed by an Officer (an
"Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue that may be validly issued under
this Indenture, including any Additional Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes
outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Notes authorized for
issuance by the Issuer pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section
2.07.

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

Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.

The Issuer will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of
transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for
payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer
and exchange. The Issuer may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying
agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any
additional paying agent. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any
Holder. The Issuer will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a
party to this Indenture. If the Issuer fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or
Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may not act as
Paying Agent or Registrar.

The Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depository with
respect to the Global Notes.

The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act
as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes and the Trustee hereby agrees so to initially act.

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The Issuer will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the
Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the
Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on
the Notes, and will notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Issuer in making any such
payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held
by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent will have no further
liability for the money.

Section 2.05 Holder Lists.

The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with §
312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer will furnish to
the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times
as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may
reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Issuer shall
otherwise comply with § 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note 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 to another nominee of the Depository, or by the Depository or any such nominee to a
successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository. All Global Notes will be exchanged
by the Issuer for Definitive Notes if:

(i) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depository that it is unwilling
or unable to continue to act as Depository or that it is no longer a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depository is not
appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depository;
or

(ii) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default with respect to the
Notes and the Depository so requests.

Upon the occurrence of the preceding event in (i) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in
such names as the Depository shall instruct the Trustee in writing. Global Notes also may be
exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10. Every Note
authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof,
pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10, shall be authenticated and delivered in the
form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other
than as provided in this
Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and
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(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and
exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depository, in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to
those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial
interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii)
below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in
any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the
transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that
prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the
Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of
a U.S. Person. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the
Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).

(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In
connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to
Section 2.06(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Registrar either:

(1) both:

(A) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depository in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depository to credit or cause
to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an
amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or
exchanged; and

(B) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures containing information regarding the Participant
account to be credited with such increase; or

(2) both:

(A) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect
Participant given to the Depository in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures directing the Depository to
cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to
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(B) instructions given by the Depository to the Registrar
containing information regarding the Person in whose name such
Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or
exchange referred to in (i) above.

Upon consummation of an A/B Exchange Offer by the Issuer in accordance
with Section 2.06(f), the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall
be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the
instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the
Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon
satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of
beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the
Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall
adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to
Section 2.06(h).

(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A
beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if
the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the Registrar
receives the following:

(1) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form
of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(2) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in
the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

(3) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form
of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of
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(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for
Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any
Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any Holder thereof for a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of
Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and:

(1) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the A/B Exchange Offer
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the
beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the
transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of
Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the
distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an Affiliate of the
Issuer;

(2) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; and

(3) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the A/B Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement.

If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (2) above at a time
when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue
and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the
Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests
transferred pursuant to subparagraph (2) above.

Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to
Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note.

(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes.
If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange
such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive
Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the
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(2) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance
with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(3) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in
an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to
the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)
thereof;

(4) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule
144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

(5) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (2) through (4)
above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3)(d)
thereof, if applicable;

(6) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuer or any of
its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(7) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced
accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)
shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as
the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the
Depository and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive
Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i)
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(ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.
A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial
interest for an Unrestricted Definitive
Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:

(1) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the A/B Exchange Offer
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such
beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of
a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a
Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes or (iii) a Person who is an Affiliate of the Issuer;

(2) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

(3) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the A/B Exchange
Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;
or

(4) the Registrar receives the following:

i. if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F
hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b)
thereof; or

ii. if the holder of such beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such
beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery
thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (4), if the
Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the
effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities
Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
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(iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive
Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a
Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the
applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the
Issuer will execute and the Trustee will, upon receipt of an Authentication Order,
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in
the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) will be registered in such name or names and
in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest
requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depository and the
Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the
Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) will not bear the
Private Placement Legend.

(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.

(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes.
If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a
beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive
Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

(1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such
Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b)
thereof;

(2) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(3) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S.
Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof;

(4) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance
with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto, including
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(5) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an
Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (2)
through (4) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item
(3)(d) thereof, if applicable;

(6) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuer or
any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(7) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c)
thereof, the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause
to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (1) above,
the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (2) above, the 144A
Global Note, in the case of clause (3) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in
all other cases, the IAI Global Note.

(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes.
A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
only if:

(1) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the A/B Exchange Offer
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of
an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the
applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person
participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an
Affiliate of the Issuer;

(2) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

(3) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the A/B Exchange
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(4) the Registrar receives the following:

i. if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to
exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder
in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the
certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or

ii. if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes
to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder
in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof,

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (4), if the
Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the
effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities
Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.

Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii),
the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate
principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global
Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
at any time.

Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the
applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate
principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected
pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(2) or (ii)(4) or this subparagraph (iii) at a time when an
Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer will issue and, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee will authenticate one or more
Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of
Definitive Notes so transferred.

(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder
of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the
Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration
of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder
must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied
by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such
Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must
provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant
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(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted
Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the
following:

(1) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof,

(2) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including
the certifications in item (2) thereof, and

(3) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted
Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note
or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note if:

(1) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the A/B Exchange Offer
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of
an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the
applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person
participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an
Affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;

(2) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement
in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

(3) any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the A/B
Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
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(4) the Registrar receives the following:

if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to
exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto,
including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or

if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to
transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in
the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (4), if the
Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or
transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the
restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private
Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act.

(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of
Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to
register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes
pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

(f) A/B Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of an A/B Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuer will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order
in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee will authenticate:

(i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes accepted
for exchange in such A/B Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters
of Transmittal that (A) they are not Broker-Dealers, (B) they are not participating in a
distribution of the Exchange Notes and (C) they are not Affiliates of the Issuer; and

(ii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the A/B
Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (A)
they are not Broker-Dealers, (B) they are not participating in a distribution of the
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Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal
amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Issuer will
execute and the Trustee will, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver to
the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes
in the appropriate principal amount.

(g) Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive
Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions
of this Indenture.

(i) Private Placement Legend.

(1) Except as permitted by subparagraph (2) below, each Global Note and each
Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof)
shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY
ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5
OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER
OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE
SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.
THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE ISSUER THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (i) (a) TO A PERSON WHO IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b)
IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A NON-U.S. PERSON
IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE
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ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER
SO REQUESTS), (ii) TO THE ISSUER, OR (iii) PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, AND (B) THE HOLDER
WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY
PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. NO REPRESENTATION CAN
BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE
144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY.”

(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued
pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii),
(e)(iii) or (f) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or
substitution thereof) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.

(ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the
following form:

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN
THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT
TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT
(1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE
MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED
TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE
INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
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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 DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY
A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE
OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET,
NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR
SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE 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.”

(iii) OID Legend. To the extent required by Section 1275(c)(1)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-3(b), each Note
issued at a discount to its stated redemption price at maturity shall bear a legend (the
“OID Legend”) in substantially the following form (with any necessary amendments thereto to
reflect any amendments occurring after the Issue Date to the applicable sections):

“FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, THIS NOTE IS BEING ISSUED WITH
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. YOU MAY CONTACT THE ISSUER AT HORIZON
LINES, LLC, 4064 COLONY ROAD, SUITE 200, CHARLOTTE, NORTH
CAROLINA 28211 ATTENTION: TREASURER, AND THE ISSUER WILL PROVIDE
YOU WITH THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT,
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(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests
in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note
has been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be
returned to or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11. At any time
prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or
transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such
Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the
Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the
beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be
increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the
Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

(i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer will execute and
the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 or at the Registrar’s request.

(ii) No service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global
Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but
the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or
similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Section 2.10,
Article 3 and Sections 4.12, 4.16 and 11.04).

(iii) The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of
any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any
Note being redeemed in part.

(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or
exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the Issuer,
evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the
Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or
exchange.

(v) Neither the Registrar nor the Issuer will be required:

(1) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a
period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection
of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on
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(2) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for
redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being
redeemed in part; or

(3) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Interest
Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

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

(vii) The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance
with the provisions of Section 2.02.

(viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be
submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of
transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.

(ix) To the extent that any Notes are issued at a discount to their stated redemption
price at maturity and bear the OID Legend, each group of Notes bearing a given amount of
original issue discount shall be treated as a separate series only for purposes of the
transfer and exchange provisions of this Section 2.06 and may trade under a separate CUSIP
number.

(x) Neither the Trustee nor any agent of the Trustee shall have any responsibility for
any actions taken or not taken by the Depository.

(xi) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any Participant or
Indirect Participant or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the books or
records, or the acts or omissions, of the Depository or its nominee or of any Participant
or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to
the delivery to any Participant or Indirect Participant or other Person (other than the
Depository) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any
amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to
the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made
only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the Depository or its
nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note
shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the customary procedures of the
Depository. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon
information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Participants or Indirect
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(xii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as
to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under
applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any
transfers between or among Participants or Indirect Participants in any Global Note) other
than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are
expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this
Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the
express requirements hereof.

Section 2.07 Replacement Notes. If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the
Issuer and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of
any Note, the Issuer will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will
authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee
or the Issuer, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment
of the Trustee and the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating
agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuer may charge for
its expenses in replacing a Note.

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

Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes. The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes
authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in
accordance with the provisions, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding.
Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or
an Affiliate of the Issuer holds the Note.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee
receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be
outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

If the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof)
holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date,
then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to
accrue interest.

Section 2.09 Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal
amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuer or
any Guarantor, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct
or indirect common control with the Issuer or
any Guarantor, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of
determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or
consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded. Upon request of
the Trustee, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officer’s Certificate listing and
identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Issuer to be owned or held by or for the account of any
of the above described Persons, and the Trustee shall be entitled to accept and rely upon such
Officer’s Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that
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Section 2.10 Temporary Notes. Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery,
the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate
temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may
have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer will prepare and the Trustee
will, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for
temporary Notes.

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

Section 2.11 Cancellation. The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to
them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else will cancel
all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation
and will destroy cancelled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act).
Certification of the destruction of all cancelled Notes will be delivered to the Issuer. The
Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest. If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the
Notes, it will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest
payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record
date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. The Issuer will notify
the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the
date of the proposed payment. The Issuer will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record
date and payment date; provided that no such special record date may be less than 10 days prior to
the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record
date, the Issuer (or, upon the written request of the Issuer, the Trustee in the name and at the
expense of the Issuer) will send or cause to be sent to Holders a notice that states the special
record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

Section 2.13 Additional Notes; Purchases. The Issuer may, without the consent of the
Noteholders, issue additional Notes hereunder with the same terms, and if
permissible as a “qualified reopening” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, with the same
CUSIP number as the Notes initially issued hereunder in an unlimited aggregate principal amount,
which will form the same series with the Notes initially issued hereunder. Prior to the issuance
of any such additional Notes, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Authentication Order, an
Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel
to cover such matters as the Trustee shall reasonably request. The Issuer may also from time to
time purchase the Notes in open market purchases or negotiated transactions without prior notice to
Noteholders. Any Notes purchased by the Issuer shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding under
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ARTICLE 3.

REDEMPTION

Section 3.01 Optional Redemption.

(a) The Notes are subject to redemption, at the option of the Issuer, in whole or in part, at
any time and from time to time, after the Issue Date and prior to one year after the Issue Date
upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at 101.5% of the principal amount to be
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant regular Interest Record Date to receive
interest due on an Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the redemption date).

(b) From and after one year from the Issue Date, the Notes are subject to redemption, at the
option of the Issuer, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, upon not less than 30
nor more than 60 days’ notice at 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of
Holders of record on the relevant regular Interest Record Date to receive interest due on an
Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the redemption date).

Section 3.02 Mandatory Redemption.

(a) The Notes will not be subject to mandatory redemption or have the benefit of any sinking
fund, except as set forth below.

(b) On each April 15 and October 15 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day), commencing April15, 2012, the Issuer will be required to redeem 0.50% of
the aggregate original principal amount of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) originally
issued under this Indenture in integral multiples of $1,000, except that no note may be purchased
in part if the remaining principal amount would be less than $2,000, at a redemption price of 100%
of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable
redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Interest Record Date to
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Section 3.03 Notices to Trustee. If the Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section
3.01, it shall notify the Trustee, Registrar and each Paying Agent in writing of (a) the Section of
this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to which the redemption shall occur (including the relevant
provision of the Notes), (b) the redemption date, (c) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed
and (d) the redemption price. The Issuer shall give notice to the Trustee provided for in this
paragraph at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date if the redemption is
pursuant to Section 5 of the Note, unless a shorter or longer period is acceptable to the Trustee.
If fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the record date relating to such redemption shall
be selected by the Issuer and given to the Trustee. Any such notice pursuant to Section 3.01 may
be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall
thereby be void and of no effect.

Section 3.04 Selection of Notes to be Redeemed. Selection of Notes for redemption will be
made by the Registrar on a pro rata basis by lot to the extent practicable or by such other method
in accordance with the Applicable Procedures; provided that no Notes of $2,000 principal amount or
less shall be redeemed in part.

Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Section 3.04, the parties acknowledge and
agree that any partial redemption of a Global Note will be made by the Depository among the
Beneficial Owners in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Depository and that the
Trustee shall have no liability in connection with the selection of Beneficial Owners whose
interest in the Global Note will be redeemed or any other actions taken by the Depository in
connection therewith, and by accepting the Notes, the Holders shall waive and release any and all
such liability.

Section 3.05 Notice of Redemption.

(a) At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date pursuant to Section
3.01 or 3.02, the Issuer shall mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail a notice of
redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed. Any such notice shall identify the Notes
to be redeemed and shall state:

(i) the redemption date;

(ii) the redemption price and the amount of accrued interest to the redemption date;

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

(iv) the provision of the Notes or this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption is
occurring;

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(vi) if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the certificate
numbers and principal amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed, the aggregate
principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be
outstanding after such partial redemption;

(vii) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying
Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture,
interest on Notes (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after
the redemption date;

(viii) the CUSIP number, ISIN and/or “Common Code” number, if any, printed on the
Notes being redeemed; and

(ix) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP
number or ISIN and/or “Common Code” number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the
Notes.

(b) At the Issuer’s request, the Registrar and each Paying Agent shall give the notice of
redemption in the Issuer’s name and at the Issuer’s expense. In such event, the Issuer shall
provide the Registrar and each Paying Agent with the information required by this Section 3.05 at
least two Business Days (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Registrar and
Paying Agent) prior to the date such notice is to be provided to Holders in the final form such
notice is to be delivered to Holders.

Section 3.06 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is mailed in
accordance with Section 3.05, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption
date and at the redemption price stated in the notice, except as provided in the final sentence of
Section 5 of the form of Note set forth in Exhibit A hereto. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent,
such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice; provided, however, that if
the redemption date is after a regular Interest Record Date and on or prior to the Interest Payment
Date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder of the redeemed Notes registered on the
relevant Interest Record Date. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder
shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.

Section 3.07 Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 12:00 noon New York City time on each
redemption date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent an amount of money, in immediately
available funds, sufficient to pay the redemption price of all Notes to be redeemed on that date.
The Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Issuer any amount so deposited that is not required
for that purpose, except with respect to monies owed as obligations to the Trustee pursuant to
Article 8.

Unless the Issuer fails to comply with the preceding paragraph and defaults in the payment of
such redemption price, interest on the Notes to be redeemed will cease to accrue on and after the
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Section 3.08 Notes Redeemed In Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased
in part, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee shall
authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Issuer a new Note in principal amount equal to
the unredeemed portion of the Note being redeemed or purchased in part in the name of the Holder
thereof.

ARTICLE 4.

COVENANTS

Section 4.01 Payment of Principal and Interest. The Issuer covenants and agrees that it will
cause to be paid the principal (including the Change of Control Purchase Price) of, and accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, on, each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the
manner provided herein and in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any,
and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Issuer
or a Subsidiary, holds as of noon New York City time on the due date money deposited by the Issuer
in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if
any, and interest then due.

Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Issuer will maintain an office or agency
where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for
payment or purchase (“Paying Agent”) and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect
of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer will give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time
the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the
Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made
or served at the Corporate Trust Office.

The Issuer may also from time to time designate co-registrars in one or more other offices or
agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from
time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in
any manner relieve the Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes.
The Issuer will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and
of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The term “Paying Agent” includes
any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.

The Issuer hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Registrar, Custodian
and the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in New York City, New York as an office or agency of
the Issuer for each of the aforesaid purposes.

Section 4.03 Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office. The Issuer, whenever
necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided
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Section 4.04 Provisions as to Paying Agent.

