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Exhibit 4.44    
  

MANDALAY RESORT GROUP  

 Floating Rate Convertible

Senior Debentures due 2033  

INDENTURE  

 Dated as of March 21, 2003  

THE BANK OF NEW YORK  

 TRUSTEE  

 
 

MANDALAY RESORT GROUP
  CROSS REFERENCE SHEET*    
  

        This Cross Reference Sheet shows the location in the Indenture of the provisions inserted pursuant to
Section 310-318(a), inclusive, of the TIA.

	Trust Indenture Act
 
	 	Sections of

Indenture

	310	(a)(1)(2)	 	5.9
	 	    (3)(4)	 	Inapplicable
	 	        (5)	 	5.9
	 	(b)	 	5.7 and 5.9
	 	(b)(1)(A)(C)	 	Inapplicable
	 	(c)	 	Inapplicable
	

311	

(a)(b)	
 	

5.10 and 6.3
	 	(c)	 	Inapplicable
	

312	

(a)	
 	

6.1 and 6.2(a)
	 	(b)	 	6.2(b)
	 	(c)	 	6.2(c)
	

313	

(a)	
 	

6.3
	 	(b)(1)	 	Inapplicable
	 	    (2)	 	6.3
	 	(c)	 	15.3
	 	(d)	 	6.3
	

314	

(a)	
 	

6.4, 9.4 and 15.3
	 	(b)	 	Inapplicable
	 	(c)(1)(2)	 	1.2
	 	    (3)	 	Inapplicable
	 	(d)	 	Inapplicable
	 	(e)	 	1.2
	

315	

(a)(c)(d)	
 	

5.1
	 	(b)	 	5.5
	 	(e)	 	4.14
	

316	

(a)(1)	
 	

4.12 and 4.13
	 	    (2)	 	Inapplicable
	 	(b)	 	4.8
	 	(c)	 	4.15
	

317	

(a)	
 	

4.3 and 4.4
	 	(b)	 	9.3
	

318	

(a)(c)	
 	

1.5
	 	(b)	 	Inapplicable

	*
	The
Cross Reference Sheet is not part of the Indenture. 

  

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS    
  

	 
	 	 
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	ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
	

Section 1.1	
 	

Certain Terms Defined	
 	

1
	Section 1.2	 	Compliance Certificates and Opinions	 	6
	Section 1.3	 	Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee	 	7
	Section 1.4	 	Acts of Holders	 	7
	Section 1.5	 	Conflict with Trust Indenture Act of 1939	 	8
	Section 1.6	 	Effect of Headings and Table of Contents	 	8
	Section 1.7	 	Separability Clause	 	8
	Section 1.8	 	Benefits of Indenture	 	8
	Section 1.9	 	Legal Holidays	 	8
	

ARTICLE II

THE SECURITIES
	

Section 2.1	
 	

Form and Dating	
 	

9
	Section 2.2	 	Execution and Authentication	 	9
	Section 2.3	 	Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent	 	10
	Section 2.4	 	Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust	 	10
	Section 2.5	 	Transfer and Exchange	 	10
	Section 2.6	 	Replacement Securities	 	11
	Section 2.7	 	Outstanding Securities; Determinations of Holders' Action	 	12
	Section 2.8	 	Temporary Securities	 	13
	Section 2.9	 	Cancellation	 	13
	Section 2.10	 	Persons Deemed Owners	 	13
	Section 2.11	 	Global Securities	 	13
	Section 2.12	 	Legends	 	14
	Section 2.13	 	Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved	 	15
	Section 2.14	 	CUSIP Numbers	 	16
	Section 2.15	 	Calculation of Tax Original Issue Discount	 	16
	Section 2.16	 	Mandatory Disposition of Securities Pursuant to Gaming Laws	 	17
	

ARTICLE III

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
	

Section 3.1	
 	

Discharge of Liability on Securities	
 	

17
	Section 3.2	 	Repayment of Moneys Held by Trustee or Paying Agent	 	18
	

ARTICLE IV

REMEDIES
	

Section 4.1	
 	

Events of Default	
 	

18
	Section 4.2	 	Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment	 	19
	Section 4.3	 	Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee	 	20
	Section 4.4	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	 	21
	Section 4.5	 	Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities	 	21
	Section 4.6	 	Application of Money Collected	 	21
	Section 4.7	 	Limitation on Suits	 	22
	Section 4.8	 	Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest	 	22
	Section 4.9	 	Restoration of Right and Remedies	 	22
	Section 4.10	 	Rights and Remedies Cumulative	 	22

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	Section 4.11	 	Delay or Omission Not Waiver	 	22
	Section 4.12	 	Control by Holders	 	23
	Section 4.13	 	Waiver of Past Defaults	 	23
	Section 4.14	 	Undertaking for Costs	 	23
	Section 4.15	 	Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws	 	23
	

ARTICLE V

THE TRUSTEE
	

Section 5.1	
 	

Duties of Trustee	
 	

24
	Section 5.2	 	Rights of Trustee	 	25
	Section 5.3	 	Individual Rights of Trustee	 	26
	Section 5.4	 	Trustee's Disclaimer	 	26
	Section 5.5	 	Notice of Defaults	 	26
	Section 5.6	 	Compensation and Indemnity	 	26
	Section 5.7	 	Replacement of Trustee	 	27
	Section 5.8	 	Successor Trustee by Merger	 	27
	Section 5.9	 	Eligibility; Disqualification	 	27
	Section 5.10	 	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company	 	27
	

ARTICLE VI

HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
	

Section 6.1	
 	

Company to Furnish Trustee Information as to Names and Addresses of Holders	
 	

28
	Section 6.2	 	Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders	 	28
	Section 6.3	 	Reports by Trustee	 	29
	Section 6.4	 	Reports by Company	 	29
	

ARTICLE VII

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE
	

Section 7.1	
 	

Consolidations and Mergers of Company Permitted Subject to Certain Conditions	
 	

30
	Section 7.2	 	Rights and Duties of Successor Corporation	 	30
	

ARTICLE VIII

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
	

Section 8.1	
 	

Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders	
 	

31
	Section 8.2	 	Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders	 	31
	Section 8.3	 	Execution of Supplemental Indentures	 	32
	Section 8.4	 	Effect of Supplemental Indentures	 	32
	Section 8.5	 	Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures	 	32
	

ARTICLE IX

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
	

Section 9.1	
 	

Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest	
 	

33
	Section 9.2	 	Maintenance of Office or Agency	 	33
	Section 9.3	 	Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust	 	33
	Section 9.4	 	Compliance Certificate	 	34
	Section 9.5	 	Further Instruments and Acts	 	34
	

ARTICLE X

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
	

Section 10.1	
 	

Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee	
 	

34

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	Section 10.2	 	Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed	 	34
	Section 10.3	 	Notice of Redemption	 	35
	Section 10.4	 	Effect of Notice of Redemption	 	35
	Section 10.5	 	Deposit of Redemption Price	 	36
	Section 10.6	 	Securities Redeemed in Part	 	36
	Section 10.7	 	Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption	 	36
	

ARTICLE XI

CONVERSION
	

Section 11.1	
 	

Conversion Rights	
 	

37
	Section 11.2	 	Conversion Rights Based on Common Stock Price	 	37
	Section 11.3	 	Conversion Rights Upon Credit Ration Downgrade	 	37
	Section 11.4	 	Conversion Rights Upon Notice of Redemption	 	37
	Section 11.5	 	Conversion Rights Upon Occurrence of Certain Corporate Transactions	 	37
	Section 11.6	 	Conversion Procedures	 	38
	Section 11.7	 	Fractional Shares	 	40
	Section 11.8	 	Taxes on Conversion	 	40
	Section 11.9	 	Company to Provide Common Stock	 	40
	Section 11.10	 	Adjustment of Base Conversion Rate	 	40
	Section 11.11	 	When Adjustments May Be Deferred or Are Not Required	 	45
	Section 11.12	 	Adjustment for Tax Purposes	 	45
	Section 11.13	 	Notice of Adjustment	 	45
	Section 11.14	 	Notice of Certain Transactions	 	45
	Section 11.15	 	Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale on Conversion Privilege	 	45
	Section 11.16	 	Trustee's Disclaimer	 	46
	Section 11.17	 	Voluntary Increase	 	46
	Section 11.18	 	Rights Issued in Respect of Common Stock Issued Upon Conversion	 	46
	Section 11.19	 	Company Determination Final	 	47
	

ARTICLE XII

REPAYMENT AT OPTION OF HOLDERS
	

Section 12.1	
 	

Applicability of Article	
 	

47
	Section 12.2	 	The Company's Right to Elect Manner of Payment of Purchase Price	 	48
	Section 12.3	 	Purchase with Cash	 	49
	Section 12.4	 	Payment by Issuance of Common Stock	 	49
	Section 12.5	 	Notice of Election	 	50
	Section 12.6	 	Covenants of the Company	 	52
	Section 12.7	 	Procedure upon Purchase	 	52
	Section 12.8	 	Taxes	 	52
	Section 12.9	 	Effect of Purchase Notice	 	52
	Section 12.10	 	Deposit of Purchase Price	 	53
	Section 12.11	 	Securities Purchased in Part	 	53
	Section 12.12	 	Compliance with Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities	 	53
	Section 12.13	 	Repayment to the Company	 	53
	Section 12.14	 	Conversion Arrangement on Purchase	 	54
	Section 12.15	 	Repayment of Securities	 	54
	

ARTICLE XIII

REPAYMENT AT OPTION OF HOLDER UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL
	

Section 13.1	
 	

Right to Require Purchase	
 	

54

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	Section 13.2	 	Effect of Change in Control Purchase Notice	 	56
	Section 13.3	 	Deposit of Change in Control Purchase Price	 	57
	Section 13.4	 	Securities Purchased In Part	 	57
	Section 13.5	 	Compliance With Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities	 	58
	Section 13.6	 	Repayment to the Company	 	58
	

ARTICLE XIV

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES
	

Section 14.1	
 	

Exemption from Individual Liability	
 	

58
	

ARTICLE XV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
	

Section 15.1	
 	

Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture	
 	

58
	Section 15.2	 	Acts of Board, Committee or Officer of Successor Corporation Valid	 	58
	Section 15.3	 	Required Notices or Demands	 	59
	Section 15.4	 	Governing Law	 	59
	Section 15.5	 	Indenture May Be Executed in Counterparts	 	59
	

ANNEX A	
 	
Form of Global Security	
 	

 
	

ANNEX B	
 	
Projected Payment Schedule	
 	

 

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        INDENTURE, dated as of the 21st day of March, 2003, between MANDALAY RESORT GROUP, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation (the
"Trustee"). 

        WHEREAS,
for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company deems it necessary to issue its securities and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the
issuance of its Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures due 2033 (the "Securities"). 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: 

        For
and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders (as defined herein), it is mutually covenanted and agreed by the Company and by the Trustee,
for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows: 

 
 

ARTICLE I    
    
    DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION    
  

        Section 1.1    Certain Terms Defined.    

        (a)  Definitions.

        "Accreted Principal Amount" when used with respect to any Security, means the Original Principal Amount increased daily by the applicable
Variable Yield. The Accreted Principal Amount will accrete daily at the applicable Variable Yield applied to the Accreted Principal Amount of the Security as of the day immediately preceding the most
recent LIBOR Reset Date. The accretion shall be calculated using the actual number of days elapsed between the LIBOR Reset Dates divided by 360. 

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

        "Applicable Stock Price" means, in respect of a Conversion Date, the average of the Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the five
Trading Day period starting the third Trading Day following such Conversion Date. 

        "Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper printed in the English language and customarily published at least once a day on each business
day in each calendar week and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, whether or not such newspaper is published on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. 

        "Base Conversion Price" means the dollar amount derived by dividing the Accreted Principal Amount by the Base Conversion Rate. 

        "Base Conversion Rate" means 17.452 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 11.10. 

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

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

        "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized
or required by law, regulation or executive order to close, provided such day is also a London banking day. 

 

        "Capital Stock" for any corporation means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other
equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that corporation. 

        "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto. 

        "Common Stock" shall mean the shares of Common Stock, $0.012/3 par value, of the Company as it exists on the date of this
Indenture or any other shares of Capital Stock of the Company into which the Common Stock shall be reclassified or changed. 

        "Company" means the party named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any such subsequent successor or successors. 

        "Company Request" or "Company Order" means a written request or order signed in the name
of the Company by any two Officers and delivered to the Trustee. 

        "Contingent Interest" shall have the meaning set forth in the form of the Security attached as Annex A hereto. 

        "Conversion Rate" with respect to any Conversion Date means: 

	(1)
	if
the Applicable Stock Price is less than or equal to the Base Conversion Price, the Base Conversion Rate; or

	(2)
	if
the Applicable Stock Price is greater than the Base Conversion Price, the number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the following formula: 

	Base Conversion Rate +	 	[(the Applicable Stock Price - the Base Conversion

Price) × the Incremental Share Factor]
	 	 	
 the Applicable Stock Price

,
provided that, if any adjustment is made to the Base Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 11.10, an adjustment shall also be made to the Applicable Stock Price solely for purposes of
determining the Conversion Rate in accordance with this definition, unless the Company shall reasonably determine that an adjustment is not necessary in order to accurately determine the appropriate
Conversion Rate. Such adjustment shall be made by multiplying the Applicable Stock Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Base Conversion Rate prior to the adjustment made to the
Base Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 11.10 and the denominator of which shall be the Base Conversion Rate after the adjustment made to the Base Conversion Rate pursuant to
Section 11.10. 

        "Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be
administered, which office at the dated hereof is located at 101 Barclay St., 8th Floor West, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address
as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as a successor Trustee
may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company). 

        "Default" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default. 

        "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder. 

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        "Gaming Authority" means the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Illinois
Gaming Board and the Michigan Gaming Control Board, or any similar federal, state or local commission, agency or other regulatory body which has, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture
have, jurisdiction over the gaming activities of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company (or any joint venture in which the Company or a subsidiary of the Company is a participant) or any successor
thereto. 

        "Global Security" or "Global Securities" means Securities that are in the form of the
Securities attached hereto as Annex A. 

        "Holder" means a person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar's books. 

        "Indebtedness" means obligations (other than nonrecourse obligations) of the Company for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes or similar instruments. 

        "Incremental Share Factor" means 14.2789 shares of Common Stock, subject to the same proportional adjustment as the Base Conversion Rate. 

        "Indenture" means this trust indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, including the
provisions of the TIA that are deemed to be a part hereof. 

        "Initial Purchasers" means Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Banc of America
Securities LLC. 

        "Interest Payment Date" means any date specified in the Security for the payment of an installment of interest on such Security. 

        "Issue Date" of any Security means the date on which the Security was originally issued or deemed issued as set forth on the face of the
Security. 

        "Joint Venture" means (i) with respect to properties located in the United States, any partnership, corporation or other entity, in
which up to and including 50% of the partnership interests, outstanding voting stock or other equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and/or one or more subsidiaries, and
(ii) with respect to properties located outside the United States, any partnership, corporation or other entity in which up to and including 60% of the partnership interest, outstanding
voting stock or other equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and/or one or more subsidiaries. 

        "Legal Holiday" means a day which is not a Business Day. 

        "LIBOR Determination Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the form of the Security attached as Annex A hereto. 

        "LIBOR Reset Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the form of the Security attached as Annex A hereto. 

        "London banking day" means a day on which commercial banks are open for business, including dealings in United States dollars, in London. 

        "Officer" means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the
Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary of the Company. 

        "Officers' Certificate" means a written certificate containing the information specified in Section 1.2, signed in the name of the
Company by any two Officers and delivered to the Trustee. An Officers' Certificate given pursuant to Section 9.4 shall be signed by the principal executive, 

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financial or accounting officer of the Company but need not contain the information specified in Sections 1.2. 

        "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion containing the information specified in Section 1.2, from legal counsel. The counsel
may be an employee of, or counsel to, the Company. 

        "Original Principal Amount" of a Security means the principal amount set forth on the face of the Security. 

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

        "Predecessor Security" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that
evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.6 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security. 

        "Redemption Date" means the date specified for redemption of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this
Indenture. 

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

        "Regular Interest" shall have the meaning set forth in the form of the Security attached as Annex A hereto. 

        "Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the date specified in the Security as the applicable
"Regular Record Date." 

        "Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the corporate trust department (or any successor
group), including without limitation any vice president, any assistant vice president, any trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed
by any of the above-designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. 

        "Rule 144" means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as it may be amended from time to time. 

        "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as it may be amended from time to time. 

        "Securities" or "Security" means any of the Company's Floating Rate Convertible Senior
Debentures due 2033, as amended or supplemented from time to time, issued under this Indenture. 

        "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder. 

        "Security Register" means the register maintained by the Registrar that evidences ownership of the Securities. 

        "Special Record Date" means, for the payment of any Defaulted Interest, the date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.13. 

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        "Stated Maturity", when used with respect to any Security, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which an amount
equal to the Accreted Principal Amount of such Security is due and payable. 

        "Subsidiary" means (i) a corporation, a majority of whose Capital Stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect
directors is, at the date of determination, directly or indirectly owned by the Company, by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company,
(ii) a partnership in which the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company holds a majority
interest in the equity capital or profits of such partnership, or (iii) any other person (other than a corporation) in which the Company, one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or the Company
and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (x) at least a majority ownership interest or (y) the power to elect or direct the
election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such person. 

        "Tax Original Issue Discount" means the amount of ordinary interest income on a Security that must be accrued as original issue discount
for United States Federal income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-4. 

        "3-month LIBOR," shall have the meaning set forth in the form of the Security attached as Annex A hereto. 

        "TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in effect on the date of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the event the TIA is
amended after such date, TIA means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the TIA as so amended. 

        "Trading Day" means a day during which trading in securities generally occurs on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is
not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a national
or regional securities exchange, on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or, if the Common Stock is not quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation System, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. 

        "Trustee" means the party named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of this Indenture
until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any subsequent such
successor or successors. 

        "Variable Yield" from the Issue Date through and including March 20, 2008 will equal 0% per annum and beginning on March 21,
2008 will be reset quarterly on each LIBOR Reset Date to 3-month LIBOR plus 0.75% per annum; provided, however, that the Variable Yield shall in no event exceed 6.75% per annum. 

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        (b)  Other
Definitions. 

	Term
 
	 	Defined in

Section

	"Act"	 	1.4(a)
	"Agent Members"	 	2.11(f)
	"Applicable Rating"	 	11.3
	"applicants"	 	6.2(b)
	"Associate"	 	13.1
	"Average Sale Price"	 	11.10(b)
	"Bankruptcy Law"	 	4.1
	"Change in Control"	 	13.1(a)
	"Change in Control Purchase Date"	 	13.1(a)
	"Change in Control Purchase Notice"	 	13.1(c)
	"Change in Control Purchase Price"	 	13.1(a)
	"Company Notice"	 	12.5
	"Company Notice Date"	 	12.3
	"Conversion Agent"	 	2.3
	"Conversion Date"	 	11.6
	"Custodian"	 	4.1
	"Defaulted Interest"	 	2.13
	"Depositary"	 	2.1
	"Event of Default"	 	4.1
	"Ex-Dividend Date"	 	11.10(c)(2)
	"Ex-Dividend Time"	 	11.10(b)
	"Extraordinary Cash Dividend"	 	11.10(c)
	'failure of compliance"	 	2.16
	"Legend"	 	2.5(f)
	"Market Price"	 	12.4
	"Measurement Period"	 	11.10(c)
	"Moody's"	 	11.3
	"Notice of Default"	 	4.1
	"Paying Agent"	 	2.3
	"Post-Distribution Price	 	11.10(c)(2)
	"Purchase Date"	 	12.1
	"Purchase Notice"	 	12.1
	"Purchase Price"	 	12.1
	"QIB" or "QIBs"	 	2.1
	"Registrar"	 	2.3
	"Relevant Cash Dividends"	 	11.10(c)
	"Rights"	 	11.18
	"Rights Agreement"	 	11.18
	"Sale Price"	 	12.4
	"Standard & Poor's"	 	11.3
	"Time of Determination"	 	11.10(b)

        Section 1.2    Compliance Certificates and Opinions.    Upon any application or request by the Company to the
Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this
Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel (which shall not be required in connection with the initial issuance) stating that in the opinion of such
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such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional
certificate or opinion need be furnished. 

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

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

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

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

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

        Section 1.3    Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.    In any case where several matters are required to be
certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so
certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person
may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. 

        Any
certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless
such officer actually knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion
of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with
respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care (but without having made an investigation specifically for the
purpose of rendering such opinion) should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. 

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

        Section 1.4    Acts of Holders.    (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in
person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee
and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the
Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject
to Section 5.1) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. 

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

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

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

        (e)  The
Company may, but shall not be obligated to, 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. If a record date is fixed, those persons who were Holders of Securities at 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. No
action approved by such vote or consent shall be taken more than six months after such record date. 

        Section 1.5    Conflict with Trust Indenture Act of 1939.    This Indenture is subject to, and will be governed
by, the provisions of the TIA that are required to be a part of and govern indentures qualified under the TIA (regardless of whether or not this Indenture has been qualified thereunder). If any
provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the TIA that is required under the TIA to be part of and govern this Indenture, the TIA shall control. If any provision of this
Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may be so modified or excluded, such provision shall be deemed either to apply to this Indenture so modified or to be excluded, as the case
may be. 

        Section 1.6    Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.    The Article and Section headings herein and the
Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 

        Section 1.7    Separability Clause.    In case any provision in this Indenture or in any Security shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

        Section 1.8    Benefits of Indenture.    Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied,
shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture. 

