Document:

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Exhibit 4.2

 

ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

AS ISSUER

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

AS TRUSTEE

3.50% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2017

INDENTURE

DATED AS
OF DECEMBER 26, 2007

 

 

 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

	 	 	 	 	 
	TIA Indenture Section	 	Section
	Section 310
	 	(a)(1)	 	8.09
	 
	 	(a)(2)	 	8.09
	 
	 	(a)(3)	 	N.A.**
	 
	 	(a)(4)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(a)(5)	 	8.09
	 
	 	(b)	 	8.08
	 
	 	(c)	 	N.A.
	Section 311
	 	(a)	 	8.13
	 
	 	(b)	 	8.13
	 
	 	(c)	 	N.A.
	Section 312
	 	(a)	 	2.05
	 
	 	(b)	 	12.03
	 
	 	(c)	 	12.03
	Section 313
	 	(a)	 	8.15
	 
	 	(b)(1)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(b)(2)	 	8.15
	 
	 	(c)	 	8.15; 12.02
	 
	 	(d)	 	8.15
	Section 314
	 	(a)	 	5.02; 5.03
	 
	 	(b)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(c)(1)	 	12.04(a)
	 
	 	(c)(2)	 	12.04(a)
	 
	 	(c)(3)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(d)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(e)	 	12.04(b)
	 
	 	(f)	 	N.A.
	Section 315
	 	(a)	 	8.01(a); 8.01(b)(1)
	 
	 	(b)	 	8.14; 12.02
	 
	 	(c)	 	8.01(a)
	 
	 	(d)	 	8.01(b)
	 
	 	(e)	 	7.11
	Section 316(a) (last sentence)	 	2.09
	 
	 	(a)(1)(A)	 	7.05
	 
	 	(a)(1)(B)	 	7.04
	 
	 	(a)(2)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(b)	 	7.07
	 
	 	(c)	 	12.05
	Section 317
	 	(a)(1)	 	7.08; 12.01
	 
	 	(a)(2)	 	7.09; 12.01
	 
	 	(b)	 	2.04; 12.01
	Section 318
	 	(a)	 	12.01
	 
	 	(b)	 	N.A.
	 
	 	(c)	 	12.01

 

			
	*	 	Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Indenture.

	 
	**	 	
 N.A. means Not Applicable.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page	 
	ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.01. Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02. Trust Indenture Act Provisions
	 	 	8	 
	Section 1.03. Rules of Construction
	 	 	8	 
	ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES
	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01. Form and Dating
	 	 	9	 
	Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication
	 	 	10	 
	Section 2.03. Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent
	 	 	11	 
	Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust
	 	 	11	 
	Section 2.05. Securityholder Lists
	 	 	11	 
	Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange
	 	 	12	 
	Section 2.07. Replacement Securities
	 	 	12	 
	Section 2.08. Outstanding Securities
	 	 	13	 
	Section 2.09. Treasury Securities
	 	 	13
	 
	Section 2.10. Temporary Securities
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.11. Cancellation
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.12. Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.13. CUSIP Numbers
	 	 	16	 
	Section 2.14. Ranking
	 	 	16	 
	Section 2.15. Persons Deemed Owners
	 	 	16	 
	Section 2.16. Defaulted Interest
	 	 	16	 
	ARTICLE 3 REPURCHASE OF SECURITIES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01. Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon a Fundamental Change
	 	 	16	 
	Section 3.02. Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice
	 	 	20	 
	Section 3.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price
	 	 	21	 
	Section 3.04. Securities Purchased in Part
	 	 	21	 
	Section 3.05. Repayment to the Company
	 	 	22	 
	Section 3.06. Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities
	 	 	22	 
	ARTICLE 4 CONVERSION
	 	 	22	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01. Conversion Privilege
	 	 	22	 
	Section 4.02. Conversion Rate
	 	 	22	 
	Section 4.03. Conversion Procedure
	 	 	24	 
	Section 4.04. Taxes on Conversion
	 	 	25	 
	Section 4.05. Company to Provide Stock
	 	 	25	 
	Section 4.06. Adjustment of Conversion Rate
	 	 	26	 
	Section 4.07. No Adjustment
	 	 	32	 
	Section 4.08. Shareholder Rights Agreements
	 	 	33	 
	Section 4.09. Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale on
Conversion Privilege
	 	 	33	 
	Section 4.10. Other Adjustments
	 	 	34	 
	Section 4.11. Notice of Adjustment
	 	 	34	 
	Section 4.12. Trustee’s Disclaimer
	 	 	34	 
	Section 4.13. Settlement Upon Conversion
	 	 	34	 
	ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS
	 	 	35	 

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	 	 	Page	 
	Section 5.01. Payment of Securities
	 	 	35	 
	Section 5.02. Reports and Certain Information
	 	 	36	 
	Section 5.03. Compliance Certificates
	 	 	36	 
	Section 5.04. Maintenance of Corporate Existence
	 	 	36	 
	Section 5.05. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
	 	 	36	 
	Section 5.06. Maintenance of Office or Agency of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying
Agent and Conversion Agent
	 	 	36	 
	Section 5.07. Notice of Default
	 	 	37	 
	Section 5.08. Additional Interest Notice
	 	 	37	 
	ARTICLE 6 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
	 	 	37	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01. Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.02. Successor Substituted
	 	 	37	 
	ARTICLE 7 DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01. Events of Default
	 	 	38	 
	Section 7.02. Acceleration
	 	 	39	 
	Section 7.03. Other Remedies
	 	 	39	 
	Section 7.04. Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default
	 	 	40	 
	Section 7.05. Control by Majority
	 	 	40	 
	Section 7.06. Limitations on Suits
	 	 	40	 
	Section 7.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert
	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.08. Collection Suit by Trustee
	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.10. Priorities
	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.11. Undertaking for Costs
	 	 	42	 
	Section 7.12. Delay or Omission Not Waiver
	 	 	42	 
	ARTICLE 8 TRUSTEE
	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee
	 	 	42	 
	Section 8.02. Certain Rights of Trustee
	 	 	43	 
	Section 8.03. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.04. May Hold Securities
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.05. Moneys Held in Trust
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.06. Compensation and Reimbursement
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.07. Reliance on Officers’ Certificate
	 	 	46	 
	Section 8.08. Disqualification: Conflicting Interests
	 	 	46	 
	Section 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility
	 	 	46	 
	Section 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor
	 	 	46	 
	Section 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment By Successor
	 	 	48	 
	Section 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
	 	 	48	 
	Section 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company
	 	 	48	 
	Section 8.14. Notice of Defaults
	 	 	48	 
	Section 8.15. Reports by Trustee
	 	 	48	 
	ARTICLE 9 SUBORDINATION
	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01. Agreement to Subordinate
	 	 	49	 
	Section 9.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy
	 	 	49	 
	Section 9.03. Default on Senior Debt and/or Designated Senior Debt
	 	 	49	 
	Section 9.04. Acceleration of Securities
	 	 	50	 
	Section 9.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over
	 	 	50	 
	Section 9.06. Notice by Company
	 	 	51	 
	Section 9.07. Subrogation
	 	 	51	 

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	Section 9.08. Relative Rights
	 	 	51	 
	Section 9.09. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company
	 	 	51	 
	Section 9.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative
	 	 	52	 
	Section 9.11. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent
	 	 	52	 
	Section 9.12. Authorization to Effect Subordination
	 	 	52	 
	Section 9.13. Article Applicable to Paying Agents
	 	 	52	 
	Section 9.14. Senior Debt Entitled to Rely
	 	 	52	 
	Section 9.15. Permitted Payments
	 	 	52	 
	Section 9.16. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions
	 	 	53	 
	Section 9.17. Certain Conversions Deemed Payment
	 	 	53	 
	ARTICLE 10 AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
	 	 	53	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01. Without Consent of Holders
	 	 	53	 
	Section 10.02. With Consent of Holders
	 	 	54	 
	Section 10.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	55	 
	Section 10.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents
	 	 	56	 
	Section 10.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities
	 	 	56	 
	Section 10.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc
	 	 	56	 
	Section 10.07. Effect of Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	56	 
	ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
	 	 	56	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture
	 	 	56	 
	Section 11.02. Repayment to the Company
	 	 	57	 
	ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	57	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls
	 	 	57	 
	Section 12.02. Notices
	 	 	57	 
	Section 12.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders
	 	 	58	 
	Section 12.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	 	 	58	 
	Section 12.05. Record Date for Vote or Consent of Securityholders
	 	 	59	 
	Section 12.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent
	 	 	59	 
	Section 12.07. Legal Holidays
	 	 	59	 
	Section 12.08. Governing Law; Jury Trial Waiver
	 	 	59	 
	Section 12.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	 	 	59	 
	Section 12.10. No Recourse Against Others
	 	 	59	 
	Section 12.11. Successors
	 	 	59	 
	Section 12.12. Multiple Counterparts
	 	 	60	 
	Section 12.13. Separability
	 	 	60	 
	Section 12.14. Calculations in Respect of the Securities
	 	 	60	 
	Section 12.15. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc
	 	 	60	 

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	Exhibit A

	 	- Form of Security:
	 

	 	- Assignment Form
	 

	 	- Form of Conversion Notice
	 

	 	- Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice
	Exhibit B

	 	Table showing the Increase in Conversion Rate in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change

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     THIS
INDENTURE, dated as of December 26, 2007, is between ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as trustee (in such capacity and not in its individual capacity, the “Trustee”).

     In consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof,
the parties hereto agree as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the
Securities.

ARTICLE 1

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

     Section 1.01. Definitions.

     “Additional Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03.

     “Additional Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(d).

     “Additional Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b).

     “Adjustment Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b).

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

     “Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.

     “Agent Members” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(d).

     “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of beneficial
ownership interests in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, in each case
to the extent applicable to such transfer or exchange.

     “Applicable Stock Price” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a).

     “Averaging Period” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a).

     “Bankruptcy
Law” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

     “Base Conversion Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a).

     “Base Conversion Price” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a).

     “beneficial owner” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

     “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or, except as used in the
definition of Fundamental Change and except where the context otherwise requires, any duly
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     “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday
nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive
order to close in The City of New York.

     “capital stock” means: (i) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; (ii) in the case of
an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other
equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; (iii) in the case of a partnership or limited
liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; or
(iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a person the right to receive a share of
the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing person.

     “Cash” means such coin or currency of the United States as at any time of payment is legal
tender for the payment of public and private debts.

     “Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m. New York City time.

     “Certificated Security” means a Security that is in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A and that does not include the information or the schedule called for by footnotes 1 and 5
thereof.

     “Closing Price” means, on any Trading Day, the reported last sale price per share of the
Common Stock (or, if no last sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices per
share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask
prices per share) on such date reported by the Nasdaq or, if the Common Stock is not listed for
trading on the Nasdaq, as reported by the principal national or regional securities exchange on
which the Common Stock is listed for trading or otherwise as provided in this Indenture.

     “Common Stock” means, subject to Section 4.09, shares of common stock of the Company, par
value $0.20 per share, at the date of this Indenture or shares of any class or classes resulting
from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof and that have no preference in respect of
dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company and that are not subject to redemption by the Company;
provided that if at any time there shall be more than one such resulting class, the shares of each
such class then so issuable shall be substantially in the proportion which the total number of
shares of such class resulting from all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares
of all such classes resulting from all such reclassifications.

     “Company” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a
successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
“Company” shall mean such successor Company.

     “Company Order” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(d).

     “continuing director” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

     “Conversion Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

     “Conversion Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03(a).

     “Conversion Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03(a).

     “Conversion Price” means, at any time, an amount equal to $1,000 divided by the Conversion
Rate in effect at such time, rounded to the nearest cent.

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     “Conversion Rate” means the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of each
$1,000 principal amount of Securities determined as set forth in Section 4.02(a).

     “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any time the trust
created by this Indenture shall be principally administered, which office at the date of the
execution of this Indenture is located at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul Minnesota 55107-1419, or
such other office as the Trustee may designate by written notice to the Company.

     “Current Market Price” means (i) in the case of the paragraph preceding the formula in Section
4.06(e), the Closing Price on the specified date and (ii) in the case of the definition of SP’ in
Section 4.06(e), the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive
Trading Day period commencing on the Trading Day immediately following the date such tender or
exchange offer expires.

     “Custodian” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

     “Default” means, when used with respect to the Securities, any event which is or, after notice
or passage of time or both, would be an Event of Default.

     “Depositary” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

     “Designated Senior Debt” means the obligations of the Company under any Senior Debt in which
the instrument creating or evidencing the same or any related agreements or documents to which the
Company is a party expressly provides that such Senior Debt shall be “Designated Senior Debt” for
purposes of this Indenture; provided that the instrument, agreement or other document may place
limitations and conditions on the right of the Senior Debt to exercise the rights of Designated
Senior Debt.

     “Distributed Property” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(c).

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

     “Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.

     “Ex Date” means (i) when used with respect to any dividend or distribution, the first date on
which the Common Stock trades, regular way, on the relevant exchange or in the relevant market from
which the sale price was obtained without the right to receive such dividend or distribution; and
(ii) when used with respect to any tender offer or exchange offer, the first date on which the
Common Stock trades, regular way, on the relevant exchange or in the relevant market from which the
sale price was obtained after the expiration time.

     “Fundamental Change” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

     “Fundamental Change Company Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

     “Fundamental Change Purchase Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

     “Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(d).

     “Fundamental Change Purchase Price” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or in such other

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statements by such other entity as have been approved by a
significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, which are in effect from
time to time and consistently applied.

     “Global Security” means a permanent Global Security that is in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A and that includes the information and schedule called for by footnotes 1 and 5
thereof and which is deposited with the Depositary or its custodian and registered in the name of
the Depositary or its nominee.

     “Holder” or “Securityholder” means the person in whose name a Security is registered in the
Register.

     “Incremental Share Factor” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a).

     “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person:

          (a) all of such Person’s indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, (i) for borrowed money, including overdrafts, foreign exchange contracts, currency
exchange agreements, interest rate protection agreements, and any loans or advances from banks,
whether or not evidenced by notes or similar instruments, or (ii) evidenced by credit or loan
agreements, bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, whether or not the recourse of the
lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or any of its subsidiaries or to only a portion
thereof;

          (b) all of such Person’s reimbursement obligations and other liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances;

          (c) all of such Person’s obligations and other liabilities, contingent or otherwise, in
respect of leases required, in conformity with GAAP, to be accounted for as capitalized lease
obligations on such Person’s balance sheet;

          (d) all of such Person’s obligations and other liabilities, contingent or otherwise, under any
lease, purchase agreement, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, in connection with
the lease or purchase of real property or improvements thereon (or any personal property included
as part of any such lease) which provides that such Person is contractually obligated to purchase
or cause a third party to purchase the leased property or pay an agreed upon residual value of the
leased property, including such Person’s obligations under such lease or related documents to
purchase or cause a third party to purchase such leased property or pay an agreed upon residual
value of the leased property to the lessor;

          (e) all of such Person’s obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to an interest
rate or other swap, cap, floor or collar agreement or hedge agreement, forward contract or other
similar instrument or agreement or foreign currency hedge, exchange, purchase or similar instrument
or agreement;

          (f) all of such Person’s obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services
(including accrued salaries, vacation and other employee benefits but excluding trade accounts
payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business);

          (g) all of such Person’s direct or indirect guarantees or similar agreements in respect of,
and all obligations or liabilities to purchase or otherwise acquire or otherwise assure a creditor
against loss in respect of, indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of another Person of the kinds
described in clauses (a) through (f); and

          (h) any and all deferrals, renewals, extensions, refinancings and refundings of, or
amendments, modifications or supplements to, any indebtedness, obligation or liability of the kinds
described in clauses (a) through (g).

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     The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be (i) the outstanding principal
amount of all unconditional obligations described above, as such amount would be reflected on a
balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the maximum liability at such date of such
Person for any contingent obligations described above, (ii) the accreted value thereof, in the case
of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount, and (iii) the principal amount thereof,
together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other
Indebtedness.

     “Indenture” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the
terms of this Indenture, including the provisions of the TIA that are explicitly incorporated in
this Indenture by reference to the TIA and those provisions of the TIA required to be included
herein by the TIA.

     “Initial
Securities” means the Securities issued on the date hereof in the aggregate principal
amount of $225,000,000, and any Securities issued in replacement thereof.

     “Interest Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in the Securities.

     “Interest Payment Record Date” has the meaning set forth in the Securities.

     “junior securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17.

     “Legal Holiday” has the meaning specified in Section 12.07.

     “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

     “Market Disruption Event” means (a) a failure by the primary exchange or quotation system on
which the Common Stock trades or is quoted to open for trading during its regular trading session
or (b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Trading Day for
the Common Stock of an aggregate one half hour period, of any suspension or limitation imposed on
trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the stock exchange or
otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options, contracts or future contracts relating to the
Common Stock.

     “Maturity Date” means July 15, 2017.

     “Merger Event” has the meaning specified in Section 4.09.

     “Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

     “Notice of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

     “NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

     “Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman or any Co-Chairman of the Board, any
Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief
Legal Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller,
the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any Vice President of such Person.

     “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by at least two Officers of the Company;
provided, however, that for purposes of Section 5.03, “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate
signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting
officer of the Company and at least one other Officer of the Company.

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     “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel containing, as applicable, the
information specified in Section 12.04. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the
Company who is reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.

     “Paying Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

     “Payment Blockage Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 9.03(b).

     “Payment Blockage Period” has the meaning specified in Section 9.03(b).

     “Payment Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.03(a).

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

     “Principal Amount” of a Security means the Principal Amount as set forth on the face of the
Security.

     “Prospectus”
means that final prospectus dated December 19, 2007 relating to the
Securities and the Company’s 3.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2017.

     “Record Date” means (i) with respect to any payment of interest on the Securities, the
Interest Payment Record Date and (ii) with respect to the events specified in Section 4.06, the
meaning specified in Section 4.06.

     “Reference Property” has the meaning specified in Section 4.09.

     “Register” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

     “Registrar” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

     “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the Corporate
Trust Services department (or any successor department) of the Trustee located at the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee, who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this
Indenture, and also means, with respect to any particular corporate trust matter, any other officer
of the Trustee to whom such corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge
of and familiarity with the particular subject.

     “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time
constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this
Indenture the SEC is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the TIA, then
the body performing such duties at such time.

     “Security”
or “Securities” means the Company’s 3.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2017,
as amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, that are
issued under this Indenture.

     “Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.

     “Securities Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Global Securities,
or any successor thereto.

     “Senior Debt” means the principal of, premium, if any, interest, including any interest
accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether or not a claim for
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allowed as a claim in the proceeding, and rent payable on or in connection with, and all fees,
costs, expenses and other amounts accrued or due on or in connection with, Indebtedness of the
Company whether secured or unsecured, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, outstanding on
the date of this Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed, guaranteed or in effect
guaranteed by the Company, including all deferrals, renewals, extensions, or refundings of, or
amendments, modifications or supplements to, the foregoing. “Senior Debt” does not include:

     (a) Indebtedness that expressly provides that such Indebtedness shall not be senior in
right of payment to the Securities or expressly provides that such Indebtedness is on the
same basis or junior to the Securities; and

     (b) any Indebtedness to any Subsidiary, other than Indebtedness to a Subsidiary arising
by reason of guarantees by the Company of Indebtedness of such Subsidiary to a Person that
is not a Subsidiary.

     “Significant Subsidiary” means, in respect of any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person that
would constitute a “significant subsidiary”, as such term is defined under Rule 1-02 of Regulation
S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

     “Spin-Off” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(c).

     “Spin-Off Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(c).

     “Stock Price” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b).

     “Subsidiary” means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or
other business entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock or other interests
(including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to
vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof, or persons
performing similar functions, is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i)
such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more
Subsidiaries of such Person.

     “TIA” means the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder as in effect on the date of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the
event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, then “TIA” means, to the extent
required by such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

     “Trading Day” means a day during which (i) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs and
(ii) there is no Market Disruption Event.

     “Trigger Event” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(c).

     “Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely in
its capacity as trustee hereunder, until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such successor Trustee.

     “Underwriters” means Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.

     “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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     “voting stock” means any class or classes of capital stock or other interests then outstanding
and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election
of the board of directors.

     Section 1.02. Trust Indenture Act Provisions. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision
of the TIA, that provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The
Indenture shall also include those provisions of the TIA required to be included herein by the TIA.
The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

     “Commission” means the SEC;

     “indenture securities” means the Securities;

     “indenture security holder” means a Securityholder;

     “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

     “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company and any
successor obligor on the Securities.

     All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the TIA, defined by TIA reference
to another statute or defined by any SEC rule and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them therein.

     Section 1.03. Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:

	 	(a)	 	a term has the meaning assigned to it herein;
	 
	 	(b)	 	an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with
GAAP;
	 
	 	(c)	 	words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;
	 
	 	(d)	 	provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
	 
	 	(e)	 	the term “merger” includes a statutory share exchange and the term “merged” has a
correlative meaning;
	 
	 	(f)	 	the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
	 
	 	(g)	 	references to agreements and other instruments include subsequent amendments thereto;
	 
	 	(h)	 	“herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” “hereinafter” and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;
	 
	 	(i)	 	unless context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article” or a “Section” refers to
an Article or Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture;
	 
	 	(j)	 	“or” is not exclusive; and
	 
	 	(k)	 	“including” means including without limitation.

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ARTICLE 2

The Securities

     Section 2.01. Form and Dating. (a) The Securities and the corresponding Trustee’s
certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit
A, which Exhibit is incorporated in and made part of this Indenture. The Securities may have
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, exchange rule, Applicable Procedures or usage.
The Company shall provide any such notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing.
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

     The terms and provisions contained in the Securities shall constitute, and are hereby
expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and
delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby;
provided, however, to the extent permitted by applicable law, if any provision of any Security
conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall
govern and be controlling.

     (b) Global Securities. All of the Securities shall be issued initially in the form of
one or more Global Securities, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the
Securities represented thereby with the Securities Custodian, as custodian for the depositary, The
Depository Trust Company (such depositary, or any successor thereto, being hereinafter referred to
as the “Depositary”), and registered in the name of its nominee, Cede & Co., or as otherwise
instructed by the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Global Securities may from time to
time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Securities Custodian and
the Depositary as hereinafter provided, subject in each case to compliance with the Applicable
Procedures and the provisions of this Indenture.