(a) If the Issuer shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, the Issuer will cause
such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall
agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.04:

(i) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the
principal (or the Change of Control Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and
unpaid interest on, the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Holders;

(ii) that it will give the Trustee prompt written notice of any failure by the Issuer
to make any payment of the principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as the case
may be) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall be due and
payable; and

(iii) that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of
the Trustee, it will forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust.

The Issuer shall, on or before each due date of the principal (or the Change of Control
Purchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, deposit with the
Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as
the case may be) or accrued and unpaid interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the
Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action; provided
that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by
11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.

(b) If the Issuer shall act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of
the principal (or the Change of Control Purchase Price, as the case may be) of, and accrued and
unpaid interest on, the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the
Holders a sum sufficient to pay such principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as the
case may be) and accrued and unpaid interest so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee
in writing of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Issuer to make any payment
of the principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as the case may be) of, and accrued and
unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall become due and payable. The Issuer may change the
Paying Agent without prior notice to the Noteholders.

(c) Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer may, at any
time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other
reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or any Paying
Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.04, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the
trusts herein contained and upon such payment
by the Issuer or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Issuer or such Paying Agent shall be
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(d) Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (pursuant to Section 8.05), or
then held by the Issuer, in trust for the payment of the principal (or the Change of Control
Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, any Note and remaining
unclaimed for two years after such principal (or such Change of Control Purchase Price, as the case
may be) and interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuer on request of the
Issuer contained in an Officer’s Certificate, or (if then held by the Issuer) shall be discharged
from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor,
look only to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent
with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer as trustee thereof, shall
thereupon cease.

Section 4.05 Existence. Subject to Article 5, Parent will do or cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:

(a) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents of Parent or
any such Restricted Subsidiary; and

(b) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that Parent shall not be required to preserve any such right,
license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer), if the Board of Directors shall determine that the
preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of Parent and its
Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.

Section 4.06 Reports.

(a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, so long as any
Notes are outstanding, Parent will furnish to the Trustee, within the time periods specified in the
Commission’s rules and regulations (including any extensions provided therein) for a filer that is
a “non-accelerated filer” (or any successor term that provides an entity with the greatest time
period for filing periodic reports with the Commission plus five Business Days):

(i) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the
Commission on Forms 10-K and 10-Q (or any successor or comparable forms) if Parent were
required to file such reports; and

(ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on
Form 8-K (or any successor or comparable form) if Parent were required to file such
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All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules
and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report
on Parent’s consolidated financial statements by Parent’s certified independent accountants.
Notwithstanding the above reporting requirements, Parent shall not be required to disclose to the
Trustee (or the Holders of the Notes) any materials for which it has sought and has received (or
reasonably expects to receive) confidential treatment from the Commission. All reports filed with
the Commission via EDGAR (or any successor system) shall be deemed to have been furnished to the
Trustee in accordance with this Section 4.06.

Parent will not take any action for the purpose of causing the Commission not to accept any
such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission will not accept Parent’s filings
for any reason, Parent will post the reports required by this Section 4.06(a) on its website within
the time periods described above.

(b) For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, if at any time they are not required to file
with the Commission the reports required by Section 4.06(a), Parent, the Issuer and the Guarantors
will furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their
request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities
Act.

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Parent will not be deemed to have failed
to comply with this Section 4.06 for the purposes of Section 7.01(a)(iv) until 60 days after the
proper notice under Section 7.01(a)(iv) has been provided.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, any Default or Event of Default resulting from a failure to
provide any report required by this Section 4.06 shall be cured upon the provision of such report
prior to the acceleration of the Notes pursuant to Section 7.02.

Section 4.07 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Issuer and each of the Guarantors covenants
(to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in
any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law
or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Issuer from paying all or any portion of the
principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time
hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the
Issuer and each of the Guarantors (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all
benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law,
hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer
and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

Section 4.08 Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults. Parent shall deliver to the
Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer
(beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 25, 2011) an Officer’s Certificate that
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In addition, Parent shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event within
five Business Days after Parent becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default,
an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default, its status
and the action that Parent is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 4.09 Restricted Payments.

(a) Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly:

(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on or in
respect of Parent’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests (including any such
payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving such Person), except
dividends or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests of Parent or such Restricted
Subsidiary (other than Disqualified Stock) and except dividends or distributions payable
solely to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary (and, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, to its other Equity Interest holders on a pro rata basis with
respect to the class of Equity Interests on which such dividend or distribution is made, or
on a basis that results in the receipt by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of dividends or
distributions of greater value than it would receive on a pro rata basis);

(ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without
limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Parent) any Equity
Interests of Parent;

(iii) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or
otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Indebtedness (“Subordinated Indebtedness”) of
the Issuer or any Guarantor that is (1) Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to
the Notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or
among Parent and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), (2) the Convertible Notes or (3)
unsecured Indebtedness, except (A) payments of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity
thereof or (B) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of any
such Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal
installment or final maturity, in each case, due within one year of the date of such
purchase, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value; or

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(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (i) through (iv) above being
collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect
to such Restricted Payment:

(1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
occur after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;

(2) Parent would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro
forma effect thereto, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.11(a); and

(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other
Restricted Payments made by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue
Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii) through (xiv) of
Section 4.09(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:

(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of Parent for the
period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the
first fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to the end of
Parent’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal
financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted
Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a
deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus

(B) (i) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and (ii) 100%
of the Fair Market Value of any property or assets other than cash
received by Parent since the Issue Date as a contribution to its
common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity
Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Parent or from the
issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of
Parent or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of Parent,
in each case that have been converted into, settled with or
exchanged for Equity Interests of the Issuer (other than
Disqualified Stock, Equity Interests and convertible or
exchangeable Disqualified Stock or debt securities sold to a
Subsidiary of Parent); plus

(C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment (other than
a Restricted Investment made in reliance on clause (xiv) of the
following paragraph) that was made after the Issue Date is sold or
otherwise liquidated or repaid, the amount of the cash return of
or on capital (or the Fair Market Value of any property or assets)
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(D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent
designated as such after the Issue Date is redesignated as a
Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the Fair Market Value
of Parent’s Restricted Investment (without duplication of amounts
that increase the amount available pursuant to Section
4.09(b)(xiv) or clause (19) of the definition of Permitted
Investments) in such Restricted Subsidiary as of the date of such
redesignation; plus

(E) without duplication of any increase pursuant to Section
4.09(a) above or that increase the amount available pursuant to
Section 4.09(b)(xiv) or clause (19) of the definition of Permitted
Investments, cash dividends received by Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary after the Issue Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary of
the Issuer, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise
included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for such
period.

(b) Section 4.09(a) will not prohibit:

(i) the payment of any dividend or distribution on account of Equity Interests or the
consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend
or distribution on account of Equity Interests or giving of the redemption notice, as the
case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend, distribution or
redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Section 4.09;

(ii) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net
proceeds of the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of Parent) of, Equity Interests of Parent
(other than Disqualified Stock) or from the contribution of common equity capital to
Parent; provided that the amount of any such net proceeds that are utilized for any such
Restricted Payment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Equity Interests of Parent
for purposes of Section 4.09(a) (iii)(B).

(iii) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or
retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor in
exchange for, by conversion into or out of, or with the net cash proceeds from, an
incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, which incurrence occurs within 60 days of
such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for
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(iv) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests
of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent held by any current or former officer,
director or employee of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or any permitted
transferee of the foregoing pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option
agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price
paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not
exceed $3.0 million in any twelve-month period; provided, further, that such amount in any
twelve-month period may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

(1) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock) of Parent to members of management, directors or consultants of
the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent
companies that occurs after the Issue Date to the extent the cash proceeds from the
sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the making of
Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.09(a)(iii) or Section 4.09(b)(ii); plus

(2) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by Parent or
any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent after the Issue Date; and in addition,
cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or any Guarantor from any current
or former officer, director or employee (or any permitted transferees thereof) of
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in connection with a repurchase of
Equity Interests of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent from such Persons
will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section
4.09 or any other provisions of this Indenture;

(v) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock
options, warrants, convertible notes or similar rights to the extent such Equity Interests
represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or similar
rights or the payment of related withholding taxes;

(vi) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class
or series of Disqualified Stock of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent issued on
or after the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.11;

(vii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would be caused thereby, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control after completion of the
Change of Control Offer, any purchase or redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness that is
required to be repurchased or redeemed pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of such
Change of Control, at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the outstanding principal
amount thereof (plus accrued and unpaid interest); provided that, prior to such repayment
or
repurchase, the Issuer shall have made the Change of Control Offer with respect to the
Notes as required by this Indenture, and the Issuer shall have repurchased all Notes
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(viii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would be caused thereby, after the completion of a Net Proceeds Offer pursuant to Section
4.12, any purchase or redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness that is required to be
repurchased or redeemed pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale, at a
purchase price not greater than 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof (plus
accrued and unpaid interest) with any Excess Proceeds that remain after consummation of an
Net Proceeds Offer; provided that, prior to such repayment or repurchase, the Issuer shall
have made the Net Proceeds Offer with respect to the Notes as required by this Indenture,
and the Issuer shall have repurchased all Notes validly tendered for payment and not
withdrawn in connection with such Net Proceeds Offer;

(ix) (1) Restricted Payments made from the net proceeds of the issuance of unsecured
convertible Indebtedness of Parent pursuant to customary bond hedge/warrant or similar
derivatives transactions entered into in connection with the issuance of such convertible
securities, to the extent the issuance of such convertible Indebtedness is permitted by
Section 4.11 and (2) Restricted Payments made in connection with customary cash settlement
features upon conversion of any unsecured convertible Indebtedness of Parent;

(x) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests
of any Foreign Subsidiary of Parent that are held by a Person that is not an Affiliate of
Parent; provided that the consideration for such redemption, repurchase or other
acquisition is not in excess of either (1) the Fair Market Value of such common Equity
Interests or (2) such amount required by applicable laws, rules or regulations;

(xi) the purchase, redemption, acquisition, cancellation or other retirement for value
of Equity Interests of Parent to the extent necessary, in the good faith judgment of the
Board of Directors of Parent, to prevent the loss or secure the renewal or reinstatement of
any license, permit or eligibility held by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
under any applicable law or governmental regulation or the policies of any governmental
authority or other regulatory body; provided that the aggregate amount of such payments and
distributions may not exceed $2.0 million in any calendar year plus any unused amount
permitted (without giving effect to any carryover under this Section 4.09(b)(xi) for the
immediately preceding year);

(xii) the payment or distribution, to dissenting equityholders pursuant to applicable
law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger, amalgamation or transfer of
assets that transfers of all or substantially all of the property and assets of Parent or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided
that the aggregate amount of such payments and distributions may not exceed $1.0
million any calendar year plus any unused amount permitted (without giving effect to any
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(xiii) any Restricted Payments made pursuant to the Exchange Offer;

(xiv) any Restricted Payments (“Jones Act Restricted Payments”) in the form of
repurchases or redemptions of common equity of Parent that are required to be made in order
to comply with the 19.99% foreign ownership limitation (the “Foreign Ownership Limitation”)
in Parent’s certificate of incorporation; provided, however, that any Restricted Payments
made pursuant to this clause (xiv) more than 90 days after the Issue Date may only be made
if Parent’s Board of Directors has recommended to Parent’s stockholders an amendment to
such certificate of incorporation so that Parent may issue warrants in order to redeem its
common equity to comply with the Foreign Ownership Limitation and such amendment was not
approved by the stockholders; and

(xv) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after
giving effect thereto, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15.0
million in the aggregate since the Issue Date in each case, calculated net of any return of
or on any Restricted Investments made pursuant to this clause that is received by Parent or
any Restricted Subsidiary.

(c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on
the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or
issued by Parent or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the
Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be
valued by this covenant will be determined by the Issuer or, if such Fair Market Value is in excess
of $20.0 million, by the Board of Directors of the Issuer whose resolution with respect thereto
will be delivered to the Trustee.

(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event that a
proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the
categories of Restricted Payments described in Sections 4.09(b)(i) through 4.09(b)(xv), or is
entitled to be incurred as one or more categories of Permitted Investments or pursuant to Section
4.09(a), the Issuer will be entitled to classify or reclassify (based on circumstances existing at
the time of such reclassification) such Restricted Payment or portion thereof in any manner that
complies with this Section 4.09 and such Restricted Payment will be treated as having been made
pursuant to only such clause or clauses, categories of Permitted Investments or Section 4.09(a).

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(a) Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction
on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or
measured by, its profits, or pay any indebtedness owed to any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (it being understood that the priority of any preferred stock in receiving
dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions
being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make
distributions on Capital Stock);

(ii) make loans or advances to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or

(iii) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.

(b) The restrictions in Section 4.10(a) will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions
existing under or by reason of:

(i) agreements in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments, restatements,
modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such
agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals,
supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not, in the good faith judgment
of the Board of Directors of Parent, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with
respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those
agreements on the Issue Date;

(ii) this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees, any Exchange Notes and the
related Note Guarantees to be issued pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Security Documents;

(iii) applicable law, rule, regulation, order, approval, license, permit or similar
restriction (whether or not existing on the Issue Date);

(iv) (1) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired
by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such
acquisition, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the
properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the
Person, so acquired and does not in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of
Parent materially adversely affect the ability of the Issuer to make scheduled payments of
interest and principal on the Notes; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such
Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred; and (2) any
amendment, modification, replacement or refinancing thereof; provided, however, that such
encumbrances or restrictions are not, in the good faith judgment of the Board of
Directors of Parent, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to
consensual encumbrances or restrictions set forth in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section
4.10(a) than on such encumbrances or restrictions prior to such amendment, modification,
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(v) customary non-assignment provisions in contracts and licenses entered into in the
ordinary course of business;

(vi) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of
business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased
or leased (plus improvements and accessions to such property, or assets or proceeds or
distributions thereof) of the nature described in Section 4.10(a)(iii);

(vii) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock or assets
of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary
pending such sale or other disposition;

(viii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in
the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not, in the good faith
judgment of the Board of Directors of Parent, materially more restrictive, taken as a
whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced,
extended, renewed, refunded, replaced, defeased or discharged;

(ix) Liens permitted to be incurred under Section 4.14 that limit the right of the
debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens (plus improvements and accessions to
such property, or assets or proceeds or distributions thereof);

(x) customary provisions in joint venture agreements or other similar agreements;

(xi) customary provisions in Permitted Hedging Obligations;

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

(xiii) restrictions on other Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 4.11;
provided that such restrictions, taken as a whole, are, in the good faith judgment of
Parent’s Board of Directors, no more materially restrictive with respect to such
encumbrances and restrictions than those contained in the existing agreements referenced in
clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 4.10(b);

(xiv) encumbrances on property that exist at the time such property was acquired by
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(xv) other Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of any Subsidiary that is not a
Restricted Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any
agreement or instrument will not materially affect the Issuer’s ability to make anticipated
principal or interest payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by Parent);

(xvi) encumbrances or restrictions consisting of customary non-assignment provisions
in leases governing leasehold interests to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer
of the lease or the property leased thereunder;

(xvii) customary Guarantees by Parent or the Issuer under non-Indebtedness obligations
of a Subsidiary set forth in leases, licenses and other agreements entered into by the
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; and

(xviii) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating,
construction, service, supply, purchase or other agreement to which Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business;
provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of
Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the payment
rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or
property of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of any other
Restricted Subsidiary.

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.10, the subordination of loans
or advances made to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by Parent or
any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or
advances.

Section 4.11 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.