        Section 1.9    Legal Holidays.    Subject to the next two succeeding sentences, if any specified date
(including a date for giving notice) on which action is to be taken under this Indenture is a Legal Holiday, the action shall be taken on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday. In any
case where an Interest Payment Date (other than an Interest Payment Date coinciding with the Stated Maturity or earlier Redemption Date, Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date) of a Security
falls on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date will be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day and no interest on such payment will accrue for the period from and after
the Interest Payment Date to such next succeeding Business Day, provided that, if such Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, the Interest Payment Date will be the Business Day
immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. If the Stated Maturity, Redemption Date, Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date of a Security would fall on a day that is not a Business
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the required payment of interest, if any, and principal will be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest on such payment will accrue for the period from and after the Stated Maturity,
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ARTICLE II    
    
    THE SECURITIES    
  

        Section 2.1    Form and Dating.    The Securities designated "Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures due
2033" of the Company shall be substantially in the form set forth in Annex A hereto, which is incorporated into and shall be deemed a part of this Indenture, with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed
thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Company executing the Securities, as evidenced by
their execution of the Securities. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. 

        All
of the Securities are initially being offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A (collectively,
"QIBs" or individually a "QIB") in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and shall be
issued initially in the form of one or more restricted Global Securities, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the Trustee, at its Corporate
Trust Office, 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., duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. 

        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 Original Principal
Amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate Original Principal Amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or
increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, redemptions, purchases or conversions of such Securities. Any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the
Principal Amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Trustee. 

        Certificated
Securities shall be issued only under the limited circumstances provided in Sections 2.11(b) hereof. 

        Section 2.2    Execution and Authentication.    The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by
any Officer. The signature of any of these Officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile. 

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

        No
Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication
substantially in the form provided for herein duly executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized officer, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the
only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. 

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        The
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Securities for original issue in an aggregate Original Principal Amount of $350,000,000 (up to $400,000,000 if the Initial Purchasers exercise
their overallotment option pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated March 17, 2003 between the Company and the Initial Purchasers (the "Purchase
Agreement") upon a Company Order without any further action by the Company. The Securities shall be issued only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of
$1,000 of Original Principal Amount and any integral multiple thereof. The aggregate Original Principal Amount of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed the amount set forth in the first
sentence of this paragraph, except as provided in Section 2.6. 

        Section 2.3    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 where Securities may be presented for
purchase or payment ("Paying Agent") and an office or agency where Securities may be presented for conversion ("Conversion
Agent"). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities 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 Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent and the term Conversion Agent includes any additional conversion
agent. 

        The
Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or co-registrar (other than the Trustee). The agreement shall
implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to the duties of such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a
Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 5.6. The Company or any Subsidiary or
an Affiliate of either of them may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or co-registrar. 

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

        Section 2.4    Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust.    Except as otherwise provided herein, on
or prior to each due date of payments in respect of any Security, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on the due date) or, if
applicable, Common Stock sufficient to make such payments when so becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall
hold in trust for the benefit of Holders and/or the Trustee all money and Common Stock held by the Paying Agent for the making of payments in respect of the Securities and shall notify the Trustee of
any default by the Company in making any such payment. At any time during the continuance of any such default, the Paying Agent shall, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the
Trustee all money and Common Stock so held in trust. If the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money and Common Stock held by it as
Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money and Common Stock held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds and
Common Stock disbursed by it. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money or Common Stock. 

        Section 2.5    Transfer and Exchange.    (a) Subject to Section 2.11 hereof, upon surrender for
registration of transfer of any Security, together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Holder or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing,
at the office or agency of the Company designated as Registrar or co-registrar pursuant to Section 2.3, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in
the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate Original Principal Amount. The Company shall not
charge a service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum 

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sufficient to pay all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection with the transfer or exchange of the Securities from the Holder requesting such transfer or
exchange. 

        The
Company shall not be required to make, and the Registrar need not register, transfers or exchanges of Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of Securities to be
redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed) or any Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn by the Holder
thereof in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (except, in the case of Securities to be purchased in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased) or any Securities for a period of
15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed. 

        (b)  Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary herein, so long as a Global Security remains outstanding and is held by or on behalf of the Depositary, transfers of a
Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Section 2.11 and this Section 2.5(b). Transfers of a Global Security shall be limited to transfers of such
Global Security in whole, or in part, to nominees of the Depositary or to a successor of the Depositary or such successor's nominee. 

        (c)  Successive
registrations and registrations of transfers and exchanges as aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, and each such registration shall be noted on
the register for the Securities. 

        (d)  Any
Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with the
delivery by such Registrar of Securities upon transfer or exchange of Securities. 

        (e)  No
Registrar shall be required to make registrations of transfer or exchange of Securities during any periods designated in the text of the Securities or in this
Indenture as periods during which such registration of transfers and exchanges need not be made. 

        (f)    If
Securities are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities subject to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legends on the form of Security
attached hereto as Annex A setting forth such restrictions (collectively, the "Legend"), or if a request is made to remove the Legend on a Security, the
Securities so issued shall bear the Legend, or the Legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Company and the Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which shall
include an Opinion of Counsel, as may be reasonably required by the Company and the Registrar, that neither the Legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that
transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that such Securities are not "restricted" within the meaning of Rule 144 under
the Securities Act. Upon (i) provision of such satisfactory evidence or (ii) notification by the Company to the Trustee and Registrar of the sale of such Security pursuant to a
registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver a Security that does not bear the Legend. If the
Legend is removed from the face of a Security and the Security is subsequently held by an Affiliate of the Company, the Legend shall be reinstated. 

        (g)  Nothing
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, which Securities shall thereupon be canceled in accordance with Section 2.9 of this Indenture. 

        Section 2.6    Replacement Securities.    If (a) any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee,
or (b) the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee such security
or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the
Company shall execute and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for 

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any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor and Original 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 is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Articles XII or
XIII hereof, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay or purchase such Security, as the case may be. 

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

        Every
new Security issued pursuant to this Section 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 hereunder. 

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

        Section 2.7    Outstanding Securities; Determinations of Holders' Action.    Securities outstanding at any time
are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.6 and those described in
this Section 2.7 as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate thereof holds the Security; provided,
however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite Original Principal Amount of Securities have given or concurred in any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and
deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only
Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only Securities outstanding at the time of such determination
shall be considered in any such determination (including, without limitation, determinations made pursuant to Articles IV and VIII). 

        If
a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.6, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona
fide purchaser. 

        If
the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, on a Redemption Date, or on the Business Day following the Purchase Date or a Change in Control Purchase Date, or on Stated
Maturity, money or securities, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay Securities payable on that date, then immediately after such Redemption Date, Purchase Date, Change in Control Purchase Date or
Stated Maturity, as the case may be, such Securities shall cease to be outstanding and interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) and principal on such Securities shall cease to accrue or
accrete, as the case may be; provided, that if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the
Trustee has been made. 

        If
a Security is converted in accordance with Article XI, then from and after the time of conversion on the Conversion Date, such Security shall cease to be outstanding and
interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) and principal shall cease to accrue or accrete, as the case may be, on such Security. 

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        Section 2.8    Temporary Securities.    Pending the preparation of definitive Securities, the Company may
execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized
denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the
officers executing such Securities may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities. 

        If
temporary Securities are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities to be prepared without unreasonable delay. 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 2.3,
without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a
like Original 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 2.9    Cancellation.    All Securities surrendered for payment, purchase by the Company pursuant to
Articles XII and XIII, conversion, redemption or registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee who shall promptly cancel
them. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever,
and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Trustee. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or
that any Holder has converted pursuant to Article XI. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly
permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of by the Trustee in accordance with its customary practice. 

        Section 2.10    Persons Deemed Owners.    Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment
of principal of the Security or the payment of any Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price in respect thereof, and interest thereon, for the purpose of conversion and for
all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 

        Section 2.11    Global Securities.    

        (a)  Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with
Section 2.5 and this Section 2.11. A Global Security may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no
such transfer to any such other such Person may be registered; provided that this clause (a) shall not prohibit any transfer of a Security that is issued in
exchange for a Global Security but is not itself a Global Security. No transfer of a Security to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture unless and until such Security has been registered
in the name of such Person. 

        (b)  Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, a Global Security shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Security registered in the
name of any Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof, provided that a Global Security may be exchanged for Securities registered in the names of any person designated by the
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Depositary for such Global Security or such Depositary has ceased to be a "clearing agency" registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within
90 days, (ii) the Company decides to discontinue the use of the system of book-entry transfer through the Depositary (or any successor Depositary) or (iii) an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clause (i) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part, and any Global
Security exchanged pursuant to clause (iii) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by the Depositary. Any Security issued in exchange for a Global Security or
any portion thereof shall be a Global Security; provided that any such Security so issued that is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a
Global Security. 

        (c)  Securities
issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof (i) shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons,
(ii) shall have an aggregate Original Principal Amount equal to that of such Global Security or portion thereof for which such Securities are to be so exchanged, (iii) shall be
registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and (iv) shall bear the applicable Legends provided for herein. Any Global Security to be
exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be exchanged in part, either such Global Security shall be so surrendered
for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Security, the Original Principal Amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount
equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver the Security issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof. 

        (d)  Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.11(f) below, the registered Holder may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members (as
defined below) and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities. 

        (e)  In
the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.11(b) above, the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable
supply of certificated Securities in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons. 

        (f)    Neither
any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (collectively, the "Agent Members") nor any other Persons on
whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such
Global Security, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, 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 prevent the Company or 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 impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other person on
whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security. 

        Section 2.12    Legends.    

        (a)  Subject
to the succeeding paragraph, every Security shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the Legend including the delivery of a certification or
an Opinion of Counsel, if so requested by the Company or the Registrar. 

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        (b)  The restrictions imposed by the Legend upon the transferability of any Security shall cease and terminate when such Security has been sold pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto) or, if earlier, upon the expiration of
the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision). Any Security as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired
in accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Security for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied,
in the event that such restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance with Rule 144 or any successor provision, by an opinion of counsel having substantial
experience in practice under the Securities Act and otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Company, addressed to the Company and the Registrar and in form acceptable to the Company, to the effect that
the transfer of such Security has been made in compliance with Rule 144 or such successor provision), be exchanged for a new Security of like tenor and aggregate Original Principal Amount,
which Security shall not bear the restrictive Legend. The Company shall inform the Trustee of the effective date of any registration statement registering the Securities under the Securities Act. The
Trustee and the Registrar shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the aforementioned opinion of counsel or registration statement. 

        (c)  As
used in the preceding two paragraphs of this Section 2.12, the term "transfer" encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer, hypothecation or other disposition of
any Security. 

        Section 2.13    Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.    Interest on any Security which is payable,
and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on the Regular Record Date for such interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 9.2; provided,
however, that each installment of interest on any Security may at the Company's option be paid by mailing a check for such interest, payable to or upon the written order of the
Person entitled thereto pursuant to Section 15.3, to the address of such Person as it appears on the Security Register. 

        Any
interest on any Security of which is payable but is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date (herein called "Defaulted
Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid
by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below: 

        (1)  The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities (or Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of
business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted
Interest proposed to be paid on each Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount
proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when
deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of
such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the
Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the
proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities at such Holder's address as it 

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appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having
been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities (or Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and
shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2). 

        (2)  The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on
which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause,
such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee. 

        On
conversion of a Holder's Securities, such Holder shall not receive any cash payment of interest (unless Securities or portions thereof have been called for redemption on a Redemption
Date that occurs between a Regular Record Date and the Interest Payment Date to which it relates). The Company's delivery to a Holder of the full number of shares of Common Stock into which a Security
is convertible, together with any cash payment for such Holder's fractional shares, or cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu thereof, shall be deemed to satisfy the Company's
obligation to pay the Accreted Principal Amount of the Security and to satisfy the Company's obligation to pay accrued but unpaid interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) attributable to the
period from the most recent Interest Payment Date through the Conversion Date. 

        Notwithstanding
the above, if any Securities are converted after a Regular Record Date but prior to the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, Holders of such Securities at the close of
business on such Regular Record Date shall receive the interest payable on such Securities on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Such Securities, upon surrender
for conversion, must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Accreted Principal Amount of the Securities so converted, unless such Securities have been called for
redemption on a Redemption
Date that occurs between a Regular Record Date and the Interest Payment Date to which it relates, in which case no such payment shall be required. 

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

        Section 2.14    CUSIP Numbers.    The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then
generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to
the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on
the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers. 

        Section 2.15    Calculation of Tax Original Issue Discount.    The Company agrees, and each Holder and any
beneficial owner of a Security by its purchase thereof shall be deemed to agree, to treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Securities as debt instruments that are subject to
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-4(b). For United States federal income tax purposes, the Company agrees, and each Holder and any beneficial owner of a Security by its purchase
thereof shall be deemed to agree, to treat the fair market value of the Common Stock received upon the conversion of a Security, or upon the Holder's or beneficial owner's exercise of a put right
where the Company elects to pay in Common Stock, as a contingent payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-4(b) and to accrue interest with respect to outstanding
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the "noncontingent bond method," set forth in Section 1.1275-4(b) of the Treasury Regulations, using the comparable yield set forth in Annex B to this Indenture compounded
semiannually and the projected payment schedule attached as Annex B to this Indenture. 

        The
Company acknowledges and agrees, and each Holder and any beneficial owner of a Security by its purchase thereof shall be deemed to acknowledge and agree, that (i) the
comparable yield means the annual yield the Company would pay, as of the Issue Date, on a noncontingent, nonconvertible, fixed-rate debt instrument with terms and conditions otherwise
similar to those of the Securities, (ii) the schedule of projected payments is determined on the basis of an assumption of linear growth of the stock price and is not determined for any purpose
other than for the determination of interest accruals and adjustments thereof in respect of the Securities for United States federal income tax purposes and (iii) the comparable yield and the
schedule of projected payments do not constitute a projection or representation regarding the amounts payable on the Securities. 

        Section 2.16    Mandatory Disposition of Securities Pursuant to Gaming Laws.    Each Holder and beneficial
owner of Securities, by accepting or otherwise acquiring an interest in the Securities, shall be deemed
to have agreed that if the Gaming Authority of any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any Joint Venture in which the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is a
participant) now or hereafter conducts or proposes to conduct gaming requires that a Person who is a Holder or beneficial owner of Securities must be registered, licensed, qualified or found suitable,
or comply with any other requirement under applicable Gaming Laws, such Holder or beneficial owner shall apply or register for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability or comply with such
other requirement, as the case may be, within the prescribed time period. The Trustee shall have no duty to conduct or perform any due diligence or investigation to determine whether any Holder must
comply with any applicable Gaming laws. If such Holder or beneficial owner fails to register or apply to be, or fails to become, licensed or qualified, is found unsuitable under applicable gaming laws
or fails to comply with any other requirement, as the case may be (a "failure of compliance"), then the Company shall have the right, at its option,
(i) to require such Person to dispose of its Securities or beneficial interest therein within 30 days of receipt of notice of the Company's election or such earlier date as may be
requested or prescribed by the Gaming Authority or (ii) to redeem such Securities (which redemption may be less than 30 days following the notice of redemption if so requested or
prescribed by the Gaming Authority) at a redemption price equal to the lesser of (A) such Person's cost, (B) 100% of the Accreted Principal Amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the earlier of the Redemption Date and the date of any failure of compliance, or (C) such other amount as may be required by applicable law or by order of any Gaming
Authority. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any such redemption as soon as practicable. The Company and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses any such Holder
or beneficial owner may incur in connection with its registration or application for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability or its compliance with any other requirement of a Gaming
Authority. Immediately upon the imposition by a Gaming Authority of a requirement that a Holder or beneficial owner of Securities dispose of Securities, such Holder or beneficial owner shall, to the
extent required by applicable Gaming Laws, have no further right (i) to exercise, directly or indirectly, through any trustee, nominee or any other Person or entity, any right conferred by the
Securities or (ii) to receive any interest, dividends or any other distributions or payments with respect to the Securities or any remuneration in any form with respect to the Securities from
the Company or the Trustee, except the Redemption Price referred to in this Section 2.16. 

 
 

ARTICLE III    
    
    SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE    
  

        Section 3.1    Discharge of Liability on Securities.    When (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee or
any Paying Agent all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.6 of 

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the Indenture) for cancellation or (ii) all outstanding Securities have become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity, any Redemption Date, any Purchase Date, a Change in Control Purchase
Date, or upon conversion or otherwise, and the Company deposits with the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, if applicable, cash or, if expressly permitted by the terms of the
Securities, Common Stock sufficient to pay all amounts due and owing on all outstanding Securities (other than Securities
replaced pursuant to Section 2.6), and if in either case the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall, subject to Section 5.6, cease to be
of further effect, except for the indemnification of the Trustee, which shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. The Trustee shall join in the execution of a document prepared by the Company
acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel and at the reasonable cost and expense of the
Company. 

        Section 3.2    Repayment of Moneys Held by Trustee or Paying Agent.    Any moneys deposited with the Trustee or
any Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the Holders for two years after the date upon which the principal of or
interest on such Security shall have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the Company by the Trustee or such Paying Agent on demand, and the Holder of any of the Securities entitled to receive
such payment shall thereafter look only to the Company for the payment thereof and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease. 

 
 

ARTICLE IV    
    
    REMEDIES    
  

        Section 4.1    Events of Default.    "Event of Default,"
wherever used herein with respect to the Securities, shall mean any one of the following events: 

        (a)  a
default in the payment of the Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price with respect to any Security when such
payment becomes due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof; 

        (b)  a
default in the payment of any interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on the Securities, when the same becomes due and payable, for a period of
30 days; 

        (c)  the
failure by the Company to comply with any of its other agreements in the Securities or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clauses (a) or
(b) above) upon receipt by the Company of notice of such default and such failure (or failure to obtain a waiver thereof) continues for 30 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice
of Default; 

        (d)  the
failure by the Company to make any payment by the end of any applicable grace period after maturity of Indebtedness in an amount (taken together with amounts under
clause (e) below) in excess of $10,000,000 and continuance of such failure; 

        (e)  the
acceleration of Indebtedness of the Company in an amount (taken together with amounts under clause (d) above) in excess of $10,000,000 because of a default
with respect to such Indebtedness, without, in the case of clause (d) above or this clause (e), such Indebtedness having been discharged or such acceleration having been cured, waived,
rescinded or annulled, for a period of 30 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice of Default; provided however, if any such failure or
acceleration referred to in clause (d) above or this clause (e) shall cease or be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed not to
have occurred; 

        (f)    final
unsatisfied judgments not covered by insurance aggregating in excess of $10,000,000 rendered against the Company or any of their Subsidiaries and not stayed,
bonded or discharged within 60 days; and 

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

        (1)  commences
a voluntary case or proceeding; 

        (2)  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; 

        (3)  consents
to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; 

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

        (5)  files
a petition in bankruptcy or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief; or 

        (6)  consents
to the filing of such petition or the appointment of or taking possession by a Custodian; 

and 

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

        (1)  is
for relief against the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding, or adjudicates the Company insolvent or bankrupt; 

        (2)  appoints
a Custodian of the Company or for any substantial part of the property of the Company; or 

        (3)  orders
the winding up or liquidation of the Company; 

and
the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least 60 days. 

        "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. 

        "Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. 

        A
Default under clauses (c), (d) or (e) above is not an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company, or Holder notifies the Company and the Trustee, of the
Default and the Company does not cure such Default (and such Default is not waived) within the time specified in clauses (c), (d) or (e) above after actual receipt of such notice. Any
such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a "Notice of Default". 

        The
Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after it becomes aware of the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse
of time, or both, would become an Event of Default under clause (c) or clause (e) above, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. 

        Section 4.2    Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.    If an Event of Default (other than an
Event of Default specified in Section 4.1(g) or (h)) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the
Securities
at the time outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the Accreted Principal Amount of the Securities as of the date of such declaration, and any accrued and unpaid interest
(including Contingent Interest, if any) through the date of such declaration, on all the Securities to be immediately due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such Accreted Principal Amount and such
accrued and unpaid interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 4.1(g) or (h) occurs and is
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the Accreted Principal Amount and any accrued and unpaid interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on all the Securities through the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default shall
become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. 

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

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

        (A)  all
overdue interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on all Securities, 

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

        (C)  to
the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, interest upon overdue interest to the date of such payment or deposit at the rate or
rates prescribed therefor in such Securities or, if no such rate or rates are so prescribed, at the rate borne by the Securities during the period of such default, and 

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

and

        (2)  all
Events of Default with respect to the Securities, other than the non-payment of the principal of the Securities which have become due solely by such
declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 4.13. 

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

        Section 4.3    Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.    The Company covenants that
(1) in case default shall be made in the payment of any installment of interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on any Security, as and when the same shall become due and payable, and
such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days or (2) in case default shall be made in the payment of the principal (including accreted principal, if any) of any Security when
the same becomes due in accordance with the terms thereof and such default shall have continued for a period of 5 business days then, upon demand of the Trustee, the Company will pay to the Trustee,
for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount that then shall have become due and payable on all such Securities for principal (including accreted principal, if any) or interest
(including Contingent Interest, if any), or both, as the case may be, with interest upon the overdue principal (including accreted principal, if any) and (to the extent that payment of such interest
is enforceable under applicable law) upon overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Securities during the period of such default; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall
be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee except as a
result of its own negligence or willful misconduct. 

        If
an Event of Default with respect to Securities occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of
the Securities by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem necessary to protect and enforce any 

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such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy. 

        Section 4.4    Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.    In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency,
liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the
Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price or interest
(including Contingent Interest, if any) in respect of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall
have made any demand on the Company for the payment of any such amount) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, 

          (i)  to
file and prove a claim for the entire Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price and/or interest (including
Contingent Interest, if any) owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such 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 of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding; and 

        (ii)  to
collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; 

and
any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the
Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 5.6. 

        Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the 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 4.5    Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.    All rights of action and claims
under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and
any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been
recovered. 

        Section 4.6    Application of Money Collected.    Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article
shall be applied in the following order: 

        FIRST:    To
the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 5.6; 

        SECOND:    To
the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price or interest
(including Contingent Interest, if any) on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according
to the amounts due and payable on such Securities; and 

        THIRD:    To
the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. 

