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Exhibit
10.23

 

 

HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC.

 

2002 PEPShares PLAN

 

STOCK OPTION
AGREEMENT

 

This Stock Option Agreement (“Award Agreement”) is being entered into by
the Optionee executing this Award Agreement below and the Company under and
subject to the Company’s 2002 PEPShares Plan. Capitalized terms not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.

 

1.             Grant of
Option.  The Company hereby
agrees to grant to the Optionee, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, Options to
purchase such number of Shares as shall be set forth from time to time in one
or more Notices of Grant to the Optionee, at the Exercise Price per Share set
forth in the Notice of Grant, and subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict
between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement or a
Notice of Grant, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

 

All Options granted under the plan are designated as
Incentive Stock Options (“ISOs”)
intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” as defined in Section422 of
the Code. Nevertheless, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code
Section422(d), or to the extent any other requirement of Section 422 is not
met, such Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options (“NSOs”).

 

2.             Exercise of Option.

 

(a)           Right to Exercise.  This Option shall be exercisable during its
term in accordance with the Plan and this Award Agreement. No Option may be
exercised until it has vested in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this
Award Agreement.

 

(b)           Accelerated Vesting.

 

(i)            An Optionee who is a
PEPShare Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of any
previously issued Options shall accelerate on the IPO Date if Optionee has
achieved 105% or more of Optionee’s cumulative personal quota from January 1,
2002, through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the IPO Date.
Optionee’s personal quota shall be established for any period by Optionee’s manager
and approved by the Administrator.

 

(ii)           After the IPO Date, an
Optionee who is a PEPShare Employee may request acceleration of the vesting of
such Optionee’s Options by providing the Administrator with notice in writing
that such Optionee has achieved 105% or more of such Optionee’s cumulative
personal quota from January 1, 2002, through the end of any calendar month on
which such determination is made, such personal notice to include a detailed
calculation demonstrating such achievement. Such Optionee’s Options shall

 

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accelerate upon confirmation by the
Administrator that such Optionee has achieved 105% or more of his or her
cumulative personal quota for the applicable period.

 

(iii)          An Optionee who is a
HeartlandShare Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of any
previously issued Options shall accelerate on the IPO Date.

 

(c)           Method of Exercise.  Options shall be exercisable by delivery of
an Exercise Notice in the form attached as Exhibit A which shall state the
election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares with respect to which the
Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as may
be required by the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment
of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all exercised Shares. An Option shall be
deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed
Exercise Notice accompanied by the aggregate Exercise Price.

 

(d)           Compliance with
Applicable Laws.  No Shares shall be
issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such
exercise complies with Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income
tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the
date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.

 

(e)           Shareholders’
Agreement.  As a condition to the
exercise of an Option, Optionee and any other person or persons exercising an
Option, at the request of the Company, will be required to become a party to
the Company’s Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement, dated October 11,
2001, as the same may be amended or supplemented by executing a counterpart
thereof, whereupon such Optionee and such other persons shall be bound by the
provisions thereof, including, but not limited to, provisions which may
restrict transfer of Shares and provide a right of repurchase to the Company.
If Optionee is required to become a signatory to any such agreement, a copy
thereof will be delivered to the Optionee for his or her review following
receipt by the Company of the applicable Exercise Notice.

 

3.             Method of Payment.  Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price
shall be by any of the forms of consideration set forth in the Plan. As
provided in the Plan, payment for any Portfolio Purchase Options shall consist
entirely of a portion of the Optionee’s merchant portfolio equity. The amount
of such portfolio equity that will be purchased by the Company in satisfaction
of the Exercise Price will depend on the Optionee’s portfolio equity multiplier
(“PEM”) at the time of such exercise as determined by the Administrator. The
Company will purchase merchant contracts which yield monthly residuals equal to
the aggregate Exercise Price of Portfolio Purchase Options divided by the PEM.
All determinations and calculations to be made hereunder, including but not
limited to, the selection of the merchant contracts that the Company will
purchase from the Optionee in satisfaction of such Exercise Price, shall be
made by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

4.             Restrictions on
Exercise.  This Option may not be
exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of
the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method
of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any
Applicable Law.

 

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5.             Non-Transferability
of Option.  This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by
Optionee. The terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement shall be binding upon
the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns ofthe Optionee.

 

6.             Term of Option.  This Option may be exercised only within the
term set out in the Plan, and may be exercised during such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Award Agreement.

 

7.             Optionee’s
Representations.  In the event the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the
Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option,
deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

8.             Lock-Up Period.  Optionee hereby agrees that, if so requested
by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the “Managing
Underwriter”) in connection with any registration of the sale of any securities
of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not sell or otherwise
transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during the 180-day
period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by the Managing
Underwriter) (the “Market Standoff Period”) following the effective date of a
registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject
to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff Period.

 

9.             Tax Consequences.  Set forth below is a brief summary as of the
date of this Award Agreement of some of the federal tax consequences of
exercise of this Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR
DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.

 

(a)           Exercise of NSO.  There may be a regular federal income tax
liability, at ordinary income tax rates, upon the exercise of an NSO. If
Optionee is an Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required to
withhold from Optionee’s compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the
applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this
compensation income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the
exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not
delivered at the time of exercise.

 

(b)           Exercise of ISO.  If an Option qualifies as an ISO, there will
be no regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option,
although the Optionee may be subject to the alternative minimum tax in the year
of exercise.

 

(c)           Disposition of Shares.  The disposition of Shares is generally a
taxable event. The tax treatment will depend on whether the Option is an ISO or
an NSO, and on the length of time for which the Shares have been held by
Optionee.

 

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(d)           Notice of
Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. 
If the Option granted to Optionee herein is an ISO, and if Optionee
sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO
on or before the later of (i) the date two years after the Date of Grant, or
(ii) the date one year after the date of exercise, the Optionee shall
immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. A disqualifying
disposition creates the potential that the gain that may have otherwise been
taxed at preferential capital gain rates could be taxed at traditional ordinary
income rates. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that Optionee may be subject to
income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by
the Optionee.

 

10.           Entire Agreement;
Governing Law.  The Plan is
incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and this Award Agreement constitute
the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the
Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be
modified adversely to the Optionee’s interest except by means of a writing
signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the laws of
the State of New York.

 

11.           No Guarantee of
Continued Service.  OPTIONEE
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE PLAN IS
EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS AN EMPLOYEE AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (NOT
THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES
HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN THE
PLAN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS
AN EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL,
AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH OPTIONEE’ S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S
RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEE’S RELATIONSHIP AS AN EMPLOYEE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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[Signature Page to Stock Option Agreement]

 

Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan
and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions
thereof, and hereby accepts any Options subject to all of the terms and
provisions thereof. Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement in
their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to
executing this Award Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the
Award Agreement. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and
final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions
arising under the Plan, this Award Agreement or an Option. Optionee further
agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address set forth
above.