(a) Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, enter into a Guarantee of or otherwise become directly or
indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any
Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and Parent will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will
not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided,
however, that the Issuer may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified
Stock, and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue preferred
stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Parent’s most recently ended four full fiscal
quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on
which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or such preferred stock
is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis
(including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional
Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or the preferred stock had been issued, as
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(b) Section 4.11(a) will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of
Indebtedness or the issuance of any of the following Disqualified Stock (collectively, “Permitted
Debt”):

(i) the incurrence and Guarantee by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, of
Indebtedness and letters of credit (and reimbursement obligations with respect thereto)
under one or more Credit Facilities (with letters of credit being deemed to have a
principal amount equal to the maximum remaining potential liability of Parent or any
Restricted Subsidiary thereunder) not to exceed $125.0 million less the amount applied to
permanently repay Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.12(c)(i)(2);

(ii) the incurrence by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing
Indebtedness;

(iii) the incurrence by the Issuer and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by
(1) the Notes and the related Note Guarantees to be issued on the Issue Date and (2) the
Exchange Notes and the related Note Guarantees to be issued pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement;

(iv) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Attributable
Debt in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction or Indebtedness represented by
Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case,
incurred for the purpose of financing or reimbursing all or any part of the purchase price
or cost of design, development, construction, installation, expansion, repair or
improvement of property (either real or personal), plant or equipment or other fixed or
capital assets used or useful in the business of Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (in each case, whether through the direct purchase of such assets or the
purchase of Equity Interests of any Person owning such assets), which incurrence occurs
within 365 days of such purchase, design, development, construction, installation,
expansion, repair or improvement, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or
discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (iv), not to exceed $15.0
million outstanding as of any date of incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to this clause
(iv);

(v) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend,
renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness (other than
intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted to be incurred under Section 4.11(a) or
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(vi) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany
Indebtedness (or the Guarantees of any such
intercompany Indebtedness) between or among Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:

(1) if the aggregate principal amount of intercompany Indebtedness (or the
Guarantees of any such intercompany Indebtedness) between or among Parent or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries is greater than $1.0 million for any one intercompany
loan or a series of intercompany loans and is not incurred pursuant to an
intercompany note (which may take the form of a grid note) that is pledged to the
Collateral Agent as Notes Priority Collateral in accordance with the terms of the
Security Agreement; or

(2) if the Issuer or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the
payee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness
incurred in the ordinary course in connection with the cash or tax management
operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries) must be expressly subordinated to the
prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the
Notes, in the case of the Issuer, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a
Guarantor; and (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that
results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than Parent or a
Restricted Subsidiary of Parent and (B) any sale or other transfer of any such
Indebtedness to a Person that is not either Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of
Parent,

then such Indebtedness will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of
such Indebtedness by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that
was not permitted by this clause (vi);

(vii) the issuance by any of Parent’s Restricted Subsidiaries to Parent or to any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that:

(1) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in
any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than Parent or a Restricted
Subsidiary of Parent; and

(2) any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is
not Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent,

will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by
such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (vii);

(viii) Hedging Obligations that are not incurred for speculative purposes but for the
purpose of (1) fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any Indebtedness that
is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding; (2) fixing or hedging
currency exchange rate risk with respect to any
currency exchanges; or (3) fixing or hedging commodity price risk, including the price
or cost of raw materials, emission rights, manufactured products or related commodities,
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(ix) the Guarantee by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness of Parent or
a Restricted Subsidiary that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this
covenant; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated in right of
payment to the Notes, then the Guarantee must be subordinated in right of payment to the
same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;

(x) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in
respect of workers’ compensation claims, unemployment or other insurance or self-insurance
obligations, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former employees and
their families, bankers’ acceptances, performance, completion and surety bonds, completion
guarantees and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business;

(xi) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness
arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or
similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such
Indebtedness is covered within five Business Days;

(xii) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness
arising from customary agreements of Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary providing for
indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case,
incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or sale or other disposition of any
business, assets or Capital Stock of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other
than Guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such
business, assets or Capital Stock;

(xiii) the incurrence of contingent liabilities arising out of endorsements of checks
and other negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of
business;

(xiv) the incurrence of Indebtedness consisting of Guarantees of loans or other
extensions of credit to or on behalf of current or former officers, directors, employees,
or consultants of Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any direct or indirect
parent of Parent for the purpose of permitting such Persons to purchase Capital Stock of
Parent or any direct or indirect parent of Parent; provided that the aggregate amount of
such Indebtedness and Investments made pursuant to clause (8) of the definition of
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(xv) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness
solely in respect of premium financing or similar deferred payment obligations with respect
to insurance policies purchase in the ordinary course of business;

(xvi) the incurrence of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business under any
agreement between Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any commercial bank or
other financial institution relating to treasury, depository and cash management services,
credit card arrangements, stored value card arrangements, purchase card arrangements, debit
card arrangements or automated clearinghouse transfers of funds;

(xvii) the incurrence of Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
consisting of take-or-pay obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xviii) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Obligations
in respect of bankers’ acceptances, tender, bid, judgment, appeal, performance or
governmental contract bonds and completion guarantees, surety, standby letters of credit
and warranty and contractual service obligations of a like nature, trade letters of credit
and documentary letters of credit and similar bonds or guarantees provided by Parent or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(xix) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of Persons that are acquired
by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or merged into Parent or a Restricted
Subsidiary of Parent in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that such
Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is not incurred in contemplation of
such acquisition or merger; provided further that after giving pro forma effect to such
acquisition or merger, Parent would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first
sentence of this covenant;

(xx) the incurrence by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional
Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as
applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to this clause (xx), not to exceed $20.0 million;

(xxi) Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred to finance
the replacement (through construction, acquisition, lease or otherwise) of one or more
Vessels and any assets that shall become Notes Priority Collateral, upon a total loss,
destruction, condemnation, confiscation, requisition, seizure, forfeiture or other taking
of title to or use of such Vessel (provided that such loss, destruction, condemnation,
confiscation, requisition, seizure, forfeiture
or other taking of title to or use of such Vessel was covered by insurance or resulted
in the actual payment of compensation, indemnification or similar payments to such Person
(collectively, a “Total Loss”)) in an aggregate amount no greater than the Ready for Sea
Cost for such replacement Vessel, in each case, less all compensation, damages and other
payments (including insurance proceeds other than in respect of business interruption
insurance) actually received by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any
Person in connection with the Total Loss in excess of amounts actually used to repay
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(xxii) Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in
relation to (1) maintenance, repairs, refurbishments and replacements required to maintain
the classification of any of the Vessels owned, leased, time chartered or bareboat
chartered to or by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (2) drydocking of any of
the Vessels owned or leased by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for
maintenance, repair, refurbishment or replacement purposes in the ordinary course of
business; and (3) any expenditures which will or may be reasonably expected to be
recoverable from insurance on such Vessels;

(xxiii) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor (which may include, for the
avoidance of doubt, deferred or installment payment obligations), in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding, incurred in order to repurchase,
repay, refinance, redeem, defease or otherwise retire for value the obligations of Parent
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to ship financing arrangements in
existence on the Issue Date; and

(xxiv) unsecured Indebtedness of Parent issued as a Jones Act Restricted Payment,
consisting of debt securities having neither (1) a Stated Maturity nor (2) any due date for
the payment of any installment of principal, in either case, that is earlier than one year
after the Stated Maturity of the Notes.

(c) Any Indebtedness incurred under a Credit Facility that is allocated to Section 4.11(b)(i)
shall be deemed for purposes of this covenant to have been incurred on the date such Indebtedness
was first incurred until such Indebtedness is actually repaid, other than pursuant to “cash sweep”
provisions or any similar provisions under any Credit Facility that provide that such Indebtedness
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(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.11, in the event that an item
of proposed Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock meets the criteria of more than one of the
categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xxiv) of Section 4.11(b), or is
entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.11(a), Parent will be permitted to classify all or a
portion of such item of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock on the date of its incurrence, or later
reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (based on
circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification), in any manner that complies with this
covenant, except that
Indebtedness outstanding under the ABL Facility on the date of this Indenture will at all
times be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by Section
4.11(b)(i). The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the
payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms,
the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles,
and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same
class of Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance
of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this covenant; provided, in each such case, that the amount
of any such accrual, accretion or payment is included in Fixed Charges of Parent as accrued.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be
exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.

(e) The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:

(i) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued
with original issue discount;

(ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness;
and

(iii) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of
the specified Person, the lesser of:

(1) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and

(2) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.

Section 4.12 Asset Sales.

(a) Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an
Asset Sale unless:

(i) Parent (or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be) receives consideration
at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or
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(ii) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by Parent or its
Restricted Subsidiaries is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this
clause (ii), each of the following will be deemed to be cash:

(1) except in the case of a Sale of Notes Priority Collateral, any
liabilities, as shown on Parent’s most recent consolidated
balance sheet, of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent
liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or
any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant
to a customary assumption or similar agreement;

(2) any securities, notes or other obligations received by Parent or any
Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by Parent or any
Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days of receipt
thereof, to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received in that conversion;

(3) any Designated Noncash Consideration received by Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having a Fair Market Value, taken together with all
other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (3) that is
at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $15.0 million and (y)
1.0% of Total Assets at the time of receipt of such Designated Noncash
Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash
Consideration being measured at the time received without giving effect to
subsequent changes in value; and

(4) any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clause (i) or (iii) of
Section 4.12(b) (in the case of a Sale of Notes Priority Collateral) or clause (ii)
or (iv) of Section 4.12(c) (in any other case);

provided that, (A) to the extent any cash, any property or assets are received
pursuant to clauses (2), (3) or (4) of this Section 4.12(a)(ii) in respect of a
Sale of Notes Priority Collateral, such cash, property or assets are pledged to
secure the Notes as Notes Priority Collateral and (B) that all Net Proceeds from
an Asset Sale, or Casualty or Condemnation Event, of, Notes Priority Collateral
are deposited into the Collateral Proceeds Account no later than two Business Days
following receipt thereof; provided further, that all Net Proceeds from an Asset
Sale, or Casualty or Condemnation Event, of, Notes Priority Collateral are
deposited into the Collateral Proceeds Account no later than two Business Days
following receipt thereof.

(b) Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from any Sale of Notes Priority
Collateral or a Casualty or Condemnation Event in which Net Proceeds are received in respect of the
condemnation, destruction, damage or loss of any Notes Priority Collateral, Parent or any
Restricted Subsidiary may apply those Net Proceeds at its option:

(i) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, a
Permitted Business (including, without limitation, Vessels, equipment and inventory), if,
after giving effect to any such acquisition, such Permitted Business is owned by the Issuer
or any Guarantor and such Permitted
Business includes Notes Priority Collateral with a Fair Market Value at least equal to
the Fair Market Value of the Notes Priority Collateral disposed of in the applicable Sale
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(ii) to make capital expenditures on assets that constitute Notes Priority Collateral;

(iii) to acquire (including, without limitation, through a long-term lease of a Vessel
in accordance with past practice) other capital assets that are not current assets
(including, without limitation, Vessels, equipment and inventory) that are pledged as Notes
Priority Collateral and designated to the Trustee as such, and that are used or useful in a
Permitted Business; and/or

(iv) to permanently repay, prepay, repurchase or otherwise retire for value any
Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Notes Priority Collateral that rank higher than the
Note Liens.

(c) Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale (other than from
a Sale of Notes Priority Collateral), Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net
Proceeds at its option:

(i) (1) in the case of Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale of assets of any
non-Guarantor, to repay Indebtedness of such non-Guarantor, (2) to repay ABL Obligations or
(3) to permanently repay, prepay, repurchase or otherwise retire for value any Indebtedness
secured by Liens on the assets subject to such Asset Sale, which Liens rank higher in
priority than the Note Liens;

(ii) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of,
another Permitted Business (including, without limitation, Vessels, equipment and
inventory), if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the Permitted
Business is or becomes a Guarantor;

(iii) to make a capital expenditure; and/or

(iv) to acquire other assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business.

(d) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds (other than Net Proceeds from any Sale
of Notes Priority Collateral or a Casualty or Condemnation Event directly attributable to any Notes
Priority Collateral), Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving credit
borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this
Indenture. Any binding commitment to apply Net Proceeds to invest in accordance with clause (i),
(ii) or (iii) of Section 4.12(b), (in the case of Net Proceeds of Notes Priority Collateral) or
clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of Section 4.12(c) (in the case of any other Net Proceeds) shall be
treated as a permitted final application of Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long
as Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation
that such Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such
commitment; provided that if such commitment is later canceled, terminated or otherwise not
consummated after the 360-day period for any reason, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute
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(e) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales (including Sales of Notes Priority Collateral) or
Casualty or Condemnation Events related to Notes Priority Collateral that are not applied or
invested as provided in Sections 4.12(b) or 4.12(c) will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” In addition,
any Net Proceeds received by Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $60.0 million in
the aggregate after the Issue Date that are not applied under clause (iv) of Section 4.12(c) (in
the case of Net Proceeds in respect of Notes Priority Collateral) or under clause (i) of Section
4.12(b) (in the case of other Net Proceeds) shall be deemed to be Excess Proceeds, to the extent
not applied to such permanent repayment, prepayment, repurchase or other retirement for value
within 60 days after receipt thereof (which time period shall be extended during the pendency of
any offers using such Net Proceeds that are required to be conducted by the “Asset Sale” or similar
provisions of any Senior Lien Debt or an ABL Facility). When the aggregate amount of Excess
Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million, provided, that in case of any Vessel Construction Contract such Net
Proceeds shall only constitute Excess Proceeds to the extent not reinvested upon the expiration of
such Vessel Construction Contract, within 30 days thereof, the Issuer will make an offer (a “Net
Proceeds Offer”) to all holders of Notes and to the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Section 4.12 with respect to
asset sales to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations (plus all accrued interest and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums,
incurred in connection therewith) that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price
in any Net Proceeds Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to, but not including the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash.

(f) If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of a Net Proceeds Offer, those Excess
Proceeds will be released from the Collateral Proceeds Account and Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this
Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations tendered into such Net Proceeds Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the
Trustee will select the Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations on a pro rata basis
with such adjustments as may be needed so that only Notes in minimum amounts of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000 will be purchased. Upon completion of each Net Proceeds Offer, the amount of
Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero (and to the extent such Net Proceeds are held in the
Collateral Proceeds Account, such Net Proceeds shall be released to the Issuer). If the Issuer
makes a Net Proceeds Offer prior to the 360-day deadline specified in the third or fourth paragraph
of this covenant, as applicable, with respect to any Net Proceeds, the Issuer’s obligations with
respect to such Net Proceeds under this covenant shall be deemed satisfied after completion of such
Net Proceeds Offer.

(g) The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent
those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant
to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with this Section 4.12, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under Section 4.12 by virtue of
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(h) For purposes of this Section 4.12, (x) any Additional Notes shall be deemed to be Notes
and not Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations and (y) the Net Cash Proceeds attributable to
the sale of (i) Notes Priority Collateral consisting of Equity Interests of a Person that is not a
Guarantor shall be deemed to be equal to the equity value of such Equity Interests and (ii) a group
of assets consisting of both Notes Priority Collateral and assets that are not Notes Priority
Collateral shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds from Notes Priority Collateral and such other
assets, respectively, based on the Fair Market Value of the Notes Priority Collateral and such
other assets (as determined in good faith by the Issuer, which determination shall be conclusive
absent manifest error).

Section 4.13 Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any
payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or
purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or Guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of
Parent (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments in excess of $5.0 million,
unless:

(i) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to Parent or the
relevant Restricted Subsidiary, taken as a whole, than those that would have been obtained
in a comparable transaction by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person that is
not an Affiliate of Parent; and

(ii) Parent delivers to the Trustee, with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or
series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of
$20.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of Parent set forth in an Officer’s
Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.13 and
that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the members of the Board
of Directors of Parent.

