Document:

Exhibit 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY

as Issuer

AND

U.S. Bank National Association

as Trustee

 

Indenture

Dated as of May 7, 2010

 

7.95% Convertible Senior Securities due 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Page
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.01

	 	Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02

	 	Compliance Certificates and Opinions
	 	 	10	 
	Section 1.03

	 	Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee
	 	 	11	 
	Section 1.04

	 	Acts of Holders; Record Dates
	 	 	11	 
	Section 1.05

	 	Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company
	 	 	12	 
	Section 1.06

	 	Notice to Holders; Waiver
	 	 	12	 
	Section 1.07

	 	Conflict with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	13	 
	Section 1.08

	 	Effect of Headings and Table of Contents
	 	 	13	 
	Section 1.09

	 	Successors and Assigns
	 	 	13	 
	Section 1.10

	 	Severability Clause
	 	 	13	 
	Section 1.11

	 	Benefits of Indenture
	 	 	13	 
	Section 1.12

	 	Governing Law
	 	 	14	 
	Section 1.13

	 	Legal Holidays
	 	 	14	 
	Section 1.14

	 	Waiver of Jury Trial
	 	 	14	 
	Section 1.15

	 	Force Majeure
	 	 	14	 
	Section 1.16

	 	No Recourse Against Others
	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II SECURITY FORMS	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01

	 	Forms Generally
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.02

	 	Form of Face of Security
	 	 	15	 
	Section 2.03

	 	Form of Reverse of Security
	 	 	19	 
	Section 2.04

	 	Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication
	 	 	30	 
	Section 2.05

	 	Legend on Restricted Securities
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III THE SECURITIES	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01

	 	Designation, Principal Amount and Maturity
	 	 	30	 
	Section 3.02

	 	Form and Payment
	 	 	31	 
	Section 3.03

	 	Interest
	 	 	31	 
	Section 3.04

	 	Denominations
	 	 	33	 
	Section 3.05

	 	Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating
	 	 	33	 

 

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	 	 	 	 	Page
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.06

	 	Temporary Securities
	 	 	34	 
	Section 3.07

	 	Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange; Restrictions on Transfer
	 	 	34	 
	Section 3.08

	 	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities
	 	 	36	 
	Section 3.09

	 	Cancellation and Transfer Provisions
	 	 	37	 
	Section 3.10

	 	Persons Deemed Owners
	 	 	38	 
	Section 3.11

	 	Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities
	 	 	38	 
	Section 3.12

	 	CUSIP Numbers
	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV COVENANTS	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01

	 	Payment of Securities
	 	 	40	 
	Section 4.02

	 	Maintenance of Office or Agency
	 	 	40	 
	Section 4.03

	 	Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust
	 	 	41	 
	Section 4.04

	 	Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default
	 	 	42	 
	Section 4.05

	 	Corporate Existence
	 	 	42	 
	Section 4.06

	 	Commission Filings and Reports
	 	 	43	 
	Section 4.07

	 	Rule 144A Information Requirement
	 	 	43	 
	Section 4.08

	 	Book-Entry System
	 	 	43	 
	Section 4.09

	 	Additional Interest
	 	 	43	 
	Section 4.10

	 	Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws
	 	 	44	 
	Section 4.11

	 	Information for IRS Filings
	 	 	44	 
	Section 4.12

	 	Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office
	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01

	 	Right to Redeem
	 	 	44	 
	Section 5.02

	 	Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee
	 	 	45	 
	Section 5.03

	 	Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed
	 	 	45	 
	Section 5.04

	 	Notice of Redemption
	 	 	46	 
	Section 5.05

	 	Deposit of Redemption Price
	 	 	46	 
	Section 5.06

	 	Securities Payable on Redemption Date
	 	 	47	 
	Section 5.07

	 	Securities Redeemed in Part
	 	 	47	 

 

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	ARTICLE VI PURCHASE OF SECURITIES AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS UPON A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE	 	 	47	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01

	 	Purchase of Securities at the Option of Holders upon a Fundamental Change
	 	 	47	 
	Section 6.02

	 	Further Conditions and Procedures for Purchase at the Option of the
Holder upon a Fundamental Change
	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII [RESERVED]	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII CONVERSION	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01

	 	Conversion of Securities
	 	 	52	 
	Section 8.02

	 	Adjustments to Conversion Rate
	 	 	54	 
	Section 8.03

	 	Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale
	 	 	62	 
	Section 8.04

	 	Adjustment Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change
	 	 	63	 
	Section 8.05

	 	Stockholder Rights Plan
	 	 	64	 
	Section 8.06

	 	Trustee Adjustment Disclaimer
	 	 	64	 
	Section 8.07

	 	Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions
	 	 	65	 
	Section 8.08

	 	Certain Covenants
	 	 	65	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES	 	 	66	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01

	 	Events of Default
	 	 	66	 
	Section 9.02

	 	Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
	 	 	67	 
	Section 9.03

	 	Collection and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
	 	 	68	 
	Section 9.04

	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	69	 
	Section 9.05

	 	Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities
	 	 	69	 
	Section 9.06

	 	Application of Money Collected
	 	 	69	 
	Section 9.07

	 	Limitation on Suits
	 	 	70	 
	Section 9.08

	 	Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest
	 	 	70	 
	Section 9.09

	 	Restoration of Rights and Remedies
	 	 	71	 
	Section 9.10

	 	Rights and Remedies Cumulative
	 	 	71	 
	Section 9.11

	 	Delay or Omission Not Waiver
	 	 	71	 
	Section 9.12

	 	Control by Holders
	 	 	71	 
	Section 9.13

	 	Waiver of Past Defaults
	 	 	71	 

 

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	Section 9.14

	 	Undertaking for Costs
	 	 	72	 
	Section 9.15

	 	Additional Interest
	 	 	72	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE	 	 	73	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01

	 	When Company May Merge, Etc
	 	 	73	 
	Section 10.02

	 	Successor Substituted
	 	 	74	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI THE TRUSTEE	 	 	74	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.01

	 	Duties of Trustee
	 	 	74	 
	Section 11.02

	 	Rights of Trustee
	 	 	75	 
	Section 11.03

	 	Individual Rights of Trustee
	 	 	76	 
	Section 11.04

	 	Trustee’s Disclaimer
	 	 	77	 
	Section 11.05

	 	Notice of Default
	 	 	77	 
	Section 11.06

	 	Reports by Trustee to Holders
	 	 	77	 
	Section 11.07

	 	Compensation and Indemnity
	 	 	77	 
	Section 11.08

	 	Replacement of Trustee
	 	 	78	 
	Section 11.09

	 	Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc
	 	 	79	 
	Section 11.10

	 	Eligibility; Disqualification
	 	 	79	 
	Section 11.11

	 	Preferential Collection of Claims against Company
	 	 	80	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XII HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE	 	 	80	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.01

	 	Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders
	 	 	80	 
	Section 12.02

	 	Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders
	 	 	80	 
	Section 12.03

	 	Reports by Trustee
	 	 	80	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XIII SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES	 	 	81	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.01

	 	Indentures Without Consent of Holders
	 	 	81	 
	Section 13.02

	 	Indentures with Consent of Holders
	 	 	82	 
	Section 13.03

	 	Execution of Indentures
	 	 	83	 
	Section 13.04

	 	Effect of Indentures
	 	 	83	 
	Section 13.05

	 	Conformity with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	83	 
	Section 13.06

	 	Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	84	 
	Section 13.07

	 	Notice to Holders of Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	84	 

 

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	ARTICLE XIV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE	 	 	84	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 14.01

	 	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
	 	 	84	 
	Section 14.02

	 	Application of Trust Money
	 	 	84	 
	Section 14.03

	 	Paying Agent to Repay Monies Held
	 	 	85	 
	Section 14.04

	 	Return of Unclaimed Monies
	 	 	85	 
	Section 14.05

	 	Reinstatement
	 	 	85	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	85	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 15.01

	 	Trust Indenture Act Controls
	 	 	85	 
	Section 15.02

	 	Notices
	 	 	85	 
	Section 15.03

	 	Communication by Holders with other Holders
	 	 	86	 
	Section 15.04

	 	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	 	 	86	 
	Section 15.05

	 	Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
	 	 	87	 
	Section 15.06

	 	When Securities are Disregarded
	 	 	87	 
	Section 15.07

	 	Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar
	 	 	87	 
	Section 15.08

	 	Withholding Offset
	 	 	87	 
	Section 15.09

	 	Calculations in Respect of Securities
	 	 	88	 
	Section 15.10

	 	Counterparts
	 	 	88	 
	Section 15.11

	 	Appointment of Conversion Agent
	 	 	88	 
	Section 15.12

	 	Trustee Disclaimer
	 	 	88	 

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of May 7, 2010, between Grubb & Ellis Company, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company”),
having its principal office as of the date hereof at 1551 North Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705,
and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee (herein called the
“Trustee”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of 7.95% Convertible Senior
Securities due 2015 (each a “Security” and collectively, the “Securities”) of the tenor and amount
hereinafter set forth, and to provide therefor the Company has duly authorized the execution and
delivery of this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Securities, when executed by the Company and
authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Company, the valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company, and to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the
Company, in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, have been done;

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, For and in consideration of the premises and the
purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the benefit of the
Company and the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities thereof, as
follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.01 Definitions. For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

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

(d) the words “Article” and “Section” refer to an Article and Section, respectively, of this
Indenture, unless the context otherwise indicates; and

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

“12% Preferred Stock” means the Company’s 12% Cumulative Participating Perpetual Convertible
Preferred Stock.

 

 1.

 

“Accredited Investor” has the meaning provided in Section 2.02.

“Act”, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 1.04.

“Additional Interest” means all amounts payable, if any, pursuant to Section 9.15 or the
Registration Rights Agreement.

“Additional Shares” has the meaning provided in Section 8.04(a).

“Adjustment Date” has the meaning provided in Section 8.02(e).

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

“Agent Members” has the meaning provided in Section 3.11(a).

“Bankruptcy Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01.

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

“Beneficial Owner” means any person who is considered a beneficial owner of a security in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act.

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

“Board Resolution” shall mean a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors authorizing
the issuance of any Security and/or authorizing any other action that may be taken by the Company
in connection with this Indenture or the Securities, certified by the secretary or assistant
secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full
force and effect on the date of such certification.

“Business Combination” has the meaning provided in Section 8.03(a).

“Business Day”, means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the applicable Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive
order to close.

“Capital Stock” of any person means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or
other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock or other equity participations, including
partnership interests, whether general or limited, of such person and any rights (other than debt
securities convertible and exchangeable into an equity interest), warrants or options to acquire an
equity interest in such person.

 

 2.

 

“Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time (whether or not such time occurs on a
Business Day).

“Code” has the meaning provided in Section 13.01.

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

“Common Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company existing on
the Issue Date or any other shares of Capital Stock into which such Common Stock shall be
reclassified or changed.

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

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

“Conversion Agent” means the office or agency appointed by the Company where Securities may be
presented for conversion. The Conversion Agent shall initially be the Trustee.

“Conversion Date” has the meaning provided in Section 8.01(a).

“Conversion Price” means, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Securities, $1,000
divided by the Conversion Rate, as may be adjusted from time to time as set forth herein.

“Conversion Rate” means, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Securities, initially
445.583 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office of the Trustee in Los Angeles, California
at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office as
of the date hereof is located at 633 W. Fifth Street, 24th Floor, Los Angeles California
90070, attn: Corporate Trust Services, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time
to time by notice to the Company, or principal corporate trust office of any Successor Trustee (or
such other address as such Successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the
Company).

“Defaulted Interest” has the meaning provided in Section 3.03(b).

“Depositary” means The Depository Trust Company until a successor Depositary shall have become
such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Depositary” shall
mean such successor Depositary.

 

 3.

 

“Effective Date” means, for purposes of Section 8.02, the first date on which the shares or
other equity interests distributed to holders of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or
in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the transaction.

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.

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

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and
any statute successor thereto.

“Fair Market Value” means the amount that a willing buyer would pay a willing seller in an
arm’s length transaction.

“Fundamental Change” means the occurrence at the time after the Issue Date of any of the
following:

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act or any successor provisions to either of the foregoing), including any group acting
for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule
13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act, except that a person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares
that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or
only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting power
of the Company’s Voting Stock (other than as a result of any merger, share exchange, transfer of
assets or similar transaction solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of
incorporation and resulting in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of
Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock of the surviving entity); or

(b) consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Common Stock
(other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which Common Stock
would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets, or
(B) any statutory share exchange, consolidation or merger involving the Company pursuant to which
Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property, or (C) any sale, transfer,
assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially
all the Company’s assets and the assets of the Company’s Subsidiaries, considered as a whole (other
than a disposition of such assets as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to a wholly-owned
Subsidiary) shall have occurred, provided that the following shall not be a Fundamental Change:

(i) any transaction pursuant to which holders of the Company’s Capital Stock immediately prior
to the transaction are entitled to exercise, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total
voting power of all shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
of the continuing or surviving Person immediately after the transaction; or

 

 4.

 

(ii) any merger, share exchange, transfer of assets or similar transaction solely for the
purpose of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a
reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of common stock solely into shares
of common stock of the surviving entity; or

(c) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such
period constituted the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose nomination,
election or appointment by such board or whose nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were
either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election, nomination or appointment was
previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute 50% or more of the Board of Directors
then in office; or

(d) the Company’s stockholders shall have approved any plan of liquidation or dissolution; or

(e) the Common Stock (or other common stock into which the Securities are then convertible
pursuant to the terms of this Indenture) ceases to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the NYSE Amex (or their respective
successors).

A Fundamental Change as a result of clause (b) above will not be deemed to have occurred,
however, if 90% or more of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of Common
Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’
appraisal rights) in connection with the transaction or transactions constituting the Fundamental
Change consists of shares of Common Stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global
Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the NYSE Amex (or their respective successors) or which
will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with the transaction that would otherwise
be a Fundamental Change (these securities being referred to as “Publicly Traded Securities”) and as
a result of this transaction or transactions the Securities become convertible into such Publicly
Traded Securities, excluding cash payments for fractional shares.

“Fundamental Change Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 6.01(b).

“Fundamental Change Notice Date” has the meaning provided in Section 6.01(b).

“Fundamental Change Purchase Date” has the meaning provided in Section 6.01(a).

“Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 6.01(c).

“Fundamental Change Purchase Price” has the meaning provided in Section 6.01(a).

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements
by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.

 

 5.

 

“Global Security” means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities and is
authenticated and delivered to, and registered in the name of, the Depositary for such Securities
or a nominee thereof.

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

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be
supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the
applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument, and any such
supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of
and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively.

“Interest Payment Date” has the meaning provided in Section 3.03(a).

“Issue Date” means the date Securities are originally issued as set forth on the face of such
Security under this Indenture.

“Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock on any Trading Day means the closing sale price
per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if
more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and average ask prices) of the Common
Stock on that Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal United States
national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded. If the Common Stock
is not so quoted, the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid
and ask prices for the Common Stock on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally
recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose.

“Make-Whole Effective Date” has the meaning provided in Section 8.04(b).

“Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental
Change but determined without regard to subclause (i) under the proviso to clause (b) of the
definition thereof).

“Make-Whole Fundamental Change Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 8.04(a).

“Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal,
Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price of such Security or an installment of
principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity on
a Redemption Date or a Fundamental Change Purchase Date by declaration of acceleration, call for
redemption or otherwise.

“National Securities Exchange” means a securities exchange that has registered with the
Commission under Section 6 of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision.

“Notice of Conversion” means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 8.01(a).

“Notice of Default” means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 9.01(c).

 

 6.

 

“Notice of Redemption” means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 5.04.

“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the
Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company.

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, a Vice
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and by the
Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company, and
delivered to the Trustee.

“Opening of Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time (whether or not such time occurs on
a Business Day).

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel (who may be counsel for the Company)
who is acceptable to the Trustee.

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

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

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

(c) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 3.08 or in exchange for or in lieu of
which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than
any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof
satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such
Securities are valid obligations of the Company;

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or
waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any
Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be
Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the
pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect
to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities
or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

 

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“Paying Agent” means any Person (including the Company) authorized by the Company to pay the
principal amount of, interest on (including Additional Interest, if any), or Redemption Price or
Fundamental Change Purchase Price of, any Securities on behalf of the Company. The Trustee shall
initially be the Paying Agent.

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

“Physical Securities” means permanent certificated Securities in registered form issued in
denominations of $1,000 principal amount and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

“Place of Payment”, when used with respect to the Securities, means the place or places where
the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities are payable.

“Predecessor Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all
or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes
of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.08 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.

“Prospectus” means the Prospectus as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.

“Qualified Institutional Buyer” or “QIB” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 144A.

“Record Date” means, for purposes of Section 8.02, in respect of a dividend or distribution to
holders of Common Stock, the date fixed for determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to
receive such dividend or distribution.

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

“Redemption Price” has the meaning provided in Section 5.01(a).

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 7,
2010, among the Company and JMP Securities, LLC, as such agreement may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.

“Regular Record Date” for the payment of interest on the Securities (including Additional
Interest, if any), means the April 15 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding the
Interest Payment Date on May 1 and the October 15 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately
preceding the Interest Payment Date on November 1.

“Responsible Officer”, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer assigned to
the Corporate Trust Services department (or any other successor department) of the Trustee located
at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee who shall have direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture and, for purposes of Sections 9.12 and 11.01(c)(ii) and
the last sentence of Section 11.05 hereof, also means, with respect to a particular corporate
trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

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“Restricted Security” or “Restricted Securities” has the meaning provided in Section 2.05

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (including any successor rule thereto), as
the same may be amended from time to time.