 

	
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  OPTIONEE

  	
  HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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EXHIBIT
A

 

2002 PEPShares PLAN

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

130 Nassau Street

Princeton, New Jersey 08542

 

Attention: Shareholder Services

 

1.             Exercise of Option.  Effective as of today,
              
     , 200_, the undersigned Optionee hereby elects to
exercise Optionee’s option to purchase
                       
Shares of the Common Stock of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (the “Company”)
under and pursuant to the 2002 PEPShares Plan (the “Plan”). Such Option was
granted to the Optionee pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement dated
                       
       ,
             
(the “Award Agreement”) and is evidenced by a Notice of Stock Option Grant
dated                 
      ,
          with respect to
Grant Number
                 .
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Award Agreement.

 

2.             Delivery of
Payment.  Optionee herewith delivers
to the Company the full purchase price of the Shares, as set forth in the Plan
and the Award Agreement. To the extent that the Optionee is exercising a
Portfolio Purchase Option, Optionee hereby sells, assigns, transfers and
conveys to the Company, and the Company shall purchase and acquire from the
Optionee, all of the Optionee’s right, title and interest to such portion of
Optionee’s merchant portfolio equity as shall be necessary to pay for the
exercise of such Portfolio Purchase Options in accordance with Section 3 of the
Award Agreement.

 

3.             Representations of
Optionee.  Optionee acknowledges
that Optionee has received, read and understood the Plan and the Award
Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

 

4.             Rights as
Shareholder.  Until the issuance of
the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company
or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect
to such optioned Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares
shall be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after the Option is
exercised. No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which
the record date is prior to the date of issuance except as permitted by the
Administrator.

 

5.             Tax Consultation.  Optionee understands that Optionee may
suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Optionee’s purchase or
disposition of the Shares. Optionee represents that Optionee has consulted with
any tax consultants Optionee deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Optionee is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.

 

6.             Restrictive
Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.

 

(a)           Legends.  Optionee understands and agrees that the
Company may cause such legends as it deems appropriate to be placed upon any
certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Shares, including any legends
required by state or federal securities laws.

 

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(b)           Stop-Transfer
Notices.  Optionee agrees that, in
order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the
Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may
make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

 

(c)           Refusal to Transfer.  The Company shall not be required (i) to
transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred
in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise Notice or (ii) to treat
as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any
purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so
transferred.

 

7.             Successors and
Assigns.  The Company may assign any
of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees, and
this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns
of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise
Notice shall be binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns.

 

8.             Interpretation.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Administrator shall be final
and binding on all parties.

 

9.             Governing Law;
Severability.  This Exercise Notice
is governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

10.           Entire Agreement.  The Plan and Award Agreement are
incorporated herein by reference. This Exercise Notice, the Plan, the Option
Agreement and the Investment Representation Statement constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the
Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be
modified adversely to the Optionee’s interest except by means of a writing
signed by the Company and Optionee.

 

	
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  OPTIONEE

  	
   

  	
  HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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EXHIBIT
B

 

INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT

 

	
  OPTIONEE:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  COMPANY:

  	
  Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECURITY:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  AMOUNT:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  DATE:

  	
   

  

 

In connection with the purchase of the above-listed
securities (`Shares”), the undersigned Optionee represents to the Company the
following:

 

(a)           Optionee is aware of
the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired
sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable
decision to acquire the Shares. Optionee is acquiring these Shares for
investment for Optionee’s own account only and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ‘Securities Act”).

 

(b)           Optionee acknowledges
and understands that the Shares constitute “restricted securities” under the
Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in
reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon,
among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionee’s investment intent as
expressed herein. In this connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption
may be unavailable if Optionee’s representation was predicated solely upon a
present intention to hold these Shares for the minimum capital gains period
specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or
decrease in the market price of the Shares, or for a period of one year or any
other fixed period in the future. Optionee further understands that the Shares
must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the
Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Optionee
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Securities, except as provided in the Company’s Amended and
Restated Shareholders’ Agreement, dated October 11, 2001 (including all
amendments thereto). Optionee understands that the certificate evidencing the
Shares will be imprinted with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the
Shares unless they are registered or such registration is not required in the
opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required
under applicable state securities laws.

 

(c)           Optionee is familiar
with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the
Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of “restricted
securities” acquired, directly or indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a
non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701
provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the grant
of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, 90 days thereafter (or such longer period as any market
stand-off agreement may require) the Shares exempt under Rule 701 may be
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the conditions specified by Rule 144,
including: (1) the resale being made through a broker in an unsolicited
“broker’s transaction” or in transactions directly with a market maker (as said
term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended); and, in
the case of an affiliate, (2) the availability of certain public information
about the Company, (3) the amount of Shares being sold during any three-month
period not exceeding the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the
timely filing of a Form 144, if applicable.

 

In the event that the Company does not qualify under
Rule 701 at the time of grant of the Option, then the Shares may be resold in
certain limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which
requires the resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the date
the Shares were sold by the Company or the date the Shares were sold by an
affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and, in the case of
acquisition of the Shares by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate who
subsequently holds the Shares less than two years, the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph
immediately above.

 

(d)           Optionee further
understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701 or
144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with
Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and that,
notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the staff of
the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons
proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered
offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rule 144 or 701 will have a substantial
burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is
available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective
brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk. Optionee
understands that no assurances can be given that any such other registration
exemption will be available in such event.

 

	
   

  	
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EXHIBIT 4.5  

 
 

FORM OF INDENTURE
  
  
  ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
  TO

                                .

                        Trustee    

INDENTURE  

Dated as of                        , 200  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to

Sections 3.10 through 3.18, inclusive, of the

Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended:  

	Provisions of Trust

Indenture Act of 1939

as amended
 
	 	 
	 	Indenture Section

	§ 310(a)(1)	 	 	 	6.9
	(a)(2)	 	 	 	6.9
	(a)(3)	 	 	 	Not Applicable
	(a)(4)	 	 	 	Not Applicable
	(b)	 	 	 	6.8, 6.10
	(c)	 	 	 	Not Applicable
	§ 311(a)	 	 	 	6.13
	(b)	 	 	 	6.13
	(c)	 	 	 	Not Applicable
	§ 312(a)	 	 	 	7.1, 7.2(a)
	(b)	 	 	 	7.2(b)
	(c)	 	 	 	7.2(c)
	§ 313(a)	 	 	 	7.3(a)
	(b)	 	 	 	7.3(a)
	(c)	 	 	 	7.3(a)
	(d)	 	 	 	7.3(b)
	§ 314(a)	 	 	 	7.4
	(a)(4)	 	 	 	1.1, 10.4
	(b)	 	 	 	Not Applicable
	(c)(1)	 	 	 	1.2
	(c)(2)	 	 	 	1.2
	(c)(3)	 	 	 	Not Applicable
	(d)	 	 	 	Not Applicable
	(e)	 	 	 	1.2
	§ 315(a)	 	 	 	6.1
	(b)	 	 	 	6.2
	(c)	 	 	 	6.1
	(d)	 	 	 	6.1
	(e)	 	 	 	5.14
	§ 316(a)	 	 	 	1.1
	(a)(1)(A)	 	 	 	5.2, 5.12
	(a)(1)(B)	 	 	 	5.13
	(a)(2)	 	 	 	Not Applicable
	(b)	 	 	 	5.8
	(c)	 	 	 	1.4(c)
	§ 317(a)(1)	 	 	 	5.3
	(a)(2)	 	 	 	5.4
	(b)	 	 	 	10.3
	§ 318(a)	 	 	 	1.7