     (c) Global Securities In General. Each Global Security shall represent such of the
outstanding Securities as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent
the aggregate amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or
increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, purchases or conversions of such Securities, in
each case in accordance with this Indenture. Any adjustment of the aggregate principal amount of a
Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding
Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with instructions given
by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 hereof, or otherwise in accordance with this
Indenture, and shall be made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary.

     The Company shall issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticate
and deliver in accordance with Section 2.02, initially one or more Global Securities that (i) shall
be registered in the name of Cede & Co. or as otherwise instructed by the Depositary, (ii) shall be
delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or to the Securities Custodian pursuant to the
Depositary’s instructions and (iii) shall bear legends required for Global Securities as set forth
in Exhibit A hereto.

     (d) Book Entry Provisions. Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent
Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on
their behalf by the Depositary or under the Global Security, and the Depositary (including, for
this purpose, its nominee) may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company
or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Security for all purposes
whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (A) prevent the Company, the
Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification,
proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary, or such nominee, as the case may be, or
(B) impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the Applicable Procedures or the
operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.

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     None of the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, any Paying Agent or any agent of any of them
shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments
made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the Securities, for maintaining, supervising
or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any acts or
omissions of a Depositary or for any transactions between a Depositary and any beneficial owner or
between or among beneficial owners. No owner of a beneficial interest in the Securities shall have
any rights under this Indenture, and the Depositary or its nominee, if any, shall be deemed and
treated by the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, any Paying Agent or any agent of any of them as
the absolute owner and holder of such Securities for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, any Paying Agent
or any agent of any of them from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other
authorization furnished by a Depositary, or any of its members and any other Person on whose behalf
such member may act.

     (e) Certificated Securities. Certificated Securities shall be issued only under the
circumstances provided in Section 2.12(a)(i).

     Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication. (a) A duly authorized Officer of the Company
shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

     (b) If an Officer of the Company whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office
at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.

     (c) A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs
the certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that
the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.

     (d) The Trustee shall initially authenticate and make available for delivery Securities for
original issue in the aggregate principal amount of up to
$225,000,000 (which includes $25,000,000 aggregate
principal amount if the Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) upon receipt of
a written order or orders of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company (a “Company Order”).
The Company may, without the consent of the Holders, re-open the Securities and issue additional
Securities (the “Additional Securities”) with the same terms and with the same CUSIP number as the
Securities in an unlimited aggregate principal amount; provided, however that no such Additional
Securities may be issued unless fungible with the Securities offered hereby for U.S. federal income
tax purposes. The Trustee shall authenticate Additional Securities thereafter in unlimited
aggregate principal amount (so long as permitted by the terms of this Indenture) for original issue
upon a Company Order in aggregate principal amount as specified in such order (except as provided
in Section 2.07). Each such Company Order shall specify the amount of Securities to be
authenticated and the date on which the Securities are to be authenticated. Such Additional
Securities shall have identical terms to the Initial Securities except for issuance dates and
prices and with respect to interest accruing prior to their date of issuance, and will constitute
the same series as the Initial Securities for all purposes hereunder, including, without
limitation, waivers, amendments and offers to purchase.

     (e) The Trustee shall act as the initial authenticating agent. Thereafter, the Trustee may
appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Securities. An
authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in
this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent shall have the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company.

     The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in
denominations of $1,000 principal amount and any integral multiple thereof.

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     Section 2.03. Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent. The Company shall maintain an
office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange
(“Registrar”), an office or agency in the United States where Securities may be presented for
purchase or payment (“Paying Agent”), an office or agency where Securities may be presented for
conversion (“Conversion Agent”), and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the
Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a
register of the Securities (“Register”) and of their transfer and exchange.

     The Company may have one or more co-registrars, one or more additional paying agents, and one
or more additional conversion agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar, including
any named pursuant to Section 5.06. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent,
including any named pursuant to Section 5.06. The term “Conversion Agent” includes any additional
conversion agent, including any named pursuant to Section 5.06.

     The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to
this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such
Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any Agent not a party to
this Indenture. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent or
agent for service of notices and demands in any place required by this Indenture, or fails to give
the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any Affiliate of the Company
may act as Paying Agent.

     The Company hereby initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion
Agent in connection with the Securities.

     Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on each due date of payments in respect of, or delivery of Cash or shares of Common
Stock, as applicable and as provided herein, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent Cash
(in immediately available funds if deposited on the due date) or with the Conversion Agent such
number of shares of Common Stock or other consideration sufficient to make such payments or
deliveries when so becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent or Conversion Agent,
as applicable (other than the Trustee), to agree in writing that such Agent shall hold in trust for
the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all Cash, Common Stock or other consideration, as
applicable, held by such Agent for the making of payments or deliveries in respect of the
Securities and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such
payment or delivery. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent or
Conversion Agent, as applicable, it shall segregate the Cash, Common Stock and other consideration,
as applicable, held by it as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, and hold it as a
separate trust fund.

     The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, to pay
all Cash, Common Stock or other consideration, as applicable, held by it to the Trustee, and the
Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Default, upon written request to the Paying
Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable, require such Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as
applicable, to pay forthwith to the Trustee all Cash, Common Stock or other consideration, as
applicable, so held in trust by such Paying Agent or Conversion Agent. Upon doing so, the Paying
Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable, shall have no further liability for such Cash, Common
Stock or other consideration, as applicable.

     Section 2.05. Securityholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is
reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the
Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee on
or before each Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in
writing, a list of the names and addresses of the Securityholders in such form and as of such date
as the Trustee may reasonably request.

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     Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange. (a) Subject to compliance with any applicable
additional requirements contained in Section 2.12, when a Security is presented to a Registrar with
a request to register a transfer thereof or to exchange such Security for an equal principal amount
of Securities of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make
the exchange as requested; provided, however, that every Security presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange shall, if such Security is a Certificated Security, be duly
endorsed or accompanied by an assignment form, in the form included in Exhibit A attached hereto
and, if applicable, a transfer certificate, in the form included in Exhibit A attached hereto, and
in form reasonably satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or its
attorney duly authorized in writing. To permit registration of transfers and exchanges, upon
surrender of any Security for registration of transfer or exchange at an office or agency
maintained pursuant to Section 2.03, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon receipt
of a Company Order, authenticate Securities of a like aggregate principal amount at the Registrar’s
request. Any exchange or transfer shall be without charge, except that the Company or the
Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto, other than exchanges pursuant to
Section 2.10, Section 10.05, Article 3 or Article 4, in each case, not involving any transfer.

     Neither the Company, any Registrar nor the Trustee shall be required to exchange or register a
transfer of any Securities or portions thereof in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase
Notice has been delivered and not validly withdrawn by the Holder thereof (except, in the case of
the purchase of a Security in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased).

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

     (b) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 5.06 hereof shall provide to
the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably request in connection with the delivery
by such Registrar of Securities upon transfer or exchange of Securities.

     (c) Each Holder agrees to indemnify the Company, each Registrar and the Trustee against any
liability that may result from the registration of transfer, exchange or assignment of such
Holder’s Security in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States
federal or state securities law.

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

     Any Holder of a Global Security shall, by acceptance of such Global Security, agree that
transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Security may be effected only through a book-entry
system maintained by the Depositary (or its agent), and that ownership of a beneficial interest in
a Global Security shall be required to be reflected in a book-entry system.

     Section 2.07. Replacement Securities. If (a) any mutilated Security is surrendered to the
Company, a Registrar or the Trustee, or (b) the Company, the Registrar and the Trustee receive
evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and, in either
case, there is delivered to the Company, the Registrar and the Trustee such security or indemnity
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them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company, such Registrar or the Trustee
that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide or protected purchaser, the Company shall
issue, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order (which the Company agrees to deliver
promptly), authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any
such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor and principal amount, 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, or purchased by the Company pursuant to Article 3, the Company in its
discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay or purchase such Security, as the case may
be, in accordance herewith.

     Upon the issuance of any new Securities under this Section 2.07, the Company may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees and
expenses of the Trustee or the Registrar) in connection therewith.

     Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section 2.07 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the
Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time
enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued and outstanding hereunder.

     The provisions of this Section 2.07 are (to the extent lawful) 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 2.08. Outstanding Securities. Securities outstanding at any time are all Securities
authenticated by the Trustee, except for those canceled by it, those paid or repurchased pursuant
to Section 2.07, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.08 as
not outstanding.

     If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a mutilated Security
surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives, subsequent
to the new Security’s authentication, proof satisfactory to the Company that the replaced Security
is held by a bona fide or protected purchaser. A mutilated Security ceases to be outstanding upon
surrender and replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.07.

     If the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, prior to 11:00
a.m., New York City time, on the Maturity Date or on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the
case may be, Cash sufficient to pay all Initial Securities and all Additional Securities then
payable, then on and after such Maturity Date or Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may
be, such Securities shall cease to be outstanding and interest on such Securities shall cease to
accrue.

     If a Security is converted in accordance with Article 4, then on the Conversion Date, such
Security shall cease to be outstanding and interest on such Security shall cease to accrue, unless
there shall be a default in the delivery of the consideration payable hereunder upon such
conversion.

     Subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.09, a Security does not cease to be
outstanding solely because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security.

     Section 2.09. Treasury Securities. In determining whether the Holders of the required
principal amount of Securities have given or concurred in any notice, request, demand,
authorization, direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor
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Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for
such purposes, except that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in
relying on any such notice, request, demand, authorization, direction, waiver or consent, only
Securities which a Responsible Officer actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee
establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to the
Securities and that the pledgee is not, and is not acting on the behalf of, the Company or any
other obligor on the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. If
requested by the Trustee, the Company agrees to notify the Trustee in writing of the existence of
any such Treasury Securities or Securities owned by the Company, any other obligor on the
Securities, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Affiliate of the Company.

     Section 2.10. Temporary Securities. Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the
Company may prepare and execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the
form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company reasonably considers
appropriate for temporary Securities. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the
temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities upon surrender of the
temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose pursuant to
Section 2.03, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more
temporary Securities, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company
Order (which the Company agrees to deliver promptly), authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor
a like principal amount of definitive Securities of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged
the temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as definitive Securities.

     Section 2.11. Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee
for cancellation. The Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent shall forward to the
Trustee or its agent any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or
conversion. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel, in accordance with its standard procedures,
all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment, conversion or cancellation and shall
deliver the canceled Securities to the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to
replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that any Holder
has converted pursuant to Article 4.

     All Securities that are purchased pursuant to Article 3 or otherwise acquired by the Company
shall be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. If the Company shall acquire any of the
Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a repurchase or satisfaction of the indebtedness
represented by such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation.

     Section 2.12. Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements. (a) Transfer and
Exchange of Global Securities.

          (i) Certificated Securities shall be issued in exchange for interests in the Global Securities
only (x) if the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary for the Global Securities or if it at any time ceases to be a “clearing agency”
registered under the Exchange Act, if so required by applicable law or regulation, and a successor
Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, (y) the Company decides
to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfer through DTC (or any successor depositary)
or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each of clauses (x), (y) and (z) in
accordance with the Applicable Procedures. In any such case, the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order (which the Company agrees to deliver promptly),
authenticate and deliver Certificated Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of such Global Securities in exchange therefor. Certificated Securities issued in
exchange for beneficial interests in Global Securities shall be registered in such names and shall
be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its Agent
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with the Applicable Procedures, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver or cause to be delivered
such Certificated Securities to the Persons in whose name such Securities are so registered. Such
exchange shall be effected in accordance with the Applicable Procedures. In the event that the
Certificated Securities are not issued to each such beneficial owner promptly after the Registrar
has received a request from the Depositary to issue such Certificated Securities, the Company
expressly acknowledges, with respect to the right of any Holder to pursue a remedy pursuant to
Section 7.06 or 7.07 hereof, the right of any beneficial holder of Securities to pursue such remedy
with respect to the portion of the Global Security that represents such beneficial owner’s
Securities as if such Certificated Securities had been issued.

          (ii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture other than the provisions set
forth in Section 2.12(a)(i), a Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the
Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or
another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor
Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

     (b) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Securities. In the event that Certificated
Securities are issued in exchange for beneficial interests in Global Securities in accordance with
Section 2.12(a)(i), and, on or after such event, Certificated Securities are presented by a Holder
to the Registrar with a request:

          (x) to register the transfer of the Certificated Securities to a person who shall take
delivery thereof in the form of Certificated Securities only; or

          (y) to exchange such Certificated Securities for an equal principal amount of
Certificated Securities of other authorized denominations,

such Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested; provided, however,
that the Certificated Securities presented or surrendered for register of transfer or exchange
shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in accordance with the
proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.06(a).

     (c) Transfers of Certificated Securities for Beneficial Interests in Global
Securities. In the event that Certificated Securities are issued in exchange for beneficial
interests in Global Securities and, thereafter, the events or conditions specified in Section
2.12(a)(i) which required such exchange shall cease to exist, the Company shall mail notice to the
Trustee and to the Holders (i) stating that Holders may exchange Certificated Securities for
interests in Global Securities by complying with the procedures set forth in this Indenture and
(ii) briefly describing such procedures and the events or circumstances requiring that such notice
be given. Thereafter, if Certificated Securities are presented by a Holder to a Registrar with a
request:

          (x) to register the transfer of such Certificated Securities to a Person who will take
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Global Security; or

          (y) to exchange such Certificated Securities for an equal principal amount of
beneficial interests in a Global Security, which beneficial interests will be owned by the
Holder transferring such Certificated Securities,

the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested by canceling such
Certificated Security and causing the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Security
to be increased accordingly and, if no such Global Security is then outstanding, the Company shall
issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order (which the Company agrees to deliver
promptly), authenticate and deliver a new Global Security; provided, however, that the Certificated
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registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument
of transfer in accordance with the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.06(a).

     (d) Transfers to the Company. Nothing contained in this Indenture or in the
Securities shall prohibit the sale or other transfer of any Securities (including beneficial
interests in Global Securities) to the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its
Affiliates.

     Section 2.13. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Securities may use one or more
“CUSIP,” “ISIN” or other similar numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall
use “CUSIP,” “ISIN” or other similar numbers in notices of purchase as a convenience to Holders;
provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the
correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a
purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the
Securities, and any such purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such
numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the “CUSIP,” “ISIN” or
other similar numbers.

     Section 2.14. Ranking. The obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with
this Indenture and every outstanding Security issued under this Indenture from time to time
constitute and shall constitute an unsecured general obligation of the Company, ranking subordinate
in right of payment to all Senior Debt as more fully set forth in Article 9 of this Indenture.

     Section 2.15. 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, which shall initially be the
Depositary, as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of,
Fundamental Change Purchase Price and interest on the Security, for the purpose of receiving Common
Stock or Cash and for all other purposes, including without limitation, for purposes of giving
notices hereunder, whatsoever, whether or not such Security is overdue, and none of the Company,
the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the
contrary. The registered Holder of a Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any
person, including Agent Members and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take
any action that a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

     Section 2.16. Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults on a payment of interest
(including any Additional Interest) on the Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus
(to the extent permitted by law) any interest payable on the defaulted interest, in accordance with
the terms hereof, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date
shall be at least five Business Days prior to the payment date. The Company shall fix such special
record date and payment date in a reasonable manner. At least 10 days before such special record
date, the Company shall mail to each Holder a notice that states the special record date, the
payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on defaulted interest, if
any, to be paid. The Company may make payment of any defaulted interest in any other lawful manner
not inconsistent with the requirements (if applicable) of any securities exchange on which the
Securities may be listed and, upon such notice as may be required by such exchange.

ARTICLE 3

Repurchase of Securities at Option of Holders

     Section 3.01. Purchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon a Fundamental Change. (a)
In the event a Fundamental Change shall occur at any time when any Securities remain outstanding,
each Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase all
of such Holders’ Securities or any portion of the principal amount thereof that is equal to $1,000
or an integral multiple thereof on a date

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specified by the Company (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Date”) that is not less than 20 nor more
than 30 Business Days after the date the Company mails the Fundamental Change Company Notice
pursuant to Section 3.01(b), at a purchase price in Cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of
the Securities tendered for purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional
Interest) to, but not including, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the “Fundamental Change
Purchase Price”), subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of any Holder of the requirements set
forth in Section 3.01(d). No Securities may be purchased at the option of the Holders upon a
Fundamental Change if there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default other than an Event
of Default that is cured by the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Securities.

     A “Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of any of the
following:

     (i) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act
becomes the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act, of shares of the Common Stock representing more than 50% of the voting power
of the Common Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (A) files a
Schedule 13D or Schedule TO or any other schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act
disclosing such beneficial ownership or (B) the Company otherwise becomes aware of any such
person or group; or

     (ii) the Common Stock into which the Securities are then convertible ceases to be
listed for trading on the NYSE, Nasdaq or another national securities exchange and is not
then quoted on an established automated over-the-counter trading market in the United
States;

     (iii) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company’s board of
directors does not consist of continuing directors; or

     (iv) a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange, or any conveyance, transfer,
sale, lease or other disposition in a single transaction or a series of transactions of all
or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets other than:

     (A) any transaction:

     (1) that does not result in any reclassification, conversion, exchange
or cancellation of outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock; and

     (2) pursuant to which holders of the Company’s capital stock
immediately prior to the transaction have the entitlement to exercise,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares
of capital stock entitled to vote generally in elections of directors of the
continuing or surviving or successor Person immediately after giving effect
to such transaction in substantially the same proportion as their
entitlement to exercise, directly or indirectly, voting power of shares of
the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in elections of the
Company’s directors immediately prior to such transaction; or

     (B) any transaction that is effected solely for the purpose of changing the
Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a reclassification,
conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock, if at all, solely into
shares of common stock of the surviving entity or a direct or indirect parent of the
surviving corporation; or

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     (C) any transaction with any of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, so
long as such transaction is not part of a plan or a series of transactions designed
to or having the effect of merging or consolidating with, or conveying,
transferring, selling, leasing or disposing of all or substantially all of the
Company’s properties and assets to any other Person or Persons.

     (v) the Company’s shareholders approve any plan or proposal for the Company’s
liquidation or dissolution.

However, a fundamental change will be deemed not to have occurred if more than 90% of the
consideration in the transaction or transactions (other than cash payments for fractional shares
and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights) which otherwise would constitute
a Fundamental Change under clause (iv) above consists of shares of common stock, depositary
receipts or other certificates representing common equity interests traded or to be traded
immediately following such transaction on a U.S. national securities exchange and, as a result of
the transaction or transactions, the Securities become convertible into such common stock,
depositary receipts or other certificates representing common equity interests (and any rights
attached thereto) and other applicable consideration.

     A “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of a
Fundamental Change described in clause (i) or clause (iv) above pursuant to which 10% or more of
the consideration for the Company’s Common Stock (other than cash payments for fractional shares
and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights) in such Fundamental Change
transaction consists of cash or securities (or other property) that are not shares of common stock,
depositary receipts or other certificates representing common equity interests traded or scheduled
to be traded immediately following such transaction on a U.S. national securities exchange.

     For purposes of this Section 3.01:

	 	(I)	 	“board of directors” means the board of directors or other governing body
charged with the ultimate management of any person;
	 
	 	(II)	 	“continuing director” means a director who either was a member of the Company’s
board of directors on the date hereof, or who becomes a member of the board of directors
subsequent to that date and whose election, appointment or nomination for election by
the Company’s shareholders is duly approved by a majority of the continuing directors on
the Company’s board of directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote
or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Company on behalf of the Company’s
entire board of directors in which such individual is named as a nominee for director;
and
	 
	 	(III)	 	“person” includes any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a “person”
under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

     (b) Notice of Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Company will give notice of an
anticipated Make-Whole Fundamental Change to each Holder (and to beneficial owners as required by
applicable law) no later than the 15th scheduled Trading Day prior to the date on which
a Make-Whole Fundamental Change is anticipated to become effective.

     (c) Notice of Fundamental Change. Within 15 Business Days after the effective date of
each Fundamental Change, the Company shall notify the Trustee of the Fundamental Change Purchase
Date and shall mail a written notice of the Fundamental Change (each such notice, a “Fundamental
Change Company Notice”) to each Holder (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law) in
accordance with Section

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12.02. The notice shall include the form of a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice to be
completed by the Holder and shall state, as applicable:

     (i) the events causing such Fundamental Change, the adjustment date of the Fundamental
Change (in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change) and the date of effectiveness of
such Fundamental Change;

     (ii) that the Holder has a right to require the Company to purchase the Holder’s
Securities;

     (iii) the date by which the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must be delivered to the
Paying Agent in order for a Holder to exercise the Fundamental Change purchase right;

     (iv) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;

     (v) the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

     (vi) the procedures that the Holder must follow to exercise its Fundamental Change
purchase right under this Section 3.01;

     (vii) the names and addresses of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

     (viii) that the Securities must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect payment
of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

     (ix) that the Fundamental Change Purchase Price for any Security as to which a
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been duly given and not withdrawn shall be paid
promptly following the later of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and the time of
surrender of such Security;

     (x) the Conversion Rate (after giving effect to any change in the Conversion Rate that
resulted from the Fundamental Change);

     (xi) that the Securities with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has
been given may be converted pursuant to Article 4 of this Indenture only if either (i) the
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture or (ii) there shall be a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase
Price;

     (xii) the procedures for withdrawing a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice;

     (xiii) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment of such Fundamental Change
Purchase Price, interest on Securities surrendered for purchase by the Company shall cease
to accrue on and after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date; and

     (xiv) the CUSIP number(s) of the Securities.

     If any of the Securities are in the form of a Global Security, then the Company shall modify
such notice to the extent necessary to accord with the Applicable Procedures for repurchases.

     At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the Fundamental Change Company Notice on
behalf of the Company and at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that the Company makes such
request at least three Business Days (unless a shorter period shall be consented to by the Trustee)
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which such Fundamental Change Company Notice must be given to the Holders in accordance with
this Section 3.01(c); provided further, however, that the text of such notice shall be prepared by
the Company.

     (d) Fundamental Change Purchase Notice. A Holder may exercise its right specified in
Section 3.01(a) upon delivery of a written notice (which shall be in substantially the form
included in Exhibit A hereto and which may be delivered by letter, overnight courier, hand
delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global
Securities, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a “Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”) to and such
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must be received by the Paying Agent no later than the Close of
Business on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date. The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must
state:

     (i) if Certificated Securities are to be delivered, the certificate numbers of the
Securities that the Holder shall deliver to be purchased;

     (ii) the portion of the principal amount of the Securities that the Holder shall
deliver to be purchased, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral
multiple thereof; and

     (iii) that such Securities are being tendered for and shall be purchased by the Company
on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in
this Indenture.