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (including any successor rule thereto),
as the same may be amended from time to time.

“Rule 144A Information” has the meaning specified in the Securities.

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

“Securities” or “Security” has the meaning provided in the recitals.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

“Security Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in Section
3.07.

“Settlement Date” has the meaning provided in Section 8.01(a).

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

“Spin-Off” has the meaning provided in Section 8.02(c).

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

“Stated Maturity Date” means May 1, 2015.

“Stock Price” means, with respect to the Common Stock in connection with a Make-Whole
Fundamental Change, (i) if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is a transaction described in clause
(a) or (b) of the definition thereof and holders of Common Stock receive only cash as a result of
such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the cash amount paid per share of the Common Stock and (ii) in
all other cases, the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the
Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the Make-Whole Effective Date.

 

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“Subsidiary” means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which is
owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the
Company and one or more other Subsidiaries. For purposes of this definition, “voting stock” means
stock which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, whether at all times or only
so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

“Surviving Person” has the meaning provided in Section 10.01

“Trading Day” means a day during which (a) trading in securities generally occurs on the
principal United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then
listed or admitted for trading or, if the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on
a United States national or regional securities exchange, in the principal other market on which
the Common Stock is then traded and (b) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock is
available on such securities exchange or market. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded,
“Trading Day” means a Business Day.

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

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

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

“Voting Stock” of any person means Capital Stock of such person which ordinarily has voting
power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such person,
whether at all times or only for so long as no senior class of securities has such voting power by
reason of any contingency.

“Withholding Agent” means the office or agency appointed by the Company to withhold the
appropriate amount from any payment, to which withholding applies, made by the Company to a Holder
in respect of the Securities. The Withholding Agent appointed by the Company shall initially be the
Trustee.

“$” means United States dollars.

 

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Section 1.02 Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

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

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Indenture (other than the Officers’ Certificate required by the first paragraph of
Section 4.04) shall include the statements set forth in Section 15.05.

Section 1.03 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 may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters,
upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such Officer knows, or in
the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such
certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a
certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an Officer or Officers of the Company or any
Subsidiary stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession
of the Company or any Subsidiary, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care
should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are
erroneous.

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

Section 1.04 Acts of Holders; Record Dates.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and
evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in
person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided,
such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee
and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the
action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the
Holders signing such 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 11.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee
and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

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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.

The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, fix any day as the
Regular Record Date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give or take any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, or to vote on
any action, authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders. If not set by the Company
prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or,
in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, the record date for any such action or vote shall
be the 30th day (or, if later, the date of the most recent list of Holders required to be provided
pursuant to Section 12.01) prior to such first solicitation or vote, as the case may be. With
regard to any record date, only the Holders on such date (or their duly designated proxies) shall
be entitled to give or take, or vote on, the relevant action.

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

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

Section 1.05 Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or
other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or
filed with, (a) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose
hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing (which may be via facsimile) to or with the
Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Corporate Trust Services, or (b) the Company by
the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise
herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company
addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this
instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

 

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Section 1.06 Notice to Holders; Waiver.

Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be
sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at such Holder’s address as it
appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the
earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to
Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so
mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other
Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in
writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such
waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the
Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in
reliance upon such waiver.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it
shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with
the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

Section 1.07 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.

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

Section 1.08 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 1.09 Successors and Assigns.

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

Section 1.10 Severability Clause.

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

Section 1.11 Benefits of Indenture.

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

 

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Section 1.12 Governing Law.

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

Section 1.13 Legal Holidays.

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

Section 1.14 Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE, AND EACH HOLDER OF A SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF,
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 1.15 Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly,
forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts
of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of
God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and
hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are
consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as
practicable under the circumstances.

Section 1.16 No Recourse Against Others.

No director, Officer, employee, stockholder or Affiliate of the Company from time to time
shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or this Indenture.
Each Holder by accepting a Security waives and releases such liability.

 

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ARTICLE II

SECURITY FORMS

Section 2.01 Forms Generally.

The Securities and the Trustee’s certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the
forms set forth in this Article II, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and
other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers
or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required
to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor, the Code and
regulations thereunder, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by any Officer executing
such Securities, as evidenced by his or her execution thereof.

The Securities shall initially be issued in the form of permanent Global Securities in
registered form in substantially the form set forth in this Article II. The aggregate principal
amount of the Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made
on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, as hereinafter provided.

Section 2.02
Form of Face of Security. [INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A
RESTRICTED SECURITY — THIS
SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER: (1) REPRESENTS
THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
(“RULE 144A”)), (B) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1),
(2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), OR (C) IT IS AN INDIVIDUAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) (4), (5) OR (6) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT); AND (2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY
BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE
REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT: (A) TO GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY (THE “COMPANY”) OR ANY SUBSIDIARY
THEREOF, OR (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR (C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR (D) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT.

PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE
TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER
EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING
MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION
IS MADE
AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.]

 

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[INCLUDE IF SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY — THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A
NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED,
AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON
OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN
THE INDENTURE.

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

 

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GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY

7.95% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2015

No.                     

CUSIP No. 400095 AA3

ISIN No. US400095AA30

Grubb & Ellis Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [the order of
[                    ]] [if Global Securities, CEDE & CO.], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
$[                    ] ([                                        ] Dollars) on May 1, 2015, and to pay interest thereon from and
including May 7, 2010 or from and including the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest
has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 in each year, commencing
November 1, 2010, at the rate of 7.95% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid. The interest
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as
provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest, which shall be on April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Pursuant to Section 9.15 of the Indenture or the
Registration Rights Agreement, in certain circumstances, the Holder will be entitled to Additional
Interest. Payment of the principal of this Security and interest on (including Additional
Interest, if any) shall be made by wire transfer (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture) in
immediately available funds, in such lawful money of the United States of America as at the time of
payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

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. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto
in the Indenture. If any provision of this Security is inconsistent with any provision of the
Indenture, the provision in the Indenture shall control.

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

[Remainder Of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

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In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this Security to be signed manually or by
facsimile by its duly authorized officers.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:               	GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Attest: 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

 

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Section 2.03 Form of Reverse of Security.

GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY

7.95% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015

1. Indenture

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called
the “Securities”), issued and to be issued under an Indenture, dated as of May 7, 2010 (the
“Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (herein called the
“Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture
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. 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.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture
(except with respect to the deemed payment of interest upon conversion pursuant to Section 8.01(e)
of the Indenture) shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the
times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

2. Right to Redeem

No sinking fund is provided for the Securities. The Securities are subject to redemption upon
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice by mail, at any time on or after May 6, 2013, in
whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at the Redemption Price payable in cash Article V
of the Indenture sets forth the procedures, obligations, conditions and other terms of such
redemption.

3. Purchase of Securities at the Option of Holders

If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, subject to the provisions set forth in the
Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require
the Company to purchase all of such Security, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, that
is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, at the Fundamental Change Purchase Price
specified in the Indenture. Article VI of the Indenture sets forth the procedures, obligations,
conditions and other terms of such repurchase option upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change.

4. Conversion

Subject to the procedures, obligations, conditions and other terms for conversion set forth in
Article VIII of the Indenture and at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Scheduled
Trading Day before the Stated Maturity Date of the Securities, a Holder may convert its Securities
at their full principal amount, or any portion of their principal amount that is equal to
$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, into a full number of shares of Common Stock (together
with a cash payment in lieu of any fractional shares of Common Stock) at the Conversion Rate then
in effect at the time of conversion.

 

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5. Amendment; Waiver

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

6. Reports

Subject to certain limitations in the Indenture, at any time when the Company is not subject
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, upon the
request of a Holder of a Restricted Security, the Company will promptly furnish or cause to be
furnished Rule 144A Information (as defined below) to such Holder of Restricted Securities, or to a
prospective purchaser of any such security designated by any such Holder, to the extent required to
permit compliance by any such Holder with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”). “Rule 144A Information” shall be such information as is specified pursuant
to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto).

7. Remedies

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security
shall not have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the
Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder (other
than in the case of an Event of Default specified in Sections 9.01(a), (b), (d) and (g) of the
Indenture), unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
Securities at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee, such Holders have offered to the
Trustee reasonable indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and
liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request, the Trustee shall have failed to
institute any such proceeding, within 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity, and no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this
Security for
the enforcement of any payment of the principal amount, Redemption Price or Fundamental Change
Purchase Price of or any premium or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) hereon on or
after the respective due dates expressed herein or to receive shares of Common Stock upon
conversion in accordance with Article VIII of the Indenture.

 

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No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture
shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay
the principal amount, Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price of, and interest
(including Additional Interest, if any) (except with respect to the deemed payment of interest upon
conversion pursuant to Section 8.01(e) of the Indenture) on, this Security at the times, place and
rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed, or to issue shares of Common Stock upon
conversion in accordance with Article VIII of the Indenture.

8. Registered Form; Denominations; Transfer; Exchange

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the
transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security
for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any Place of Payment, duly
endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company
and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or its attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities, of authorized denominations and for the same
aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000
and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities
and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering
the same.

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

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

9. 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 Gifts to
Minors Act).

10. Governing Law

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

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below and have your signature guaranteed:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to:

 

 

 

(Print or type name, address and zip code and social security or tax ID number of assignee)

and irrevocably appoint
________________________________________________
agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to
act for him.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Signature Guarantee: 	 	 
	 	 	
(Signature must be guaranteed by a
participant in a recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program or other
signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee)
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

22.

 

In connection with any transfer of this Security occurring prior to the date which is the
later of (i) one year after the Issue Date of the Securities or such shorter period of time
permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any successor
provision thereto and (ii) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable law, the
undersigned confirms that it has not utilized any general solicitation or general advertising in
connection with the transfer and that this Security is being transferred:

[Check One]

	 	 	 	 	 
	(1)

	 	o
	 	to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(2)

	 	o
	 	to a “Qualified Institutional Buyer” pursuant to and in
compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(3)

	 	o
	 	pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by
Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(4)

	 	o
	 	pursuant to any other exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.

Unless one of the above boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities
evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof,
provided that if box (3) or (4) is checked, the Company and the Trustee may require, prior to
registering any such transfer of the Securities, in their sole discretion, such legal opinions,
certifications and other information as may reasonably be required in order to determine that such
transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Security Registrar shall not be
obligated to register this Security in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless
and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 3.09
of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Date: ____________	Signed: 	
 	 
	 	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side
of this Security)	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Signature Guarantee: 	 	 
	 	 	 

Note: Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the
requirements of the Security Registrar, 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 Security Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all
in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own
account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and
any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the
Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and
acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has
requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is
aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to
claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date: 

	 	 	 	 
	Signed: 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer.

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL SECURITY

The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $30,000,000 (THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS).
The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of decrease	 	Amount of increase	 	Principal Amount of	 	Signature of
	 	 	in Principal Amount	 	in Principal Amount	 	this Global Security	 	authorized officer
	Date of	 	of this Global	 	of this Global	 	following such	 	of Trustee or
	Exchange	 	Security	 	Security	 	decrease or increase	 	Securities Custodian
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

 

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FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE PURCHASE NOTICE

To: Grubb & Ellis Company

The undersigned registered Holder of this Security hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice
from Grubb & Ellis Company (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with
respect to the Company and requests and instructs the Company to repurchase this Security, or the
portion hereof (which is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) designated below,
in accordance with the terms of this Indenture referred to in this Security and directs that the
check or wire or other electronic funds transfer of the Company in payment for this Security or the
portion thereof and any portion of this Security representing any unrepurchased principal amount
hereof be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been
indicated below. If any portion of this Security not repurchased is to be issued in the name of a
Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall pay all transfer taxes payable with
respect thereto.

Principal amount to be repurchased (if less than all):

$                                                            

Certificate number (if Securities in certificated form):

                                                            

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Dated: ___________________________ 	Signed:  	 	 
	 	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the 	 
	 	 	other side of this Security) 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Signature Guarantee: 	
 	 
	 	 	(Signature must be guaranteed by a
participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion
Program or other signature guarantor program
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) 	 
	 

Fill in if a check is to be issued, or Securities are to be issued, other than to and in the
name of registered holder:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(Name)
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(Street Address)
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(City, state and zip code)

	 	 
	 	Social Security or Other Taxpayer Number
	 	 
	Please print name and address
	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

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FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE

To: Grubb & Ellis Company

The undersigned registered Holder of this Security hereby exercises the option to convert this
Security, or portion hereof (which is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof)
designated below, for shares of the Common Stock of Grubb & Ellis Company, in accordance with the
terms of this Indenture referred to in this Security, and directs that the shares issuable and
deliverable upon such conversion, cash in lieu of fractional shares and any portion of this
Security representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the
registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If shares or any portion
of this Security not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned,
the undersigned shall pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Any amount required to
be paid by the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Security. The undersigned
acknowledges that the conversion of the specified Securities is subject to the requirements
established by the Company in this Indenture, as applicable, as well as the procedures of any
Depositary, each as in effect from time to time.

In addition, the undersigned certifies that the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to
this conversion notice will not cause the undersigned to become, directly or indirectly, a
“beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder) of more than 14.99% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding
at such time. Any purported delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Securities
shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would
result in the undersigned becoming the beneficial owner of more than 14.99% of the shares of Common
Stock outstanding at such time. If any delivery of shares of Common Stock owed to the undersigned
upon conversion of the Securities is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this limitation,
the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and the Company shall
deliver such shares as promptly as practicable after the undersigned gives notice to the Company
that such delivery would not result in it being the beneficial owner of more than 14.99% of the
shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time.

This notice shall be deemed to be an irrevocable exercise of the option to convert this
Security.

Principal amount to be converted (if less than all):

$[                                        ]

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Dated: ___________________________ 	Signed:  	 	 
	 	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the 	 
	 	 	other side of this Security) 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Signature Guarantee:  	
 	 
	 	 	(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant 	 
	 	 	in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion
Program or other
signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee) 	 

 

27.

 

	 	 	 	 	 

Fill in if a check is to be issued, or Securities are to be issued, other than to and in the
name of registered holder:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(Name)
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(Street Address)
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(City, state and zip code)

	 	 
	 	Social Security or Other Taxpayer Number
	 	 
	Please print name and address
	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

28.

 

Section 2.04 Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated: __________ 	U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee

 	 
	 	By  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Section 2.05 Legend on Restricted Securities.

During the period beginning on the last Issue Date and ending on the date one year from such
date, any Security, including any Security issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, shall be
deemed a “Restricted Security” and shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the
legends set forth on the face of the form of Security in Section 2.02; provided, however, that the
term “Restricted Security” shall not include any Securities as to which restrictions have been
terminated in accordance with Section 3.07. All Securities shall bear the applicable legends set
forth on the face of the form of Security in Section 2.02. Except as provided in Section 3.07
and Section 3.09, the Trustee shall not authenticate and deliver any unlegended Security until it
has received an Officers’ Certificate from the Company directing it to do so and the Company has
provided the Trustee with the form of new Security with applicable CUSIP number and a Company
Order.

ARTICLE III

THE SECURITIES

Section 3.01 Designation, Principal Amount and Maturity.

(a) The Securities are hereby authorized and are designated the “7.95% Convertible Senior
Notes due 2015.” The Securities issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of this Indenture
shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000, which amount shall be set forth in the
Company Order for the authentication and delivery of the Securities pursuant to Section 3.05 of
this Indenture. In addition, the Company may issue, from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of this Indenture, additional Securities, including, without limitation, up to
approximately $2,200,000 principal amount of Securities issuable in connection with any exercise of
preemptive rights by certain existing holders of 12% Preferred Stock, having the same terms and
conditions as the Securities issued on the date hereof in all respects (except for the payment of
interest accruing prior to the issue date of such additional Securities), so that such additional
Securities shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities issued on the date
hereof and shall be governed by the terms of the Indenture; provided, however, that any such
additional Securities must be part of the same issue as the previously issued Securities for U.S.
Federal income tax purposes.

(b) The principal amount of the Securities shall be payable on May 1, 2015.

 

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Section 3.02 Form and Payment.

The Securities shall be issued in substantially the form set forth in Article II hereto and
shall have the terms set forth in such form and shall initially be Global Securities for purposes
of this Indenture. The Securities shall be issued in fully registered book-entry form without
coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Depositary in respect of the Securities represented by Global Securities shall be The
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The Global Securities representing the Securities shall be
deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary and shall be registered in the name of its nominee,
Cede & Co. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.07 of this Indenture, the Global Securities
may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a
successor of the Depositary or its nominee.

The Trustee shall act as Paying Agent for the Securities. The Company may choose to pay
interest by mailing checks or making wire or other electronic funds transfers, provided that the
Company shall make all payments in respect of the Global Security by wire transfer of same-day
funds. All money paid by the Company to any Paying Agent that remains unclaimed at the end of two
years after the amount is due to Holders shall be repaid to the Company, subject to any applicable
abandoned property laws. After such two-year period, Holders may look only to the Company for
payment and not to the Trustee, any other Paying Agent or anyone else. The Company may also arrange
for additional payment offices, and may cancel or change these offices, including any use of the
Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office. The Company may appoint and change the Paying Agent without prior
notice to the Holders.

The principal amount of and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on Global
Securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company or its nominee shall be paid by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to The Depository Trust Company or its nominee, as
applicable.

