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Exhibit 10.1

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	)	 	 	 
	In the Matter of

	)	 	 	 
	 

	)	 	 	 
	 

	)	 	 	STIPULATION AND CONSENT TO THE
	BANK OF GRANITE

	)	 	 	ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER TO 
	GRANITE FALLS, NORTH CAROLINA

	)	 	 	CEASE AND DESIST
	 

	)	 	 	 
	(INSURED STATE NONMEMBER BANK) 

	)	 	 	FDIC-09-358b
		)	 	 	
	 

	 	 	 	 

     Subject to the acceptance of this STIPULATION AND CONSENT TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER TO
CEASE AND DESIST (“CONSENT AGREEMENT”) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), it is
hereby stipulated and agreed by and between a representative of the Legal Division of the FDIC, the
North Carolina Commissioner
 of Banks (the “Commissioner”), and BANK OF GRANITE, Granite Falls, North Carolina (“Bank”), through
its board of directors, as follows:

     1. The Bank has been advised of its right to receive a written Notice of Charges and of
Hearing (“Notice”) detailing the unsafe or unsound banking practices and violations of law and/or
regulations alleged to have been committed by the Bank and of its right to a hearing on the alleged
charges under section 8(b)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“Act”), 12 U.S.C. § 1818(b)(1),
and the FDIC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules”), 12 C.F.R. Part 308, and has waived those
rights.

     2. The Bank, solely for the purpose of this proceeding and without admitting or denying any of
the alleged charges of unsafe or unsound banking practices and any violations of law and/or
regulations, hereby consents and agrees to the issuance of an ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST (“ORDER”)
by the FDIC and the Commissioner in the form attached hereto. The Bank further stipulates and
agrees that such ORDER shall become immediately upon its

 

 

issuance by the FDIC and the Commissioner and be fully enforceable by the FDIC pursuant to the
provisions of section 8(i)(1) of the Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1818(i)(1), and the Rules, and by the
Commissioner subject only to the conditions set forth in paragraph 3 of this CONSENT AGREEMENT.

     3. In the event the FDIC accepts this CONSENT AGREEMENT and issues the ORDER, it is agreed
that no action to enforce said ORDER in the United States District Court will be taken by the FDIC
unless the Bank or any “institution-affiliated party”, as such term is defined in section 3(u) of
the Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), has violated or is about to violate any provision of the ORDER.

     4. The Bank hereby waives:

          (a) the receipt of a written Notice;

          (b) all defenses to the charges to be set forth in the Notice;

          (c) a hearing for the purpose of taking evidence regarding the
allegations to be set forth in the Notice;

          (d) the filing of Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law;

          (e) a Recommended Decision of an Administrative Law Judge; and

          (f) exceptions and briefs with respect to such Recommended
Decision.

Dated: August 12, 2009

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

LEGAL DIVISION

BY:

	 	 	 
	/s/ David A. Groveman
	 	 
	 

David A. Groveman

	 	 
	Senior Attorney
	 	 

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NORTH CAROLINA COMMISSIONER OF BANKS

BY:

	 	 	 
	/s/ Joseph A. Smith, Jr.
 

Joseph A. Smith, Jr.

	 	 
	Commissioner of Banks
	 	 
	State of North Carolina
	 	 

BANK OF GRANITE

GRANITE FALLS, NORTH CAROLINA

BY:

	 	 	 
	/s/ R. Scott Anderson
	 	 
	 

R. Scott Anderson

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ John N. Bray
	 	 
	 

John N. Bray

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Joseph D. Crocker
 

Joseph D. Crocker

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Leila N. Erwin
 

Leila N. Erwin

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Paul M. Fleetwood, III
 

	 	 
	Paul M. Fleetwood, III
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Hugh R. Gaither
 

	 	 
	Hugh R. Gaither
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ James Y. Preston
 

	 	 
	James Y. Preston
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Boyd C. Wilson, Jr.
 

Boyd C. Wilson, Jr.

	 	 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Exhibit 10.1

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

	 	 	 	 
	 

	)	 	 
	In the Matter of

	)	 	 
	 

	)	 	ORDER TO
	BANK OF GRANITE

	)	 	CEASE AND DESIST
	GRANITE FALLS, NORTH CAROLINA

	)	 	 
	 

	)	 	 
	

	)	 	FDIC-09-358b 
	(INSURED STATE NONMEMBER BANK)	)	 	 
	 	)	 	 

     Bank of Granite, Granite Falls, North Carolina (“Bank”), having been advised of its right to a
Notice of Charges and of Hearing detailing the unsafe or unsound banking practices and violations
of law and/or regulations alleged to have been committed by the Bank and of its right to a hearing
on the alleged charges under section 8(b)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“Act”), 12
U.S.C. § 1818(b)(1), and having waived those rights, entered into a STIPULATION AND CONSENT TO THE
ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST (“CONSENT AGREEMENT”) with a representative for the Legal
Division of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), and the North Carolina Commissioner
of Banks (the “Commissioner”), dated August 12, 2009, whereby solely for the purpose of this
proceeding and without admitting or denying the alleged charges of unsafe or unsound banking
practices and violations of law and/or regulations, the Bank consented to the issuance of an ORDER
TO CEASE AND DESIST (“ORDER”) by the FDIC and the Commissioner.

     The FDIC and the Commissioner considered the matter and determined that they had reason to
believe that the Bank had engaged in unsafe or unsound banking practices and had
committed violations of law and/or regulations. The Commissioner may issue an order to cease
and desist pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-107.1 (2005).

 

 

     The FDIC and the Commissioner, therefore, accepted the CONSENT AGREEMENT and issued the
following:

ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST

     IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the Bank, its institution-affiliated parties, as that term is
defined in section 3(u) of the Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), and its successors and assigns cease and
desist from the following unsafe and unsound banking practices and violations:

	 	(a)	 	Operating with a board of directors (“Board”) that has failed to provide
adequate supervision over and direction to the management of the Bank;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Operating with management whose policies and practices are detrimental to the
Bank and jeopardize the safety of its deposits;
	 
	 	(c)	 	Operating with inadequate equity capital in relation to the volume and quality
of assets held by the Bank;
	 
	 	(d)	 	Operating with inadequate liquidity in light of the Bank’s asset and liability
mix;
	 
	 	(e)	 	Operating with a large volume of poor quality loans;

	 
	 	(f)	 	Operating with an inadequate loan policy;
	 
	 	(g)	 	Operating with a business strategy that has resulted in unprofitable operations
and poor asset quality; and
	 
	 	(h)	 	Violating laws and regulations, as identified on pages 15-16 of the Joint
Report of Examination of the Bank dated February 2, 2009 (“ROE”).

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     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Bank, its institution-affiliated parties, and its successors
and assigns take affirmative action as follows:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1. (a) Beginning with the effective date of this ORDER, the Board shall increase its participation
in the affairs of the Bank, assuming full responsibility for the approval of sound policies and
objectives and for the supervision of all of the Bank’s activities, consistent with the role and
expertise commonly expected for directors of banks of comparable size. The Board shall prepare in
advance and follow a detailed written agenda for each meeting, including consideration of the
actions of any committees. Nothing in the foregoing sentences shall preclude the Board from
considering matters other than those contained in the agenda. This participation shall include
meetings to be held no less frequently than monthly at which, at a minimum, the following areas
shall be reviewed and approved: reports of income and expenses; new, overdue, renewal, insider,
charged-off, and recovered loans, including loan-to-value exceptions; investment activity;
operating policies; and individual committee actions. Board minutes shall document these reviews
and approvals, including the names of any dissenting directors.

     (b) Within 30 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Board shall establish a Board
committee (“Directors’ Committee”), consisting of at least four members, to oversee the Bank’s
compliance with the ORDER. Three of the members of the Directors’ Committee shall not be officers
of the Bank. The Directors’ Committee shall receive from Bank management monthly reports detailing
the Bank’s actions with respect to compliance with the ORDER. The Directors’ Committee shall
present a report detailing the Bank’s adherence to the ORDER to the Board at each regularly
scheduled Board meeting. Such report shall be recorded in the appropriate minutes of the Board’s

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meeting and shall be retained in the Bank’s records. Establishment of this committee does not in
any way diminish the responsibility of the entire Board to ensure compliance with the provisions of
this ORDER.

MANAGEMENT

2. The Bank shall have and retain qualified management.

     (a) Within ninety (90) days from the effective date of this Order each member of management
shall have the qualifications and experience commensurate with assigned duties and responsibilities
at the Bank. Each member of management shall be provided appropriate written authority from the
Bank’s Board to implement the provisions of this ORDER. Management shall include the chief
executive officer, senior lending officer, and chief financial officer. All management officials
shall have an appropriate level of experience and expertise that is needed to perform his or her
duties.

     (b) The qualifications of management shall be assessed on its ability to:

	 	(i)	 	Comply with the requirements of this ORDER;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Operate the Bank in a safe and sound manner;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Comply with applicable laws and regulations; and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Restore all aspects of the Bank to a safe and sound condition,
including, but not limited to, asset quality, capital adequacy, earnings,
management effectiveness, risk management, liquidity, and sensitivity to market
risk.

     (c) During the life of this ORDER, the Bank shall notify the Regional Director of the FDIC’s
Atlanta Regional Office (“Regional Director) and the Commissioner (collectively, “Supervisory
Authorities”) in writing of the resignation or termination of any of the Bank’s directors or senior
executive officers. Prior to the addition of any

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individual to the Board or the employment of any
individual as a senior executive officer, the Bank shall comply with the requirements of Section 32
of the Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1831i, and Subpart F of Part 303 of the FDIC Rules and Regulations, 12
C.F.R. §§ 303.100-303.104 and any requirement of the State of North Carolina for prior notification
and approval.

CAPITAL

3. (a) While this ORDER is in effect, the Bank shall have and maintain Tier 1 capital in such an
amount as to equal or exceed eight (8%) percent of the Bank’s total assets and total risk-based
capital in such an amount as to equal or exceed twelve (12%) percent of the Bank’s total
risk-weighted assets. In the event this ratio falls below the established minimum, the Bank shall
notify the Supervisory Authorities and shall increase capital in an amount sufficient to comply
with this paragraph within 90 days.

     (b) Within 30 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall develop and adopt a
plan for achieving and maintaining the capital levels required by paragraph 3(a) during the life of
this ORDER. The plan shall be submitted to the Supervisory Authorities for review and approval.

     (c) The level of Tier 1 capital and total risk based capital to be maintained during the life
of this ORDER pursuant to paragraph 3(a) shall be in addition to a fully funded ALLL, the adequacy
of which shall be satisfactory to the Supervisory Authorities as determined at subsequent
examinations and/or visitations.

     (e) Any increase in Tier 1 capital necessary to meet the requirements of paragraph 3 of this
ORDER may be accomplished by the following:

          (i) The sale of common stock; or

          (ii) The sale of non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock; or

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	 	(iii)	 	The direct contribution of cash by the Board, shareholders; or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Any other means acceptable to the Supervisory Authorities; or
	 
	 	(v)	 	Any combination of the above means.

Any increase in Tier 1 capital necessary to meet the requirements of paragraph 3 of this ORDER may
not be accomplished through a deduction from the Bank’s ALLL.

     (f) If all or part of the increase in Tier 1 capital required by paragraph 3 of this ORDER is
accomplished by the sale of new securities, the Board shall adopt and implement a plan for the sale
of such additional securities, including the voting of any shares owned or proxies held or
controlled by them in favor of the plan. Should the implementation of the plan involve a public
distribution of the Bank’s securities (including a distribution limited only to the Bank’s existing
shareholders), the Bank shall prepare offering materials fully describing the securities being
offered, including an accurate description of the financial condition of the Bank and the
circumstances giving rise to the offering, and any other material disclosures necessary to comply
with the Federal securities laws. Prior to the implementation of the plan and, in any event, not
less than 20 days prior to the dissemination of such materials, the plan and any materials used in
the sale of the securities shall be submitted to the FDIC, Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection, Accounting and Securities Disclosure Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room
F-6066, Washington, D.C. 20429 and to the North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks, 4309
Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699. Any changes requested to be made in the plan
or materials shall be made prior to their dissemination. If the increase in Tier 1 capital is
provided by the sale of non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, then all terms and conditions of
the issue, including but not
limited to those terms and conditions relative to interest rate and convertibility factor,
shall be presented to the Supervisory Authorities for prior approval.