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

   TABLE OF CONTENTS  

	ARTICLE I	 	DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION	 	1
	 	Section 1.1	 	Definitions	 	1
	 	Section 1.2	 	Compliance Certificates and Opinions	 	5
	 	Section 1.3	 	Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee	 	5
	 	Section 1.4	 	Acts of Holders; Record Dates	 	5
	 	Section 1.5	 	Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company	 	6
	 	Section 1.6	 	Notice to Holders; Waiver	 	6
	 	Section 1.7	 	Conflict with Trust Indenture Act	 	7
	 	Section 1.8	 	Effect of Headings and Table of Contents	 	7
	 	Section 1.9	 	Successors and Assigns	 	7
	 	Section 1.10	 	Separability Clause	 	7
	 	Section 1.11	 	Benefits of Indenture	 	7
	 	Section 1.12	 	Governing Law	 	7
	 	Section 1.13	 	Legal Holidays	 	7
	

ARTICLE II	
 	

SECURITY FORMS	
 	

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	 	Section 2.1	 	Forms Generally	 	8
	 	Section 2.2	 	Form of Face of Security	 	8
	 	Section 2.3	 	Form of Reverse of Security	 	9
	 	Section 2.4	 	Additional Provisions Required in Book-Entry Security	 	12
	 	Section 2.5	 	Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication	 	12
	

ARTICLE III	
 	

THE SECURITIES	
 	

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	 	Section 3.1	 	Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series	 	12
	 	Section 3.2	 	Denominations	 	14
	 	Section 3.3	 	Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating	 	14
	 	Section 3.4	 	Temporary Securities	 	15
	 	Section 3.5	 	Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange	 	16
	 	Section 3.6	 	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities	 	17
	 	Section 3.7	 	Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved	 	17
	 	Section 3.8	 	Persons Deemed Owners	 	18
	 	Section 3.9	 	Cancellation	 	18
	 	Section 3.10	 	Computation of Interest	 	18
	

ARTICLE IV	
 	

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE	
 	

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	 	Section 4.1	 	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture	 	19
	 	Section 4.2	 	Application of Trust Money	 	19
	 	 	 	 	 

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ARTICLE V	
 	

REMEDIES	
 	

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	 	Section 5.1	 	Events of Default	 	20
	 	Section 5.2	 	Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment	 	21
	 	Section 5.3	 	Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee	 	21
	 	Section 5.4	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	 	22
	 	Section 5.5	 	Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities	 	22
	 	Section 5.6	 	Application of Money Collected	 	22
	 	Section 5.7	 	Limitation on Suits	 	22
	 	Section 5.8	 	Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest	 	23
	 	Section 5.9	 	Restoration of Rights and Remedies	 	23
	 	Section 5.10	 	Rights and Remedies Cumulative	 	23
	 	Section 5.11	 	Delay or Omission Not Waiver	 	23
	 	Section 5.12	 	Control by Holders	 	24
	 	Section 5.13	 	Waiver of Past Defaults	 	24
	 	Section 5.14	 	Undertaking for Costs	 	24
	 	Section 5.15	 	Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws	 	24
	

ARTICLE VI	
 	

THE TRUSTEE	
 	

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	 	Section 6.1	 	Certain Duties and Responsibilities	 	25
	 	Section 6.2	 	Notice of Defaults	 	25
	 	Section 6.3	 	Certain Rights of Trustee	 	25
	 	Section 6.4	 	Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities	 	26
	 	Section 6.5	 	May Hold Securities	 	26
	 	Section 6.6	 	Money Held in Trust	 	26
	 	Section 6.7	 	Compensation and Reimbursement	 	26
	 	Section 6.8	 	Disqualification; Conflicting Interests	 	27
	 	Section 6.9	 	Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility	 	27
	 	Section 6.10	 	Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor	 	27
	 	Section 6.11	 	Acceptance of Appointment by Successor	 	28
	 	Section 6.12	 	Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business	 	29
	 	Section 6.13	 	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company	 	29
	 	Section 6.14	 	Appointment of Authenticating Agent	 	29
	

ARTICLE VII	
 	

HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY	
 	

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	 	Section 7.1	 	Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders	 	31
	 	Section 7.2	 	Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders	 	31
	 	Section 7.3	 	Reports by Trustee	 	31
	 	Section 7.4	 	Reports by Company	 	31
	

ARTICLE VIII	
 	

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE	
 	

32
	 	Section 8.1	 	Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms	 	32
	 	Section 8.2	 	Successor Substituted	 	32
	

ARTICLE IX	
 	

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES	
 	

33
	 	Section 9.1	 	Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders	 	33
	 	Section 9.2	 	Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders	 	33
	 	Section 9.3	 	Execution of Supplemental Indentures	 	34
	 	Section 9.4	 	Effect of Supplemental Indentures	 	34
	 	Section 9.5	 	Conformity with Trust Indenture Act	 	34
	 	Section 9.6	 	Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures	 	35
	 	 	 	 	 

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ARTICLE X	
 	

COVENANTS	
 	

35
	 	Section 10.1	 	Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest	 	35
	 	Section 10.2	 	Maintenance of Office or Agency	 	35
	 	Section 10.3	 	Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust	 	35
	 	Section 10.4	 	Statement by Officers as to Default	 	36
	 	Section 10.5	 	Existence	 	37
	 	Section 10.6	 	Payment of Taxes and Other Claims	 	37
	 	Section 10.7	 	Waiver of Certain Covenants	 	37
	

ARTICLE XI	
 	

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES	
 	

37
	 	Section 11.1	 	Applicability of Article	 	37
	 	Section 11.2	 	Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee	 	37
	 	Section 11.3	 	Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed	 	38
	 	Section 11.4	 	Notice of Redemption	 	38
	 	Section 11.5	 	Deposit of Redemption Price	 	38
	 	Section 11.6	 	Securities Payable on Redemption Date	 	39
	 	Section 11.7	 	Securities Redeemed in Part	 	39
	

ARTICLE XII	
 	

SINKING FUNDS	
 	

39
	 	Section 12.1	 	Applicability of Article	 	39
	 	Section 12.2	 	Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities	 	39
	 	Section 12.3	 	Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund	 	40
	

ARTICLE XIII	
 	

DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE	
 	

40
	 	Section 13.1	 	Applicability of Article; Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	 	40
	 	Section 13.2	 	Defeasance and Discharge	 	40
	 	Section 13.3	 	Covenant Defeasance	 	41
	 	Section 13.4	 	Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	 	41
	 	Section 13.5	 	Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions	 	42
	 	Section 13.6	 	Reinstatement	 	43

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        INDENTURE, dated as of                , 200            between
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws
of Maryland (herein called the "Company"), having its principal office at 135 N. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 250, Pasadena, California 91101,
and            a            duly organized and
existing under the laws of            , as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee"). 