(b) The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will
not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.13(a):

(i) any consulting or employment agreement or arrangements, incentive compensation
plan, stock option or stock ownership plan, employee benefit plan, severance arrangements,
officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into by
Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for the
benefit of
directors, officers, employees and consultants of Parent, a Restricted Subsidiary of
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(ii) transactions between or among Parent and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(iii) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent)
that is an Affiliate of Parent solely because Parent owns, directly or through a Restricted
Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;

(iv) payment of reasonable fees and reimbursement of expenses of directors, experts
and consultants;

(v) any transaction in which the only consideration paid by Parent or any Restricted
Subsidiary consists of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Parent or any
contribution of capital to Parent;

(vi) Restricted Payments and Permitted Investments that do not violate the provisions
of Section 4.09 of this Indenture;

(vii) any agreement, instrument or arrangement as in effect on the Issue Date or any
amendment thereto (so long as such amendment is not materially more disadvantageous, taken
as a whole, than the applicable agreement, instrument or arrangement, as in effect on the
date of this Indenture, as determined in good faith by Parent);

(viii) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed
$3.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

(ix) transactions between Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Person that is
an Affiliate of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary solely because a director of such
Person is also a director of Parent or any direct or indirect parent entity thereof;
provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of Parent or any direct or
indirect parent entity of Parent, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other
Person;

(x) purchases or sales of goods and/or services in the ordinary course of business on
terms that are no less favorable to Parent or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those
that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by Parent or such Restricted
Subsidiary with a Person that is not an Affiliate of Parent;

(xi) if such Affiliate Transaction is with an Affiliate in its capacity as a holder of
Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, a transaction in which such Affiliate
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(xii) any capital contribution to any Affiliate otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

(xiii) transactions with any joint venture engaged in a Permitted Business; provided
that all the outstanding ownership interests of such joint venture are owned only by
Parent, its Restricted Subsidiaries and Persons that are not Affiliates of Parent;

(xiv) any Investment of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the
Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of such existing Investments, to the
extent not involving any additional Investment other than as the result of the accrual or
accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities,
in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investments as in effect on the Issue Date;

(xv) pledges of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(xvi) the formation and maintenance of any consolidated group or subgroup for tax,
accounting or cash pooling or management purposes in the ordinary course of business or
transactions undertaken in good faith for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax
efficiency of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and not for the purpose of circumventing
any provision of this Indenture;

(xvii) transactions in which Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be,
delivers to the Trustee a letter from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm
of national standing stating that such transaction is fair to Parent or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as applicable, from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of
Section 4.13(a)(i);

(xviii) any merger, consolidation or reorganization of Parent or the Issuer with an
Affiliate of Parent or the Issuer solely for the purpose of (1) forming or collapsing a
holding company structure or (2) reincorporating Parent or the Issuer in a new
jurisdiction;

(xix) entering into one or more agreements that provide registration rights to the
security holders of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or amending
such agreement with security holders of the Issuer or any direct or any indirect parent of
the Issuer and the performance of such agreements;

(xx) any (x) purchase of any class of Indebtedness from, or lending of any class of
Indebtedness to, Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by an Affiliate of Parent, so
long as the aggregate principal amount of such class of Indebtedness purchased or loaned by
such Affiliates does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such class of
Indebtedness purchased by non-Affiliate investors; and (y) repurchases, redemptions or
other retirements for value by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness
of any class
held by any Affiliate of Parent, so long as such repurchase, redemption or other
retirement for value is on the same terms as are made available to investors holding such
class of Indebtedness generally, and Affiliates have an economic interest in no more than
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(xxi) the Transactions.

Section 4.14 Liens. Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind securing
Indebtedness on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.

Section 4.15 Business Activities. Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as
would not be material to Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as reasonably
determined by Parent.

Section 4.16 Repurchase at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuer will make an offer (a “Change of
Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral
multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to
101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to (but not including) the date of purchase,
subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Interest Record Date to receive interest due on
the relevant Interest Payment Date (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any
Change of Control, the Issuer will send a notice to each Holder with a copy to the Trustee
describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and stating:

(i) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.16 and
that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;

(ii) the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days
and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent (the “Change of Control Payment
Date”);

(iii) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;

(iv) that, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment,
all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue
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(v) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control
Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to
Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the
Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the
third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

(vi) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent
receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the
Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name
of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that
such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased; and

(vii) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new
Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which
unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple of
$1,000 in excess thereof.

(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer will, to the extent lawful:

(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to
the Change of Control Offer;

(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and

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

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of
Control Payment for such Notes as directed by the Issuer in writing, and the Trustee will promptly
authenticate upon receipt of an Authentication Order from the Issuer and mail (or cause to be
transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased
portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each new Note will be in minimum
denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. The Issuer will
publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the
Change of Control Payment Date.

(c) The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule l4e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control. To
the extent that the provisions of any securities
laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.16, the Issuer will comply
with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its
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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.16, the Issuer will not be
required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the
Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the
requirements set forth in this Section 4.16 and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not
withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, unless and until there is a default in payment of the
applicable redemption price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change
of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon the consummation
of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the
time the Change of Control Offer is made.

Section 4.17 Payments for Consent.

Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of Notes
for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of
this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid
and is paid to all holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set
forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of an offering of securities to holders of Notes by Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, an exchange offer) in which a consent,
waiver or amendment is sought, if such offering is intended to be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may offer and issue such
securities only to holders of Notes who are eligible to receive such securities in accordance with
such exemption from registration.

Section 4.18 Additional Note Guarantees.

If Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires, creates or designates another
Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Foreign Subsidiary, any Exempted Subsidiary or any Immaterial
Subsidiary) after the date of this Indenture then such Restricted Subsidiary must become a
Subsidiary Guarantor and shall, within ten Business Days after the date on which it was so
acquired, created, capitalized or designated:

(a) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the
Issuer’s obligations under the Notes on the terms set forth in this Indenture; and

(b) deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by such
Restricted Subsidiary and constitutes a valid and legally binding and enforceable obligation
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(c) Thereafter, such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor for all purposes.

Section 4.19 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

The Board of Directors of Parent may designate any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the
Issuer) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. If a
Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value
of all outstanding Investments owned by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Restricted
Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of
the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments pursuant
to Section 4.09 or under one or more clauses of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” as
determined by Parent. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted
at that time and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary. The Board of Directors of Parent may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a
Restricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default.

Any designation of a Subsidiary of Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to
the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors
of Parent giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such
designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by this Section 4.19. If, at
any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of
this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred
by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to
be incurred as of such date under Section 4.11, Parent will be in Default of such covenant. The
Board of Directors of Parent may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a
Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence
of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent of any outstanding Indebtedness of such
Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (a) such Indebtedness is
permitted under Section 4.11, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred
at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (2\b) no Default or Event of Default
would be in existence following such designation.

Section 4.20 Anti-Layering.

Except for Liens permitted by clause (35) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”, the Issuer
and the Guarantors may not create any Lien on any of the Collateral with a priority that is lower
than that of any ABL Lien, Note Lien, Second-Lien Note Lien or Convertible Note Lien yet also
higher than that of any ABL Lien, Note Lien,
Second-Lien Note Lien or Convertible Note Lien (other than an ABL Lien, a Note Lien, a
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Section 4.21 Restrictions on Purchases of Existing Convertible Notes.

If any Existing Convertible Notes remain outstanding after consummation of the Exchange Offer,
Parent and its Subsidiaries will not voluntarily tender for, prepay, purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any such remaining Existing Convertible Notes unless (a) the consideration for such
acquisition of remaining Existing Convertible Notes consists solely of shares of Common Stock
and/or Convertible Notes and (b) the total value of such consideration per $1,000 principal amount
of Existing Convertible Notes (measured at the time of such acquisition of remaining Existing
Convertible Notes) is not greater than the total value of the Convertible Notes and Common Stock
received by holders in the Exchange Offer per $1,000 principal amount of Existing Convertible Notes
(measured at the time of such acquisition of remaining Existing Convertible Notes), unless,
concurrently with the consummation of such acquisition of remaining Existing Convertible Notes,
Parent distributes to each Holder of the Notes, additional Convertible Notes and/or additional
shares of Common Stock (in the same proportion as the consideration paid in connection with
Parent’s acquisition of such remaining Existing Convertible Notes) having a total value (measured
at the time of such distribution) equivalent to the difference between (i) the total value of the
consideration such holder would receive for its Existing Convertible Notes if Parent or the
relevant Subsidiary acquired all such Existing Convertible Notes from such holder on the same terms
as its acquisition of such remaining Existing Convertible Notes (based on the principal amount of
Existing Convertible Notes that such holder would hold assuming a rescission of the Exchange Offer
immediately prior to such distribution) and (ii) the sum of (x) the total value of the Convertible
Notes and Common Stock that a holder owning the amount of Existing Convertible Notes held by such
holder at the time of such distribution would have received in the Exchange Offer (measured at the
time of such distribution) and (y) the total value of any Existing Convertible Notes and/or Common
Stock previously distributed to such holder pursuant to this Section 4.21 (measured at the time of
such distribution).

ARTICLE 5.

MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS

Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.

(a) The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly: (x) consolidate, merge or amalgamate with or
into another Person (whether or not the Issuer is the surviving corporation); or (y) sell, assign,
transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of
the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions,
to another Person, unless:

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(2) the Person (the “Successor Issuer”) formed by or surviving any such
consolidation, merger or amalgamation (if other than the Issuer) or to which such
sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is
organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United
States or the District of Columbia and is either (A) a corporation or (B) a limited
partnership or limited liability company and is (or has previously been) joined by
a corporation as a co-issuer of the Notes;

(ii) any Successor Issuer assumes all the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes,
this Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Security Documents and pursuant
to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent;

(iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(iv) either (1) Parent (or the parent of the Successor Issuer, as the case may be)
would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any
related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the
applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.11(a);
or (2) Parent (or the parent of the Successor Issuer, as the case may be) would have a
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio equal to or greater than the actual Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
of Parent for the four-quarter period immediately prior to such transaction.

In addition, the Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of
the properties and assets of the Issuer and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.

Sections 5.01(a)(iii) and (iv) will not apply to: (i) a merger, amalgamation or consolidation
of the Issuer with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of (a) reorganizing the Issuer as a
different type of entity; provided that in the case where the surviving entity in such merger,
amalgamation or consolidation is not a corporation, a corporation becomes (or has previously
become) a co-issuer of the Notes, or (b) reincorporating or reorganizing the Issuer in another
jurisdiction; or (ii) any consolidation, amalgamation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Issuer and its Restricted
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(b) Parent will not, directly or indirectly: (i) consolidate, merge or amalgamate with or into
another Person (whether or not the Issuer is the surviving corporation); or (ii) sell, assign,
transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of
Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to
another Person, unless:

(i) either:

(1) Parent is the surviving corporation; or

(2) the Person (the “Successor Parent”) formed by or surviving any such
consolidation, merger or amalgamation (if other than the Issuer) or to which such
sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is
organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United
States or the District of Columbia;

(ii) the Successor Parent assumes all the obligations of Parent under its Note
Guarantee, this Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Security Documents and
pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent;

(iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(iv) either: (1) Parent or Successor Parent (as the case may be) would, on the date of
such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing
transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter
period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described
above under the caption “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock”; or
(2) Parent or the Successor Parent (as the case may be), after giving pro forma effect to
such transaction and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the
beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, would have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
equal to or greater than the actual Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Parent for the
four-quarter period immediately prior to such transaction and related transactions.

In addition Parent will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the
properties and assets of Parent and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one
or more related transactions, to any other Person.

Sections 5.01(b)(iii) and (iv) will not apply to: (i) a merger, amalgamation or consolidation
of Parent with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of (a) reorganizing Parent as a different type
of entity, or (b) reincorporating or reorganizing Parent in another jurisdiction; or (ii) any
consolidation, amalgamation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or
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Section 5.02 Successor Company Substituted. In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale,
conveyance, transfer or lease in which the Issuer or Parent (as the case may be) is not the
surviving company and upon the assumption by the Successor Issuer or the Successor Parent (as the
case may be), by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, of the obligations
of the Issuer or Parent (as the
case may be) as required by Section 5.01, such Successor Issuer or Successor Parent shall
succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer or
Parent, respectively, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of this
first part, and the Issuer or Parent (as the case may be) shall be discharged from its obligations
under the Notes, the Notes Guarantees and this Indenture (as applicable). Any such Successor
Issuer thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the
Issuer any or all of the Notes, issuable hereunder that theretofore shall not have been signed by
the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order of such
Successor Issuer instead of the Issuer and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in
this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be
authenticated and delivered, any Notes that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the
Officers of the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes that such Successor Issuer
thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. Except as
specifically provided in this Indenture, all the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the
same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date
of the execution hereof. In the event of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or
transfer, upon compliance with Article 5, the Person named as the “Issuer” or “Parent” (as the case
may be) in this Indenture or any successor that shall thereafter have become such in the manner
prescribed in this Article 5 may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter and
such Person shall be discharged from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Notes and from its
obligations under this Indenture. The provisions in this Article 5 shall not apply to the sale,
conveyance, transfer or lease of assets among the Subsidiaries of the Parent.

Section 5.03 Opinion Of Counsel To Be Given Trustee. Prior to execution of any supplemental
indenture pursuant to this Article 5, the Trustee shall receive, in addition to the documents
required by Section 11.05, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (each stating that
such transaction and supplemental indenture comply with this Indenture and all conditions precedent
herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with) as conclusive evidence
that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such assumption
complies with the provisions of this Article 5.

ARTICLE 6.

LISTS OF NOTEHOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE ISSUER AND THE

TRUSTEE

Section 6.01 Lists of Noteholders. The Issuer covenants and agrees that it will furnish or
cause to be furnished to the Trustee, semi-annually, not more than fifteen (15) days after each
April 15 and October 15 in each year beginning with April 15, 2012, and at such other times as the
Trustee may request in writing, within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Issuer of any such
request (or such lesser time as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to enable it to timely
provide any notice to be provided by it hereunder), a list in such form as the Trustee may
reasonably require of the names
and addresses of the Noteholders as of a date not more than fifteen (15) days (or such other
date as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to so provide any such notices) prior to the
time such information is furnished, except that no such list need be furnished so long as the
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Section 6.02 Preservation and Disclosure of Lists.

(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all
information as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders contained in the most recent list
furnished to it as provided in Section 6.01 or maintained by the Trustee in its capacity as
Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section
6.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

(b) The rights of Noteholders to communicate with other Noteholders with respect to their
rights under this Indenture or under the Notes and the corresponding rights and duties of the
Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.

(c) Every Noteholder, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer and the
Trustee that neither the Issuer nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held
accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Noteholders
made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 6.03 Reports by Trustee.

(a) The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions
under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the
manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the
Trustee shall, within sixty (60) days after each April 15 following the date of this Indenture,
deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such April 15, that complies with the provisions of
such Section 313(a).

(b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Noteholders, be
filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange and automated quotation system upon which the Notes
are listed and with the Issuer. The Issuer will notify the Trustee in writing within a reasonable
time when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or automated quotation system and when any
such listing is discontinued.

ARTICLE 7.

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 7.01 Events of Default.

(a) Each of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:

(i) default in any payment of interest, including any Additional Interest, on any Note
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(ii) default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on, any Note when due
and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon any required repurchase, including pursuant to
Section 4.16, upon declaration or otherwise;

(iii) failure by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 30 days after notice
to the Issuer by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with the provisions of
Section 4.12 or 4.16 or Article 5;

(iv) failure by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 60 days after written
notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes
then outstanding has been received to comply with any of its other agreements contained in
the Notes, this Indenture or the Security Documents;

(v) default by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any mortgage,
lease, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which
there may be secured or evidenced, any Indebtedness for money borrowed (other than
Indebtedness among the Issuer and the Guarantors) in excess of $20.0 million in the
aggregate of Parent and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness now exists
or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such Indebtedness becoming or being declared
due and payable prior to the Stated Maturity thereof, and such acceleration shall not be
rescinded or annulled, or such Indebtedness shall not have been discharged, within a period
of 10 days after there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to Parent by
the Trustee or to Parent and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding, a written notice specifying such Event of Default and
requiring that such acceleration be rescinded or annulled or such Indebtedness to be
discharged; (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest (in the case of
interest, following the later of (x) the fifth Business Day thereafter or (y) the
expiration of any applicable grace period (including any extended grace period) if such
failure to pay was not otherwise waived) on any of the Second-Lien Notes or the Convertible
Notes when due and payable at Stated Maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration
or otherwise; or (iii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest (in the case
of interest, following the later of (x) 60 days thereafter or (y) the expiration of any
applicable grace period (including any extended grace period) if such failure to pay was
not otherwise waived) of any other such debt (other than the Second-Lien Notes or the
Convertible Notes) when due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon required repurchase,
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(vi) Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or
any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:

(1) commences a voluntary case, application, petition, compromise, voluntary
arrangement, scheme of arrangement, moratorium, liquidation, administration, or
receivership or other proceeding,

(2) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case, application, petition or other proceeding,

(3) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, receiver-manager,
administrative receiver, administrator or liquidator of it or for all or
substantially all of its property,

(4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a
moratorium or similar arrangement is declared or instituted with its creditors,

(5) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or admits in writing
its inability to pay its debts as such debts become due or its directors or other
officers request the appointment of, or give notice of their intention to appoint,
a receiver, receiver manager, administrative receiver, administrator, liquidator or
other officer having similar powers over its property, or

(6) is deemed for the purposes of any applicable law to be unable to pay its
debts as they fall due.