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        Section 4.7    Limitation on Suits.    No Holder of any Security shall have any right to institute any
proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless 

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

        (2)  the
Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the outstanding Securities shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder; 

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

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

        (5)  no
direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.12 during such 60-day period by the
Holders of a majority in Original Principal Amount of the outstanding Securities; 

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

        Section 4.8    Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest.    Notwithstanding any other
provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase
Price, Change in Control Purchase Price or interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on such Security after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, and to convert the Securities in
accordance with Article XI, and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such
Holder. 

        Section 4.9    Restoration of Right and Remedies.    If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding
to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and
in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and
thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted. 

        Section 4.10    Rights and Remedies Cumulative.    Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 2.6, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is
intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder
or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of
any other appropriate right or remedy. 

        Section 4.11    Delay or Omission Not Waiver.    No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any
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therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the
Holders, as the case may be. 

        Section 4.12    Control by Holders.    The Holders of a majority in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the
outstanding Securities shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Trustee, with respect to the Securities; provided, however, that 

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

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

        (3)  such
direction is not unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not taking part in such direction; and 

        (4)  such
direction would not subject the Trustee to personal liability, as the Trustee, upon being advised by counsel, shall reasonably determine. 

        Section 4.13    Waiver of Past Defaults.    The Holders of at least a majority in aggregate Original Principal
Amount of the outstanding Securities may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities by notice to the Trustee waive any past default hereunder with respect to such Securities and its consequences,
except a Default: 

        (1)  which
is an Event of Default described in Section 4.1(a) or (b); 

        (2)  in
respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article VIII cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding
Security; or 

        (3)  which
constitutes a failure to convert any Security in accordance with the terms of Article XI. 

        Upon
any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture, and the
Company, the Trustee and Holders shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right
consequent thereon. 

        Section 4.14    Undertaking for Costs.    All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security
by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit
against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may
in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or
defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any
Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in Original Principal Amount of the outstanding Securities, or to any suit instituted by any Holder pursuant to Section 4.8.
This Section 4.14 shall be in lieu of Section 315(e) of the TIA and such Section 315(e) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA. 

        Section 4.15    Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.    The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully
do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter
in force, which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the 

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Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price or interest (including Contingent Interest) in respect of Securities, as contemplated herein, or which
may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants
that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted. 

 
 

ARTICLE V    
    
    THE TRUSTEE    
  

        Section 5.1    Duties of Trustee.    (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances
in the conduct of such person's own affairs. 

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

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

        (2)  in
the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in case of any such certificates or opinions which by provision hereof are specifically
required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or
investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein). 

        This
Section 5.1(b) shall be in lieu of Section 315(a) of the TIA and such Section 315(a) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA. 

        (c)  The
Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that: 

        (1)  this
paragraph (c) does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 5.1; 

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

        (3)  the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to
Section 4.12. 

        Subparagraphs
(c)(1), (2) and (3) shall be in lieu of Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) of the TIA and such Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) are hereby
expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA. 

        (d)  Every
provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section 5.1. 

        (e)  The
Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power or extend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability unless it receives
indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability and expense. 

        (f)    Money
held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder)
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for interest on any money received by it hereunder unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Company. 

        Section 5.2    Rights of Trustee.    The following are rights of the Trustee, subject to the Trustee's duties
and responsibilities under the TIA: 

        (a)  the
Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not
investigate any fact or matter stated in the document; 

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

        (c)  the
Trustee may act through agents and attorneys and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care; 

        (d)  subject
to the provisions of Section 5.1(c), the Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be
authorized or within its rights or powers; 

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

        (f)    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 Holders,
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be
incurred therein or thereby; 

        (g)  the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation
into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the
Company, personally or by agent or attorney 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; 

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

        (i)    the
Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless
written notice of any event which is in fact a Default or Event of Defaultis received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this
Indenture; 

        (j)    the
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, 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 to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and 

        (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
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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. 

        Section 5.3    Individual Rights of Trustee.    The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become
the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or
co-registrar may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 5.9 and 5.10. 

        Section 5.4    Trustee's Disclaimer.    The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of
this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company's use or application of the proceeds from the Securities, it shall not be responsible for any statement in the
registration statement for the Securities under the Securities Act or in the Indenture or the Securities (other than its certificate of authentication), or the determination as to which beneficial
owners are entitled to receive any notices hereunder. 

        Section 5.5    Notice of Defaults.    If a Default occurs and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall
give to each Holder notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs unless such Default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice. Except in the case of a Default
described in Section 4.1(a) or (b), the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the
interests of Holders. The second sentence of this Section 5.5 shall be in lieu of the proviso to Section 315(b) of the TIA and such proviso is hereby expressly excluded from this
Indenture, as permitted by the TIA. 

        Section 5.6    Compensation and Indemnity.    The Company agrees: 

        (a)  to
pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it
hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited (to the extent permitted by law) by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); 

        (b)  to
reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of
this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses, advances and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall be determined
to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct; and 

        (c)  to
fully indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor trustee and their agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, damage, claim, liability, cost or expense
(including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses and taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee)) incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on
its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company,
any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. 

        To
secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 5.6, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee,
except that held in trust to pay the Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price or interest (including Contingent Interest, if any), as the case may
be, on particular Securities. 

        The
Company's payment obligations pursuant to this Section 5.6 shall survive the discharge of this Indenture and resignation or removal of the Trustee. When the Trustee incurs
expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 4.1(g) or (h), the expenses, including the reasonable fees 

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and expenses of its counsel, are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. 

        Section 5.7    Replacement of Trustee.    The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company;  provided, however, no such resignation shall
be effective until a successor Trustee has accepted its appointment pursuant to this Section 5.7.
The Holders of a majority in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The Company shall remove
the Trustee if: 

        (a)  the
Trustee fails to comply with Section 5.9; 

        (b)  the
Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent; 

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

        (d)  the
Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting. 

        If
the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint, by resolution of its Board of Directors, a
successor Trustee. 

        A
successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company satisfactory in form and substance to the retiring Trustee and the
Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this
Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall upon payment of its charges hereunder promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee
to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 5.6. 

        If
a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the expense of the Company), the Company or
the Holders of a majority in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Trustee. 

        If
the Trustee fails to comply with Section 5.9, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor
Trustee. 

        Section 5.8    Successor Trustee by Merger.    If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or
transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall be the successor
Trustee. 

        Section 5.9    Eligibility; Disqualification.    The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of TIA
Sections 310(a)(1) and 310(b). The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. Nothing herein
contained shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the Commission the application referred to in the penultimate paragraph of TIA Section 310(b). 

        Section 5.10    Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.    The Trustee shall comply with TIA
Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent
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ARTICLE VI    
    
    HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY    
  

        Section 6.1    Company to Furnish Trustee Information as to Names and Addresses of Holders.    The Company
covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee: 

        (a)  Semi-annually,
not later than May 1 and November 1 in each year, commencing May 1, 2004, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably
require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished and 

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

provided, however, that so long as the Trustee is the Registrar, no such list shall be required to be furnished. 

        Section 6.2    Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.    (a) The Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities (1) contained in the most recent list furnished to it as
provided in Section 6.1 and (2) received by it in the capacity of Paying Agent or Registrar (if so acting) hereunder. 

        The
Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 6.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished. 

        (b)  In
case three or more Holders of Securities (hereinafter called "applicants") apply in writing to the Trustee, and
furnish to the Trustee reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Security of such series for a period of at least six months preceding the date of such application, and such application
states that the applicants desire to communicate with other Holders of Securities with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and is accompanied by a copy of the form of
proxy or other communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then the Trustee shall, within five business days after the receipt of such application, at its election, either 

        (1)  afford
such applicants access to the information preserved a the time by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this
Section 6.2, or 

        (2)  inform
such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders of Securities of such series or of all series, as the case may be, whose names and addresses appear in the
information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 6.2, and as to the approximate cost of mailing to such Holders the
form of proxy or other communication, if any, specified in such application. 

        If
the Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to such information, the Trustee shall, upon the written request of such applicants, mail to each Holder of Securities
whose name and address appear in the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 6.2, a copy of the form of proxy
or other communication which is specified in such request, with reasonable promptness after a tender to the Trustee of the material to be mailed and of payment, or provision for the payment, of the
reasonable expenses of mailing, unless within 5 days after such tender the Trustee shall mail to such applicants and file with the Commission, together with a copy of the material to be mailed,
a written statement to the effect that, in the opinion of the Trustee, such mailing would be contrary to the best interests of the Holders of Securities, or would be in violation of applicable law.
Such written statement shall specify the basis of such opinion. If the Commission, after opportunity for a hearing upon the objections specified in the written statement so filed, shall enter an order
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of an order sustaining one or more of such objections, the Commission shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that all the objections so sustained have been met and shall enter an order
so declaring, the Trustee shall mail copies of such material to all such Holders with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such tender; otherwise the Trustee shall be
relieved of any obligation or duty to such applicants respecting their application. 

        (c)  Each
and every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee or any Registrar
or any Paying Agent shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders in accordance with the provisions of subsection
(b) of this Section 6.2, regardless of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant
to a request made under said subsection (b). 

        Section 6.3    Reports by Trustee.    Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with
May 15, 2004, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that complies with TIA Section 313(a), if required by such Section 313(a). The
Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section 313(b). 

        A
copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be filed with the Commission and each securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are then listed. The Company
agrees to promptly notify the Trustee whenever the Securities become listed on any securities exchange and of any delisting thereof. 

        Section 6.4    Reports by Company.    The Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after it
files such annual and quarterly reports, information, documents and other reports with the Commission, copies of its annual report and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of
such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. In the event the Company is at any time no longer subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it shall continue to provide the Trustee with
reports containing substantially the same information as would have been required to be filed with the Commission had the Company continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. In such
event, such reports shall be provided at the times the Company would have been required to provide reports had it continued to have been subject to such reporting requirements. The Company also shall
comply with the other provisions of TIA Section 314(a). 

        Delivery
of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any
information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely
exclusively on Officers' Certificates). 

        If
at any time while any of the Securities are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144, the Company is no longer subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will prepare and will furnish to any Holder, any beneficial owner of Securities and any prospective purchaser of Securities designated by a
Holder or a beneficial owner of Securities, promptly upon request, the information required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) (or any successor thereto) under the Securities Act in connection with
the offer, sale or transfer of Securities. 

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ARTICLE VII    
    
    CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE    
  

        Section 7.1    Consolidations and Mergers of Company Permitted Subject to Certain Conditions.    The Company
shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless: 

        (a)  either
(1) the Company shall be the continuing corporation or (2) the person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the
Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety (i) shall be organized and validly existing
under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) 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; and 

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

        For
purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise) of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries (other than to the Company or another
Subsidiary), which, if such assets were owned by the Company, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company. 

        The
successor person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the successor person 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 had been named as the Company herein; and thereafter, except in
the case of a lease and obligations the Company may have under a supplemental indenture pursuant to
Section 11.15, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities. Subject to Section 8.3, the Company, the Trustee and the
successor person shall enter into a supplemental indenture to evidence the succession and substitution of such successor person and such discharge and release of the Company. 

        Section 7.2    Rights and Duties of Successor Corporation.    Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or
merger of the Company into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 7.1, the
successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the
predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities. 

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ARTICLE VIII    
    
    SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES    
  

        Section 8.1    Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.    The Company, when authorized by a Board
Resolution, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the TIA as in force at the date of
the execution thereof) for one or more of the following purposes: 

        (1)  to
evidence the succession of another corporation or entity to the Company, or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor corporation or entity of the
covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company under this Indenture; 

        (2)  to
add to the covenants of the Company or to add additional rights for the benefit of the Holders of Securities or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon
the Company; 

        (3)  to
cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency herein, to correct or supplement any provision herein or in any supplemental indenture which may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provision herein or in any supplemental indenture, or to make such other provisions with respect
to matters or questions arising under this Indenture; provided such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities in any material respect; 

        (4)  to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and to add to or change any of the provisions
of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder; 

        (5)  to
add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of Securities; 

        (6)  to
add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in coupon form,
registrable or not registrable as to principal, and to provide for exchangeability of such Securities with Securities issued hereunder in fully registered form; 

        (7)  to
secure the Securities; and 

        (8)  to
comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA. 

        Any
amendment described in clause (3) above made solely to conform this Indenture to the final offering memorandum provided to investors in connection with the initial offering of
the Securities by the Company will not be deemed to adversely affect the interests of Holders of Securities in any respect. 

        The
Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be
therein contained and to accept the conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any property thereunder. 

        Any
supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 8.1 may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of the Holders of any of the
outstanding Securities, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 8.2. 

        Section 8.2    Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.    With the consent of the Holders of at least
a majority in Original Principal Amount of the outstanding Securities, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the
Trustee
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for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights
of the Holders of Securities; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall 

        (1)  change
the maturity of any payment of principal of, or any installment of interest (including the payment of Contingent Interest, if any) on the Securities, or reduce
the Original Principal Amount or the Accreted Principal Amount thereof or alter the manner or rate of accretion of principal or the manner or rate of accrual of interest (including Contingent
Interest, if any) or any premium thereon, or change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which the Securities or any premium or interest (including the payment of Contingent
Interest, if any) thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption or purchase, on or
after the Redemption Date or the Purchase Date or a Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be), adversely affect the conversion rights of the Holders under Article XI of this
Indenture or the right of Holders to require the Company to purchase the Securities under Articles XII and XIII of this Indenture; 

        (2)  reduce
the percentage in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the outstanding Securities, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such modification, or the
consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or for any waiver of an Event of Default; or 

        (3)  modify
this Section 8.2, except to increase any percentages required for approval or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified
or waived without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected thereby. 

        Upon
the request of the Company accompanied by a copy of a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence
of the consent of Holders as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture. It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof. 

        Section 8.3    Execution of Supplemental Indentures.    In executing, or accepting the additional trusts
created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with, and (subject to
Section 5.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by
this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise. 

        Section 8.4    Effect of Supplemental Indentures.    Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant
to the provisions of this Article, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith, and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and
immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and
amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes. 

        Section 8.5    Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.    Securities authenticated and delivered
after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in
such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be 

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ARTICLE IX    
    
    COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY    
  

        Section 9.1    Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.    The Company covenants and agrees that it will
duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid all payments in respect of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. Any amounts to be given to the Trustee or
Paying Agent shall be deposited with the Trustee or Paying Agent by 10:00 a.m. New York City time by the Company at the latest on the day such payment is due. Accreted Principal Amount,
Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price and interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) shall be considered paid on the applicable date due if on such date (or, in the
case of a Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, on the Business Day following the applicable Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be) the Trustee or the
Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, money or securities, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay all such amounts then due. 

        Section 9.2    Maintenance of Office or Agency.    The Company shall maintain an office or agency of the
Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange, where the Securities may be surrendered for purchase, redemption or conversion and where
notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The office of the Trustee, at 101 Barclay St., 8th Floor West, New York, New
York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, shall initially be such office or agency for all of the aforesaid purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the
address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to
receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. 

        The
Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time
to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in
any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. 

        Section 9.3    Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust.    If the Company shall at any time act as
its own Paying Agent with respect to the Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price and
interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on any of the Securities, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay such sums so becoming due
until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure by the Company to take such action or failure so
to act. 

        Whenever
the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for the Securities, it will, on or prior to each due date of the Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price,
Change in Control Purchase Price and interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on any Securities, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amounts so becoming due, such sum to
be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such amounts, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. 

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        The
Company will cause each Paying Agent, other than the Trustee, to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to
the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will: 

        (1)  hold
all sums held by it for the payment of the Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price and interest (including
Contingent Interest, if any) on the Securities (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor on the Securities) in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto; 

        (2)  give
the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities) to make any payment of the Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price,
Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price and interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on the Securities when the same shall be due and payable; and 

        (3)  at
any time during the continuance of any Event of Default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such
Paying Agent. 

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

        Section 9.4    Compliance Certificate.    The Company will deliver to the Trustee, on or before a date not more
than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the date hereof, an Officers' Certificate, one of the signers of which shall be the principal financial, principal accounting or
principal executive officer of the Company, stating, as to each officer signing such certificate, whether or not to the best of his knowledge the Company is in default in the performance and
observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (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 thereof of which he may have knowledge. 

        Section 9.5    Further Instruments and Acts.    The Company will execute and deliver such further instruments
and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper or as the Trustee may request to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Indenture. 

 
 

ARTICLE X    
    
    REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES    
  

        Section 10.1    Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee.    The Company, at its option, may redeem the Securities
in accordance with the provisions of the Securities. If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant
to the applicable provisions of the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the Accreted Principal Amount of Securities to be redeemed and the Redemption Price. 

        The
Company shall give the notice to the Trustee provided for in this Section 10.1 by a Company Order, at least 30 days before the Redemption Date. 

        Section 10.2    Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed.    If less than all the Securities are to be redeemed,
the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed pro rata or by lot or by any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate (so long as such method is not prohibited by the rules of
any stock exchange on which the Securities are then listed). The Trustee shall make the selection at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date from outstanding 

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Securities not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the Original Principal Amount of Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000. Securities
and portions of them the Trustee selects shall be in Original Principal Amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption
also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Securities or portions of Securities to be redeemed. 

        If
any Security selected for partial redemption is converted in part before termination of the conversion right with respect to the portion of the Security so selected, the converted
portion of such Security shall be deemed (so far as may be) to be the portion selected for redemption. Securities which have been converted during a selection of Securities to be redeemed may be
treated by the Trustee as outstanding for the purpose of such selection. 

        Section 10.3    Notice of Redemption.    At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a
Redemption Date, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed. 

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

        (a)  the
Redemption Date; 

        (b)  the
Redemption Price, or if then not ascertainable, the manner of calculation thereof, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and the amount of Contingent Interest, if
any, payable on the Redemption Date; 

        (c)  the
election of the Company (which, subject to the provisions of Article XI of this Indenture, shall be irrevocable) to deliver shares of Common Stock or to pay
cash in lieu of delivery of such shares with respect to any Security that may be converted after making such notice prior to the Redemption Date; 

        (d)  the
Conversion Rate; 

        (e)  the
name and address of the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent; 

        (f)    that
Securities called for redemption may be converted at any time before the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date; 

        (g)  that
Holders who want to convert Securities must satisfy the requirements set forth in the applicable provisions of the Securities; 

        (h)  that
Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price; 

        (i)    if
fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the certificate number and Principal Amounts of the particular Securities to be redeemed; 

        (j)    that,
unless the Company defaults in making payment of such Redemption Price, principal on the Securities called for redemption will cease to accrete and Contingent
Interest, if any, will cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date; and 

        (k)  the
CUSIP number of the Securities. 

        At
the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company's name and at the Company's expense, provided that the Company makes such request at least three
Business Days prior to such notice of redemption. 

        Section 10.4    Effect of Notice of Redemption.    Once notice of redemption is given, Securities called for
redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price stated in the notice except for Securities which are converted in accordance with the terms of this 

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Indenture. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the Redemption Price stated in the notice. 

        Section 10.5    Deposit of Redemption Price.    Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time on the
Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money
sufficient to pay the Redemption Price, together with interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) accrued and unpaid to the Redemption Date, of all Securities to be redeemed on that date other
than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption which on or prior thereto have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation or have been converted. The Paying Agent
shall as promptly as practicable return to the Company any money not required for that purpose because of conversion of Securities pursuant to Article XI. If such money is then held by the
Company in trust and is not required for such purpose it shall be discharged from such trust. 

        Section 10.6    Securities Redeemed in Part.    Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Security in an authorized denomination equal in Original Principal Amount to the unredeemed portion of the
Security surrendered. 

        Section 10.7    Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption.    In connection with any redemption of
Securities, the Company may arrange for the purchase and conversion of any Securities called for redemption by an agreement with one or more investment bankers or other purchasers to purchase such
Securities by paying to a Paying Agent (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates) in trust for the Holders, on or before 11:00 A.M. New York City time on the Redemption Date, an amount
that, together with any amounts deposited with such Paying Agent by the Company for the redemption of such Securities, is not less than the Redemption Price of such Securities. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Article, the obligation of the Company to pay the Redemption Price of such Securities shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the extent such
amount is so paid by such purchasers; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 10.7 shall relieve the Company of its obligation to pay the
Redemption Price of the Securities called for redemption. If such an agreement is entered into, any Securities called for redemption and not surrendered for conversion by the Holders thereof prior to
the relevant Redemption Date may, at the option of the Company upon written notice to the Trustee, be deemed, to the fullest extent permitted by law, acquired by such purchasers from such Holders and
(notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI) surrendered by such purchasers for conversion, all as of immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day
immediately prior to the Redemption Date, subject to payment of the above amount as aforesaid. The Paying Agent shall hold and pay to the Holders whose Securities are selected for redemption any such
amount paid to it for purchase in the same manner as it would money deposited with it by the Company for the redemption of the Securities. Without the Paying Agent's prior written consent, no
arrangement between the Company and such purchasers for the purchase and conversion of any Securities shall increase or otherwise affect any of the powers, duties, responsibilities or obligations of
the Paying Agent as set forth in this Indenture, and the Company agrees to indemnify the Paying Agent from, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense arising out of or in connection
with any such arrangement for the purchase and conversion of any Securities between the Company and such purchasers, including the costs and expenses incurred by the Paying Agent in the defense of any
claim
or liability reasonably incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part arising out of or in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers, duties, responsibilities or
obligations under this Indenture, in accordance with the indemnity provisions applicable to the Trustee set forth herein. 

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ARTICLE XI    
    
    CONVERSION    
  

        Section 11.1    Conversion Rights.    The Securities shall be convertible in accordance with their terms and in
accordance with and subject to this Article into a number of shares of Common Stock per $1,000 Original Principal Amount of Securities equal to the Conversion Rate. 

        A
Holder of a Security otherwise entitled to a fractional share shall receive cash in an amount equal to the value of such fractional share based on the Applicable Stock Price. Upon a
conversion, the Company may deliver cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu of Common Stock, as described in Section 11.6. 