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY  

        The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or
other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the "Securities"), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided. 

        All
things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: 

        For
and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the
Securities or of series thereof, as follows: 

ARTICLE I  

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS

OF GENERAL APPLICATION  

        Section 1.1 Definitions. 

        For
all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: 

        (1)   the
terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular; 

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

        (3)   all
accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and, except as
otherwise herein expressly provided, the term "generally accepted accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are
generally accepted at the date of such computation; and 

        (4)   the
words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision. 

        "Act,"
when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 1.4. 

        "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
the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 

        "Authenticating
Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.14 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series. 

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        "Board
of Directors" means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of that board. 

        "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, and delivered to the Trustee. 

        "Book-Entry
Security" means a Security in the form prescribed in Section 2.4 evidencing all or part of a series of Securities, issued to the Depository for such series
or its nominee, and registered in the name of such Depository or nominee. 

        "Business
Day," when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place
of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. 

        "Commission"
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or, if at any time after the execution of
this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time. 

        "Company"
means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor Person. 

        "Company
Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, its President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice
President, and by its Chief Financial Officer, its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee. 

        "Corporate
Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee in            ,            at which at any particular time its corporate
trust business shall be administered. 

        "Corporation"
means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust. 

        "Defaulted
Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 3.7. 

        "Depository"
means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Book-Entry Securities, the Person
designated as Depository for such series by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1, which Person shall be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

        "Event
of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1. 

        "Holder"
means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register. 

        "Indenture"
means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to
the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument, and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and
govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by
Section 3.1. 

        "interest,"
when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity. 

        "Interest
Payment Date," when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security. 

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

        "Mortgage"
means any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest, conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other similar encumbrance. 

        "Officers'
Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice President, and by the Chief Financial Officer, the
Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. One
of the officers signing an Officers' Certificate given pursuant to Section 10.4 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company. 

        "Opinion
of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Company, and who shall be acceptable to the Trustee. 

        "Original
Issue Discount Security" means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the
Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2. 

        "Outstanding,"
when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,  except: 

        (i)    Securities
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; 

        (ii)   Securities
for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in
trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities;  provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed,
notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor
satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and 

        (iii)  Securities
which have been paid pursuant to Section 3.6 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant
to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in
whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company; 

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (i) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall
be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to
Section 5.2, (ii) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined in the manner
provided as contemplated by Section 3.1 on the date of original issuance of such Security, of the principal amount (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security, the U.S. dollar
equivalent on the date of original issuance of such Security of the amount determined as provided in (i) above) of such Security, and (iii) Securities owned by the Company or any other
obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be
protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so
owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act 

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with
respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. 

        "Paying
Agent" means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company. 

        "Person"
means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. 

        "Place
of Payment," when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series
are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 3.1. 

        "Predecessor
Security" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the
purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.6 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence
the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security. 

        "Redemption
Date," when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture. 

        "Redemption
Price," when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture. 

        "Regular
Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by
Section 3.1. 

        "Securities"
has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. 

        "Security
Register" and "Security Registrar" have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.5. 

        "Special
Record Date" for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.7. 

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

        "Subsidiary"
means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities are owned directly or indirectly by the Company. 

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

        "Trust
Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided,  however, that in the event
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, "Trust Indenture Act" means, to the extent required by any such
amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended. 

        "Vice
President," when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title
"vice president". 

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        Section 1.2
Compliance Certificates and Opinions. 

        Upon
any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and
opinions as may be required under the Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company, or an
Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in this Indenture. 

        Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include 

        (1)   a
statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto; 

        (2)   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; 

        (3)   a
statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as
to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and 

        (4)   a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with. 

        Section 1.3
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. 

        In
any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or
covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one
or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. 

        Any
certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless
such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are
erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the
Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the
certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. 

        Where
any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they
may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. 

        Section 1.4
Acts of Holders; Record Dates. 

        (a)   Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and
evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the
action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such 

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instrument
or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.1)
conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. 

        (b)   The
fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a
notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where
such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the
execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. 

        (c)   The
Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, fix any day as the record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Securities of
any series entitled to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, or to vote on any action, authorized or permitted to be given or taken by
Holders of Securities of such series. If not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder of Securities of such series made by any Person in respect of any such action, or, in the
case of any such vote, prior to such vote, the record date for any such action or vote shall be the 30th day (or, if later, the date of the most recent list of Holders required to be provided pursuant
to Section 7.1) prior to such first solicitation or vote, as the case may be. With regard to any record date for action to be taken by the Holders of one or more series of Securities, only the
Holders of Securities of such series on such date (or their duly designated proxies) shall be entitled to give or take, or vote on, the relevant action. 

        (d)   The
ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register. 

        (e)   Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and
the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or
the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security. 

        Section 1.5
Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company. 

        Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to,
or filed with, 

        (1)   the
Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its
Corporate Trust Office, Attention:                        , or 

        (2)   the
Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument, Attention: General Counsel or at any other
address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company. 

        Section 1.6
Notice to Holders; Waiver. 

        Where
this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest
date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such 

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notice,
nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any
manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice
by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. 

        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 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 1.7
Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. 

        If
any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required under such Act to be a part of and govern this Indenture, the latter
provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to
apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be. 

        Section 1.8
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. 

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

        Section 1.9
Successors and Assigns. 

        All
covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. 

        Section 1.10
Separability Clause. 

        In
case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

        Section 1.11
Benefits of Indenture. 

        Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture. 

        Section 1.12
Governing Law. 

        This
Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 

        Section 1.13
Legal Holidays. 

        In
any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other
provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of the Securities of any series which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of
interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and
effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity, provided that no interest shall accrue for the period from
and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be. 

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ARTICLE II  

SECURITY FORMS  

        Section 2.1 Forms Generally. 

        The
Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one
or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such
letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently
herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to
a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery
of the Company Order contemplated by Section 3.3 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities. 

        The
definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such
Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. 

        Section 2.2  Form of Face of Security. 

[Insert any legend required by the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.] 

Alexandria
Real Estate Equities, Inc. 