(vii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree (which order or
decree remains unstayed and in effect for more than 60 consecutive days) under any
Bankruptcy Law that:

(1) is for relief against Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is
a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that,
taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case,
application, petition or other proceeding;

(2) appoints a custodian, receiver, receiver-manager, administrative receiver,
administrator, liquidator, or other similar officer of Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary; or

(3) orders the liquidation, administration or receivership of Parent or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a
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(viii) except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee of any Restricted
Subsidiary of Parent that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries of Parent that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary is held in
any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in
full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor,
denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee;

(ix) a final judgment for the payment of $20.0 million or more (excluding any amounts
covered by insurance) rendered against Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, which
judgment is not discharged or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right
to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which
all rights to appeal have been extinguished;

(x) unless all of the Collateral has been released from the Note Liens in accordance
with the provisions of the Security Documents, the default, repudiation or disaffirmation
by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors of any of their obligations under the Security
Documents (other than by reason of (a) a release of such obligation or Lien related thereto
in accordance with this Indenture or the Security Documents or (b) the failure of the
Collateral Trustee to maintain possession of certificates, instruments or other documents
actually delivered to it representing securities or other possessory collateral pledged
under the Security Documents), which default, repudiation or disaffirmation results in
Collateral having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of $5.0 million not being
subject to a valid, perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent under any
applicable law (other than the law of any foreign jurisdiction) (to the extent required
under the Security Documents), or a determination in a judicial proceeding that the
Security Documents are unenforceable or invalid against the Issuer or any of the Guarantors
for any reason with respect to Collateral having an aggregate Fair Market Value of $5.0
million or more; provided that such default, repudiation, disaffirmation or determination
is not rescinded, stayed, or waived by the Persons having such authority pursuant to the
Security Documents or otherwise cured within 60 days after the Issuer receives written
notice thereof specifying such occurrence from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25%
of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes demanding that such default be remedied;
or

(xi) occurrence of any Mortgage Default (as defined in the Vessel Fleet Mortgage) or
failure by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the terms of any
other Security Document, in either case, after giving effect to any applicable grace
periods or time periods for performance specified therein or, in the absence of any grace
periods or time periods for performance specified therein, failure by Parent or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, for 30
days after written notice (demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee
or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding has been
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Section 7.02 Acceleration.

In the case of an Event of Default specified in clause (vi) or (vii) of Section 7.01, with
respect to Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that is a Significant Subsidiary or any
group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes (including principal thereof and interest and premium, if any,
thereon) will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and
accrued but unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.

Upon any such declaration or Event of Default specified in clause (vi) or (vii) of Section
7.01, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Notes shall become due and payable
immediately.

Section 7.03 Other Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the
Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium and Additional
Interest, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the
Note Documents.

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

Section 7.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.

Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive an
existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or
Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or
interest on, the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase); provided, however, that
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind
an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such
acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose
of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or
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Section 7.05 Control by Majority.

Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it.
However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture
that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or
that may subject the Trustee to personal liability or expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Trustee shall have the right to select and retain counsel of its choosing to represent of in any
such proceedings.

Section 7.06 Limitation on Suits.

Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, a Holder may pursue a remedy with respect to this
Indenture or the Notes only if:

(a) such Holder gives to the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(b) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a
written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(c) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee security or
indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request
and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(e) during such 60-day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a
Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

Section 7.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to
receive payment of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Note, on
or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to
purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of
any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without
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Section 7.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(a)(i) or (ii) occurs and is continuing,
subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, without the possession of any of the Notes or the
production thereof in any proceeding related thereto, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment
in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer and Guarantors for the whole
amount of principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on,
the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee (including without
limitation any amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.06 hereof), its agents and counsel.

Section 7.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim
and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial
proceedings relative to Parent or the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its or their
creditors or its or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and
distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian
in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the
Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to
the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Trustee under Section 8.06. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Trustee under Section 8.06 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any
reason, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on,
and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other
properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or
under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any
Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or
the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder
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Section 7.10 Priorities.

Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant
to this Article 7, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

First: to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and their agents and attorneys for
amounts due under Section 8.06, including payment of all compensation, expenses
and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and Collateral
Agent and the costs and expenses of collection;

Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for
principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, ratably, without
preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on
the Notes for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any and interest,
respectively; and

Third: to the Issuer or the Issuer or to such party as a court of competent
jurisdiction shall direct.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes
pursuant to this Section 7.10.

Section 7.11 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 a 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 7.11 does not apply to a suit by the
Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 7.07, or a suit by Holders of more than
10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE 8.

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

Section 8.01 Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee. The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of
an Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default that may have occurred,
undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Indenture. In case an Event of Default has occurred (which has not been cured or waived) the
Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the
same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under
the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs; provided that if an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or
powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders
have offered an indemnity or security, satisfactory to the Trustee, against the loss,
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No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for
its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except
that:

(a) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all
Events of Default that may have occurred:

(i) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Indenture and, after it has been qualified thereunder, the Trust
Indenture Act, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such
duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied
covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act
against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith and willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee,
the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of
the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee
and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but, in the case of any such
certificates or opinions that by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be
furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not
confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated
therein);

(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved in a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision that the Trustee acted with willful misconduct
or in bad faith or was grossly negligent or reckless in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(c) 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 Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 9.04
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;

(d) whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct
or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the
provisions of this Section 8.01;

(e) the Trustee shall not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of
amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or
notice effected by the Issuer or any Paying Agent or any records maintained by any
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(f) if any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to
this Indenture, requires notice to be sent to the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely on its
failure to receive such notice as reason to act as if no such event occurred, unless such
Responsible Officer of the Trustee had actual knowledge of such event;

(g) in the absence of written investment direction from Parent, all cash received by the
Trustee shall be placed in a non-interest bearing trust account, and in no event shall the Trustee
be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon or for losses
incurred as a result of the liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity date or the
failure of the party directing such investments prior to its maturity date or the failure of the
party directing such investment to provide timely written investment direction, and the Trustee
shall have no obligation to invest or reinvest any amounts held hereunder in the absence of such
written investment direction from Parent; and

(h) in the event that the Trustee is also acting as Custodian, Registrar, Paying Agent or
transfer agent hereunder, the rights, privileges, immunities, benefits and protections afforded to
the Trustee pursuant to this Article 8, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified,
shall also be afforded to such Custodian, Registrar, Paying Agent or transfer agent.

None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk
its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its
duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

Section 8.02 Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section
8.01:

(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting upon any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
bond, Note, coupon or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) any request, direction, order or demand of Parent mentioned herein shall be sufficiently
evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein
specifically prescribed herein); and any Board Resolution may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy
thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Parent;

(c) before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate
or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate
or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel, of its selection, and require an
Opinion of Counsel and any advice of such counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by the Trustee hereunder in
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(d) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in
it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to the
provisions of this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Trustee security or
indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred
therein or thereby;

(e) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may
make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if
the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to
examine the books, records and premises of Parent, personally or by agent or attorney at the
expense of Parent and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or
investigation;

(f) the Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder
or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians, nominees or
attorneys and the Trustee and Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent, custodian, nominee or attorney appointed by it with due care
hereunder;

(g) [Intentionally Omitted]

(h) the Trustee may request that Parent deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the
names of individuals and/or titles of Officers authorized at such time to take specified actions
pursuant to this Indenture;

(i) Parent shall provide prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change to its fiscal year
(it being expressly understood that the failure to provide such notice to the Trustee shall not be
deemed a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture);

(j) 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 Notes of this Indenture; and

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In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or
damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Trustee
has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action
other than any such loss or damage proven in a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and
non-appealable decision to have been caused by the Trustee’s willful misconduct or gross
negligence. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default
with respect to the Notes, unless either (1) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of
such Default or Event of Default or (2) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall
have been given to the Trustee by Parent or by any Holder.

Section 8.03 No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained herein and in the
Notes (except in the Trustee’s certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of
Parent, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee
makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Exchange Offer
Document or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by
Parent of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in
conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.

Section 8.04 Trustee, Paying Agents or Registrar May Own Notes. The Trustee, any Paying Agent
or Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar.

Section 8.05 Monies to Be Held in Trust. All monies received by the Trustee shall, until used
or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the
extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received
by it hereunder except as may be agreed from time to time by the Issuer and the Trustee.

Section 8.06 Compensation and Expenses of Trustee. The Issuer covenants and agrees to pay to
the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation for
all services rendered by it hereunder in any capacity (which 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 between the Trustee and the Issuer, and the Issuer will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon
its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by
the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture in any capacity thereunder
(including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel
and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance
as shall have been proven in a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable
decision to have been caused by its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Issuer
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document
or transaction entered into in connection herewith and its agents and any authenticating agent
for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense incurred
without gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith, as determined in a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision on the part of the Trustee, its officers,
directors, agents or employees, or such agent or authenticating agent, as the case may be, and
arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust or in any other
capacity hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim of
liability in the premises. The obligations of the Issuer under this Section 8.06 to compensate or
indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances
shall be secured by a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or
property held or collected by the Trustee, except, subject to the effect of Section 7.10, funds
held in trust herewith for the benefit of the Holders of particular Notes. The Trustee’s right to
receive payment of any amounts due under this Section 8.06 shall not be subordinated even though
the Notes may be so subordinated. The obligation of the Issuer under this Section 8.06 shall
survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the earlier resignation or removal or
the Trustee. The Issuer need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnification provided in this Section 8.06 shall extend
to the officers, directors, agents and employees of the Trustee.

Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the
Trustee and its agents and any authenticating agent incur expenses or render services after an
Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(a)(ix) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the
services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws.

Section 8.07 Officer’s Certificate as Evidence. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01,
whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it
necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any
action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct, recklessness or bad faith
on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s
Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such Officer’s Certificate, in the absence of gross
negligence, willful misconduct, recklessness or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full
warrant to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture
upon the faith thereof.

Section 8.08 Conflicting Interests of Trustee. After qualification of this Indenture under
the Trust Indenture Act, if the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the
meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest within 90 days
after ascertaining that it has such conflicting interest, apply to the Commission for permission to
continue as Trustee or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the
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Section 8.09 Eligibility of Trustee. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which
shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such Person publishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining
authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.09, the combined capital and surplus of such
Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.09, it shall resign immediately in the manner and
with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article 8.

Section 8.10 Resignation or Removal of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the
Issuer and by mailing notice thereof to the Noteholders at their addresses as they shall appear on
the Note Register. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a
successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors,
one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the
successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted
appointment within sixty (60) days after the mailing of such notice of resignation to the
Noteholders, the resigning Trustee may, at the expense of the Issuer and upon ten (10) Business
Days’ notice to the Issuer and the Noteholders, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the appointment of a successor trustee, or any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note
or Notes for at least six months may, subject to the provisions of Section 7.11, on behalf of
himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a
successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and
prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.

(b) In case at any time any of the following shall occur:

(i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 8.08 within a reasonable time after
written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder
of a Note or Notes for at least six months; or

(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of
Section 8.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by
any such Noteholder; or

(iii) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged as bankrupt
or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any
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then, in any such case, the Issuer may by a Board Resolution remove the Trustee and appoint a
successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the
Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and
one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to the provisions of Section 7.11, any Noteholder
who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months may, on behalf of
himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after
such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a
successor trustee.

(c) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time
outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 9.04, may at any time remove the Trustee and
nominate a successor trustee that shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee unless within ten
(10) days after notice to the Issuer of such nomination the Issuer objects thereto, in which case
the Trustee so removed or any Noteholder, upon the terms and conditions and otherwise as in Section
8.10(a) provided, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a
successor trustee.

(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant
to any of the provisions of this Section 8.10 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment
by the successor trustee as provided in Section 8.11.

Section 8.11 Acceptance by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in
Section 8.10 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer and to its predecessor trustee an
instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the
predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act,
deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its
predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as trustee herein; but,
nevertheless, on the written request of the Issuer or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing
to act shall, upon payment of any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.06,
execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers
of the trustee so ceasing to act. Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Issuer shall
execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and conferring
to such successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall,
nevertheless, retain a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or
property held or collected by such trustee as such, except for funds held in trust for the benefit
of Holders of particular Notes, to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8.06.

No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.11 unless at the
time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualified under the provisions of Section
8.08 and be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.09.

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 8.11, each
of the Issuer and the successor trustee, at the written direction and at the expense of the Issuer
shall mail or cause to be mailed notice of the succession of such
trustee hereunder to the Noteholders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note
Register. If the Issuer fails to mail such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of
appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at
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Section 8.12 Succession by Merger, Etc. Any corporation or other entity into which the
Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or
other entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a
party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate
trust business of the Trustee (including the administration of this Indenture), shall be the
successor to the Trustee hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act
on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided that in the case of any corporation or other
entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee such
corporation or other entity shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 8.08 and eligible
under the provisions of Section 8.09.

In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this
Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to
the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or
authenticating agent appointed by such predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so
authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any
successor to the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by such successor trustee may
authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor trustee hereunder or in the name of
the successor trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it
is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall
have; provided, however, that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any
predecessor Trustee or to authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall apply
only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.

Section 8.13 Limitation on Rights of Trustee as Creditor. If and when the Trustee shall be or
become a creditor of the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes), after qualification under
the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act
regarding the collection of the claims against the Issuer (or any such other obligor).

Section 8.14 Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Issuer. Any application by the
Trustee for written instructions from the Issuer (other than with regard to any action proposed to
be taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee that affects the rights of the Holders under this
Indenture) may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken
or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall
be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken
by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or
after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than three (3) Business
Days
after the date any officer that the Issuer has indicated to the Trustee should receive such
application actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in
writing to any earlier date), unless, prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the
case of any omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in accordance with this
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ARTICLE 9.

CONCERNING THE NOTEHOLDERS

Section 9.01 Action by Noteholders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the
Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action
(including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the
taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of
such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced by any instrument or any number of
instruments of similar tenor executed by Noteholders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in
writing. Whenever the Issuer or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders, the
Issuer or the Trustee may, but shall not be required to, fix in advance of such solicitation, a
date as the record date for determining Noteholders entitled to take such action.

Section 9.02 Proof of Execution by Noteholders. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.01 and
Section 8.02, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Noteholder or its agent or proxy shall
be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed
by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Notes
shall be proved by the Note Register or by a certificate of the Registrar.

Section 9.03 Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners. The Issuer, the Trustee, any authenticating
agent, any Paying Agent, and any Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be
registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note
(whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other
writing thereon made by any Person other than the Issuer or any Registrar) for the purpose of
receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on such
Note, for conversion or purchase of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Issuer
nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the
contrary. All such payments so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be
valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the
liability for monies payable upon any such Note.

Section 9.04 Issuer-Owned Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the Holders of the
requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or
other action under this Indenture, Notes that are (i) owned by the Issuer or by any Person directly
or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the
Issuer and (ii) have been cancelled shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the
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provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in
relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible
Officer knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good
faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 9.04 if the pledgee shall
establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to so act with respect to such
Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or a Person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuer. In the case of a dispute
as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full
protection to the Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Issuer shall promptly furnish to the
Trustee an Officer’s Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Issuer to
be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and, subject to
Section 8.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive
evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are
outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

Section 9.05 Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound. At any time prior to (but not
after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 9.01, of the taking of any action by
the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this
Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is shown by the evidence to be
included in the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written
notice with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in
Section 9.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such
action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon
all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution
therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard
thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon
registration of transfer thereof.

ARTICLE 10.

NOTE GUARANTEES

Section 10.01 Guarantee.

(a) Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally,
unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and
to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of
this Indenture, the Notes, the other Notes Documents or the obligations of the Issuer hereunder or
thereunder, that:

(1) the principal of, premium Interest, if any, and interest on, the Notes
will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on
the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Issuer to the
Holders or the Trustee hereunder or
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(2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any
of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or
performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at
Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.

Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for
whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same
immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of
collection.

(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional,
irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the
absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with
respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any
action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence,
presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or
bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest,
notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged
except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.

(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the
Issuer, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in
relation to either the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such
Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force
and effect.