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     (g) In complying with the provisions of paragraph 3 of this ORDER, the Bank shall provide to
any subscriber and/or purchaser of the Bank’s securities, a written notice of any planned or
existing development or other changes, which are materially different from the information
reflected in any offering materials used in connection with the sale of Bank securities. The
written notice required by this paragraph shall be furnished within 10 days from the date such
material development or change was planned or occurred, whichever is earlier, and shall be
furnished to every subscriber and/or purchaser of the Bank’s securities who received or was
tendered the information contained in the Bank’s original offering materials.

     (h) For the purposes of this ORDER, the terms “Tier 1 capital” and “total assets” shall have,
the meanings ascribed to them in Part 325 of the FDIC’s Rules and Regulations, 12 C.F.R. §§
325.2(v) and 325.2(x), respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND FUNDS MANAGEMENT POLICY

4. (a) Within 45 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall adopt and implement a
written plan addressing liquidity, contingency funding, and asset liability management. A copy of
the plan shall be submitted to the Supervisory Authorities upon its completion for review and
comment. Within 30 days from the receipt of any comments from the Supervisory Authorities, the
Bank shall incorporate those recommended changes. Thereafter, the Bank shall implement and follow
the plan. Quarterly during the life of this ORDER, the Bank shall review this plan for adequacy
and, based upon such review, shall make appropriate revisions to the plan that are
necessary to strengthen funds management procedures and maintain adequate provisions to meet the
Bank’s liquidity needs.

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     (b) The initial plan shall include, at a minimum:

	 	(i)	 	A limitation on the ratio of the Bank’s total loans to
assets;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	A limitation of the ratio of the Bank’s total loans to core
deposits;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Identification of a desirable range and measurement of
dependence on non-core funding;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Development of reliable forecasting tools to anticipate
likely sources and uses of funds;
	 
	 	(v)	 	Establishment of lines of credit that would allow the Bank to
borrow funds to meet depositor demands if the Bank’s other provisions for
liquidity proved inadequate;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	A requirement for retention of sufficient investments that
can be promptly liquidated to ensure the maintenance of the Bank’s liquidity
posture at a level consistent with short-term and long-term objectives;
	 
	 	(vii)	 	Establishment of contingency plans to restore liquidity to
that amount called for in the Bank’s liquidity policy;
	 
	 	(viii)	 	Requirements for monitoring and control of interest rate risk, including
validation of modeling programs and assumptions; and
	 
	 	(ix)	 	Establishment of limits for borrowing federal funds and other
funds, including limits on dollar amounts, maturities, and specified
sources/lenders.

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REDUCTION OF CLASSIFIED ASSETS

5. (a) Within 60 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall formulate a written
plan to reduce the Bank’s risk exposure in each asset in excess of $250,000 classified Substandard
or Doubtful in the ROE. For purposes of this paragraph, “reduce” means to collect, charge off, or
improve the quality of an asset so as to warrant its removal from adverse classification by
Supervisory Authorities. In developing the plan mandated by this paragraph, the Bank shall, at a
minimum, and with respect to each adversely classified loan or lease, review, analyze, and document
the financial position of the borrower, including source of repayment, repayment ability, and
alternative repayment sources, as well as the value and accessibility of any pledged or assigned
collateral, and any possible actions to improve the Bank’s collateral position.

     (b) In addition, the written plan mandated by this paragraph shall also include, but not be
limited to, the following:

	 	(i)	 	A schedule for reducing the outstanding dollar amount of each
adversely classified asset, including timeframes for achieving the reduced
dollar amounts (at a minimum, the schedule for each adversely classified asset
must show its expected dollar balance on a quarterly basis);
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Specific actions plans intended to reduce the Bank’s risk
exposure in each classified asset;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	A schedule showing, on a quarterly basis, the expected
consolidated balance of all adversely classified assets, and the ratio of the
consolidated balance to the Bank’s projected Tier 1 capital plus the ALLL;

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	 	(iv)	 	A provision for the Bank’s submission of monthly written
progress reports to its Board; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	A provision mandating Board review of the progress reports,
with a notation of the review recorded in the Board minutes.

     (c) The plan mandated by this paragraph shall further require a reduction in the aggregate
balance of assets classified “Substandard” and “Doubtful” in the ROE in accordance with the
following schedule. For purposes of this paragraph, “number of days” means number of days from the
effective date of this ORDER.

	 	(i)	 	Within 180 days, a reduction of twenty percent (20%) in the
balance of assets classified “Substandard” or “Doubtful.”
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Within 360 days, a reduction of forty percent (40%) in the
balance of assets classified “Substandard” or “Doubtful.”
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Within 540 days, a reduction of sixty-five percent (65%) in
the balance of assets classified “Substandard” or “Doubtful.”
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Within 720 days, a reduction of seventy-five percent (75%) in
the balance of assets classified “Substandard” or “Doubtful.”

     (d) The requirements of this paragraph do not represent standards for future operations of the
Bank. Following compliance with the above reduction schedule, the Bank shall continue to reduce
the total volume of adversely classified assets.

     (e) Within 60 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall submit the written
reduction plan to the Supervisory Authorities for review and comment. Within 30 days from receipt
of any comment from the Supervisory Authorities, and after due consideration of any recommended
changes, the Bank shall approve the plan, which approval shall be recorded in the minutes of the
meeting of the Board. Thereafter, the

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Bank shall implement and fully comply with the plan. Such plans shall be monitored and
progress reports thereon shall be submitted to the Supervisory Authorities at 90-day intervals
concurrently with the other reporting requirements set forth in this ORDER.

REDUCTION OF CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT

6. Within 30 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall perform a risk segmentation
analysis with respect to the Concentrations of Credit listed on page 12 of the ROE. Concentrations
should be identified by product type, geographic distribution, underlying collateral or other asset
groups, which are considered economically related and in the aggregate represent a large portion of
the Bank’s Tier 1 capital. The Bank shall provide a copy of this analysis to the Supervisory
Authorities. The Bank shall develop a plan to reduce any segment of the portfolio which the
Supervisory Authorities deem to be an undue concentration of credit in relation to the Bank’s Tier
1 capital. The plan and its implementation shall be in a form and manner acceptable to the
Supervisory Authorities.

CHARGE-OFF

7. (a) Within 30 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall eliminate from its
books, by charge-off or collection, all assets or portions of assets classified “Loss” and 50
percent of those assets classified “Doubtful” in the Report that have not been previously collected
or charged-off. If an asset classified “Doubtful” is a loan or lease, the Bank may, in the
alternative, increase its ALLL by an amount equal to 50 percent of the loan or lease classified
“Doubtful”. Elimination of any of these assets through proceeds of other loans made by the Bank is
not considered collection for purposes of this paragraph.

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     (b) Additionally, while this ORDER remains in effect, the Bank shall, within 30 days from the
receipt of any official Report of Examination of the Bank from the FDIC or the Commissioner,
eliminate from its books, by collection, charge-off, or other proper entries, the remaining balance
of any asset classified “Loss” and 50 percent of the those classified “Doubtful” unless otherwise
approved in writing by the Supervisory Authorities.

NO ADDITIONAL CREDIT

8. (a) As of the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall not extend, directly or indirectly,
any additional credit to, or for the benefit of, any borrower who has a loan or other extension of
credit from the Bank that has been charged off or classified, in whole or in part, “Loss” or
“Doubtful” and is uncollected. The requirements of this paragraph shall not prohibit the Bank from
renewing (after collection in cash of interest due from the borrower) any credit already extended
to any borrower.

     (b) Additionally, during the life of this ORDER, the Bank shall not extend, directly or
indirectly, any additional credit to, or for the benefit of, any borrower who has a loan or other
extension of credit from the Bank that has been classified, in whole or part, “Substandard,” or is
listed for “Special Mention” and is uncollected.

     (c) Paragraph 8(b) shall not apply if the Bank’s failure to extend further credit to a
particular borrower would be detrimental to the best interests of the Bank. Prior to the extending
of any additional credit pursuant to this paragraph, either in the form of a renewal, extension, or
further advance of funds, such additional credit shall be approved by a majority of the Board or a
designated committee thereof, who shall certify in writing:

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	 	(i)	 	Why the failure of the Bank to extend such credit would be
detrimental to the best interests of the Bank;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	That the Bank’s position would be improved thereby; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	How the Bank’s position would be improved.

     (d) The signed certification shall be made a part of the minutes of the Board or its
designated committee and a copy of the signed certification shall be retained in the borrower’s
credit file.

LENDING AND COLLECTION POLICIES

9. Within 60 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall ensure the full
implementation of its written lending and collection policy to provide effective guidance and
control over the Bank’s lending function, which implementation shall include the resolution of
those exceptions enumerated on pages 3, 4 and 10 of the ROE. In addition, the Bank shall obtain
adequate and current documentation for all loans in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Such policy and its
implementation shall be in a form and manner acceptable to the Supervisory Authorities.

WRITTEN STRATEGIC PLAN

10. Within 90 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall prepare and submit to the
Supervisory Authorities its written strategic plan consisting of long-term goals designed to
improve the condition of the Bank and its viability and strategies for achieving those goals. The
plan shall be in a form and manner acceptable to the Supervisory Authorities, but at a minimum
shall cover three years and provide specific objectives for asset growth, market focus, earnings
projections, capital needs, and liquidity position.

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PLAN TO IMPROVE EARNINGS/BUDGET

11. (a) Within 90 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall formulate and fully
implement a written plan and a comprehensive budget for all categories of income and expense for
the remainder of the current year. The plan and budget shall include formal goals and strategies,
consistent with sound banking practices and taking into account the Bank’s other written policies,
to improve the Bank’s net interest margin, increase interest income, reduce discretionary expenses,
and improve and sustain earnings of the Bank. The plan shall include a description of the
operating assumptions that form the basis for and adequately support major projected income and
expense components. Thereafter, the Bank shall formulate such a plan and budget by November 30
preceding each subsequent budget year.

     (b) The plan and budget and any subsequent modification thereto shall be submitted to the
Supervisory Authorities for review and comment. Within 30 days after the receipt of any comment
from the Supervisory Authorities, the Board shall approve the plan and budget or subsequent
modification thereto, which approval shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Board.

     (c) Following the end of each calendar quarter, the Board shall evaluate the Bank’s actual
performance in relation to the plan and budget and shall record the results of the evaluation, and
any actions taken by the Bank, in the minutes of the Board meeting at which such evaluation is
undertaken.

BROKERED DEPOSITS

12. Beginning with the effective date of this ORDER, and so long as this ORDER is in effect, the
Bank shall not accept, renew, or rollover brokered deposits without obtaining a brokered deposit
waiver approved by the FDIC pursuant to section 29 of the

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Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1831f. For purposed of this ORDER, brokered deposits are defined as described in section 337.6(a)(2) of the FDIC’s Rules
and Regulations, 12 C.F.R. § 337.6(a)(2) to include any deposits funded by third party agents or
nominees for depositors, including depositors managed by a trustee or custodian when each
individual beneficial interest is entitled to a right to federal deposit insurance. The Bank shall
comply with the restrictions on the effective yields on deposits prescribed in 12 C.F.R. § 337.6,
as approved May 29, 2009.

CASH DIVIDENDS

13. The Bank shall not pay cash dividends without the prior written consent of the Supervisory
Authorities.

VIOLATIONS OF LAW AND REGULATION

14. Within 60 days from the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall eliminate and/or correct
all violations of law and regulation as well as all contraventions of statements of policy that are
contained in the ROE. In addition, the Bank shall take all necessary steps to ensure future
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and statements of policy.

ASSET GROWTH LIMITATIONS

15. During the life of this ORDER, the Bank shall limit asset growth to no more than five percent
per annum and in no event shall asset growth result in noncompliance with the capital maintenance
provisions of this ORDER without receiving prior written approval of the Supervisory Authorities.