        Upon
determination that Holders are or will be entitled to convert their Securities pursuant to this Article XI, the Company shall issue a press release and publish such
determination on the Company's Web site on the World Wide Web. 

        A
Security in respect of which a Holder has delivered a Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice exercising the option of such Holder to require the Company to purchase such
Security may be converted only if such notice of exercise is withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. 

        Section 11.2    Conversion Rights Based on Common Stock Price.    Commencing after June 30, 2003,
Securities may be surrendered for conversion into shares of Common Stock in integral multiples of $1,000 Original Principal Amount in any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter), if,
as of the last day of the preceding calendar quarter, the closing Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days in a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day
of such preceding calendar quarter is more than 120% of the Base Conversion Price per share of Common Stock as of the last day of such preceding calendar quarter. 

        Section 11.3    Conversion Rights Upon Credit Ration Downgrade.    Securities may be surrendered for conversion
in integral multiples of $1,000 Original Principal Amount any time the credit rating assigned to the Securities by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies Inc., and its successors ("Standard & Poor's") and by Moody's Investors Service, and its successors
("Moody's") is three or more sub-categories below the Applicable Rating. "Applicable Rating"
means the initial credit rating, if any, assigned to the Securities. 

        Section 11.4    Conversion Rights Upon Notice of Redemption.    Holders of Securities may surrender for
conversion Securities in integral multiples of $1,000 Original Principal Amount called for redemption under Article X hereof at any time prior to the close of business on the second Business
Day preceding the Redemption Date. 

        Section 11.5    Conversion Rights Upon Occurrence of Certain Corporate Transactions. 

        If
the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange pursuant to which shares of Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property as set
forth in Section 11.15, any Security may be surrendered for conversion at any time from and after the date which is 15 days prior to the anticipated effective date of the transaction
until 15 days after the actual date of such transaction and, at the effective time of the transaction, the right to convert a Security into shares of Common Stock shall be changed into a right
to convert such Security into the kind and amount of cash, securities or other property of the Company or another person which the Holder would have received if the Holder had converted such Security
immediately prior to the transaction. 

        If
the Company declares a dividend or distribution described in Section 11.10(b), or a dividend or a distribution described in Section 11.10(c) where the fair market value
of such dividend or distribution per share of Common Stock exceeds 15% of the Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Business Day 

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immediately preceding the date of declaration for such dividend or distribution, the Securities may be surrendered for conversion beginning on the date the Company gives notice to the Holders of such
right, which shall not be less than 20 days prior to the Ex-Dividend Time for such dividend or distribution, and Securities may be surrendered for conversion at any time thereafter
until the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Dividend Time or until the Company announces that such dividend or distribution will not take place. 

        Section 11.6    Conversion Procedures.    To convert a Security, a Holder must (a) complete and manually
sign the Conversion Notice or a facsimile of the Conversion Notice on the back of the Security and deliver such notice to a Conversion Agent, (b) surrender the Security to a Conversion Agent,
(c) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the Registrar or a Conversion Agent and (d) pay any transfer or similar tax, if required. The date on which the
Holder satisfies all of those requirements is the "Conversion Date." Within two Business Days following the Conversion Date, the
Company shall deliver to the Holder, through the Conversion Agent, written notice of whether such Securities shall be converted into Common Stock or paid in cash or a combination of cash and Common
Stock (unless the Company shall have already done so pursuant to a notice of redemption pursuant to Section 10.3 in respect of a Conversion Date occurring before the Redemption Date set forth
in such notice). If the Company shall have notified the Holder that all of such Securities shall be converted into Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock, the Company shall deliver to
the Holder through the Conversion Agent, no later than the third Business Day following the date on which the Applicable Stock Price is determined, a certificate for the number of whole shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the conversion and, if applicable, cash in lieu of such Common Stock and cash in lieu of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 11.7. Except as otherwise provided
in this Article XI, if the Company shall have notified the Holder that all or a portion of such Security shall be paid solely in cash, the Company shall deliver to the Holder surrendering such
Security the amount of cash per Security (or a portion of a Security) equal to the Applicable Stock Price multiplied by the Conversion Rate in effect with respect to such Conversion Date no later than
the tenth Business Day following such Conversion Date. Except as otherwise provided in this Article XI, the Company may not change its election with respect to the consideration to be delivered
upon conversion of a Security once the Company has notified the Holder in accordance with this paragraph. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global Securities, Conversion
Notices may be delivered and such Securities may be surrendered for conversion in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary as in effect from time to time. The Person in whose name
the Common Stock certificate is registered shall be deemed to be a shareholder of record on the Conversion Date; provided,  however, that no surrender of a
Security on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company are 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 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 date on which the Applicable
Stock Price is determined with respect to the applicable Conversion Date. 

        No
payment or adjustment shall be made for dividends on, or other distributions with respect to, any Common Stock except as provided in this Article. On conversion of a Security prior to
March 21, 2008, except as provided below in the case of certain Securities or portions thereof called for redemption, that portion of accrued and unpaid interest on the converted Security
attributable to the period from the most recent Interest Payment Date (or, if no Interest Payment Date has occurred, from the Issue Date) through the Conversion Date shall not be cancelled,
extinguished or forfeited, but rather shall be deemed to be paid in full to the Holder thereof through delivery of the Common Stock (together with the cash payment, if any, in lieu of fractional
shares), or cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu thereof, in exchange for the Security being converted pursuant to the provisions hereof, and the fair market value of such shares of
Common Stock (together with any such 

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cash payment in lieu of fractional shares), or cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock in lieu thereof, shall be treated as issued, to the extent thereof, first in exchange for accrued and
unpaid interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) accrued through the Conversion Date and the balance, if any, of such fair market value of such Common Stock (and any such cash payment), or cash
in lieu thereof, shall be treated as issued in exchange for the Original Principal Amount of the Security being converted pursuant to the provisions hereof. 

        On
conversion of a Security on or after March 21, 2008, that portion of increases in the Accreted Principal Amount attributable to the period from and including March 21,
2008 through the Conversion Date, including (except as provided below) accrued Contingent Interest, if any, with respect to the converted Security shall not be cancelled, extinguished or forfeited,
but rather shall be deemed to be paid in full to the Holder thereof through delivery of the Common Stock (together with the cash payment, if any, in lieu of fractional shares) in exchange for the
Security being converted pursuant to the provisions hereof; and the fair market value of such shares of Common Stock (together with any such cash payment in lieu of fractional shares) shall be treated
as issued, to the extent thereof, first in exchange for accrued Tax Original Issue Discount and the increase in Accreted Principal Amount from the Issue Date through the Conversion Date and accrued
contingent interest, and the balance, if any, of such fair market value of such Common Stock (and any such cash payment) shall be treated as issued in exchange for the Issue Price of the Security
being converted pursuant to the provisions hereof. 

        The
Company agrees, and each Holder and any beneficial owner of a Security by its purchase thereof shall be deemed to agree, to treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the
fair market value of the Common Stock received upon the conversion of a security (together with any cash payment in lieu of fractional shares) or cash, or a combination of cash and Common Stock as a
contingent payment on the Security for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-4(b). 

        If
a Holder converts more than one Security at the same time, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion shall be based on the aggregate Original Principal Amount
of Securities converted. 

        Upon
surrender of a Security that is converted in part, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder, a new Security equal in Original
Principal Amount to the Original Principal Amount of the unconverted portion of the Security surrendered. 

        Securities
or portions thereof surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date immediately preceding any Interest Payment Date to the
opening of business on such Interest Payment Date shall (except for Securities called for redemption pursuant to Article X hereof on a Redemption Date that occurs during the period between a
Regular Record Date and the Interest Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates) be accompanied by payment to the Company or its order, in New York Clearing House funds or other funds
acceptable to the Company, of an amount equal to the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date (both Regular Interest and Contingent Interest, if any) on the Accreted Principal Amount of
Securities or portions thereof being surrendered for conversion. 

        The
Holders' rights to convert Securities into Common Stock are subject to the Company's right to elect instead to pay each such Holder the amount of cash determined pursuant to this
Article (or an equivalent amount in a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock), in lieu of delivering such Common Stock; provided, however, that
if an Event of Default (other than a default in a cash payment upon conversion of the Securities) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall deliver Common Stock in accordance with this
Article, whether or not the Company has delivered a notice
pursuant to this Section 11.6 to the effect that the Securities would be paid in cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock. 

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        Section 11.7    Fractional Shares.    The Company shall not issue a fractional share of Common Stock upon
conversion of a Security. Instead, the Company will deliver cash for the current market value of the fractional share. The current market value of a fractional share of Common Stock shall be
determined, to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share, by multiplying the Applicable Stock Price in effect with respect to the applicable Conversion Rate of a full share of Common Stock by the fractional
amount and rounding the product to the nearest whole cent. 

        Section 11.8    Taxes on Conversion.    If a Holder converts a Security, the Company shall pay any documentary,
stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of shares of Common Stock upon such conversion. However, the Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because the Holder requests the shares
to be issued in a name other than the Holder's name. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificate representing the 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 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 11.9    Company to Provide Common Stock.    The Company shall, prior to issuance of any Securities
under this Article, and from time to time as may be necessary, reserve, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to permit the conversion of all
Securities outstanding into shares of Common Stock. All shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Securities shall be newly issued shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim. 

        The
Company will endeavor promptly to comply with all federal and state securities laws regulating the registration of the offer and delivery of shares of Common Stock to a converting
Holder upon conversion of Securities, if any. 

        Section 11.10    Adjustment of Base Conversion Rate.    The Base Conversion Rate (and, when applicable, the
Incremental Share Factor) shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.10: 

        (a)  If,
after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company: 

        (1)  pays
a dividend or makes a distribution on its Common Stock in shares of its Common Stock or other Capital Stock (other than rights, warrants or options for its Capital
Stock); 

        (2)  subdivides
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares; 

        (3)  combines
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares; or 

        (4)  issues
by reclassification of its Common Stock any shares of its Capital Stock (other than rights, warrants or options for its Capital Stock), 

then
the Base Conversion Rate (and, when applicable, Incremental Share Factor) in effect immediately prior to such action shall be adjusted so that the Holder of a Security thereafter converted may
receive the number of shares of Capital Stock of the Company which such Holder would have owned immediately following such action if such Holder had converted the Security immediately prior to such
action. 

        The
adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution and immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision,
combination or reclassification. 

        If
after an adjustment a Holder of a Security upon conversion of such Security may receive shares of two or more classes of Capital Stock of the Company, the Base Conversion Rate (and,
when applicable, the Incremental Share Factor) shall thereafter be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of an action taken with respect to any such class of Capital Stock as is contemplated by
this 

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Section 11.10 with respect to the Common Stock, on terms comparable to those applicable to Common Stock in this Section 11.10. 

        (b)  If
after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company distributes any rights, warrants or options to all holders of its Common Stock entitling them, for a period
expiring within 60 days after the record date for such distribution, to purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Sale Price as of the Time of Determination, the Base
Conversion Rate shall be adjusted in accordance with the formula: 

	 	 	(O + N)
	R' = R x	 	

	 	 	O + (N × P)
	 	 	

	 	 	        M

        where: 

	R' =	 	the adjusted Base Conversion Rate.
	

R =	
 	

the current Base Conversion Rate.
	

O =	
 	

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record date for the distribution to which this Section 11.10(b) is being applied.
	

N =	
 	

the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered pursuant to the distribution.
	

P =	
 	

the offering price per share of the additional shares.
	

M =	
 	

the Average Sale Price, minus, in the case of (i) a distribution to which Section 11.10(a)(4) applies or (ii) a distribution to which Section 11.10(c) applies, for which, in each case, (x) the record date shall occur on or
before the record date for the distribution to which this Section 11.10(b) applies and (y) the Ex-Dividend Time shall occur on or after the date of the Time of Determination for the distribution to which this Section 11.10(b) applies,
the fair market value (on the record date for the distribution to which this Section 11.10(b) applies) of the

	(1)
	Capital
Stock of the Company distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock in such Section 11.10(a)(4) distribution; and

	(2)
	assets
of the Company or debt securities or any rights, warrants or options to purchase securities of the Company distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock in such
Section 11.10(c) distribution. 

        The Board of Directors shall determine fair market values for the purposes of this Section 11.10(b). 

        The
adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the rights, warrants or options to which this
Section 11.10(b) applies. If all of the shares of Common Stock subject to such rights, warrants or options have not been issued when such rights, warrants or options expire, then the Base
Conversion Rate shall promptly be readjusted to the Base Conversion Rate which would then be in effect had the adjustment upon the issuance of such rights, warrants or options been made on the basis
of the actual number of shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of such rights, warrants or options. 

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        No
adjustment shall be made under this Section 11.10(b) if the application of the formula stated above in this Section 11.10(b) would result in a value of R' that is equal
to or less than the value of R. 

        "Average Sale Price" means the average of the Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the shorter of 

        (1)  30
consecutive Trading Days ending on the last full Trading Day prior to the Time of Determination with respect to the rights, warrants or options or distribution in
respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated, or 

        (2)  the
period (x) commencing on the date next succeeding the first public announcement of (a) the issuance of rights, warrants or options or (b) the
distribution, in each case, in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated and (y) proceeding through the last full Trading Day prior to the Time of Determination with respect
to the rights, warrants or options or distribution in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated (excluding days within such period, if any, which are not Trading Days), or 

        (3)  the
period, if any, (x) commencing on the date next succeeding the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to the next preceding (a) issuance of rights,
warrants or options or (b) distribution, in each case, for which an adjustment is required by the provisions of Section 11.10(a)(4), 11.10(b) or 11.10(c) and (y) proceeding
through the last full Trading Day prior to the Time of Determination with respect to the rights, warrants or options or distribution in respect of which the Average Sale Price is being calculated
(excluding days within such period, if any, which are not Trading Days). 

        In
the event that the Ex-Dividend Time (or in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification, the effective date with respect thereto) with respect to a dividend,
subdivision, combination or reclassification to which Section 11.10(a)(1), (2), (3) or (5) applies occurs during the period applicable for calculating
"Average Sale Price" pursuant to the definition in the preceding sentence, "Average Sale Price" shall be
calculated for such period in a manner determined by the Board of Directors to reflect
the impact of such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification on the Sale Price of the Common Stock during such period. 

        "Time of Determination" means the time and date of the earlier of (i) the determination of stockholders entitled to receive rights,
warrants or options or a distribution, in each case, to which Section 11.10(b) or 11.10(c) applies and (ii) the time ("Ex-Dividend
Time") immediately prior to the commencement of "ex-dividend" trading for such rights, warrants or options or distribution on the New York Stock Exchange or such
other principal national or regional exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted. 

        (c)  (1)    If,
after the Issue Date of the Securities, the Company distributes to all holders of its Common Stock any of its assets, or debt securities or any
rights, warrants or options to purchase securities of the Company (including securities or cash, but excluding (x) distributions of Capital Stock referred to in Section 11.10(a) and
distributions of rights, warrants or options referred to in Section 11.10(b) and (y) cash dividends or other cash distributions that are paid out of consolidated current net earnings or
earnings retained in the business as shown on the books of the Company unless such cash dividends or other cash distributions are Extraordinary Cash Dividends) the Base Conversion Rate shall be
adjusted, subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of this Section 11.10(c), in accordance with the formula: 

	 	 	M
	R' = R x	 	

	 	 	M-F

        where: 

	R' =	 	the adjusted Base Conversion Rate.

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R =	
 	

the current Base Conversion Rate.
	

M =	
 	

the Average Sale Price, minus, in the case of a distribution to which Section 11.10(a)(4) applies, for which (i) the record date shall occur on or before the record date for the distribution to which this Section 11.10(c) applies and
(ii) the Ex-Dividend Time shall occur on or after the date of the Time of Determination for the distribution to which this Section 11.10(c) applies, the fair market value (on the record date for the distribution to which this
Section 11.10(c) applies) of any Capital Stock of the Company distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock in such Section 11.10(a)(4) distribution.
	

F =	
 	

the fair market value (on the record date for the distribution to which this Section 11.10(c) applies) of the assets, securities, rights, warrants or options to be distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock in the distribution to which
this Section 11.10(c) is being applied (including, in the case of cash dividends or other cash distributions giving rise to an adjustment, all such cash distributed concurrently).

The
Board of Directors shall determine fair market values for the purposes of this Section 11.10(c). 

        The
adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the distribution to which this Section 11.10(c)
applies. 

        For
purposes of this Section 11.10(c)(1), the term "Extraordinary Cash Dividend" shall mean any cash dividend or distribution with
respect to the Common Stock the amount of which, together with all other cash dividends or distributions on the Common Stock to be aggregated with such cash dividend in accordance with the provisions
of this paragraph, equals or exceeds, on a per share basis, the threshold percentages set forth in item (i) below. For purposes of item (i) below, the
"Measurement Period" with respect to a cash dividend or distribution on the Common Stock shall mean the 365 consecutive day period ending on the date
prior to the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to such cash dividend or distribution, and the "Relevant Cash Dividends" with respect to a cash
dividend or distribution on the Common Stock shall mean the cash dividends or distributions on the Common Stock with Ex-Dividend Times occurring in the Measurement Period. 

          (i)  If,
upon the date prior to the Ex-Dividend Time with respect to a cash dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, the aggregate amount of such cash
dividend or distribution together with the amounts of all Relevant Cash Dividends paid during the preceding 12-month period equals or exceeds on a per share basis the sum of (i) 5%
of the Sale Price of the Common Stock on the last Trading Day preceding the date of declaration by the Board of Directors of the cash dividend or distribution with respect to which this provision is
being applied and (ii) the quotient of the amount of any Contingent Interest paid on a Security in cash during such 12-month period divided by the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of a Security at the Conversion Rate in effect on the payment date of such Contingent Interest, then such cash dividend or distribution together with all Relevant Cash
Dividends, shall be deemed to be an Extraordinary Cash Dividend and for purposes of applying the formula set forth above in this Section 11.10, the value of "F" shall be equal to (y) the
aggregate amount of such cash dividend or distribution together with the amount of all Relevant Cash Dividends, minus (z) the aggregate amount of all Relevant Cash Dividends for which a prior
adjustment in the Conversion Rate was previously made under this Section 11.10(c). 

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        (ii)  In
making the determinations required by item (i) above, the amount of cash dividends or distributions paid on a per share basis and the amount of any Relevant
Cash Dividends specified in item (i) above shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the occurrence during such period of any event described in Section 11.10(a). 

        (2)  If,
after the Issue Date, the Company pays a dividend or makes a distribution to all holders of its Common Stock consisting of capital stock of any class or series, or
similar equity interests, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, the Base Conversion Rate shall be adjusted in accordance with the formula: 

R' =
R × (1 + F/M) 

        where:

	R' =	 	the adjusted Base Conversion Rate.
	

R =	
 	

the current Base Conversion Rate.
	

M =	
 	

the average of the Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the ten (10) Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day after the date on which "ex-dividend trading" commences for such dividend or distribution on The New York Stock
Exchange or such other national or regional exchange or market which such securities are then listed or quoted (the "Ex-Dividend Date").
	

F =	
 	

the fair market value of the securities distributed in respect of each share of Common Stock in the distribution to which this Section 11.10(c)(2) applies shall be determined by multiplying the number of securities distributed in respect of each
share of Common Stock by the average of the Post-Distribution Prices of those securities for the ten (10) Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day after the Ex-Dividend Date.

        "Post-Distribution Price" of Capital Stock or any similar equity interest on any date means the per
share closing sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average or the average bid and the average ask
prices) on such Trading Date for such securities on a "when issued" basis without due bills (or similar concept) as reported in the composite transactions for the principal United States securities
exchange on which such Capital Stock or equity interest is traded or, if the Capital Stock or equity interest, as the case may be, is not listed on a United States national or regional securities
exchange, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated; provided that if on any date such securities have
not been traded on a "when issued" basis, the Post-Distribution Price shall be the per share closing sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask
prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on such Trading Date for such securities on a "regular way" basis whithout due bills (or similar
concept) as reported in the composite transaction for the principal United States securities exchange on which such Capital Stock or equity interest is traded or, if the Capital Stock or equity
interest, as the case may be, is not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or by
the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated. In the absence of such quotation, the Company shall be entitled to determine the Post-Distribution Price on the basis of such quotations which
reflect the post-distribution value of the Capital Stock or equity interests as it considers appropriate. 

        (3)  In
the event that, with respect to any distribution to which Section 11.10(c)(1) or (2) would otherwise apply, the difference between "M-F" is
less than $1.00 or "F" is equal to or greater than 

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"M", then the adjustment provided by Section 11.10(c)(1) or (2) shall not be made and in lieu thereof the provisions of Section 11.15 shall apply to such distribution. 

        Section 11.11    When Adjustments May Be Deferred or Are Not Required.    (a) No adjustment in the
Conversion Rate shall be required unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate as last adjusted;  provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this Section 11.11 are not required to
be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this Article shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/1000th of
a share, as the case may be. 

        No
adjustment need be made for issuances of Common Stock pursuant to a Company plan for reinvestment of dividends or interest or for a change in the par value or a change to no par value
of the Common Stock. 

        (b)  No
adjustment need be made for a transaction referred to in Section 11.10(a), 11.10(b), 11.10(c) or 11.15 if Holders are to participate in the transaction on a
basis and with notice that the Board of Directors determines to be fair and appropriate in light of the basis and notice on which holders of Common Stock participate in the transaction. Such
participation by Holders may include participation upon conversion provided that an adjustment shall be made at such time as the Holders are no longer entitled to participate. 

        (c)  To
the extent the Securities become convertible pursuant to this Article XI into cash, no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the cash. Interest will not
accrue on the cash. 

        Section 11.12    Adjustment for Tax Purposes.    The Company shall be entitled to make such adjustments in the
Base Conversion Rate (and, when applicable, the Incremental Share Factor), in addition to those required by Section 11.10, as in its discretion shall determine to be advisable in order that 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 stockholders shall not be taxable. 