The principal amount of Physical Securities shall be payable at the Place of Payment and at
any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose. Interest (including
Additional Interest, if any) on Physical Securities will be payable (a) to Holders having an
aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 or less of Securities, by check mailed to such Holders at
the address set forth in the Security Register and (b) to Holders having an aggregate principal
amount of more than $2,000,000 of Securities, either by check mailed to such Holders or, upon
application by a Holder to the Security Registrar not later than two days prior to the relevant
Regular Record Date for such interest (including Additional Interest, if any) payment, by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to such Holder’s account within the United States, which
application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies the Security Registrar to the contrary
in writing.

 

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Section 3.03 Interest.

(a) Interest on the Securities shall accrue at the rate of 7.95% per annum from and including
the Issue Date or from and including the most recent date on which interest has been paid or duly
provided for until the principal thereof is paid, deemed paid, or made available for
payment. Interest on the Securities shall be payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and
November 1 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning November 1, 2010.
Interest will be paid to the person in whose name a Security is registered at the Close of Business
on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date. At the
Company’s election, the Company will pay Additional Interest, if any, under the circumstances
described under Section 9.15(a). Interest on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a
360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. If any Interest Payment Date (other than an
Interest Payment Date coinciding with the Stated Maturity Date or earlier required Redemption Date
or a Fundamental Change Purchase Date) of a Security falls on a day that is not a Business Day,
such Interest Payment Date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day and no interest
on such payment shall accrue for the period from the Interest Payment Date to the next succeeding
Business Day. If the Stated Maturity Date would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the
required payments of interest (and Additional Interest), if any, and principal shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day and no interest (or Additional Interest) on such payment shall accrue
for the period from and after the Stated Maturity Date to such next succeeding Business Day. If a
Redemption Date would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the Company shall purchase the
Securities tendered for purchase on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest (or Additional
Interest) on such Securities shall accrue for the period from and after the earlier Redemption Date
to such next succeeding Business Day. If a Fundamental Change Purchase Date would fall on a day
that is not a Business Day, the Company shall purchase the Securities tendered for purchase on the
next succeeding Business Day and no interest (or Additional Interest) on such Securities shall
accrue for the period from and after the earlier Fundamental Change Purchase Date to such next
succeeding Business Day.

(b) Holders at the Close of Business, on a Regular Record Date shall be entitled to payment of
interest (including any Additional Interest) payable on the corresponding Interest Payment Date
notwithstanding the conversion of such Securities at any time after the Close of Business on such
Regular Record Date. Securities surrendered for conversion during the period after the Close of
Business, on any Regular Record Date to the Opening of Business, on the immediately following
Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by payment of an amount equal to the interest (including
any Additional Interest) that the Holder is to receive on the Securities on such Interest Payment
Date; provided, however, that no such payment need be made (i) for conversions following the
Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Stated Maturity Date; (ii) if the Company has
specified a Redemption Date that is after the relevant Regular Record Date and on or prior to the
second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date, (iii)
if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after the relevant Regular
Record Date and on or prior to the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the
corresponding Interest Payment Date, or (iv) to the extent of any Defaulted Interest (including any
overdue Additional Interest), if any Defaulted Interest exists at the time of conversion with
respect to such Security.

Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.03(b), a Holder of any Securities at the Close
of Business on a Regular Record Date shall be entitled to receive interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) on such Securities on the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

 

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If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it will pay the Defaulted
Interest (the “Defaulted Interest”) in any lawful manner to the Persons who are Holders on a
subsequent special record date. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the amount
of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The
Company will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that
no such special record date may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such
Defaulted Interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the
written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) will
mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related
payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

Section 3.04 Denominations.

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

Section 3.05 Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its
Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Chief Financial Officer, one of its Vice Presidents or
its Treasurer, and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of
any of these Officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the
proper Officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any
of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such
Securities.

Upon the initial issuance of the Securities and at any time and from time to time after the
execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities executed by the
Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and
delivery of such Securities. The Company Order shall specify the amount of Securities to be
authenticated, and shall further specify the amount of such Securities to be issued as a Global
Security or as Physical Securities. If Physical Securities are to be authenticated such Company
Order shall also specify the Holders of, and delivery instructions for, such Securities. The
Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities as in
this Indenture provided and not otherwise.

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory
for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially
in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate
upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been
duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall
have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the
Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 3.09,
for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated
and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

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Section 3.06 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 evidenced by their execution of such Securities;
provided, that any such temporary Securities shall bear legends (other than the Global Security
Legend) on the face of such Securities as set forth in Section 2.02.

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 in a Place of Payment, without charge to the
Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities the Company shall
execute and shall direct the Trustee pursuant to a Company Order to authenticate and deliver in
exchange therefor a like principal amount of Physical Securities, of any authorized denominations
and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. Until so exchanged the temporary Securities
shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive
Securities.

Section 3.07 Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange; Restrictions on Transfer.

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

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security at the office or agency in a Place
of Payment, 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
denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, each such Security bearing such
restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture (including Section 2.02, 2.05 and 3.09).

At the option of the Holder and subject to the other provisions of this Section 3.07 and to
Section 3.09, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities, of any authorized denominations and
of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at
such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall
execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the
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All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the
valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under
this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if
so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly
executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. As a condition to the
registration of transfer of any Restricted Securities, the Company or the Trustee may require
evidence satisfactory to them as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend on
such securities.

Except as provided in the following sentence and in Section 3.09, all Securities originally
issued hereunder and all Securities issued upon registration of transfer or exchange or replacement
thereof shall be Restricted Securities and shall bear the legends required by Sections 2.02 and
2.05, unless the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee (and the Security Registrar, if other
than the Trustee) a Company Order stating that the Security is not a Restricted Security and may be
issued without such legend thereon. Securities that are issued upon registration of transfer of,
or in exchange for, Securities that are not Restricted Securities shall not be Restricted
Securities and shall not bear such legend.

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities,
but the Company or Security Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or
exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 3.06, 5.07 or 13.06 not involving
any transfer.

Neither the Company nor the Security Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a
transfer of any Security (i) after any Notice of Redemption has been given to Holders, except that
where such notice provides that such Security is to be redeemed only in part, the Company and the
Security Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of the portion thereof not
to be redeemed, (ii) that has been surrendered for conversion, (iii) as to which a Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice has been delivered and not withdrawn, except that where such Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice provides that such Security is to be purchased only in part, the Company and
the Security Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of the portion thereof
not to be purchased or (iv) as to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered and
not withdrawn, except that where such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice provides that such
Security is to be purchased only in part, the Company and the Security Registrar shall be required
to exchange or register a transfer of the portion thereof not to be purchased.

Beneficial ownership of every Restricted Security shall be subject to the restrictions on
transfer provided in the legends required to be set forth on the face of each Restricted Security
pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 2.05 unless such restrictions on transfer shall be terminated in
accordance with this Section 3.07 or Section 3.09. The Holder of each Restricted Security, by such
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The restrictions imposed by this Section 3.07 and by Sections 2.02, 2.05 and 3.09 upon the
transferability of any particular Restricted Security shall cease and terminate upon delivery by
the Company to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate stating that such Restricted Security has
been transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision
thereto). Any Restricted Security as to which the Company has delivered to the Trustee an
Officer’s Certificate stating that such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance
with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon surrender of such Restricted Security for
exchange to the Security Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.07, be
exchanged for a new Security, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear
the restrictive legends required by Sections 2.02 and 2.05.

As used in the preceding two paragraphs of this Section 3.07, the term “transfer” encompasses
any sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition of any Restricted Security.

Neither the Trustee, the Security Registrar nor any of their respective agents shall have any
duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed
under this Indenture or with respect to any federal or state or other securities or tax laws or
have any duty to obtain documentation relating to any transfers or exchanges (including any
transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global
Security) other than as specifically required hereunder.

Section 3.08 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.

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

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

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

Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section 3.08, the Company may require the
payment by the Holder 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 3.08 in exchange for any mutilated Security
or in lieu of any 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 the benefits of
this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued
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The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all
other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Securities.

Section 3.09 Cancellation and Transfer Provisions. The Company at any time may deliver to the
Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the
Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation
any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold. The
Trustee shall cancel and dispose of all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer,
exchange, payment, purchase, repurchase, redemption, conversion or cancellation in accordance with
its customary practices. If the Company shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition
shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such
Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Company
may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has paid in full or delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation.

(a) Transfers to QIBs. The following provisions shall apply with respect to the registration
of any proposed transfer of a Security constituting a Restricted Security to a QIB:

(i) the Security Registrar shall register the transfer if such transfer is being made by a
proposed transferor who has checked the box provided for on the form of Security stating, or has
otherwise advised the Company and the Security Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in
compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who has signed the certification
provided for on the form of Security stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Security
Registrar in writing, that it is purchasing the Security for its own account or an account with
respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a QIB
within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule
144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as it has
requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is
aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the
exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A; and

(ii) if the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Securities to be transferred
consist of Physical Securities which after transfer are to be evidenced by an interest in the
Global Security, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of instructions given in accordance with
the Depositary’s and the Security Registrar’s procedures, the Security Registrar shall reflect on
its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Security in an
amount equal to the principal amount of the Physical Securities to be transferred, and the Trustee
shall cancel the Physical Securities so transferred.

(b) Private Placement Legend. Upon the registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of
Securities not bearing the legends required by Sections 2.02 and 2.05, the Security Registrar shall
deliver Securities that do not bear such legends. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section
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Securities bearing the legends required by Sections 2.02 and 2.05, the Security Registrar
shall deliver only Securities that bear such legends unless there is delivered to the Security
Registrar an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to the
effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to
maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act.

(c) General. By its acceptance of any Security bearing the legends required by Sections 2.02
and 2.05, each Holder of such a Security acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Security
set forth in this Indenture and in such legends and agrees that it will transfer such Security only
as provided in this Indenture.

The Security Registrar shall retain, in accordance with its customary procedures, copies of
all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to this Section 3.09. The
Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other
written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the
Security Registrar.

Section 3.10 Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration
of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, the Security Registrar and any agent of the Company, the
Trustee or the Security Registrar may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as
the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal, Redemption Price
or Fundamental Change Purchase Price of and any premium and interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such
Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee, the Security Registrar nor any agent of
the Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 3.11 Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities.

(a) The Global Securities initially shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or the
nominee of such Depositary, be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary and bear
legends as set forth on the face of the form of Security in Section 2.02

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

(b) Transfers of the Global Securities shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in
part, to the Depositary, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial
owners in a Global Security may be transferred or exchanged, in whole or in part, for Physical
Securities in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary and the provisions of
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In addition, Physical Securities shall be transferred to all beneficial owners in exchange for
their beneficial interests in the Global Securities if (i) such Depositary has notified the Company
that the Depositary (A) is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security
or (B) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act when the Depositary is
required to be so registered to act as such Depositary and, in either such case, no successor
Depositary shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification, (ii) there shall have
occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global Security and the
Outstanding Securities shall have become due and payable pursuant to Section 9.02 and the Holder
requests that Physical Securities be issued or (iii) the Company, at its option, notifies the
Trustee that it elects to cause the issuance of Physical Securities, subject to applicable
procedures of the Depositary.

(c) In connection with any transfer or exchange of a portion of the beneficial interest in the
Global Security to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b) above, the Security Registrar shall
(if one or more Physical Securities are to be issued) reflect on its books and records the date and
a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Security in an amount equal to the principal
amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Security to be transferred, and the Company shall
execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Physical Securities of like
tenor and amount.

(d) In connection with the transfer of the entire Global Security to beneficial owners
pursuant to paragraph (b) above, the Global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the
Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depositary in exchange for its beneficial
interest in the Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of Physical Securities of
authorized denominations and the same tenor.

(e) Any Physical Security constituting a Restricted Security delivered in exchange for an
interest in the Global Security pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) above shall, except as otherwise
provided by Section 3.07, bear the legend regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the
Physical Securities set forth on the face of the form of Security in Section 2.02.

(f) The Holder of the Global Securities may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person,
including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any
action that a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

Section 3.12 CUSIP Numbers.

The Company in issuing the Securities may use “CUSIP”, “ISIN” and other similar numbers (if
then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP”, “ISIN” and other similar 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 changes in the “CUSIP”, “ISIN” and other similar
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ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

Section 4.01 Payment of Securities.

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each Security that it will pay the
principal amount, Redemption Price and Fundamental Change Purchase Price of and interest (including
Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities or issue shares of Common Stock upon conversion in
accordance with Article VIII on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and this
Indenture. Except as otherwise provided in the Securities and this Indenture, an installment of
principal, Redemption Price and Fundamental Change Purchase Price of, or premium, if any, or
interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities shall be considered paid on the
date it is due if by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, the Paying Agent (other than the
Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds for the benefit of the Holders, on that date,
immediately available funds deposited and designated for and sufficient to pay the installment.
Payment of principal, Redemption Price and Fundamental Change Purchase Price of, premium, if any,
and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities shall be in such coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts.

Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company shall maintain in the Place of Payment for the Securities, an office or agency
where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the Securities may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the
Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served and where the Securities can
be surrendered for conversion or exchange. The Company shall 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, 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 each Place of
Payment for the Securities for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the
Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other
office or agency. The Company hereby initially designates the principal corporate trust office of
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Section 4.03 Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.

If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due
date of the principal of or any premium or interest (including Additional 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 the principal, Redemption Price and Fundamental Change Purchase Price of, and
any premium or interest (including Additional Interest, if any), on the Securities so becoming due
until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will
promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

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

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 4.03, that such Paying Agent will (a) comply with the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent (b) that it will hold all sums held by it as
such agent for the payment of the principal of or interest (including Additional 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 Holders; (c) that it will give the Trustee notice of
any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor on the Securities) to make any payment of the
principal, Redemption Price and Fundamental Change Purchase Price of, or interest (including
Additional Interest, if any), on the Securities when the same shall be due and payable; and (d)
during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities) in
the making of any payment in respect of the Securities, upon the written request of the Trustee,
forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of
the Securities.

The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal, Redemption Price and
Fundamental Change Purchase Price of or interest (including Additional Interest, if any), on the
Securities, deposit with the paying agent a sum (in funds which are immediately available on the
due date for such payment) sufficient to pay such principal, Redemption Price and Fundamental
Change Purchase Price of, or interest (including Additional interest, if any) on the Securities,
and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any
failure to take such action; provided, however, that if such deposit is made on the due date, such
deposit shall be received by the Paying Agent by 10:00 a.m. New York City time, on such date.

The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay,
to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by
the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such
Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the
Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such
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Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in
trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security and remaining
unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall
be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged
from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general
creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such
Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof,
shall thereupon cease.

Anything in this Section 4.03 to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums in
trust as provided in this Section 4.03 is subject to Section 14.03 and Section 14.04.

The Trustee shall not be responsible for the actions of any other Paying Agents (including the
Company if acting as its own Paying Agent) and shall have no control of any funds held by such
other Paying Agents.

Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of its fiscal year an
Officers’ Certificate (one of the signatories of which shall be the Company’s principal executive
officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer) complying with Section
314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act and stating that a review of its activities during the
preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to
determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under
this Indenture (all without regard to periods of grace, which shall be deemed fulfilled unless and
until the expiration of such periods or notice requirements) and further stating, as to each such
Officer signing such certificate, whether or not the signer knows of any failure by the Company to
comply with any conditions or covenants in this Indenture and, if such signer does know of such a
failure to comply, the certificate shall describe such failure with particularity. The Officers’
Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should the relevant fiscal year end on any date other
than the current fiscal year end date.

So long as any of the Securities are outstanding, the Company will deliver to the Trustee,
forthwith upon becoming aware of any Event of Default or any event, act or condition that, after
notice or the passage of time or both, would be an Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate
specifying such Event of Default or any event, act or condition that, after notice or the passage
of time or both, would be an Event of Default, and what action the Company is taking or proposes to
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Section 4.05 Corporate Existence.

Subject to Article X, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence in accordance with its
organizational documents.

Section 4.06 Commission Filings and Reports.

The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such
information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant
to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act; provided
that any such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall be filed with the Trustee
within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission. 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). All information, documents and reports described in this Section 4.06 and
filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system
or any successor system shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee as of the time they are filed
via such system.

Section 4.07 Rule 144A Information Requirement.

The Company covenants and agrees that it shall, during any period in which it is not subject
to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act, make available to any Holder or beneficial holder of
Securities or any Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof, in each case which continue to be
Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of
Securities or such Common Stock designated by such Holder or beneficial holder, the information
required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act upon the request of any Holder or
beneficial holder of the Securities or such Common Stock and it will take such further action as
any Holder or beneficial holder of such Securities or such Common Stock may reasonably request, all
to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder or beneficial holder to sell its
Securities or Common Stock without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of
the exemption provided by Rule 144A, as such rule may be amended from time to time. Upon the
request of any Holder or any beneficial holder of the Securities or such Common Stock, the Company
will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such
requirements.

Section 4.08 Book-Entry System.

If the Securities cease to trade in the Depositary’s book-entry settlement system, the Company
covenants and agrees that it shall use reasonable efforts to make such other book entry
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Section 4.09 Additional Interest.

If at any time Additional Interest becomes payable by the Company pursuant to Section 9.15 or
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall promptly deliver to
the Trustee a certificate to that effect and stating (a) the amount of such Additional
Interest that is payable and (b) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable. Any
Additional Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in
the same manner as interest on the Securities. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee receives such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no Additional
Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly to the Persons entitled
to such Additional Interest, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate setting forth
the particulars of such payment.