PROGRESS REPORTS

16. Within 30 days from the end of the first quarter following the effective date of this ORDER,
and within 30 days of the end of each quarter thereafter, the Bank shall furnish

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written progress reports to the Supervisory Authorities detailing the form and manner of any actions taken to secure
compliance with this ORDER and the results thereof. Such reports shall include a copy of the
Bank’s Report of Condition and the Bank’s Report of Income. Such reports may be discontinued when
the corrections required by this ORDER have been accomplished and the Supervisory Authorities have
released the Bank in writing from making further reports. All progress reports and other written
responses to this ORDER shall be reviewed by the Board and made a part of the minutes of the
appropriate Board meeting.

DISCLOSURE

17. Following the issuance of this ORDER, the Bank shall provide to its shareholders or otherwise
furnish a description of this ORDER (i) in conjunction with the Bank’s next shareholder
communication or (ii) in conjunction with its notice or proxy statement preceding the Bank’s next
shareholder meeting. The description shall fully describe the ORDER in all material respects. The
description and any accompanying communication, statement, or notice shall be sent to the FDIC,
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, Accounting and Securities Disclosure Section, 550
17th Street, N.W., Room F-6066, Washington, D.C. 20429 and to the Commissioner of
Banks, 4309 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4309, to review at least twenty (20)
days prior to dissemination to shareholders. The Bank shall make any changes required by the
Supervisory Authorities prior to dissemination of the description, communication, notice, or
statement.

     This ORDER shall become effective immediately on the date of its issuance. The provisions of
this ORDER shall be binding upon the Bank, its institution-affiliated parties, and any successors
and assigns thereof. The provisions of this ORDER shall remain

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effective and enforceable except to the extent that, and until such time as, any provisions of this ORDER shall have been modified,
terminated, suspended, or set aside by the FDIC and the Commissioner.

     Pursuant to delegated authority.

     Dated at Atlanta, Georgia, this 27th day of August, 2009.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	                                                /s/ Doreen R. Eberley
 	 
	 	Doreen R. Eberley 	 
	 	Acting Regional Director

Atlanta Region

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 	 
	 

     The North Carolina Commissioner of Banks having duly approved the foregoing ORDER, and the
Bank, through its Board, agree that the issuance of the said ORDER by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation shall be binding as between the Bank and the Commissioner to the same degree and legal
effort that such ORDER would be binding on the Bank if the Commissioner had issued a separate ORDER
that included and incorporated all of the provisions of the foregoing ORDER pursuant to the
provisions of N.C. Stat. § 53-107.1(2005).

     Dated this 17th  day of August, 2009.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	                                    /s/ Joseph A. Smith, Jr.
 	 
	 	Joseph A. Smith, Jr. 	 
	 	Commissioner of Banks

State of North Carolina 	 

17Exhibit 4(b)

 Exhibit 4(b)

 

GREIF, INC.

73/4 % SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019

INDENTURE

Dated as of July 28, 2009

U.S. Bank National Association

Trustee

 

 

 

 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

	 	 	 	 	 
	Trust Indenture Act Section	 	Indenture Section	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	310(a)(1)
	 	 	7.10	 
	(a)(2)
	 	 	7.10	 
	(a)(3)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	(a)(4)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	(a)(5)
	 	 	7.10	 
	(b)
	 	 	7.10	 
	(c)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	311(a)
	 	 	7.11	 
	(b)
	 	 	7.11	 
	(c)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	312(a)
	 	 	2.05	 
	(b)
	 	 	12.03	 
	(c)
	 	 	12.03	 
	313(a)
	 	 	7.06	 
	(b)(1)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	(b)(2)
	 	 	7.06; 7.07	 
	(c)
	 	 	7.06; 12.02	 
	(d)
	 	 	7.06	 
	314(a)
	 	 	4.03; 12.02; 12.05	 
	(b)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	(c)(1)
	 	 	12.04	 
	(c)(2)
	 	 	12.04	 
	(c)(3)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	(d)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	(e)
	 	 	12.05	 
	(f)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	315(a)
	 	 	7.01	 
	(b)
	 	 	7.05; 12.02	 
	(c)
	 	 	7.01	 
	(d)
	 	 	7.01	 
	(e)
	 	 	6.11	 
	316(a) (last sentence)
	 	 	2.09	 
	(a)(1)(A)
	 	 	6.05	 
	(a)(1)(B)
	 	 	6.04	 
	(a)(2)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	(b)
	 	 	6.07	 
	(c)
	 	 	2.12	 
	317(a)(1)
	 	 	6.08	 
	(a)(2)
	 	 	6.09	 
	(b)
	 	 	2.04	 
	318(a)
	 	 	12.01	 
	(b)
	 	 	N.A.	 
	(c)
	 	 	12.01	 

N.A. means not applicable.

	 	 	 
	*	 	This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 1.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

	BY REFERENCE

 
	Section 1.01 Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02 Other Definitions
	 	 	10	 
	Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	10	 
	Section 1.04 Rules of Construction
	 	 	11	 
	Section 1.05 Acts of Holders
	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 2.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	THE NOTES

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01 Form and Dating
	 	 	12	 
	Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication
	 	 	13	 
	Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent
	 	 	13	 
	Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.05 Holder Lists
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange
	 	 	14	 
	Section 2.07 Replacement Notes
	 	 	25	 
	Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes
	 	 	25	 
	Section 2.09 Treasury Notes
	 	 	25	 
	Section 2.10 Temporary Notes
	 	 	26	 
	Section 2.11 Cancellation
	 	 	26	 
	Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest
	 	 	26	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 3.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee
	 	 	26	 
	Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased
	 	 	27	 
	Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption
	 	 	27	 
	Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption
	 	 	28	 
	Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price
	 	 	28	 
	Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part
	 	 	28	 
	Section 3.07 Optional Redemption
	 	 	28	 
	Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption
	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 4.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	COVENANTS

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01 Payment of Notes
	 	 	29	 
	Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency
	 	 	29	 
	Section 4.03 SEC Reports
	 	 	29	 
	Section 4.04 Limitation on Liens
	 	 	30	 
	Section 4.05 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback
	 	 	31	 

 

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	Section 4.06 Exemption from Limitation on Liens and Sale and Leaseback
	 	 	32	 
	Section 4.07 Statement by Officers as to Default
	 	 	32	 
	Section 4.08 Waiver of Certain Covenants
	 	 	32	 
	Section 4.09 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control
	 	 	33	 
	Section 4.10 Limitation of Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries
	 	 	34	 
	Section 4.11 Payments for Consent
	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 5.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SUCCESSORS

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms
	 	 	34	 
	Section 5.02 Successor Substituted
	 	 	35	 
	Section 5.03 Securities to Be Secured in Certain Events
	 	 	35	 
	Section 5.04 No Consolidation, Etc., Shall Result in Event of Default
	 	 	35	 
	Section 5.05 Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee
	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 6.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01 Events of Default
	 	 	35	 
	Section 6.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
	 	 	36	 
	Section 6.03 Other Remedies
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.05 Control by Majority
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits
	 	 	38	 
	Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment
	 	 	38	 
	Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee
	 	 	38	 
	Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	38	 
	Section 6.10 Priorities
	 	 	39	 
	Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs
	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 7.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	TRUSTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee
	 	 	39	 
	Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee
	 	 	40	 
	Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee
	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer
	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults
	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes
	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity
	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee
	 	 	42	 
	Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
	 	 	43	 
	Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification
	 	 	43	 
	Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 8.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	43	 
	Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge
	 	 	44	 
	Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	44	 

 

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	 	 	Page	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	44	 
	Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust;
Other Miscellaneous Provisions
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.06 Repayment to Company
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.07 Reinstatement
	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 9.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes
	 	 	46	 
	Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes
	 	 	47	 
	Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	48	 
	Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents
	 	 	48	 
	Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes
	 	 	48	 
	Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.
	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 10.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01 Subsidiary Guarantee
	 	 	49	 
	Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability
	 	 	49	 
	Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of Subsidiary Guarantee
	 	 	50	 
	Section 10.04 Guarantor May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms
	 	 	50	 
	Section 10.05 Releases
	 	 	51	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 11.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge
	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money
	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 12.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	MISCELLANEOUS

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls
	 	 	52	 
	Section 12.02 Notices
	 	 	52	 
	Section 12.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes
	 	 	53	 
	Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	 	 	53	 
	Section 12.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents
	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.08 Governing Law
	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.10 Successors
	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.11 Severability
	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.12 Counterpart Originals
	 	 	55	 
	Section 12.13 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
	 	 	55	 
	Section 12.14 Waiver of Jury Trial
	 	 	55	 
	Section 12.15 Force Majeure
	 	 	55	 

 

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	EXHIBITS
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit A-1 FORM OF NOTES
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit A-2 FORM OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit D FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit E FORM OF NOTATION OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit F FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
	 	 	 	 

 

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INDENTURE dated as of July 28, 2009 between Greif, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”).

The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined) of the 73/4 % Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”):

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01 Definitions.

“144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing
the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and
registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

“Additional Interest” means all additional interest then owing pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement.

“Additional Notes” means additional notes (other than the Initial Notes and other than
Exchange Notes for such Initial Notes) issued from time to time under this Indenture in accordance
with Section 2.02 hereof, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes.

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling
or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For
purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies
of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise;
provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to
be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under
common control with” have correlative meanings.

“Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent.

“Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note on any applicable redemption date, the
greater of (i) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of:

(a) the present value at such redemption date of the sum of all required remaining
principal and interest payments due on such Note (excluding accrued but unpaid interest),
such present value to be computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of
such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

(b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note.

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial
interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream
that apply to such transfer or exchange.

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

 

 

 

“Board of Directors” means:

(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any
committee thereof;

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

(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the board of managers of the limited
liability company; and

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

“Broker-Dealer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

“Business Day” means each day other than a Legal Holiday.

“Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

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

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

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a
share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person,

but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity securities.

“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a
lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP
and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the
capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

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

(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) of persons, other than
the Permitted Holders, become the “beneficial owners” (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 more than 35% of
the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company, whether as a result of the
issuance of securities of the Company, any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution
of the Company, any direct or indirect transfer of securities by the Permitted Holders or
otherwise (for purposes of this clause (a), the Permitted Holders will be deemed to
beneficially own any Voting Stock of a specified corporation held by a parent corporation so
long as the Permitted Holders beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a
majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent corporation); or

 

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(b) the sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition, directly or
indirectly, of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and the Restricted
Subsidiaries, considered as a
whole (other than a disposition of such assets as an entirety or virtually as an
entirety to a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders or a
Person of which one or more of the Permitted Holders own more than 50% of the voting power)
shall have occurred, or the Company merges, consolidates or amalgamates with or into any
other Person (other than one or more Permitted Holders) or any other Person (other than one
or more Permitted Holders or a Person of which one or more of the Permitted Holders own more
than 50% of the voting power) merges, consolidates or amalgamates with or into the Company,
in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the
Company is reclassified into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than
any such transaction where:

(1) the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or
exchanged for other Voting Stock of the Company or for Voting Stock of the surviving
corporation, and

(2) the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the Voting
Stock of the Company or the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction
and in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction; 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
election or appointment by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders
of the Company was approved by a vote of not less than a majority of the directors then
still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election
or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the Board of Directors then in office; or

(d) the stockholders of the Company shall have approved any plan of liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.

“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A.

“Company” means the party named as such in the preamble to this Indenture, and any and all
successors thereto.

“Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” will be at the address of the Trustee specified in
Section 12.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee or successor trustee may give
notice to the Company.

“Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2009, among the
Company, the Subsidiary party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the
lenders and agents party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived (including the waiver
dated as of July 21, 2009), replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the
original agents, lenders or otherwise), renewed, restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or
otherwise modified from time to time (such replacement, renewal, restructuring, repaying,
refunding, refinancing or modification may be successive or non-successive), including by means of
one or more other credit agreements, loan agreements, note agreements, promissory notes, indentures
or other agreements or instruments evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other
financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, increase or refinance in whole or in part
the Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding.

“Currency Agreement” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other
similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company against fluctuations in currency values.

“Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any
successor entity thereto.

“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both
would be, an Event of Default.