        Section 11.13    Notice of Adjustment.    Whenever the Base Conversion Rate (and, when applicable, the
Incremental Share Factor) is adjusted, the Company shall promptly mail to Holders a notice of the adjustment and file with the Trustee an Officers' Certificate specifying the adjusted Conversion Rate,
Base Conversion Rate, the Incremental Share Factor and the Applicable Stock Price, and briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment and the manner of computing it. 

        Section 11.14    Notice of Certain Transactions.    In the event that: 

        (1)  the
Company takes any action which would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate; 

        (2)  the
Company takes any action that requires a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 11.15; or 

        (3)  there
is a dissolution or liquidation of the Company; 

the
Company shall mail to Holders and file with the Trustee a notice stating the proposed record or effective date, as the case may be. The Company shall mail the notice at least fifteen days before
such date. Failure to mail such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any transaction referred to in clause (1), (2) or (3) of this Section 11.14. 

        Section 11.15    Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale on Conversion Privilege.    If the
Company is a party to a transaction subject to Section 8.1 (other than a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a transaction in which the holders of Common Stock
immediately prior to such transaction do not receive securities, cash or other assets of the Company or any other person) or a merger or binding share exchange which reclassifies or changes its
outstanding Common Stock, the person obligated to deliver securities, cash or other assets upon conversion of Securities shall 

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enter into a supplemental indenture. If the issuer of securities deliverable upon conversion of Securities is an Affiliate of the successor Company, that issuer shall join in the supplemental
indenture. 

        The
supplemental indenture shall provide that the Holder of a Security may convert it into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets which such Holder would have received
immediately after the consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or transfer if such Holder had converted the Security immediately before the effective date of the transaction, assuming (to the
extent applicable) that such Holder (i) was not a constituent person or an Affiliate of a constituent person to such transaction; (ii) made no election with respect thereto; and
(iii) was treated alike with the plurality of non-electing Holders. The supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practical
to the adjustments provided for in this Article XI. The successor Company shall mail to Holders a notice briefly describing the supplemental indenture. 

        If
this Section applies, neither Section 11.10(a) nor 11.10(b) applies. 

        If
the Company makes a distribution to all holders of its Common Stock of any of its assets, or debt securities or any rights, warrants or options to purchase securities of the Company
that, but for the provisions of Section 11.10(c)(3), would otherwise result in an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.10(c), then, from and after
the record date for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the distribution, a Holder of a Security that converts such Security in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture
shall upon such conversion be entitled to receive, in addition to the shares of Common Stock into which the Security is convertible, the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets comprising
the distribution that such Holder would have received if such Holder had converted the Security immediately prior to the record date for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the
distribution. 

        Section 11.16    Trustee's Disclaimer.    The Trustee shall have no duty to determine when an adjustment under
this Article 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, 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 11.13.
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. 

        The
Trustee shall not be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to Section 11.15, but
may accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness thereof, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, the Officers' Certificate with respect thereto which the Company is obligated to file with
the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.13. 

        Section 11.17    Voluntary Increase.    The Company from time to time may increase the Base Conversion Rate
(and, when applicable, the Incremental Share Factor) by any amount for any period of time. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased, the Company shall mail to Holders and file with the Trustee and
the Conversion Agent a notice of the increase. The Company shall mail the notice at least 15 days before the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect. The notice shall state the
increased Conversion Rate and the period it will be in effect. 

        A
voluntary increase of the Conversion Rate does not change or adjust the Conversion Rate otherwise in effect for purposes of Section 11.10. 

        Section 11.18    Rights Issued in Respect of Common Stock Issued Upon Conversion.    Each share of Common Stock
issued upon conversion of Securities pursuant to this Article 11 shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of common stock or preferred stock purchase rights, as the case may be (the
"Rights"), if any, that shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive and the certificates 

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representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any shareholder rights agreement adopted by the Company, as
the same may be amended from time to time (in each case, a "Rights Agreement"). Provided that such Rights Agreement requires that each share of Common
Stock issued upon conversion of Securities at any time prior to the distribution of separate certificates representing the Rights be entitled to receive such Rights, then, notwithstanding anything
else to the contrary in this Article 11, there shall not be any adjustment to the conversion privilege or Conversion Rate as a result of the issuance of Rights, the distribution of separate
certificates representing the Rights, the exercise or redemption of such Rights in accordance with any such Rights Agreement, or the termination or invalidation of such Rights. 

        Section 11.19    Company Determination Final.    Any determination that the Company or the Board of Directors
must make pursuant to Section 11.6, 11.7, 11.10, 11.11, 11.12 or 11.15 shall be conclusive. 

 
 

ARTICLE XII    
    
    REPAYMENT AT OPTION OF HOLDERS    
  

        Section 12.1    Applicability of Article.    Repayment of Securities before their Stated Maturity at the option
of Holders thereof shall be made in accordance with the terms of such Securities and in accordance with this Article. The Company shall be required to purchase Securities in accordance with this
Article XII. 

        Securities
shall be purchased by the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions under the caption "Purchase by the Company at the Option of the Holder" in the Securities on any
March 21 occurring in the years 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023 and 2028 (each, a "Purchase Date"), at the purchase price specified therein (each, a
"Purchase Price"), at the option of the Holder thereof, upon: 

        (1)  delivery
to the Paying Agent, by the Holder of a written notice of purchase (a "Purchase Notice") at any time from the
opening of business on the date that is 21 Business Days prior to a Purchase Date until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase Date stating: 

        (A)  if
a certificated Security has been issued, the certificate number of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased or if not, such information as may be
required under applicable procedures of the Depositary, 

        (B)  the
portion of the Original Principal Amount of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be purchased, which portion must be an integral multiple of $1,000, 

        (C)  that
such Security shall be purchased as of the Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified under the paragraph "Purchase by the Company at the Option
of the Holder" of the Securities and in this Indenture, and 

        (D)  in
the event that the Company elects, pursuant to Section 12.2 hereof, to pay the Purchase Price to be paid as of such Purchase Date, in whole or in part, in
Common Stock but such portion of the Purchase Price shall ultimately be payable to such Holder entirely in cash because any of the conditions to payment of the Purchase Price in Common Stock is not
satisfied prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase Date, whether such Holder elects (i) to withdraw such Purchase Notice as to some or all of the
Securities to which such Purchase Notice relates (stating the Principal Amount and certificate numbers of the Securities as to which such withdrawal shall relate) or (ii) to receive cash in
respect of the entire Purchase Price for all Securities (or portions thereof) to which such Purchase Price relates, and 

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        (2)  delivery
of such Security to the Paying Agent prior to, on or after the Purchase Date (together with all necessary endorsements) at the offices of the Paying Agent, such
delivery being a condition to
receipt by the Holder of the Purchase Price therefor; provided, however, that such Purchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Article only if the
Security so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Purchase Notice. 

        If
a Holder, in such Holder's Purchase Notice and in any written notice of withdrawal delivered by such Holder pursuant to the terms of Section 12.9 hereof, fails to indicate such
Holder's choice with respect to the election set forth in clause (D) of Section 12.1(1), such Holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive cash in respect of the Purchase Price for
all Securities subject to the Purchase Notice in the circumstances set forth in such clause (D). 

        The
Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Article, a portion of the Original Principal Amount in an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture
that apply to the purchase of all of a Security also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Security. 

        Any
purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder (if any)
promptly following the later of the Purchase Date and the time of delivery of the Security. 

        Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 12.1 shall have the right to withdraw
such Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance
with Section 12.9. 

        The
Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Purchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal therefrom. 

        The
Company may, at its option, specify additional dates on which Holders will have the right to require it to purchase Securities upon written notice to the Trustee and the Holders.
Such notice shall specify the additional dates upon which the Company shall be required to purchase the Securities at the option of the Holders and shall be delivered to the Trustee and the Holders no
less than 25 Business Days prior to the earliest purchase date specified in such notice. 

        Section 12.2    The Company's Right to Elect Manner of Payment of Purchase Price.

        (a)  The
Purchase Price of Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice pursuant to Section 12.1 has been given, or a specified percentage thereof, will be paid by
the Company, at the election of the Company, with cash or Common Stock or in any combination of cash and Common Stock, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 12.2 and 12.3 hereof. The
Company shall designate, in the Company
Notice delivered pursuant to Section 12.5 hereof, whether the Company will purchase the Securities for cash or Common Stock, or, if a combination thereof, the percentages of the Purchase Price
of Securities in respect of which it will pay in cash and Common Stock; provided, however, that the Company will pay cash for fractional interests in
Common Stock. For purposes of determining the existence of potential fractional interests, all Securities subject to purchase by the Company held by a Holder shall be considered together (no matter
how many separate certificates are to be presented). Each Holder whose Securities are purchased pursuant to this Article shall receive the same percentage of cash or Common Stock in payment of the
Purchase Price for such Securities, except (i) as provided in Section 12.4 with regard to the payment of cash in lieu of fractional Common Stock and (ii) in the event that the
Company is unable to purchase the Securities of a Holder or Holders for Common Stock because any necessary qualifications or registrations of the Common Stock under applicable state securities laws
cannot be obtained, the Company may purchase the Securities of such Holder or Holders for cash. The Company may not change its election with respect to the consideration (or components or percentages
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Company Notice to Holders except pursuant to this Section 12.2 or pursuant to Section 12.4 in the event of a failure to satisfy, prior to the close of business on the Purchase Date, any
condition to the payment of the Purchase Price, in whole or in part, in Common Stock. 

        At
least three Business Days before the Company Notice Date, the Company shall deliver an Officers' Certificate to the Trustee specifying: 

          (i)  the
manner of payment selected by the Company; 

        (ii)  the
information required by Section 12.5; 

        (iii)  if
the Company elects to pay the Purchase Price, or a specified percentage thereof, in Common Stock, that the conditions to such manner of payment set forth in
Section 12.4 have been or will be complied with; and 

        (iv)  whether
the Company desires the Trustee to give the Company Notice required by Section 12.5. 

        Section 12.3    Purchase with Cash.    On each Purchase Date, at the option of the Company, the Purchase Price
of Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice pursuant to Section 12.1 has been given, or a specified percentage thereof, may be paid by the Company with cash equal to the aggregate
Purchase Price of such Securities. If the Company elects to purchase Securities with cash, the Company Notice, as provided in Section 12.5, shall be sent to Holders (and to beneficial owners as
required by applicable law) not less than 21 Business Days prior to such Purchase Date (the "Company Notice Date"). 

        Section 12.4    Payment by Issuance of Common Stock.    On each Purchase Date, at the option of the Company,
the Purchase Price of Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice pursuant to Section 12.1 has been given, or a specified percentage thereof, may be paid by the Company by the issuance of
a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the amount of cash to which the Holders would have been entitled had the Company elected to pay all or such
specified percentage, as the case may be, of the Purchase Price of such Securities in cash by (ii) the Market Price of a share of Common Stock, subject to the next succeeding paragraph. 

        The
Company will not issue a fractional share of Common Stock in payment of the Purchase Price. Instead the Company will pay cash for the current market value of the fractional share.
The current market value of a fraction of a share of Common Stock shall be determined by multiplying the Market Price by such fraction and rounding the product to the nearest whole cent with one half
cent being rounded upwards. It is understood that if a Holder elects to have more than one Security purchased, the number of shares of Common Stock shall be based on the aggregate amount of Securities
to be purchased. 

        If
the Company elects to purchase the Securities by the issuance of Common Stock, the Company Notice, as provided in Section 12.5, shall be sent to the Holders (and to beneficial
owners as required by applicable law) not later than the Company Notice Date. 

        The
Company's right to exercise its election to purchase the Securities pursuant to this Article through the issuance of Common Stock shall be conditioned upon: 

          (i)  the
Company's not having given its Company Notice of an election to pay entirely in cash and its giving of timely Company Notice of election to purchase all or a
specified percentage of the Securities with Common Stock as provided herein; 

        (ii)  the
listing of shares of Common Stock to be issued in respect of the payment of the Purchase Price on the principal United States securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is then listed or, if not so listed, the quotation of such shares on NASDAQ; 

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        (iii)  the
registration of the shares of Common Stock to be issued in respect of the payment of the Purchase Price under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, in each case,
if required for the initial issuance thereof; 

        (iv)  any
necessary qualification or registration under applicable state securities laws or the availability of an exemption from such qualification and registration; and 

        (v)  the
receipt by the Trustee of an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that (A) the terms of the issuance of the Common Stock are in
conformity in all material respects with this Indenture and (B) the Common Stock to be issued by the Company in payment of the Purchase Price in respect of Securities have been duly authorized
and, when issued and delivered pursuant to the terms of this Indenture in payment of the Purchase Price in respect of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
free from statutory preemptive rights and preemptive rights set forth in the Company's organizational documents and, in the case of such Officer's Certificate, stating that conditions (i),
(ii) (iii) and (iv) above and the condition set forth in the second succeeding sentence have been satisfied and, in the case of such Opinion of Counsel, stating that conditions
(ii) and (iii) above have been satisfied. 

        Such
Officers' Certificate shall also set forth the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued for each $1,000 Original Principal Amount of Securities and the Sale Price of a share of
Common Stock on each Trading Day during the period commencing on the first Trading Day of the period during which the Market Price is calculated and ending three Business Days prior to the applicable
Purchase Date. The Company shall pay the Purchase Price (or any portion thereof) in Common Stock only if the information necessary to calculate the Market Price is published in an Authorized Newspaper
or is otherwise readily publicly available. If the foregoing conditions are not satisfied with respect to a Holder or Holders prior to the close of business on the Purchase Date and the Company has
elected to purchase the Securities pursuant to this Article through the issuance of Common Stock, the Company shall pay, without further notice, the entire Purchase Price of the Securities of such
Holder or Holders in cash. 

        The
"Market Price" means the average of the Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the five Trading Day period ending on the third Business
Day (if the third Business Day prior to the applicable Purchase Date is a Trading Day, or if not, then on the last Trading Day prior to the third Business Day), prior to the applicable Purchase Date
appropriately adjusted to take into account the occurrence, during the period commencing on the first of such Trading Days during such five Trading Day period
and ending on such Purchase Date, of any event described in Section 11.10; subject, however, to the conditions set forth in Section 11.11. 

        The
"Sale Price" of the Common Stock on any date means the closing per share sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the
average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and average ask prices) on such date as reported in the composite transactions for the principal
United States securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System. 

        Section 12.5    Notice of Election.    The Company's notice of election to purchase with cash or Common Stock
or any combination thereof shall be sent to the Holders in the manner provided in Section 15.3 of the Indenture at the time specified in Section 12.3 or 12.4, as applicable (the
"Company  

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 Notice"). Such Company Notice shall state the manner of payment elected and shall contain the following information: 

        In
the event the Company has elected to pay the Purchase Price (or a specified percentage thereof) with Common Stock, the Company Notice shall: 

        (1)  state
that each Holder will receive Common Stock with a Market Price equal to such specified percentage of the Purchase Price of the Securities held by such Holder
(except any cash amount to be paid in lieu of fractional shares); 

        (2)  set
forth the method of calculating the Market Price of the Common Stock; and 

        (3)  state
that because the Market Price of Common Stock will be determined prior to the Purchase Date, Holders will bear the market risk with respect to the value of the
Common Stock to be received from the date such Market Price is determined to the Purchase Date. 

        In
any case, each Company Notice shall include a form of Purchase Notice to be completed by a Holder and shall state: 

        (A)  the
Purchase Price, the Conversion Rate and, to the extent known at the time of such notice the amount of Contingent Interest that will be accrued and payable with
respect to the Securities as of the Purchase Date; 

        (B)  the
name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent; 

        (C)  that
Securities as to which a Purchase Notice has been given may be converted pursuant to Article XI hereof only if the applicable Purchase Notice has been
withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; 

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

        (E)  that
the Purchase Price for any Security as to which a Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn will be paid promptly following the later of the Purchase Date
and the time of surrender of such Security as described in (D); 

        (F)  the
procedures the Holder must follow to exercise purchase rights under this Article and a brief description of those rights; 

        (G)  briefly,
the conversion rights of the Securities; and 

        (H)  the
procedures for withdrawing a Purchase Notice (including, without limitation, for a conditional withdrawal pursuant to the terms of Section 12.1 or 12.9). 

        If
any of the Securities is in the form of a Global Security, then the Company shall modify the Company Notice to the extent necessary to accord with the procedures of the Depositary
applicable to the purchase of Global Securities. 

        At
the Company's request, the Trustee shall give such Company Notice in the Company's name and at the Company's expense; provided,
however, that, in all cases, the text of such Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company. 

        Upon
determination of the actual number of shares of Common Stock to be issued for each $1,000 Principal Amount of Securities, the Company will publish such determination at the
Company's Web site on the World Wide Web or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time. 

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        Section 12.6    Covenants of the Company.    All Common Stock delivered upon purchase of the Securities shall
be newly issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim. 

        Section 12.7    Procedure upon Purchase.    As soon as practicable after the Purchase Date and upon receipt of
the Securities, the Company shall deliver to each Holder entitled to receive Common Stock through the Paying Agent, a certificate for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of
the Purchase Price and cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Common Stock. The Person in whose name the certificate for Common Stock is registered shall be treated as a holder of record of Common
Stock on the Business Day following the Purchase Date. Subject to Section 12.4, no payment or adjustment will be made for dividends on the Common Stock the record date for which occurred on or
prior to the Purchase Date. 

        Section 12.8    Taxes.    If a Holder of a Security is paid in Common Stock, the Company shall pay any
documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on such issue of Common Stock. However, the Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because the Holder requests the Common Stock to be issued
in a name other than the Holder's name. The Paying Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock being issued in a name other than the Holder's name until the
Paying Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax which will be due because the shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than the Holder's name. 

        Section 12.9    Effect of Purchase Notice.    Upon receipt by the Paying Agent of the Purchase Notice specified
in Section 12.5, the Holder of the Security in respect of which such Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified in the following two paragraphs)
thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Purchase Price with respect to such Security. Such Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder, subject to receipt of funds and/or Common Stock by the
Paying Agent, promptly following the later of (x) the Purchase Date with respect to such Security (provided the conditions in Section 12.1 have been satisfied) and (y) the time of
delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 12.1. Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice has been given by the Holder thereof
may not be converted pursuant to Article XI hereof on or after the date of the delivery of such Purchase Notice unless such Purchase Notice has first been validly withdrawn as specified in the
following two paragraphs. 

        A
Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the office of the Paying Agent in accordance with the Purchase Notice at any time prior to the
close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Purchase Date specifying: 

        (1)  if
certificated Securities have been issued, the certificate number of the Security in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, or if not, such
information as may be required under appropriate procedures of the Depositary; 

        (2)  the
Original Principal Amount of the Security with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted; and 

        (3)  the
Original Principal Amount, if any, of such Security which remains subject to the original Purchase Notice and which has been or will be delivered for purchase by the
Company. 

        A
written notice of withdrawal of a Purchase Notice may be in the form set forth in the preceding paragraph or may be in the form of (i) a conditional withdrawal contained in a
Purchase Notice pursuant to the terms of Section 12.1(1)(D) or (ii) a conditional withdrawal containing the information set forth in Section 12.1(l)(D) and the preceding paragraph
and contained in a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent as set forth in the preceding paragraph. 

        There
shall be no purchase of any Securities pursuant to this Article (other than through the issuance of Common Stock in payment of the Purchase Price, including cash in lieu of
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shares) if there has occurred (prior to, on or after, as the case may be, the giving, by the Holders of such Securities, of the required Purchase Notice) and is continuing an Event of Default (other
than a default in the payment of the Purchase Price with respect to such Securities). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Securities (x) with respect to
which a Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in compliance with this Indenture, or (y) held by it during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than a default in the payment of the
Purchase Price with respect to such Securities) in which case, upon such return, the Purchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. 

        Section 12.10    Deposit of Purchase Price.    Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Purchase
Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent an amount of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Business Day) and/or Common Stock, if permitted
hereunder, sufficient to pay the aggregate Purchase Price of all of the Securities or portions thereof which are to be purchased as of the Purchase Date. The manner in which the deposit required by
this Section 12.10 is made by the Company shall be at the option of the Company, provided, however, that such deposit shall be made in a manner
such that the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall have immediately available funds on the Purchase Date. 

        If
a Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms hereof, money and/or Common Stock sufficient to pay the Purchase Price of any Security for which a Purchase Notice has been tendered
and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture on the Business Day following the Purchase Date then,
immediately after Purchase Date, such Security will cease to be outstanding, interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) will cease to accrue and the rights of the Holder in respect thereof shall
terminate (other than the right to receive the Purchase Price as aforesaid). 

        Section 12.11    Securities Purchased in Part.    Any Security which 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 satisfactory to the Company or the
Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such
Security, without service charge except for any taxes to be paid by the Holder in the event a Security is registered under a new name, a new Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as
requested by such Holder in aggregate Original Principal Amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the Original Principal Amount of the Security so surrendered which is not purchased. 

        Section 12.12    Compliance with Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities.    In connection with any offer
to purchase or purchase of Securities under this Article (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), the Company shall (i) comply with Rule 13e-4 under the
Exchange Act, (ii) file the related Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report), if required, under the Exchange Act, and (iii) otherwise comply with all applicable Federal
and state securities laws so as to permit the rights and obligations under this Article to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in this Article. 

        Section 12.13    Repayment to the Company.    The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any
cash or Common Stock that remain unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property law, together with interest or dividends, if any, thereon held by them for the payment of the
Purchase Price; provided, however, that to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash or Common Stock
deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 12.10 exceeds the aggregate Purchase Price of the Securities or portions thereof which the Company is obligated to purchase as of the Purchase Date,
then promptly after the Business Day following the Purchase Date, the Trustee shall return any such excess to the Company together with interest or dividends, if any, thereon. Thereafter, 

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any Holder entitled to payment must look to the Company for payment as general creditors, unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person. 