	No.	$                        

        Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Maryland (herein called the "Company," which term
includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to                        , or registered assigns, the principal sum
of                        
Dollars on                        [if the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity,
insert—, and to pay interest thereon from
                        or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,
semi-annually
on                        and                 
       in each year,
commencing                        , at the rate of            % per
annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [if applicable,
insert—, and (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) at the rate of........% per annum on any overdue principal and premium
and on any overdue installment of interest]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to
the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be
the            
or            (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith
cease to
be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on
a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to
such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and
upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture]. 

        [If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert—The principal of this Security shall not bear
interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal of this Security shall bear 

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interest
at the rate of            % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such default in payment to the
date payment of such principal has been made or duly provided for. Interest on any overdue principal shall be payable on demand. Any such interest on any overdue principal that is not so paid on
demand shall bear interest at the rate of            % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such
demand for
payment to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for, and such interest shall also be payable on demand.] 

        Payment
of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable insert—any such] interest on this
Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in                        ,
                        , 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 [if applicable insert—;  provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to
the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register]. 

        Reference
is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth
at this place. 

        Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal. 

	Dated:	 	 	 
	 	 	ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
	

 	
 	

By	

    

	Attest:	 	 	 

        Section 2.3 Form of Reverse of Security. 

        This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as
of                        (herein called the "Indenture"), between the Company
and            , as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to
which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face
hereof[, limited in aggregate principal amount to $                        ]. 

        [If applicable, insert—The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days'
notice by mail, [if applicable, insert—(1) on            in any year commencing with the
year                        and ending
with the year                        through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of
the principal amount, and (2)] at any time [on or
after                        , 20            ], as a whole or in part,
at the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount): If
redeemed [on or before                

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,    %,
and if redeemed] during the 12-month period beginning                        of the years indicated, 

	Year
	 	Redemption

Price
	 	Year
	 	Redemption

Price

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

and
thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to            % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption [if applicable
insert—(whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose
Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant
record dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.] 

        [If applicable, insert—The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days'
notice by mail, (1) on                        in any year commencing with the
year                        and ending with the
year                        through operation of the sinking fund for this series at the
Redemption Prices for redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time [on or
after                        ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption
otherwise than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as
percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the 12-month period
beginning                        of the years indicated, 

	Year
	 	Redemption Price For

Redemption Through

Operation of the

Sinking Fund
	 	Redemption Price For

Redemption Otherwise

Than Through Operation

of the Sinking Fund

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

and
thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to            % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with
accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more
Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant record dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.] 

        [Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company may not, prior to                        , redeem any Securities of this series as contemplated by
[Clause (2)
of] the preceding paragraph as a part of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application, directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the
Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less than            % per annum.] 

        [The
sinking fund for this series provides for the redemption on                        in each year beginning with the
year                        and ending with the year            
of [not less than $                        ("mandatory sinking fund") and not more than]
$            aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this
series acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [mandatory]
sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made [in the inverse order in which they become due].] 

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        [If the Security is subject to redemption, insert—In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new
Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the
unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.] 

        [If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert—If an Event of Default with respect to
Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the
Indenture.] 

        [If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert—If an Event of Default with respect to Securities
of this series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such
amount shall be equal to—insert formula for determining the amount. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and
payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company's
obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate.] 

        [The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of [the entire indebtedness of this Security or] certain restrictive covenants and
Events of Default with respect to this Security [, in each case] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.] 

        The
Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders
of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at
the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the
time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture
and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security
issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. 

        No
reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. 

        As
provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security
for registration of
transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of
this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. 

        The
Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $            and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. 

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

        Prior
to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary. 

        All
terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 

        Section 2.4
Additional Provisions Required in Book-Entry Security. 

        Any
Book-Entry Security issued hereunder shall, in addition to the provisions contained in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, bear a legend in substantially the following form: 

        "This
Security is a Book-Entry Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depository or a nominee of a
Depository. This Security is exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a person other than the Depository or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture and
may not be transferred
except as a whole by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository." 

        Section 2.5
Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication. 

        The
Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form: 

        This
is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 

	 	 	 	    
As Trustee	 	 
	

 	
 	

By	

    
Authorized Officer	
 	

 
	

    	
 	

 	

 	
 	

 

ARTICLE III  

THE SECURITIES  

        Section 3.1 Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. 

        The
aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. 

        The
Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 3.3, set forth, or determined in the
manner provided, in an Officers' Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series, 

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        (1)   the
title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series); 

        (2)   any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 9.6 or 11.7 and except for any
Securities which, pursuant to Section 3.3, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder); 

        (3)   the
Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest; 

        (4)   the
date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable; 

        (5)   the
rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method of calculating such rate or rates of interest, the date or dates from
which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any interest payable on any Interest Payment Date; 

        (6)   the
place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on Securities of the series shall be payable; 

        (7)   the
period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part,
at the option of the Company; 

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

        (9)   if
other than denominations of $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable; 

        (10) the
currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable if other
than the currency of the United States of America and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for purposes of the definition of "Outstanding"
in Section 1.1; 

        (11) if
the amount of payments of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or formula, the manner
in which such amounts shall be determined; 

        (12) if
the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in one or more
currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of and any premium
and interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable, and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made; 

        (13) the
application, if any, of Section 13.2 or 13.3 to the Securities of any series; 

        (14) whether
the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Book-Entry Securities and, in such case, the Depository
with respect to such Book-Entry 

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Security
or Securities and the circumstances under which any Book-Entry Security may be registered for transfer or exchange, or authenticated and delivered, in the name of a Person other
than such Depository or its nominee, if other than as set forth in Section 3.5; 

        (15) if
other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of
the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2; 

        (16) any
provisions relating to the conversion or exchange of the Securities into common stock or other debt securities of the Company; 

        (17) the
status and ranking of the Securities; and 

        (18) any
other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 9.1(5)). 

        All
Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to
above and (subject to Section 3.3) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officers' Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. 

        If
any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers' Certificate setting forth the terms of the series. 

        Section 3.2
Denominations. 

        The
Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 3.1. In the absence of
any such provisions with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. 

        Section 3.3
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. 

        The
Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, its President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice President of the Company, under its corporate
seal reproduced thereon attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile. 

        Securities
bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals
or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities. 

        At
any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any Series executed by the Company to the Trustee for
authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such
Securities. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established in or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1, in authenticating such
Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.1) shall be
fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating, 

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        (a)   if
the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 2.1, that such form has been established in
conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; 

        (b)   if
the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 3.1, that such terms have been established in
conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and 

        (c)   that
such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of
Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles. 

        If
such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect
the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. 

        Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 3.1 and of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary
to deliver the Officers' Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.1 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior
to the time of authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be
issued. 

        Each
Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. 

        No
Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication
substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 3.9, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have
been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. 