 

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“Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and
issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto
except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

“Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global
form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and
any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to
the applicable provision of this Indenture.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” means that portion of any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or
by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the
option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would
constitute a Change of Control), matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund
obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each
case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control) on or prior to the final maturity date of the
Notes.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary, or any Subsidiary created or acquired by the
Company, that is formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or
the District of Columbia.

“Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Exchange Notes” means any notes issued in exchange for the Notes pursuant to Section 2.06(f)
hereof.

“Exchange Offer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

“Exchange Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.

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

“Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2), which is required to be
placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

“Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and
the Unrestricted Global Notes, deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto issued in accordance
with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3), 2.06(b)(4) or 2.06(d)(2) hereof.

“Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United
States of America, and the payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and credit.

“Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for
collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without
limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements
in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.

 

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“Guarantor” means any Subsidiary that executes a Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the
provisions of this Indenture and its successors and assigns until the Subsidiary Guarantee of such
Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.

“IAI Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing
the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal
to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.

“Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person, without duplication,

(1) all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;

(2) all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other
similar instruments;

(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

(4) all Obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of
property, all conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention
agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the
ordinary course of business and indemnification obligations and obligations under agreements
relating to the sale or acquisition of assets or equity);

(5) all Obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit,
banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction;

(6) guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness referred to
in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;

(7) all Obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through
(6) which are secured by any lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of
such Obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value of such property or
asset or the amount of the Obligation so secured;

(8) all Obligations under currency agreements and interest swap agreements of such
Person; and

(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of
Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of
its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price,
but excluding accrued dividends, if any.

For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock
which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of
such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on
which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to the Indenture, and if such price
is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair
market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock.

“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through
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“Initial Notes” means the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this
Indenture on the date hereof.

“Initial Purchaser” means any of Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.,
RBS Securities Inc., The Huntington Investment Company, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Fifth Third
Securities, Inc.

“Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act, who are not also QIBs.

“Interest Payment Date” means February 1 and August 1 of each year, or if any such day is not
a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day.

“Interest Swap Obligations” means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any arrangement
with any other Person, whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive from
time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest
on a stated notional amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such other Person calculated
by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount and shall include,
without limitation, interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar agreements.

“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such
Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other
obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances
to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions
for value of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are
or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any
direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such sale or
disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have
made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of
the Company’s Investments in such Restricted Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of.
“Investments” shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under
any successor rating categories of Moody’s) and BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any
successor rating categories of S&P) (or, in each case, if such Rating Agency ceases to rate the
Company’s corporate family rating for reasons outside of the control of the Company, the equivalent
investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by the Company as a replacement
Rating Agency).

“Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York
City or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain
closed. If a payment date is on a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that
place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such
payment for the intervening period.

“Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Issuer and sent
to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

“Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date, the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable
reserves required by GAAP and other properly deductible items) after deducting therefrom (1) all
current liabilities (excluding any Indebtedness for money borrowed having a maturity of less than
12 months from the date of the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company but which by
its terms is renewable or extendable beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the borrower)
and (2) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and
other like intangibles, all of the foregoing as set forth on the most recent consolidated balance
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“Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

“Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture. With respect to
each class of Notes (including any Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefore) issued hereunder,
the Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes
under this Indenture (except as specifically set forth herein), and unless the context otherwise
requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.

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

“Offering Memorandum” means that offering memorandum, dated as of July 23, 2009, relating to
the Initial Notes.

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

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of
the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer,
the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of
Section 12.05 hereof.

“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee that meets the requirements of Section 12.05 hereof. Such counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary.

“Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who
has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to
DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

“Permitted Holders” means (i) All Life Foundation, Naomi C. Dempsey Charitable Lead Annuity
Trust, Naomi C. Dempsey, Michael H. Dempsey, Patricia M. Dempsey, Judith Dempsey Hook, Mary
Dempsey McAlpin and Virginia Dempsey Ragan; (ii) the spouses, heirs, legatees, descendants and
blood relatives to the third degree of consanguinity of any person listed in clause (i) and any
adopted children and blood relative thereof; (iii) the executors and administrators of the estate
of any person listed in clauses (i) and (ii) and any court appointed guardian of any person listed
in clauses (i) or (ii); (iv) any trust, family partnership or similar investment entity for the
benefit of (A) any person listed in clauses (i) or (ii), or (B) any other person (including for
charitable purposes) so long as one or more members of the group consisting of the Permitted
Holders have the exclusive or a joint right to control the voting and disposition of securities
held by such trust, family partnership or other investment entity; and (v) any employee or retiree
benefit plan sponsored by the Company.

“Permitted Indebtedness” means, without duplication, each of the following:

(1) guarantees of Indebtedness and other Obligations incurred pursuant to the Credit
Agreement in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of $700 million and 20%
of Total Assets;

(2) guarantees of other Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
outstanding on January 26, 2007 reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments
or mandatory prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereon;

(3) guarantees of Interest Swap Obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company covering Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided, however, that such Interest Swap Obligations are entered into to protect the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from fluctuations in interest rates on its
outstanding Indebtedness to the extent the notional princi
pal amount of such Interest Swap Obligation does not, at the time of the incurrence
thereof, exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Interest Swap
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(4) guarantees of Indebtedness under Currency Agreements; provided that in the case of
Currency Agreements which relate to Indebtedness, such Currency Agreements do not increase
the Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding other than as a
result of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or by reason of fees, indemnities
and compensation payable thereunder.

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

“Principal Property” means any mill, manufacturing plant, manufacturing facility or
timberlands owned by the Company or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries and located within the
continental United States, but does not include any such mill, plant, facility or timberland which
in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company is not of material importance to the total
business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as an entirety.

“Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1) to be placed on
all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this
Indenture.

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement related to the Notes,
dated as of July 28, 2009, between the Company and the Initial Purchasers, as such agreement may be
amended, modified or supplemented form time to time and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one
or more registration rights agreements between the Company and the other parties thereto, as such
agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given
by the Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes under the
Securities Act.

“Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Regulation S Global Note” means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or Regulation S
Permanent Global Note, as appropriate.

“Regulation S Permanent Global Note” means a permanent Global Note in the form of Exhibit A-1
bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of
and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the
outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon expiration of the
Restricted Period.

“Regulation S Temporary Global Note” means a temporary Global Note in the form of Exhibit A-2
and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee,
issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in
reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.

“Responsible Officer,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the
corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other
officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the
above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any
other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture.

“Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

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“Restricted Period” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation
S.

“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (1) substantially all of the property of which is
located within the continental United States of America and (2) which itself, or with the Company
or one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries, owns a Principal Property.

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated the Securities Act.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, and
its successors.

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the
leasing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any properties or assets of the Company
and/or such Restricted Subsidiary (except for leases between the Company and any Restricted
Subsidiary, between any Restricted Subsidiary and the Company or between Restricted Subsidiaries),
which properties or assets have been or are to be sold or transferred by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary to such Person which lease shall occur within 180 days after such sale or
transfer.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Shelf Registration Statement” means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement.

“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the
Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

“Subsidiary” means any Person a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned or
controlled by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries and which is consolidated in the
Company’s accounts.

“Subsidiary Guarantee” means each Guarantee by a Guarantor of the Company’s payment
obligations under this Indenture and on the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this
Indenture.

“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the
date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, provided that in the event the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, “TIA” means, to the extent required by any
such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

“Total Assets” means, at any date, the aggregate amount of assets as set forth on the most
recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries and computed in accordance
with GAAP.

“Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption
date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in
the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available
at least two Business Days prior to such redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no
longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the
period from the redemption date to August 1, 2019; provided, however,
that if the period from the redemption date to August 1, 2019 is less than one year, the
weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant
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“Trustee” means the party named as such in the preamble to this Indenture until a successor
replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the
successor serving hereunder.

“Unrestricted Definitive Note” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not
required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

“Unrestricted Global Note” means a permanent Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-1 attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes that do not bear and are
not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

“U.S. Person” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(o) under the Securities Act.

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

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

Section 1.02 Other Definitions.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Defined	 
	Term	 	in Section	 
	“Authentication Order”
	 	 	2.02	 
	“Change of Control Offer”
	 	 	4.09	 
	“Change of Control Payment”
	 	 	4.09	 
	“Change of Control Payment Date”
	 	 	4.09	 
	“Covenant Defeasance”
	 	 	8.03	 
	“DTC”
	 	 	2.03	 
	“Event of Default”
	 	 	6.01	 
	“Legal Defeasance”
	 	 	8.02	 
	“lien”
	 	 	4.04	 
	“Outstanding Notes”
	 	 	2.08	 
	“Paying Agent”
	 	 	2.03	 
	“Registrar”
	 	 	2.03	 

Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by
reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

“indenture securities” means the Notes;

“indenture security holder” means a Holder of a Note;

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

“obligor” on the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantee means the Company and each Guarantor,
respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantee, respectively.

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference
to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.

Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;

(3) “or” is not exclusive;

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

(5) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(7) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to
include substitute, replacement successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to
time.

Section 1.05 Acts of Holders.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one
or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by 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 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 conclusive in
favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

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

(c) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the
Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the holder of every Note
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
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(d) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to
a board resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the
Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such
record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall be
deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of
Outstanding Notes have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the Outstanding Notes shall
be computed as of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by
the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant
to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

ARTICLE 2.

THE NOTES

Section 2.01 Form and Dating.

(a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially
in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required
by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The
Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly
made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, each Guarantor and the Trustee, by their execution
and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound
thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of
this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-1 attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend
thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto).
Each Global Note will represent such of the Outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each
shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes from time to
time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented
thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and
redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in
the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee
or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the
Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

(c) Temporary Global Notes. Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S will be issued
initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, which will be deposited on behalf
of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the
accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, duly executed by the
Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Restricted Period will be
terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of:

(1) a written certificate from the Depositary, together with copies of certificates
from Euroclear and Clearstream certifying that they have received certification of
non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note (except to the extent of any beneficial owners thereof
who acquired an interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption
from registration under the Securities Act and who will take delivery of a beneficial
ownership interest in a 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note bearing a Private Placement
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(2) an Officers’ Certificate from the Company.

Following the termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note will be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent
Global Note pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with the authentication of the
Regulation S Permanent Global Note, the Trustee will cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note.
The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S
Permanent Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the
records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with
transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.

(d) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating
Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the
“General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream will
be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and
the Regulation S Permanent Global Note that are held by Participants through Euroclear or
Clearstream.

Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.

An Officer must sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

If the Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is
authenticated, the Note will nevertheless be valid.

A Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The
signature will be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

On the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order of the
Company signed by an Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate and deliver the Initial
Notes. In addition, at any time, from time to time thereafter, the Trustee shall upon receipt of
an Authentication Order authenticate and deliver (i) Additional Notes and (ii) Exchange Notes or
private exchange notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer or a private exchange, respectively,
pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, for a like principal amount of Initial Notes. Such
Authentication Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated. The aggregate
principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of
Notes authorized for issuance by the Company pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except
as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate
Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each
reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.
An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of
the Company.

Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.

The Company will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of
transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for
payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer
and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying
agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any
additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to
any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent
not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries
may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with
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The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act
as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

The Company will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the
Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the
Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on
the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment.
While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by
it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it
to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a
Subsidiary) will have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as
Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders
all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating
to the Company, the Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.05 Holder Lists.

The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA
§ 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee at least
seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may
request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require
of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA
§ 312(a).

Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole
except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the
Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged
by the Company for Definitive Notes if:

(1) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling
or unable to continue to act as Depositary and a successor Depositary is not appointed by
the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or the Company
delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is no longer a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act; or

(2) there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to
Notes.

Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (1) or (2) above, Definitive Notes shall
be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be
exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every
Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion
thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and
delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for
another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); however, beneficial interests in a
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(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and
exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to
those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial
interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2)
below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

(1) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in
any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the
transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that
prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or
benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any
Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form
of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions
shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this
Section 2.06(b)(1).

(2) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In
connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to
Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Registrar either:

(A) both:

(i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given
to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the
Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in
another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be
transferred or exchanged; and

(ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures
containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with
such increase; or

(B) both:

(i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given
to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the
Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the
beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and

(ii) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing
information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be
registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above;
provided that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer
or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global
Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the
receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903
under the Securities Act.

Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof,
the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(2) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by
the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of
such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the
requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this
Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust
the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof.

(3) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial
interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the
transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar
receives the following:

(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form
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(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note or the Regulation S Permanent Global Note,
then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

(C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form
of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of
Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

(4) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for
Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any
Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer
complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial
interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;

(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

(D) the Registrar receives the following:

(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in the case of clause (i) and (ii), if the Registrar so requests or if the
Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained
herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

If any such transfer is effected pursuant to paragraph (B) or (D) above at a time when
an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall
authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph
(B) or (D) above. Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged
for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial
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(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

(1) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any
holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial
interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the
Registrar of the following documentation:

(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such
holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule
144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof;

(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate
to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a)
thereof;

(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited
Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion
of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;

(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced
accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the
appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in
a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names
and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest
shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or
Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose
names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private
Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

(2) Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Temporary Global Note to Definitive Notes.
Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(1)(A) and (C) hereof, a beneficial interest in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to (A) the expiration of the
Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to
Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act, except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an
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(3) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A
holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest
for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in
the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial
interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;

(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

(D) the Registrar receives the following:

(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private
Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including
the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or

(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to
transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of
an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable
Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar
to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and
that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are
no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(4) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If
any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of
the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the
Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the
instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(4) will be registered in such
name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial
interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the
Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons
in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a
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(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.

(1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any
Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in
a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes
delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon
receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for
a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;

(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with
Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof;

(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect
set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (3)(a) thereof;

(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate
to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and
Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;

(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the
aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global
Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C) above, the
Regulation S Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI Global Note.

(2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A
Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if:

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial
interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;

(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
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(D) the Registrar receives the following:

(i) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a
beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or

(ii) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person
who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted
Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph D, if the Registrar
so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form
reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein
and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in
this Section 2.06(d)(2), the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause
to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

(3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A
Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a
request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted
Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the
Unrestricted Global Notes.

If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected
pursuant to subparagraph (2) or (3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet
been issued, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with
Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder
of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the
Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration
of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the
Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in
writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents
and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section
2.06(e).

(1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted
Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the
following:

(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities
Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; and

(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
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(2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted
Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note
or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note if:

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial
interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the
case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not
(1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuer;

(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

(D) the Registrar receives the following:

(i) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such
Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or

(ii) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer
such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit
B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph D, if the
Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the
Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with
the Securities Act.

(3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of
Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such
a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the
instructions from the Holder thereof.

(f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order
in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate:

(i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for
acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they
are not Broker-Dealers, (y) they are not participating in a distribution of any Exchange
Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and accepted
for exchange in the Exchange Offer and

(ii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that
certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not Broker-Dealers, (y)
they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (z) they are not
affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and accepted for exchange in the
Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly,
and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the
Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive
Notes in the applicable principal amount. Any Notes that remain outstanding after the
consummation of an Exchange Offer, and Exchange Notes issued in connection with an Exchange
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(g) Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive
Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions
of this Indenture.

(1) Private Placement Legend.

(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note
(and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in
substantially the following form:

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN
THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS
SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS
A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT)
OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT
WILL NOT WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY RESELL OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO GREIF, INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY
THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO
AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES
(OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED
LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED
FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E)
PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS) OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON
TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS
LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED
INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE
COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM
MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM 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. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED
STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE
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(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to
subparagraphs (b)(4), (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2) or (e)(3) of this Section 2.06 (and
all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not bear the Private Placement
Legend.

(2) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the
following form:

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING
THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS
HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT
(1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT
NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY
BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE
INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH
THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM,
THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF
THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER
STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE
REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

(3) Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend. The Regulation S Temporary
Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS
TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT
AS PERMITTED UNDER THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT
OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE INDENTURE.

(4) Original Issue Discount Legend. Any Note issued with more than de minimus original
issued discount for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THIS NOTE IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE
DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR
SUCH NOTE BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO THE ISSUER AT THE FOLLOWING
ADDRESS: 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE, OHIO 43015, ATTENTION: TREASURER.

 

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(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests
in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note
has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be
returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any
time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or
transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such
Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the
Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the
beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be
increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the
Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

(i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

(1) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company will execute and the
Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order
in accordance with Section 2.02 or at the Registrar’s request.

(2) No service charge will be made to a Holder of a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive
Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith
(other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or
transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.09 and 9.05 hereof).

(3) The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note
selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being
redeemed in part.

(4) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange
of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the
same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or
Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(5) The Company will not be required:

(A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a
period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection
of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of
business on the day of selection;

(B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption
in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part; or

(C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and
the next succeeding interest payment date.

(6) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any
Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the
absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest
(including Additional Interest, if any) on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the
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(7) The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

(8) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the
Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be
submitted by facsimile.

(9) Each Holder agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any liability that may
result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s Note in violation of any
provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States Federal or state securities law. The
Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any
restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any
transfer of any interest in any Note other than to require delivery of such certificates and other
documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required
by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to
form with the express requirements hereof.

Section 2.07 Replacement Notes.

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives
evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company will issue
and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if
the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond
must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to
protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of
them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a
Note.

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all
of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued
hereunder.

Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes.

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for
those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a
Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described
in this Section as not outstanding (the “Outstanding Notes”). Except as set forth in Section 2.09
hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company
holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be
outstanding for the purpose of Section 3.07 hereof.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the
Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to
be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof)
holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date,
then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to
accrue interest.

Section 2.09 Treasury Notes.

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in
any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, or by any Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the
Company, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining
whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only
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Section 2.10 Temporary Notes.

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the
Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary
Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the
Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company will prepare and the Trustee will authenticate
Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

Section 2.11 Cancellation.

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and
Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of
transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for
registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will dispose of such
canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act) in its customary
manner. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest.

If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it will pay the defaulted
interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted
interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the
rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. 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.

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of
any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were
carried by such other Note.

ARTICLE 3.

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee.

If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of
Section 3.07 hereof, it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days
before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth:

(1) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur;

(2) the redemption date;

(3) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and

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Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any
time, the Trustee will select Notes for redemption or purchase as follows:

(1) if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the
requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed; or

(2) if the Notes are not listed on any national securities exchange, on a pro rata
basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.

In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or
purchased will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60
days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the Trustee from the Outstanding Notes not
previously called for redemption or purchase.

The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption
or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal
amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in
amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; except that if all of the Notes
of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such
Holder, even if not $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be redeemed
or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that
apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for
redemption or purchase.

Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption.

At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company will mail or
cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to
be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60
days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the
Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Article 8 or 11 of this
Indenture.

The notice will identify the Notes to be redeemed and will state:

(1) the redemption date;

(2) the redemption price;

(3) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such
Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new
Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued upon
cancellation of the original Note;

(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect
the redemption price;

(6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on
Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the
Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

(8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP
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At the Company’s request, the Trustee will give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name
and at its expense; provided, however, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least 45
days prior to the redemption date, or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the
Trustee, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth
the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption.

Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for
redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price. A
notice of redemption may not be conditional.

Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.

On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the redemption or purchase date, the Company
will deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or
purchase price of and accrued interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on all Notes to be
redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the
Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the
amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest on all Notes to
be redeemed or purchased.

If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the
redemption or purchase date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes
called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after an interest
record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid
interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of
business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase is not so paid upon
surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Company to comply with the
preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or
purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on
such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.

Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company will issue and,
upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee will authenticate for the Holder at the
expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased
portion of the Note surrendered.

Section 3.07 Optional Redemption.

The Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to
time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at a redemption price equal to 100% of
the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium, plus accrued and unpaid
interest to the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the
relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or
prior to the redemption date).

Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption.

The Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect
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ARTICLE 4.

COVENANTS

Section 4.01 Payment of Notes.

The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, Additional
Interest, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes.
Principal, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and interest will be considered paid on
the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available
funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then
due.

The Company shall pay all Additional Interest, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in
the amounts set forth in any Registration Rights Agreement.

The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then
applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including
post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of
interest and Additional Interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate
to the extent lawful.

Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office or
agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or
co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where
notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be
served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change
in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company fails to maintain any such
required office or agency or fails to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee.

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

The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or
agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.

Section 4.03 SEC Reports.

Notwithstanding that the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries may not be subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and so long as any Notes remain
outstanding, the Company shall file with the SEC and provide the Trustee and Holders of Notes with
such annual reports and such information, documents and other reports as are specified in Sections
13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable to a U.S. corporation subject to such Sections,
such information, documents and reports to be so filed and provided at the times specified for the
filing of such information, documents and reports under such Sections; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be so obligated to file such information, documents and reports with the SEC if
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For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Holders and to
securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be
delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

Section 4.04 Limitation on Liens.

The Company will not create or assume, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
create or assume any mortgage, security interest, pledge or lien, collectively in this Article 4
referred to as, a “lien,” upon any Principal Property or upon the shares of stock or Indebtedness
of any Restricted Subsidiary, to secure any other Indebtedness, without equally and ratably
securing the Notes for so long as such other Indebtedness is secured. However, this restriction
does not apply to:

(1) liens (including liens in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations) on any
Principal Property existing at the time of its acquisition and liens created
contemporaneously with or within 270 days after (or created pursuant to firm commitment
financing arrangements obtained within that period) the completion of the acquisition,
improvement, alteration or construction of such property to secure payment of the purchase
price of such property or the cost of such improvement, alteration or construction;

(2) liens on property or assets or shares of Capital Stock or Indebtedness of a Person,
existing at the time it is merged, combined or amalgamated into or consolidated with or its
assets or its equity interest is acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) liens on property or assets or shares of Capital Stock or Indebtedness of a Person
existing at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;

(4) liens securing debts of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company and/or one or more
Subsidiaries;

(5) liens in favor of or required by a governmental unit in any relevant jurisdiction,
including any departments or instrumentality thereof, to secure payments under any contract
or statute, or to secure debts incurred in financing the acquisition or construction of or
improvements or alterations to property subject thereto;

(6) liens on timberlands in connection with an arrangement under which the Company
and/or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries permit a person to cut or pay for timber, however
determined;

(7) liens securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under the Credit Agreement in an
aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $700.0 million and 20% of Total Assets and
Interest Swap Obligations related thereto;

(8) liens in favor of any customer arising in respect of and not exceeding the amount
of performance deposits and partial, progress, advance or other payments by that customer
for goods produced or services rendered to that customer in the ordinary course of business
and consignment arrangements (whether as consignor or as consignee) or similar arrangements
for the sale or purchase of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(9) any lien existing on the date of this Indenture or liens to extend, renew or
replace (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements of) any liens referred to in
clauses (1) through (8) or this clause (9);

(10) mechanics’, workmen’s and other liens arising by operation of law;

(11) liens arising out of litigation or judgments being contested or a final judgment
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(12) liens for taxes not yet due, or being contested, assessments or other governmental
charges or levies, landlords’ liens, tenants’ rights under leases, easements, and similar
liens not materially impairing the use or value of the property involved;

(13) liens if an amount of cash equal to the net proceeds of the Indebtedness secured
by such lien is used within 18 months of such creation or assumption acquire additional
property or assets (or to make Investments in persons who, after giving effect to such
Investments, will become Restricted Subsidiaries);

(14) liens to secure Indebtedness of joint ventures in which the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary has an interest, to the extent such liens are on property or assets of
or equity interests in such joint ventures;

(15) liens created or assumed in the ordinary course of business, including pledges and
deposits, in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security
or similar law or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, or to secure
performance of bids, tenders, trade or government contracts (other than for Indebtedness),
statutory or regulatory obligations, leases and contracts (other than for Indebtedness)
entered into in the ordinary course of business or to secure obligations on surety,
indemnity or appeal bonds or performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature or in
connection with customs, duties or the importation of goods;

(16) leases or subleases granted to others and any interest or title of a lessor under
any lease not prohibited by this Indenture and licenses of patents, trademarks or other
intellectual property rights granted in the ordinary course;

(17) liens in respect of cash in connection with the operation of cash management
programs and liens associated with the discounting or sale of letters of credit and
customary rights of set off, banker’s lien, revocation, refund or chargeback or similar
rights under deposit disbursement, concentration account agreements or under the Uniform
Commercial Code or arising by operation of law;

(18) utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges
against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a
similar character, and easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, municipal and zoning
ordinances and similar charges, encumbrances, title defects or other irregularities that do
not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Company or of any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(19) liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit
incurred in accordance with this Indenture that encumber documents and other property
relating to such letters of credit and the products and proceeds thereof;

(20) liens resulting from the deposit of funds or evidences of Indebtedness in trust
for the purpose of defeasing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, and legal or equitable encumbrances deemed to exist by reason of negative
pledges; or

(21) liens on accounts receivable or inventory associated with a receivable or
inventory financing, sale or factoring program of the Company and Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 4.05 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback.