     The book-entry transfer or delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent (together with all
necessary endorsements) at the office of the Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by
the Holder of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price; provided, however, that such Fundamental
Change Purchase Price shall be paid pursuant to this Section 3.01 only if the Security so
transferred by book-entry or delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all material respects
to the description thereof in the related Fundamental Change Purchase Notice.

     The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.01, a portion
of a Security if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000.
Provisions of this Section 3.01 that apply to the purchase of all of a Security also apply to the
purchase of such a portion of such Security.

     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.01(d) shall have the right to
withdraw such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice at any time prior to the Close of Business on the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent
in accordance with Section 3.02(b).

     The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental
Change Purchase Notices or written notices of withdrawal thereof.

     (e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the case of Global Securities, any
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be delivered or withdrawn, and such Securities may be
surrendered or transferred by book-entry or delivered for purchase, in accordance with the
Applicable Procedures.

     Section 3.02. Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice. (a) Upon receipt by the Paying
Agent of a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, the Holder of the Security in respect of which such
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice
is withdrawn as specified below) thereafter be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase
Price with respect to such Security. Such Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid to such
Holder promptly following the later

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of (i) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (provided such Holder has satisfied the conditions
in Section 3.01(d) with respect to such Security) and (ii) the time of book-entry transfer or
delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by
Section 3.01(d). A Security in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been
given by the Holder thereof may not be converted pursuant to Article 4 hereof on or after the date
of the delivery of such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, unless either (i) such Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice has first been validly withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.02(b); or
(ii) there shall be a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, provided,
that the conversion right with respect to such Security shall terminate at the Close of Business on
the date such default is cured and such Security is purchased in accordance herewith.

     (b) A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by any Holder delivering such
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice upon delivery of a written notice of withdrawal (which may be
delivered by mail, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written
form and, in the case of Global Securities, may be delivered electronically or by other means in
accordance with the Applicable Procedures) to and such notice of withdrawal must be received by the
Paying Agent at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date,
specifying:

     (i) if Certificated Securities are to be withdrawn, the certificate numbers of the
Securities in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted;

     (ii) the principal amount of the Securities in respect of which such notice of
withdrawal is being submitted, which principal amount must be $1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof; and

     (iii) the principal amount, if any, of the Securities that remains subject to the
original Fundamental Change Purchase Notice and that has been or shall be delivered for
purchase by the Company.

     Section 3.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent
(or if the Company or an Affiliate of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate
and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.04) an amount in Cash (in immediately available funds if
deposited on such Fundamental Change Purchase Date) sufficient to pay the aggregate Fundamental
Change Purchase Price of all the Securities or portions thereof that are to be purchased on that
Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

     If the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms hereof, at 11:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the Business Day following a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, Cash sufficient to pay the
aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of all Securities for which a Fundamental Change
Purchase Notice has been delivered and not validly withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture,
then, on and after such Fundamental Change Purchase Date, such Securities shall cease to be
outstanding and interest (including Additional Interest) on such Securities shall cease to accrue,
whether or not such Securities are transferred by book-entry or delivered to the Paying Agent, and
the rights of the Holders in respect thereof shall terminate (other than the right to receive the
Fundamental Change Purchase Price upon delivery of such Securities by their Holders to the Paying
Agent).

     Section 3.04. Securities Purchased in Part. Any Certificated Security that is to be
purchased only in part shall be surrendered at the office of the Paying Agent (with, if the Company
or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such
Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing), and promptly after a Fundamental Change Purchase
Date, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order (which the
Company agrees to deliver promptly), authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security,
without service charge, a new Security or Securities, of such authorized denomination

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or denominations as may be requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to,
and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Security so surrendered that is not
purchased.

     Section 3.05. Repayment to the Company. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Cash
deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 3.03 exceeds the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase
Price of the Securities or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase on the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then, within one day after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date,
the Paying Agent shall return any such excess Cash to the Company.

     Section 3.06. Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities. When complying
with the provisions of Article 3 hereof (provided that such offer or purchase constitutes an
“issuer tender offer” for purposes of Rule 13e-4 (which term, as used herein, includes any
successor provision thereto) under the Exchange Act at the time of such offer or purchase), and
subject to any exemptions available under applicable law, the Company shall:

     (a) comply with Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act
that may then be applicable; and

     (b) otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws so as to permit the rights and
obligations in connection with any purchase pursuant to this Article 3 to be exercised in the time
and in the manner specified herein.

ARTICLE 4

Conversion

     Section 4.01. Conversion Privilege. The Securities shall be convertible in accordance with
their terms and in accordance with and subject to this Article 4 into a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the Conversion Rate, subject to the provisions of Section 4.02 regarding fractional
shares, at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Maturity Date. Securities may be converted only in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and
integral multiples thereof.

     Section 4.02. Conversion Rate. (a) The Conversion Rate shall be determined as follows:

     If the Applicable Stock Price is less than or equal to the Base Conversion Price, the
Conversion Rate will be the Base Conversion Rate.

     If the Applicable Stock Price is greater than the Base Conversion Price, the Conversion Rate
will be determined in accordance with the following formula:

     The Conversion Rate, including any Additional Shares added to the Conversion Rate pursuant to
Section 4.02(b), will not exceed 64.8088
(which is equal to a Conversion Price of $15.43 per share);
however such maximum Conversion Rate will be appropriately adjusted for all Base Conversion Rate
adjustments (and adjustments to the Incremental Share Factor) as described in Section 4.06 hereof.

     The “Base Conversion Rate” per $1,000 principal amount of Securities
is 35.0318, subject to
adjustment as described in Section 4.06 hereof.

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     The “Base Conversion Price” is a dollar amount
(initially $28.55) derived by dividing $1,000 by
the Base Conversion Rate.

     The
“Incremental Share Factor” is 29.7770, subject to the same proportional adjustments as the
Base Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 4.06.

     The “Applicable Stock Price” is equal to the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock
over the five Trading Day period starting the third Trading Day following the Conversion Date of
the Securities; provided that with respect to the Securities surrendered for conversion during the
ten Trading Day period prior to the Maturity Date, the Applicable Stock Price shall be equal to the
average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock over the five-Trading Day period following the
Maturity Date; and provided further that with respect to Securities surrendered for conversion in
connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Applicable Stock Price shall be determined on
the basis of the Averaging Period set forth in Section 4.02(b). The five-trading day period used
to determine the Applicable Stock Price is the “Averaging Period.”

     A Holder of a Security otherwise entitled to a fractional share will receive cash in an amount
equal to the value of such fractional share based on the Applicable Stock Price.

     A Security for which a Holder has delivered a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice requiring the
Company to purchase the Securities may be surrendered for conversion only if such notice is
withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture.

     (b) If a Holder elects to convert Securities in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental
Change, then the Conversion Rate of the Securities being converted by such Holder shall be
increased by an additional number of shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”) set forth in
Exhibit B. For the avoidance of doubt, the increases provided for in this Section 4.02(b) shall
only be made with respect to the Securities being converted in connection with such Make-Whole
Fundamental Change and shall not be effective as to any Securities not so converted. For purposes
of this Section 4.02, a conversion shall be deemed to be “in connection” with a Make-Whole
Fundamental Change if it occurs during the period that begins on (and includes) the 15th scheduled
Trading Day prior to the date on which such Make-Whole Fundamental Change becomes effective and
ends on (and includes) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date relating to such Make-Whole Fundamental
Change as set forth in Article 3.”

     The increase in the Conversion Rate, expressed as a number of Additional Shares to be received
per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, will be determined by the Company by reference to the
table attached as Exhibit B hereto, based on the earliest of the date on which the Make-Whole
Fundamental Change is publicly announced, occurs or becomes effective (the “Adjustment Date”) and
the price paid or deemed to be paid per share of Common Stock in the transaction constituting the
Make-Whole Fundamental Change (the “Stock Price”) subject to adjustment as set forth in the next
paragraph; provided that if a Holder of the Common Stock receives only Cash in connection with such
transaction, the Stock Price shall be the Cash amount paid per share. In all other cases, the
Stock Price will be the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock over the five consecutive
Trading Days prior to but not including the date of effectiveness of the Make-Whole Fundamental
Change, provided that (i) if the Stock Price is between two Stock Price amounts on the table or the
Adjustment Date is between two Adjustment Dates on the table, the number of Additional Shares will
be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth
for the higher and lower Stock Price amounts and the earlier and later adjustment dates based on a
365-day year, as applicable; (ii) if the Stock Price is in excess of
$175.00 per share (subject to
adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Price), no increase in the Conversion Rate will be made;
and (iii) if the Stock Price is less than
$15.43 per share (subject to adjustment as set forth in
the next paragraph), no increase in the Conversion Rate will be made.

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   The Stock Prices set forth in the first columns of the table attached as Exhibit B hereto will
be adjusted as of any date on which the Base Conversion Rate is adjusted, as set forth in Section
4.06 hereof. The adjusted Stock Prices will equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to
such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Base Conversion Rate
immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator
of which is the Base Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares will be
adjusted in the same manner as the Base Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 4.06 hereof.

   If, as set forth in this Section 4.02(b), the Company is required to increase the Conversion
Rate by the Additional Shares as a result of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Averaging Period
for all Securities converted in connection with such Fundamental Change (regardless of the actual
Conversion Date) will consist of the five Trading Day period immediately preceding (but not
including) the date of effectiveness of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. Securities surrendered
for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change will be settled as follows:

	 	•	 	If the Conversion Date occurs prior to the date of effectiveness of such Make-Whole
Fundamental Change, settlement shall occur no later than the third Trading Day
immediately following such date of effectiveness; and
	 
	 	•	 	If the Conversion Date occurs on or following the date of effectiveness of such
Make-Whole Fundamental Change, settlement shall occur no later than the third Trading
Day immediately following such Conversion Date.

The Company will settle such conversions by delivering Reference Property equivalent to shares of
the Common Stock based on the increased Conversion Rate resulting from such Make-Whole Fundamental
Change.

   For the avoidance of doubt, in the event Securities are surrendered for conversion in
connection with an anticipated Make-Whole Fundamental Change and such Make-Whole Fundamental Change
does not in fact occur, no Additional Shares will be added to the Conversion Rate and no additional
Cash or Reference Property will be paid as a result of the related anticipated Make-Whole
Fundamental Change.

     Section 4.03. Conversion Procedure. (a) The right of conversion attaching to any Security
may be exercised at any time during which conversion is permitted in accordance with Section 4.01
(i) if such Security is represented by a Global Security, by book-entry transfer to the Conversion
Agent through the facilities of the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, or
(ii) if such Security is represented by a Certificated Security, by delivery of such Security at
the specified office of the Conversion Agent, accompanied, in either case, by: (1) a duly signed
and completed conversion notice, in the form as set forth on the reverse of Security attached
hereto as Exhibit A (a “Conversion Notice”); (2) if such Certificated Security has been lost,
stolen, destroyed or mutilated, a notice to the Conversion Agent in accordance with Section 2.07
regarding the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Security; (3) appropriate endorsements
and transfer documents if required by the Conversion Agent; and (4) payment of any tax or duty, in
accordance with Section 4.04, which may be payable in respect of any transfer involving the issue
or delivery of the Common Stock in the name of a Person other than the Holder of the Security. The
date on which the Holder satisfies all of those requirements is the “Conversion Date.” The
Securities will be deemed to be converted immediately prior to the Close of Business on the
Conversion Date. The Company shall deliver the shares to the Holder through a Conversion Agent in
the form of a certificate for the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion or, in the case of holders of Securities in book-entry form with DTC, in accordance with
DTC customary practices. In each case, the Company shall also deliver to such holder Cash in lieu
of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 4.02(a)). The Company shall deliver such shares and
Cash as promptly as practicable after the Conversion Date and the completion of the relevant
calculations relating to the conversion

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considerations and, except as set forth in Section 4.02(b), in any event no later than the
third Trading Day immediately following the averaging period.

     (b) The person in whose name the Security is registered shall be deemed to be a shareholder of
record on the Conversion Date; provided, however, that no surrender of a Security or satisfaction
of the other conditions in Section 4.03(a) on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company
shall be closed shall be effective to constitute the person or persons entitled to receive the
shares of Common Stock upon such conversion as the record holder or holders of such shares of
Common Stock on such date, but such surrender shall, provided that all such conditions have been
satisfied, be effective to constitute the person or persons entitled to receive such shares of
Common Stock as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at the Close of Business on
the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open. Upon conversion of a
Security, such person shall no longer be a Holder of such Security.

     (c) The Company’s delivery to the Holder of the full number of shares of Common Stock into
which the Security is convertible, together with any Cash payment for such holder’s fractional
shares, will be deemed to satisfy the Company’s obligation to pay the principal amount of the
Security and to satisfy the Company’s obligation to pay accrued and unpaid interest (including any
Additional Interest) to but not including the Conversion Date. As a result, accrued interest is
deemed paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.

     (d) Upon surrender of a Security that is converted in part, the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticate and deliver to the Holder, a new
Security equal in principal amount of the unconverted portion of the Security surrendered.

     Section 4.04. Taxes on Conversion. If a Holder converts a Security, the Company shall pay
any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes or duties relating to the issuance or
delivery of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of such conversion rights. However, the Holder
shall pay any tax or duty which may be payable relating to any transfer involving the issuance or
delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than the Holder’s name. The Conversion Agent
may refuse to deliver the certificate representing shares of Common Stock being issued in a name
other than the Holder’s name until the Conversion Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax or
duties which will be due because the shares are to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s
name. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or regulation.

     Section 4.05. Company to Provide Stock. (a) The Company shall, prior to the issuance of any
Securities hereunder, and from time to time as may be necessary, reserve at all times and keep
available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of all of the Securities.

     (b) All shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Securities shall be
newly issued shares or shares held in the treasury of the Company, shall be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and shall be free of any preemptive rights and free of
any lien or adverse claim.

     (c) The Company shall comply with all applicable securities laws regulating the offer and
delivery of any Common Stock upon conversion of Securities and, if the Common Stock is then listed
or quoted on the NYSE, the Nasdaq or any other United States national or regional securities
exchange or other market, shall list or cause to have quoted and keep listed and quoted the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities to the extent permitted or required by
the rules of such exchange or market; provided, however, that, if the rules of such automated
quotation system or exchange permit the Company to defer the listing of such Common Stock until the
first conversion of the Securities into Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of this
Indenture, the Company covenants to list such Common Stock issuable upon conversion of

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the Securities in accordance with the requirements of such automated quotation system or
exchange at such time.

     (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing herein shall give to any Holder
any rights as a creditor in respect solely of its right to conversion.

     Section 4.06. Adjustment of Conversion Rate. This Section 4.06 describes adjustments to the
Base Conversion Rate to be made in connection with the events described below, as well as events
that will not result in adjustment of the Base Conversion Rate, treatment of rights and treatment
of Reference Property. For purposes of this Section 4.06, each adjustment event that applies to
the Base Conversion Rate shall also be applied to the Incremental Share Factor in the same manner,
and all other references to Base Conversion Rate shall be deemed to refer to both the Base
Conversion Rate and the Incremental Share Factor. Accordingly, for purposes of determining any
adjustment to the Incremental Share Factor or any other effect on the Incremental Share Factor,
each reference to the Base Conversion Rate appearing below shall be replaced with a reference to
the Incremental Share Factor. The Base Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the
Company (and the Incremental Share Factor will be proportionally adjusted in the same manner) if
any of the following events occur, except that the Company will not make any adjustment if Holders
of Securities may participate, as a result of holding the Securities, in the transactions described
without having to convert their Securities:

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	where
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	CR0

	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex Date of such
dividend or distribution, or effective date of such share split or combination, as
applicable;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	CR’

	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect on and after the Ex Date or effective
date;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	OS0

	 	=
	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Ex Date or effective date; and
	 
	 	 	 	 
	OS’

	 	=
	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on and after the Ex Date or
effective date.

     Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
Business Day following the Ex Date of such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such
share split or share combination. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution
on shares of Common Stock held in treasury by the Company. If any dividend or distribution of the
type described in this Section 4.06(a) is declared but not so paid or made, or the outstanding
shares of Common Stock are not split or combined, as the case may be, the Base Conversion Rate
shall again be adjusted to the Base Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such dividend,
distribution, share split or share combination had not been declared.

     (b) If the Company, at any time or from time to time while any of the Securities are
outstanding, issues to all holders of its outstanding shares of Common Stock any rights or warrants
(other than pursuant to

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any dividend reinvestment or share purchase plans) entitling them for a period of not more
than 45 days from the issuance date thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at
a price per share less than the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock over the five
consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
announcement of such issuance, the Base Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following
formula:

	 	 	 	 	 
	where
	 	 	 	 
	CR0

	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex Date for
such issuance;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	CR’

	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect on and after the Ex Date for such
issuance;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	OS0

	 	=
	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Ex Date for such issuance;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	X

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

	 	=
	 	the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to
exercise such rights or warrants divided by the average of the Closing Prices of the
Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights or
warrants.

     Such adjustment shall be successively made whenever any such rights or warrants are issued and
shall become effective immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day
following the Ex Date of such issuance. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not
delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants upon the expiration or termination of such rights or
warrants, the Base Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Base Conversion Rate which would then
be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the
basis of the delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. In the
event that such rights or warrants are not so issued, the Base Conversion Rate shall again be
adjusted to be the Base Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if the announcement with
respect to such rights, warrants or convertible securities had not been made.

     In determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase
shares of Common Stock at less than the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock over the
five consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
announcement of such issuance, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such
rights or warrants, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for
such rights or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, the value of such
consideration, if other than Cash, to be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of
Directors.

     (c) In case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its
Common Stock shares of any class of capital stock of the Company (other than Common Stock as
covered by Section 4.06(a)), evidences of its Indebtedness or other non-cash assets or property of
the Company (including securities, rights or warrants, but excluding (i) dividends and
distributions and rights or warrants covered by Section 4.06(a), Section 4.06(b) or Section
4.06(e), (ii) cash covered by Section 4.06(d) and (iii) to the extent provided in Section 4.08,
rights distributed pursuant to a shareholder rights agreement) (any of such shares of

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capital stock, Indebtedness, or other assets or property hereinafter in this Section 4.06(c)
called the “Distributed Property”), then, in each such case the Base Conversion Rate shall be
adjusted based on the following formula:

     where

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0
	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Ex Date for
such distribution;
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR’
	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect on and after the Ex Date for such
distribution;
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SP0
	 	=
	 	the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock over the five
consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex
Date for such distribution; and
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	FMV
	 	=
	 	the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of
Directors) of the portion of Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding
share of Common Stock on the Ex Date for such distribution.

     Such adjustment shall become effective immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on
the Business Day following the Ex Date; provided that if the then fair market value (as so
determined) of the portion of the Distributed Property so distributed applicable to one share of
Common Stock is equal to or greater than SP0 as set forth above, in lieu of the
foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder shall have the right to
receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities upon conversion, the amount of Distributed
Property such holder would have received had such holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the Conversion Rate on the record date fixed for determination for Shareholders entitled
to receive such distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the Base
Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Base Conversion Rate that would then be in effect
if such record date had not been fixed. If the Board of Directors determines the fair market value
of any distribution for purposes of this Section 4.06(c) by reference to the actual or when issued
trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the
same period used in computing the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock for purposes of
calculating SP0 in the formula in this Section 4.06(c).

     With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.06(c) where there has been a payment
of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock consisting of shares of capital stock of
any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business
unit of the Company (a “Spin-Off,” and any such dividend or distribution of Common Stock, shares of
capital stock or equity interests being “Spin-Off Securities”), the Base Conversion Rate in effect
immediately before the Close of Business on the 15th Trading Day immediately following, and
including, the Ex Date for the distribution of the Spin-Off Securities shall be increased based on
the following formula:

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     where

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0
	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of
Business on the 15th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Ex Date for
the distribution of the Spin-Off Securities;
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR’
	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect from and after the Close of Business on
the 15th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Ex Date for the
distribution of the Spin-Off Securities;
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	FMV0
	 	=
	 	the average of the Closing Prices of the capital stock or similar equity
interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock
over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the
fifth Trading Day after the Ex Date for such distribution; and
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	MP0
	 	=
	 	the average of the Closing Prices of Common Stock over the first 10
consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the fifth Trading Day
after the Ex Date for such distribution.

     Such adjustment shall occur at the Close of Business on the 15th Trading Day from, and
including, the Ex Date for the distribution of the Spin-Off Securities; provided, however, that the
Company may in lieu of the foregoing adjustment elect to make adequate provision so that each
Holder of Securities shall have the right to receive upon conversion thereof the amount of such
Spin-Off Securities that such Holder of Securities would have received if such Securities had been
converted on the record date with respect to such distribution.

     Rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common Stock entitling the
holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or convert into shares of the Company’s capital stock
(either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence
of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (x) are deemed to be transferred with such
shares of Common Stock; (y) are not exercisable; and (z) are also issued in respect of future
issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this
Section 4.06(c), (and no adjustment to the Base Conversion Rate under this Section 4.06(c), will
be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights or warrants
shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the
Base Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 4.06(c). If any such right or warrant,
including any such existing rights or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are
subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights or warrants become exercisable to
purchase different securities, evidences of Indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the
occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and record
date with respect to new rights or warrants with such rights (and a termination or expiration of
the existing rights or warrants without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in
the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants or any Trigger Event
or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was
counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Base
Conversion Rate under this Section 4.06(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants
that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Base
Conversion Rate shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such
distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to
the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with
respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants),
made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the
case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any
holders thereof, the Base Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights or warrants had not
been issued.

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     For purposes of this Section 4.06(c), Section 4.06(a) and Section 4.06(b), any dividend or
distribution to which this Section 4.06(c) is applicable that also includes shares of Common Stock,
or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock to which Section 4.06(a)
or 4.06(b) applies (or both), shall be deemed instead to be (1) a dividend or distribution of the
evidences of Indebtedness, assets or shares of capital stock other than such shares of Common Stock
or rights or warrants to which Section 4.06(a) or 4.06(b) applies (and any Base Conversion Rate
adjustment required by this Section 4.06(c) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall
then be made) immediately followed by (2) a dividend or distribution of such shares of Common Stock
or such rights or warrants to which Section 4.06(a) or 4.06(b) applies (and any further Base
Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 4.06(a) and 4.06(b) with respect to such dividend or
distribution shall then be made), except (A) the Ex Date of such dividend or distribution shall be
substituted for “the Ex Date,” “the Ex Date or effective date,” “the day following the Ex Date for
such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such share split or share combination” and
“the Ex Date for such issuance” within the meaning of Section 4.06(a) and Section 4.06(b) and (B)
any shares of Common Stock included in such dividend or distribution shall not be deemed
“outstanding immediately prior to the Ex Date or effective date” within the meaning of Section
4.06(a).