(d) Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation
to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all
obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on
the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 7 for the purposes of this
Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any
declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 7, such obligations (whether
or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of
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(e) All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves (collectively, the “Contributing
Guarantors”), in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Indenture.
Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is
made on any date by a Guarantor (a “Funding Guarantor”) under its Guarantee of the Notes such
that its Aggregate Payments exceed its Fair Share as of such date, such Funding Guarantor shall be
entitled to a contribution from each of the other Contributing Guarantors in an amount sufficient
to cause each Contributing Guarantor’s Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date.
“Fair Share” means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an
amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such
Contributing Guarantor, to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect
to all Contributing Guarantors, multiplied by (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or
before such date by all Funding Guarantors under its Guarantee of the Notes in respect of the
obligations guaranteed. “Fair Share Contribution Amount” means, with respect to a Contributing
Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such
Contributing Guarantor under its Guarantee of the Notes that would not render its obligations
hereunder or thereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section
548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable applicable provisions of state law; provided that
solely for purposes of calculating the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to any
Contributing Guarantor for purposes of this Section 10.01, any assets or liabilities of such
Contributing Guarantor arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or
indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered
as assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor. “Aggregate Payments” means, with respect
to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (1) the aggregate
amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor
in respect of its Guarantee of the Notes (including in respect of this Section 10.01), minus (2)
the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor
from the other Contributing Guarantors as contributions under this Section 10.01. The amounts
payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment
or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Guarantor. Each Guarantor is a third party
beneficiary to the contribution agreement set forth in this Section 10.01.

Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the
intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance for purposes of applicable Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance
Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent
applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders
and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will be limited
to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after
giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or
on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this
Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a
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Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.

To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a
notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto will be
endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers (but
the failure to execute such notation shall not affect the validity of any Note Guarantee).

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 will remain in
full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note
Guarantee.

If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee no longer holds
that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Note Guarantee is endorsed,
the Note Guarantee will be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will be
deemed to constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of
the Guarantors.

Section 10.04 Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.

A Subsidiary Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor is
the surviving Person), another Person, other than the Issuer or another Subsidiary Guarantor,
unless:

(a) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default
exists; and

(b) either:

(i) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than a Guarantor) assumes
all the obligations of that Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture, its Note Guarantee,
all appropriate Security Documents and the Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to a
supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent; or

(ii) such transaction is permitted by Section 4.12.

In case of any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the
assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the
Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and
the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be
performed by the Subsidiary Guarantor, such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for
the Subsidiary
Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Subsidiary Guarantor. Such
successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed
upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Issuer
and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued will in all respects have the same
legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter
issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had
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Except as set forth in Article 4 and Article 5, and notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b)(i) and
(b)(ii) above, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes will prevent any
consolidation, amalgamation or merger of a Subsidiary Guarantor with or into the Issuer or another
Subsidiary Guarantor, or will prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Subsidiary
Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Issuer or another Subsidiary
Guarantor.

Section 10.05 Releases.

The Note Guarantee of any Guarantor, and the Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Collateral of such
Guarantor, will be released:

(a) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the assets of that Guarantor
(including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after
giving effect to such transaction) the Issuer or a Guarantor if the sale or other disposition does
not violate Section 4.12;

(b) in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a
Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Issuer or
Guarantor, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.12 and the Guarantor ceases
to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer as a result of the sale or other disposition; or

(c) if Parent designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture; or

(d) upon Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture as provided in Articles 12 and 14.

Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee as provided in this
Section 10.05 will remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest and premium, if
any, on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture as provided
in this Article 10.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture may not be released
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ARTICLE 11.

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 11.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders. The Issuer, the
Guarantors, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee, at the Issuer’s expense, may, from time to time
and at any time, amend this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees or any Security Documents to:

(a) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency that does not adversely affect
Holders of the Notes in any material respect;

(b) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

(c) provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of
Notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially
all of the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s assets, as applicable;

(d) add guarantees or additional obligors with respect to the Notes;

(e) add to the covenants of the Issuer or the Guarantors of the benefit of the Holders or
surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer or the Guarantors;

(f) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of
Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder in
any material respect;

(g) comply with requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(h) [Intentionally Omitted]

(i) provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth
in this Indenture;

(j) allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with
respect to the Notes or to release a Guarantor as provided in this Indenture;

(k) make, complete or confirm any grant of Collateral permitted or required by this Indenture
or any of the Security Documents or any release of Collateral that becomes effective as set forth
in this Indenture or any of the Security Documents; or

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In addition, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent will be authorized to amend the
Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents to add additional secured parties holding
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or ABL Obligations permitted by this Indenture with the
same Lien priorities and rights as provided in the Intercreditor Agreement or to enter into
intercreditor arrangements with the Holders of any such Indebtedness so long as the terms of such
intercreditor arrangements are not less favorable to the Holders of Notes than the intercreditor
provisions contained in the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement.

The consent of the Holders of Notes is not necessary under this Indenture to approve the
particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance
of the proposed amendment. After an amendment under this Indenture becomes effective, the Issuer
is required to mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment; provided, however,
that the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not
impair or affect the validity of the amendment.

Section 11.02 Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders. Except as provided in
Section 11.01 and this Section 11.02, this Indenture, the Security Documents, or the Notes or the
Note Guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class
(including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer
or Exchange Offer for, Notes), and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any
provision of this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be
waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
then-outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained
in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or Exchange Offer for, Notes); provided, however,
that without the consent of each Holder of Notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may
not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

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

(b) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the provisions
with respect to the redemption of the Notes (other than provisions relating to (i) the timing for
notices that must be given by the Issuer in connection with a redemption of the Notes and (ii) the
provisions of Section 4.16;

(c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest,
on any Note;

(d) reduce the Change of Control purchase price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner
adverse to the Holders of Notes the Issuer’s obligation to make such payments, whether through an
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(e) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or
premium, if any, on, the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of
at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes and a waiver of the
payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

(f) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

(g) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults
or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if
any, on, the Notes;

(h) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by the
provisions of Section 4.16);

(i) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this
Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(j) in any manner subordinate the Notes or the Note Guarantees in right of payment or in Lien
priority, except as permitted by this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents;

impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal and interest, including Additional
Interest, on such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes; or

(k) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.

In addition, any amendment to, or waiver of, the provisions of this Indenture, the Notes, the
Note Guarantees or any Security Document that (i) has the effect of releasing all or substantially
all of the Collateral from the Note Liens shall require the consent of the Holders of at least 90%
in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding under this Indenture or (ii) releases
any Collateral from the Note Liens shall require the consent of Holders of at least 75% in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding under this Indenture, except as otherwise
permitted pursuant to this Indenture.

Section 11.03 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Any supplemental indenture executed pursuant
to the provisions of this Article 11 shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect;
provided that this Section 11.03 shall not require such supplemental indenture to be qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the
terms of the Trust Indenture Act or this Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act, nor shall any such qualification constitute any admission or acknowledgment by any party to
such
supplemental indenture that any such qualification is required prior to the time such
qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act or this Indenture has
been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified
and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations,
duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Issuer and the Noteholders shall
thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such
modifications and amendments and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture
shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all
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Section 11.04 Notation on Notes. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11 may, at the Issuer’s expense,
bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental
indenture. If the Issuer or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform,
in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture
contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at the Issuer’s expense, be prepared and executed
by the Issuer, authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent duly appointed by the
Trustee pursuant to Section 17.10) and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon
surrender of such Notes then outstanding.

Section 11.05 Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished Trustee. In
addition to the documents required by Section 17.05, the Trustee shall receive an Officer’s
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent, if any, to the
execution of such supplemental indenture have been complied with, as conclusive evidence that any
supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the requirements of this Article 11
and is permitted or authorized by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and any Guarantors party thereto, enforceable
against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions.

ARTICLE 12.

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 12.01 Satisfaction and Discharge. This Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Notes
will be discharged (and all Liens on the Collateral will be released) and this Indenture will cease
to be of further effect as to all Notes and Note Guarantees issued hereunder, when:

(a) Either:

(i) all Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes
that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been
deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Issuer, have been delivered to the Trustee
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(ii) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have
become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or
will become due and payable within one year and the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the
benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Obligations, or a
combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any
reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and Additional Interest,
if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

(b) in respect of clause (a)(ii), no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the
borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and similar deposits relating to other
indebtedness) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, any other instrument to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer
or any Guarantor is bound (other than any such material instrument that is concurrently being
terminated and repaid in full or otherwise discharged in accordance with its terms);

(c) the Issuer or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under
this Indenture; and

(d) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to
apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as
the case may be.

In addition, the Issuer must deliver an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the
Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money has been deposited
with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (a)(ii) of this Section 12.01, the provisions of Sections
12.02 and 8.06 will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 12.01 will be deemed to
discharge those provisions of Section 7.07, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture.

Section 12.02 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 14.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to
Section 12.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the
Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including
the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled
thereto, of the principal (and premium and Additional Interest, if any) and interest for whose
payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from
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If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Obligations in
accordance with Section 12.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or
judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting
such application, the Issuer’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 12.01,
provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of principal of, premium or Additional Interest,
if any, or interest on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall
be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or
Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 13.

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND

DIRECTORS

Section 13.01 Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations. No recourse for the payment
of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on any Note, nor for any claim based thereon or
otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement
of the Issuer in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in any Note, nor because of the
creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator,
shareholder, employee, agent, officer or director or Subsidiary, as such, past, present or future,
of the Issuer or of any Successor Issuer, either directly or through the Issuer or any Successor
Issuer, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any
assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby
expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this
Indenture and the issue of the Notes.

ARTICLE 14.

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 14.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Issuer may at any
time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officer’s
Certificate, elect to have either Section 14.02 or 14.03 be applied to all outstanding Notes upon
compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 14.

Section 14.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 14.01
of the option applicable to this Section 14.02, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors will, subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 14.04, be deemed to have been discharged
from its/their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees) on
the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this
purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors will be deemed to have paid and
discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Note
Guarantees), which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section
14.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses
(a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its/their other obligations under such Notes, the
Note Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer,
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same) and all of the Liens on Collateral
securing the Notes shall be released, except for the following provisions of this Indenture which
will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal
of, or interest or premium, if any, on, such Notes when such payments are due from the trust
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(b) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02;

(c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the
Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and

(d) this Article 14.

Subject to compliance with this Article 14, the Issuer may exercise its option under this
Section 14.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 14.03.

Section 14.03 Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 14.01 of the
option applicable to this Section 14.03, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 14.04, be released from each of their/its
obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.06, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13,
4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.20 and 4.21 and clauses (a)(iii), (a)(iv) and paragraph (b)
of Section 5.01 with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set
forth in Section 14.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes will
thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or
declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such
covenants, but will continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being
understood that such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this
purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, all Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes will be
released and with respect to the outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees, the Issuer and the
Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition or
limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any
reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant
to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will not
constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the
remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Note Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In
addition, upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 14.01 of the option applicable to this Section
14.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 14.04, Sections
7.01(a)(iii) through (v) and Sections 7.01(a)(viii) through (xi) will not constitute Events of
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Section 14.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. In order to exercise either Legal
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 14.02 or 14.03:

(a) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the
Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in
such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank,
appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium and
Additional Interest, if any, and interest on, the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment
thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Issuer must specify
whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption
date;

(b) in the case of an election under Section 14.02, the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel confirming that:

(i) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue
Service a ruling; or

(ii) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable federal income
tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that,
the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal
Defeasance had not occurred;

(c) in the case of an election under Section 14.03, the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income,
gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be
subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be
applied to such deposit and any related deposit of funds);

(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of,
or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and
the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased) to which the Issuer or any of its
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(f) the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit
was not made by the Issuer with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over the other
creditors of the Issuer with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any
creditors of the Issuer or others; and

(g) the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel,
each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant
Defeasance have been complied with.

Section 14.05 Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other
Miscellaneous Provisions.

Subject to Section 14.06, all money and non-callable Government Obligations (including the
proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for
purposes of this Section 14.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 14.04 in respect of the
outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Issuer acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of
such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and
Additional Interest, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.

The Issuer will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on
or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section
14.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or
other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article 14 to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay
to the Issuer from time to time upon the request of the Issuer any money or non-callable Government
Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to
the Trustee (which may be the Opinion of Counsel delivered under Section 14.04(b)), are in excess
of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Section 14.06 Repayment to Issuer. Subject to applicable law, any money deposited with the
Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer, in trust for the payment of the principal
of, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for
two years after such principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest has become due
and payable shall be paid to the Issuer on its request or (if then held by the Issuer) will be
discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only
to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability and other obligations of the Trustee or such
Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer as trustee thereof,
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Section 14.07 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S.
dollars or non-callable Government Obligations in accordance with Section 14.02 or 14.03, as the
case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining,
restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’
obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 14.02 or 14.03 until such time as
the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 14.02
or 14.03, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Issuer makes any payment of principal
of, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of
its obligations, the Issuer will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to
receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 15.

INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees that the Convertible Note Liens, the Note Liens, the
Second-Lien Note Liens and the ABL Liens are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
The Holders, by accepting a Note, hereby authorize and direct the Trustee and the Collateral Agent
to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Holders and agree that the Holders shall
comply with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to them in their capacities as
such to the same extent as if the Holders were parties thereto. In the event of a conflict or
inconsistency between (a) the terms and provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note
Guarantees (on the one hand) and (b) the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement (on
the other hand), the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.

ARTICLE 16.

COLLATERAL

Section 16.01 Security Documents.

The Note Obligations are secured as provided in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor
Agreement. The Issuer shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, and each Guarantor shall, make all
filings (including filings of continuation statements and amendments to UCC financing statements
that may be necessary to continue the effectiveness of such UCC financing statements) necessary to
maintain (at the sole cost and expense of the Issuer and the Guarantors) the security interest
created by the Security Documents in the Collateral as a perfected security interest to the extent
perfection is required by the Security Documents, subject only to Permitted Liens and terms,
conditions and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 16.02 Collateral Agent.

(a) The Collateral Agent shall have all the rights and protections provided in the Security
Documents and, additionally, shall have all the rights and
protections in its dealings under the Security Documents as are provided to the Trustee under
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(b) Subject to Section 8.01, none of the Collateral Agent, Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or
transfer agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will
be responsible or liable for the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any Collateral, for
the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of the Security Documents, for the
creation, validity, perfection, priority, sufficiency, protection or enforcement of any Note Liens
or any other security interest in the Collateral, or any defect or deficiency as to any such
matters.

(c) Except as required or permitted by the Security Documents, the Holders, by accepting a
Note, acknowledge that the Collateral Agent will not be obligated:

(i) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any Person, except in
accordance with the Security Documents;

(ii) to foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any Note Lien; or

(iii) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Note Liens,
Security Documents or Collateral.

(d) To the extent necessary to perfect the security interest in any of the Collateral, the
Collateral Agent shall be entitled to appoint one or more sub-agents with respect to such
Collateral.

Section 16.03 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken.

(a) Each Holder of Notes, by its acceptance thereof, (i) consents and agrees to the terms of
each Security Document, as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time
to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture, (ii) authorizes and directs
the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents to which it is a party, (iii) authorizes
and empowers the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and (iv)
authorizes and empowers the Collateral Agent to bind the Holders of Notes as set forth in the
Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party and the Intercreditor Agreement and to
perform its obligations and exercise its rights and powers thereunder.

(b) The Trustee is authorized and empowered to receive for the benefit of the Holders of Notes
any funds collected or distributed to the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents to which
the Trustee is a party and, subject to the terms of the Security Documents, to make further
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(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, Section 8.02, and the Security Documents, the
Trustee may (but shall not be obligated to), in its sole discretion
and without the consent of the Holders, direct, on behalf of the Holders, the Collateral Agent
to take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:

(i) foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any or all of the Note Liens;

(ii) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent
is a party; or

(iii) collect and receive payment of any and all Obligations.

Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, the Trustee
is hereby authorized and empowered by each Holder of Notes (by its acceptance thereof) to institute
and maintain, or direct the Collateral Agent to institute and maintain, such suits and proceedings
as it may deem reasonably expedient to protect or enforce the Note Liens or the Security Documents
to which the Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party or to prevent any impairment of Collateral by
any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such
suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem reasonably expedient, at the Issuer’s sole cost and
expense, to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders of Notes in the
Collateral, including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the
enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order
that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such
enactment, rule or order would impair the Note Liens or be prejudicial to the interests of Holders
or the Trustee.

Section 16.04 Release of Collateral.