        Section 3.4
Temporary Securities. 

        Pending
the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are
printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and
with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. 

        If
temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of
definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series
at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate
principal amount and tenor. Until 

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so
exchanged the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor. 

        Section 3.5
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange. 

        The
Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in a
Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the
registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed "Security Registrar" for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein
provided. 

        Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal
amount and tenor. 

        At
the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount
and tenor, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. 

        All
Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. 

        Every
Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. 

        No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 3.4, 9.6 or 11.7 not involving any transfer. 

        The
Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days
before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption under Section 11.3 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing,
or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. 

        Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Book-Entry Security shall be exchangeable pursuant to this Section 3.5 for Securities registered in the name of Persons other than
the Depository for such Security or its nominee only if (i) such Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Book-Entry
Security or if at any time such Depository ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee
a Company Order that such Book-Entry Security shall be so exchangeable or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities. Any
Book-Entry Security
that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be exchangeable for Securities registered in such names as such Depository shall direct. 

        Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, a Book-Entry Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depository with respect to such
Book-Entry Security to a nominee 

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of
such Depository or by a nominee of such Depository to such a Depository or another nominee of such Depository. 

        Section 3.6
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities. 

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

        If
there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or
indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by
a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like
tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. 

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

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

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

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

        Section 3.7
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved. 

        Except
as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.1 with respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record
Date for such interest. 

        Any
interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall
forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may 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 Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities)
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 Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an
amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted 

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Interest
or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit 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 Trustee 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
Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, 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 of Securities of such series at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 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 Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable
pursuant to the following Clause (2). 

        (2)   The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, 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. 

        Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security
shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security. 

        Section 3.8
Persons Deemed Owners. 

        Prior
to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security
is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 3.7) any interest on such Security and for all other
purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 

        Section 3.9
Cancellation. 

        All
Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the
Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered
hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously
authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in
exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of as directed by a
Company Order. 

        Section 3.10
Computation of Interest. 

        Except
as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 

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ARTICLE IV  

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE  

        Section 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. 

        This
Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided
for), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when 

        (1)   either

        (A)  all
Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid
as provided in Section 3.6 and (ii) Securities 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 10.3) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or 

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

          (i)  have
become due and payable, or 

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

        (iii)  are
to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and
at the expense, of the Company, 

and
the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount sufficient to pay and
discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of
Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; 

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

        (3)   the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' 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 6.7, the obligations of the Trustee to any
Authenticating Agent under Section 6.14 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the
Trustee under Section 4.2 and the last paragraph of Section 10.3 shall survive. 

        Section 4.2
Application of Trust Money. 

        Subject
to provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.3, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee
may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee. 

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ARTICLE V  

REMEDIES  

        Section 5.1 Events of Default. 

        "Event
of Default," wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it
shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental
body): 

        (1)   default
in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
or 

        (2)   default
in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security of that series at its Maturity; or 

        (3)   default
in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of a Security of that series; or 

        (4)   default
in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or
whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of series of Securities other than that series), and
continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such
notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder; or 

        (5)   the
entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under
any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly
filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar
official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such
other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or 

        (6)   the
commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of
any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding
under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by
it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking
possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in
furtherance of any such action; or 

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        (7)   any
event which constitutes an "Event of Default" under the terms governing Securities of that series established as provided in Section 3.1. 

        Section 5.2  Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. 

        If
an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25%
in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if any of the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of
the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified in the terms thereof) of all of the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and
to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become immediately due and payable. 

        At
any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained
by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee,
may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if 

        (1)   the
Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay 

        (A)  all
overdue interest on all Securities of that series, 

        (B)  the
principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest
thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, 

        (C)  to
the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and 

        (D)  all
sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; 

        and

        (2)   all
Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become
due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.13. 

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

        Section 5.3
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. 

        The
Company covenants that if 

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

        (2)   default
is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof, 

        the
Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any
premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates
prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. 

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

        Section 5.4
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. 

        In
case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such
proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian,
receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the
event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.7. 

        No
provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. 

        Section 5.5  Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities. 

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

        Section 5.6  Application of Money Collected. 

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

        FIRST:
To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.7; and 

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

        Section 5.7
Limitation on Suits. 

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

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

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

        (3)   such
Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; 

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

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

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

        Section 5.8  Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest. 

        Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and
any premium and (subject to Section 3.7) any interest on such Security on the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date)
and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder. 

        Section 5.9  Restoration of Rights and Remedies. 

        If
the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or
has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored
severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted. 

        Section 5.10
Rights and Remedies Cumulative. 

        Except
as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 3.6, no right or remedy
herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder,
or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. 

        Section 5.11
Delay or Omission Not Waiver. 

        No
delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this 

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Article
or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be. 

        Section 5.12
Control by Holders. 

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

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

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

        Section 5.13
Waiver of Past Defaults. 

        The
Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past
default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default 

        (1)   in
the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series, or 

        (2)   in
respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of
such series affected. 

        Upon
any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such
waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon. 

        Section 5.14
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, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may
require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the
Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an
undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Company or the Trustee. 

        Section 5.15
Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. 

        The
Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage
of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not 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. 

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ARTICLE VI  

THE TRUSTEE  

        Section 6.1 Certain Duties and Responsibilities. 

        The
duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have
reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so 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. 

        Section 6.2
Notice of Defaults. 

        If
a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such default as and to the extent
provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that in the case of any default of the character
specified in Section 5.1(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of
this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series. 

        Section 6.3
Certain Rights of Trustee. 

        Subject
to the provisions of Section 6.1: 

        (a)   the
Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties; 

        (b)   any
request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of
Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution; 

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        (c)   whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers' Certificate; 

        (d)   the
Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; 

        (e)   the
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders
pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in
compliance with such request or direction; 

        (f)    the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it may see fit, 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; and 

        (g)   the
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall
not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder. 

        Section 6.4
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. 

        The
recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee or any
Authenticating Agent assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee or any
Authenticating Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof. 

        Section 6.5
May Hold Securities. 

        The
Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 6.8 and 6.13, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security
Registrar or such other agent. 

        Section 6.6
Money Held in Trust. 

        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 otherwise agreed with the Company. 

        Section 6.7  Compensation and Reimbursement. 

        The
Company agrees 

        (1)   to
pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of
law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); 

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        (2)   except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement
or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and 

        (3)   to
indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself
against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. 

        Section 6.8
Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. 

        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 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 6.9  Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. 

        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 and its Corporate Trust Office in            ,
                        . If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements
of said
supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, 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, it shall resign immediately in the manner and
with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article. 

        Section 6.10
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. 

        (a)   No
resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by
the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11. 

        (b)   The
Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance
by a successor Trustee required by Section 6.11 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. 

        (c)   The
Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. 