Section 4.10 Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.

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

Section 4.11 Information for IRS Filings.

The Company shall provide to the Trustee on a timely basis such information as the Trustee
requires to enable the Trustee to prepare and file any form required to be submitted by the Company
to the Internal Revenue Service and the Holders.

Section 4.12 Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office.

The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will
appoint, in the manner provided in Section 11.08, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a
Trustee hereunder.

ARTICLE V

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

Section 5.01 Right to Redeem.

(a) The Securities may be redeemed for cash in whole or in part at the option of the Company
on or after May 6, 2013, at a redemption price (the “Redemption Price”), which shall be payable in
cash and shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued
and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) to, but not including, the Redemption
Date; provided, however, that if a Redemption Date falls after the Close of Business on a Regular
Record Date but on or prior to the Close of Business on the corresponding Interest Payment Date,
the Company will instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest, including any
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Close of Business on such Regular Record Date and the Redemption Price shall be 100% of the
principal amount of the Securities being redeemed. The Redemption Date must be a Business Day. If
a Redemption Date would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the Company shall purchase the
Securities on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest or Additional Interest, if any,
will accrue for the period from the earlier Redemption Date to such next succeeding Business Day.

(b) No Securities may be redeemed by the Company pursuant to this Section 5.01 if the
principal amount of the Securities has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been
rescinded, on or prior to the Redemption Date, except in the case of an acceleration resulting from
an Event of Default by the Company in the payment of the Redemption Price with respect to such
Securities.

(c) If the Company calls a Holder’s Securities for redemption, such Holder may convert its
Securities only until the Close of Business on the Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Redemption
Date unless the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price.

(d) Except as provided in this Section 5.01, the Securities shall not be redeemable by the
Company.

Section 5.02 Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.

The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution.
In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of all or less than all the Securities,
the Company shall, at least 45 days and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by
the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), deliver to the Trustee
an Officers’ Certificate providing the Redemption Date, the principal amount of Securities to be
redeemed and the other information specified in Section 5.04 as may be applicable. Such Officers’
Certificate shall also include a statement confirming that such redemption is permitted by and is
in compliance with all applicable requirements of the Indenture.

Section 5.03 Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.

(a) If less than all the Outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select
the Securities to be redeemed (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) by
lot, on a pro rata basis or by another method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate so long as
such method is not prohibited by the rules of any stock exchange or quotation association on which
the Securities or Common Stock may then be traded or quoted. The Trustee shall make the selection
within seven days from its receipt of the notice from the Company delivered pursuant to Section
5.04 from Outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption.

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

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

Section 5.04 Notice of Redemption.

Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than
30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder to be redeemed, at its
address appearing in the Security Register and to the Trustee and the Paying Agent (a “Notice of
Redemption”).

All notices of redemption shall state:

(i) the Redemption Date,

(ii) the Redemption Price,

(iii) the Conversion Price,

(iv) that Securities called for redemption may be converted at any time before the Close of
Business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date unless the Company
fails to pay the Redemption Price,

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

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

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

(viii) applicable CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers.

Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be
given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of
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Section 5.05 Deposit of Redemption Price.

(a) Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on a Redemption Date specified in the notice of
redemption given as provided in Section 5.04, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a
Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as
provided in Section 4.03) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and all the
Securities which are to be redeemed on that date, other than any Securities called for redemption
on that date which have been converted prior to the date of such deposit.

(b) If any Security called for redemption is converted, any money deposited with the Trustee
or with any Paying Agent or so segregated and held in trust for the redemption of such Security
shall be paid to the Company upon Company Request or, if then held by the Company, shall be
discharged from such trust.

Section 5.06 Securities Payable on Redemption Date.

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

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

Section 5.07 Securities Redeemed in Part.

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

PURCHASE OF SECURITIES AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS UPON A

FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE

Section 6.01 Purchase of Securities at the Option of Holders upon a Fundamental Change.

(a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, each Holder shall have the right, at such
Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase for cash any or all of the Holder’s Securities,
or any portion of the principal amount thereof, that is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be purchased
plus accrued and unpaid interest, including Additional Interest, if any, to but excluding the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Price”); provided, however, that
if the Fundamental Change Purchase Date occurs after the Close of Business on a Regular Record Date
and on or prior to the Close of Business on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Company
shall pay accrued and unpaid interest plus Additional Interest, if any, to but excluding the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date to the record Holder on the Regular Record Date corresponding to
such Interest Payment Date and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price payable to the Holder who
presents the Security for repurchase shall be 100% of the principal amount of such Security. The
Fundamental Change Purchase Date shall be a Business Day specified by the Company that is not less
than 20 calendar days and not more than later 35 calendar days following the date of the
Fundamental Change Notice delivered in connection with such Fundamental Change pursuant to Section
6.01(b) (subject to extension to comply with applicable law, as provided in Section 6.02(d)) (the
“Fundamental Change Purchase Date”). Any Securities purchased by the Company shall be paid for in
cash.

Any purchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.01
shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder promptly
following the later of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and the time of the book-entry transfer
or delivery of the Securities.

(b) Notice of Fundamental Change. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered in
accordance with the last paragraph of this Section 6.01(b), notice of the occurrence of a
Fundamental Change and of the purchase rights arising as a result thereof (each, a “Fundamental
Change Notice”) to the Holders at their addresses shown in the Security Register maintained by the
Security Registrar, and to the Trustee and the Paying Agent, on or before the 20th calendar day
after the occurrence of the Fundamental Change (each such date of delivery, a “Fundamental Change
Notice Date”). Each Fundamental Change Notice shall include a form of Fundamental Change Purchase
Notice to be completed by a Holder and shall state:

(i) the events causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii) the date of the Fundamental Change;

(iii) the last date on which a Holder may exercise its repurchase rights under Section 6.01;

(iv) the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

(v) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;

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(vii) the applicable Conversion Rate and, if applicable, any adjustments to the applicable
Conversion Rate as a result of such Fundamental Change;

(viii) that the Securities with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been
delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Purchase
Notice in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and

(ix) the procedures that a Holder must follow to require the Company to purchase its
Securities pursuant to Article VI.

Simultaneously with providing such Fundamental Change Notice, the Company shall publish a
notice containing the information in such Fundamental Change Notice in a newspaper of general
circulation in The City of New York or publish such information on its then existing website or
through such other public medium as it may use at that time.

No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the
Holders’ repurchase rights or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the
Securities pursuant to this Section 6.01.

(c) Exercise of Repurchase Right. To exercise the repurchase right, a Holder must deliver or
book-entry transfer, on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date, subject to extension to comply with applicable law, the Securities (duly endorsed
for transfer) to be purchased, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a written purchase notice
(a “Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”) in the form entitled “Form of Fundamental Change Purchase
Notice” on the reverse side of the Securities duly completed, to the Paying Agent. The Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice must include the following information:

(i) if the Securities are certificated, the certificate numbers of the Holder’s Securities to
be delivered for purchase or if not certificated, such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must
comply with the appropriate procedures of the Depositary;

(ii) the portion of the principal amount of the Holder’s Securities to be purchased, which
portion must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and

(iii) that the Holder’s Securities shall be purchased as of the Fundamental Change Purchase
Date by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities and this Indenture.

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 or the Trustee all cash held by the
Paying Agent for the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and shall notify the Trustee
of any default by the Company in making any such payment. If the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the cash 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 deliver all cash held
by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon doing so, the
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Section 6.02 Further Conditions and Procedures for Purchase at the Option of the Holder upon a
Fundamental Change.

(a) Upon receipt by the Company of the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice specified in, and
the Securities to be purchased as provided in Section 6.01(c), the Holder of the Securities in
respect of which such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified in this Section 6.02) thereafter be entitled to
receive solely the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to such Securities. Such
Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid by the Paying Agent, solely from funds received
from the Company for such purpose, to such Holder promptly following the later of (x) the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date with respect to such Securities (provided the conditions in this
Article VI have been satisfied) and (y) the time of delivery or book-entry transfer of such
Securities to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 6.01.
Securities in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given by the Holder
thereof may not be converted on or after the date of the delivery of such Fundamental Change
Purchase Notice unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has first been validly withdrawn as
specified in this Section 6.02. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder
delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by Section
6.01(c), shall have the right at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day
immediately prior to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date to withdraw such Fundamental Change
Purchase Notice (in whole or in part) by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying
Agent in accordance with this Section 6.02.

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

Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company
shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or an Affiliate of the Company is acting as
the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) cash sufficient to pay the aggregate
Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Securities to be purchased pursuant to Section 6.01. If
the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, cash or securities
sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of Securities that Holders have elected to
require the Company to repurchase pursuant to Section 6.01 on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date,
then (i) the Securities tendered for purchase and not withdrawn shall cease to be Outstanding, and
interest, including Additional Interest, if any, shall cease to accrue on the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date (whether or not book-entry transfer of such Securities is made or whether or not the
Security is delivered to the Paying Agent); and (ii) all other rights of the Holders with respect
to Securities tendered for purchase and not withdrawn shall terminate on the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and previously
accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) upon delivery or transfer of the
Securities). Nothing herein shall preclude any withholding of tax required by law.

A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, by means of a
written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent prior to the Close of Business on the
Business Day immediately prior to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date. The notice of withdrawal
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(i) the principal amount of the withdrawn Securities;

(ii) if certificated Securities have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn
Securities, or if not certificated, the notice must comply with appropriate procedures of the
Depositary; and

(iii) the principal amount, if any, which remains subject to the Fundamental Change Purchase
Notice.

If the Securities are certificated, the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the respective
Holders thereof any Securities with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been
withdrawn in compliance with this Indenture.

(b) Securities Purchased in Part. Any Securities that are 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 and 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 or the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and
deliver to the Holder of such Securities, without service charge, a new Security or Securities, of
any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to, and
in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Securities so surrendered which is not
purchased.

(c) Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities. In connection with any offer
to purchase, or purchase of, Securities under Section 6.01, the Company shall, to the extent
applicable, (a) comply with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 (and any successor provisions thereto) under the
Exchange Act; (b) file the related Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report) under
the Exchange Act; and (c) otherwise comply with all applicable Federal and state securities laws.
To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the
provisions of this Indenture as described in this Article VI, compliance by the Company with such
laws and regulations shall not in and of itself cause a breach of the Company’s obligations
described in this Article VI.

(d) Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any
cash or property that remains unclaimed at the end of two years after the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date, together with interest that the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be, has
expressly agreed in writing to pay, if any, that is held by them for the payment of a Fundamental
Change Purchase Price; provided, however, that to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash or
property deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 6.02(b), as applicable, exceeds the aggregate
Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Securities or portions thereof which the Company is
obligated to purchase as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then promptly on and after the
second Business Day following the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Trustee and the Paying
Agent shall return any such excess to the Company together with interest that the Trustee or Paying
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(e) Officers’ Certificate. At least three Business Days (or such lesser period as agreed to by
the Trustee) before the Fundamental Change Notice Date, the Company shall deliver an Officers’
Certificate to the Trustee specifying whether the Company desires the Trustee to give the
Fundamental Change Notice required by Section 6.02 hereof.

(f) Third Party Offer to Purchase. The Company shall not be required to deliver, or cause to
be delivered a Fundamental Change Notice if a third party makes an offer upon a Fundamental Change
to purchase the Securities in the manner, at the times, and otherwise in compliance with the
requirements set forth in this Article VI and such third party purchases all Securities validly
tendered and not withdrawn in such offer.

ARTICLE VII

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE VIII

CONVERSION

Section 8.01 Conversion of Securities. Subject to the procedures for conversion set forth in
this Article VIII and at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Scheduled Trading Day
before the Stated Maturity Date of the Securities, a Holder may convert its Securities at their
full principal amount, or any portion of their principal amount that is equal to $1,000 or an
integral multiple thereof, into shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Rate in effect at the time
of conversion; provided, however, that if the Company has elected to redeem the Securities pursuant
to Article V hereof, Holders may convert their Securities only until the Close of Business on the
Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Redemption Date unless the Company fails to pay the Redemption
Price. Upon conversion of any Security, the Company shall deliver to Holders in respect of each
$1,000 principal amount of Securities tendered for conversion a number of shares of Common Stock
equal to (a) the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be converted divided by $1,000,
multiplied by (b) the applicable Conversion Rate. No payment or adjustment shall be made for
dividends on, or other distributions with respect to, any Common Stock, except as expressly
provided in this Article VIII.

(a) Conversion Procedures. The following procedures shall apply to convert Securities:

(i) in respect of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, a Beneficial Owner must comply
with the procedures of the Depositary for converting a beneficial interest in a Global Security
and, if required pursuant to Section 3.03(b), pay funds equal to interest and Additional Interest
payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Beneficial Owner is not entitled, and if
required pursuant to Section 8.01(c), pay all taxes or duties, if any; and

(ii) in respect of a certificated Security, the Holder must (A) complete and manually sign the
conversion notice on the back of the Security, or a facsimile of the conversion notice; (B) deliver
such conversion notice, which is irrevocable, and the Security to the Conversion Agent (a “Notice
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transfer documents as may be required by the Conversion Agent; (D) if required pursuant to
Section 8.02(c), pay all transfer or similar taxes; and (E) if required pursuant to Section
3.03(b), pay funds equal to interest and Additional Interest payable on the next Interest Payment
Date to which such Holder is not entitled.

The date a Holder complies with the foregoing requirements is the “Conversion Date” hereunder.
At the Conversion Date the rights of the Holders of such converted Securities as Holders shall
cease, and the Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Common Stock
as and after such time. The Company shall issue and shall deliver at such office or agency a
certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion,
together with payment in cash in lieu of any fractional shares, as provided in Section 8.01(b), by
the third Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date (the “Settlement Date”). A Holder
may convert a portion of its Securities only if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or
an integral multiple thereof.

In the case of any Security that is converted in part only, upon such conversion the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense
of the Company, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations in aggregate principal
amount equal to the unconverted portion of the principal amount of such Security.

If a Holder has already delivered a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in connection with a
Fundamental Change, with respect to a Security, the Holder may convert that Security only if the
Holder has first validly withdrawn the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with this
Indenture.

If more than one Security shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder,
the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the
basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (or specified portions thereof) so
surrendered.

(b) Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares. The Company shall not issue fractional shares
of Common Stock upon conversion of Securities. Instead the Company shall deliver cash, rounded to
the nearest whole cent, for such fractional shares based on the Last Reported Sale Price of the
Common Stock on the applicable Conversion Date.

(c) Taxes on Conversion. If a Holder converts Securities, the Company shall pay any
documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issuance of shares of Common Stock
upon such conversion; provided, however, the Holder shall pay any such tax which is due because
the Holder requests the shares of Common Stock to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name.
The Conversion 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 Conversion Agent receives a sum
sufficient to pay any tax which shall be due because the shares are to be issued in a name other
than the Holder’s name, but the Conversion Agent shall have no duty to determine if any such tax is
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(d) Certain Covenants of the Company. (i) The Company shall, prior to issuance of any
Securities hereunder, and from time to time as may be necessary, reserve out of its authorized but
unissued Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held in treasury, sufficient number of shares of
Common Stock, free of preemptive rights, to permit the conversion of the Securities, calculated
assuming the maximum number of Additional Shares are issuable upon conversion of the Securities
pursuant to Section 8.04.

(i) All shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Securities shall be newly
issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable
and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim.

(ii) The Company shall endeavor to comply promptly with all applicable Federal and state
securities laws regulating the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion
of Securities.

(iii) Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment increasing the Conversion Rate
to an amount that would cause the Conversion Price to be reduced below the then par value per share
of the Common Stock, if any, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Securities, the Company shall take all corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel,
be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue shares of such Common Stock at
such adjusted Conversion Rate.

(e) Upon conversion, a Holder will not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and
unpaid interest (including Defaulted Interest or Additional Interest, if any) except as set forth
below. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest (including Defaulted Interest or Additional
Interest, if any) to, but not including, the Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full
rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited, and to have been paid first out of such
conversion. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, payments in respect of accrued and unpaid
interest (including Defaulted Interest or Additional Interest, if any) on Securities converted
after the Close of Business on a Record Date and prior to the Opening of Business on the related
Interest Payment Date shall be governed by the provisions of Section 3.03(b) hereof.

Section 8.02 Adjustments to Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time
to time by the Company as described below, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments
to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Securities participate (as a result of holding the
Securities, and at the same time as holders of the Common Stock participate) in any of the
transactions described in this Section 8.02 as if such Holders of the Securities held a number of
shares of the Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal
amount (expressed in thousands) of Securities held by such Holders, without having to convert their
Securities.

(a) If the Company issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of
Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate
shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CR1

	 	=
	 	CR0 x
	 	   OS1   
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	OS0

 

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where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Opening of Business on
the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution or the Effective Date of such share split or
combination, as applicable;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Opening of Business on
such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date, as applicable;

OS0 = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Opening of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date, as applicable; and

OS1 = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Opening of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date, as applicable, after giving pro
forma effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.

Such adjustment made under this Section 8.02(a) shall become effective immediately after the
Opening of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after
the Opening of Business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination. If any
dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 8.02(a) is declared but not so paid
or made, or any share split or combination of the type described in this Section 8.02(a) is
announced but the outstanding shares of Common Stock are not split or combined, as the case may be,
the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date that the Board of
Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, or not to split or combine the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, as the case may be, to the Conversion Rate that would then be
in effect if such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination had not been declared or
announced.