(a) Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security
Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security
Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and in accordance with Article 11. In addition, the
Issuer and the Guarantors will be entitled to the release of assets included in the Collateral from
the Note Liens, and the Trustee shall (or, if the Trustee is not then the Collateral Agent, shall
direct the Collateral Agent to) release the same from such Liens at the Issuer’s sole cost and
expense, under any one or more of the following circumstances without the need for any further
action by any Person:

(i) in whole or in part, as applicable, as to all or any portion of property subject
to such Note Liens which has been taken by eminent domain, condemnation or other similar
circumstances;

(ii) in whole upon:

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(2) A Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of this Indenture as set forth
in Article 14;

(iii) in part, as to any property that (a) is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed
of by the Issuer or any Guarantor (other than to the Issuer or another Guarantor) in a
transaction not prohibited by this Indenture at the time of such sale, transfer or
disposition, (b) is owned or at any time acquired by a Guarantor that has been released
from its Guarantee pursuant to Section 10.05, concurrently with the release of such
Guarantee or (c) is or becomes Excluded Assets;

(iv) as to property that constitutes less than all or substantially all of the
Collateral securing the Notes, with the consent of the Holders of at least 90% aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (which consent may
be obtained in connection with an exchange offer or tender offer and associated consent
solicitation);

(v) as to property that constitutes less than all or substantially all of the
Collateral securing the Notes, with the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (which consent may
be obtained in connection with an exchange offer or tender offer and associated consent
solicitation); and

(vi) in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Security Documents
and in accordance with applicable provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

(b) So long as this Indenture is not qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, in connection
with any release of Collateral under this Indenture, the Issuer shall not be required to comply
with Sections 314(b) or 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

(c) Each of the Issuer and the Guarantors may, among other things, without any release or
consent by the Trustee, but otherwise in compliance with the covenants of this Indenture and the
Security Documents, conduct ordinary course activities with respect to the Collateral, including
(i) selling or otherwise disposing of, in any transaction or series of related transactions, any
property subject to the Lien of the Security Documents which has become worn out, defective or
obsolete or not used or useful in the business; (ii) abandoning, terminating, canceling, releasing
or making alterations in or substitutions of any leases or contracts subject to the Lien of the
Security Documents; (iii) surrendering or modifying any franchise, license or permit subject to the
Lien of the Security Documents which it may own or under which it may be operating; (iv) altering,
repairing, replacing, changing the location or position of and adding to its structures, machinery,
systems, equipment, fixtures and appurtenances; (v) granting a license of any intellectual
property; (vi) selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of inventory in the ordinary course of
business; (vii) collecting accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business or selling,
liquidating, factoring or otherwise disposing of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of
business; (viii) making cash payments
(including for the repayment of Indebtedness or interest and in connection with the Issuer’s
cash management activities) from cash that is at any time part of the Collateral in the ordinary
course of business that are not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture and the Security Documents;
and (ix) abandoning any intellectual property which is no longer used or useful in the Issuer’s or
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The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee within 30 calendar days following the end of each
fiscal year (or such later date as the Trustee shall agree), an Officer’s Certificate to the effect
that all releases and withdrawals during the preceding fiscal year (or since the date of this
Indenture, in the case of the first such certificate) in which no release or consent of the Trustee
was obtained in the ordinary course of the Issuer’s and Guarantors’ business pursuant to this
Section 16.04(c) were not prohibited by this Indenture.

Section 16.05 Use of Collateral; Compliance with Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.

(a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent
shall have commenced enforcement of remedies under the Security Documents, except to the extent
otherwise provided in the Security Documents, this Indenture or the ABL Facility or other
documentation governing the ABL Obligations, the Security Documents or this Indenture, the Issuer
and the Guarantors will have the right to remain in possession and retain exclusive control of the
Collateral to alter or repair the Collateral, to freely operate the Collateral and to collect,
invest and dispose of any income thereon.

(b) After qualification of this Indenture pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act, the Issuer and
the Guarantors shall comply with § 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion
required by § 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act may be made by an Officer of the Issuer except in
cases where § 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act requires that such certificate or opinion be made
by an independent Person, which Person will be an independent appraiser or other expert selected by
the Issuer and reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.

(c) So long as this Indenture is not qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, each of the
Issuer and the Guarantors will not be required to comply with all or any portion of § 314(d) of the
Trust Indenture Act if it determines, in good faith based on advice of counsel, that under the
terms of § 314(d) the Trust Indenture Act and/or any interpretation or guidance as to the meaning
thereof of the Commission and its staff, including “no action” letters or exemptive orders, all or
any portion of § 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act is inapplicable to released Collateral
(including, without limitation, certain no-action letters issued by the Commission have permitted
an indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act to contain provisions permitting the release
of Collateral from Liens under an indenture in the ordinary course of an issuer’s business without
requiring the issuer to provide certificates and other documents under § 314(d) of the Trust
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Section 16.06 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.

In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully
appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 16 upon the Issuer or a Guarantor with respect to
the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or
trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any
similar instrument of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of any officer or officers thereof required by
the provisions of this Article 16; and if the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall be in the
possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be
exercised by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be.

Section 16.07 Voting.

In connection with any matter under the Security Agreement requiring a vote of holders of
Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), the holders of such Secured Obligations
shall be treated as a single class and the Holders shall cast their votes in accordance with this
Indenture. The amount of the Notes to be voted by the Holders will equal the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Notes. Following and in accordance with the outcome of the applicable vote
under this Indenture, the Trustee shall vote the total amount of the Notes as a block in respect of
any vote under the Security Agreement.

Section 16.08 Collateral Proceeds Account.

(a) Establishment of Collateral Proceeds Account. No later than the first date following the
Issue Date on which the Issuer or any Guarantor receives any Net Proceeds that are expressly
required pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.12 to be deposited into the Collateral Proceeds
Account, there shall be established and, at all times thereafter until this Indenture shall have
terminated, there shall be maintained with the Collateral Agent the Collateral Proceeds Account.
The Collateral Proceeds Account shall be established and maintained by the Collateral Agent at the
office of the Collateral Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, no other deposit account or securities
account shall be, or shall be deemed to be, the Collateral Proceeds Account, and for purposes of
this Indenture, “Trust Monies” shall include only Net Proceeds required to be deposited into the
Collateral Proceeds Account pursuant to the terms of Section 4.12, amounts deposited in the
Collateral Proceeds Account in accordance with the Security Agreement and any investment return in
respect thereof received by the Collateral Agent. The Issuer shall cause all Net Proceeds
expressly required by Section 4.12 to be deposited into the Collateral Proceeds Account to be so
deposited in the Collateral Proceeds Account and any such Trust Monies shall be held by and under
the dominion and control of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit of the Secured
Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement) as a part of the Collateral until released in
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(b) Withdrawal of Net Proceeds in Connection with Permitted Applications. To the extent that
any Trust Monies consist of Net Proceeds of an Asset
Sale or Casualty or Condemnation Event, such Trust Monies may be withdrawn by the Issuer and
shall be paid by the Collateral Agent (upon the direction of the Trustee) to reimburse the Issuer
or any Guarantor for expenditures made, or to pay costs to be incurred, by the Issuer or such
Guarantor in connection with any application of such Net Proceeds permitted by Section 4.12, upon
receipt by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate, certifying that:

(i) such Trust Monies have been (or will be within 60 days of the requested date of
release) applied as permitted by Section 4.12; and

(ii) to the extent required by Section 4.12 the Issuer has taken (or will take not
later than 60 days following the application of such Net Proceeds) all steps, if any,
required by the Security Documents in order to grant and/or perfect the security interest
of the Collateral Agent in any assets in which such Net Proceeds have been reinvested
(which Officer’s Certificate shall attach copies of (or forms of) any additional Security
Documents or amendments thereto or filings thereunder, if any, required to comply with the
Security Documents and Section 4.12).

Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 16.08, the Collateral Agent
shall, upon receipt of a written request by the Issuer (which may be contained in the Officer’s
Certificate), pay an amount of Trust Monies equal to the amount specified in the Officer’s
Certificate required by this Section 16.08(b) as directed by the Issuer.

(c) Withdrawal of Net Cash Proceeds to Fund a Net Proceeds Offer or Release Following a Net
Proceeds Offer. To the extent that any Trust Monies consist of Net Proceeds received by the
Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.12 and a Net Proceeds Offer has been made
in accordance therewith, such Trust Monies may be withdrawn by the Issuer and shall be paid by the
Collateral Agent to the Paying Agent for application in accordance with Section 4.12 upon receipt
by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate, dated not more than ten (10)
days prior to the purchase date, setting forth the amount of Excess Proceeds, as applicable,
subject to the Net Proceeds Offer and the date on which Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations are to be purchased, and certifying that:

(i) (x) such Trust Monies constitute Net Proceeds and (y) pursuant to and in
accordance with Section 4.12, the Issuer has made a Net Proceeds Offer; and

(ii) all conditions precedent and covenants herein provided for such application of
Trust Monies have been satisfied.

Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 16.08(c), the Collateral Agent
shall apply the Trust Monies as directed and specified by the Issuer, subject to Section 4.12
(including to return to the Issuer any such amount of Excess Proceeds that are subject to the Net
Proceeds Offer and that are not required to be applied
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(d) Investment of Trust Monies. So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, all or any part of any Trust Monies held by (or held in an account subject to
the sole control of) the Collateral Agent shall from time to time be invested or reinvested by the
Collateral Agent in any Cash Equivalents pursuant to a written request by the Issuer in the form of
an Officer’s Certificate, which shall specify the Cash Equivalents in which such Trust Monies shall
be invested and shall certify that such investments constitute Cash Equivalents; and the Collateral
Agent shall sell any such Cash Equivalent only upon receipt of such a written request by the Issuer
specifying the particular Cash Equivalent to be sold, unless otherwise required under the Security
Agreement. So long as no Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, any interest or
dividends accrued, earned or paid on such Cash Equivalents (in excess of any accrued interest or
dividends paid at the time of purchase) that may be received by the Collateral Agent shall be
forthwith paid to the Issuer. Such Cash Equivalents shall be held by the Collateral Agent as a
part of the Collateral, subject to the same provisions hereof as the cash used by it to purchase
such Cash Equivalents.

The Trustee and Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, fee, tax or
other charge resulting from such investments, reinvestments or sales except only for their own
grossly negligent action, their own grossly negligent failure to act or their own willful
misconduct in complying with this Section 16.08 as determined in a court of competent jurisdiction
in a final and non-appealable decision.

(e) Application of Other Trust Monies. The Collateral Agent shall return all Trust Monies to
the Issuer upon any Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture under Article 12. The Collateral Agent shall have all rights and remedies with respect
to the Collateral Proceeds Account and any Trust Monies as provided in the Security Documents.

Section 16.09 Appointment and Authorization of U.S. Bank National Association as Collateral
Agent.

(a) U.S. Bank National Association is hereby designated and appointed as the Collateral Agent
of the Holders under the Security Documents, and is authorized as the Collateral Agent for such
Holders to execute and enter into each of the Security Documents and all other instruments relating
to the Security Documents and (i) to take action and exercise such powers and remedies as are
expressly required or permitted hereunder and under the Security Documents and all instruments
relating hereto and thereto and (ii) to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are, in
each case, expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together
with such other powers as are reasonably incidental hereto and thereto.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Indenture or the Security
Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have (i) any duties or responsibilities except those
expressly set forth herein or therein or (ii) any fiduciary
relationship with any Holder, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties,
obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture or any Security Document or otherwise
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The Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of
such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from
liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder or under the Security
Documents in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

Section 16.10 Recordings and Opinions.

(a) The Issuer and the Guarantors will furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Trustee (x)
immediately prior to the Issue Date and (y) on April 15 of each year beginning with April 15, 2012,
an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of such date:

(i) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, (1) action has been taken with
respect to the recording, execution, registering, filing, re-recording, re-registering and
re-filing of all supplemental indentures, mortgages, financing statements, continuation
statements, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United State
Copyright Office or notices, recordings or other instruments of further assurance as is
necessary to maintain the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and
reciting the details of such action or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such
details are given, (2) based on relevant laws as in effect on the date of such Opinion of
Counsel, all financing statements, mortgages, filings with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the United State Copyright Office and continuation statements have
been executed and filed that are necessary as of such date and during the succeeding 12
months fully to preserve and perfect the Note Liens, to the extent the Note Liens can be
perfected by such; and

(ii) stating that, in the opinions of such counsel, no further action is necessary to
maintain such Liens as effective and perfected.

ARTICLE 17.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 17.01 Provisions Binding on Issuer’s Successors. All the covenants, stipulations,
promises and agreements of the Issuer contained in this Indenture shall bind its successors and
assigns whether so expressed or not.

Section 17.02 Official Acts by Successor. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this
Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or Officer of the
Issuer shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee
or officer of any corporation or other entity that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor
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Section 17.03 Addresses for Notices, Etc. Any notice or demand that by any provision of this
Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Noteholders on
the Issuer shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes if given or
served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter
box or sent by overnight delivery addressed (until another address is filed by the Issuer with the
Trustee) to Horizon Lines, LLC, 4064 Colony Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, to
the attention of the General Counsel. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or
upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if
given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office
letter box addressed to the Corporate Trust Office.

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

Any notice or communication mailed to a Noteholder shall be mailed to it by first class mail,
postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be sufficiently given
to it if so mailed within the time prescribed.

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Noteholder or any defect in it shall not affect
its sufficiency with respect to other Noteholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the
manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it
shall be impracticable to give such notice to Holders by mail, then such notification as shall be
made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose
hereunder.

Section 17.04 Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT
MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREUNDER THAT WOULD INDICATE THE
APPLICABILITY OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Section 17.05 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of
Counsel to Trustee.

(a) Upon any request or application by the Issuer to the Trustee to take any action under this
Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee:

(i) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 17.05(b)) stating that, in
the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in
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(ii) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 17.05(b)) stating that, in
the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been
satisfied.

(b) Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture must include:

(i) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;

(ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(iii) 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 satisfied; and

(iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition
or covenant has been satisfied.

Section 17.06 Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Change of Control
Purchase Date or Maturity Date is not a Business Day, then any action to be taken on such date need
not be taken on such date, but may be taken on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force
and effect as if taken on such date, and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after
such date.

Section 17.07 Trust Indenture Act. This Indenture is hereby made subject to, and shall be
governed by, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act required to be part of and to govern
indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act upon such qualification; provided that this
Section 17.07 shall not require that this Indenture or the Trustee be qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust
Indenture Act, nor shall it constitute any admission or acknowledgment by any party hereto that any
such qualification is required prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the
terms of the Trust Indenture Act. Except as expressly provided for herein prior to the
qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if any provision hereof limits,
qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof that is required to be included in an
indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, such required provisions shall control.

Section 17.08 Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or
implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any
authenticating agent, any Registrar and their successors hereunder or the Noteholders, any benefit
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Section 17.09 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The table of contents and the titles and
headings of the articles and sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of
reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any
of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 17.10 Authenticating Agent. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that
shall be authorized to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication and
delivery of Notes in connection with the original issuance thereof and transfers and exchanges of
Notes hereunder, including under Section 4.12, Section 4.16 and Section 11.04 as fully to all
intents and purposes as though the authenticating agent had been expressly authorized by this
Indenture and those Sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of this
Indenture, the authentication and delivery of Notes by the authenticating agent shall be deemed to
be authentication and delivery of such Notes “by the Trustee” and a certificate of authentication
executed on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent shall be deemed to satisfy any
requirement hereunder or in the Notes for the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. Such
authenticating agent shall at all times be a Person eligible to serve as Trustee hereunder pursuant
to Section 8.09.

Any corporation or other entity into which any authenticating agent may be merged or converted
or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger,
consolidation or conversion to which any authenticating agent shall be a party, or any corporation
or other entity succeeding to the corporate trust business of any authenticating agent, shall be
the successor of the authenticating agent hereunder, if such successor corporation or other entity
is otherwise eligible under this Section 17.10, without the execution or filing of any paper or any
further act on the part of the parties hereto or the authenticating agent or such successor
corporation or other entity.

Any authenticating agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the
Trustee and to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any authenticating
agent by giving written notice of termination to such authenticating agent and to the Issuer. Upon
receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any
authenticating agent shall cease to be eligible under this Section 17.10, the Trustee may appoint a
successor authenticating agent (which may be the Trustee), shall give written notice of such
appointment to the Issuer and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Noteholders as the names
and addresses of such Holders appear on the Note Register.

The Issuer agrees to pay to the authenticating agent from time to time reasonable compensation
for its services although the Issuer may terminate the authenticating agent, if it determines such
agent’s fees to be unreasonable.

The provisions of Section 8.02, Section 8.03, Section 8.04, Section 9.03 and this Section
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If an authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to this Section 17.10, the Notes may have
endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative
certificate of authentication in the following form:

                                        ,

as Authenticating Agent, certifies that this is one of the Notes described

in the within-named Indenture.