     (d) If a cash dividend or distribution is made to all holders of Common Stock (other than (i)
in connection with the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up or (ii) distributions
described in Section 4.06(e)), the Base Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following
formula:

     where

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0
	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect at the Close of Business on the Business
Day immediately prior to the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution;
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR’
	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect on and after the Ex Date for such
distribution;
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	SP0
	 	=
	 	the average Closing Price of the Common Stock over the five consecutive
Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex Date for such
dividend or distribution; and
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	C
	 	=
	 	the amount in cash per share the Company dividends or distributes to holders
of Common Stock.

     Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Ex Date
for such dividend or distribution; provided that if the portion of the cash so distributed
applicable to one share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than SP0 as set forth
above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder
shall have the right to receive, for each $1,000 principal amount upon conversion, the amount of
cash such Holder would have received had such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal
to the Conversion Rate on the Ex Date. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made,
the Base Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Base Conversion Rate that would then be
in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

     For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 4.06(d), in the event of any
reclassification of the Common Stock, as a result of which the Securities become convertible into
more than one class of Common Stock, if an adjustment to the Base Conversion Rate is required
pursuant to this Section 4.06(d), references in this Section to one share of Common Stock or
Closing Price of one share of Common Stock shall be deemed to refer to a unit or to the price of a
unit consisting of the number of shares of each class of Common Stock into

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which the Securities are then convertible equal to the numbers of shares of such class issued
in respect of one share of Common Stock in such reclassification. The above provisions of this
paragraph shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications.

     (e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment of cash or other consideration
in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for all or any portion of the Common Stock, where
such cash and the value of any such other consideration included in the payment per share of Common
Stock validly tendered or exchanged exceeds the Current Market Price of the Common Stock on the
10th Trading Day immediately following the last date (the “expiration date”) on which tenders or
exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), the Base
Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

     where

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR0
	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business
on the expiration date;
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	CR’
	 	=
	 	the Base Conversion Rate in effect on and after the effective date of the
adjustment;
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	AC
	 	=
	 	the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined in
good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares purchased in
such tender or exchange offer;
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	OS0
	 	=
	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
time such tender or exchange offer expires (including any shares validly tendered and
not withdrawn in connection with the tender or exchange offer but excluding any shares
held in the Company’s treasury);
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	OS’
	 	=
	 	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the last time tenders
or exchanges could have been made pursuant to the tender or exchange offer (excluding
shares validly tendered and not withdrawn in connection with the tender or exchange
offer or shares held in the Company’s treasury); and
	 

	 	SP’
	 	=
	 	the Current Market Price.

     The adjustment to the Base Conversion Rate under this Section 4.06(e) shall occur on the 10th
Trading Day immediately following the last date on which such tender or exchange offer expires.

     If the Company or a Subsidiary is obligated to repurchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to
any such tender or exchange offer, but the Company or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by
applicable law from effecting any such purchases or all or any portion of such purchases are
rescinded, the Base Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Base Conversion Rate that
would then be in effect if such tender or exchange offer had not been made or had only been made in
respect of the purchases that had been effected. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, if
an adjustment to the Base Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 4.06(e) with respect to any
tender offer or exchange offer would result in a decrease in the Base Conversion Rate, no
adjustment shall be made for such tender offer or exchange offer under this Section 4.06(e). If an
adjustment to the Base Conversion Rate is required pursuant to this Section 4.06(e) during any
settlement period in respect of Securities that have been tendered for conversion, delivery of the
related

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conversion consideration will be delayed to the extent necessary in order to complete the
calculations provided for in this Section 4.06(e).

     (f) For purposes of this Section 4.06 the term “record date” shall mean, with respect to any
dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock have the
right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock (or other
applicable security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or
other property, the date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such cash,
securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or by statute,
contract or otherwise).

     (g) If application of the formulas provided in Sections 4.06(a), 4.06(b), 4.06(c), 4.06(d) or
4.06(e) would result in a decrease in the Base Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Base
Conversion Rate shall be made except in the case of a share split or combination of the Common
Stock.

     (h) In any case in which this Section 4.06 shall require that an adjustment be made following
a record date, Ex Date, effective date or expiration date, as the case may be, established for
purposes of this Section 4.06, the Company may elect to defer (but only until five Business Days
following the filing by the Company with the Trustee of the certificate described in Section 4.11)
issuing to the Holder of any Security converted after such record date, Ex Date, effective date or
expiration date the shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company, evidences of
indebtedness or other non-Cash assets or rights or warrants issuable upon such conversion over and
above Cash payable, or the shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company, evidences
of indebtedness or other non-Cash assets or rights or warrants issuable, upon such conversion only
on the basis of the Base Conversion Rate prior to adjustment; and, in lieu of the shares, evidences
of indebtedness or other non-Cash assets or rights or warrants the issuance of which, or Cash the
payment of which, is so deferred, the Company shall issue or cause its transfer agents to issue due
bills or other appropriate evidence prepared by the Company of the right to receive such shares or
Cash, as the case may be. If any distribution in respect of which an adjustment to the Base
Conversion Rate is required to be made as of the record date, Ex Date, effective date or expiration
date therefor is not thereafter made or paid by the Company for any reason, the Base Conversion
Rate shall be readjusted to the Base Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such record
date had not been fixed or such Ex Date, effective date or expiration date had not occurred.

     (i) If one or more events occur requiring an adjustment be made to the Base Conversion Rate
for a particular period, adjustments to the Base Conversion Rate shall be determined by the
Company’s Board of Directors to reflect the combined impact of such Base Conversion Rate
adjustments, as set out in this Section 4.06, during such period.

     Section 4.07. No Adjustment. No adjustment in the Base Conversion Rate or the Incremental
Share Factor shall be required unless the adjustment would result in a change in the Base
Conversion Rate of at least 1.00%; provided, however, that any adjustment which by reason of this
Section 4.07 is not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in
subsequent adjustments and in connection with any conversion of Securities. All calculations under
this Article 4 shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a cent or to the
nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share, as the case may be.

     No adjustment in the Base Conversion Rate or the Incremental Share Factor need be made for
(i) issuances of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future Company plan for reinvestment of
dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities or the investment of additional optional
amounts thereunder in shares of Common Stock, (ii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock
or options or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee,
director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (iii) upon the issuance of any shares of

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Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or
convertible security not described under (ii) above and outstanding as of the date the Securities
were first issued, (iv) a change in the par value of the Common Stock or (v) accrued and unpaid
interest, including Additional Interest, if any.

     No adjustment to the Base Conversion Rate need be made pursuant to Section 4.06 for a
transaction if Holders are permitted to participate in the transaction without conversion on a
basis and with notice that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith to be
fair and appropriate in light of the basis and notice on which holders of Common Stock participate
in the transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if a distribution occurs that would generally
result in adjustment of the number of shares deliverable to Holders of the Securities as a portion
of conversion consideration to which such Holders are entitled, instead of making that adjustment,
the Company may instead deem such Holders to be Holders of record for purposes of that distribution
so that such Holders would receive the distribution at the time they receive the conversion
consideration.

     Whenever a provision of the Indenture requires the calculation of an average of the Closing
Price over a span of multiple days, the Company will make appropriate adjustments to account for
any adjustment to the Base Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an
adjustment to the Base Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment
to the Base Conversion Rate where the Ex Date of the event occurs, at any time during the period
from which the average is to be calculated.

     Section 4.08. Shareholder Rights Agreements. Upon conversion of the Securities, the Holders
shall receive, in addition to any shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, any
associated rights issued under the Company’s existing shareholder rights agreement or under any
future shareholder rights agreement the Company adopts that provides that each share of Common
Stock issued upon conversion of the Securities at any time prior to the distribution of separate
certificates representing such rights will be entitled to receive such rights unless, prior to
conversion, the rights have separated from the Common Stock, expired, terminated or been redeemed
or exchanged in accordance with such rights plan, and no adjustment shall be made to the Conversion
Rate pursuant to Section 4.06. If the rights have separated from the Common Stock, the Base
Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all
holders of Common Stock, shares of Capital Stock, evidences of Indebtedness or assets as described
in Section 4.06(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or
redemption of such rights.

     Section 4.09. Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale on Conversion
Privilege. If (1) there shall occur (a) any reclassification of the Common Stock (other than a
change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or a
change as a result of a subdivision or combination of Common Stock); (b) a statutory share
exchange, consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company other than a merger in which
the Company is the continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification of, or
change (other than in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par
value, or a change as a result of a subdivision or combination of Common Stock) in, outstanding
shares of Common Stock; or (c) a sale or conveyance as an entirety or substantially as an entirety
of the property and assets of the Company, directly or indirectly, to another Person; and
(2) pursuant to such reclassification, statutory share exchange, consolidation, merger,
combination, sale or conveyance, holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock would be entitled to
receive stock (other than Common Stock), other securities, other property, assets or Cash (or any
combination thereof) for such shares of Common Stock (any such event a “Merger Event”), then the
Company, or such successor or surviving, purchasing or transferee Person, as the case may be,
shall, as a condition precedent to such Merger Event, execute and deliver to the Trustee a
supplemental indenture signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or
principal accounting officer of the Company and at least one other Officer of the Company and
providing that, at the effective time of the Merger Event, the right to convert a Security will be
changed into a right to convert it into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or
other property or assets (including Cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of
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immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the
“Reference Property”) upon such transaction (assuming for such purposes that such conversion were
settled entirely in Common Stock and without giving effect to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate
with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change) immediately prior to such Merger Event, except
that such Holders will not be entitled to an increase in the Conversion Rate if such Holder does
not convert its Securities “in connection with” the relevant Fundamental Change. If the Merger
Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of
consideration (determined based in part upon any form of shareholder election), the Reference
Property into which the Securities will be convertible will be deemed to be the weighted average of
the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively
make such an election. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of
Securities to convert its Securities in accordance with the provisions of this Article 4 prior to
the effective date of such Merger Event. Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments
of the Base Conversion Rate which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the
adjustments of the Base Conversion Rate provided for in this Article 4. The provisions of this
Section 4.09 shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

     Section 4.10. Other Adjustments. Subject to applicable stock exchange rules and listing
standards, the Company shall be entitled to increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period
of at least 20 days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the best
interests in the Company, provided the Company has given to Holders at least 15 days’ prior notice,
in accordance with Section 12.02, of any such increase in the Conversion Rate. Subject to
applicable stock exchange rules and listing standards, the Company shall be entitled to increase
the Conversion Rate, in addition to the events requiring an increase in the Conversion Rate
pursuant to Section 4.06, as it in its discretion shall determine to be advisable in order to avoid
or diminish any tax to shareholders in connection with any stock dividends, subdivisions of shares,
distributions of rights to purchase stock or securities or distributions of securities convertible
into or exchangeable for stock hereafter made by the Company to its shareholders.

     Section 4.11. Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the Conversion Rate or conversion privilege is
adjusted, the Company shall promptly mail to Securityholders a notice of the adjustment in
accordance with Section 12.02, and file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate briefly stating
the Conversion Rate, the facts requiring the adjustment and the manner of computing it. Unless and
until the Trustee shall receive an Officers’ Certificate setting forth an adjustment of the
Conversion Rate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that the Conversion Rate has not been
adjusted and that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge remains in effect.

     Section 4.12. Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee shall have no duty to determine when an
adjustment under this Article 4 should be made, how it should be made or what such adjustment
should be, but may accept as conclusive evidence of that fact or the correctness of any such
adjustment set forth in, and shall be protected in relying upon, an Officers’ Certificate,
including the Officers’ Certificate with respect thereto which the Company is obligated to file
with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.11. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity
or value of any securities or assets issued upon conversion of Securities, and the Trustee shall
not be responsible for the Company’s failure to comply with any provisions of this Article 4.

     The Trustee shall not be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any
provisions contained in any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to Section 4.09, but may
accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness thereof, and shall be fully protected in relying
upon, the Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel with respect thereto which the Company is
obligated to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.09.

     Section 4.13. Settlement Upon Conversion. Except as described in this Section 4.13, we will
not make any payment in cash or common stock or other adjustment for accrued and unpaid interest
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Additional Interest, if any) on any Securities when they are converted. If Securities are
surrendered for conversion after the Close of Business on a Record Date for the payment of interest
but prior to 9:00 a.m. New York City time on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, a Holder of
such Securities at the Close of Business, on such Record Date will receive the interest payable on
such Securities on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion of those
Securities prior to that Interest Payment Date, assuming such Holder was the holder of record of
such Securities at the Close of Business on such Record Date; provided, however, that each Holder
agrees, by accepting a Security, that if the Holder surrenders any Securities for conversion during
such period, such Holder must pay the Company at the time such Holder surrenders its Securities for
conversion interest (including Additional Interest) in accordance with the next sentence.
Securities surrendered for conversion during the period from the Close of Business on any Record
Date to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the immediately following Interest Payment Date, must be
accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest (including Additional Interest, if any)
payable on such Interest Payment Date on the Securities so converted; provided that no such payment
need be made (a) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date in respect of the
Securities that is after the Close of Business on a Record Date and on or prior to 9:00 a.m.
New York City time on the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (b) in respect of any conversion
which occurs after the Close of Business on the Record Date for the interest payment due on the
Maturity Date and on or prior to the Maturity Date or (c) to the extent of any overdue interest, if
any such amount exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Security.

ARTICLE 5

Covenants

     Section 5.01. Payment of Securities. The Company shall promptly make all payments in
respect of the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and this
Indenture, including payments of Cash and shares of Common Stock due upon conversion. The
principal amount and Fundamental Change Purchase Price and accrued and unpaid interest shall be
considered paid on the date it is due if the Paying Agent holds by 11:00 a.m., New York City time,
on such date, in accordance with this Indenture, Cash designated and sufficient for the payment of
all such amounts then due. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest
on overdue principal and overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest, if any, at the
rate borne by the Securities per annum.

     The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue amounts from time to time on demand at the rate then in effect; it shall
pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on
overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest, if any (in each case, without regard to
any applicable grace periods), from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful.
Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

     Each installment of accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the
Securities due on any Interest Payment Date may be paid by mailing checks for the amount payable to
or upon the written order of the Securityholders entitled thereto as they shall appear on the
registry books of the Company, provided that, with respect to any Securityholder with an aggregate
principal amount in excess of $2,000,000, at the application of such Holder in writing to the
Registrar not later than the relevant record date accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
Interest, if any, on such Holder’s Securities shall be paid by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to such Holder’s account in the United States supplied by such Holder from time to
time to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if different from Trustee); provided further that payment of
accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, made to the Depositary shall be paid
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available funds in accordance with such wire transfer instructions and other procedures
provided by the Depositary from time to time.

     Section 5.02. Reports and Certain Information. (a) The Company shall file with the Trustee,
within 30 days after it is required to file them with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, copies of its annual report and the information, documents and other reports
which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act; provided that any such reports, information or documents filed with the SEC pursuant to its
Electronic Date Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (or EDGAR) system shall be deemed filed with the
Trustee and provided further that the Company shall not be required to deliver to the Trustee any
material for which the Company has sought and received confidential treatment from the SEC. The
Company shall comply with the provisions of TIA Section 314(a), whether or not the Company is
required to file reports with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Trustee shall have no duty to review such
documents for purposes of determining compliance with any provisions of this Indenture or any
applicable law.

     (b) The Company shall notify the Trustee of any changes to its fiscal year.

     Section 5.03. Compliance Certificates. The Company shall 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 signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal
accounting officer of the Company and at least one other Officer of the Company, as to his or her
knowledge of the Company’s compliance with all terms, conditions and covenants under 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 he or she may have knowledge.

     Section 5.04. Maintenance of Corporate Existence. The Company shall do or cause to be done
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence or,
following any consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease in accordance with Section 6.01,
its legal existence as a Person permitted to be the resulting, surviving or transferee Person in
accordance with Section 6.01.

     Section 5.05. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company covenants, to the extent it may
lawfully do so, that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead or in any manner whatsoever claim
or take the benefit or advantage of any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would
prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal amount or
Fundamental Change Purchase Price in respect of Securities, or any interest (including any
Additional Interest) on the Securities as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time
hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and the
Company, to the extent it may lawfully do so, hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of
any such law and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede
the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee or any Agent, but shall suffer and permit
the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

     Section 5.06. Maintenance of Office or Agency of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and
Conversion Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying
Agent and Conversion Agent in the United States where Securities may be presented or surrendered
for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, purchase
or conversion and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and
this Indenture may be served. The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office as one such
office or agency for all of the aforesaid purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice
to the Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office or agency
(other than a change in the location of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee). If at any time
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furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 12.02.

     Section 5.07. Notice of Default. In the event that any Default or Event of Default shall
occur, the Company shall give prompt (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the Company
becomes aware of such Default or Event of Default) written notice by an Officers’ Certificate of
such Default or Event of Default, and any remedial action proposed to be taken, to the Trustee.

     Section 5.08. Additional Interest Notice. In the event that the Company elects to pay
Additional Interest to the Securityholders pursuant to Section 7.03, the Company will provide
written notice to the Trustee as set forth in Section 7.03.

ARTICLE 6

Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease

     Section 6.01. 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 all or substantially
all of the Company’s properties and assets to any successor Person in a single transaction or
series of transactions, unless:

     (a) either:

     (i) the resulting, continuing, surviving or transferee Person is the Company; or

     (ii) the resulting, continuing, surviving or transferee Person is a corporation or
limited liability company (provided, that the successor may be a limited liability company
only if the Securities remain convertible into common stock of a corporation) 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 reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all
of the obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture;

     (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing;

     (c) if as a result of such transaction the Securities become convertible into Common Stock or
other securities issued by a third party, such third party fully and unconditionally guarantees all
obligations of the Company or such successor under the Securities and this Indenture; and

     (d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel (upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely), 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 6.02. 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 all or substantially
all of the properties and assets of the Company in accordance with Section 6.01, 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

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case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants
under this Indenture and the Securities.

ARTICLE 7

Default and Remedies

     Section 7.01. Events of Default. An “Event of Default” shall occur if:

     (a) the Company defaults in the payment of any principal of any of the Securities when the
same becomes due and payable (whether at maturity, on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date or
otherwise), whether or not such payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions set forth in
Article 9;

     (b) the Company defaults in the payment of any accrued and unpaid interest (including
Additional Interest, if any) when due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30
days, whether or not such payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions of Article 9;

     (c) the Company fails to deliver all shares of Common Stock when such Common Stock is required
to be delivered upon conversion of any Securities, and such default continues for five Business
Days;

     (d) the Company fails to provide the Fundamental Change Company Notice when required by this
Indenture and such default continues for five Business Days;

     (e) the Company fails to comply with any of its other agreements contained in the Securities
or in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty or default whose performance or breach is
elsewhere in this Section 7.01 specifically provided for) and such failure continues for 60 days
after receipt by the Company of a Notice of Default;

     (f) the acceleration of principal and/or accrued interest with respect to Indebtedness, where
the amount of such accelerated principal and/or interest is in an amount in excess of $40 million
because of a default with respect to such Indebtedness without such acceleration having been cured,
waived, rescinded or annulled within a period of 30 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice
of Default. However, if any such failure or acceleration shall cease or be cured, waived,
rescinded or annulled, then the event of default by reason thereof shall be deemed not to have
occurred and any acceleration as a result of the related event of default shall be automatically
rescinded;

     (g) the Company, or any Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law, commences a voluntary case or proceeding; consents to the entry of an order for
relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding or the commencement of any case against it;
consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; or
makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

     (h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that
is for relief against the Company or a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding;
appoints a Custodian of the Company or a Significant Subsidiary for any substantial part of the
property of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary; or orders the winding up or liquidation of
the Company or a Significant Subsidiary; and in each case of this subclause (h) the order or decree
remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

     The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code (or any successor thereto)
or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any
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     A default under clause (e) or (f) above is not an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies
the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then
outstanding notify the Company and the Trustee, in writing of the Default, and the Company does not
cure the Default (and such Default is not waived) within the time period specified in clauses (e)
or (f) above, as applicable, after actual receipt of such notice. The notice given pursuant to
this Section 7.01 must be in writing, specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state
that the notice is a “Notice of Default.” When any Default under this Section 7.01 is cured in
accordance herewith, it shall cease to be a Default.

     The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default unless written notice
thereof shall have been given to a Responsible Officer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee
by the Company (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 5.03), a Paying Agent, any
Holder or any agent of any Holder, which notice references the Securities and this Indenture.

     Section 7.02. Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with
respect to the Company specified in clauses (g) or (h) of Section 7.01) occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee may, by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding may, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, declare
all unpaid principal of, plus interest (including Additional Interest, if any) accrued and unpaid
through the date of such declaration on, all the Securities then outstanding to be due and payable
upon any such declaration, and the same shall thereupon become and be immediately due and payable.

     If an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in clause (g) or (h) of Section
7.01 occurs, all unpaid principal of, plus interest (including Additional Interest, if any) accrued
and unpaid through the date of such default on, all the Securities then outstanding shall ipso
facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of
the Trustee or any Holder.

     The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding or
the Holders originally causing the acceleration by notice to the Trustee may rescind an
acceleration of Securities and its consequences before a judgment or decree for the payment of
money has been obtained by the Trustee if (a) the rescission would not conflict with any existing
order or decree, (b) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of,
plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on, the Securities that
has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived and (c) all
payments due to the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 8.06 have been made. No such
rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

     Section 7.03. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee
may, but shall not be obligated to, pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity
to collect the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities, the
payment of Cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock upon conversion or to enforce the
performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.