(b) If the Company distributes to holders of all or substantially all the Common Stock any
rights, options or warrants entitling them for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the
announcement of such distribution to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price
per share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10
consecutive Trading-Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
announcement of such distribution, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following
formula:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CR1

	 	=
	 	CR0 x
	 	   OS0 + X   
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	OS0 + Y

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Opening of Business on
the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Opening of Business on
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OS0 = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Opening of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

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

Y = the number of shares of Common Stock equal to (A) the aggregate price payable to exercise
such rights, options or warrants divided by (B) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of
Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading-Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the date of announcement of the distribution of such rights, options or warrants.

Any increase made under this Section 8.02(b) shall be made successively whenever any such
rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Opening of
Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are
not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall
be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to
the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the
number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so
issued, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect
if such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance had not occurred.

In determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the Holders to subscribe for or
purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices for the
10 consecutive Trading-Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
announcement for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of
Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such
rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of
such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

(c) If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or
other assets or property of the Company to holders of all or substantially all the Common Stock,
excluding:

(i) dividends or distributions and rights, options or warrants referred to in Section 8.02(a)
or 8.02(b) above;

(ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash; and

(iii) as described below in this Section 8.02(c) with respect to Spin-Offs;

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CR1

	 	=
	 	CR0 x
	 	SP0
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	SP0 - FMV

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CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Opening of Business on
the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Opening of Business on
such Ex-Dividend Date;

SP0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the 10
consecutive Trading-Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date
for such distribution; and

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

If “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than the “SP0” (as defined
above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Security shall receive, in respect of
each $1,000 principal amount thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common
Stock, the amount and kind of the Company’s Capital Stock, evidences of the Company’s indebtedness,
other assets or property of the Company’s that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned
a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date
for the distribution. Any increase made under the portion of this Section 8.02(c) above will
become effective immediately after the Opening of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such
distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased
to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not
been declared.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 8.02(c) where there has been a payment
of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock in shares of Capital Stock of any class or
series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit (a
“Spin-Off”), and such shares of Capital Stock or similar equity interests are, or will be upon
consummation of such Spin-Off, quoted or listed on any securities exchange or other market, the
Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business, on the Effective Date of such
Spin-Off shall be increased based on the following formula:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CR1

	 	=
	 	CR0 x 
	 	  FMV0 + MP 0  
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	MP0

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business, on
the Effective Date of the Spin-Off;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Effective Date of the
Spin-Off;

FMV0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar
equity interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock over
the first 10 consecutive Trading-Day period from, and including, the Effective Date of the Spin-
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MP0 = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the first
10 consecutive Trading-Day period from, and including, the Effective Date of the Spin-Off.

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall occur on the tenth
Trading Day from, and including, the Effective Date of the Spin-Off and shall be applied on a
retroactive basis from, and including, the Effective Date of the Spin-Off; provided, however, that
in respect of any conversion occurring prior to the Effective Date of the Spin-Off with respect to
which the Settlement Date would occur during the 10 Trading Days from, and including, the Effective
Date of the Spin-Off, references with respect to the Spin-Off to the 10 consecutive Trading-Day
period shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the
Effective Date of such Spin-Off and the Settlement Date in determining the applicable Conversion
Rate.

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CR1

	 	=
	 	CR0 x
	 	SP0
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	SP0 – C

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Opening of Business on
the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Opening of Business on
the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

SP0 = the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and

C = the amount in cash per share distributed by the Company to holders of Common Stock.

In the case of this Section 8.02(d), if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than
“SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Security
shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities, at the same time and upon the same
terms as Holders of shares of Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received
if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the
Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution. Such increase shall become effective
immediately after the Opening of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or
distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be
decreased to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution
had not been declared.

(e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or
exchange offer for Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration
included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price of the
Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which
tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion
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	CR1

	 	=
	 	CR0 x  
	 	AC + (SP1 x OS 1 )
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	OS1 x SP1

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on
the Adjustment Date (as defined below);

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the
Adjustment Date;

AC = the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board
of Directors) paid or payable for shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or
exchange offer;

OS0 = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
date such tender or exchange offer expires;

OS1 = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the date
such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the reduction of shares accepted for
purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and

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

The “Adjustment Date” to the Conversion Rate under Section 8.02(e) shall occur on the tenth
Trading Day from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange
offer expires and shall be applied on a retroactive basis from, and including, the Trading Day next
succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; provided, that in respect of any
conversion occurring prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires with respect to which
the Settlement Date would occur during the 10 Trading Days from, and including, the Trading Day
next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires, references with respect to the
tender or exchange offer to the 10 consecutive Trading Day period shall be deemed replaced with
such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Trading Day next succeeding the date
such tender or exchange offer expires and the Settlement Date in determining the applicable
Conversion Rate.

If the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock
pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but the Company is permanently prevented by
applicable law from effecting any such purchases or all such purchases are rescinded, the
Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if
such tender or exchange offer had not been made.

Except as stated herein, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of
shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
 shares of Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of Common Stock or such convertible or
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(f) The Company is permitted to increase the Conversion Rate of the Securities by any amount
for a period of at least 20 days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be
in the Company’s best interest. The Company may also (but is not required to) increase the
Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase
shares of Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to
acquire shares) or any similar event treated as such for income tax purposes.

A Holder may, in some circumstances, including the distribution of cash dividends to Holders
of shares of Common Stock, be deemed to have received a distribution or dividend subject to U.S.
federal income tax as a result of an adjustment or the nonoccurrence of an adjustment to the
Conversion Rate. If the Company pays withholding taxes on behalf of a Holder as a result of an
adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the Securities, the Company may, at its option and pursuant to
certain provisions of this Indenture, set-off such payments against payments of cash and common
stock on the Securities.

(g) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.02, the applicable
Conversion Rate will not be adjusted:

(i) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan
providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the securities of the Company
and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan;

(ii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those
shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit
plan or program, employee agreements or arrangements or programs of or assumed by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries;

(iii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right,
or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (ii) above and
outstanding as of the Issue Date;

(iv) for a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or

(v) for accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any).

(h) All calculations under this Section 8.02 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to
the nearest cent or to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share. The Company shall not
be required to make an adjustment in the Conversion Rate unless the adjustment would require a
change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate; provided, however, that the Company shall carry
forward any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate that the Company elects not to
make and take them into account upon the earlier of (i) any conversion of Securities or (ii) such
time as all adjustments that have not been made prior thereto would have the effect of adjusting
the Conversion Rate by at least 1%. Except as provided in this Section 8.02 and Section 8.03 and
Section 8.04, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion
Rate. In no event will the Conversion Price be reduced below $0.01, subject to adjustment for
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(i) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as provided in this Indenture, the Company shall
promptly file with the Trustee and any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief
statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee shall have received at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee such Officers’
Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion
Rate and may assume that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect.
Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment
of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which such
adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate
to the Holder of each Security at such Holder’s last address appearing on the Security Register.
Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

(j) Notwithstanding the above, certain listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange may
limit the amount by which the Company may increase the Conversion Rate pursuant to the events
described in clauses (b) through (e) in this Section 8.02 and as described in Section 8.04 below.
These standards generally require the Company to obtain the approval of the Company’s stockholders
before entering into certain transactions that potentially result in the issuance of 20% or more of
Common Stock outstanding at the time the Securities are issued unless the Company obtains
stockholder approval of issuances in excess of such limitations. In accordance with these listing
standards, these restrictions will apply at any time when the Securities are outstanding,
regardless of whether the Company then has a class of securities listed on the New York Stock
Exchange. Accordingly, in the event of an increase in the Conversion Rate above that which would
result in the Securities, in the aggregate, becoming convertible into shares in excess of such
limitations, the Company will, at its option, either (a) obtain stockholder approval of such
issuances, or (b) deliver cash in lieu of any shares otherwise deliverable upon conversions in
excess of such limitations (based on the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock
over the 10 consecutive Trading-Day period following the Conversion Date).

(k) For purposes of this Section 8.02, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time
outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include shares
issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.
The Company shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in
the treasury of the Company.

(l) Whenever any provision of this Article VIII requires a calculation of an average of Last
Reported Sale Prices over a span of multiple days, the Company shall make appropriate adjustments
(determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) to account for any adjustment to the
Conversion Rate that becomes effective at any time during the period from which the average is to
be calculated. Such adjustments shall be effective as of the Effective Date of the adjustment to
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(m) No Holder will be entitled to acquire shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion to
the extent (but only to the extent) such receipt would cause such converting Holder to become,
directly or indirectly, a “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of more than 14.99% of the shares of
Common Stock outstanding at such time. Any purported delivery of shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of the Securities shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the
extent) that such delivery would result in the converting Holder becoming the beneficial owner of
more than 14.99% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time. If any delivery of shares
of Common Stock owed to a Holder upon conversion of the Securities is not made, in whole or in
part, as a result of this limitation, the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be
extinguished and the Company shall deliver such shares as promptly as practicable after any such
converting Holder gives notice to the Company that such delivery would not result in it being the
beneficial owner of more than 14.99% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time.

Section 8.03 Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.

(a) In the case of, each a “Business Combination”:

(i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes
resulting from a subdivision or combination);

(ii) any statutory share exchange, consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company;
or

(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions
of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, to any Person (other than one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Company);

in each case as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for,
stock, other securities, other property or assets (or any combination thereof), then, at the
effective time of the Business Combination, the right to convert a Security shall be changed into,
with respect to each $1,000 in principal amount of Securities, a right to convert it into the kind
and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any
combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion
Rate prior to such Business Combination would have owned or been entitled to receive upon such
Business Combination. In the event holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form
of consideration to be received in such Business Combination, the Company will make adequate
provision whereby the Securities shall be convertible from and after the effective date of such
business combination into the form of consideration elected by a majority of the Company’s
stockholders in such Business Combination. The Company may not become a party to any such
transaction unless its terms are consistent with this Section 8.03(a).

(b) The Company shall cause notice of the execution of any supplemental indenture required by
this Section 8.03 to be mailed to each Holder, at its address appearing on the
Security Register, within 20 calendar days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such
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(c) The Company may not become a party to any Business Combination, unless its terms are
consistent with this Section 8.03.

(d) The above provisions of this Section 8.03 shall similarly apply to successive Business
Combinations.

(e) None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder to convert the
Securities into shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 8.01 prior to the effective time of
such Business Combination.

Section 8.04 Adjustment Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

(a) If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and a Holder elects to convert Securities in
connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Rate for such Securities so
converted shall be increased by an additional number of shares of Common Stock (the “Additional
Shares”) as described below. A conversion of Securities shall be deemed for these purposes to be
“in connection with” such Make-Whole Fundamental Change only if the Notice of Conversion of the
Securities is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the Make-Whole Effective Date
up to, and including, the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Purchase
Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change
but for subclause (i) under the proviso to clause (b) of the definition thereof, the
35th Trading Day immediately following the Make-Whole Effective Date). Upon surrender
of the Securities for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company
will deliver the Additional Shares. The Company shall notify Holders of the Make-Whole Effective
Date (the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Notice”) and issue a press release announcing such
Make-Whole Effective Date no later than five Business Days after such Make-Whole Effective Date.

(b) The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased
shall be determined by reference to the table attached as Schedule A hereto, based on the date on
which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “Make-Whole Effective
Date”) and the Stock Price paid or deemed paid per share of Common Stock in the Make-Whole
Fundamental Change. If a Holder elects to convert its Securities prior to the Make-Whole Effective
Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change, and the Make-Whole Fundamental Change does not occur,
such Holder shall not be entitled to an increased Conversion Rate in connection with such
conversion.

(c) The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in Schedule A hereto shall
be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Securities is adjusted pursuant to
Section 8.02. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior
to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate
immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator
of which is the Conversion Rate as in effect so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares within
such table shall be adjusted in the same manner as the Conversion Rate
as set forth in Section 8.02 (other than by operation of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate
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The exact Stock Prices and Make-Whole Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table in
Schedule A, in which case:

(i) if the Stock Price is between two Stock Price amounts in such table or the Make-Whole
Effective Date is between two Make-Whole Effective Dates in such table, the number of Additional
Shares by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by a straight-line
interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the next higher and the next
lower Stock Price amounts and the earlier and later Make-Whole Effective Dates, as applicable,
based on a 365-day year;

(ii) if the Stock Price is greater than $6.00 per share of Common Stock (subject to adjustment
in the same manner as set forth in Section 8.04(b)), no Additional Shares shall be added to the
Conversion Rate; and

(iii) if the Stock Price is less than $1.91 per share of Common Stock (subject to adjustment
in the same manner as set forth in Section 8.04(b)), no Additional Shares shall be added to the
Conversion Rate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the total number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion exceed 523.553 per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, subject to
adjustments in the same manner as the Conversion Rate under Section 8.02.

Section 8.05 Stockholder Rights Plan.

To the extent that the Company has a rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Securities
into Common Stock, Holders that convert their Securities shall receive, in addition to the Common
Stock, the rights under the rights plan, unless prior to any conversion, the rights have separated
from the Common Stock, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted
at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all holders of Common Stock shares of
the Company’s Capital Stock evidences of indebtedness or assets as described in Section 8.02(c)
above, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such
rights. In lieu of any such adjustment, the Company may amend such applicable stockholder rights
agreement to provide that upon conversion of the Securities the Holders shall receive, in addition
to the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the rights which would have attached to such
Common Stock if the rights had not become separated from the Common Stock under such applicable
stockholder rights agreement.

Section 8.06 Trustee Adjustment Disclaimer.

The Trustee (and any other Conversion Agent) has no duty to determine when an adjustment under
this Article VIII should be made, how it should be made or what it should be or to otherwise
calculate the Conversion Price, and shall be protected in relying upon an Officers’ Certificate
with request to same. The Trustee (and any other Conversion Agent) has no duty to determine whether
a supplemental indenture under Section 8.03 need be entered into or whether any provisions of any
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Agent) shall not be accountable for and makes no representation as to the validity or value of
any securities or assets issued or delivered upon conversion of Securities. The Trustee nor any
Conversion Agent shall be responsible for the Company’s failure to make any cash payment or to
issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or share certificates or other securities or
property upon the surrender of any Security for the purpose of conversion or otherwise comply with
this Article VIII. Each Conversion Agent (other than the Company or an affiliate of the Company)
shall have the same protection under this Section 8.06 as the Trustee.

Section 8.07 Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions. In case:

(a) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock that
would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 8.02;

(b) the Company shall authorize the granting to all of the holders of its Common Stock of
rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any share of any class or any other rights or
warrants;

(c) of any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a subdivision or
combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or a change in par value, or from par value to no par
value, or from no par value to par value), or of any consolidation or merger to which the Company
is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale or
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

(d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company;

the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and to be mailed to each Holder at his
address appearing on the Security Register, provided for in Section 3.07 of this Indenture, as
promptly as possible but in any event at least ten days prior to the applicable date hereinafter
specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution or rights or warrants, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of
which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution or rights
are to be determined, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale,
transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is expected to become effective or occur, and the
date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to
exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.
Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of
such dividend, distribution, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution,
liquidation or winding-up.

Section 8.08 Certain Covenants. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock issued
upon conversion of Securities will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from
all taxes, liens and changes with respect to the issue thereof.

(a) The Company covenants that, if any shares of Common Stock to be provided for the purpose
of conversion of Securities hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental
authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued
upon conversion, the Company will in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, to the
extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the Commission (or any successor
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(b) The Company covenants that if at any time the Common Stock shall be listed on any other
National Securities Exchange or automated quotation system the Company will, if permitted and
required by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system, list and keep listed, so long
as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities.

ARTICLE IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

Section 9.01 Events of Default.

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

(a) default in the payment of any interest (including Additional Interest, if any) upon any
Security when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

(b) default in the payment of the principal amount, Redemption Price or Fundamental Change
Purchase Price of any Security at its Maturity or when such amount otherwise becomes due;

(c) except as provided in Section 9.15 or the Registration Rights Agreement, default in the
performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a
default specified elsewhere in this Section 9.01) and continuance of such default or breach for a
period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by
the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to
be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;

(d) a failure by the Company to convert the Securities in accordance with the provisions of
this Indenture upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right which default shall continue for a
period of five Trading Days;

(e) a failure by the Company to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice or a Make-Whole
Fundamental Change Notice, in each case when due;

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(g) a failure by the Company to repurchase Securities tendered for repurchase following the
occurrence of a Fundamental Change in conformity with Article VI of this Indenture;

(h) a failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay any indebtedness for borrowed
money (other than non-recourse mortgage debt), when due (after giving effect to any applicable
grace period) or at final maturity or the acceleration by the holders thereof, if the total amount
of such indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $1,000,000;

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

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

Section 9.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

(a) If an Event of Default, other than a Bankruptcy Default, with respect to Securities at the
time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of
not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities may declare the
principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) of all of
the Outstanding Securities to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company
(and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration
such principal amount (or specified amount) plus accrued and unpaid interest (including
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If a Bankruptcy Default occurs, the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all
Securities then Outstanding will become immediately due and payable without any declaration or
other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

(b) At any time after such a declaration of acceleration 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 IX provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities,
by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may waive all past defaults (except with respect
to nonpayment of principal, including the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price
or Conversion Price, if applicable, or interest), or with respect to the failure to deliver the
consideration due upon conversion of the Securities) and rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences if:

(i) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction; and

(ii) all existing Events of Default with respect to the Securities, other than the non-payment
of the principal of and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities
(including any Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Purchase Price or Conversion Price, if
applicable) that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or
waived as provided in Section 9.13.