By:                                         

Authorized Officer

Section 17.11 Execution in Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.

Section 17.12 Severability. In the event any provision of this Indenture or in the Notes
shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity,
legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired.

Section 17.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN
ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 17.14 Consent to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

(a) The Issuer hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to
the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States
sitting in the State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court
from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the
Notes, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding
may be heard and determined in such state court sitting in the State and City of New York, County
and Borough of Manhattan or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court sitting in the
State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan. The Issuer further irrevocably
consents to the service of process in any action or proceeding in such courts by the mailing
thereof by any parties thereto by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Issuer at
Horizon Lines, LLC, 4064 Colony Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, to the attention
of the President and Chief Executive Officer. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final
judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

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(b) The Issuer hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes
in any New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of
such action or proceeding in any such court.

Section 17.15 Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any
failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by,
directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work
stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural
catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications
or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use
reasonable efforts that are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume
performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Section 17.16 Currency Indemnity. U.S. dollars are the sole currency of account and payment
for all sums payable by us in cash under or in connection with the Notes, including damages. Any
amount received or recovered in a currency other than U.S. dollars (as a result of, or through the
enforcement of, a judgment or order of a court of any jurisdiction, in the Issuer’s winding-up or
dissolution or otherwise) by any Holder of a Note in respect of any sum expressed to be due to it
from the Issuer will only constitute a discharge to the Issuer to the extent of the U.S. dollar
amount that the recipient is able to purchase with the amount so received or recovered in that
other currency on the date of that receipt or recovery (or, if it is not practicable to make that
purchase on that date, on the first date on which it is practicable to do so). If that U.S. dollar
amount is less than the U.S. dollar amount expressed to be due to the recipient under any Note, the
Issuer shall indemnify such Holder against any loss sustained by it as a result; and if the amount
of U.S. dollars so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to such Holder, such Holder
will, by accepting a Note, be deemed to have agreed to repay such excess. In any event, the Issuer
shall indemnify the recipient against the cost of making any such purchase.

Section 17.17 U.S.A. Patriot Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with
Section 326 of the U.S.A. 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 all such information as it may request in order to satisfy the requirements or its
obligations under such act.

 

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Section 17.18 Conflict with Other Documents. In the event of a conflict between (a) this
Indenture and (b) the Notes or the Note Guarantees, the terms and provisions of this Indenture
shall control. In the event of a conflict between (x) this
Indenture and (y) any Security Documents (other than the Intercreditor Agreement), the terms
and provisions of this Indenture shall control.

Section 17.19 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes. Holders may
communicate pursuant to § 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Holders with respect to
their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone
else shall have the protection of § 312(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 17.20 Rules by Trustee and Agents. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by
or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 17.21 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used
to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries or of
any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this
Indenture.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HORIZON LINES, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	HORIZON LINES, INC.
	 

	 	HORIZON LINES HOLDING CORP.
	 

	 	HAWAII STEVEDORES, INC.
	 

	 	HORIZON LINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.
	 

	 	HORIZON LINES OF ALASKA, LLC
	 

	 	HORIZON LINES OF GUAM, LLC
	 

	 	HORIZON LINES VESSELS, LLC
	 

	 	H-L DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, LLC
	 

	 	HORIZON LOGISTICS, LLC
	 

	 	AERO LOGISTICS, LLC
	 

	 	SEA-LOGIX, LLC
	 

	 	HORIZON SERVICES GROUP, LLC

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	 

	 	as Trustee and Collateral Agent

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

[Face of Note]

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the
Indenture]

[Insert the Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the
provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the OID Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

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CUSIP: [ ]

ISIN: [ ]

$                                        

11.00% First Lien Senior Secured Note due 2016

			
	 	 	 
	No. __________ 

	 	$_________ 

HORIZON LINES, LLC., a Delaware limited liability company, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or
registered assigns, the principal sum set forth on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global
Note attached hereto on October 15, 2016.

Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15

Interest Record Dates: April 1 and October 1

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

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HORIZON LINES, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

 

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This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

Dated:                                         

 

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[Back of Note]

11.00% First Lien Senior Secured Note Due 2016

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture
referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. HORIZON LINES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), promises to pay
interest on the principal amount of this Note at 11.00% per annum from the date of issuance until
maturity and shall pay the Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement referred to below. The Issuer will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any,
semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a
Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on
the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest
has been paid, from the Issue Date; provided that the first Interest Payment Date for Notes issued
prior to October 15, 2012 shall be October 15, 2012.1 The dates in this sentence may be
changed to the extent appropriate in respect of Additional Notes or Exchange Notes. The Issuer
will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on
overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the rate then in effect to
the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under
any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest, if any (without
regard to any applicable grace periods), from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent
lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day
months.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuer will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest)
and Additional Interest, if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of
business on the April 1 and October 1 Interest Record Date (whether or not a Business Day), as the
case may be, immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are cancelled
after such Interest Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in
Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to
principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the
Issuer of the Issuer maintained for such purpose, or, at the option of the Issuer, payment of
interest and Additional Interest, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their
addresses set forth in the register of Holders, provided that payment by wire transfer of
immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and
Additional Interest, if any, on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall
have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuer or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be
in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender
for payment of public and private debts.

 

	 	 	 
	1	 	The dates in this sentence may be changed to the extent
appropriate in respect of Additional Notes or Exchange Notes.

 

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3. TRUSTEE; PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the
Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or
Registrar without notice to any Holder. None of the Issuer or any of its Affiliates may act in any
such capacity.

4. INDENTURE AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS. The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as
of October 5, 2011 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto and the
Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer. The terms of the
Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders
are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this
Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall
govern and be controlling. Following the Issue Date, the Notes and the related Note Guarantees are
secured obligations of the Issuer and the relevant Guarantors. The Notes and the related Note
Guarantees are secured by a pledge of the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents referred to
in the Indenture. The Note Liens, which secure the Notes and the related Note Guarantees, and the
ABL Liens are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Holder, by accepting a
Note agrees that the Note Liens and the ABL Liens are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement. The Holders, by accepting a Note, hereby authorize and direct the Trustee and the
Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Holders and agree that
the Holders shall comply with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to them in
their capacities as such to the same extent as if the Holders were parties thereto. The Indenture
does not limit the aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be issued thereunder.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

(a) After the Issue Date and prior to one year after the Issue Date upon not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days’ notice at 101.5% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of
record on the relevant regular Interest Record Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment
Date that is on or prior to the redemption date).

(b) From and after one year from the Issue Date, the Notes are subject to redemption, at the
option of the Issuer, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, upon not less than 30
nor more than 60 days’ notice at 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of
holders of record on the relevant regular Interest Record Date to receive interest due on an
Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the redemption date).

(c) Any notice of any redemption may be given prior to the redemption of any Notes, and any
such redemption or notice may, at the Issuer’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions
precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a securities issuance or other corporate
transaction.

 

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6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.

(a) The Notes will not be subject to mandatory redemption or have the benefit of any sinking
fund, except as set forth below.

On each April 15 and October 15 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day), commencing April 15, 2012, the Issuer will be required to redeem 0.50% of the
aggregate original principal amount of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) originally issued
under this Indenture in integral multiples of $1,000, except that no note may be purchased in part
if the remaining principal amount would be less than $2,000, at a redemption price of 100% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption
date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular Interest Record Date to
receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date).

7. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuer shall be required to make a Change
of Control Offer in accordance with Section 4.16 of the Indenture.

(b) In accordance with Section 4.12 of the Indenture, the Issuer will be required to offer to
purchase Notes upon the occurrence of certain events.

8. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in fully registered form only, without
coupons, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A
Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The
Registrar may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in
connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer
or exchange of any Notes during a period beginning 15 days before the mailing of a redemption
notice for any Notes or portions thereof selected for redemption.

9. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all
purposes.

10. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be
amended or supplemented as provided in Article 11 of the Indenture and Events of Default may be
waived as provided in Article 7 of the Indenture.

11. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. If an Event of Default occurs (other than an Event of Default
relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer) and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding
Notes, in each case, by notice to the Issuer, may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and
accrued but unpaid interest on all the Notes
to be due and payable. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer or certain Restricted Subsidiaries occurs, the principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Notes shall become immediately due and payable without
any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. Under certain
circumstances, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind
any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences.

 

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12. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be
valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or
an authenticating agent.

13. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES.
In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted
Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, including the right to receive Additional Interest (as defined in
the Registration Rights Agreement).

14. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE
INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES.

15. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on
Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be
printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a
convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as
printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on
the other identification numbers placed thereon.

16. REFERENCE TO INDENTURE AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS. Reference is hereby made to the
Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and other Note Documents (copies of
which are on file at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee) and all indentures and agreements
supplemental thereto for a description of the rights thereunder of the Holders of the Notes, the
nature and extent of the security therefor, the rights, duties, protections and immunities of the
Trustee and the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Note Guarantors thereunder, to all the
provisions of which the Holder, by acceptance hereof, assents and agrees.

The Issuer will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to the Issuer at the
following address:

Horizon Lines, LLC

4064 Colony Road

Suite 200

Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

Attention: General Counsel

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

	 	 	 
	(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	(Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

(Insert assignee’s Soc. Sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint                                                            
to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Dated:                                         

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Your Signature:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
	 	 

Signature Guarantee*:                                         

 

	 	 	 
	*	 	Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.12 or
4.16 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

o Section 4.12      o Section 4.16

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to
Section 4.12 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$                    

Date:                                         

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Your Signature: 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
	 	 
	 

	 	Tax Identification No.: 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

Signature Guarantee*:                                         

 

	 	 	 
	*	 	Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $                    . The following
exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive
Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global
Note, have been made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Principal	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Amount of	 	Amount of this	 	Signature of
	 	 	Amount of decrease	 	increase in	 	Global Note	 	authorized
	 	 	in Principal	 	Principal Amount	 	following such	 	officer of
	 	 	Amount of this	 	of this Global	 	decrease or	 	Trustee or
	Date of Exchange	 	Global Note	 	Note	 	increase	 	Custodian
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

	 	 	 
	*	 	This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF CHANGE OF CONTROL PURCHASE NOTICE

			
	To:	 	HORIZON LINES, LLC.
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and Registrar

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from
Horizon Lines, LLC (the “Issuer”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the
Issuer, offering to purchase the Notes and specifying the Change of Control Purchase Date. The
undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby accepts the Issuer’s offer to purchase the Notes
and instructs the Issuer to pay to the registered Holder hereof in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note,
or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below
designated, and (2) if such Change of Control Purchase Date does not fall during the period after
an Interest Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day after the corresponding Interest
Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, such Change of Control
Purchase Date.

In the case of certificated Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be purchased are as
set forth below:

Date:                                         

	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Signature(s)
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Social Security or Other Taxpayer
	 

	 	Identification Number
	 

	 	Principal amount to be repaid (if less than all):
	 

	 	$_____,000
	 

	 	NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s)
	 

	 	hereof must correspond with the name as written
	 

	 	upon the face of the Note in every particular
	 

	 	without alteration or enlargement or any change
	 

	 	whatever.

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Horizon Lines, LLC.

4064 Colony Road, Suite 200

Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

Attention: General Counsel

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Registrar

100 Wall Street

Suite 1600

New York, NY 10005

Re: 11.00% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2016

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of October 5, 2011 (the “Indenture”),
among Horizon Lines, LLC, as issuer (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 _____ 

(the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or
interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $_____ 
in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to
 _____ (the “Transferee”), as
further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the transfer, the Transferor hereby
certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1. o Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note
or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant
to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or
Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is
purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more
accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person
and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a
transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the
proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial
interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and
in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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2. o Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S
Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and,
accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a
Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was
outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably
believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was
executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither
such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with
a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of
the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and, (iii)
the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the
restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S
Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

3. o Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the IAI
Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other
than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer
restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue
sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby
further certifies that (check one):

(a) o such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the
Securities Act;

or

(b) o such Transfer is being effected to the Issuer, Issuer or a subsidiary thereof;

or

(c) o such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;

or

 

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(d) o such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144,
Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor
hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the
meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer
restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted
Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by
(1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) if
such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than
$250,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the
Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance
with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of
the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the
restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note
and/or the Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

4. o Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

(a) o Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to
and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer
restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of
the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on
Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(b) o Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant
to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the
transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any
state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on
Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(c) o Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected
pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer
restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of
the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or
Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

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(d) o Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Registration Statement. Such Transfer is being effected
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit
of the Issuer.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	[Insert Name of Transferor]	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 

Dated:                                         

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

(a) o a beneficial interest in the:

(i) o 144A Global Note (CUSIP
 _____),
or

(ii) o Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP
 _____), or

(iii) o IAI Global Note (CUSIP
 _____); or

(iv) o a Restricted Definitive Note.

(b) o After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

[CHECK ONE]

(a) o a beneficial interest in the:

(i) o 144A Global Note (CUSIP
 _____), or

(ii) o Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP
 _____), or

(iii) o IAI Global Note (CUSIP
 _____); or

(iv) o Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP
 _____); or

(b) o a Restricted Definitive Note; or

(c) o an Unrestricted Definitive Note,

in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the
Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of October 5, 2011 (the
“Indenture”) among Horizon Lines, LLC (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), (a)
the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and additional interest, if any, and
interest on, the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and
punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful,
and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the
Trustee or Collateral Agent all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and other Note
Documents and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of
such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration
or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee and
Collateral Agent pursuant to the Note Guarantee, the Indenture and other Note Documents are
expressly set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture
for the precise terms of the Note Guarantee.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture

HORIZON LINES, LLC

HORIZON LINES HOLDING CORP.

HAWAII STEVEDORES, INC.

HORIZON LINES OF PUERTO RICO, INC.

HORIZON LINES OF ALASKA, LLC

HORIZON LINES OF GUAM, LLC

HORIZON LINES VESSELS, LLC

H-L DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, LLC

HORIZON LOGISTICS, LLC

 

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	 	AERO LOGISTICS, LLC

SEA-LOGIX, LLC

HORIZON SERVICES GROUP, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of [ ], among
[GUARANTOR] (the “New Guarantor”), a subsidiary of HORIZON LINES, INC. (or its successor), a
Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS the Issuer (or its successor) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an
indenture (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”) dated as of October 5,
2011, providing for the issuance of the Issuer’s 11.00% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2016
(the “Notes”), initially in an aggregate principal amount of $225,000,000;

WHEREAS Section 4.18 of the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Issuer is
required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture
pursuant to which the New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Issuer’s Obligations
under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to a Note Guarantee on the terms and conditions set
forth herein; and

WHEREAS pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Issuer and other existing
Guarantors, if any, are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the Issuer and the
Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes
as follows:

1. Defined Terms. As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or
in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined, except that the term
“holders” in this Supplemental Indenture shall refer to the term “holders” as defined in the
Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf of and for the benefit of such holders. The words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental
Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

2. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all
existing guarantors (if any), to unconditionally guarantee the Issuer’s Obligations under the Notes
and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the
Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and to
perform all of the obligations and agreements of a guarantor under the Indenture.

 

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3. Notices. All notices or other communications to the New Guarantor shall be given as
provided in Section 17.03 of the Indenture.

4. 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 and effect. This Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore
or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

5. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW.

6. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

7. 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.

8. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not
effect the construction thereof.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	[NEW GUARANTOR]

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

 

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Horizon Lines, LLC

4064 Colony Road, Suite 200

Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

Attention: General Counsel

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Registrar

100 Wall Street

Suite 1600

New York, NY 10005

Re: First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2016

(CUSIP _____)

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of October 5, 2011 (the “Indenture”),
among Horizon Lines, LLC, as issuer (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 _____ 

(the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest
in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $_____ 
in such Note[s]
or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global
Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note

(a) o Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an
equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired
for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any
state of the United States.

 

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(b) o Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted
Definitive Note. In connection with the
Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the
Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the
transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance
with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act
and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky
securities laws of any state of the United States.

(c) o Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note
for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted
Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions
on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order
to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(d) o Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In
connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive
Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the
Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the
transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance
with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act
and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue
sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global
Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes

(a) o Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted
Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby
certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without
transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture,
the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the
Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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(b) o Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note
for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] o 144A Global Note, o Regulation S Global Note, o IAI
Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest
is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been
effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and
pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue
sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to
the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant
Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit
of the Issuer.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	[Insert Name of Transferor]	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 

Dated:                                         

 

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