The Company will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and
Leaseback Transaction with respect to a Principal Property and with a lease exceeding three years
unless:

(1) the Company and/or such Restricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiaries would be
entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a lien on that property without securing the
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(2) an amount equal to the Value of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is applied
within 150 days to:

(A) the voluntary retirement of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary maturing more than one year after the date incurred and which is pari
passu in right of payment with the Notes, or

(B) the purchase of other property that will constitute Principal Property
having a value at least equal to the net proceeds of the sale; or

(3) the Company and/or a Restricted Subsidiary shall deliver to the Trustee for
cancellation Notes in an aggregate principal amount at least equal to the net proceeds of
the sale.

For purposes of this Section 4.05 and Section 4.06, the term “Value” shall mean, with respect
to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, as of any particular time, the amount equal to the greater of
(i) the net proceeds of the sale or transfer of the property leased pursuant to such Sale and
Leaseback Transaction or (ii) the fair value in the opinion of the Board of Directors of such
property at the time of entering into such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, in either case divided
first by the number of full years of the term of the lease and then multiplied by the number of
full years of such term remaining at the time of determination without regard to any renewal or
extension options contained in the lease.

Section 4.06 Exemption from Limitation on Liens and Sale and Leaseback.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4.04 and 4.05, the Company and/or one or more
Restricted Subsidiaries are permitted to create or assume liens or enter into Sale and Leaseback
Transactions that would not otherwise be permitted under the limitations described under Section
4.04 and Section 4.05, provided that the sum of the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness secured by
these liens (not including Indebtedness otherwise permitted under the exceptions described in
Section 4.04), and the Value of all these Sale and Leaseback Transactions (not including those that
are for less than three years or in respect of which Indebtedness is retired or property is
purchased or Notes are delivered, as set forth in Section 4.05), shall not exceed 15% of the Net
Tangible Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 4.07 Statement by Officers as to Default.

The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Company ending after the date hereof an Officers’ Certificate, stating whether or not to the
best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance
of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of Sections 4.04 to 4.06, inclusive, and if the
Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of
which they may have knowledge.

Section 4.08 Waiver of Certain Covenants.

The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or
condition set forth in Sections 4.04 to 4.06, inclusive, with respect to the Notes if before the
time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Notes shall, by act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or
generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend
to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and until
such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in
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Section 4.09 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, unless the Company has exercised its right to
redeem the Notes as described in Section 3.07 hereof, the Company will make an offer (a “Change of
Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral
multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof) of each Holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased, to the
date of repurchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of
Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions
that constitute the Change of Control and stating:

(1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.09 and
that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;

(2) the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days
and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control
Payment Date”);

(3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;

(4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment,
all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue
interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;

(5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control
Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to
Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at the address
specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding
the Change of Control Payment Date;

(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent
receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the
Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting
forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased; and

(7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes
equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which
unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple of
$1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change in Control. To
the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions
of this Section 4.09, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations
and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.09 by virtue of such
compliance.

(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

(1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the
Change of Control Offer;

(2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and

(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted
together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or
portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.

The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of
Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be
transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased
portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an
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The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as
practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.09, the Company will not be
required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the
Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the
requirements set forth in this Section 4.09 and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not
withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer.

Section 4.10 Limitation of Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries.

The Company shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, by way of the
pledge of any intercompany note or otherwise, to assume, Guarantee or in any other manner become
liable with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company (other than Permitted Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company), unless, in
any such case, such Restricted Subsidiary executes and delivers a supplemental indenture
substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, providing a Guarantee of payment of the Notes by
such Restricted Subsidiary (and if such Indebtedness is by its terms subordinated in right of
payment to the Notes, any such Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary with respect to such
Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Restricted Subsidiary’s Guarantee of
the Notes to the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes).

Section 4.11 Payments for Consent.

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of notes for or as an
inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provision of the officer’s
certificate or the notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all holders
of the notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation
documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

ARTICLE 5.

SUCCESSORS

Section 5.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms.

Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.02 and 5.04, nothing contained in this Indenture shall
prevent any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any Person, or successive
consolidations or mergers in which the Company or its successor or successors shall be a party or
parties, or shall prevent any sale, conveyance or lease of all or substantially all the property of
the Company, to any Person; provided, however, and the Company hereby covenants and agrees, that,
if the surviving Person is other than the Company, upon any such consolidation, merger, sale,
conveyance or lease, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all of the
Notes, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the
covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company, shall be expressly
assumed by a supplemental indenture satisfactory in form to the Trustee, executed and delivered to
the Trustee by the Person formed by such consolidation, or into which the Company shall have been
merged, or by the Person which shall have acquired or leased such property.

This covenant will not apply to: (i) a merger of the Company with an Affiliate solely for the
purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction within the United States or (ii) any
consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition
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Section 5.02 Successor Substituted.

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a transaction that is
subject to, and that complies with, the provisions of the first paragraph of Section 5.01 hereof,
the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed
to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale,
lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the “Company”
shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to the Company), and may exercise every right
and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had
been named as the Company herein. In the event of a succession in compliance with this Article 5,
the predecessor Person shall be relieved from every obligation and covenant under this Indenture
and any Notes issued hereunder upon the consummation of such succession.

Section 5.03 Securities to Be Secured in Certain Events.

If, upon any consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease referred to in Section 5.01, any
Principal Property of the Company or of any Restricted Subsidiary or any shares of stock or
Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary owned immediately prior thereto would thereupon become
subject to any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien or encumbrance, other than liens permitted
under Section 4.04 or 4.06, without securing the Notes, the Company, prior to such consolidation,
merger, sale, conveyance or lease, will by indenture supplemental hereto secure the due and
punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes (equally and ratably with any other
Indebtedness of the Company then, or as a result thereof to be, secured thereby) by a direct lien
on such Principal Property, shares of stock or Indebtedness, prior to all liens other than any then
existing thereon and then so permitted by Section 4.04 or Section 4.06.

Section 5.04 No Consolidation, Etc., Shall Result in Event of Default.

Any consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease referred to in Section 5.01 shall not be
permitted under this Indenture unless immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event
of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of
Default, shall have occurred and be continuing.

Section 5.05 Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee.

The Trustee shall be entitled to receive and, subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02, shall be
fully protected in relying upon an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such
consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease and any such assumption complies with the
provisions of this Article 5.

ARTICLE 6.

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01 Events of Default.

(a) Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:

(1) the Company defaults for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on, or with
respect to, the Notes;

(2) the Company defaults in the payment when due (at maturity or acceleration or
otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes;

(3) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with the
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(4) the Company defaults in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of
the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose
performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with) and
continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days, or, in the case of any
failure to comply with Section 4.03 of this Indenture, 90 days, in each case 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 Notes 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;

(5) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or a group
of Subsidiaries that in the aggregate would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to
or under Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences a voluntary case,

(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case,

(C) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property,

(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or

(E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or

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

(A) is for relief against the Company,

(B) appoints a custodian of the Company for all or substantially all of the
property of the Company, or

(C) orders the liquidation of the Company;

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

(b) Upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, the Company shall promptly deliver
to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.

Section 6.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

If an Event of Default with respect to the Outstanding Notes occurs and is continuing, then
and in every such case, other than in the case of an Event of Default under clause (5) of Section
6.01 with respect to the Company, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal
amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount of all the Notes 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 shall become immediately due and
payable.

If an Event of Default under clause (5) in Section 6.01 with respect to the Company occurs and
is continuing, the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any , on all the Outstanding
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At any time after such a declaration or acceleration with respect to the Notes has been made
but, before a judgment or decree based on acceleration has been obtained, the Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may
rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, if:

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

(A) all overdue interest on all the Notes,

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

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

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

(2) all Events of Default with respect to the Notes, other than the non-payment of the
principal of Notes which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have
been waived as provided in Section 6.04.

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

Section 6.03 Other Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy
to collect the payment of principal and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any
provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not
produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note
in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or
remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.

Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding
Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive an existing
Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of
Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, Additional Interest, if any, or interest on,
the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase); provided, however, that the Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes may rescind an
acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such
acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.05 Control by Majority.

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes may direct
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the
Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to
follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be
unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in
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Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits.

A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:

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

(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes make
a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested, provide to the
Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the
request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and

(5) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the then Outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the
request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a
Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to
receive payment of principal, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Note, on or
after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to
purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust
against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and
interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful,
interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of
collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel.

Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be
necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and
empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on
any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the
making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the
payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in
any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien
on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other
properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or
under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the
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Section 6.10 Priorities.

If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in
the following order:

First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07
hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all
advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal,
premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority
of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium,
Additional Interest, if any, and interest, respectively; and

Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall
direct.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes
pursuant to this Section 6.10.

Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit
against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion
may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the
suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good
faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a
suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by
Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE 7.

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.

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

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

(1) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of
this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set
forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this
Indenture. However, with respect to certificates or opinions specifically required to be
furnished to it hereunder, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to
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(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

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

(3) the Trustee will 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 6.05 hereof.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in
any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or
incur any liability. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and
powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder has offered to the
Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense.

(f) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the
Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document (whether in 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 the document.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate
or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee
may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be
full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

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

(d) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that
it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction
or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

(f) The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in
it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have
offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs,
expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(g) 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
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(h) 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 or other
Person employed to act hereunder.

(i) In the event the Company is required to pay Additional Interest, the Company will provide
written notice to the Trustee of the Company’s obligation to pay Additional Interest no later than
15 days prior to the next Interest Payment Date, which notice shall set forth the amount of the
Additional Interest to be paid by the Company. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty
or responsibility to any Holders to determine whether the Additional Interest is payable and the
amount thereof.

Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and may otherwise deal with the Company, a Guarantor, if any, or any Affiliate of the Company with
the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee
acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC
for permission to continue as trustee (if this Indenture has been qualified under the TIA) or
resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to
Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.

The Trustee will not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the
proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any
provision of this Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money
received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be responsible for any
statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with
the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults.

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee,
the Trustee will mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90
days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal
of, premium or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a
committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in
the interests of the Holders of the Notes.

Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.

(a) Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this
Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee will mail to the Holders of the
Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no
event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date,
no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also will comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee
will also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).

(b) A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes will be mailed by
the Trustee to the Company and filed by the Trustee with the SEC and each stock exchange on which
the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company will promptly notify the Trustee
when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom.

Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.

(a) The Company will pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its
acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder in accordance with the fee schedule previously
agreed to by the Company and Trustee. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on
compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly
upon request for all reasonable disbursements,
advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services.
Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the
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(b) The Company and the Guarantors, if any, jointly and severally, will indemnify each of the
Trustee and any predecessor Trustee against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of
its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture
against the Company and the Guarantors, if any (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself
against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, a Guarantor, if any, or any Holder or any other
Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense is determined to have been
caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee will notify the Company promptly
of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company will
not relieve the Company or the Guarantors, if any, of their obligations hereunder. The Company or
a Guarantor, if any, will defend the claim and the Trustee will cooperate in the defense. The
Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such
counsel. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor, if any, need pay for any settlement made without
its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

(c) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, if any, under this Section 7.07 will
survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

(d) To secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’, if any, payment obligations in this Section
7.07, the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by
the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such
lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

(e) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified
in Section 6.01(a)(5) or (6) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services
(including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

(f) The Trustee will comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee.