     The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or
does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any
Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair
the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy
is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by
law.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this indenture, to the extent elected by the
Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with
the covenant set forth in Section 5.02 hereof, for the failure to file any documents or reports
that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
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Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA (any such obligation, the “Reporting Obligations”), shall for the
first 90 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to
receive additional interest on the Securities at an annual rate of 0.25% of the principal amount of
the Securities (the “Additional Interest”). If the Company so elects, such Additional Interest
will accrue on all outstanding Securities from and including the date on which an Event of Default
relating to a failure to comply with the Reporting Obligations hereof first occurs to but not
including the 91st day thereafter (or such earlier date on which the Event of Default relating to
the Reporting Obligations shall have been cured or waived). On such 91st day (or earlier, if such
Event of Default is cured or waived prior to such 91st day), such Additional Interest will cease to
accrue and, if such Event of Default has not been cured or waived prior to such 91st day, the
Securities will be subject to acceleration as provided above. The provisions set forth in this
paragraph will not affect the rights of Holders of Securities in the event of the occurrence of any
other Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, the Additional Interest shall not begin
accruing until the Company fails to comply with the Reporting Obligations for a period of 60
calendar days after written notice of such failure is given to the Company by the Trustee or to the
Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities then outstanding. In the event Company does not elect to pay the Additional Interest in
accordance with this paragraph, the Securities will be subject to acceleration as provided above.
In order to elect to pay the Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 90 days after
the occurrence of an Event of Default relating to failure to comply with the Reporting Obligations,
the Company must notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election on or before the close of
business on the date on which such Event of Default occurs. Upon the Company’s failure to timely
give such notice or pay the Additional Interest, the Securities will be subject to acceleration as
provided above.

     Section 7.04. Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default. Subject to Section 7.07 and 10.02,
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by
notice to the Trustee may waive an existing or future Default or Event of Default and its
consequences, except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or any
interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on any Security, or the payment of any applicable
Fundamental Change Purchase Price, or a failure by the Company to deliver shares of Common Stock
(and Cash in lieu of any fractional shares) upon conversion in accordance with Article 4 or any
Default or Event of Default in respect of any provision of this Indenture or the Securities that,
under Section 10.02, cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holders of each
outstanding Security. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right. This
Section 7.04 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA and such Section 316(a)(1)(B) is
hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.

     Section 7.05. Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Securities then outstanding may 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 it
under this Indenture. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with
law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of
another Holder or the Trustee, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability unless the
Trustee is offered security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it; provided that the Trustee
may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such
direction. This Section 7.05 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA and such
Section 316(a)(1)(A) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.

     Section 7.06. Limitations on Suits. Subject to Section 7.07, a Holder of a Security may not
pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:

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

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     (b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Securities make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

     (c) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory
to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

     (d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the notice,
request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

     (e) 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 aggregate principal amount of the Securities
then outstanding.

     A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Securityholder
or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Securityholder.

     Section 7.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security to receive payment in Cash of
the principal amount, Fundamental Change Purchase Price or interest (including Additional Interest,
if any) on any Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Security and this
Indenture, receive shares of Common Stock (and Cash in lieu of fractional shares) upon conversion
in accordance with Article 4 and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
such respective dates or the right to convert, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be
impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.

     Section 7.08. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default in the payment of principal
or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) or Additional Interest specified in clause (a)
or (b) of Section 7.01 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name
and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or another obligor on the Securities for the
whole amount owing with respect to the Securities and the amounts provided for in Section 8.06.

     Section 7.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim
and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings
relative to the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities), its creditors or its property and
shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any money or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the
event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay
to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 8.06, and to the extent that such payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the
same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends,
money, securities and other property which the Holders may be entitled to receive in such
proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or
otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or
consent to or, on behalf of any Holder, to authorize, accept or adopt 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 7.10. Priorities. Any money or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this
Article 7, and after an Event of Default, any money or other property distributable in respect of
the Company’s obligations under this Indenture shall be paid out in the following order:

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     First, to the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) for amounts due under Section 8.06;

     Second, to Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for the principal
amount, interest (including Additional Interest, if any), the Fundamental Change Purchase Price,
amounts due upon conversion (including amounts resulting from a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), as
the case may be, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts due
and payable on the Securities; and

     Third, the balance, if any, to the Company.

     The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this
Section 7.10. At least 15 days before such record date, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder and
the Company a notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.

     Section 7.11. Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy
under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as
Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an
undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable
costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit,
having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party
litigant. This Section 7.11 does not apply to a suit made by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder
pursuant to Section 7.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of
the Securities then outstanding.

     Section 7.12. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any
Holder of any Security 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 Article 7 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.

ARTICLE 8

Trustee

     Section 8.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee. (a) In case an Event of
Default with respect to the Securities has occurred (that has not been cured or waived), the
Trustee shall exercise with respect to the Securities such of the rights and powers vested in it by
this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person
would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

     (b) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities and after
the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default with respect to the Securities that may have
occurred:

     (i) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall with respect to the Securities be
determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be
liable with respect to the Securities except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

     (ii) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming
to the requirements of this Indenture;

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but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they conform on their face to the requirements
of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical
calculations or other facts stated therein).

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

     (i) this subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 8.01(b);

     (ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

     (iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a
majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding (determined as
provided in Section 2.08) relating to the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities; and

     (iv) none of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there
is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Indenture or adequate indemnity against
such risk is not reasonably assured to it.

     (d) Whether or not expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the
conduct or affecting the liability or affording protection to the Trustee (in any capacity,
including Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent) shall be subject to the provisions of this
Section.

     Section 8.02. Certain Rights of Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

     (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining
from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order, approval, bond, security or other paper or document (whether in original
or facsimile form) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by the proper party or parties. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in any
such document;

     (b) Any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be
sufficiently evidenced by a resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors or an instrument signed
in the name of the Company, by one or more Officers thereof (unless other evidence in respect
thereof is specifically prescribed herein);

     (c) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate
or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee
may consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice of such counsel and Opinions of
Counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Securities shall be full
and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered
or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

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

     (e) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good
faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred
upon it by this Indenture;

     (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, consent,
order, approval, bond, security, or other papers or documents, but the Trustee, in its discretion,
may make even further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit; and,
if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled
to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at
the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by
reason of such inquiry or investigation;

     (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;

     (h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge or be charged with knowledge of an Event
of Default except (i) if the Trustee is acting as Paying Agent, any Default or Event of Default
occurring pursuant to Sections 5.01, 7.01(a) or 7.01(b), (ii) if the Trustee is acting as
Conversion Agent, any Default or Event of Default occurring pursuant to Sections 5.01 or 7.01(c),
and (iii) any Default or Event of Default of which the Trustee shall have received written
notification which references the Securities and this Indenture or of which a Responsible Officer
shall have obtained actual knowledge. Delivery of reports, information and documents to the
Trustee under Section 5.02 is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of the
foregoing shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its
covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’
Certificates, except as otherwise provided herein);

     (i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee pursuant
hereto, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and
other person employed by the Trustee to act hereunder;

     (j) The permissive right of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any actions enumerated
in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty;

     (k) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth
the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified
actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person
authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any
such certificate previously delivered and not superseded;

     (l) Anything in this Indenture notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for
special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but
not limited to loss of profit), even if the Trustee has been advised as to the likelihood of such
loss or damage and regardless of the form of action; and

     (m) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance
of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by
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reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood;
terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions; loss or
malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents;
labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority and governmental action.

     Section 8.03. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities. (a) The
recitals contained herein and in the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Company,
and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same.

     (b) The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture
or of the Securities.

     (c) The Trustee or any Authorized Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by
the Company of any of the Securities or of the proceeds of such Securities, or for the use or
application of any moneys paid over by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this
Indenture, or for the use or application of any moneys received by any Paying Agent other than the
Trustee.

     Section 8.04. May Hold Securities. The Trustee or any Paying Agent or Registrar, in its
individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to
Section 8.13, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar.

     Section 8.05. Moneys Held in Trust. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.05, all moneys
received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the
purposes for which they were received, but 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 moneys
received by it hereunder except such as it may agree in writing with the Company to pay thereon.

     Section 8.06. Compensation and Reimbursement. (a) The Company covenants and agrees to pay to
the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, such compensation (which shall not be limited by
any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust), as the
Company and the Trustee may from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it in
the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers
and duties hereunder of the Trustee, and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the
Company shall pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions
of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its
counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or
advance as may arise from the Trustee’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The
Company covenants and agrees to indemnify the Trustee (and its officers, agents, directors,
shareholders and employees) for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred without gross
negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee and arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the reasonable costs and
expenses of defending itself against any claim of liability in the premises.

     (b) The obligations of the Company under this Section to compensate and indemnify the Trustee
and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances shall
constitute additional indebtedness hereunder. Such additional indebtedness shall be secured by a
lien prior to that of the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee
as such, except funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders.

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     (c) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified
in Section 7.01(g) or (h) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended
to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

     (d) For the purposes of this Section 8.06, the “Trustee” shall include any predecessor
Trustee; provided, however, that the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of any
Trustee or other indemnified party hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee
hereunder.

     (e) The provisions of this Section shall survive the discharge of this Indenture and
resignation or removal of the Trustee.

     Section 8.07. Reliance on Officers’ Certificate. Except as otherwise provided in Section
8.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it
necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or
omitting to take any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be
deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel
delivered to the Trustee and such certificate, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken
by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

     Section 8.08. Disqualification: Conflicting Interests. If the Trustee has or shall acquire
any “conflicting interest” within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the TIA, the Trustee and the
Company shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the TIA.

     Section 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. There shall at all times be a Trustee
with respect to the Securities issued hereunder which shall at all times be a corporation organized
and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof
or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or other Person permitted to act as trustee by the
SEC, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and
surplus, or being a member of a bank holding company with a combined capital and surplus, of at
least 50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal,
State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or
examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of
such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most
recent report of condition so published. The Company may not, nor may any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company, serve as Trustee.
In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of
this Section, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in
Section 8.10.

     Section 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. (a) The Trustee or any
successor hereafter appointed may at any time resign as Trustee with respect to the Securities by
giving written notice thereof to the Company and by transmitting notice of resignation by mail,
first class postage prepaid, to the Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon the
Register. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor trustee with respect to the Securities by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of
Directors. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment
within 30 days after the mailing 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, or any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for
at least six months may on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such
court for the appointment of a successor trustee, in either case at the sole cost and expense of
the Company. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and
prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.

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

     (i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 8.08 after written
request therefor by the Company or by any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of
a Security or Securities for at least six months;

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

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

then, in any such case, the Company may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities and
appoint a successor trustee by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, or, unless
the Trustee’s duty to resign is stayed as provided herein, any Securityholder who has been a bona
fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months may, on behalf of that Holder and
all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the
Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if
any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.

     (c) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time
outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company and may
appoint a successor Trustee with the consent of the Company. If no successor trustee shall have
been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after such notification of removal
by the Holders, the Trustee to be removed may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities, or any Securityholder who has
been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months may on behalf of
himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a
successor trustee, in either case at the sole cost and expense of the Company. Such court may, as
it may deem proper prescribe or appoint a successor trustee.

     (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any resignation or removal of the Trustee
and appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities pursuant to any of the
provisions of this Section shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor
trustee as provided in Section 8.11.

     (e) So long as no event which is, or after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become, an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and except with respect to a Trustee
appointed by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at that time
outstanding pursuant to Subsection (c) of this Section, if the Company shall have delivered to the
Trustee (i) a resolution of the Board of Directors appointing a successor Trustee, effective as of
a date specified therein, and (ii) an instrument of acceptance of such appointment, effective as of
such date, by such successor Trustee in accordance with Section 8.11, the Trustee shall be deemed
to have resigned as contemplated in subsection (a) of this Section, the successor Trustee shall be
deemed to have been appointed by the Company pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section and such
appointment shall be deemed to have been accepted as contemplated in Section 8.11, all as of such
date, and all other provisions of this Section and Section 8.11 shall be applicable to such
resignation, appointment and acceptance except to the extent inconsistent with this subsection (e).

     (f) At any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities.

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     Section 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment By Successor. (a) In case of the appointment
hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to the 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 and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, 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, subject to the lien provided for in Section
8.06(b).

     (b) 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) of this Section.

     (c) 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 8.

     (d) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section, the
Company shall transmit notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder by mail, first class
postage prepaid, to the Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon the Register. If
the Company fails to transmit such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the
successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be transmitted at the expense
of the Company.

     Section 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any corporation
or other business entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated, or any corporation or other business entity resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or other business entity
succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee
hereunder, provided that such corporation or other business entity shall be qualified under the
provisions of Section 8.08 and eligible under the provisions of Section 8.09, without the execution
or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein
to the contrary notwithstanding. 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 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company. The Trustee shall
comply with Section 311(a) of the TIA, excluding any creditor relationship described in
Section 311(b) of the TIA. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to
Section 311(a) of the TIA to the extent included therein.

     Section 8.14. Notice of Defaults. If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing
hereunder and if it is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall
mail to each Holder notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after such Default or
Event of Default. Except in the case of a default in payment of principal of or interest
(including Additional Interest, if any) on any Security, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and
so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the
notice is not opposed to the interest of the Holders of such Securities.

     Section 8.15. Reports by Trustee. (a) Within sixty (60) days after May 15 of each year
commencing with the year 2008, the Trustee shall transmit to Securityholders such reports dated as
of May 15 of the year in which such report is made concerning the Trustee and its actions under
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pursuant to the TIA, including, without limitation, Section 313(a) thereof, at the times and
in the manner provided pursuant thereto. In the event that, on any such reporting date, no events
have occurred under the applicable sections of the TIA within the 12 months preceding such
reporting date, the Trustee shall be under no duty or obligation to provide such reports. The
Trustee shall also comply with TIA Section 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall transmit by mail all
reports as required by TIA Section 313(c).

     (b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Securityholders, be
delivered to the Company and filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which the
Securities are listed and with the SEC in accordance with TIA Section 313(d). The Company shall
notify the Trustee when the Securities are listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting
thereof.

ARTICLE 9

Subordination

     Section 9.01. Agreement to Subordinate. The Company agrees, and each holder of Securities by
accepting a Security agrees, that the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities is subordinated in
right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 9, to the prior payment
in full in cash or other consideration satisfactory to holders of Senior Debt of all Senior Debt
(whether outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed), and
that the subordination is for the benefit of the holders of Senior Debt. The holders of the
Securities agree that the Securities are unsecured and agree that neither they nor the Trustee
shall accept any security from the Company or any Subsidiary unless and until the Senior Debt shall
have been paid in full in cash or other consideration satisfactory to the holders of the Senior
Debt.

     Section 9.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any distribution to creditors of
the Company in a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property, any
assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshaling of the Company’s assets and liabilities:

     (a) holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all obligations due
in respect of such Senior Debt (including interest accruing after, or which would accrue but for,
the commencement of any such proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Senior Debt,
whether or not the claim for such interest would be allowed) in cash or other consideration
satisfactory to the holders of the Senior Debt before holders of Securities shall be entitled to
receive any payment or other distribution of any kind or character (whether in cash, property or
securities (other than by conversion under Article 4 hereof)) with respect to the Securities; and

     (b) until all Senior Debt is paid in full in cash or other consideration satisfactory to the
holders of the Senior Debt, any distribution to which holders of Securities would be entitled but
for this Article 9 shall be made to holders of Senior Debt, as their interests may appear; and

     (c) if any payment with respect to the Senior Debt made prior to such proceeding is
subsequently set aside, the Senior Debt shall be reinstated to the extent of the amount set aside
and the provisions of this Article 9 shall continue to apply thereto until the Senior Debt has been
indefeasibly paid in full.

     Section 9.03. Default on Senior Debt and/or Designated Senior Debt.

     (a) In the event of any default in payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest
on, or any other payment obligation under any Senior Debt beyond any applicable grace period with
respect thereto (a “Payment Default”), then, until all such payments due in respect of such Senior
Debt have been paid in full in cash or other consideration satisfactory to holders of Senior Debt
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waived or shall have ceased to exist, no payment or distribution shall be made by the Company
with respect to the principal of, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the
Securities or to acquire any of the Securities (including any repurchase pursuant to the repurchase
right of a Holder pursuant to Article 3).

     (b) In addition, if the Trustee shall receive written notice from one or more holders of
Designated Senior Debt or one or more representatives of such holder or holders that there has
occurred and is continuing under such Designated Senior Debt, or any agreement pursuant to which
such Designated Senior Debt is issued, any default (other than a Payment Default), which default
shall not have been cured or waived, giving the holders of such Designated Senior Debt the right to
declare such Designated Senior Debt immediately due and payable (a “Payment Blockage Notice”),
then, anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment or
distribution on account of the principal of or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on
the Securities, and no repurchase or other acquisition of the Securities, shall be made by or on
behalf of the Company during the period (the “Payment Blockage Period”) commencing on the date of
receipt of the Payment Blockage Notice and ending on the earlier of 179 calendar days thereafter,
on the date on which such non-Payment Default is cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist or
all payments due with respect to the Senior Debt have been paid in full.

     Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding sentence (but subject to
the provisions contained in Section 9.01 and the first sentence of this Section 9.03), unless the
holder(s) of such Designated Senior Debt or the representative(s) of such holder(s) shall have
accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Debt, the Company may resume payments on the
Securities after the end of such Payment Blockage Period. No new Payment Blockage Period may start
unless at least 90 days have elapsed during which no default with respect to Designated Senior
Indebtedness has occurred or was continuing and in no event shall more than two Payment Blockage
Notices become effective during any 365-day period. No default under Designated Senior Debt that
is not a Payment Default that existed or was continuing on the date of delivery of any Payment
Blockage Notice delivered to the Trustee shall be, or be made, the basis of a subsequent Payment
Blockage Notice unless such default shall have been cured for a period of at least 90 consecutive
days (and provided that in no event shall more than two Payment Blockage Notices become effective
during any 365-day period).

     (c) In the event any judicial proceeding shall be pending with respect to any Payment Default
with respect to Senior Debt or non-payment default with respect to Designated Senior Debt, then,
anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, no payment on account of the
principal of or interest on the Securities, and no repurchase or other acquisition of the
Securities, shall be made by or on behalf of the Company.

     Section 9.04. Acceleration of Securities. In the event of the acceleration of the Securities
because of an Event of Default, the Company may not make any payment or distribution to the Trustee
or any holder of Securities in respect of obligations with respect to Securities and may not
acquire or purchase from the Trustee or any holder of Securities any Securities until all Senior
Debt has been paid in full in cash or other consideration satisfactory to holders of Senior Debt or
such acceleration has been rescinded in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

     If payment of the Securities is to be accelerated because of an Event of Default (other than
an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in Section 7.01(g) or (h)), the Company
shall promptly notify holders of Senior Debt or trustee(s) of such Senior Debt before the
acceleration.

     Section 9.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. In the event that the Trustee, any holder
of Securities or any other person receives any payment or distribution of assets of the Company or
any collateral security of any kind with respect to the Securities in contravention of any terms
contained in this Indenture, whether in cash, property or securities, including, without
limitation, by way of set-off or otherwise, then such

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payment or distribution shall be held by the recipient in trust for the benefit of holders of
Senior Debt, and shall be paid over and delivered to the holders of Senior Debt or their
representative(s), to the extent necessary to make payment in full in cash or other consideration
satisfactory to such holders of all Senior Debt remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any
concurrent payment or distribution or provision therefor, to or for the holders of Senior Debt;
provided, that the foregoing shall apply to the Trustee only if a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee has actual knowledge (as determined in accordance with Section 8.02) that such payment or
distribution is prohibited by this Indenture.

     With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to perform only such
obligations on the part of the Trustee as are specifically set forth in this Article 9, and no
implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this
Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Debt, and shall not be liable to any such holders if the Trustee shall pay over
or distribute to or on behalf of holders of Securities or the Company or any other person money or
assets to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 9, except if
such payment or distribution is made as a result of the willful misconduct or negligence of the
Trustee.

     Section 9.06. Notice by Company. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any facts
known to the Company that would cause a payment of any obligations with respect to the Securities
or the purchase of any Securities by the Company to violate this Article 9, but failure to give
such notice shall not affect the subordination of the Securities to the Senior Debt as provided in
this Article 9.

     Section 9.07. Subrogation. After all Senior Debt is indefeasibly paid in full and until the
Securities are paid in full, holders of Securities shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with
all other Indebtedness pari passu with the Securities) to the rights of holders of Senior Debt to
receive distributions applicable to Senior Debt to the extent that distributions otherwise payable
to the holders of Securities have been applied to the payment of Senior Debt. A distribution made
under this Article 9 to holders of Senior Debt that otherwise would have been made to holders of
Securities is not, as between the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior Debt and
holders of Securities, a payment by the Company on the Securities.

     Section 9.08. Relative Rights. This Article 9 defines the relative rights of holders of
Securities and holders of Senior Debt. Nothing contained in this Indenture shall otherwise:

     (a) impair, as between the Company and holders of Securities, the obligation of the Company,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of and interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) on the Securities in accordance with their terms;

     (b) affect the relative rights of holders of Securities and creditors (other than with respect
to Senior Debt) of the Company, other than their rights in relation to holders of Senior Debt; or

     (c) prevent the Trustee or any holder of Securities from exercising its available remedies
upon a Default or Event of Default, subject to the notice requirements of Section 7.02 and to the
rights of holders and owners of Senior Debt to receive distributions and payments otherwise payable
to holders of Securities.

     If the Company fails because of this Article 9 to pay principal of or interest (including
Additional Interest, if any) on a Security on the due date, the failure is still a Default or Event
of Default.

     Section 9.09. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company. No right of any holder of Senior
Debt to enforce the subordination of the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities shall be impaired
by any act or failure to act by the Company or any holder of Securities or by the failure of the
Company or any such holder to comply with this Indenture.

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     Section 9.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative. Whenever a distribution is to be
made or a notice given to holders of Senior Debt, the distribution may be made and the notice given
to their representative(s).

     Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article 9, the
Trustee and the holders of Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by
any court of competent jurisdiction or upon any certificate of such representative or of the
liquidating trustee or agent or other person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the
holders of Securities for the purpose of ascertaining the persons entitled to participate in such
distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount
thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts
pertinent thereto or to this Article 9.

     Section 9.11. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. The Company shall give prompt written
notice to the Trustee of any fact known to the Company that would prohibit the making of any
payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Article 9 or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge
of the existence of any facts that would prohibit the making of any payment or distribution by the
Trustee (other than pursuant to Section 8.04), and the Trustee may continue to make payments on the
Securities, unless a Responsible Officer shall have received at least two Business Days prior to
the date of such payment or distribution written notice of facts that would cause such payment or
distribution with respect to the Securities to violate this Article 9. Only the Company or the
holder or representative of any class of Senior Debt may give such notice.