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

Section 9.03 Collection and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

The Company covenants that if:

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

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

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 by such
appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem necessary to protect and enforce any
such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this
Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other
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Section 9.04 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the
Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the
Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such
proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or
other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any
custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any
such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee
and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the
Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Trustee under Section 11.07.

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

Section 9.05 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 9.06 Application of Money Collected.

Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article IX, and any money or other
property distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture after an Event
of Default, shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and,
in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest, upon
presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and
upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) under
Section 11.07;

SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and
interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities, the Redemption Price or the
Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be, in respect of which or for
the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of
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THIRD: To the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct in writing.

Section 9.07 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 (other than in the case of an Event of Default specified in Sections
9.01(a), (b), (d) and (g)), unless

(a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of
Default;

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

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

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

(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during
such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the 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 benefit of all of such Holders.

Section 9.08 Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture (except with respect to the deemed
payment of interest upon conversion pursuant to Section 8.01(e) of the Indenture), the Holder of
any Security shall have an absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of the principal
amount, Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price of or accrued and unpaid interest
(including Additional Interest, if any) on, or receive shares of Common Stock upon conversion in
accordance with Article VIII, such Security on any Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Purchase
Date or Conversion Date, as applicable, or to bring on or after the respective due dates expressed
in such Security and to institute suit for the enforcement of any
such payment on or after such respective dates or the right to convert, shall not be impaired
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Section 9.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

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

Section 9.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 3.08, 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 9.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right
or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a
waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by
this Article IX 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 9.12 Control by Holders.

Subject to Section 11.02(h), the Holders of a majority in aggregate 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 that (a) such direction shall not be in
conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, (b) the Trustee may take any other action
deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction, and (c) subject to the
provisions of Section 11.01, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such
direction if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee,
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Section 9.13 Waiver of Past Defaults.

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

(a) with respect to nonpayment of principal, including the Redemption Price, the Conversion
Price or the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable, or interest (including Additional
Interest, if any) or with respect to the failure to deliver the consideration due described in
Sections 9.01(a), 9.01(b), 9.01(c), 9.01(d) and 9.01(g), or

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

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

Section 9.14 Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit
against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require
any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may
assess costs against any such party litigant, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, in
the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this
Section 9.14 nor the Trust Indenture Act shall apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any
suit instituted by any Holders of the Securities, or group of Holders of the Securities, holding in
the aggregate more than 10% of principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, or to any suit
instituted by any Holder of the Outstanding Securities for the enforcement of the payment of
principal of or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on, or the conversion of, any
Outstanding Securities held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such
Outstanding Securities or the payment of the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price
or the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion in accordance with Article VIII.

Section 9.15 Additional Interest.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, to the extent elected by the
Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the failure by the Company to comply
with the reporting obligations set forth in Section 4.06 of this Indenture and for any failure to
comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act shall, for the first
90 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, consist exclusively of the right of
Holders to receive Additional Interest on the Securities at an annual rate equal to 0.50% of the
principal amount of the Securities. If the Company so elects, such Additional Interest shall be
payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Securities.
The Additional Interest shall accrue on all Outstanding Securities from and including the date on
which the Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting obligations in this
Indenture or the failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust
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date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities). On such 90th day (or earlier, if the Event of
Default relating to the reporting obligations under this Indenture or the failure to comply with
the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act is cured or waived by the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities prior to such 90th day), such
Additional Interest shall cease to accrue and, if the Event of Default relating to reporting
obligations or the failure to comply with Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act has not been
cured or waived prior to such 90th day, the Securities shall be subject to acceleration as provided
in this Indenture. The provisions of this Section 9.15(a) shall not affect the rights of Holders in
the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company does not elect
to pay the Additional Interest upon an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 9.15(a),
the Securities shall be subject to acceleration as provided in this Indenture. In order to elect
to pay the Additional Interest on the Securities as the sole remedy during the first 90 days after
the occurrence of an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting
obligations in Section 4.06 of this Indenture or the failure to comply with Section 314(a)(1) of
the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with this Section 9.15(a), the Company must notify all
Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election on or before the Close of Business on
the date on which such Event of Default first occurs, stating (i) the amount of such Additional
Interest that is payable and (ii) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable.

ARTICLE X

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

Section 10.01 When Company May Merge, Etc.

The Company may not, in a single transaction or through a series of related transactions,
consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person, or, directly or indirectly, sell or convey
all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another Person or group of affiliated
Persons, unless:

(a) the Company shall be the continuing Person, or the successor Person (if other than the
Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company are sold or conveyed (the Company or
such other Person being hereinafter referred to as the “Surviving Person”), shall be organized and
validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District
of Columbia, and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and
delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company
under the Securities and this Indenture, including payment of the principal and interest on the
Securities;

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption of the obligations
as set forth in clause (a), above, no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing; and

(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, assignment, or transfer and such
supplemental indenture comply with this Article X and that all conditions precedent herein
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Section 10.02 Successor Substituted.

Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger with or into or sale of the Company
into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the
properties and assets of the Company in accordance with Section 10.01, the Surviving Person formed
by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such transfer 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 Surviving Person had been named as the Company
herein. When a Surviving Person duly assumes all of the obligations of the Company pursuant hereto
and pursuant to the Securities, the predecessor shall be relieved of the performance and observance
of all obligations and covenants of this Indenture and the Securities, including but not limited to
the obligation to make payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on all the Securities then
outstanding, and the Company may thereupon or any time thereafter be liquidated and dissolved.

ARTICLE XI

THE TRUSTEE

The Trustee hereby accepts the trust imposed upon it by this Indenture and covenants and
agrees to perform the same, as herein expressed.

Section 11.01 Duties of Trustee.

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

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

(i) The Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture
and no others, and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in or read into this Indenture.

(ii) 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
the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically
required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine whether or not they substantially conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need
not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts, statements,
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(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:

(i) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) or (d) of this Section 11.01;

(ii) 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

(iii) 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 5.12.

(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds
or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or to
take or omit to take any action under this Indenture.

(e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to
paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) of this Section 11.01.

(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on, or for investment of, any assets received
by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Assets held in trust by the
Trustee need not be segregated from other assets except to the extent required by law.

Section 11.02 Rights of Trustee.

Subject to Section 11.01:

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document (whether in its original or facsimile
form) 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 any 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 certificate or opinion.

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

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes, suffers to exist or omits to take
in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.

(e) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion,
may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit and, if
the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to
examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or
attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability
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(f) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or
any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection of any action taken,
suffered or omitted by in hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(g) 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 each agent, custodian and
other Person employed to act hereunder.

(h) 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 this
Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory
to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in
compliance with such request or direction.

(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 such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture.

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

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

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly,
forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts
of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of
God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and
hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are
consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as
practicable under the circumstances.

Section 11.03 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 or Security Registrar may do the same with
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Section 11.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.

The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the
Securities and it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the
Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any statement in the Securities, other than the
Trustee’s certificate of authentication, all of which statements shall be taken as the statements
of the Company, or the use or application of any funds received by a Paying Agent other than the
Trustee.

Section 11.05 Notice of Default.

If an Event of Default (without including any applicable grace period) with respect to
Securities occurs and is continuing and if it is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the
Trustee shall mail to each Holder written notice of such Event of Default as and to the extent
provided by the Trust Indenture Act and within 90 days after the Trustee has knowledge of such
Event of Default. Except in the case of an Event of Default in payment of principal (or premium,
if any) of, or interest on, any Security, the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Purchase Price
or Conversion Price, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer in
good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Holders.

Section 11.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders.

Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this
Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that
complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) if such report is required by such Trust Indenture
Act Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Sections 313(b) and
313(c).

The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing if the Securities become listed on
any stock exchange or automatic quotation system.

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be mailed to the Company and
filed with the Commission and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed.

Section 11.07 Compensation and Indemnity.

The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its services as
the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing. The Trustee’s compensation
shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall
reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances incurred
or made by it. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses
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The Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee (in its capacity as Trustee) and any
predecessor Trustee and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys-in-fact
and agents for, and hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage, demand,
expense (including but not limited to reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the
Trustee’s agents and counsel), loss, charges (including taxes (other than taxes based upon the
income of the Trustee)) or liability incurred by them without gross negligence or bad faith on its
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and their
rights or duties hereunder including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves
against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers
or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted against
the Trustee for which it may seek indemnity; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the
Company shall not offset the Company’s indemnification obligations hereunder. The Company shall
defend the claim and the Trustee shall provide reasonable cooperation at the Company’s expense in
the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees
and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its written
consent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company need not reimburse any
expense or indemnify against any loss or liability to the extent incurred by the Trustee as
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own gross negligence,
bad faith or willful misconduct.

To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 11.07, the Trustee shall have a
lien prior to the Securities on all assets held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as
Trustee, except assets held in trust to pay principal and premium, if any, of or interest
(including Additional Interest, if any) on particular Securities.

In addition to and without prejudice to its other rights hereunder, when the Trustee incurs
expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 9.01(i) or (j) occurs,
the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

The Company’s obligations under this Section 11.07 and any lien arising hereunder shall
survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee, the discharge of the Company’s obligations
pursuant to Article XII of this Indenture and any rejection or termination of this Indenture under
any Bankruptcy Law.

Section 11.08 Replacement of Trustee.

The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by so notifying the Company
in writing. The Holder or Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
may remove the Trustee with respect to Securities by so notifying the Company and the Trustee in
writing and may appoint a successor trustee with respect to Securities with the Company’s consent.
The Company may remove the Trustee if:

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

(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee, with
respect to the Securities, for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee,
with respect to the Securities. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the
Holder or Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may appoint a successor
Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that and provided that all sums owing to the Trustee
provided for in Section 11.07 have been paid, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held
by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided in Section 11.07, 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. A successor
Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Holder.

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns
or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holder or Holders of at least 10% in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities 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 11.10, any Holder may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 11.08, the Company’s
obligations under Section 11.07 and the lien provided for therein shall continue for the benefit of
the retiring Trustee.

Section 11.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.

If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts with or into, or transfers all or
substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another Person, the resulting, surviving or
transferee Person without any further act shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee Person
is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee.

Section 11.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.

The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Section
310(a)(1) and Trust Indenture Act Section 310(a)(5). 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. The Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b).

 

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Section 11.11 Preferential Collection of Claims against Company.

The Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a) to the extent indicated.

ARTICLE XII

HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE

Section 12.01 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.

If the Trustee is not the Security Registrar, the Company will furnish or cause to be
furnished to the Trustee: (a) semi-annually, not more than 15 days after each Regular Record Date,
a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders as of the Regular Record Date, as the case may be, 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.

Section 12.02 Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.

The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and
addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in
Section 12.01 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as
Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 12.01
upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

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

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

Section 12.03 Reports by Trustee.

The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions
under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the
manner provided pursuant thereto.

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

 

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ARTICLE XIII

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 13.01 Indentures Without Consent of Holders.

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

(a) to add guarantees with the respect to the Securities or secure the Securities;

(b) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company pursuant to Article X and the
assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities;

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

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

(e) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated
Securities; provided, however, that the uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for
purposes of Section 163(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or in a
manner such that the uncertificated Securities are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code;

(f) to modify or amend this Indenture to permit the qualification of this Indenture or any
supplemental indenture under the Trust Indenture Act or under any similar federal statute hereafter
enacted;

(g) to establish the form or terms of Securities;

(h) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee
and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide
for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to
the requirements of Section 11.08;

(i) to cure any ambiguity or correct any omission, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture
that does not adversely affect the Holders; or

(j) enter into one or more supplemental indentures to conform the provisions of the Indenture
or the Securities to the “Description of Notes” provided in the final offering memorandum of the
Company for the Securities dated May 3, 2010.

 

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Section 13.02 Indentures with Consent of Holders.

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

(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or
interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest, or
extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption
thereof, or change the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon
is payable (other than in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture), or

(b) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal and interests (including
Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities on or after the due dates therefor or to institute
suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof, or adversely
affect any rights of the Holders to require the Company to repay or repurchase the Securities;

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

(d) subject to specified exceptions, amend or modify certain provisions of this Indenture
relating to amendment, modification or waiver of provisions of this Indenture;

(e) reduce the quorum or voting requirements under this Indenture;

(f) modify any of the provisions of this Section 13.02 or Section 9.13, except to increase any
such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or
waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, provided,
however, that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to
changes in the references to “the Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section 13.02, or the
deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 11.08 and 13.01(h);

(g) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or agency in the places and
purposes specified in this Indenture;

 

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(h) change any obligation of the Company to pay additional amounts (including Additional
Interest, if any);

(i) modify the redemption provisions of this Indenture in a manner adverse to the Holders;

(j) adversely affect any right of repayment or repurchase at the option of the Holder;

(k) impair the right of a Holder to convert any Security or reduce the number of shares of
Common Stock or any other property receivable upon conversion;

(l) change the ranking of the Securities in a manner adverse to the Holders thereof; or

(m) reduce the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Security, change
the time at which or the circumstances under which the Securities may or shall be repurchased or
amend or modify in any manner adverse to the Holders the Company’s obligation to make such
payments, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or
otherwise.

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

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section 13.02 to approve the
particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act
shall approve the substance thereof.

Section 13.03 Execution of Indentures.

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture
permitted by this Article XIII or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this
Indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with, and (subject to Section 11.01) shall be fully
protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental
indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. Subject to the preceding sentence, the
Trustee shall sign such supplemental indenture if the same does not adversely affect the Trustee’s
own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. The Trustee may, but shall not
be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which adversely affects the Trustee’s
own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 13.04 Effect of Indentures.

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

 

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Section 13.05 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.

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

Section 13.06 Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.

Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to this Article XIII 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 prepared and executed by the Company and
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities.

Section 13.07 Notice to Holders of Supplemental Indentures. The Company shall as promptly as
practicable cause notice of the execution of any supplemental indenture to be mailed to each
Holder, at his or her address appearing on the Security Register provided for in this Indenture.
Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental
indenture.

ARTICLE XIV

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 14.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

When (a) the Company delivers to the Trustee all Outstanding Securities (other than Securities
replaced pursuant to Section 3.08) for cancellation or (b) all outstanding Securities have become
due and payable, and the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee or delivers to the Holders,
as applicable, cash and/or shares of Common Stock (solely to satisfy outstanding conversions, if
applicable) sufficient to pay all amounts due and owing on all outstanding Securities (other than
Securities replaced pursuant to Section 3.08), and if in either case the Company pays all other
sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to the Outstanding Securities, then this
Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Securities or any Holders. The
Trustee shall acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the
Securities on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Company.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the
Company to the Trustee under Section 11.07 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee
pursuant to Section 14.01, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 14.01 and Section 14.04
shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

Section 14.02 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 14.04, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to
Section 14.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the
Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent
(including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the
Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment such money has been
deposited with the Trustee.

 

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Section 14.03 Paying Agent to Repay Monies Held.

Upon the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, all monies then held by any Paying
Agent of the Securities (other than the Trustee) shall, upon written request of the Company, be
repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all
further liability with respect to such monies.

Section 14.04 Return of Unclaimed Monies.

Subject to the requirements of applicable law, any monies deposited with or paid to the
Trustee for payment of the principal of or interest, on Securities and not applied but remaining
unclaimed by the Holders for two years after the date upon which the principal of or interest on
such Securities, as the case may be, shall have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the
Company by the Trustee on demand and all liability of the Trustee shall thereupon cease with
respect to such monies; and the holder of any of the Securities shall thereafter look only to the
Company for any payment that such Holder may be entitled to collect unless an applicable abandoned
property law designates another Person.

Section 14.05 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or the paying agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section
14.02 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining,
restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this
Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred
pursuant to Section 14.01 until such time as the Trustee or the Paying Agent is permitted to apply
all such money in accordance with Section 14.02; provided, however, that if the Company makes any
payment of interest on or principal of any Security following the reinstatement of its obligations,
the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such
payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE XV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 15.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or
conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 through 317 of the Trust Indenture Act, the
imposed duties shall control.

Section 15.02 Notices. Any notice or communication shall be in writing (including telecopy
promptly confirmed in writing) and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail addressed as
follows:

 

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if to the Company:

Grubb & Ellis Company

1551 North Tustin Avenue

Suite 300

Santa Ana, CA 92705

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Fax: (714) 918-9170

if to the Trustee:

U.S. Bank National Association

633 W. Fifth Street, 24th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Attention: Corporate Trust Services

Fax: (213) 615-6197

The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different
addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to the Holder at the Holder’s
address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if
so mailed within the time prescribed.

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its
sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner
provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it, except that notices to
the Trustee shall be effective only upon receipt.

The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon facsimile transmission (including pdf and email) of
written instructions and/or directions pursuant to this Indenture given by the Company; provided,
however, that (a) the Company, subsequent to such facsimile transmission of written instructions
and/or directions, shall provide the originally executed instructions and/or directions to the
Trustee in a timely manner and (b) such originally executed instructions and/or directions shall be
signed by an authorized Officer.

Section 15.03 Communication by Holders with other Holders.

Holders may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) with other Holders with
respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the
Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).

Section 15.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or
application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this
Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee
stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this
Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

 

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(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating
that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

Section 15.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with
respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:

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

(b) 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;

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

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

(e) in giving such Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely as to factual matters on an Officer’s
Certificate or on certificates of public officials.

Section 15.06 When Securities are Disregarded.

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have
concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company or by any Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, for the purpose of
determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or
consent, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned
shall be so disregarded. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Securities Outstanding at the time
shall be considered in any such determination.