(a) A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become
effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section
7.08.

(b) The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby
created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the then Outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in
writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is
entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(3) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

(c) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for
any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the
successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
Outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the
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(d) 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 Holders of at least 10% in
aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes may petition at the expense of the Company
any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(e) If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six
months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(f) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will
become effective, and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the
Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will mail a notice of its succession to
Holders. The retiring Trustee will promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the
successor Trustee, provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to
the lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant
to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof will continue for the
benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of
its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further
act will be the successor Trustee.

Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.

There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing
business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination
by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0
million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

This Indenture will always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1),
(2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b).

Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA §
311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent
indicated therein.

ARTICLE 8.

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth
in an Officers’ Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be
applied to all Outstanding Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, upon compliance with the
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Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section
8.02, the Company and the Guarantors, if any, will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with
respect to all Outstanding Notes (including the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any) on the date the conditions set forth below are
satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the
Company and the Guarantors, if any, will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire
Indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Notes (including the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any),
which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof
and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have
satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, and this
Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper
instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until
otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(1) the rights of Holders of Outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the
principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Notes when such payments are due from
the trust referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;

(2) the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary
Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency
for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the
Company’s and the applicable Guarantor’s obligations in connection therewith; and

(4) this Section 8.02.

Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this
Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section
8.03, the Company and each Guarantor, if any, will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants
contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.07, 4.09, 4.10 and Article 5 hereof with respect to the
Outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are
satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not
“outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders
(and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be
deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes will not
be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that,
with respect to the Outstanding Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, the Company and the
Guarantors, if any, may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term,
condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason
of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such
covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will
not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified
above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, will be
unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the
option applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Section 6.01(a)(3) and 6.01(a)(4) hereof will not constitute an Event
of Default.

Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 8.02
or 8.03 hereof:

(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of
the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a
combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay
the principal of, premium and interest on the Outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption
date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased
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(2) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of
such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds
to be applied to such deposit);

(3) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the
deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes being
defeased over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering,
delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company or others; and

(4) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal
Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions.

Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including
the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for
purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the
Outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders
of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and
Additional Interest, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.

The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on
or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section
8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee
or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the Outstanding Notes.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay to
the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable Government
Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1) hereof), are in
excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Section 8.06 Repayment to Company.

Subject to applicable law, 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, premium and Additional Interest,
if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium
and Additional Interest, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the
Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the
Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to 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
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Section 8.07 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable
Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason
of any order or
judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and each Guarantor’s, if any, obligations under
this Indenture and the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, will be revived and reinstated
as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the
Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or
8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of
principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Note following the
reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of
such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 9.

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors, if any, and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee, if any, or the
Notes without the consent of any Holder of a Note:

(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency;

(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated
Notes or to alter the provisions of Article 2 hereof (including the related definitions) in
a manner that does not materially adversely affect any Holder;

(3) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or the Guarantors’, if any,
obligations to the Holders of the Notes or Guarantees, if any, by a successor to the Company
or such Guarantor, if any, pursuant to Article 5 or Article 10 hereof;

(4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the
Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture
of any Holder of the Notes;

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

(6) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations
set forth in this Indenture as of the date hereof;

(7) to conform the text of this Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the
“Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision
in this Indenture was intended (as certified in the applicable Officer’s Certificate
delivered to the Trustee) to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the “Description of
Notes”;

(8) to allow the Guarantors, if any, to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a
Subsidiary Guarantee with respect to the Notes; or

(9) to provide for the issuance of Exchange Notes or private exchange notes, which are
identical to Exchange Notes except they are not freely transferable.

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors
authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the
Trustee of the documents described in Sections 7.02 and 12.04 hereof, the Trustee will join with
the Company and the Guarantors, if any, in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture
authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate
agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee will not
be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights,
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Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes.

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors, if any, and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 4.09) and
the Notes with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the then Outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, Additional Notes, if any) then
outstanding voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in
connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to
Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or
Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or
interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been
rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes or the Subsidiary
Guarantees, if any, may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes, including Additional Notes, if any, voting as a
single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for,
or purchase of, the Notes.) Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be
“outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors
authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with
the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as
aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Sections 7.02 and 12.04
hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company and the Guarantors, if any, in the execution of such
amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects
the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the
Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or
supplemental indenture.

It is not necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it is sufficient if such
consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the
Company will mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the
amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect
therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or
supplemental indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class may
waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or
the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any. However, without the consent of each Holder
affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any
Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

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

(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter or waive
any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes (other than the provisions
relating to the repurchase of Notes pursuant to Section 4.09 of this Indenture);

(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default
interest, on any Note;

(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium or
interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes and a waiver of
the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

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

(7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required
by Section 4.09 of this Indenture); or

(8) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 hereof or in the foregoing amendment and
waiver provisions in this Section 9.02.

Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes will be set forth in a amended or
supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.

Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a
Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or
portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of
the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a
Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation
before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or
waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any
Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee
shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment,
supplement or waiver.

Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note will not affect the validity and
effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.

The Trustee will sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this
Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities
or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amended or supplemental indenture until
the Board of Directors approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the
Trustee will be provided with and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected in
relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04 hereof, an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental
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ARTICLE 10.

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE

Section 10.01 Subsidiary Guarantee.

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

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

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

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Guarantor will be jointly and severally
obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment
and not a guarantee of collection.

(b) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder are unconditional,
irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the
absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with
respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any
action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence,
presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or
bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest,
notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Subsidiary Guarantee will not be
discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this
Indenture.

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

(d) Each Guarantor agrees that its right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect
of any obligations guaranteed hereby is hereby subordinated until payment in full of all
obligations guaranteed hereby and each Guarantor shall take no action with respect to its right of
subrogation until such payment in full of all such guaranteed obligations. Each Guarantor further
agrees that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the
other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in
Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Subsidiary Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay,
injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations
guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as
provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith
become due and payable by such Guarantor for the purpose of this Subsidiary Guarantee.

Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the
intention of all such parties that the Subsidiary Guarantee of the Guarantors not constitute a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance
Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent
applicable to any Subsidiary Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the
Holders and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor will be
limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of each Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, result in the
obligations of each Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer
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Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of Subsidiary Guarantee.

To evidence its Subsidiary Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby
agrees that a notation of Subsidiary Guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E
hereto will be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers.

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Subsidiary Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof
will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation
of such Subsidiary Guarantee.

If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Subsidiary Guarantee no longer
holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Subsidiary Guarantee is
endorsed, the Subsidiary Guarantee will be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will
constitute due delivery of the Subsidiary Guarantee, if any, set forth in this Indenture on behalf
of each Guarantor.

Section 10.04 Guarantor May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05 hereof, no Guarantor shall sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into,
any Person that is (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) an Affiliate of the
Company, unless that Affiliate unconditionally assumes all of the obligations of such Guarantor
under this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee pursuant to a supplemental indenture reasonably
satisfactory to the trustee, provided, however, such assumption shall not be required if:

(1) such Person is a Guarantor at the time of the transaction; or

(2) such sale or other disposition is an arms length transaction between such
Guarantor, the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and such Guarantor receives
consideration equal to the fair market value of the assets transferred.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05 hereof, no Guarantor shall sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into,
any Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving
Person) other than the Company unless immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
Default or Event of Default exists.

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

(d) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, nothing contained in this Indenture or in
any of the Notes will prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company
or another Guarantor, or will prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an
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Section 10.05 Releases.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantee of the Notes by a Restricted Subsidiary shall
provide by its terms that it shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged,
without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, upon:

(1) the unconditional release of such Restricted Subsidiary from its liability in respect of
the Indebtedness in connection with which such Guarantee was executed and delivered pursuant to
Section 4.10 hereof; or

(2) any sale or other disposition (by merger or otherwise) to any Person which is not a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of all of the Company’s Capital Stock in, or all or
substantially all of the assets of, such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (a) such sale or
disposition of such Capital Stock or assets is otherwise in compliance with the terms of the
Indenture and (b) such assumption, guarantee or other liability of such Restricted Subsidiary has
been released by the holders of the other Indebtedness so guaranteed.

ARTICLE 11.

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.

This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes
issued hereunder, when:

(1) either:

(a) all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed
Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has
theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(b) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have
become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or
otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company or any
Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as
trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars,
non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as
will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and
discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation for principal, premium and accrued interest to the date of maturity or
redemption;

(2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such
deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than as a result of the borrowing
of the funds to be used to make the deposit);

(3) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it
under this Indenture; and

(4) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this
Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the
redemption date, as the case may be.

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the
Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money has been deposited
with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 11.01, the provisions of
Sections 8.06 and 11.02 will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 11.01 will be deemed
to discharge those provisions of Section 7.07 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

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Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee
pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the
provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the
Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium and Additional Interest, if any) and
interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not
be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in
accordance with Section 11.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or
judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting
such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01;
provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium and Additional Interest,
if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall
be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or
Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 12.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls.

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by
TIA § 318(c), the imposed duties will control.

Section 12.02 Notices.

Any notice or communication by the Company, the Guarantors, if any, or the Trustee to the
others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by first class mail
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

If to the Company and/or the Guarantors, if any,:

Greif, Inc.

425 Winter Road

Delaware, OH 43015

Facsimile No.: (740) 549-6101

Attention: General Counsel

With a copy to:

Baker & Hostetler LLP

65 E. State Street, Suite 2100

Columbus, OH 43215

Facsimile No.: (614) 462-2616

Attention: Joseph Boeckman

 

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If to the Trustee:

U.S. Bank National Association

10 West Broad Street

12th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

Facsimile No.: (614) 232-8109

Attention: Corporate Trust Services

The Company, the Guarantors, if any, or the Trustee, by notice to the others may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been
duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being
deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt
acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the
courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

Any notice or communication to a Holder will be mailed by first class mail, certified or
registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to
its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication will also be
so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to
mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with
respect to other Holders.

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time
prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it will mail a copy to the Trustee
and each Agent at the same time.

Section 12.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

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

Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this
Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(1) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 12.05 hereof) stating that,
in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for
in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee
(which must include the statements set forth in Section 12.05 hereof) stating that, in the
opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.

 

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Section 12.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4) but
specifically including each Officers’
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required pursuant to Section 12.04) must comply with the
provisions of TIA § 314(e) and must include:

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

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

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

(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or
covenant has been satisfied.

Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar
or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 12.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the
Company or any of the Guarantors or Permitted Holders, as such, will have any liability for any
obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees, this
Indenture, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be
effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.

Section 12.08 Governing Law.

THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

Section 12.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may
not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 12.10 Successors.

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All
agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors. All agreements of a Guarantor
in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05.

Section 12.11 Severability.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be
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Section 12.12 Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an
original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

Section 12.13 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this
Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of
this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 12.14 Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 12.15 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 resulting from such forces; 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.

[Signatures on following page]

 

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SIGNATURES

Dated as of July 28, 2009

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GREIF, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John K. Dieker
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John K. Dieker 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 

 

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	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott R. Miller
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott R. Miller 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

[Face of Note]

CUSIP/CINS 397624 AF4

73/4 % Senior Notes due 2019

			
	 
	 	 
	No. [     ]
	 	$[          ]

GREIF, INC. promises to pay to [          ] or registered assigns, the
principal sum of [          ] Dollars on August 1, 2019 or such greater or
lesser amount as may be indicated in Schedule A hereto.

Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1

Record Dates: January 15 and July 15

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

Dated: July 28, 2009

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GREIF, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

This is one of the Notes referred to

in the within-mentioned Indenture:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Authorized Signatory
	 	 

 

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[Reverse of Note]

73/4 % Senior Notes due 2019

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Original Issue Discount Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the
Indenture]

Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to
below unless otherwise indicated.