     Nothing contained in this Article 9 shall impair the claims of, or payments to, the Trustee
under or pursuant to Section 8.06.

     The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Debt with the same rights
it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights.

     Section 9.12. Authorization to Effect Subordination. Each holder of a Security by such
holder’s acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on the holder’s behalf to take such
action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this
Article 9, and appoints the Trustee to act as the holder’s attorney-in-fact for any and all such
purposes. If the Trustee does not file a proper proof of claim or proof of debt in the form
required in any proceeding referred to in Section 7.09 at least 30 days before the expiration of
the time to file such claim, the holders of any Senior Debt or their representatives are hereby
authorized to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the holders of the Securities.

     Section 9.13. Article Applicable to Paying Agents. In case at any time any Paying Agent
other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the
term “Trustee” as used in this Article shall in such case (unless the context otherwise requires)
be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all
intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article in addition to or in place
of the Trustee.

     Section 9.14. Senior Debt Entitled to Rely. The holders of Senior Debt shall have the right
to rely upon this Article 9, and no amendment or modification of the provisions contained herein
shall diminish or adversely affect the rights of such holders of Senior Debt outstanding at the
time of such amendment or modification unless such holders shall have agreed in writing thereto.

     Section 9.15. Permitted Payments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Article 9, the holders of Securities may receive and retain at any time on or prior to the Maturity
Date (a) securities that are subordinated to at least the same extent as the Securities to (i)
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exchange for Senior Debt and (b) payments and other distributions made from any trust created
pursuant to Section 11.01.

     Section 9.16. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions. No right of any present or future
holder of any Senior Debt to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way
be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company, or by any
non-compliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture,
regardless of any knowledge thereof any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with. All
rights and interests under this Indenture of any holder of Senior Debt and all agreements of the
Trustee, the Company and the holders of the Securities under this Article 9 shall remain in full
force and effect irrespective of any lack of validity or enforceability of any document or
instrument relating to the Senior Debt or any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a
defense available to or a discharge of the Trustee, the Company or such holder.

     Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Senior
Debt may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the
holders of the Securities, without incurring responsibility to the holders of the Securities and
without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article 9 or the obligations
hereunder of the holders of the Securities to the holders of Senior Debt, do any one or more of the
following, subject to any rights of the Company in respect thereof: (i) change the manner, place
or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Debt, or otherwise
amend or supplement in any manner Senior Debt or any instrument evidencing the same or any
agreement under which Senior Debt is outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal
with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Debt; (iii) release any person
liable in any manner for the collection of Senior Debt; and (iv) exercise or refrain from
exercising any rights against the Company and any other person.

     Section 9.17. Certain Conversions Deemed Payment. For the purposes of this Article 9 only,
(i) the issuance and delivery of junior securities upon conversion of Securities in accordance with
Article 4 shall not be deemed to constitute a payment or distribution on account of the principal
of or premium or interest on Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of
Securities, and (ii) the payment, issuance or delivery of Cash (except in satisfaction of
fractional shares pursuant to Section 4.02(a)), property or securities (other than junior
securities) upon conversion of a Security shall be deemed to constitute payment on account of the
principal of such Security. For the purposes of this Section, the term “junior securities” means
(a) shares of any stock of any class of the Company and securities into which the Securities are
convertible pursuant to Article 4 and (b) securities of the Company which are subordinated in right
of payment to all Senior Debt which may be outstanding at the time of issuance or delivery of such
securities to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Securities are so
subordinated as provided in this Article 9. Nothing contained in this Article 9 or elsewhere in
this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as among the Company, its
creditors other than holders of Senior Debt and the Holders of the Securities, the right, which is
absolute and unconditional, of the Holder of any Security to convert such Security in accordance
with Article 4.

ARTICLE 10

Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

     Section 10.01. Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or
supplement this Indenture or the Securities without notice to, or consent of, any Securityholder:

     (a) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, 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 which shall not be
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Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (a) shall not adversely affect
the interests of the Holders in any material respect;

     (b) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of Certificated
Securities;

     (c) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations to Holders of Securities in the
case of a share exchange, merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets;

     (d) to add a guarantor;

     (e) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of
this Indenture under the TIA;

     (f) to secure the Securities;

     (g) to increase the Conversion Rate;

     (h) to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depositary, including the
Depositary;

     (i) to conform the text of this Indenture or the Securities to any provision of the
“Description of the Notes” contained in the Prospectus to the extent that the text of the
“Description of the Notes” was intended by the Company and the Underwriters to be a recitation of
the text of this Indenture or the Securities as represented by the Company to the trustee in an
Officers’ Certificate;

     (j) to provide for a successor Trustee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or to
otherwise comply with any requirement of this Indenture;

     (k) to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities, to the extent that the Company and
the Trustee deem such amendment or supplement necessary or advisable in connection with such
issuance; provided that no such amendment or supplement shall impair the rights or interests of any
Holder of outstanding Securities; or

     (l) to add to the covenants listed in Article 5 or Events of Default listed in Article 7 for
the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

     (m) to establish the forms or terms of the Securities if issued in certificated form;

     (n) make any change to this Indenture or forms or terms of the Securities that would provide
any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of Securities or that does not adversely affect in
any material respect the legal rights under this Indenture or the Securities of any such Holder; or

     (o) to execute a supplemental indenture in accordance with Section 4.09.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification or amendment may be made to the subordination
provisions in Article 9 of this Indenture that adversely affects the rights of any holder of Senior
Debt then outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Debt (or any group or representative
thereof authorized to give a consent) consent to such change.

     Section 10.02. With Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement
the Securities or this Indenture with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding. Subject to Section 7.04 and Section
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majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may, without notice
to the Holders of Securities, waive compliance in any instance by the Company with any provision of
the Securities or this Indenture or waive any past default under this Indenture and its
consequences, except a default in the payment of any amount due, or in the obligation to deliver
Common Stock, with respect to any Security or in respect of any provision which under this
Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Security
affected. However, notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 10.04, without the consent
of the Holders of each Security then outstanding, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not:

     (a) change the stated maturity of the principal of or the payment date of any installment of
interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on or with respect to the Securities;

     (b) reduce the principal amount of, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of, or the
Conversion Rate (except as provided in this Indenture) or rate of interest or Additional Interest
on, any Security;

     (c) reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of any Security;

     (d) change the currency in which payment of principal of, the Fundamental Change Purchase
Price of, or interest with respect to, the Securities is payable;

     (e) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on, or with respect
to, any Security;

     (f) modify the provisions with respect to the repurchase rights of Holders as provided in
Article 3 in a manner adverse to Holders;

     (g) adversely affect the right of Holders to convert Securities in any material respect, other
than as provided in this Indenture;

     (h) modify the subordination provisions in Article 9 hereof in a manner adverse to Holders;

     (i) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Securities, the consent of
whose Holders is required to take specific actions including, but not limited to, the waiver of
past defaults or the modification or amendment of this Indenture; or

     (j) alter the manner of calculation or rate of accrual of interest or Additional Interest or
Fundamental Change Purchase Price or the Conversion Rate (except as permitted under Section
10.01(g)) on any Security or extend the time for payment of any such amount.

     It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 10.02 to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if
such consent approves the substance thereof.

     After an amendment, supplement or waiver under Section 10.01 or this Section 10.02 becomes
effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the
amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect
therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment,
supplement or waiver.

     Section 10.03.  Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. Every amendment to or supplement of
this Indenture or the Securities shall comply with the TIA as in effect at the date of such
amendment or supplement.

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     Section 10.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents. Until an amendment, supplement or waiver
becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every
subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security.
However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Security or portion
of a Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment,
supplement or waiver becomes effective.

     After any amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every applicable
Securityholder.

     Section 10.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities. If an amendment, supplement or waiver
changes the terms of a Security, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it
to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the changed
terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the
Company in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security
that reflects the changed terms.

     Section 10.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. The Trustee shall sign any amendment or
supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 10 if the amendment or supplemental
indenture does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee in
any material respect. If it does adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of
the Trustee in any material respect, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, but need not sign it.
In signing or refusing to sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be
provided with and, subject to Section 8.01, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment or supplemental indenture is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of
such amendment or supplement have been satisfied or duly waived.

     Section 10.07. 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.

ARTICLE 11

Satisfaction and Discharge

     Section 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture. This Indenture shall 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, on demand of and at the expense of the
Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture, when

     (a) either

     (i) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Securities that
have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in
Section 2.07) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

     (ii) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have
become due and payable whether at the Maturity Date, upon acceleration, with respect to any
Fundamental Change Purchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise and the Company deposits with
the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as the case may be, Cash, Common Stock or other
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combination thereof, as applicable hereunder, sufficient to pay on such date all
amounts due and owing on all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced pursuant
to Section 2.07) on such date;

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

     (c) 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 8.06 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee
pursuant to Section 11.01(a)(ii), the obligations of the Trustee under Section 11.02 shall survive
such satisfaction and discharge.

     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Article 4, Article 11, and Section 2.04,
Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 2.08, Section 2.14, Section 5.01, Section 5.05, Section 5.06
and Section 8.06 shall survive any discharge of this Indenture until such time as there are no
Securities outstanding.

     Section 11.02. Repayment to the Company. The Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion
Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any Cash or securities held by them for the
payment of any amount with respect to the Securities that remains unclaimed for two years, subject
to applicable unclaimed property law. After return to the Company, Holders entitled to the Cash or
securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned
property law designates another person and the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent
shall have no further liability to the Securityholders with respect to such Cash or securities for
that period commencing after the return thereof.

ARTICLE 12

Miscellaneous

     Section 12.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Indenture limits,
qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by
the TIA, including, without limitation, the duties imposed by TIA Section 318(c), the required
provision of the TIA shall control.

     Section 12.02. Notices. Any demand, authorization notice, request, consent or communication
shall be given in writing and delivered in person, sent by overnight courier or mailed by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission
(confirmed by delivery in person or mail by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by guaranteed
overnight courier) to the parties hereto as follows:

     If to the Company, to:

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

13625 Technology Drive

Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344-2252

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (952) 917-0637

     If to the Trustee, to:

U.S. Bank National Association

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul Minnesota 55107-1419

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Attention: Corporate Trust Services

(ADC 3.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2017)

Facsimile No.:651/495-8097

     All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been
duly given at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being
deposited in the mail, if mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt
requested); upon acknowledgement of receipt, if transmitted by facsimile; and the next Business Day
after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by guaranteed overnight courier.

     The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other in the manner prescribed above may designate
additional or different addresses or facsimile numbers for subsequent notices or communications.

     Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, or delivered by hand or by an overnight delivery service to it at its address
shown on the Register and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed or delivered within the time
prescribed. Any notice or communication shall also be mailed to any Person described in TIA
Section 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA.

     Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not
affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. Except as set forth above as to the
Trustee, if a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given,
whether or not the addressee receives it.

     Section 12.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders. Securityholders may
communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Securityholders with respect to their rights
under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent,
the Conversion Agent and any other Person shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).

     Section 12.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. (a) Upon any request or
application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company
shall furnish to the Trustee at the request of the Trustee:

     (i) an Officers’ Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition
precedent), if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been
complied with; and

     (ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition
precedent) have been complied with.

     (b) Each Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than an Officers’ Certificate provided
pursuant to Section 5.03) shall include:

     (i) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;

     (ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

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

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

provided that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’
Certificate or certificates of public officials.

     Section 12.05. Record Date for Vote or Consent of Securityholders. The Company may set a
record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to vote or consent to any
action by vote or consent authorized or permitted under this Indenture, which record date shall not
be more than 30 days prior to the date of the commencement of solicitation of such action.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.04, if a record date is fixed, those persons who were
Holders of Securities at the close of business on such record date (or their duly designated
proxies), and only those persons, shall be entitled to take such action by vote or consent or to
revoke any vote or consent previously given, whether or not such persons continue to be Holders
after such record date.

     Section 12.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent. The Trustee
may make reasonable rules (not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture) for action by or at a
meeting of Holders. Any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent may make reasonable rules for
its functions.

     Section 12.07. Legal Holidays. A “Legal Holiday” is a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
state or federally chartered banking institutions in New York, New York are not required to be
open. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that
is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If an Interest
Payment Record Date or other record date is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected.

     Section 12.08. 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 12.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be
used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the
Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

     Section 12.10. No Recourse Against Others. No recourse for the payment of the principal of,
or accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any), on, any Security, or for
any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any
obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture
or in any Security, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be
had against any past, present or future incorporator, shareholder, employee, agent, officer,
director, partner or Subsidiary of the Company as such or of any successor corporation, either
directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any
constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or
otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and
released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the
issue of the Securities.

     Section 12.11. Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the
Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind
its successor.

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     Section 12.12. Multiple Counterparts. The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this
Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together shall
represent the same agreement.

     Section 12.13. Separability. In case any provisions 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 12.14. Calculations in Respect of the Securities. The Company or its agents shall
make all calculations under this Indenture and the Securities in good faith. In the absence of
manifest error, such calculations shall be final and binding on all Holders. The Company or its
agents shall provide a copy of such calculations to the Trustee as required hereunder, and the
Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of any such calculation without independent
verification.

     Section 12.15. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The table of contents, cross-reference
sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for
convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify
or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands as of the date and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
James G. Mathews	 
	 	 	Name:  	James G. Mathews	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	 
	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its 

individual capacity, but solely as Trustee,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Raymond S. Haverstock	 
	 	 	Name:  	Raymond S. Haverstock	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President	 
	 

(Signature
page to the 2017 Indenture)

 

 

EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]

     UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN
SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS SECURITY IS A
GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN
THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

 

 

[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]

ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

3.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes due July 15, 2017

	 	 	 	 	 
	     No. ___

	 	CUSIP: 000886 AF8
	 	U.S. $                    
	 

	 	ISIN: US000 886A85	 	 

     ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company,” which term shall include
any successor Person under the Indenture referred to on the attached “Terms of the Notes”),
promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal amount of _____ Dollars
($_____) on July 15, 2017, and to pay interest thereon, in arrears, from and including the most
recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or if no
interest has been paid, from, and including December 26, 2007), to, but excluding, January 15 and
July 15 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on July 15, 2008, at a rate of
3.50% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment at July 15,
2017, or upon acceleration, or until such date on which this security is converted or purchased as
provided herein. The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest
Payment Date shall, as provided in the Indenture (as hereinafter defined), be paid to the Person in
whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such
interest, which shall be the January 1 or July 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date (each, an “Interest Payment Record
Date”); provided, however, that interest shall be paid to a Person other than the
Person in whose name this Security is registered at the Close of Business on the Interest Payment
Record Date as provided herein.

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

[Signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication: This is one of the Securities referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee,

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

3.50% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES
DUE July 15, 2017

     This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of 3.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes
due July 15, 2017 (the “Securities”) of the Company issued under an Indenture, dated as of December
26, 2007 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”). The terms of the Security include those stated in the Indenture, those made part of
the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), and those
set forth in this Security. This Security is subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred
to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, if any provision of this Security conflicts with the express provisions of the
Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. Capitalized terms used
but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise
indicated.

1. Interest.

     ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay
interest (including any Additional Interest) on the principal amount of this Security at the rate
per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest (including any Additional Interest), payable
semi-annually in arrears, on January 15 and July 15 of each year, with the first payment to be made
on July 15, 2008, subject to limited exceptions if the Securities are converted prior to the
relevant interest payment date. Interest on the Securities will accrue on the principal amount
from, and including, the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for or, if no
interest has been paid, from, and including, December 26, 2007, in each case to, but excluding, the
next Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

2. Method of Payment.

     Payment of the principal of, and interest (including any Additional Interest) on, the
Securities shall be made at the office of the Paying Agent 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. The Holder must surrender this Security to a Paying Agent to collect payment of principal.
Payment of interest on Certificated Securities shall be made by check mailed to the address of the
Person entitled thereto as such address appears in the Register; provided, however, that Holders
with Securities in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $2.0 million shall be paid, at their
written election, by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
so long as the Securities are registered in the name of a Depositary or its nominee, all payments
with respect to the Securities shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
account of the Depositary or its nominee.

3. Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent.

     Initially, the Trustee shall act as Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent. The Company
or any Affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent, subject to
the terms of the Indenture.

4. Indenture.

     The Securities are general subordinated unsecured obligations of the Company initially limited
to $• aggregate principal amount. The Company may, without consent of the Securityholders,
issue

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Additional Securities under the Indenture with the same terms as the Securities in an
unlimited aggregate principal amount. The Indenture does not limit other debt of the Company,
secured or unsecured.

5. Purchase by the Company Upon a Fundamental Change.

     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article 3 of the Indenture, each Holder shall
have the option to require the Company to repurchase its Securities upon the occurrence of a
Fundamental Change.

6. Conversion.

     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article 4 of the Indenture, a Holder of a
Security may convert the principal amount of such Security into shares of Common Stock at ay time
prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, at the
Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date; provided, however, that, if such Security is
submitted or presented for repurchase pursuant to Article 3 of the Indenture, such conversion right
shall terminate at the Close of Business on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such
Security (unless the Company shall default in making the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price
payment when due, in which case the conversion right shall terminate at the Close of Business on
the date such default is cured and such Security is repurchased).

7. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.

     The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may register the transfer of or exchange Securities in
accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain taxes, assessments or other
governmental charges that may be imposed in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture.

8. Persons Deemed Owners.

     The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of such Security for all
purposes.

9. Unclaimed Money or Securities.

     The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any Cash or
securities held by them for the payment of any amount with respect to the Securities that remains
unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property law. After return to the
Company, Holders entitled to the Cash or securities must look to the Company for payment as general
creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.

10. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver.

     Subject to certain exceptions, the Securities or the Indenture may be amended or supplemented
with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities then outstanding, and, subject to certain exceptions, an existing or future Default or
Event of Default with respect to the Securities and its consequences or compliance with any
provision of the Securities or the Indenture may be waived with the consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding. Subject to the
terms of the Indenture, without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company and the Trustee
may amend or supplement the Indenture or the

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Securities to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or make any
change that does not adversely affect in any material respect the interests under the Indenture of
any Holder.

11. Defaults and Remedies.

     Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, if an Event of Default (excluding an
Event of Default specified in Sections 7.01(g) or 7.01(h) of the Indenture with respect to the
Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company or the Holders of at least
twenty five percent (25%) in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by notice to the
Company and the Trustee may declare the Securities to be due and payable. Upon such declaration,
the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) on, all
Securities shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Sections
7.01(g) or 7.01(h) of the Indenture with respect to the Company occurs, the principal of, and
accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due
and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

12. Trustee Dealings with the Company.

     Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its
individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise
deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise
deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not the
Trustee.

13. No Recourse Against Others.

     No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in
the Indenture, or in this Security, or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby or hereby,
shall be had against any incorporator, as such, or against any past, present or future employee,
stockholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or
through the Company or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or
by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such
liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of the Securities by the Holders
and as part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.

14. Authentication.

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

15. Abbreviations.

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

16. Indenture to Control; Governing Law.

     TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECURITY CONFLICTS WITH
THE EXPRESS PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE, THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE SHALL GOVERN AND BE
CONTROLLING. THIS

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SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

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17 Copies of Indenture.

     The Company shall furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of
the Indenture. Requests may be made to: ADC Telecommunications, Inc., 13625 Technology Drive,
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344-2252, Facsimile No.: (952) 917-0637 Attention: General Counsel.

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to:

	 	 	 
	 

     (Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. number) __________________	 	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint

	 	 	 
	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to
act for him or her.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	Your Signature:
	 	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the

other side of this Security)	 	 

* Signature guaranteed by:

By:

 

			
	*	 	The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the
following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion
Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock
Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the
Trustee.

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CONVERSION NOTICE

To convert this Security into Common Stock of the Company, check the box: o

To convert only part of this Security, state the principal amount to be converted (must be $1,000
or a integral multiple of $1,000): $

If you want the stock certificate made out in another person’s name, fill in the form below:

	 	 	 
	 

     (Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. number)	 	 

	 	 	 
	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 

     (Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)	 	 
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	Your Signature:
	 	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the

other side of this Security)	 	 

* Signature guaranteed by:

By:

 

			
	*	 	The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the
following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion
Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock
Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the
Trustee.

 

REPURCHASE EXERCISE NOTICE

UPON A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE

To: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

The undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby irrevocably acknowledges receipt of a
notice from ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental
Change with respect to the Company and requests and instructs the Company to repurchase the entire
principal amount of this Security, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof) below designated, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this
Security at the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, together with accrued interest to, but
excluding, the Repurchase Date, to the registered Holder hereof.

Dated:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	     Signature(s)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a qualified guarantor
institution with membership in an approved signature
guarantee program pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	     Signature Guaranty	 	 

Principal amount to be repurchased

(in an integral multiple of $1,000, if less than all):

 

			
	 	 	NOTICE: The signature to the foregoing Election must correspond to the name as written upon the
face of the Security in every particular, without alteration or any change whatsoever.

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES

The following exchanges, repurchases or conversions of a part of this Global Security have been
made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PRINCIPAL	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	AMOUNT OF	 	 	AMOUNT OF	 	 	AMOUNT OF THIS	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	DECREASE IN	 	 	INCREASE IN	 	 	GLOBAL	 	 	SIGNATURE OF	 
	 	DATE OF	 	PRINCIPAL	 	 	PRINCIPAL	 	 	SECURITY	 	 	AUTHORIZED	 
	 	EXCHANGE,	 	AMOUNT OF THIS	 	 	AMOUNT OF THIS	 	 	FOLLOWING	 	 	SIGNATORY OF	 
	 	REPURCHASE OR	 	GLOBAL	 	 	GLOBAL	 	 	SUCH DECREASE	 	 	SECURITIES	 
	 	CONVERSION	 	SECURITY	 	 	SECURITY	 	 	OR INCREASE	 	 	CUSTODIAN	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

EXHIBIT B

     The following table sets forth the increase in the Conversion Rate, expressed as a number of
additional shares of Common Stock to be received per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, upon a
conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that occurs in the corresponding
period.