Section 15.07 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable
rules for action by, or a meeting of, Holders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make
reasonable rules for their functions.

Section 15.08 Withholding Offset.

(a) The Company (through the Withholding Agent or otherwise) shall be entitled to reduce or
otherwise set-off against any payments made or deemed made by the Company to Holders in respect of
the Securities or the Common Stock for any amounts the Company believes it is required to withhold
by law. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company pays any withholding taxes on behalf of a Holder
as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the Securities, the Company may, at its
option, set-off such payments against payments to such Holder of cash and Common Stock in respect
of the Securities. Any amounts withheld pursuant
to this Section 15.08 shall be paid over by the Company (through the Withholding Agent or
otherwise) to the appropriate taxing authority.

 

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(b) Prior to or upon the occurrence of any event that results in an actual or deemed payment
by the Company to Holders in respect of the Securities or the Common Stock, the Company (through
the Trustee, Paying Agent, Withholding Agent or otherwise) may request a Holder to furnish any
appropriate documentation that may be required in order to determine the Company’s withholding
obligations under applicable law (including, without limitation, a United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9, Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, as appropriate).

Section 15.09 Calculations in Respect of Securities.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall be responsible for making all
calculations called for under the Securities or this Indenture. These calculations include, but are
not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price, accrued interest payable on the
Securities and the Conversion Rate. The Company shall make all calculations in good faith and,
absent manifest error, such calculations shall be final and binding on the Holders. The Company
shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and
each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of such
calculations without independent verification. The Trustee shall forward the Company’s calculations
to any Holder upon such Holder’s request.

Section 15.10 Counterparts. This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 15.11 Appointment of Conversion Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Trustee as
Conversion Agent, and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment.

Section 15.12 Trustee Disclaimer. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities other than the Trustee’s Certificate of
Authentication. The recitals and statements herein and in the Securities are deemed to be those of
the Company and not the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use by the Company of
the proceeds of the Securities.

(Signature Page to Follow)

 

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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed
as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas P. D’Arcy	 
	 	 	Name:  	Thomas P. D’Arcy	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive Officer	 
	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Fonda Hall	 
	 	 	Name:  	Fonda Hall 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

 

 

 

Schedule A

The following table sets forth the hypothetical stock price and the number of Additional
Shares to be received per $1,000 principal amount of Securities:

Stock Price on Make-Whole Effective Date

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Make-Whole Effective Date	 	$1.91	 	 	$2.24	 	 	$2.50	 	 	$3.00	 	 	$3.50	 	 	$4.00	 	 	$4.50	 	 	$5.00	 	 	$5.50	 	 	$6.00	 
	May 7, 2010
	 	 	77.970	 	 	 	69.970	 	 	 	57.869	 	 	 	42.120	 	 	 	31.491	 	 	 	23.694	 	 	 	17.744	 	 	 	13.121	 	 	 	9.504	 	 	 	6.678	 
	May 1, 2011
	 	 	77.970	 	 	 	56.887	 	 	 	45.984	 	 	 	33.241	 	 	 	25.105	 	 	 	19.162	 	 	 	14.580	 	 	 	10.954	 	 	 	8.048	 	 	 	5.720	 
	May 1, 2012
	 	 	77.970	 	 	 	34.908	 	 	 	25.620	 	 	 	17.749	 	 	 	13.535	 	 	 	10.501	 	 	 	8.150	 	 	 	6.269	 	 	 	4.730	 	 	 	3.452	 
	May 1, 2013
	 	 	77.970	 	 	 	11.304	 	 	 	9.380	 	 	 	8.333	 	 	 	5.714	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 
	May 1, 2014
	 	 	77.970	 	 	 	4.464	 	 	 	3.108	 	 	 	1.483	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 
	May 1, 2015
	 	 	77.970	 	 	 	2.232	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 	 	 	0.000	 

 

 

 

Grubb & Ellis Company Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to Sections 310
through 318(a), inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Trust	 	 	 	 
	Indenture Act	 	 	 	 
	Section	 	 	 	Indenture Section
	 
	 	(a)(1)	 	11.10
	§ 310
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	(a)(2)	 	11.10
	 
	 	(a)(3)	 	Not Applicable
	 
	 	(a)(4)	 	Not Applicable
	 
	 	(a)(5)	 	11.10
	 
	 	(b)	 	11.08
	 
	 	 	 	11.10
	 
	 	(c)	 	Not Applicable
	 
	 	(a)	 	11.11
	 
	 	 	 	 
	§ 311
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	(b)	 	11.11
	 
	 	(c)	 	Not Applicable
	 
	 	(a)	 	12.01
	 
	 	 	 	 
	§ 312
	 	 	 	12.02
	 
	 	(b)	 	12.02
	 
	 	(c)	 	12.02
	 
	 	(a)	 	11.06
	 
	 	 	 	 
	§ 313
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	(b)	 	12.03
	 
	 	 	 	11.06
	 
	 	(c)	 	12.03
	 
	 	 	 	11.06
	 
	 	(d)	 	12.03
	 
	 	(a)	 	12.03
	 
	 	 	 	4.07
	 
	 	 	 	 
	§ 314
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	(a)(4)	 	1.01
	 
	 	 	 	4.04
	 
	 	(b)	 	Not Applicable
	 
	 	(c)(1)	 	1.02
	 
	 	(c)(2)	 	1.02
	 
	 	(c)(3)	 	Not Applicable
	 
	 	(d)	 	Not Applicable
	 
	 	(e)	 	1.02
	 
	 	(a)	 	11.01

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	Trust	 	 	 	 
	Indenture Act	 	 	 	 
	Section	 	 	 	Indenture Section
	§ 315
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	(b)	 	11.05
	 
	 	(c)	 	11.01
	 
	 	(d)	 	11.01
	 
	 	(e)	 	9.14
	 
	 	(a)	 	1.01
	 
	 	 	 	 
	§ 316
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	(a)(1)(A)	 	9.02
	 
	 	 	 	9.12
	 
	 	(a)(1)(B)	 	9.13
	 
	 	(a)(2)	 	Not Applicable
	 
	 	(b)	 	9.08
	 
	 	(c)	 	1.04
	 
	 	(a)(1)	 	9.03
	 
	 	 	 	 
	§ 317
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	(a)(2)	 	9.04
	 
	 	(b)	 	4.03
	 
	 	(a)	 	1.07
	 
	 	 	 	 
	§ 318
	 	 	 	Not Applicable

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

	 	 	 
	*	 	The relevant provision will be included in Article IV of this Indenture or in a supplement
thereto.

 

2.Exhibit 10.2

Exhibit 10.2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

dated as of May 7, 2010

between

Grubb & Ellis Company

and

JMP Securities LLC,

as Initial Purchaser

 

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of May 7, 2010 between Grubb & Ellis Company, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and JMP Securities LLC, as initial purchaser (the “Initial
Purchaser”) to the Purchase Agreement dated as of May3, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the
Company. In order to induce the Initial Purchaser 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 Purchaser, (i) for its benefit as Initial Purchaser and
(ii) for the benefit of the beneficial owners (including the Initial Purchaser) from time to time
of the Securities (as defined herein) and the beneficial owners from time to time of the Underlying
Common Stock (as defined herein) issued upon conversion of the Securities (each of the foregoing a
“Holder” and together the “Holders”), as follows:

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their
respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

“Additional Filing Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(v) hereof.

“Additional Interest Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f) hereof.

“Affiliate” means with respect to any specified person, an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule
144, of such person.

“Amendment Effectiveness Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e)(i) hereof.

“Business Day” means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banking
institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.

“Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 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.

“Deferral Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h) hereof.

“Deferral Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h) hereof.

“Effectiveness Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

“Effectiveness Period” means the period commencing on the first date that a Shelf Registration
Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act hereof and ending on the date that all
Securities and the Underlying Common Stock have ceased to be Registrable Securities.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

“Filing Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof.

“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

“Free Writing Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405.

“Fundamental Change Purchase Date” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the second paragraph of this Agreement.

 

 

 

“indemnified party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

“indemnifying party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

“Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of the date hereof between the Company and the
Trustee, pursuant to which the Securities are being issued.

“Initial Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

“Interest Payment Date” means each May 1 and November 1 of each year.

“Issue Date” means the last date of original issuance of the Securities.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 433.

“Material Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h) hereof.

“Notice and Questionnaire” means 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 as of May 3, 2010 relating to
the Securities.

“Notice Holder” means, on any date, any Holder that has delivered a Notice and Questionnaire
to the Company on or prior to such date.

“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

“Prospectus” means a prospectus relating to a Shelf Registration Statement, as amended or
supplemented, and all materials incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

“Record Date” means each April 15 and October 15 of each year.

“Record Holder” means with respect to any Interest Payment Date relating to any Securities as
to which any Additional Interest Amount has accrued, the registered holder of such Security on the
Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date.

“Redemption Date” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture

“Registrable Securities” means the Securities, the Underlying Common Stock and any securities
into or for which such Underlying Common Stock has been converted or exchanged, and any security
issued with respect thereto upon any stock dividend, split 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 a Shelf Registration Statement, (ii) two years after the Issue Date, and
(iii) in the case of the Securities, the conversion or exchange of such Securities for Underlying
Common Stock.

“Registration Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f) hereof.

“Registration Default Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f) hereof.

“Rule 144” means 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” means 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.

 

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“Rule 405” means Rule 405 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 424” means Rule 424 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 430(b)” means Rule 430(b) 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 433” means Rule 433 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.

“Scheduled Trading Day” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities” means the 7.95% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 of the Company to be purchased
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, including any Securities purchased by the Initial Purchaser
upon exercise of its option to purchase additional Securities and any Securities purchased by the
holders of the Company’s 12% Cumulative Participating Perpetual Convertible Preferred stock
pursuant to their preemptive right.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

“Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof, including
amendments to such registration statement, all exhibits to such registration statement and all
materials incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

“Special Counsel” means Cooley LLP or one such other successor counsel as shall be specified
by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, but which may, with the written consent
of the Initial Purchaser (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), be another nationally
recognized law firm experienced in securities law matters designated by the Company. For purposes
of determining Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities in this definition, Holders of
Securities shall be deemed to be the Holders of the number of shares of Underlying Common Stock
into which such Securities have been or would be convertible as of the date the consent is
requested.

“Stated Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

“Trustee” means U.S. Bank, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture.

“Underlying Common Stock” means the Common Stock into which the Securities are convertible or
issued upon any such conversion.

Section 2. Shelf Registration. (a) The Company shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared
and filed with the SEC, as soon as practicable but in any event by June 30, 2010 (the “Filing
Deadline”), a registration statement for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale from time to time by Holders of
the Registrable Securities (a “Shelf Registration Statement”). The Shelf Registration Statement
shall be on Form S-3 or another appropriate form permitting registration of the Registrable
Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by the
Holders and set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement. If the Company is eligible pursuant to
Rule 430B(b) to omit from the related Prospectus the identities of selling securityholders and the
amounts of securities to be registered on their behalf, the Company shall prepare and file each
Shelf Registration Statement in a manner as to permit such omission and to allow for the subsequent
filing of such information in a Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) in the manner contemplated by
Rule 430B(d). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Shelf
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is
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but in any event by the date (the “Effectiveness Deadline”) that is 85 days after the Closing
Date (or 115 days after the Closing Date if the registration statement is reviewed by the SEC), and
to keep a Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the
expiration of the Effectiveness Period. Each Holder that became a Notice Holder on or prior to the
date five Business Days prior to the date the initial Shelf Registration Statement is declared
effective 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 the Prospectus to
purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law. None of the Company’s
security holders shall have the right to include any of the Company’s securities in a Shelf
Registration Statement, other than (i) the Holders and (ii) Kojaian Ventures L.L.C. and Kojaian
Holdings, LLC., both of which are affiliates of the Company’s chairman of the board, who have been
granted certain registration rights, including demand registration rights and “piggy-back”
registration rights, with respect to certain shares held by them and any of their affiliates
pursuant to a registration rights agreement among the Company and Kojaian Ventures L.L.C. and
Kojaian Holdings, LLC.

(b) If a Shelf Registration Statement covering resales of the Registrable Securities ceases to
be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because all
securities registered thereunder shall have been resold pursuant thereto or shall have otherwise
ceased to be Registrable Securities), the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event
shall within 30 days of such cessation of effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration Statement in a
manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness
thereof, or file an additional Shelf Registration Statement so that all Registrable Securities
outstanding as of the date of such filing are covered by a Shelf Registration Statement. If a new
Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the new Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as is practicable after
such filing and to keep the new Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the end
of the Effectiveness Period.

(c) The Company shall amend and supplement the Prospectus 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 or file a new Shelf Registration
Statement, if required by the Securities Act, or any other documents necessary to name a Notice
Holder as a selling securityholder pursuant to Section 2(e) below.

(d) The Company agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Holders of a majority
of the Registrable Securities that are registered under the Shelf Registration Statement at such
time or the consent of the managing underwriters in connection with any underwritten offering of
Registrable Securities, and each Holder agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of
the Company and any such underwriters, it will not make any offer relating to the Securities that
would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a Free
Writing Prospectus required to be filed with the SEC. The Company represents that any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus prepared by it or authorized by it in writing for use by such Holder will not
include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Shelf Registration
Statement or the Prospectus and, any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when taken together with
the information in the Shelf Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will not include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(e) Each Holder may sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and
related Prospectus only in accordance with this Section 2(e) and Section 3(h). Each Holder wishing
to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus
shall deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company 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 practicable
after the date a fully completed Notice and Questionnaire is delivered, and in any event upon the
later of (x) 30 calendar days after such date or (y) 60 calendar days after the expiration of any
Deferral Period in effect when the Notice and Questionnaire is delivered or put into effect within
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(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 a new Shelf Registration
Statement or any other required document so that the Holder delivering such Notice and
Questionnaire is named as a selling securityholder in a 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 a Shelf Registration Statement or shall file a new Shelf
Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
post-effective amendment or new Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the
Securities Act as promptly as is practicable, but in any event by the date (the “Amendment
Effectiveness Deadline”) that is 45 days after the date such post-effective amendment or new Shelf
Registration Statement is required by this clause to be filed;

(ii) provide such Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(e)(i); and

(iii) notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the
Securities Act of any new Shelf Registration Statement or post-effective amendment filed pursuant
to Section 2(e)(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 Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus.

(f) The parties hereto agree that the Holders of Registrable Securities will suffer damages,
and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision, if:

(i) a Shelf Registration Statement has not been filed on or prior to the Filing Deadline;

(ii) a Shelf Registration Statement has not been declared effective under the Securities Act
on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline;

(iii) the Company has failed to perform its obligations set forth in Section 2(e)(i) within
the time period required therein;

(iv) a new Shelf Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration
Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) has not become effective under the Securities Act on or
prior to the Amendment Effectiveness Deadline;

(v) a supplement to a Prospectus is required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section
2(e)(i) and fails to be filed with the SEC within the prescribed period and in the manner set forth
in Section 2(e) above (a date such filing is required to be made, an “Additional Filing Deadline”);
or

(vi) the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days
permitted in respect of such period pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof.

Each event described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) is individually referred
to herein as a “Registration Default” For purposes of this Agreement, each Registration Default set
forth above shall begin and end on the dates set forth in the table set forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Type of	 	 	 	 
	Registration	 	 	 	 
	Default by Clause	 	Beginning Date	 	Ending Date
	(i)

	 	Filing Deadline
	 	the date a Shelf Registration Statement is filed
	 
	(ii)

	 	Effectiveness Deadline
	 	the date a Shelf Registration Statement becomes
effective under the Securities Act
	 
	(iii)

	 	the date by which the Company
is required to perform its
obligations under Section
2(e)(i) (taking into account
the last sentence of Section
2(e))
	 	the date the Company performs its obligations
set forth in Section 2(e)(i)

 

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	Type of	 	 	 	 
	Registration	 	 	 	 
	Default by Clause	 	Beginning Date	 	Ending Date
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(iv)

	 	the Amendment Effectiveness
Deadline (taking into account
the last sentence of Section
2(e))
	 	the date the applicable post-effective
amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement or
a new Shelf Registration Statement becomes
effective under the Securities Act
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(v)

	 	the Additional Filing Deadline
	 	the date the applicable supplement to a
Prospectus is filed with the SEC in the manner
set forth in Section 2(e)
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(vi)

	 	the date on which the
aggregate duration of
Deferral Periods in any
period exceeds the number of
days permitted by Section
3(h)
	 	termination of the Deferral Period that caused
the limit on the aggregate duration of Deferral
Periods to be exceeded

For purposes of this Agreement, Registration Defaults shall begin on the dates set forth in the
table above and shall continue until the ending dates set forth in the table above.