        Section 12.14    Conversion Arrangement on Purchase.    Any Securities required to be purchased under this
Article, unless surrendered for conversion before the close of business on the Purchase Date, may be deemed to be purchased from the Holders of such Securities for an amount in cash not less than the
Purchase Price, by one or more investment bankers or other purchasers who may agree with the Company to purchase such Securities from the Holders, to convert them into Common Stock of the Company and
to make payment for such Securities to the Trustee in trust for such Holders. 

        Section 12.15    Repayment of Securities.    Securities subject to repayment in whole or in part at the option
of the Holders thereof will, unless otherwise provided in the terms of such Securities, be repaid at a price equal to the Accreted Principal Amount thereof, together with interest thereon accrued to
the Repayment Date specified in the terms of such Securities. The Company covenants that on or before the Repayment Date it will deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is
acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust) an amount of money sufficient to pay the principal (or, if so provided by the terms of the Securities, a percentage of the principal) of,
and (except if the Repayment Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities or portions thereof, as the case may be, to be repaid on such date. 

 
 

ARTICLE XIII    
    
    REPAYMENT AT OPTION OF HOLDER UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL    
  

        Section 13.1    Right to Require Purchase.    

        (a)  If
at any time on or before March 21, 2008 that Securities remain outstanding there shall occur a Change in Control, Securities shall be purchased by the Company
in integral multiples of $1,000 Original Principal Amount at the option of the Holders thereof as of the date that is 35 Business Days after the occurrence of the Change in Control (the
"Change in Control Purchase Date") subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of any Holder of the requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this
Section 13.1. The purchase price of such Securities (the "Change in Control Purchase Price") shall be equal to 100% of the Original Principal
Amount of the Securities to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Change in Control Purchase Date. 

        A
"Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as either of the following events shall occur: 

        (1)  There
shall be consummated any consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property, in
each case other than a consolidation or merger of the Company in which the holders of the Common Stock immediately prior to the consolidation or merger have, directly or indirectly, at least a
majority of the total voting power in the aggregate of all classes of capital stock of the continuing or surviving corporation immediately after such consolidation or merger; or 

        (2)  There
is a report filed on Schedule 13D or TO (or any successor schedule, form or report) pursuant to the Exchange Act, disclosing that any person, including such
person's Affiliates or Associates (for
the purposes of this Section 13.1 only, as the term "person" is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the beneficial owner (as the term
"beneficial owner" is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more
of the voting power of the Common Stock or other Capital Stock into which the Common Stock is reclassified or changed; provided,  however, that a person
shall not be deemed beneficial owner of, or to own beneficially, (A) any securities tendered pursuant to a tender or
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behalf of such person or any of such person's Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange thereunder, or (B) any securities if such beneficial
ownership (1) arises solely as a result of a revocable proxy delivered in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange
Act, and (2) is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D (or any successor schedule) under the Exchange Act. 

        Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.1, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the Company, any Subsidiary, any employee
stock ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any person holding Common Stock for or pursuant to the terms of any such employee benefit plan, filing or
becoming obligated to file a report under or in response to Schedule 13D or Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report) under the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership
by it of shares of Common Stock, whether in excess of 50% or otherwise. 

        "Associate" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof. 

        (b)  Within
15 Business Days after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall mail a written notice of the Change in Control to the Trustee and to each Holder.
The notice shall include the form of a Change in Control Purchase Notice to be completed by the Holder and shall state: 

        (1)  the
date of such Change in Control and, briefly, the events causing such Change in Control; 

        (2)  the
date by which the Change in Control Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section 13.1 must be given; 

        (3)  the
Change in Control Purchase Date; 

        (4)  the
Change in Control Purchase Price that will be accrued and payable with respect to the Securities as of the Change in Control Purchase Date; 

        (5)  briefly,
the conversion rights of the Securities; 

        (6)  the
name and address of each Paying Agent and Conversion Agent; 

        (7)  the
Base Conversion Rate and the current Conversion Rate (using the Applicable Stock Price as determined as of the Business Day prior to the date on which the notice
pursuant to this Section 13.1(b) is marked by the Company to the Trustee) and any adjustments thereto; 

        (8)  that
Securities as to which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been given may be converted into Common Stock pursuant to Article XI only to the extent that
the Change in Control Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; 

        (9)  the
procedures that the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this Section 13.1; 

        (10) the
procedures for withdrawing a Change in Control Purchase Notice, including a form of notice of withdrawal; 

        (11) that
the Holder must satisfy the requirements set forth in the Securities in order to convert the Securities; and 

        (12) the
last date on which the purchase right may be exercised. 

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        If
any of the Securities is in the form of a Global Security, then the Company shall modify such notice to the extent necessary to accord with the procedures of the Depositary applicable
to the purchase of Global Securities. 

        (c)  A
Holder may exercise its rights specified in subsection (a) of this Section 13.1 upon delivery of a written notice (which shall be in substantially the
form included as an attachment to the Securities 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 Depositary's customary procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a "Change in Control Purchase Notice") to any Paying
Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Change in Control Purchase Date. 

        The
delivery of such Security to any Paying Agent (together with all necessary endorsements) at the office of such Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the
Change in Control Purchase Price. 

        The
Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 13.1, a portion of a Security if the Original Principal Amount of such portion is $1,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Security pursuant to Sections 13.1 through 13.6 also apply to the purchase of such portion of such
Security. 

        Any
purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 13.1 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder
promptly following the later of the Change in Control Purchase Date and the time of delivery of the Security to the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 13.1. 

        Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to a Paying Agent the Change in Control Purchase Notice contemplated by this subsection (c) shall have the
right to withdraw such Change in Control Purchase Notice in whole or as to a portion thereof that is an Original Principal Amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof at any time prior to the
close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Change in Control Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with
Section 13.2. 

        A
Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Change in Control Purchase Notice or written withdrawal thereof. 

        Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global Securities, any Change in Control Purchase Notice may be delivered or withdrawn and such Securities may be
surrendered or delivered for purchase in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary as in effect from time to time. 

        Section 13.2    Effect of Change in Control Purchase Notice.    Upon receipt by any Paying Agent of the Change
in Control Purchase Notice specified in Section 13.1(c), the Holder of the Security in respect of which such Change in Control Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Change in Control
Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified below) thereafter be entitled to receive the Change in Control Purchase Price with respect to such Security. Such Change in Control Purchase Price shall be
paid to such Holder promptly following the later of (a) the Change in Control Purchase Date with respect to such Security (provided the conditions in Section 13.1(c) have been satisfied)
and (b) the time
of delivery of such Security to a Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 13.1(c). Securities in respect of which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been given
by the Holder thereof may not be converted into Common Stock on or after the date of the delivery of such Change in Control Purchase Notice unless such Change in Control Purchase Notice has first been
validly withdrawn as specified in the following paragraph. 

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        A
Change in Control Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the office of the Paying Agent in accordance with the Change in Control
Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the applicable Change in Control Purchase Date specifying: 

        (1)  if
a certificated Security has been issued, the certificate number of the Securities in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, or if not, such
information as required by the Depositary; 

        (2)  the
Original Principal Amount, in integral multiples of $1,000, of the Securities with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted; and 

        (3)  the
Original Principal Amount, if any, of such Securities which remain subject to the original Change in Control Purchase Notice and which has been or will be delivered
for purchase by the Company. 

        There
shall be no purchase of any Securities pursuant to this Article if there has occurred (prior to, on or after, as the case may be, the giving, by the Holders of such Securities, of
the required Change in Control Purchase Notice) and is continuing an Event of Default (other than a default in the payment of the Change in Control Purchase Price with respect to such Securities). The
Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Securities (x) with respect to which a Change in Control Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in compliance with this
Indenture, or (y) held by it during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than a default in the payment of the Change in Control Purchase Price with respect to such Securities) in which
case, upon such return, the Change in Control Purchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. 

        Section 13.3    Deposit of Change in Control Purchase Price.    On or before 11:00 a.m. New York City
time on the Change in Control Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) an amount of money (in
immediately available funds if deposited on such Business Day) sufficient to pay the aggregate Change in Control Purchase Price of all the Securities or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of
such Change in Control Purchase Date. The manner in which the deposit required by this Section 13.3 is made by the Company shall be at the option of the Company,  provided, however, that such deposit shall be made in
a manner such that the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall have immediately available funds on the Change in Control Purchase Date. 

        If
a Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms hereof, money sufficient to pay the Change in Control Purchase Price of any Security for which a Change in Control Purchase Notice
has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture on the Business Day following the Change in Control Purchase Date then, immediately following the Change in Control Purchase Date,
such Security will cease to be outstanding, interest will cease to accrue and the rights of the Holder in respect thereof shall terminate (other than the right to receive the interest thereon). The
Company shall publicly announce the Original Principal Amount of Securities purchased as a result of such Change in Control on or as soon as practicable after the Change in Control Purchase Date. 

        Section 13.4    Securities Purchased In Part.    Any Security that is to be purchased only in part shall be
surrendered at the office of a Paying Agent and promptly after the Change in Control Purchase Date the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such
Security, without service charge (other than amounts to be paid in respect of applicable transfer taxes), a new Security or Securities, of such authorized denomination or denominations in integral
multiples of $1,000 as may be requested by such Holder, in aggregate Original Principal Amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the Original Principal Amount of the Security so
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        Section 13.5    Compliance With Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities.    In connection with any offer to
purchase or purchase of Securities under this Article (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), the Company shall (i) comply with Rule 13e-4 under the
Exchange Act, (ii) file the related Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report), if required, under the Exchange Act, and (iii) otherwise comply with all applicable Federal
and state securities laws so as to permit the rights and obligations under this Article to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in this Article. 

        Section 13.6    Repayment to the Company.    The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any
cash that remains unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property law, together with interest or dividends, if any, thereon held by them for the payment of the Change in Control
Purchase Price; provided, however, that to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 13.3 exceeds
the aggregate Change in Control Purchase Price of the Securities or portions thereof which the Company is obligated to purchase as of the Change in Control Purchase Date, then on the Business Day
following the Purchase Date, the Trustee shall return any such excess to the Company together with interest or dividends, if any, thereon. Thereafter, any Holder entitled to payment must look to the
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ARTICLE XIV    
    
    IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES    
  

        Section 14.1    Exemption from Individual Liability.    No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or
agreement of this Indenture, or of any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, officer, director or employee, as
such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the
enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and the obligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations of the Company, and that
no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, shareholders, officers, directors or employees, as such, of the Company or of any successor
corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of
the Securities or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against,
every such incorporator, shareholders, officer, director or employee, as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or
agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this
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ARTICLE XV    
    
    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS    
  

        Section 15.1    Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture.    All the covenants, stipulations,
promises and agreements in this Indenture contained by or in behalf of the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. 

        Section 15.2    Acts of Board, Committee or Officer of Successor Corporation Valid.    Any act or proceeding by
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board, committee or officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation that shall at that time be the
successor of the Company. 

        Section 15.3    Required Notices or Demands.    Any notice or demand which by any provision of this Indenture
is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Holders to or on the Company may be given or served by being deposited postage prepaid in a post office letter box in the United
States addressed (until another address is filed by the Company with the Trustee), as follows: Mandalay Resort Group, 3750 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89119, Attention: Les Martin.
Any notice, direction, request or demand by the Company or by any Holder to or upon the Trustee may be given or made, for all purposes, by being deposited postage prepaid in a post office letter box
in the United States addressed to the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Holder by the Company or the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this
Indenture shall be deemed to be properly mailed by being deposited postage prepaid in a post office letter box in the United States addressed to such Holder at the address of such Holder as shown on
the Security Register. In any case, where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the
sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. 

        Where
this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such
waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in
reliance upon such waiver. 

        In
case, by reason of the suspension of or irregularities in regular mail service, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to Holders when such notice is required to be given
pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice. 

        Section 15.4    Governing Law.    THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THIS INDENTURE AND THE
SECURITIES. 

        Section 15.5    Indenture May Be Executed in Counterparts.    This Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original; and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have executed this Indenture on behalf of the respective parties hereto as of the date first above written. 

	 	 	MANDALAY RESORT GROUP
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	By:	 	/S/ GLENN SCHAEFFER

	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Glenn Schaeffer
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	President
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	By:	 	/S/ STACEY B. POINDEXTER

	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Stacey B. Poindexter
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Assistant Treasurer

Annex A  

 
 

[FORM OF FACE OF GLOBAL SECURITY]    
  

        FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, THIS SECURITY IS BEING ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND THE
ISSUE DATE OF THIS SECURITY IS MARCH 21, 2003. IN ADDITION, THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONTINGENT PAYMENT DEBT INSTRUMENTS. FOR PURPOSES OF
SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE ISSUE PRICE OF EACH SECURITY IS $1,000 PER $1,000 OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND THE COMPARABLE YIELD IS 7.50%, COMPOUNDED
SEMI-ANNUALLY (WHICH WILL BE TREATED AS THE YIELD TO MATURITY FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES). 

        MANDALAY
RESORT GROUP (THE "COMPANY") AGREES, AND BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THIS SECURITY EACH HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED, FOR UNITED
STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (1) TO TREAT THIS SECURITY AS A DEBT INSTRUMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO TREAS. REG. SEC. 1.1275-4 (THE "CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS"), (2) TO
TREAT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ANY STOCK RECEIVED UPON ANY CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY OR UPON A PURCHASE OF THIS SECURITY AT THE HOLDER'S OPTION AS A CONTINGENT PAYMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE CONTINGENT
PAYMENT REGULATIONS AND (3) TO ACCRUE INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITY AS ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE "NONCONTINGENT BOND
METHOD," SET FORTH IN THE CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS, AND TO BE BOUND BY THE COMPANY'S DETERMINATION OF THE "COMPARABLE YIELD" AND "PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE," WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS, WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY. THE COMPANY AGREES TO PROVIDE PROMPTLY TO THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE
DATE, YIELD TO MATURITY, COMPARABLE YIELD AND PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE. ANY SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST SHOULD BE SENT TO THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: MANDALAY RESORT GROUP, 3750 LAS VEGAS
BOULEVARD SOUTH, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89119, ATTENTION: LES MARTIN. 

        UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE
TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 

        TRANSFERS
OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR'S
NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE
HEREOF. 

        THIS
SECURITY AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 

 

SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY, THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST
OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT
FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. 

        THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE "RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE") WHICH IS
TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY)
ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
"QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT
THE
TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE WITHIN MENTIONED TRUSTEE PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO THIS
CLAUSE (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. 

        THE
FOREGOING LEGEND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECURITY ON SATISFACTION OF THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE. 

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MANDALAY RESORT GROUP  

 Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures due 2033  

	No. R-1	 	Original Principal Amount: $350,000,000
	Issue Date: March 21, 2003	 	CUSIP: 562567 AJ 6

        MANDALAY
RESORT GROUP, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the Accreted Principal Amount of this
Security, as specified on the reverse side of this Security, on March 21, 2033. 

        This
Security shall bear interest as specified on the reverse side of this Security. Contingent Interest, if any, on this Security, will be payable as specified on the reverse side of
this Security. This Security is convertible as specified on the reverse side of this Security. 

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

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

	 	MANDALAY RESORT GROUP
	

 	

By:	
 	

 Name:

Title:

	Attest:	 	 
	

 Name:

Title:	

 
	

TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
	

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee,

certifies that this is one of the Securities referred

to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

	

By:	

 Name:

Title:	

 
	

Dated: March 21, 2003	

 

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   [FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]  

Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures due 2033 

        This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities") limited in aggregate
Original Principal Amount to $350,000,000 (or up to $400,000,000 if the Initial Purchasers exercise in full their overallotment option pursuant to the Purchase Agreement), issued under an Indenture,
dated as of March 21, 2003 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the
"Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is
hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which
the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Security are used as defined in the Indenture. 

1.    Regular Interest; Calculation of 3-month LIBOR  

        This Security will bear regular interest at the rate per annum equal to 3-month LIBOR, reset quarterly on each LIBOR Reset Date, as defined below,
plus 0.75% on the Original Principal Amount (the "Regular Interest") from March 21, 2003, or from the most recent date to which Regular Interest
has been paid as provided for, until March 21, 2008. During each period, Regular Interest will be payable quarterly in arrears on March 21, June 21, September 21 ad
December 21 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date") beginning June 21, 2003. Regular Interest on this Security shall be calculated
on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed during the related Interest Period (as defined below). Regular Interest payable on this Security on any Interest
Payment Date will include interest accrued from, and including, the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly made available for payment on this Security (or
March 21, 2003, if no interest has been paid or been duly made available for payment) to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date or Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date, as the
case may be (an "Interest Period"). The Regular Interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as
provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest, which shall be the March 6, June 6, September 6 or December 6, as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date. Any interest which is
payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder hereof on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue
of having been such Holder,
and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest to be fixed by the Company, notice whereof shall be given to the Holders of Securities not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully
provided in the Indenture. 

        "3-month LIBOR," as determined by the Trustee, means: 

        (a)  the
rate for three-month deposits in United States dollars commencing on the related LIBOR Reset Date, that appears on the Moneyline Telerate Page 3750 as of
11:00 A.M., London time, on the LIBOR Determination Date; or 

        (b)  if
no rate appears on the particular LIBOR Determination Date on the Moneyline Telerate Page 3750, the rate calculated by the Trustee as the arithmetic mean of at least
two offered quotations obtained by the Trustee after requesting the principal London offices of each of four major reference banks in the London interbank market to provide the Trustee with its
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quotation for deposits in United States dollars for the period of three months, commencing on the related LIBOR Reset Date, to prime banks in the London interbank market at approximately
11:00 A.M., London time, on that LIBOR Determination Date and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in United Sates dollars in that market at that time; or 

        (c)  if
fewer than two offered quotations referred to in clause (b) are provided as requested, the rate calculated by the Trustee as the arithmetic mean of the rates
quoted at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York time, on the particular LIBOR Determination Date by three major banks in The City of New York selected by the Trustee for loans in United States
dollars to leading European banks for a period of three months and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in United States dollars in that market at that time; or 

        (d)  if
the banks so selected by the Trustee are not quoting as mentioned in clause (c), 3-month LIBOR in effect on the particular LIBOR Determination
Date. 

        "LIBOR Determination Date" means the second London banking day preceding the related Interest Reset Date. 

        "LIBOR Reset Date" means March 21, June 21, September 21 and December 21 of each year; provided that, if any
LIBOR Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such LIBOR
Reset Date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day, except if such Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, such LIBOR Reset Date will be the immediately preceding
Business Day. 

        "London banking day" means a day on which commercial banks are open for business, including dealings in United States dollars, in London. 

        "Moneyline Telerate Page 3750" means the display on Moneyline Telerate (or any successor service) on such page (or any other page as may
replace such page on such service) for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for United States dollars. 

2.    Principal Accretion  

        Beginning on March 21, 2008, this Security shall not bear interest, except Contingent Interest as described in Section 3 below. Instead, on
March 21, 2033 (the "Stated Maturity"), the Holder will receive the Accreted Principal Amount of this Security on such date, which will be equal
to the Original Principal Amount of this Security increased daily by the Variable Yield. The Variable Yield will be reset quarterly on each LIBOR Reset Date to a rate of 3-month LIBOR,
plus 0.75% per annum. Regardless of the level of 3-month LIBOR, the Variable Yield will never exceed 6.75% per annum. The Variable Yield will be calculated using the actual number of days
elapsed between the LIBOR Reset Dates divided by 360. Accreted principal payable on this Security will include principal accreted from, and including, March 21, 2008 to, but excluding, the
Stated Maturity or earlier Redemption Date or Purchase Date, as the case may. 

3.    Contingent Interest  

        Subject to the accrual and Record Date provisions described below, this Security will bear additional quarterly interest ("Contingent
Interest") to the Holder hereof during any six-month period from March 22 to September 21 or September 22 to March 21, commencing after
March 21, 2008, if the average market price of the Securities for the five Trading Days ending on the third Trading Day immediately preceding the first day of the applicable
six-month period equals 120% or more of the Principal Amount of the Securities. 

        During
any period when Contingent Interest shall be payable, the Contingent Interest payable per Security in respect of any six-month period in which Contingent Interest is
payable will equal the 

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annual rate of 0.25% of the average market price of a Security for the five Trading Day measuring period. Contingent Interest on this Security shall be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 

        Contingent
Interest, if any, will accrue and be payable on June 21 and September 21 or December 21 and March 21, as the case may be, next succeeding the first
day of the relevant six-month period to the Holders of this Security as of the Regular Record Date relating to the corresponding Interest Payment Date. 

        For
purposes of this paragraph 3, the market price of a Security on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations per Security obtained by the
Bid Calculation Agent for $5 million aggregate Original Principal Amount of Securities at approximately 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent
nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company, provided that if (a) at least three such bids are not obtained by the Bid Calculation Agent, or (b) in the reasonable
judgment of the Company, the bid quotations are not indicative of the secondary market value of the Securities, then the market price of the debentures will equal (i) the then applicable
Conversion Rate of the Securities multiplied by (ii) the average Sale Price of the Company's Common Stock on the five Trading Days ending on such determination date, appropriately adjusted. 

        The
Bid Calculation Agent will initially be The Bank of New York, subject to the Company's right to replace the Bid Calculation Agent. The Bid Calculation Agent shall solicit bids from
securities dealers that the Company believes to be willing to bid for the Securities. 

        Upon
determination that Holders will be entitled to receive Contingent Interest during a relevant six-month period, we will issue a press release and publish such information
on our website on the World Wide Web as soon as practicable. 

4.    Interest on Overdue Amounts  

        If the Accreted Principal Amount hereof or any portion of such Accreted Principal Amount is not paid when due (whether upon acceleration pursuant to
Section 4.2 of the Indenture, upon the dates set for payment of the Redemption Price, Purchase Price or upon the Stated Maturity of this Security) or if interest due hereon (including
Contingent Interest, if any) (or any portion of such interest), is not paid when due, then in each such case the overdue amount shall, to the extent permitted by law, bear interest at the rate of
interest payable as set forth in paragraph 1 of this Security other than Contingent Interest which shall bear interest at the rate of interest payable as set forth in paragraph 3,
compounded quarterly, which interest shall accrue from the date such overdue amount was originally due to the date payment of such amount, including interest thereon, has been made or duly provided
for. All such interest shall be payable as set forth in the Indenture. 