Adjustment Date

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Dec. 26,	 	July 15,	 	July 15,	 	July 15,	 	July 15,	 	July 15,	 	July 15,	 	July 15,	 	July 15,	 	July 15,	 	July 15,
	Stock Price	 	2007	 	2008	 	2009	 	2010	 	2011	 	2012	 	2013	 	2014	 	2015	 	2016	 	2017
	$15.43
	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 	 	 	29.7770	 
	$16.00
	 	 	29.2885	 	 	 	29.5244	 	 	 	28.1911	 	 	 	27.4682	 	 	 	27.4682	 	 	 	27.4682	 	 	 	27.4682	 	 	 	27.4682	 	 	 	27.4682	 	 	 	27.4682	 	 	 	28.3000	 
	$18.00
	 	 	27.7488	 	 	 	27.8440	 	 	 	26.3705	 	 	 	24.8579	 	 	 	23.3419	 	 	 	21.8649	 	 	 	20.5238	 	 	 	20.5238	 	 	 	20.5238	 	 	 	20.5238	 	 	 	21.2631	 
	$20.00
	 	 	26.7661	 	 	 	26.7687	 	 	 	25.2314	 	 	 	23.6074	 	 	 	21.9163	 	 	 	20.1770	 	 	 	18.4280	 	 	 	16.7448	 	 	 	15.2468	 	 	 	14.9682	 	 	 	15.6336	 
	$22.00
	 	 	26.1397	 	 	 	26.0814	 	 	 	24.5289	 	 	 	22.8586	 	 	 	21.0776	 	 	 	19.1874	 	 	 	17.2014	 	 	 	15.1445	 	 	 	13.0542	 	 	 	10.9958	 	 	 	11.0277	 
	$24.00
	 	 	25.7462	 	 	 	25.6483	 	 	 	24.1116	 	 	 	22.4373	 	 	 	20.6243	 	 	 	18.6616	 	 	 	16.5449	 	 	 	14.2613	 	 	 	11.7828	 	 	 	9.0009	 	 	 	7.1898	 
	$26.00
	 	 	25.5074	 	 	 	25.3844	 	 	 	23.8825	 	 	 	22.2317	 	 	 	20.4252	 	 	 	18.4441	 	 	 	16.2727	 	 	 	13.8732	 	 	 	11.1755	 	 	 	7.9545	 	 	 	3.9895	 
	$28.00
	 	 	25.3727	 	 	 	25.2343	 	 	 	23.7787	 	 	 	22.1685	 	 	 	20.3936	 	 	 	18.4305	 	 	 	16.2570	 	 	 	13.8216	 	 	 	11.0338	 	 	 	7.6226	 	 	 	1.9074	 
	$30.00
	 	 	23.8881	 	 	 	23.7223	 	 	 	22.3191	 	 	 	20.7597	 	 	 	19.0322	 	 	 	17.1108	 	 	 	14.9706	 	 	 	12.5544	 	 	 	9.7681	 	 	 	6.3537	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$32.00
	 	 	22.0995	 	 	 	21.9309	 	 	 	20.5830	 	 	 	19.0801	 	 	 	17.4093	 	 	 	15.5443	 	 	 	13.4602	 	 	 	11.0992	 	 	 	8.3755	 	 	 	5.0793	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$34.00
	 	 	20.5515	 	 	 	20.3834	 	 	 	19.0916	 	 	 	17.6477	 	 	 	16.0385	 	 	 	14.2386	 	 	 	12.2241	 	 	 	9.9408	 	 	 	7.3164	 	 	 	4.2054	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$36.00
	 	 	19.1990	 	 	 	19.0336	 	 	 	17.7972	 	 	 	16.4126	 	 	 	14.8672	 	 	 	13.1365	 	 	 	11.1991	 	 	 	9.0057	 	 	 	6.5006	 	 	 	3.6017	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$38.00
	 	 	18.0070	 	 	 	17.8459	 	 	 	16.6634	 	 	 	15.3373	 	 	 	13.8555	 	 	 	12.1954	 	 	 	10.3382	 	 	 	8.2404	 	 	 	5.8625	 	 	 	3.1773	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$40.00
	 	 	16.9485	 	 	 	16.7927	 	 	 	15.6620	 	 	 	14.3926	 	 	 	12.9734	 	 	 	11.3833	 	 	 	9.6064	 	 	 	7.6052	 	 	 	5.3548	 	 	 	2.8705	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$45.00
	 	 	14.7567	 	 	 	14.6160	 	 	 	13.6043	 	 	 	12.4665	 	 	 	11.1937	 	 	 	9.7692	 	 	 	8.1833	 	 	 	6.4114	 	 	 	4.4554	 	 	 	2.3857	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$50.00
	 	 	13.0423	 	 	 	12.9173	 	 	 	12.0090	 	 	 	10.9866	 	 	 	9.8429	 	 	 	8.5649	 	 	 	7.1476	 	 	 	5.5751	 	 	 	3.8627	 	 	 	2.0896	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$55.00
	 	 	11.6630	 	 	 	11.5529	 	 	 	10.7338	 	 	 	9.8112	 	 	 	8.7794	 	 	 	7.6280	 	 	 	6.3551	 	 	 	4.9500	 	 	 	3.4326	 	 	 	1.8735	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$60.00
	 	 	10.5282	 	 	 	10.4315	 	 	 	9.6894	 	 	 	8.8529	 	 	 	7.9175	 	 	 	6.8748	 	 	 	5.7244	 	 	 	4.4588	 	 	 	3.0980	 	 	 	1.7006	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$65.00
	 	 	9.5774	 	 	 	9.4927	 	 	 	8.8172	 	 	 	8.0552	 	 	 	7.2029	 	 	 	6.2533	 	 	 	5.2072	 	 	 	4.0583	 	 	 	2.8251	 	 	 	1.5562	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$70.00
	 	 	8.7685	 	 	 	8.6946	 	 	 	8.0769	 	 	 	7.3796	 	 	 	6.5993	 	 	 	5.7302	 	 	 	4.7732	 	 	 	3.7230	 	 	 	2.5957	 	 	 	1.4329	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$75.00
	 	 	8.0716	 	 	 	8.0072	 	 	 	7.4402	 	 	 	6.7993	 	 	 	6.0819	 	 	 	5.2825	 	 	 	4.4024	 	 	 	3.4364	 	 	 	2.3989	 	 	 	1.3262	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$80.00
	 	 	7.4648	 	 	 	7.4088	 	 	 	6.8863	 	 	 	6.2951	 	 	 	5.6327	 	 	 	4.8943	 	 	 	4.0811	 	 	 	3.1880	 	 	 	2.2276	 	 	 	1.2329	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$85.00
	 	 	6.9315	 	 	 	6.8829	 	 	 	6.3998	 	 	 	5.8525	 	 	 	5.2387	 	 	 	4.5540	 	 	 	3.7994	 	 	 	2.9699	 	 	 	2.0769	 	 	 	1.1506	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$90.00
	 	 	6.4589	 	 	 	6.4170	 	 	 	5.9689	 	 	 	5.4606	 	 	 	4.8901	 	 	 	4.2529	 	 	 	3.5501	 	 	 	2.7768	 	 	 	1.9431	 	 	 	1.0774	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$95.00
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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

[PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST TO

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.

THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN SEPARATELY FILED WITH THE COMMISSION]

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is dated December 21, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), and
is entered into by and between Ronald J. Nicolas (“Executive”), Fremont General Corporation (the
“Parent”) and Fremont Investment & Loan (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. (The
Parent and the Bank will be referred to collectively herein as the “Company”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, the Executive serves as an officer of the Company pursuant to a Management Continuity
Agreement dated as of May 9, 2005 (the “Prior Agreement”);

     WHEREAS, pursuant to a letter dated April 3, 2007, the Bank offered Executive a “retention
bonus” equal to one year of pay, payable in three installments as set forth therein, the last of
which is to be paid on December 14, 2007, which letter supersedes an earlier one that had been
issued dated March 20, 2007 (the “April 2007 Bank Retention Letter”);

     WHEREAS, pursuant to a letter dated August 27, 2007, the Parent offered Executive a “retention
bonus” equal to one year of pay, payable in four installments as set forth therein, the last three
of which are to be paid on January 1, 2008, April 1, 2008 and July 1, 2008 (the “August 2007 Parent
Retention Letter” and, along with the April 2007 Bank Retention Letter, the “Retention Letters”);

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Restricted Stock Agreements dated May 19, 2005, March 8, 2006 and
November 15, 2006, the Parent granted the Executive 21,000 shares (one-third of which vests on each
anniversary of the date of grant), 22,772 shares (one-third of which vests on each anniversary of
the date of grant), and 47,000 shares (one-third of which vests on January 1 of each of 2008, 2009
and 2010), respectively (collectively, the “Restricted Stock Agreements”), of common stock of
Parent, which shares are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in such Restricted Stock
Agreements;

     WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance to the Company of Cease and Desist Orders issued by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the California Department of Financial
Institutions (“DFI”), a new management team has been appointed at Parent and it is contemplated
that, upon receipt of approval of the FDIC and the DFI, the same new management team will be
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     WHEREAS, the Executive has indicated a willingness to remain in the employ of the Company and
has agreed to relinquish any and all amounts that may be due and owing under the Prior Agreement
and under any other agreements, programs or plans of the Company that provide Executive with cash
or equity entitlements, except for the Retention Plans, which shall continue in full force and
effect subject to the requirements set forth in such Retention Plans, and the Restricted Stock
Agreements, which shall continue in full force and effect subject to the requirements set forth in
such Restricted Stock Agreements;

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to be ensured of the Executive’s continued services; and

     WHEREAS, Executive desires to enter into a new agreement covering employment by the Executive,
upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

	1.	 	Effective Date of Agreement; Termination of Prior Agreement and Other Arrangements

     This Agreement shall be executed and delivered by Executive to the Company and this Agreement
shall become effective as of the Effective Date. The Prior Agreement as well as any other
agreements, programs or plans that provide Executive with cash or equity entitlements, shall be
considered terminated and shall be of no force or effect, effective as of the Effective Date,
except (i) for the Retention Plans, which shall continue in full force and effect subject to the
requirements set forth in such Retention Plans and (ii) the Restricted Stock Agreements, which
shall continue in full force and effect subject to the requirements set forth in such Restricted
Stock Agreements. The Executive has represented and warranted to the Company that Executive is not
entitled to any cash or equity entitlements under any Company agreements, programs or plans, except
with respect to the Prior Agreement, the Retention Plans and the Restricted Stock Agreements.

	2.	 	The Position

     The Executive agrees to be employed (a) as Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate
Development of Parent, commencing as of the Effective Date, and (b) as Executive Vice President and
Head of Corporate Development of the Bank. The Executive shall be based at either the Parent’s
headquarters in Santa Monica, California, the Bank’s headquarters in Brea, California or as
otherwise determined by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company understands and
agrees that Executive may from time to time physically render services from an alternative
location; provided, however, that the Executive will generally work out of the
Company’s offices.

	3.	 	Duties

     During his employment with the Company, Executive will serve the Company and its affiliates
faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability and will devote as much of his business

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time, energy, experience and talents as is necessary to perform his duties hereunder. During
his employment with the Company, Executive shall perform all duties and accept all responsibilities
incident to his position as Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Development of Parent as
may be reasonably assigned to him from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer. Executive
shall also be subject to and shall abide by all policies and procedures of the Company, except to
the extent that such policies and procedures conflict with the other provisions of this Agreement,
in which case this Agreement shall control.

	4.	 	Compensation

     Executive shall be paid the following as compensation for all services to be rendered by
Executive pursuant to this Agreement:

     (a) Base Salary. During the Term (as defined in Section 5 hereof), the Company shall
pay Executive a base salary (the “Base Salary”), payable in equal biweekly installments, according
to the Bank’s normal payroll practices, at an annual rate of Four Hundred Twenty Five Thousand
dollars ($425,000), less all applicable federal, state and/or local taxes and all other authorized
payroll deductions. Thereafter, Executive’s Base Salary will be subject to an approximately annual
review, and increases (but not reductions, except for reductions made to the Company’s executives
generally) may be made to Executive’s Base Salary at any time based upon the review by Parent’s
Board of Directors (“Board”) of Executive’s performance and the performance of the Company. For
the avoidance of any doubt, no payments made pursuant to the Retention Plans or the Restricted
Stock Agreements shall be considered to be part of “Base Salary” for any purpose under this
Agreement.

     (b) Annual Bonus. During the Term, the Bank may pay Executive a bonus or bonuses in
such amount as and in such a manner as the Board, in its discretion determines is appropriate.

     (c) New Restricted Shares. As of the Effective Date, the Parent will grant the
Executive an award of 200,000 restricted shares, pursuant to the Parent’s 2006 Performance
Incentive Plan. The restricted shares, whether or not vested, will be entitled to dividends if and
when such dividends are declared and paid to shareholders of Parent. Subject to acceleration of
vesting of such restricted shares as provided in Sections 9 and 10 hereof, one-third of the
restricted shares shall become vested on each of the first three anniversaries of the Effective
Date; provided, that as of each such vesting date, Executive is employed hereunder and has neither
given nor been given a notice of termination of Executive’s employment with Parent or the Bank.

	5.	 	Term

     Subject to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 11 hereof), the
term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence on the Effective Date and unless earlier
terminated pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 shall continue until the third (3rd) anniversary
of the Effective Date. Subject to the notice provisions of this paragraph, on the first annual
anniversary of the date first above written and each annual anniversary thereafter, the Term of
this Agreement may be renewed or extended for one (1) additional year after review and approval by
the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof. In the event the Company or the Executive gives
written notice to the other party or parties hereto of such party’s or parties’ election not to
extend the Term, with such

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notice to be given not less than ninety (90) days prior to any such anniversary date, then
this Agreement shall terminate at the conclusion of its remaining Term. References herein to the
Term of this Agreement shall refer to both the initial Term and successive Terms.

	6.	 	Expenses

     During the Term, the Bank shall reimburse the Executive for his reasonable expenses incurred
in the course of Executive’s duties, in accordance with the procedures and to the extent allowed
under applicable policies of the Bank. These expenses shall include transportation between the
Executive’s home and the Company’s offices. The Bank shall also provide (or reimburse) the
Executive for temporary accommodations while he is working at the Company’s offices.

7. Benefits

     (a) The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans and executive
compensation programs maintained by the Bank or Parent of general applicability to other executives
of the Company, including retirement plans, savings or profit-sharing plans, deferred compensation
plans, supplemental retirement or excess-benefit plans, stock option, restricted stock programs,
incentive or other bonus plans, life, disability, health, accident and other insurance programs,
paid vacations, and similar plans or programs, if any, subject in each case to the generally
applicable terms and conditions of the plan or program in question and to the determination of the
Board or any committee administering such plan or program.

     (b) Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from amending or terminating any
employee benefit plan or practice.

	8.	 	Effect of Death or Disability

     (a) In the event of Executive’s termination of employment by reason of “disability” (as
defined from time to time in any applicable disability plan or program of the Company) during the
Term, this Agreement shall terminate, subject to any applicable disability plan or program of the
Company or federal or state disability or leave laws. Executive shall receive such compensation and
benefits (if any) in connection with such termination consistent with the terms of such plans,
programs or applicable laws.

     (b) In the event of the Executive’s death, the Bank shall pay to the Executive’s estate an
amount, in cash, equal to (a) one hundred percent (100%) of his annual Base Salary at the rate in
effect at the time of Executive’s death, payable in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of the
Executive’s death, and (b) one hundred percent (100%) of the average Annual Bonus paid to the
Executive during the last three (3) fiscal years (or such shorter period if applicable) payable in
a lump sum within thirty (30) days of Executive’s death. The Bank will cause to be continued for
the Executive’s previously covered dependents’ life, medical and dental coverage that is
substantially equivalent to the coverage maintained by the Bank for Executive’s dependants prior to
the Executive’s death at no cost to the Executive’s covered dependants. Such coverage shall cease
upon the expiration of the remaining Term of this Agreement. If this coverage is not available,
the Bank will pay to the Executive’s covered dependants an amount equal to the remaining premiums
paid to

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the carrier for the coverage that was in force prior to the date of Executive’s death for the
remaining Term of this Agreement.

	9.	 	Termination of Employment and Severance

     (a) General

     (i) Termination by the Company for Cause or by Executive other than for Good
Reason. At any time during the Term, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment
under this Agreement for “Cause” (as hereinafter defined), or Executive may terminate his
employment with the Company other than for “Good Reason” (as hereinafter defined), after
which the Company shall pay to the Executive the amount of his accrued but unpaid Base
Salary and any unreimbursed reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of Executive’s
duties in accordance with the Company’s policies, in each case accrued through such
termination date (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”). Except as set forth in the
preceding sentence, the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder to Executive.

     (ii) Intentionally Left Bank.

Termination by the Company other than for Death, Disability or Cause or by the Executive
following a Qualifying Sale. If prior to the first anniversary of the date hereof, the Bank
[*] (a “Qualifying Sale”), then the restricted share award granted to Executive pursuant to Section
4(c) of this Agreement shall vest in full upon the consummation of the Qualifying Sale transaction.
If following the consummation of a Qualifying Sale and prior to the first anniversary of the
Effective Date, the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company other than on account of
the Executive’s death, disability or for Cause, or the Executive provides written notice of his
intent to terminate his employment, for any reason, upon ninety (90) days prior written notice,
then in lieu of any other severance payment provided in this Agreement, or other Company plan,
policy or arrangement, then the Bank shall make the following payments and benefits available to
the Executive following his termination of employment (less all applicable federal, state and/or
local taxes and all other authorized payroll deductions): (A) the Accrued Obligations, and (B)
subject to the Executive’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants contained in
Sections 11 through 15 of this Agreement, provided, however, that the non-solicitation provisions
of Section 11(a) shall remain in force for twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of
employment, and further provided that the Executive signs and returns to the Company the Release
and such Release has become irrevocable by Executive, severance compensation equal to (I) the
remaining portion of the Base Salary Executive would have received had he worked through the first
anniversary of the Effective Date, or through the first fifteen (15) months of this Agreement, if
the Qualifying Sale occurs in the 10th, 11th or 12th month of this
Agreement, payable in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following such termination date, provided,
however, that if the Qualifying Sale does not constitute a change in control event for purposes of
Code Section 409A, then the payment will be made in equal biweekly installments over a twelve (12)
calendar-month period, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices; and (II)
continued health benefits for three (3) years following the Executive’s termination of employment;
provided, however, that to the extent the applicable health plan does not permit Executive to
continue to participate in the plan during all or a part of such period, the Company shall pay the
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	*	 	Confidential information has been omitted pursuant to a request to the Securities and Exchange
Commission for confidential treatment. The information has been separately filed with the
Commission.

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coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”). Except as set
forth in this paragraph, the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder to Executive.

     (iii) Termination by Executive for Good Reason or by the Company other
than for Death, Disability or Cause. At any time during the Term, if Executive’s
employment is terminated by Executive for Good Reason, or by the Company for any reason
other than Executive’s death, disability or for Cause, the Bank (and Parent with respect to
(B)(I) below) shall make the following payments and benefits available to the Executive
(less all applicable federal, state and/or local taxes and all other authorized payroll
deductions): (A) the Accrued Obligations, and (B) subject to Executive’s continued
compliance with the restrictive covenants contained in Sections 11 through 15 of this
Agreement and further provided that Executive signs and returns to the Company the Release
and such Release has become irrevocable by Executive, severance compensation equal to (I)
three hundred percent (300%) of Executive’s annual Base Salary at the rate in effect at the
time of termination, payable in equal biweekly installments over a twelve (12)
calendar-month period, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices; (II) three
hundred percent (300%) of the average Annual Bonus paid to the Executive during the last
three (3) fiscal years (or such shorter period if applicable), payable in equal biweekly
installments over a twelve (12) calendar-month period, in accordance with the Company’s
normal payroll practices; (III) full vesting of the restricted share award granted pursuant
to Section 4(c) of this Agreement; (IV) an amount equal to three hundred percent (300%) of
the Average Annual Equity Value (defined below) payable in equal biweekly installments over
a twelve (12) calendar-month period, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll
practices; (V) in addition to the benefits to which the Executive is entitled under each
defined contribution retirement plan of the Company (a “DC Retirement Plan”), the Company
shall pay the Executive a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to the sum of (i) the amount that
would have been contributed thereto by the Company on the Executive’s behalf during the
three (3) years immediately following the date of termination, determined (x) as if the
Executive made the maximum permissible contributions thereto during such period, (y) as if
the Executive earned compensation during such period at a rate equal to the Executive’s
compensation (as defined in the DC Retirement Plan) during the twelve (12) months
immediately preceding the Date of Termination or, if
higher, during the twelve months immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event
or circumstance constituting Good Reason, and (z) without regard to any amendment to the DC
Retirement Plan made subsequent to a Change in Control Event and on or prior to the date of
termination, which amendment adversely affects in any manner the computation of
benefits

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thereunder, and (ii) the excess, if any, of (x) the Executive’s account balance under the DC
Retirement Plan as of the date of termination over (y) the portion of such account balance
that is nonforfeitable under the terms of the DC Retirement Plan; plus (VI) continued health
benefits for three (3) years following the Executive’s termination of employment; provided,
however, that to the extent the applicable health plan does not permit Executive to continue
to participate in the plan during all or a part of such period, the Company shall pay the
premiums relating to such continued coverage under COBRA. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Average Annual Equity Value” shall mean the sum of (1) and (2), where (1) equals the
average aggregate fair market value (based upon the closing price of the stock on the date
of such award), determined as of the date of grant, of all stock, phantom stock or similar
awards granted during the three years prior to Executive’s termination, and (2) equals the
average fair value (determined as of the date of grant) utilizing the same assumptions as
the Parent uses for financial accounting purposes under FAS 123R, of all stock option or
similar awards granted to Executive during the three years prior to the termination date,
provided, however, that Average Annual Equity Value shall not include the
restricted stock grant provided in Section 4(c) of this Agreement and to restricted stock
grants made pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreements. Except as set forth in this
paragraph, the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder to Executive.

     (iv) Executive may terminate his employment with the Company, whether for Good Reason
or not, only by giving the Company thirty (30) days’ advance notice in writing, in
accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement.