Commencing on (and including) any date that a Registration Default has begun and ending on
(but excluding) the next date on which there are no Registration Defaults that have occurred and
are continuing (a “Registration Default Period”), the Company shall pay to Record Holders of
Securities in respect of each day in the Registration Default Period, additional interest in
respect of any Security, (i)(a) at a rate per annum equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal
amount of such Security for the first 90 days of such Registration Default and (b) a rate per annum
equal to 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of such Security thereafter; or (ii)(a) a rate per
annum equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of such Security from the 31st day through the 60th
day following suspension of the use of the prospectus because we suspended use of the prospectus
for more than 30 days in any 90-day period or from the 61st day through the 150th day following
suspension because we suspended use of the prospectus for more than 60 days in any 12-month period;
and (b) 0.50% of the principal amount of such security from and after the 60th day following
suspension of the use of the prospectus because we suspended use of the prospectus for more than 30
days in any 90-day period or from the 150th day following suspension because we suspended use of
the prospectus for more than 60 days in any 12-month period (the “Additional Interest Amount”);
provided that in the case of a Registration Default Period that is in effect solely as a result of
a Registration Default of the type described in clause (iii), (iv) or (v) of the preceding
paragraph, such Additional Interest Amount shall be paid only to the Holders (as set forth in the
succeeding paragraph) that have delivered Notices and Questionnaires that caused the Company to
incur the obligations set forth in Section 2(e) the non-performance of which is the basis of such
Registration Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Additional Interest Amount shall accrue as
to any Security from and after the earlier of (x) the date such security is no longer a Registrable
Security and (y) expiration of the Effectiveness Period. The rate of accrual of the Additional
Interest Amount with respect to any period shall not exceed the rate provided for in this paragraph
notwithstanding the occurrence of multiple concurrent Registration Defaults.

The Additional Interest Amount shall accrue from the first day of the applicable Registration
Default Period, and shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date during the Registration Default
Period (and on the Interest Payment Date next succeeding the end of the Registration Default Period
if the Registration Default Period does not end on an Interest Payment Date) to the Record Holders
of the Securities entitled thereto; provided that any Additional Interest Amount accrued with
respect to any Security or portion thereof redeemed by the Company on a redemption date or
purchased by the Company on a repurchase date prior to the Interest Payment Date, shall, in any
such event, be paid instead to the Holder who submitted such Security or portion thereof for
redemption purchase on the applicable redemption date or repurchase date, as the case may be, on
such date, unless the Redemption Date or the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may be,
falls after the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date and on or prior to the
corresponding Interest Payment Date, in which case the Record Holder shall receive such interest;
provided further that upon conversion of any Security, the Holder or Record Holder thereof shall
not be entitled to any Additional Interest Amount except for conversions after the close of
business on a Record Date but on or prior to the opening of business on the Scheduled Trading Day
immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date, in which case the Record Holder
shall receive such Additional Interest and the converting Holder shall be required to pay an amount
equal to such interest to the Company; provided, however that no such payment need
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Maturity Date, (ii) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after the relevant
Record Date and on any prior to the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the
corresponding Interest Payment Date, (iii) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change
Purchase Date that is after the relevant Record Date and on or prior to the second Scheduled
Trading Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date, or (iv) to the extent of
any overdue Additional Interest Amounts, if any such overdue Additional Interest Amounts exist at
the time of conversion with respect to such Security. The Trustee shall be entitled, on behalf of
registered holders of Securities, to seek any available remedy for the enforcement of this
Agreement, including for the payment of such Additional Interest Amount. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the parties agree that the sole damages payable for a violation of the terms of this
Agreement with respect to which additional interest are expressly provided shall be such Additional
Interest Amount. Nothing shall preclude any Holder from pursuing or obtaining specific performance
or other equitable relief with respect to this Agreement.

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

The parties hereto agree that the additional interest provided for in this Section 2(f)
constitutes a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred by Holders of Registrable
Securities by reason of the failure of a 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 Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto with the SEC, furnish to the Initial Purchaser and the Special Counsel of such
offering, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed at least three Business Days
prior to the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement or amendment thereto or Prospectus or
supplement thereto (other than supplements that do nothing more than name Notice Holders and
provide information with respect thereto).

(b) Subject to Section 3(h) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective
amendments to each Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Shelf Registration
Statement continuously effective during the Effectiveness Period; 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 use its
commercially 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 Shelf Registration Statement
during the Effectiveness Period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the
sellers thereof set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement as so amended or such Prospectus as
so supplemented.

(c) As promptly as practicable give notice to the Notice Holders, the Initial Purchaser and
the Special Counsel, (i) when any Prospectus, prospectus supplement, Shelf Registration Statement
or post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC and, with
respect to a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has been
declared effective (other than supplements that do nothing more than name Notice Holders and
provide information with respect thereto), (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 Shelf 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 Shelf
Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose, (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, (v) of the
occurrence of, but not the nature of or details concerning, a Material Event and (vi) of the
determination by the Company that a post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement will
be filed with the SEC, 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. As promptly as practicable after the effectiveness of any
Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall issue a press release to PR Newswire
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(d) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending
the effectiveness of a Shelf 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, and provide immediate notice to each Notice Holder and the Initial Purchaser of
the withdrawal of any such order.

(e) As promptly as practicable furnish to each Notice Holder, the Special Counsel and the
Initial Purchaser, upon request and without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Shelf
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, including exhibits and all documents incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.

(f) During the Effectiveness Period, deliver to each Notice Holder, the Special Counsel, if
any, and the Initial Purchaser, in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus 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) Prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate
with the Notice Holders and the Special Counsel 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); prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a
Shelf Registration Statement, use its commercially 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 do any and all other acts or things
reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of such
Registrable Securities in the manner set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related
Prospectus; provided that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation
or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to
qualify but for this Agreement or (ii) 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 (A) the issuance by the SEC of a stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Shelf
Registration Statement or the initiation of proceedings with respect to a Shelf Registration
Statement under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, (B) the occurrence of any event or the
existence of any fact (a “Material Event”) as a result of which a Shelf 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, or (C) the occurrence or existence of any pending
corporate development that, in the reasonable discretion of the Company, makes it appropriate to
suspend the availability of a Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus:

(i) in the case of clause (B) above, as promptly as practicable prepare and file, if necessary
pursuant to applicable law, a post-effective amendment to such Shelf 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 Shelf Registration
Statement and Prospectus so that such Shelf 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
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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 Shelf
Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to be declared
effective as promptly as is practicable, and

(ii) give notice to the Notice Holders, and the Special Counsel, if any, that the availability
of a Shelf Registration Statement is suspended (a “Deferral Notice”).

The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus
may be resumed (x) in the case of clause (A) above, as promptly as is practicable, (y) in the case
of clause (B) above, as soon as, in the sole judgment of the Company, public disclosure of such
Material Event would not be prejudicial to or contrary to the interests of the Company or, if
necessary to avoid unreasonable burden or expense, as soon as practicable thereafter and (z) in the
case of clause (C) above, as soon as in the reasonable discretion of the Company, such suspension
is no longer appropriate. Any such period during which the availability of the Shelf Registration
Statement and any Prospectus is suspended (the “Deferral Period”) shall, without incurring any
obligation to pay additional interest pursuant to Section 2(f), not exceed 30 days in any 90-day
period or an aggregate of 60 days in any 12-month period.

(i) If requested in writing in connection with a disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, make reasonably available for inspection during normal
business hours by a representative for the Notice Holders of such Registrable Securities, any
broker-dealers, attorneys and accountants retained by such Notice Holders, and any attorneys or
other agents retained by a broker-dealer engaged by such Notice Holders, all relevant financial and
other records and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries,
and cause the appropriate officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to
make reasonably available for inspection during normal business hours on reasonable notice all
relevant information reasonably requested by such representative for the Notice Holders, or any
such broker-dealers, attorneys or accountants in connection with such disposition, in each case as
is customary for similar “due diligence” examinations; provided that such persons shall first
agree in writing with the Company that any non-public information shall be used solely for the
purposes of satisfying “due diligence” obligations under the Securities Act and exercising rights
under this Agreement and shall be kept confidential by such persons, unless (i) disclosure of such
information is required by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to inquiries of
regulatory authorities, (ii) such information becomes generally available to the public other than
as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by any such person or (iii) such information
becomes available to any such person from a source other than the Company and such source is not
bound by a confidentiality agreement, and provided further that the foregoing inspection and
information gathering shall, to the greatest extent possible, be coordinated on behalf of all the
Notice Holders and the other parties entitled thereto by the Special Counsel; and provided,
further, that the Company shall not be required to provide commercially sensitive materials to
direct competitors of the Company. Any person legally compelled to disclose any such confidential
information made available for inspection shall as soon as practicable provide the Company with
prior written notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek a protective order or other
appropriate remedy and such person shall take such actions as reasonably necessary to protect the
confidentiality of such information (if practicable) to the extent such action is otherwise not
inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interest of the Holder.

(j) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available
to its securityholders earning statements (which need not be audited) satisfying the provisions of
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under
the Securities Act) for a 12-month period commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter
of the Company commencing after the effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement, which
statements shall be made available no later than 45 days after the end of the 12-month period or 90
days if the 12-month period coincides with the fiscal year of the Company.

(k) Cooperate with each Notice Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Registrable Securities sold or to be sold pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends, 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 one Business Day prior to any
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(l) Provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities covered by each Shelf Registration
Statement not later than the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement and provide the
Trustee and the transfer agent for the Common Stock with printed certificates for the Registrable
Securities that are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.

(m) Cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA.

(n) Cause the Underlying Common Stock covered by the Shelf Registration Statement to be listed
or quoted, as the case may be, on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which
the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.

Section 4. Holder’s Obligations. (a) Each Holder agrees, by acquisition of the Registrable
Securities, that no Holder shall be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to
a Shelf 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 the Company may from time
to time reasonably request. Any sale of any Registrable Securities by any Holder shall constitute
a representation and warranty by such Holder that the information relating to such Holder and its
plan of distribution is as set forth in the Prospectus delivered by such Holder in connection with
such disposition, that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale contain any untrue
statement of a material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its plan of distribution and
that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale omit to state any material fact relating
to or provided by such Holder or its plan of distribution necessary to make the statements in such
Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each
Holder further agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement without delivering, or, if permitted by applicable securities law, making available, to
the purchaser thereof a Prospectus in accordance with the requirements of applicable securities
laws. Each Holder further agrees that such Holder will not make any offer relating to the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement that would constitute an
“issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or that would
otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act),
unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Company.

(b) Upon receipt of any Deferral Notice, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable
Securities pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement until such Notice Holder’s receipt of
copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in Section 3(h)(i), or until it is
advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used.

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 Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective. Such fees and
expenses shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including,
without limitation, fees and expenses (x) with respect to filings required to be made with FINRA
and the SEC and (y) of compliance with federal and state securities or Blue Sky laws (including,
without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of the Special Counsel in connection with
Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as
Notice Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold pursuant to a Shelf
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) all reasonable expenses of any persons in preparing or
assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Shelf Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto, and any securities sales
agreements and other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement,
(iv) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with any Shelf
Registration Statement, (v) reasonable fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel and of
the registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock, (vi) Securities Act liability insurance
obtained by the Company in its sole discretion and (vii) the reasonable fees and disbursements of
Special Counsel. In addition, the Company shall pay the internal expenses of the Company
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing
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fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing by the Company of the Registrable
Securities on any securities exchange on which similar securities of the Company are then listed
and the fees and expenses of any person, including special experts, retained by the Company.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, each seller of Registrable Securities shall pay
any broker’s commission, agency fee or underwriter’s discount or commission in connection with the
sale of the Registrable Securities under a Shelf Registration Statement.

Section 6. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Notice Holder, each person, if any,
who controls any Notice Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of any Notice Holder within the meaning of Rule
405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
defending or investigating any such action or claim), as incurred, caused by or that are based upon
or arise as of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Shelf Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus or any Prospectus
(as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements
thereto) or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus prepared by it or authorized by it in writing for
use by such Notice Holder (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any
amendments or supplements thereto), caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, except to the extent such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any Notice Holder furnished
to the Company in writing by or on behalf of such Notice Holder expressly for use therein; provided
that the foregoing indemnity shall not inure to the benefit of any Notice Holder (or to the benefit
of any person controlling such Notice Holder) from whom the person asserting such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities purchased the Registrable Securities, if a copy of the Prospectus or the
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (both as then amended or supplemented if the Company shall have
furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such
Notice Holder to such person, if required by law so to have been delivered at or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to such person, and if the
Prospectus or the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (both as so amended or supplemented) would have
cured the defect giving rise to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, unless such failure is
the result of noncompliance by the Company under this Agreement.

(b) Each Notice Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and its directors, its officers who sign any Shelf Registration Statement and each person,
if any, who controls the Company (within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act) or any other Notice Holder, to the same extent as the foregoing
indemnity from the Company to such Notice Holder, but only (i) to the extent such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission based solely upon information relating to such Notice Holder furnished to the
Company in writing by or on behalf of such Notice Holder expressly for use in such Shelf
Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) to the extent that
such Notice Holder fails to send or deliver a copy of the Prospectus (as then amended or
supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), but only
if (A) the Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities and (B) such failure is not the result of noncompliance
by the Company under this Agreement. In no event shall the liability of any Notice Holder
hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Notice
Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement
giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted
involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(b)
hereof, such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such
indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and 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 reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such
proceeding; provided that the failure of any indemnified party to give such notice shall not
relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except
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extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which
determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially
and adversely prejudiced the indemnifying party. 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, (ii) the indemnifying party
shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such proceeding and to employ counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party in any such proceeding or (iii) 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 the
fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such
indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred.
Such firm shall be designated in writing by, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section
6(a), the Holders of a majority (with Holders of Securities deemed to be the Holders, for purposes
of determining such majority, of the number of shares of Underlying Common Stock into which such
Securities are or would be convertible as of the date on which such designation is made) of the
Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement held by Holders that are
indemnified parties pursuant to Section 6(a) and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to
Section 6(b), the Company. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any
proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the
plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any
loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without
the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or
threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and
indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement
includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are
the subject matter of such proceeding.

(d) To the extent that the indemnification provided for in Section 6(a) or 6(b) is unavailable
to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying
such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on
the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand or (ii) if the allocation
provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the
relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party or
parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds
from the initial issuance of the Securities to which such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
relate. The relative benefits received by any Holder shall be deemed to be equal to the value of
receiving registration rights under this Agreement for the Registrable Securities. The relative
fault of the Holders on the one hand and the Company on the other hand shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
Holders or by the Company, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Holders’ respective obligations
to contribute pursuant to this Section 6(d) are several in proportion to the respective number of
Registrable Securities they have sold pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, and not joint.

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
this Section 6(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that
does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages or liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or
claim. Notwithstanding this Section 6(d), no indemnifying party that is a selling Holder shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by
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the Registrable Securities giving rise to the indemnification obligation exceeds the amount of
any damages that such indemnifying party 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.

(e) The remedies provided for in this Section 6 are not exclusive and shall not limit any
rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to an indemnified party at law or in equity,
hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement or otherwise.

(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 6 shall remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii)
any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder, any person controlling any Holder or any
affiliate of any Holder or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any person
controlling the Company and (iii) the sale of any Registrable Securities by any Holder pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement.

Section 7. [Reserved].

Section 8. Miscellaneous.

(a) No Conflicting Agreements. The Company is not, as of the date hereof, a party to, nor
shall it, 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 in this Agreement. The Company
represents and warrants that the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict
with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s securities under any other agreements.

(b) 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 Securities deemed to be the Holders, for purposes of this Section, of
the number of outstanding shares of Underlying Common Stock into which such Securities are or would
be convertible 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 whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders
may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold by such
Holders pursuant to such Shelf 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, this Agreement may be
amended by written agreement signed by the Company and the Initial Purchaser, without the consent
of the Holders of Registrable Securities, to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any
provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained
herein, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this
Agreement that shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Registrable Securities.
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 such amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 8(b) 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.

(c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall
be made in writing by hand delivery, by fax, by courier 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 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:

(i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company in a
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	 	(ii)	 	if to the Company, to:

	 
	 	 	 	Grubb & Ellis Company

1551 North Tustin Avenue, Suite 300

Santa Ana, CA 92705

Attention: Thomas D’Arcy, President and Chief Executive Officer

Fax: (714) 975-2331

	 
	 	 	 	with a copy to:

	 
	 	 	 	Zukerman Gore Brandeis & Crossman, LLP

875 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Cliff Brandeis, Esq.

Joseph E. Maloney, Esq.

Fax: (212) 223-6433

	 
	 	(iii)	 	if to the Initial Purchaser, to:

	 
	 	 	 	JMP Securities LLC

600 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100

San Francisco, CA 94111

Attention:  Kent Ledbetter, David Fullerton, Anthony Wayne and Stephanie Shum

Fax: (415) 838-8920

	 
	 	 	 	with copies to:

	 
	 	 	 	Cooley LLP

101 California Street, 5th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Attention: Gian-Michele a Marca, Esq.

Fax: (415) 693-2222

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.

(d) 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 Purchaser or subsequent Holders if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be such
affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Registrable Securities or other securities of
the Company) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the
Holders of such required percentage.

(e) Successors and Assigns. Any person who purchases any Registrable Securities from the
Initial Purchaser shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to be an assignee of the Initial
Purchaser. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Holder of
any Registrable Securities, 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 Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any
manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject
to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities, such
person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms
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(f) 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
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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

(i) 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.

(j) 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 with respect to such
registration rights. No party hereto shall have any rights, duties or obligations other than those
specifically set forth in this Agreement. In no event will such methods of distribution take the
form of an underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities without the prior agreement of the
Company.

(k) 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 Section
4, 5 or 6 hereof, any confidentiality obligations under Section 3(i) hereof, and the obligations to
make payments of and provide for additional interest under Section 2(f) hereof to the extent such
additional interest accrues prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, each of which shall
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ Thomas P. D’Arcy	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Name:	 	Thomas P. D’Arcy	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

Confirmed and accepted, as of the date first above written:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	JMP SECURITIES LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Egilio Mogavero	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Name:	 	Egilio (Gil) Mogavero	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Title:	 	MD, CCO

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