        (d)   If
at any time: 

        (1)   the
Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 6.8 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for
at least six months, or 

        (2)   the
Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.9 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or 

        (3)   the
Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any
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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, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all securities, or (ii) subject to Section 5.14, any Holder who has been a
bona fide Holder of a Security 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 with
respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees. 

        (e)   If
the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities
of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any
such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any
particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any Series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the
Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11,
become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any Series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 6.11, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder
of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. 

        (f)    The
Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 1.6. Each notice shall include the name of the successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office. 

        Section 6.11  Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. 

        (a)   In
case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and
deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor
Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor
Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee
and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder. 

        (b)   In
case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and
each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and
which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to
all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed 

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necessary
or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not
retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the
same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the
execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without
any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the
appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all
property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates. 

        (c)   Upon
request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor
Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) and (b) of this Section, as the case may be. 

        (d)   No
successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article. 

        Section 6.12  Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. 

        Any
corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any
Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such
authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities. 

        Section 6.13
Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. 

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

        Section 6.14  Appointment of Authenticating Agent. 

        The
Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 3.6, and Securities so authenticated shall
be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the
authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee
by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at
all times be a corporation 

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organized
and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined
capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually,
pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent 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 an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section. 

        Any
corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an
Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent. 

        An
Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice thereof 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 such
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and
shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their
names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its
predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section. 

        The
Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section. 

        If
an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee's certificate
of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form: 

        This
is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
As Trustee
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By	 
	 	 	 	
As Authenticating Agent
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By	 
	 	 	 	
Authorized Officer

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ARTICLE VII

HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY  

        Section 7.1 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders. 

        The
Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee 

        (a)   semi-annually,
not later than 15 days after the Regular Record Date for interest for each series of Securities, a list, in such form as the Trustee
may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Registered Securities of such series as of such Regular Record Date, or if there is no Regular Record Date for interest for such
series of Securities, semi-annually, upon such dates as are set forth in the Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto authorizing such series, and 

        (b)   at
such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content
as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; 

excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. 

        Section 7.2
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders. 

        (a)   The
Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the
Trustee as provided in Section 7.1 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as
provided in Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished. 

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

        (c)   Every
Holder of Securities, 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 Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act. 

        Section 7.3
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. 

        (b)   A
copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed,
with the Commission and with the Company. The Company will notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange. 

        Section 7.4
Reports by Company. 

        The
Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required
pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act; provided that any such information, documents or
reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall be filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same is
so required to be filed with the Commission. 

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ARTICLE VIII

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE  

        Section 8.1 Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms. 

        The
Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, and the Company
shall not permit any Person to consolidate with or merge into the Company or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to the Company, unless: 

        (1)   in
case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company
substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation, partnership or trust, shall be organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of
Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of
and any premium and interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; 

        (2)   immediately
after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or a Subsidiary as a result of such
transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an
Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; 

        (3)   if,
as a result of any such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Company would become subject to a mortgage,
pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance which would not be permitted by this Indenture, the Company or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall be
necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all indebtedness secured thereby; and 

        (4)   the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease
and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to
such transaction have been complied with. 

        Section 8.2  Successor Substituted. 

        Upon
any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially
as an entirety in accordance with Section 8.1, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall
succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein,
and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities. 

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ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES  

        Section 9.1 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. 

        Without
the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes: 

        (1)   to
evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities; or 

        (2)   to
add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than
all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or 

        (3)   to
add any additional Events of Default; or 

        (4)   to
add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form,
registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or 

        (5)   to
add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities,  provided that any such addition, change or elimination (i) shall neither
(A) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the
execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (B) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or
(ii) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or 

        (6)   to
establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1, including any subordination provisions; or 

        (7)   to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change
any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of
Section 6.11(b); or 

        (8)   to
cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with
respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (8) shall not adversely affect
the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect. 

        Section 9.2
Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. 

        With
the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said
Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of
adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under
this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, 

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        (1)   change
the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of
interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of
acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2, or change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable,
or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or modify the
conversion provisions, if any, of any Security in a manner adverse to the holder of the Security, or 

        (2)   reduce
the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or
the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture,
or 

        (3)   modify
any of the provisions of this Section, Section 5.13 or Section 10.7, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other
provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, provided,  however, that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to "the Trustee" and
concomitant changes in this Section and Section 10.7, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 6.11(b) and 9.1(8). 

        A
supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular
series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such
covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series. 

        It
shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall
approve the substance thereof. 

        Section 9.3  Execution of Supplemental Indentures. 

        In
executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture,
the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that the
execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the
Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. 

        Section 9.4  Effect of Supplemental Indentures. 

        Upon
the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of
this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby. 

        Section 9.5
Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. 

        Every
supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act. 

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        Section 9.6
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures. 

        Securities
of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation
in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion
of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of
such series. 

ARTICLE X

COVENANTS  

        Section 10.1 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. 

        The
Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that
series in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. 

        Section 10.2
Maintenance of Office or Agency. 

        The
Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where
Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series 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 presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate
Trust Officer of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. 

        The
Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such
purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such
designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company
will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. 

        Section 10.3  Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust. 

        If
the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest
on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due
until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. 

        Whenever
the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities
of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company
will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. 

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        The
Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree
with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (i) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and
(ii) during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series, and
upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series. 

        The
Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to
pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such
Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money. 

        Any
money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any
series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company)
shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security 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 thereupon cease; provided,  however, that
the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be
published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of New York, notice that such money remains
unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which
shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. 

        Section 10.4
Statement by Officers as to Default. 

        The
Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers' Certificate, stating whether
or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any
period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge. 

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        Section 10.5 Existence. 

        Subject
to Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory) and
franchises; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or
franchise 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 that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous
in any material respect to the Holders. 

        Section 10.6
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims. 

        The
Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed
upon the Company or any Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might
by law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings. 

        Section 10.7
Waiver of Certain Covenants. 

        The
Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Sections 10.5 and 10.6, inclusive, with respect to the Securities of any
series if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such
compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so
expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full
force and effect. 

ARTICLE XI  

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES  

        Section 11.1 Applicability of Article. 

        Securities
of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 3.1 for Securities of any series) in accordance with this Article. 

        Section 11.2
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. 

        The
election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities of
any series, the Company shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such
Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities
prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers'
Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction. 

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        Section 11.3
Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed. 

        If
less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all of the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed), the particular Securities to
be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by such
method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series or
any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series. If less than all of
the Securities of such series and
of a specified tenor are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding
Securities of such series and specified tenor not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence. 

        The
Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the principal
amount thereof to be redeemed. 

        For
all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or
to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed. 

        Section 11.4
Notice of Redemption. 

        Notice
of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities
to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register. 