5.    Method of Payment  

        Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make payments in respect of Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase
Price and at Stated Maturity to Holders who surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Securities. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United
States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. However, the Company may make such cash payments by check payable in such money; provided that payment by
wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on all Global Securities and all other Securities the
Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. If any Interest Payment Date (other than an Interest Payment Date coinciding with the Stated
Maturity or earlier Redemption Date or Purchase Date) falls on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date will be 

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postponed to the next succeeding Business Day and no interest on such payment will accrue for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date to such next succeeding Business Day, provided that,
if such Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, the Interest Payment Date will be the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. If the Stated Maturity,
Redemption Date, Purchase Date or Change of Control Purchase Date of this Security would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment of interest, if any, and principal will be made
on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest on such payment will accrue for the period from and after the Stated Maturity, Redemption Date, Purchase Date or Change of Control Purchase Date to
such next succeeding Business Day. 

6.    Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar  

        Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar
or co-registrar without notice, other than notice to the Trustee except that the Company will maintain at least one Paying Agent in the State of New York, City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan, which shall initially be an office or agency of the Trustee. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates may act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar or
co-registrar. 

7.    Indenture  

        The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in
effect from time to time (the "TIA") (regardless of whether or not this Indenture has been qualified thereunder). The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the
Indenture and the TIA for a statement of those terms. 

        The
Securities are general unsecured obligations of the Company limited to $350,000,000 aggregate Original Principal Amount (or up to $400,000,000 if the Initial Purchasers exercise
their overallotment option pursuant to the Purchase Agreement). The Indenture does not limit other indebtedness of the Company, secured or unsecured. 

8.    Redemption at the Option of the Company  

        No sinking fund is provided for the Securities. Except as required by a Gaming Authority, prior to March 21, 2008 and thereafter, the Securities will not
be redeemable at the option of the Company. Beginning on March 21, 2008, the Securities are redeemable for cash as a whole, or from time to time in part, at the option of the Company at a
Redemption Price equal to 100% of the Accreted Principal Amount of the Securities, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. 

        If
the Company redeems less than all of the outstanding Securities, the Trustee will select the Securities to be redeemed (i) by lot; (ii) pro rata; or (iii) by
another method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. If the Trustee selects a portion of a Holder's Securities for partial redemption and the Holder converts a portion of the same Securities,
the converted portion shall be deemed to be from the portion selected for redemption. 

9.    Notice of Redemption  

        Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be
redeemed at the Holder's registered address. If money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the Redemption Date is deposited with the Paying
Agent prior to or on the Redemption Date, immediately after such Redemption Date interest shall cease to accrue on such Securities or portions 

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thereof. Securities in denominations larger than $1,000 Original Principal Amount may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000 Original Principal Amount. 

10.  Purchase By the Company at the Option of the Holder  

        Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall purchase, at the option of the Holder, the Securities held by such Holder on
March 21, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023, and 2028 at a Purchase Prices equal to 100% of the Accreted Principal Amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Contingent Interest, if any)
to, but excluding, the Purchase Date, upon delivery of a
Purchase Notice containing the information set forth in the Indenture, at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 21 Business Days prior to such Purchase Date until the close of
business on Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase Date and upon delivery of the Securities to the Paying Agent by the Holder as set forth in the Indenture. 

        The
Purchase Price may be paid, at the option of the Company, in cash or by the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock of the Company, or in any combination thereof. 

        At
the option of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall purchase all or a portion of the Securities held by such Holder as of the date
that is 35 Business Days after the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company occurring on or prior to March 21, 2008 for a Change in Control Purchase Price equal to 100% of the Accreted
Principal Amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Change in Control Purchase Date. 

        Holders
have the right to withdraw any Purchase Notice or Change in Control Purchase Notice, as the case may be, by delivering to the Paying Agent a written notice of withdrawal in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. 

        If
cash (and/or securities if permitted under the Indenture) sufficient to pay the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, of all Securities or portions
thereof to be purchased as of the Purchase Date or the Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, is deposited with the Paying Agent on the Business Day following the Purchase Date or the
Change in Control Purchase Date, as the case may be, all interest ceases to accrue on such Securities (or portions thereof) immediately after such Purchase Date or Change in Control Purchase Date, as
the case may be, and the Holder thereof shall have no other rights as such (other than the right to receive the Purchase Price or Change in Control Purchase Price, as the case may be, upon surrender
of such Security). 

11.  Conversion  

        Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Holder of a Security may convert the Security into shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Rate under the
circumstances set forth in Sections 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 and 11.5 of the Indenture. A Security in respect of which a Holder has delivered a Purchase Notice or a Change in Control Purchase Notice
exercising the option of such Holder to require the Company to purchase such Security may be converted only if such notice of exercise is withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. The
Conversion Rate for the Securities on any Conversion Date shall be determined as set forth in the Indenture. 

        The
Company shall deliver cash or a check in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock. 

        A
Holder's right to convert the Securities into Common Stock of the Company is also subject to the Company's right to elect to pay such Holder the amount of cash set forth in the next
succeeding sentence in lieu of delivering all or part of such Common Stock; provided, however, that if such payment of cash is not permitted pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company
shall deliver Common Stock (and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock) in accordance with the 

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Indenture, whether or not the Company has delivered a notice pursuant to the Indenture to the effect that the Securities will be paid in cash. If the Company shall elect to make such payment in
shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock, the Company shall deliver to the Holder through the Conversion Agent, no later than the third Business Day following the date on which
the Applicable Stock Price is determined, a certificate for the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion and, if applicable, cash in lieu of such Common Stock and cash in
lieu of any fractional shares. If, however, the Company shall elect to make all or a portion of such payment solely in cash, the Company shall deliver to the Holder surrendering a Security the amount
of cash per Security (or a portion of a Security) equal to the Applicable Stock Price multiplied by the Conversion Rate in effect with respect to such Conversion Date no later than the tenth Business
Day following such Conversion Date. 

        The
Company may not pay cash in lieu of delivering all or part of such shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of any Security pursuant to the terms of the Indenture (other than cash
in lieu of fractional shares) if there has occurred (prior to, on or after, as the case may be, the Conversion Date or the date on which the Company delivers its notice specifying whether each
Conversion shall be converted into shares of Common Stock or cash) and is continuing an Event of Default (other than a default in such payment on such Securities). 

        A
Holder may convert a portion of a Security if the Original Principal Amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. No payment or adjustment shall be made for
dividends on the Common Stock except as provided in the Indenture. 

        Securities
or portions thereof surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date immediately preceding any Interest Payment Date to the
opening of business on such Interest Payment Date shall (except for Securities called for redemption on a Redemption Date that occurs during the period between a Regular Record Date and the Interest
Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates) be accompanied by payment to the Company or its order, in New York Clearing House funds or other funds acceptable to the Company, of an amount
equal to the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date on the Principal Amount of Securities or portions thereof being surrendered for conversion. 

        No
fractional shares will be issued upon conversion; in lieu thereof, an amount will be paid in cash based upon the Applicable Stock Price. 

        The
Company agrees, and each Holder and any beneficial owner of a Security by its purchase thereof shall be deemed to agree, to treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the
fair market value of the Common Stock received upon the conversion of a Security (together with any cash payment in lieu of fractional shares) or cash, or a combination of cash and Common Stock as a
contingent payment on the Security for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-4(b). 

        To
convert a Security, a Holder must (a) complete and manually sign the conversion notice set forth below and deliver such notice to a Conversion Agent, (b) surrender the
Security to the Conversion Agent, (c) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents (including any certification that may be required under applicable law) if required by the
Conversion Agent, and (d) pay any transfer or similar tax, if required. 

        The
Conversion Rate will be adjusted under the Indenture for dividends or distributions on Common Stock payable in Common Stock or other Capital Stock; subdivisions, combinations or
certain reclassifications of Common Stock; distributions to all holders of Common Stock of certain rights to purchase Common Stock for a period expiring within 60 days at less than the Sale
Price at the Time of Determination; and distributions to such holders of assets or debt securities of the Company or certain rights to purchase securities of the Company (excluding certain cash
dividends or distributions), all as more fully provided in the Indenture. However, no adjustment need be made if Holders may 

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participate in the transaction or in certain other cases. The Company from time to time may voluntarily increase the Conversion Rate. 

12.  Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption  

        Any Securities called for redemption, unless surrendered for conversion before the close of business on the Redemption Date, may be deemed to be purchased from
the Holders of such Securities at an amount not less than the Redemption Price, by one or more investment bankers or other purchasers who may agree with the Company to purchase such Securities from
the Holders, to convert them into Common Stock of the Company and to make payment for such Securities to the Trustee in trust for such Holders. 

13.  Denominations; Transfer; Exchange  

        The Securities are in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 Original Principal Amount and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may
transfer 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 any
taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not transfer or exchange any Securities selected for
redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) or any Securities in respect of which a Purchase Notice or Change in Control
Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn (except, in the case of a Security to be purchased in part, the portion of the Security not to be purchased) or any Securities for a period of
15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed. 

14.  Persons Deemed Owners  

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

15.  Unclaimed Money or Securities  

        The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any money 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 money or securities must look to the Company
for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person. 

16.  Amendment; Waiver  

        Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Securities at the time outstanding and (ii) certain Defaults may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority
in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Securities at the time outstanding. The Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture under certain circumstances without the consent of the Holder, as
described in the Indenture. 

17.  Defaults and Remedies  

        Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) a default in the payment of the Accreted Principal Amount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price or Change in
Control Purchase Price with respect to any Security when such payment becomes due and payable; (ii) a default in the payment of any interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) on the
Securities, when the same becomes due and payable, for a period of 30 days; (iii) failure by the Company to comply with other agreements in the 

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Indenture or the Securities, subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) failure by the Company to make any payment by the end of any applicable grace period after maturity on Indebtedness in an
amount (taken together with amounts under clause (v) below) in excess of $10,000,000 and continuance of such failure; (v) the acceleration of Indebtedness of the Company in an amount
(taken together with amounts under clause (iv) above) in excess of $10,000,000, without, in the case of clause (vi) above or this clause (v), such Indebtedness having been
discharged or such acceleration having been cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, for a period of 30 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice of Default; provided, however, that if any
such failure or acceleration shall be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed not to have occurred; (vi) final unsatisfied judgments
not covered by insurance aggregating in excess of $10,000,000 rendered against the Company or any of their Affiliates and not stayed, bonded or discharged within 60 days; and
(vii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the
Securities at the time outstanding, may declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default which will result in the
Securities becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default. 

        Holders
may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives
reasonable indemnity or security. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may direct the Trustee in its
exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default in payment of amounts specified in clause (i) or (ii) above) if
it determines that withholding notice is in their interests. 

18.  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 Trustee. 

19.  No Recourse Against Others  

        A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities. 

20.  Authentication  

        This Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication on the other side of this
Security. 

21.  Abbreviations  

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

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22.  GOVERNING LAW  

        THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE INDENTURE AND THIS SECURITY. 

The
Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. 

Mandalay
Resort Group

3750 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Las Vegas, NV 89119

Telephone No. (702) 632-6820

Facsimile No. (702) 632-6822

Attention: Les Martin 

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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 soc. sec. or tax ID no.)
 

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

                                         
       (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.
 

Date:
                                         
                        

CONVERSION NOTICE  

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

To
convert only part of this Security, state the Original Principal Amount to be converted (which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000):
$                                         
                

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

________________________________________________________________________ 

________________________________________________________________________

(Insert
other person's soc. sec. or tax ID no.) 

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

(Print
or type other person's name, address and zip code) 

Your
Signature:
                                         
                       *
 

(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security) 

*        Your
signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security
Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE ON CHANGE IN CONTROL  

If
you want to elect to have this Security purchased, in whole or in part, by the Company pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Indenture, check the following box: 

If
you want to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company, state the Original Principal Amount you want to be purchased (must be $1,000 or a multiple of $1,000):
$                                         
               
 

If
this notice is attached to a certificated Security, the Security certificate numbers:

   

________________________________________________________________________ 

You
agree by the presentation of this notice to provide any further information as may be required under applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company. 

Your
Signature:
                                         
                       * 

(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security) 

*        Your
signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security
Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

  

Annex B  

 
 

Projected Payment Schedule*    
  

Comparable
Yield = 7.50%, compounded semi-annually 

	Years 0-6
	 	Years 7-12
	 	Years 13-18
	 	Years 19-24
	 	Years 25-30

	Date
	 	Projected

Payment

per $1,000

Principal

Amount of

Security
	 	Date
	 	Projected

Payment

per $1,000

Principal

Amount of

Security
	 	Date
	 	Projected

Payment

per $1,000

Principal

Amount of

Security
	 	Date
	 	Projected

Payment

per $1,000

Principal

Amount of

Security
	 	Date
	 	Projected

Payment

per$1,000

Principal

Amount of

Security

	6/21/03	 	$	9.95	 	6/21/09	 	$	0.00	 	6/21/15	 	$	0.00	 	6/21/21	 	$	1.44	 	6/21/27	 	$	2.59
	9/21/03	 	 	9.95	 	9/21/09	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/15	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/03	 	 	1.52	 	9/21/27	 	 	2.72
	12/21/03	 	 	9.95	 	12/21/09	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/15	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/21	 	 	1.52	 	12/21/27	 	 	2.72
	3/21/04	 	 	9.95	 	3/21/10	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/16	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/22	 	 	1.59	 	3/21/28	 	 	2.85
	6/21/04	 	 	9.95	 	6/21/10	 	 	0.00	 	6/21/16	 	 	0.00	 	6/21/22	 	 	1.59	 	6/21/28	 	 	2.85
	9/21/04	 	 	9.95	 	9/21/10	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/16	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/22	 	 	1.68	 	9/21/28	 	 	2.98
	12/21/04	 	 	9.95	 	12/21/10	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/16	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/22	 	 	1.68	 	12/21/28	 	 	2.98
	3/21/05	 	 	9.95	 	3/21/11	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/17	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/23	 	 	1.76	 	3/21/29	 	 	3.13
	6/21/05	 	 	9.95	 	6/21/11	 	 	0.00	 	6/21/17	 	 	0.00	 	6/21/23	 	 	1.76	 	6/21/29	 	 	3.13
	9/21/05	 	 	9.95	 	9/21/11	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/17	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/23	 	 	1.85	 	9/21/29	 	 	3.28
	12/21/05	 	 	9.95	 	12/21/11	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/17	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/23	 	 	1.85	 	12/21/29	 	 	3.28
	3/21/06	 	 	9.95	 	3/21/12	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/18	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/24	 	 	1.94	 	3/21/30	 	 	3.43
	6/21/06	 	 	9.95	 	6/21/12	 	 	0.00	 	6/21/18	 	 	0.00	 	6/21/24	 	 	1.94	 	6/21/30	 	 	3.43
	9/21/06	 	 	9.95	 	9/21/12	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/18	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/24	 	 	2.04	 	9/21/30	 	 	3.59
	12/21/06	 	 	9.95	 	12/21/12	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/18	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/24	 	 	2.04	 	12/21/30	 	 	3.59
	3/21/07	 	 	9.95	 	3/21/13	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/19	 	 	1.17	 	3/21/25	 	 	2.14	 	3/21/31	 	 	3.76
	6/21/07	 	 	9.95	 	6/21/13	 	 	0.00	 	6/21/19	 	 	1.17	 	6/21/25	 	 	2.14	 	6/21/31	 	 	3.76
	9/21/07	 	 	9.95	 	9/21/13	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/19	 	 	1.24	 	9/21/25	 	 	2.25	 	9/21/31	 	 	3.94
	12/21/07	 	 	9.95	 	12/21/13	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/19	 	 	1.24	 	12/21/25	 	 	2.25	 	12/21/31	 	 	3.94
	3/21/08	 	 	9.95	 	3/21/14	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/20	 	 	1.30	 	3/21/26	 	 	2.36	 	3/21/32	 	 	4.12
	6/21/08	 	 	0.00	 	6/21/14	 	 	0.00	 	6/21/20	 	 	1.30	 	6/21/26	 	 	2.36	 	6/21/32	 	 	4.12
	9/21/08	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/14	 	 	0.00	 	9/21/20	 	 	1.37	 	9/21/26	 	 	2.47	 	9/21/32	 	 	4.31
	12/21/08	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/14	 	 	0.00	 	12/21/20	 	 	1.37	 	12/21/26	 	 	2.47	 	12/21/32	 	 	4.31
	3/21/09	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/15	 	 	0.00	 	3/21/21	 	 	1.44	 	3/21/27	 	 	2.59	 	3/21/33	 	 	7,386.25

	*
	Projected
payment schedule based on fixed rate equivalent yield-to-maturity of 4.00% per annum. Assumes 30 year maturity, 100% conversion premium, $28.65 stock price, puts in years 5,
10, 15, 20 and 25 and 5 years of call protection. Assumes contingent interest of 0.25% per annum if the market price exceeds 120% of the principal amount after year 5. 

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MANDALAY RESORT GROUP CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

ARTICLE II THE SECURITIES

ARTICLE III SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

ARTICLE IV REMEDIES

ARTICLE V THE TRUSTEE

ARTICLE VI HOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

ARTICLE VII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE

ARTICLE VIII SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

ARTICLE IX COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

ARTICLE X REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

ARTICLE XI CONVERSION

ARTICLE XII REPAYMENT AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

ARTICLE XIII REPAYMENT AT OPTION OF HOLDER UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL

ARTICLE XIV IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES

ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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Exhibit 4.45  

 
 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT    
  

        THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of March 21, 2003, by and
between MANDALAY RESORT GROUP, a Nevada corporation (the "Company") and MERRILL LYNCH & CO., MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
INCORPORATED and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC (the "Initial Purchasers"). 

        This
Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated March 17, 2003 (the "Purchase Agreement"), between the Company, as
issuer of the Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures due 2033 (the "Debentures"), and the Initial Purchasers, which provides for, among other
things, the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of the aggregate principal amount of Debentures specified therein. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement. 

        The
Company agrees with the Initial Purchasers, (i) for their benefit as Initial Purchasers and (ii) for the benefit of the beneficial owners (including the Initial
Purchasers) from time to time of the Debentures, and the beneficial owners from time to time of the Underlying Common Stock (as defined herein) issuable upon conversion of the Debentures (each of the
foregoing a "Holder" and together the "Holders"), as follows: 

        SECTION
1.    Definitions.    Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have their respective meanings as
set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

        "Affiliate:" With respect to any specified person, an "affiliate," as defined in Rule 144, of such person. 

        "Business Day:" Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New
York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. 

        "Common Stock:" The Common Stock, $0.012/3 par value, of the Company and any other shares of common stock as may constitute
"Common Stock" for purposes of the Indenture, including the Underlying Common Stock. 

        "Company:" See the first paragraph hereof. 

        "Conversion Rate:" Conversion Rate shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture. 

        "Damages Accrual Period:" See Section 2(e) hereof. 

        "Damages Payment Date:" Each March 21, June 21, September 21 and December 21. 

        "Debentures:" See the second paragraph hereof. 

        "Deferral Notice:" See Section 3(h) hereof. 

        "Deferral Period:" See Section 3(h) hereof. 

        "Effectiveness Deadline Date:" See Section 2(a) hereof. 

        "Effectiveness Period:" The period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the sale pursuant to the Initial
Shelf Registration Statement of all Registrable Securities thereunder and (ii) the expiration of the holding period applicable to such Registrable Securities held by persons not Affiliates of
the Company under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act. 

        "Event:" See Section 2(e) hereof. 

 

        "Event Date:" See Section 2(e) hereof. 

        "Event Termination Date:" See Section 2(e) hereof. 

        "Exchange Act:" The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 

        "Filing Deadline Date:" See Section 2(a) hereof. 

        "Holder:" See the third paragraph hereof. 

        "Indenture:" The senior indenture, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee, pursuant to
which the Debentures are being issued. 

        "Initial Purchasers:" See the first paragraph of this Agreement. 

        "Initial Shelf Registration Statement:" See Section 2(a) hereof. 

        "Issue Date:" means March 21, 2003. 

        "Liquidated Damages Amount:" See Section 2(e) hereof. 

        "Material Event:" See Section 3(h) hereof. 

        "Notice and Questionnaire:" A written notice delivered to the Company containing substantially the information called for by the Selling
Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire attached as Annex A to the Offering Memorandum of the Company, dated March 17, 2003, relating to the Debentures. 

        "Notice Holder:" On any date, any Holder that has delivered a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company on or prior to such date. 

        "Prospectus:" The prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by any amendment or prospectus supplement, including post-effective amendments, and all materials incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. 

        "Purchase Agreement:" See the second paragraph hereof. 

        "Record Date:" With respect to any Damages Payment Date relating to any Debenture as to which any Liquidated Damages Amount has accrued,
(i) the 15th day immediately preceding such Damages Payment Date if the Damages Accrual Period has not ended or (ii) the date of the end of the Damages Accrual Period. 

        "Record Holder:" With respect to any Damages Payment Date relating to any Debenture as to which any Liquidated Damages Amount has accrued,
the registered holder of such Debenture. 

        "Registrable Securities:" The Securities, until such securities have been converted or exchanged and, at all times subsequent to any such
conversion or exchange, any securities into or for which such securities have been converted or exchanged, and any security issued with respect thereto upon any stock dividend, split, merger or
similar event until, in the case of any such security, the earliest of (i) its effective registration under the Securities Act and resale in accordance with the Registration Statement covering
it, (ii) expiration of the holding period that would be applicable thereto under Rule 144(k) were it not held by an Affiliate of the Company, (iii) its sale to the public pursuant
to Rule 144 or (iv) the expiration of the Effectiveness Period. 

        "Registration Expenses:" See Section 5 hereof. 

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        "Registration Statement:" Any registration statement of the Company that covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and all materials
incorporated by reference in such registration statement. 