     (b) Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall
apply:

     (i) “Cause” shall mean any of the following: (A) Executive’s engaging in and/or
failure to take all appropriate action in response to any acts of fraud, dishonesty, theft,
embezzlement, or any other acts or omissions that are harmful or injurious to the Company
and/or any of its affiliates; (B) Executive’s willful refusal to perform any of the duties
or responsibilities: (I) reasonably assigned to Executive by the Board, (II) otherwise
reasonably assigned to Executive through Board adopted policies or procedures of the
Company; (C) Executive is removed, permanently prohibited, suspended and/or temporarily
prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Parent’s or Bank’s affairs by a notice
or order served under §8(e)(3), (e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1818(e)(3), (e)(4) and (g)(1)); (D) Executive’s commission of, indictment, or
conviction for, any felony, including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere or placement in
a pretrial diversion program; (E) Executive’s material violation of any policies or
procedures of the Company and/or any of its affiliates that adversely affects the Company;
and/or (F) Executive’s breach of any of the material terms of this Agreement or any other
agreement that Executive now has or later has with the Company and/or any of its affiliates
and failure to cure such breach of this subpart (F) within thirty (30) days following
Executive’s receipt of written notice of such breach from the Board.

     (ii) “Good Reason” shall mean Executive’s termination of his employment following the
Executive’s giving notice of his voluntary resignation within thirty (30) days after the
occurrence of any of the following, without Executive’s written consent: (A) a

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material reduction in Executive’s base salary or aggregate benefits, (B) a material
demotion in position accompanied by a material reduction in job duties and responsibilities,
(C) a material breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement, or (D)
a relocation of Executive’s principal place of employment by more than 30 driving miles from
its location at the Effective Date unless such relocation results in Executive principal
place of employment being closer to Executive’s primary residence, and in each of subparts
(A), (B), (C) or (D) of Section 9(b)(ii) above, a failure by the Company to cure such breach
within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice from Executive of such breach.

	10.	 	Change in Control Event.

     Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event (as defined below), all outstanding, unvested
equity awards shall vest in full. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control Event”
means the occurrence of any of the following after the Effective Date:

     For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control Event” of the Bank or Parent shall mean
an event of a nature that: (i) would be required to be reported in response to Item 5.01(a) of the
current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); or (ii) results in a Change
in Control Event of the Bank or Parent within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and
the rules and regulations promulgated by the applicable banking regulators, as in effect on the
date hereof (provided, that in applying the definition of change in control as set forth under the
rules and regulations of the applicable banking regulators, the Board of Directors shall substitute
its judgment for that of the applicable banking regulators); or (iii) without limitation such a
Change in Control Event shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (A) any “person” (as the
term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner”
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of voting securities of
the Bank or Parent representing 20% or more of the Bank’s or Parent’s outstanding voting securities
or right to acquire such securities except for any voting securities of the Bank purchased by
Parent and any voting securities purchased by any employee benefit plan of the Bank or Parent, (B)
individuals who constitute the Board of Directors as of the close of business on November 8, 2007
(the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided
that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a
vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose
nomination for election by Parent’s stockholders was approved by a Nominating Committee solely
comprised of members who are Incumbent Board members, shall be, for purposes of this clause (B),
considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board; provided, however, that the
resignations of members of the Board of Directors, contemplated in Section 9(a)(ii) hereof, shall
not constitute a Change in Control Event, or (C) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation,
sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Bank or the Parent or similar transaction occurs
or is effectuated in which the Bank or Parent is not the resulting entity.

	11.	 	Non-Solicitation, Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information

     (a) Executive agrees that, during the Term and for a period of eighteen (18) months
immediately following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason,
Executive shall not disrupt, damage, impair or interfere with the business of the Company

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and/or any of its affiliates, whether by way of interfering with or raiding their employees,
disrupting their relationships with any prospective (to Executive’s knowledge) or current
customers, clients, depositors, borrowers, brokers, lenders, suppliers, service providers,
employees, agents, representatives, and/or shareholders of the Company or any of its affiliates
(hereinafter collectively referred to as “Business Contacts”), or otherwise. Nor shall Executive
during the same period either directly or indirectly solicit, induce, recruit, or encourage to
leave the employment of the Company and/or any of its affiliates for any reason and/or to perform
work for a competitor of the Company and/or any of its affiliates (as an employee, independent
contractor, or otherwise) (such conduct is collectively referred to as “solicitation”) any person
who is then employed by the Company and/or any of its affiliates or who left the employ of the
Company and/or any of its affiliates less than one (1) year prior to the solicitation.

     (b) During the Term, Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, without written
consent of the Company, in any state in the United States in which the Company is doing “Business”
(as defined below) at the time Executive’s employment with the Company terminates: (i) engage in
the business of deposit gathering sourced through retail branch banks and real estate mortgage
origination and servicing or providing any other services or products that the Company offers as of
the time Executive’s employment terminates (the “Business”); (ii) enter the employ of, or render
any consulting or any other services to, any entity that is principally engaged in the Business; or
(iii) become interested in any such entity in any capacity, including, without limitation, as an
individual, partner, shareholder, officer, director, principal, agent, trustee or consultant;
provided, however, Executive may own, directly or indirectly, solely as a passive investment,
securities of any entity traded on any national securities exchange if Executive is not a
controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such entity and does not, directly or
indirectly, own two percent (2%) or more of any class of securities of such entity.

     (c) Executive acknowledges that, in his employment hereunder, he will occupy a position of
trust and confidence with the Company and/or its affiliates. Executive agrees that Executive shall
not, except as may be required to perform his duties hereunder, with the written consent of the
Company or as required by applicable law, without limitation in time or until such information
shall have become public other than by Executive’s unauthorized disclosure, use, disclose or
disseminate any trade secrets, confidential information or any other information of a secret,
proprietary, confidential or generally undisclosed nature (hereinafter collectively referred to as
“Confidential Information”) relating to the Company and/or any of its affiliates, or their
respective businesses, contracts, projects, proposed projects, revenues, costs, operations, methods
or procedures. Executive acknowledges that said information is specialized, unique in nature and
of great value to the Company and/or its affiliates, and that such information gives the Company
and/or its affiliates a competitive advantage in their businesses.

     (d) For purposes of this Section 11, Confidential Information shall not include information
that: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized
disclosure by Executive; (ii) becomes available to Executive in a manner that is not in
contravention of applicable law from a source (other than the Company) that is not known by
Executive, after reasonable investigation, to be bound by a confidential relationship with the
Company; or (iii) is required to be disclosed by law, court order or other legal process.

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     (e) Executive acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Confidential Information referred to in
this Agreement and (b) the relationships with the Business Contacts referenced in this Agreement
each are of substantial value to the Company and/or its affiliates and that a breach of any of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement relating to those subjects would cause irreparable harm to
the Company and/or its affiliates, for which the Company and/or its affiliates would have no
adequate remedy at law. Therefore, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to the
Company and/or any of its affiliates under this Agreement or otherwise, the Company and/or its
affiliates shall be entitled to appropriate equitable relief to specifically enforce Executive’s
duties and obligations under this Agreement, or to enjoin any breach of this Agreement, without the
need to post a bond or other security and without the need to demonstrate special damages.

     (f) Executive and the Company intend that: (i) this Section 11 shall be construed as a series
of separate covenants; (ii) if any portion of the restrictions set forth in this Section 11 should,
for any reason whatsoever, be declared invalid by an arbitrator or a court of competent
jurisdiction, the validity or enforceability of the remainder of such restrictions shall not
thereby be adversely affected; and (iii) Executive declares that the territorial and time
limitations set forth in this Section 11 are reasonable and properly required for the adequate
protection of the business of the Company and/or its affiliates. In the event that any such
territorial or time limitation is deemed to be unreasonable by an arbitrator or a court of
competent jurisdiction, Executive agrees to the reduction of the subject territorial or time
limitation to the area or period which such arbitrator or court shall have deemed reasonable.

     (g) All of the provisions of this Section 11 are in addition to any other written agreements
on the subjects covered herein that Executive may have with the Company and/or any of its
affiliates, and are not meant to and do not excuse any additional obligations that Executive may
have under such agreements.

	12.	 	Return of Company Property

     Executive agrees, upon the termination of his employment with the Company for any reason, to
return all physical, computerized, electronic or other types of records, documents, proposals,
notes, lists, files and any and all other materials including, without limitation, computerized
and/or electronic information that refers, relates or otherwise pertains to the Company and/or its
affiliates, and any and all business dealings of said persons and entities. In addition, Executive
shall return to the Company all property or equipment that Executive has been issued during the
course of Executive’s employment or which Executive otherwise currently possesses, including, but
not limited to, any computers, cellular phones, BlackBerries, PDAs, and/or pagers. Executive shall
immediately deliver to the Company any such physical, computerized, electronic or other types of
records, documents, proposals, notes, lists, files, materials, property and equipment that are in
Executive’s possession. Executive further agrees that Executive will immediately forward to the
Company any business information regarding the Company and/or any of its affiliates that has been
or is inadvertently directed to Executive following Executive’s last day of employment with the
Company. The provisions of this Section 12 are in addition to any other written agreements on this
subject that Executive may have with the Company and/or any of its affiliates, and are not meant to
and do not excuse any additional obligations that Executive may have under such agreements.

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	13.	 	All Developments the Property of the Company

     All confidential, proprietary or other trade secret information, all work performed, and all
other ideas, discoveries, inventions, designs, processes, methods and improvements, conceived,
developed, or otherwise made by Executive, during his employment with the Company, alone or with
others, and in any way relating to the Company’s and/or any of its affiliates’ present or planned
businesses or products, whether or not patentable or subject to copyright protection and whether or
not reduced to tangible form or reduced to practice during the period of Executive’s employment
with the Company (“Developments”) shall be the sole property of the Company, provided,
however, that such Developments do not include any invention or development that qualifies
fully under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 2870 (the text of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit A). Executive further agrees to disclose all Developments promptly, fully and in
writing to the Company promptly after development of the same, and at any time upon request.
Executive agrees to, and hereby does assign to the Company all of Executive’s right, title and
interest throughout the world in and to all Developments. Executive agrees that each of the
Developments shall constitute a “work made for hire,” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101, and hereby
irrevocably assigns to the Company all copyrights, patents and any other proprietary rights
Executive may have in any Developments without any obligation on the part of the Company to pay
royalties or any other consideration to Executive in respect of such Developments. Executive
hereby grants to the Company an irrevocable power of attorney to perform any and all acts and
execute any and all documents and instruments on behalf of Executive as the Company may deem
appropriate in order to perfect or enforce the rights defined in this Section 13. Executive agrees
to assist the Company (without charge, but at no cost to Executive) to obtain and maintain for
itself such rights, and agrees that such obligation to assist the Company shall continue after the
termination of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 13 are in addition to any other
written agreements on this subject that Executive may have with the Company and/or any of its
affiliates, and are not meant to and do not excuse any additional obligations that Executive may
have under such agreements.

	14.	 	Non-Disparagement of the Company

     During Executive’s employment with the Company and at all times thereafter, Executive and the
Company agree, to the fullest extent permissible by law, not to make, directly or indirectly, any
public or private statements, gestures, signs, signals or other verbal or nonverbal, direct or
indirect communications that are or could be harmful to or reflect negatively on the Executive or
on the Company and/or any of its affiliates and/or their businesses, or that are otherwise
disparaging of the Executive or the Company and/or any of its affiliates and/or their businesses,
or any of their past, present or future officers, directors, employees, advisors, agents, policies,
procedures, practices, decision-making, conduct, professionalism or compliance with standards. The
provisions of this Section 14 are in addition to any other written agreements on this subject that
Executive may have with the Company and/or any of its affiliates, and are not meant to and do not
excuse any additional obligations that Executive or the Company may have under such agreements.

	15.	 	Cooperation in Third-Party Disputes

     At all times during and after Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive shall
cooperate with the Company and/or its affiliates and each of their respective attorneys or other
legal representatives (collectively referred to as “Attorneys”) in connection with any claim,
litigation, or

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judicial or arbitral proceeding which is now pending or may hereinafter be brought against the
Parent, the Bank and/or any of its affiliates by any third party. Executive’s duty of cooperation
shall include, but shall not be limited to, (a) meeting with the Company’s and/or its affiliates’
Attorneys by telephone or in person at mutually convenient times and places in order to state
truthfully Executive’s knowledge of the matters at issue and recollection of events; (b) appearing
at the Company’s and/or its affiliates’ and/or their Attorneys’ request (and, to the extent
possible, at a time convenient to Executive that does not conflict with the needs or requirements
of Executive’s then-current employer) as a witness at depositions, trials or other proceedings,
without the necessity of a subpoena, in order to state truthfully Executive’s knowledge of the
matters at issue; and (c) signing at the Company’s and/or its affiliates’ and/or their Attorneys’
request declarations or affidavits that truthfully state the matters of which Executive has
knowledge. The Company shall promptly reimburse Executive for Executive’s actual and reasonable
travel or other out-of-pocket expenses that Executive may incur in cooperating with the Company
and/or its affiliates and/or their Attorneys pursuant to this Section 15. The provisions of this
Section 15 are in addition to any other written agreements on this subject that Executive may have
with the Company and/or its affiliates, and are not meant to and do not excuse any additional
obligations that Executive may have under such agreements.

	16.	 	No Conflicts

     Executive represents and warrants to the Company that his acceptance of employment and
performance of duties for the Company will not conflict with or result in a violation or breach of,
or constitute a default under any contract, agreement or understanding to which the Executive is or
was a party or of which the Executive is aware and that there are no restrictions, covenants,
agreements or limitations on the Executive’s right or ability to enter into and perform the terms
of this Agreement.

	17.	 	Indemnification

     With respect to any claim, loss, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees)
arising out of the performance by Executive of his duties as an officer or director of the Company
(but excluding any breach or alleged breach of the terms of this Agreement), Executive shall be
entitled to indemnification by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
including 12 C.F.R. 359, as set forth in the Company’s Bylaws, and to reimbursement under any
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy of the Company that may be in effect from time
to time.

	18.	 	Survival of Provisions

     The rights and obligations contained in Sections 8 through 28, inclusive, of this Agreement
shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement or of Executive’s employment with the
Company, and shall be fully enforceable thereafter. Further, all other rights and obligations of
the parties hereto, other than those applicable by their express terms only during the Term, shall
survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement or of Executive’s employment with the
Company, and shall be fully enforceable thereafter.

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	19.	 	Payments; Withholding Obligations; Internal Revenue Code Section 409A; Taxes

     (a) Each obligation to make a payment under this Agreement that is subject to the limits of 12
C.F.R. 359 shall be subject to the prior approval of the FDIC, together with each payment under any
such obligation.

     (b) The Company shall make such deductions and withhold such amounts from each payment made to
Executive hereunder as may be required from time to time by law, governmental regulation and/or
order.

     (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent
required by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”), any
payment or benefits otherwise due to Executive upon his termination of employment with the Company
shall not be made until and unless such termination from employment constitutes a “Separation From
Service,” as such term is defined under Code Section 409A. This provision shall have no effect on
payments or benefits otherwise due or payable to Executive or on his behalf, which are not on
account of his termination from employment with the Company, including as a result of his death.

     (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 409A, any of the benefits described in this Agreement that are due to be paid
or provided during the first six (6) months after the date of Executive’s Separation From Service
shall, to the extent required to avoid negative tax consequences of Section 409A, be suspended and
paid on the day immediately following the six (6) month anniversary of Executive’s Separation From
Service.

     (e) It is the intention of the Company and Executive that this Agreement not result in
unfavorable tax consequences to Executive under Section 409A; however, the Company and Executive
agree to work together in good faith in an effort to comply with Section 409A, including, if
necessary and as permitted under Section 409A, amending this Agreement to avoid the imposition of
any additional tax pursuant to Section 409A, provided that the Company shall not be required to
assume any increased economic burden.

     (f) In the event that, as a result of payments in the nature of compensation to or for the
benefit of Executive under this Agreement, and in connection with a Change in Control Event, any
state, local or federal taxing authority imposes any taxes on the Executive that would not be
imposed but for the occurrence of a Change in Control Event, including any excise tax under Section
4999 of the Code and any successor or comparable provision (other than ordinary income and
employment taxes imposed on such payments), then, in addition to the benefits provided for under
Sections 9 and 10 of the Agreement, the Company (including any successor to the Company) shall pay
to the Executive at least fifteen days prior to the date that such taxes are due, an amount equal
to the amount of any such tax imposed or to be imposed on the Executive (the amount of any such
payment, the “Excise Tax Reimbursement”). In addition, the Company (including any successor to the
Company) shall “gross up” such Excise Tax Reimbursement by paying to the Executive at the same time
an additional amount equal to the aggregate amount of any additional taxes (whether federal, state
or local income taxes, excise taxes, special taxes, additional taxes, employment taxes or
otherwise) that are or will be payable by the Executive as a result of the Excise Tax

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Reimbursement being paid or payable pursuant to this sentence, such that after payment of such
additional taxes, the Executive shall have been paid on an after-tax basis an amount equal to the
Excise Tax Reimbursement. The Company shall, at its own expense, engage an outside accounting firm
to calculate for the benefit of Executive the amount of the Excise Tax Reimbursement and the “gross
up” for additional taxes described above and provide such calculations to Executive at least sixty
(60) days prior to the due date for Executive’s federal return for the calendar year in which such
payment is attributable. Executive or his representative shall notify the Company within
twenty-one (21) days of receipt of such calculations any discrepancies or proposed adjustments.

	20.	 	Successor in Interest

     This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, and shall also bind and
inure to the benefit of any successor of the Company by merger or consolidation or any purchaser or
assignee of all or substantially all of its assets. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights
or benefits hereunder may be assigned by either party hereto, except to any such aforementioned
successor, purchaser, or assignee of the Company. Executive may not assign any of his obligations
or duties under this Agreement.

	21.	 	Invalid Provision

     The parties understand and agree that if any provision of this Agreement shall, for any
reason, be adjudged by any court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unenforceable, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this
Agreement, but shall be confined in its operation to the provision of this Agreement directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.

	22.	 	Arbitration of Disputes

     Except as is necessary for either party to preserve its rights under this Agreement by seeking
equitable relief (including the Company’s rights under Section 11 of this Agreement) from a court
of competent jurisdiction, the Company and Executive agree that any and all disputes based upon,
relating to or arising out of this Agreement, Executive’s employment relationship with the Company
and/or the termination of that relationship, and/or any other dispute by and between the Company
and Executive, including any and all claims Executive may at any time attempt to assert against the
Company, shall be submitted to binding arbitration in Orange County, California, pursuant to the
American Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures
(the “Rules”), provided that the Rules shall be modified by the arbitrator to the extent necessary
to be consistent with applicable law. Executive acknowledges and agrees that by agreeing to
arbitrate claims pursuant to this Section 22, he is irrevocably waiving his right to a jury trial
of any and all claims relating to or arising out of this Agreement, Executive’s employment
relationship with the Company and/or the termination of that relationship, and/or any other dispute
by and between the Company and Executive.

     The arbitrator shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. If, however, the parties are
unable to agree upon an arbitrator, then an arbitrator shall be selected by AAA in accordance with
the Rules. The Company and Executive further agree that each party shall pay its own costs and

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attorneys’ fees, if any; provided, however, that if either party prevails on a claim which
affords the prevailing party an award of attorneys’ fees, then the arbitrator may award reasonable
attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party, consistent with applicable law. The Company and Executive
further agree that any hearing must be transcribed by a certified shorthand reporter, and that the
arbitrator shall issue a written decision and award supported by essential findings of fact and
conclusions of law in order to facilitate judicial review. Said award and decision shall be issued
within thirty (30) days of the completion of the arbitration. Judgment in a court of competent
jurisdiction may be had on said decision and award of the arbitrator. For these purposes, the
parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Orange
County, California.

	23.	 	Governing Laws

     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.

	24.	 	Headings

     Titles or captions of Sections contained in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of
convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this
Agreement or the intent of any provisions hereof.

	25.	 	Interpretation

     Executive and the Company agree that this Agreement shall be deemed to have been drafted
jointly by the parties. Any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be construed for or against any
party based on attribution of drafting to any party.

	26.	 	Notice

     Any and all notice given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given when received, if personally delivered; when transmitted, if transmitted by telecopy, or
electronic or digital transmission method, upon receipt of telephonic or electronic confirmation;
the day after the notice is sent, if sent for next day delivery to a domestic address using a
generally recognized overnight delivery service (e.g., FedEx); and upon receipt, if sent by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. In each case notice will be sent as
follows:

	 	 	 
	If to the Parent:

	 	Freemont General Corporation

2425 Olympic Boulevard, 3rd Floor

Santa Monica, CA 90404

Attention:

Fax Number:
	 
	 	 
	If to the Bank:

	 	Fremont Investment & Loan

2727 East Imperial Highway

Brea, CA 92801

Attention:

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	 	Fax Number:
	 
	 	 
	With copies to:

	 	Patton Boggs LLP

2550 M Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037

Attn: Norman B. Antin, Esq.

Jeffrey D. Haas, Esq.

Fax: (202) 457-6315
	 
	 	 
	If to Executive:

	 	Ronald J. Nicolas

To the address shown in the Company’s personnel records.

Any party may change its address and/or facsimile number for notice purposes by duly giving notice
to the other party pursuant to this Section.

	27.	 	Entire Agreement; Amendment

     This Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and,
except as expressly stated in this Agreement, supersedes any prior agreement, understanding or
negotiations respecting such subject between Executive and the Company, including but not limited
to the Prior Agreement. No change to or modification of this Agreement shall be valid or binding
unless it is in writing and signed by Executive and a duly authorized director of the Company.

	28.	 	Waiver

     Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions
hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or condition, nor shall any waiver or
relinquishment of, or failure to insist upon strict compliance with, any right or power hereunder
at any one or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other
time or times. No waiver of any breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be
construed to be, nor shall be, a waiver of any other breach of this Agreement. No waiver shall be
binding unless in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach.

	29.	 	Counterparts

     This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, which together shall constitute one and the
same Agreement. The parties may execute more than one copy of this Agreement, each of which copies
shall constitute an original. A facsimile signature shall be deemed to be the same as an original
signature.

(Signature Page Follows)

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have hereunto executed
this Agreement on the day and year first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EXECUTIVE

 	 
	 	/s/ Ronald J. Nicolas, Jr.
 	 
	 	Ronald J. Nicolas, Jr.  	 
	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FREMONT GENERAL CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stephen H. Gordon
 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Its:	 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stephen H. Gordon
 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Its:	 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 

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EXHIBIT A

Section 2870 of the California Labor Code provides as follows:

     (a) Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign, or
offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or her employer shall not apply to
an invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time without using the
employer’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions
that either:

(1) Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the
employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of
the employer; or

(2) Result from any work performed by the employee for the employer.

     (b) To the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an employee to
assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be assigned under subdivision (a),
the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.

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