        All
notices of redemption shall state: 

        (1)   the
Redemption Date, 

        (2)   the
Redemption Price, 

        (3)   if
less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any Securities, the principal
amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed, 

        (4)   that
on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease
to accrue on and after said date, 

        (5)   the
place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and 

        (6)   that
the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case. 

        Notice
of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense
of the Company. 

        Section 11.5
Deposit of Redemption Price. 

        Prior
to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as
provided in Section 10.3) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the 

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Redemption
Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date. 

        Section 11.6
Securities Payable on Redemption Date. 

        Notice
of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and
from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such
Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date;  provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, installments
of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of
business on the relevant record dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 3.7. 

        If
any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date
at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security. 

        Section 11.7
Securities Redeemed in Part. 

        Any
Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as
requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered. If a Book-Entry Security is so
surrendered, such new Security so issued shall be a new Book-Entry Security. 

ARTICLE XII  

SINKING FUNDS  

        Section 12.1 Applicability of Article. 

        The
provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1
for Securities of such series. 

        The
minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment," and any payment in
excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment." If provided for by the terms of Securities of any
series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 12.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any
series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series. 

        Section 12.2
Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities. 

        The
Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which
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permitted
optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such
series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series; provided that such Securities have not
been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the
sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly. 

        Section 12.3
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. 

        Not
less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate specifying the amount
of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any,
which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 12.2 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than
45 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 11.3 and
cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 11.4. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of
such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 11.6 and 11.7. 

ARTICLE XIII  

DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE  

        Section 13.1 Applicability of Article; Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. 

        If
pursuant to Section 3.1 provision is made for either or both of (a) defeasance of the Securities of a series under Section 13.2 or (b) covenant defeasance
of the Securities of a series under Section 13.3, then
the provisions of such Section or Sections, as the case may be, together with the other provisions of this Article Thirteen, shall be applicable to the Securities of such series, and the Company may
at its option by Board Resolution, at any time, with respect to the Securities of such series, elect to have either Section 13.2 (if applicable) or Section 13.3 (if applicable) be
applied to the Outstanding Securities of such series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Thirteen. 

        Section 13.2
Defeasance and Discharge. 

        Upon
the Company's exercise of the above option applicable to this Section, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to the Outstanding
Securities of such series on and after the date the conditions precedent set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "defeasance"). For this purpose, such defeasance means that the Company shall be
deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this
Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall
survive until otherwise terminated or discharged thereunder: (A) the rights of Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in
Section 13.4 as more fully set forth in such Section, payments of the principal of (and premium and interest, if any, on) such Securities when such payments are due, (B) the Company's
obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 10.2 and 10.3 and such obligations as shall be ancillary thereto, (C) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, immunities
and other provisions in respect of the Trustee hereunder and (D) this Article 

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Thirteen.
Subject to compliance with this Article Thirteen, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 13.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under
Section 13.3 with respect to the Securities of such series. 

        Section 13.3
Covenant Defeasance. 

        Upon
the Company's exercise of the above option applicable to this Section, the Company shall be released from its obligations under Sections 8.1, 10.5 and 10.6 (and any covenant
applicable to such Securities that are determined pursuant to Section 3.1 to be subject to this provision) and the occurrence of an event specified in Section 5.1(4) (with respect to any
of Sections 8.1, 10.5 or 10.6) (and any other Event of Default applicable to such Securities that are determined pursuant to Section 3.1 to be subject to this provision) shall not be deemed to
be an Event of Default with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "covenant defeasance"). For this
purpose, such covenant defeasance means that, with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term,
condition or limitation set forth in any such Section or clause whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or clause or by reason of any reference
in any such Section or clause to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby. 

        Section 13.4  Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. 

        The
following shall be the conditions precedent to application of either Section 13.2 or Section 13.3 to the Outstanding Securities of such series: 

        (1)   The
Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 6.9 who shall
agree to comply with the provisions of this Article Thirteen applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and
dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and
interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, sufficient,
without reinvestment, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and
which shall be applied by the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of (and premium and interest, if any on) the Outstanding Securities of such series on the
Maturity of such principal, or premium and interest, if any. Before such a deposit the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date or
dates in accordance with Article Eleven, which shall be given effect in applying the foregoing. For this purpose, "U.S. Government Obligations" means securities that are (x) direct obligations
of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (y) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either 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 of 1933, as
amended) as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the
account of the holder of such depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such
depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific 

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payment
of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt. 

        (2)   No
Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have
occurred and be continuing (A) on the date of such deposit or (B) insofar as subsections 501(5) and (6) are concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 121st day after
the date of such deposit or, if longer, ending on the day following the expiration of the longest preference period applicable to the Company in respect of such deposit (it being understood that the
condition in this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period). 

        (3)   Such
defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not (A) cause the Trustee for the Securities of such series to have a conflicting interest as defined in
Section 6.8 or for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any securities of the Company or (B) result in the trust arising from such deposit to constitute, unless it is
qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 

        (4)   Such
defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument
to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. 

        (5)   In
the case of an election under Section 13.2, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Company has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (y) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law,
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal
income tax purposes as a result of such 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
defeasance had not occurred. 

        (6)   In
the case of an election under Section 13.3, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of the
Outstanding Securities of such series 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. 

        (7)   Such
defeasance or covenant defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Company in
connection therewith pursuant to Section 3.1. 

        (8)   The
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to
either the defeasance under Section 13.2 or the covenant defeasance under Section 13.3 (as the case may be) have been complied with. 

        Section 13.5
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. 

        Subject
to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.3, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee—collectively, for purposes of this Section 13.5, the "Trustee") pursuant to Section 13.4 in respect of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall be
held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (but not including the
Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may 

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determine,
to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal (and premium, if any) and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law. 

        The
Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to
Section 13.4 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof. 

        Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by
it as provided in Section 13.4 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are
in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent defeasance or covenant defeasance. 

        Section 13.6
Reinstatement. 

        If
the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 13.2 or 13.3 by reason of any order or judgment or any court or governmental authority
enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company's obligations under the Securities of such series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred
pursuant to this Article Thirteen until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 13.2 or 13.3;  provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest on any such Security following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money
held by the Trustee or the Paying Agent. 

        This
instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one
and the same instrument. 

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

	 	 	ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By	 	 
	 	 	 	 	
    Name:

    Title:
	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
    Name:

    Title:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
    as Trustee
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By	 	 
	 	 	 	 	
    Name:

    Title:
	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
    Name:

    Title:	 	 	 	 

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	STATE OF CALIFORNIA	)
	 	) SS.
	COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES	)

        On                , 200    , before me,
                        , a Notary Public, personally
appeared                        , personally known to me (or
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized
capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. 

	STATE OF	)
	 	) ss:
	COUNTY OF	)

        On the    th day of                        ,
200            , before me personally came                        , to
me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did
depose and say that he
is                        of                 
       , one of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the
seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation, and that he signed his name thereto by like authority. 

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