        "Restricted Securities:" As this term is defined in Rule 144. 

        "Rule 144:" Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. 

        "Rule 144A:" Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. 

        "SEC:" The Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto. 

        "Securities:" Collectively means the Debentures and the Underlying Common Stock. 

        "Securities Act:" The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder. 

        "Shelf Registration Statement:" See Section 2(a) hereof. 

        "Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement:" See Section 2(b) hereof. 

        "TIA:" The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. 

        "Trustee:" The Bank of New York (or any successor entity) as trustee under the Indenture. 

        "Underlying Common Stock:" The Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures. 

        SECTION
2.    Shelf Registration.    

        (a)  The
Company shall prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file or cause to be filed with the SEC within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Issue Date
(the "Filing Deadline Date") a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the
Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration Statement") registering the resale from time to time by Holders thereof of all of the Registrable Securities (the
"Initial Shelf Registration Statement"). The Initial Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 or another appropriate form
permitting registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by such Holders in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by the Holders and set forth in the Initial Shelf Registration
Statement; provided, that in no event will such method(s) of distribution take the form of an underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities without the prior agreement of the Company. The
Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the Initial Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act by the date (the "Effectiveness
Deadline Date") one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Issue Date, and to keep the Initial Shelf Registration Statement (or any Subsequent Shelf Registration
Statement) continuously effective under the Securities Act until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period, subject to the rights of the Company under Section 3(h) to create a Deferral Period.
At the time the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, each Holder that became a Notice Holder on or prior to the date ten (10) Business Days prior to such time of
effectiveness shall be named as a selling securityholder in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to
purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law. 

        (b)  If
the Initial Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness
Period, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within thirty (30) days of such
cessation of 

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effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected by the Company to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional
Shelf Registration Statement covering all of the Securities that as of the date of such filing are Registrable Securities (a "Subsequent Shelf Registration
Statement"). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become
effective as promptly as is practicable after such filing and to keep such Registration Statement (or subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness
Period. 

        (c)  The
Company shall supplement and amend the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by
the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement if required by the Securities Act or, to the extent to which the Company does
not reasonably object, as reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or by the Trustee on behalf of the registered Holders. 

        (d)  Each
Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that if such Holder wishes to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus,
it will do so only in accordance with this Section 2(d) and with Section 3(h). Each Holder of Registrable Securities wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement and related Prospectus agrees to deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company at least eight (8) but not more than twenty (20) Business Days prior to any
intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement. From and after the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, the Company shall, as
promptly as reasonably practicable after the date a Notice and Questionnaire is delivered, (i) if required by applicable law, file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the
Shelf Registration Statement or prepare and, if required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by
reference or file any other document required by the SEC so that the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the
related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if the Company shall
file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective under the
Securities Act as promptly as is practicable; (ii) provide such Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i); and (iii) notify such Holder as promptly as
practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 2(d)(i); provided, that if such Notice and Questionnaire is
delivered during a Deferral Period, the Company shall so inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in accordance with Section 3(h). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to
name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any Registration Statement or related Prospectus; provided, however, that any Holder that becomes a Notice Holder pursuant to
the provisions of Section 2(d) of this Agreement (whether or not such Holder was a Notice Holder at the time the Registration Statement was initially declared effective) shall be named as a
selling securityholder in the Registration Statement or related Prospectus subject to and in accordance with the requirements of this Section 2(d). 

        (e)  The
parties hereto agree that the Holders of Registrable Securities will suffer damages, the extent of which are not feasible to ascertain as of the date hereof, if
(i) the Initial Shelf Registration Statement has not been filed on or prior to the Filing Deadline Date, (ii) the Initial Shelf Registration Statement has not been declared effective
under the Securities Act on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline Date or (iii) the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any 

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period exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of such period pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof (each of the events of a type described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through
(iii) are individually referred to herein as an "Event," and the Filing Deadline Date in the case of clause (i), the Effectiveness
Deadline Date in the case of clause (ii) and the date on which the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted by Section 3(h) hereof in the
case of clause (iii), being referred to herein as an "Event Date"). Events shall be deemed to continue until the "Event
Termination Date," which shall be the following dates with respect to the respective types of Events: the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is filed in the case of
an Event of the type described in clause (i), the date the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective under the
Securities Act in the case of an Event of the type described in clause (ii) and termination of the Deferral Period that caused the limit on the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in a
period set forth in Section 3(h) to be exceeded in the case of the commencement of an Event of the type described in clause (iii). 

        Accordingly,
commencing on (and including) any Event Date and ending on (but excluding) the next date on which there are no Events that have occurred and are continuing (a
"Damages Accrual Period"), the Company agrees to pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, additional interest (the
"Liquidated Damages Amount") payable on the Damages Payment Dates to Record Holders of the then outstanding Debentures that are Registrable Securities
accruing, for each portion of such Damages Accrual Period beginning on and including a Damages Payment Date (or, in respect of the first time that the Liquidation Damages Amount is to be paid to
Record Holders on a Damages Payment Date as a result of the occurrence of any particular Event, beginning on and including the Event Date) and ending on but excluding the first to occur of
(A) the date of the end of the Damages Accrual Period or (B) the next Damages Payment Date, at a rate per annum equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) for the first
90-day period from the Event Date, and thereafter at a rate per annum equal to one-half of one percent (0.50%) of the aggregate principal amount of such Debentures determined
as of the Record Date; provided, that any Liquidated Damages Amount accrued with respect to any Debenture or portion thereof called for redemption on a redemption date or converted into Underlying
Common Stock on a conversion date prior to the Damages Payment Date, shall, in any such event, be paid instead to the Holder who submitted such Debenture or portion thereof for redemption or
conversion on the applicable redemption date or conversion date, as the case may be, on such date (or promptly following the conversion date, in the case of conversion). 

        Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Liquidated Damages Amounts shall accrue as to any Underlying Common Stock at any time nor as to any Debenture from and after the earlier of
(x) the date such security is no longer a Registrable Security and (y) the expiration of the Effectiveness Period. Notwithstanding the occurrence of multiple concurrent Events, the rate
of accrual of the Liquidated Damages Amount with respect to any period shall not exceed the rate provided for in the preceding paragraph. Following the cure of all Events requiring the payment by the
Company of Liquidated Damages Amounts to the Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section, the accrual of Liquidated Damages Amounts will cease (without in any way limiting the effect of
any subsequent Event requiring the payment of Liquidated Damages Amount by the Company). 

        The
Trustee shall be entitled, on behalf of Holders of Debentures or Underlying Common Stock, to seek any available remedy for the enforcement of this Agreement, including, with respect
to Debentures, for the payment of any Liquidated Damages Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the sole remedy for a violation of the terms of this Agreement shall be such
liquidated damages. 

        All
of the Company's obligations set forth in this Section 2(e) that are outstanding with respect to any Registrable Security at the time such Security ceases to be a Registrable
Security 

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shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such security have been satisfied in full (notwithstanding termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(j)). 

        The
parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages provided for in this Section 2(e) constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred by Record Holders of
the then outstanding Debentures that are Registrable Securities by reason of the failure of the Shelf Registration Statement to be filed or declared effective or available for effecting resales of
Registrable Securities in accordance with the provisions hereof. 

        SECTION
3.    Registration Procedures.    In connection with the registration obligations of the Company under
Section 2 hereof, the Company shall: 

        (a)  before
filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto with the SEC, furnish to the Initial Purchasers copies of all such
documents proposed to be filed and give reasonable consideration to such comments as the Initial Purchasers reasonably shall propose within three (3) Business Days of the delivery of such
copies to the Initial Purchasers; 

        (b)  subject
to Section 3(h), (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective for the applicable period specified in Section 2(a), (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any
required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act and (iii) use its reasonable
efforts to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the Effectiveness Period in
accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or such Prospectus as so supplemented; 

        (c)  as
promptly as practicable give notice to the Notice Holders and the Initial Purchasers (i) when any Prospectus, Prospectus supplement, Registration Statement or
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement (other than any such Prospectus supplement, Registration Statement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement
which is filed solely to name additional selling security holders or to reflect any other matters that are not of a material nature) has been filed with the SEC and, with respect to a Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has been declared effective, (ii) of any request, following the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement
under the Securities Act, by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional
information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation
or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose and (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification
of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, which notice may, at the discretion of the Company (or as
required pursuant to Section 3(h)), state that it constitutes a Deferral Notice, in which event the provisions of Section 3(h) shall apply; 

        (d)  use
reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the lifting of any suspension of the
qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which they have been qualified for sale, in either case at the earliest possible
moment or, if any such order or suspension is made effective during any Deferral Period, at the earliest possible moment after the expiration of such Deferral Period; 

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        (e)  as
promptly as reasonably practicable furnish to each Notice Holder and the Initial Purchasers, upon their request and without charge, at least one (1) conformed
copy of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, including financial statements, but excluding schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference and
all exhibits (unless requested in writing to the Company by such Notice Holder or the Initial Purchasers, as the case may be); 

        (f)    during
the Effectiveness Period, deliver to each Notice Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, without
charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses relating to such Registrable Securities (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Notice Holder
may reasonably request; and the Company hereby consents (except during such periods that a Deferral Notice is outstanding and has not been revoked) to the use of such Prospectus or each amendment or
supplement thereto by each Notice Holder in connection with any offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in the manner set
forth therein; 

        (g)  subject
to Section 3(h), (i) prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, use all reasonable
efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Notice Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Notice Holder reasonably requests in writing (which request may be included in
the Notice and Questionnaire), (ii) prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, use all reasonable efforts to keep each such
registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period in connection with such Notice Holder's offer and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such
registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) and (iii) do any and all other acts or things necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities in
the manner set forth in the relevant Registration Statement and the related Prospectus; provided, that the Company will not be required to (A) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in
securities in any jurisdiction where it is not otherwise qualified but for this Agreement or (B) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in suits or to taxation in
any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; 

        (h)  upon
(i) the issuance by the SEC of a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation of proceedings with respect to
the Shelf Registration Statement
under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, (ii) the occurrence of any event or the existence of any fact as a result of which any Registration Statement shall contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any Prospectus shall contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading (each a "Material Event") or (iii) the occurrence or existence of any corporate development that, in the discretion of the
Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, (A) in the case of clause (ii) above, subject to the next
sentence, as promptly as practicable prepare and file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document that would be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement and Prospectus so that such Registration Statement does
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein 

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not misleading, and such Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, and, in the case
of a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, subject to the next sentence, use reasonable efforts to cause it to be declared effective as promptly as is reasonably
practicable and (B) give notice to the Notice Holders that the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement is suspended (a "Deferral
Notice") and, upon receipt of any Deferral Notice, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until such Notice
Holder's receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in clause (A) above, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used, and has
received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. The Company will use reasonable efforts to ensure that the use
of the Prospectus may be resumed (x) in the case of clause (i) above, as promptly as practicable, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, as soon as, in the sole judgment of
the Company, public disclosure of such Material Event would not be prejudicial or contrary to the interests of the Company or, if necessary to avoid unreasonable burden or expense, as soon as
reasonably practicable thereafter and (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, as soon as, in the sole judgment of the Company, such suspension is no longer appropriate. The period during
which the availability of the Registration Statement and any Prospectus is suspended (the "Deferral Period") shall, without the Company incurring any
obligation to pay liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(e), not exceed forty-five (45) days in any three (3) month period or one hundred and twenty
(120) days in any twelve (12) month period; 

        (i)    comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its securityholders earning statements (whether audited or unaudited)
satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) no later than forty-five
(45) days after the end of any twelve (12) month period (or ninety (90) days after the end of any twelve (12) month period if such period is a fiscal year) commencing on
the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company commencing after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said twelve (12) month periods; 

        (j)    cooperate
with each Notice Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities sold pursuant to a Registration
Statement and cause such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations as are permitted by the Indenture and registered in such names as such Notice Holder may request in writing at least two
(2) Business Days prior to any sale of such Registrable Securities; 

        (k)  provide
a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement and provide
the Trustee for the Debentures and the transfer agent for the Common Stock with certificates for the Registrable Securities that are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company; 

        (l)    make
reasonable effort to provide such information as is required for any filings required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; 

        (m)  upon
(i) the filing of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement, announce the same,
in each case by release to Reuters Economic Services and Bloomberg Business News or other comparable means of dissemination that shall make such information known publicly; and 

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        (n)  cause
the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of any Registration Statement and in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee
to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA and execute, and use its reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee
to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes, and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner. 

        SECTION
4.    Holder's Obligations.    Each Holder agrees, by acquisition of the Registrable Securities, that no
Holder of Registrable Securities shall be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless such Holder has
furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire as required pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof (including the information required to be included in such Notice and Questionnaire) and the
information set forth in the next sentence. Each Notice Holder agrees promptly to furnish to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished
to the Company by such Notice Holder not misleading and any other information regarding such Notice Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as may be required to be disclosed in the
Registration Statement under applicable law or pursuant to SEC comments. Each Holder further agrees, following termination of the Effectiveness Period and within ten (10) Business Days of any
request by the Company, to notify the Company of the amount of Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the Registration Statement and, in the absence of a response, the Company may assume that all of
the Holder's Registrable Securities were so sold. 

        SECTION
5.    Registration Expenses.    The Company shall bear all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
performance by the Company of its obligations under Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement, whether or not any of the Registration Statements are declared effective. Such fees and expenses shall include,
without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of the counsel specified in the next sentence in connection with Blue
Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Notice Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement
may designate), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust
Company), (iii) duplication expenses relating to copies of any Registration Statement or Prospectus delivered to any Holders hereunder, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Company in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement and (v) reasonable fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel and of the registrar and transfer agent for the Common
Stock. In addition, the Company shall bear or reimburse the Notice Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of legal counsel for the Holders incurred in reviewing and commenting
upon the Shelf Registration Statement prior to its effectiveness, which shall, upon the written consent of the Initial Purchasers (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), be a nationally recognized
law firm experienced in securities law matters designated by the Company. In addition, the Company shall pay the internal expenses of the Company (including, without
limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing
of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which the same securities of the Company are then listed and the fees and expenses of any person, including special experts, retained by the
Company. 

        SECTION
6.    Indemnification; Contribution.    

        (a)  The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Initial Purchasers and each Holder of Registrable Securities and each person, if any, who controls any of
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Purchasers or any Holder of Registrable Securities within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, as follows: 

          (i)  against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any preliminary prospectus or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; 

        (ii)  against
any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or
any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue
statement or omission, provided that (subject to Section 6(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the prior written consent of the Company; and 

        (iii)  subject
to Section 6(c) below, against any and all expense whatsoever (including the fees and disbursements of counsel), as reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any
such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under clause (i) or (ii) above; 

provided,
however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company
by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder of Registrable Securities and each person, if any, who controls any of the Initial Purchasers or any such Holder of Registrable Securities
expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto); provided, further, that this
indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (1) arising from an offer or sale of Registrable Securities occurring during a Deferral Period, if a Notice
Holder was given a Deferral Notice or (2) a Holder fails to deliver at or prior to the written confirmation of sale, the most recent Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, and such Prospectus,
as amended or supplemented, would have corrected such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or would have included the omitted or allegedly omitted statement of a material
fact. 

        (b)  In
connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder, including, without limitation, any of the Initial Purchasers, of Registrable Securities is
participating, in furnishing information relating to such Holder of Registrable Securities to the Company in writing expressly for use in such Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the
Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Holders of such Registrable Securities agree, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Initial Purchasers and each
person, if any, who controls any of the Initial Purchasers within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and the Company, its directors
and each officer who signed such Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either such Section, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage
and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only with 

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respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder of Registrable Securities (which also
acknowledges the indemnity provisions herein) or any person, if any, who controls any such Holder of Registrable Securities expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto)
or such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). 

        The
Initial Purchasers agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Holders of Registrable Securities, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Holder of
Registrable Securities within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in
the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Initial Purchasers expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto). 

        (c)  Each
indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which
indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced
as a result thereof and in any event shall not
relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. The indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel
related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding
(including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related
proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (A) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Initial Purchasers, Holders of
Registrable Securities, and all persons, if any, who control the Initial Purchasers or Holders of Registrable Securities within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, collectively or (B) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Company, its directors and each
officer who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either such Section, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as
they are incurred. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought
under this Section 6 (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (x) includes an unconditional release
of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim 

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and (y) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. 

        (d)  If
at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying
party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 6(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into
more than forty-five (45) days after receipt by such indemnifying party of aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such
settlement at least thirty (30) days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with
such request prior to the date of such settlement. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, an indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 6(a)(ii) effected without its
consent if such indemnifying party (A) reimburses such indemnified party in accordance with such request to the extent it considers such request to be reasonable and (B) provides written
notice to the indemnified party stating the indemnifying party's basis for its belief that any unpaid balance of such request is unreasonable, in each case prior to the date of such settlement. 

        (e)  If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any
losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses
referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. 

        The
relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders of the Registrable Securities or the Initial Purchasers on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the
Holders of the Registrable Securities or the Initial Purchasers and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. 

        The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6(e) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 6(e). The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages, and expenses
incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 6(e) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any
such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. 

        Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 6, neither the Holder of any Registrable Securities nor the Initial Purchasers, shall be required to indemnify or contribute any
amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities sold by such Holder of Registrable Securities or by the Initial Purchasers, as the case may be, and
distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder of 

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Registrable Securities or the Initial Purchasers has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. 

        No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty
of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 

        For
purposes of this Section 6(e), each person, if any, who controls any of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder of Registrable Securities within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Initial Purchasers or such Holder, and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. 

        SECTION
7.    Information Requirements.    The Company covenants that, if at any time before the end of the
Effectiveness Period the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company will cooperate with any Holder of Registrable Securities and take such further reasonable
action as any Holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request in writing (including, without limitation, making such reasonable representations as any such Holder may reasonably request), all
to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by
Rule 144 and Rule 144A under the Securities Act and customarily taken in connection with sales pursuant to such exemptions; provided, however, that any legal opinion required by any
trustee or transfer agent shall be the responsibility of such Holder. Upon the written request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as
to whether it has complied with such filing requirements, unless such a statement has been included in the Company's most recent report required to be filed and filed pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to require the Company to register any of its securities under any section of the
Exchange Act. 

        SECTION
8.    Miscellaneous; No Conflicting Agreements.    The Company is not, as of the date hereof, a party to, nor
shall the Company, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that conflicts with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in
this Agreement. The Company represents and warrants that the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder do not conflict in any material respect with the rights granted to the
holders of the Company securities under any other agreements. 

        (a)    Amendments and Waivers.    The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not
be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of
the then outstanding Underlying Common Stock constituting Registrable Securities (with Holders of Debentures deemed to be the Holders, for purposes of this Section, of the number of outstanding shares
of Underlying Common Stock into which such Debentures are or would be convertible or exchangeable as of the date on which such consent is requested). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent
to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders of Registrable Securities whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration
Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders of Registrable Securities may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold
by such Holders pursuant to such Registration Statement; provided, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the
immediately preceding sentence. Each Holder of Registrable Securities outstanding at the time of any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent or thereafter shall be bound by any
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amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 8(a), whether or not any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent appears on the Registrable Securities or is delivered to such Holder. 

        (b)    Notices.    All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing
by hand delivery, telecopier, courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or by first-class mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed given (i) when made, if made by hand delivery,
(ii) upon confirmation, if made by telecopier, (iii) one (1) Business Day after being deposited with such courier, if made by overnight courier or (iv) on the date
indicated on the notice of receipt, if made by first-class mail, to the parties as follows: 

        (A)  if
to a Holder of Registrable Securities that is not a Notice Holder, at the address for such Holder then appearing in the Register (as defined in the Indenture); 

        (B)  if
to a Notice Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company in a Notice and Questionnaire or any amendment thereto; 

        (C)  if
to the Company, to: 

Mandalay
Resort Group

3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Las Vegas, NV 89119

Attention: Yvette Landau

Telecopier No.: (702) 632-6723 

and 

        (D)  if
to the Initial Purchasers, to: 

Merrill
Lynch & Co.,

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Banc of America Securities LLC

c/o Merrill Lynch

4 World Financial Center

New York, New York 10080

Attention: Todd Bernick

Telecopy No.: (212) 449-1642 

or
to such other address as such person may have furnished to the other persons identified in this Section 8(c) in writing in accordance herewith. 

        (c)    Approval of Holders.    Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable
Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company or its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (other than the Initial Purchasers
or subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be such affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in
determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage. 

        (d)    Successors and Assigns.    This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors,
assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation, and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders;  provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit
any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms
of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities
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holding such Registrable Securities such person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and, if applicable, the
Purchase Agreement, and such person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. 

        (e)    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

        (f)    Interpretation.    The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or
otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Any ambiguities in this Agreement shall not be construed against the draftsman. 

        (g)    Governing Law.    THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK. 

        (h)    Severability.    If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated thereby, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term,
provision, covenant or restriction, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

        (i)    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and is
intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and the registration rights granted by the
Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. Except as provided in the Purchase Agreement, there are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or
referred to herein, with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings among the
parties solely with respect to such registration rights. 

        (j)    Termination.    This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate upon the end of the
Effectiveness Period, except for any liabilities or obligations under Sections 4, 5 or 6 hereof and the obligations to make payments of and provide for Liquidated Damages under Section 2(e)
hereof to the extent such damages accrue prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, each of which shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms. 

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above. 

	 	 	 	 	MANDALAY RESORT GROUP
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  GLENN SCHAEFFER      
 Glenn Schaeffer
	Accepted as of the date first above written:	 	 	 	 
	

MERRILL LYNCH & CO.	
 	

 	
 	

 
	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

                            INCORPORATED	 	 	 	 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  TODD BERNICK      
 Todd Bernick
 Director	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
Authorized Signatory	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  JIM FREEMAN      
 Jim Freeman
 Vice President	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
Authorized Signatory	
 	

 	
 	

 

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