(1) INTEREST. Greif, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest
on the principal amount of this Note at 73/4 % per annum from July 28, 2009 until maturity and shall
pay the Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement referred
to below. The Company will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, semi-annually in arrears
on February 1 and August 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next
succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from
the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the
date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if
this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment
Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be February 1, 2010. The
Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy
Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per
annum in excess of the rate then in effect to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including
post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of
interest and Additional Interest, if any, (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from
time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

(2) METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the
Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close
of business on the January 15 or July 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such
Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as
provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be
payable as to principal, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest at the office or agency
of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at
the option of the Company, payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, may be made by
check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that
payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal
of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, premium on all Global Notes and all other Notes
the Holders of which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying
Agent. Such payment will 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.

(3) PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under
the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or
Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such
capacity.

(4) INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of July 28, 2009 (the
“Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in
the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Notes are subject
to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such
terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the
Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are
unsecured obligations of the Company.

 

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(5) OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole at any time
or in part from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium, plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest
due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date).

(6) MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Company will not be required to make mandatory redemption or
sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

(7) OFFER TO REPURCHASE UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL. Upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes as described in Section
3.07 hereof, the Company will make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to
repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of
each Holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest thereon, if any, on the Notes
repurchased, to the date of repurchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following
any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or
transactions that constitute the Change of Control and setting forth the procedures governing the
Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.

(8) NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more
than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its
registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a
redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a
satisfaction or discharge of the Indenture. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be
redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless all of the Notes
held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on
Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

(9) DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes
may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the
Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or
permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or
portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being
redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a
period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record
date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

(10) PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for
all purposes.

(11) AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the
Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes and
Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class, and any existing default or compliance with any
provision of the Indenture or the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, may be waived (other
than a waiver of failure to pay the principal of, premium or interest on the Notes) with the
consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes
and Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a
Note, the Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, may be amended or supplemented
to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in
addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a
Guarantor’s, if any, obligations to Holders of the Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, in case
of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, to make
any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that
does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, to comply with
the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under
the TIA, to conform the text of the Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of
Notes” section of the Company’s Offering
Memorandum dated July 23, 2009, relating to the initial offering of the Notes, to the extent
that such provision in the Indenture or the Notes was intended (as certified in the applicable
Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee) to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of that
“Description of Notes”, to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the
limitations set forth in the Indenture or to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental
indenture and/or a Subsidiary Guarantee with respect to the Notes.

 

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(12) DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default for 30 days in the
payment when due of interest on, or with respect to, the Notes; (ii) default in the payment when
due of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at
maturity, or acceleration or otherwise, (iii) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to comply with Section 4.09 of the Indenture; (iv) failure by the Company to comply
with any of the other agreements in the Indenture or the Notes for 60 days, or in the case of any
failure to comply with Section 4.03 of the Indenture, 90 days, after notice to the Company by the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding
voting as a single class; (v) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the
Company or any Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary. If an Event of Default with respect to
the Notes at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes may declare the principal
amount of all Notes due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an
Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the
Company, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
Outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may
withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a
Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest and Additional
Interest, if any) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may
on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default
or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event
of Default in the payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, or premium on, or the
principal of, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement
regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required upon becoming aware of any
Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event
of Default.

(13) TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may
make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and
may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

(14) NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder,
of the Company or a Guarantor, as such, will not have any liability for any obligations of the
Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantee or the Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

(15) AUTHENTICATION. This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature
of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

[(16) ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES.
In addition to the rights provided to Holders of the Notes under the Indenture, Holders of
Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2009, among the Company and the Initial
Purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), including the right to receive Additional
Interest (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).]1

 

	 	 	 
	1	 	Include only for Notes when required by the Registration
Rights Agreement.

 

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(17) 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).

(18) CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes
and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as
contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers placed thereon.

(19) GOVERNING LAW. THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES WILL
BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to:

Greif, Inc.

425 Winter Road

Delaware, OH 43015

Attention: General Counsel

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:

 

(Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 
 

  
 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and Zip Code)

and irrevocably appoint

 

to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The Agent may substitute another to act for
him.

Date:

	 	 	 
	Your Signature:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee*:                               

	 	 	 
	*	 	Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature
guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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Option of Holder to Elect Purchase

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.09 of
the Indenture, check the box: —

If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.09 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$                              

Date:

	 	 	 
	Your Signature:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Tax Identification No.:                               

Signature Guarantee*:

	 	 	 
	*	 	Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature
guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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Schedule A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note
or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an
interest in this Global Note, have been made:

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

	 	 	 
	*	 	This Schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

[Face of Regulation S Temporary Global Note]

CUSIP/CINS U39085 AB8

73/4 % Senior Notes due 2019

			
	 
	 	 
	No. [     ]
	 	$[                              ]

GREIF, INC. promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum of
[                              ] Dollars on August 1, 2019 or such greater or lesser amount as may be
indicated in Schedule A hereto.

Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1

Record Dates: January 15 and July 15

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

Dated: July 28, 2009

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GREIF, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

This is one of the Notes referred to

in the within-mentioned Indenture:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Authorized Signatory
	 	 

 

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[Reverse of Regulation S Temporary Global Note]

73/4 % Senior Notes due 2019

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS
TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT
AS PERMITTED UNDER THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT
OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE INDENTURE.

THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT, AND THE
SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE
ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER
OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING
ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY
RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) TO A PERSON WHO IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT, (d) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN
RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
INVESTOR”)) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER
CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED
FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF NOTES LESS THAN $250,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY
THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (e) IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND
BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO
REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF
THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND
EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY
EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. NO
REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE
144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY.”

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING
THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS
HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT
(1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2.06 OF THE
INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE
TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS
GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN
CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

 

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UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM,
THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF
THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER
STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE
REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to
below unless otherwise indicated.

(1) INTEREST. Greif, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest
on the principal amount of this Note at 73/4 % per annum from July 28, 2009 until maturity and shall
pay the Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement referred
to below. The Company will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, semi-annually in arrears
on February 1 and August 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next
succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from
the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the
date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if
this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment
Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be February 1, 2010. The
Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy
Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per
annum in excess of the rate then in effect to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including
post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of
interest and Additional Interest, if any, (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from
time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Until this Regulation S Temporary Global Note is exchanged for one or more Regulation S
Permanent Global Notes, the Holder hereof shall not be entitled to receive payments of interest
hereon; until so exchanged in full, this Regulation S Temporary Global Note shall in all other
respects be entitled to the same benefits as other Notes under the Indenture.

(2) METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the
Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close
of business on the January 15 or July 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such
Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as
provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be
payable as to principal, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest at the office or agency
of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at
the option of the Company, payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, may be made by
check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that
payment by wire
transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and
interest and Additional Interest, if any, premium on all Global Notes and all other Notes the
Holders of which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent.
Such payment will 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.

 

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(3) PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under
the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or
Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such
capacity.

(4) INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of July 28, 2009 (the
“Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in
the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Notes are subject
to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such
terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the
Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are
unsecured obligations of the Company.

(5) OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole at any time
or in part from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium, plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest
due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date).

(6) MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Company will not be required to make mandatory redemption or
sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

(7) OFFER TO REPURCHASE UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL. Upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes as described in Section
3.07 hereof, the Company will make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to
repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of
each Holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest thereon, if any, on the Notes
repurchased, to the date of repurchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following
any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or
transactions that constitute the Change of Control and setting forth the procedures governing the
Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.

(8) NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more
than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its
registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a
redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a
satisfaction or discharge of the Indenture. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be
redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless all of the Notes
held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on
Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

(9) DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes
may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the
Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or
permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or
portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being
redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a
period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record
date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

(10) PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for
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(11) AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the
Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes and
Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class, and any existing default or compliance with any
provision of the Indenture or the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, may be waived (other
than a waiver of failure to pay the principal of, premium or interest on the Notes) with the
consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes
and Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a
Note, the Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, may be amended or supplemented
to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in
addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a
Guarantor’s, if any, obligations to Holders of the Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees, if any, in case
of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, to make
any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that
does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, to comply with
the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under
the TIA, to conform the text of the Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of
Notes” section of the Company’s Offering Memorandum dated July 23, 2009, relating to the initial
offering of the Notes, to the extent that such provision in the Indenture or the Notes was intended
(as certified in the applicable Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee) to be a verbatim
recitation of a provision of that “Description of Notes”, to provide for the issuance of Additional
Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture or to allow any Guarantor to
execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Subsidiary Guarantee with respect to the Notes.

(12) DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default for 30 days in the
payment when due of interest on, or with respect to, the Notes; (ii) default in the payment when
due of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at
maturity, or acceleration or otherwise, (iii) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to comply with Section 4.09 of the Indenture; (iv) failure by the Company to comply
with any of the other agreements in the Indenture or the Notes for 60 days, or in the case of any
failure to comply with Section 4.03 of the Indenture, 90 days, after notice to the Company by the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding
voting as a single class; (v) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the
Company or any Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary. If an Event of Default with respect to
the Notes at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes may declare the principal
amount of all Notes due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an
Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the
Company, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
Outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may
withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a
Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest and Additional
Interest, if any) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may
on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default
or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event
of Default in the payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, or premium on, or the
principal of, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement
regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required upon becoming aware of any
Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event
of Default.

(13) TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may
make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and
may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

(14) NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder,
of the Company or a Guarantor, as such, will not have any liability for any obligations of the
Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantee or the Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
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(15) AUTHENTICATION. This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature
of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

[(16) ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES AND RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES.
In addition to the rights provided to Holders of the Notes under the Indenture, Holders of
Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2009, among the Company and the Initial
Purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), including the right to receive Additional
Interest (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).]2

(17) 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).

(18) CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes
and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as
contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification
numbers placed thereon.

(19) GOVERNING LAW. THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES WILL
BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to:

Greif, Inc.

425 Winter Road

Delaware, OH 43015

Attention: General Counsel

 

	 	 	 
	2	 	Include only for Notes when required by the Registration
Rights Agreement.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:

 

(Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and Zip Code)

and irrevocably appoint

 

to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The Agent may substitute another to act for
him.

Date:

	 	 	 
	Your Signature:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee*:                               

	 	 	 
	*	 	Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature
guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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Option of Holder to Elect Purchase

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.09 of
the Indenture, check the box: —

If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.09 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$                              

Date:

	 	 	 
	Your Signature:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Tax Identification No.:                               

Signature Guarantee*:                               

	*	 	Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature
guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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Schedule A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note
or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an
interest in this Global Note, have been made:

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

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Greif, Inc.

425 Winter Road

Delaware, OH 43015

U.S. Bank National Association

10 West Broad Street, 12th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

Re: Greif, Inc. Senior Notes

o 73/4 % Senior Notes due 2019

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2009 (the “Indenture”),
between Greif, Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.

                               (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the
Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of
$                               in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to
                               (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto.
In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1. o Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global
Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial
interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably
believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account,
or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion,
and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of
Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance
with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation
of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial
interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the
Indenture and the Securities Act.

2. o Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note, the Regulation S Permanent Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note
pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with
Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further
certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the
time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor
and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was
outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a
designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its
behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no
directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule
904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or
scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed
transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being
made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial
Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note, the Regulation S Permanent Global Note and/or the Restricted
Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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3. o Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the
IAI Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act
other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the
transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue
sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby
further certifies that (check one):

(a) o such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under
the Securities Act;

or

(b) o such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof;

or

(c) o such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act;

or

(d) o such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than
Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that
it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the
Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to
beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the
requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate
executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) if such
Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than
$250,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of
which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer
is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or
Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Notes and
in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

4. o Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

(a) o Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with
the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities
laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in
the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain
compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or
Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the
Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive
Notes and in the Indenture.

 

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(b) o Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act
and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the
restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement
Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the
restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the
Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(c) o Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the
transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws
of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be
subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed
on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of
the Company.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 

Dated:

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

	 	1.	 	The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

	 	(a)	 	o a beneficial interest in the:

	 	(i)	 	o 144A Global Note (CUSIP     ), or

	 	(ii)	 	o Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP     ), or

	 	(iii)	 	o IAI Global Note (CUSIP     ); or

	 	(b)	 	o a Restricted Definitive Note.

	 	2.	 	After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

[CHECK ONE]

	 	(a)	 	o a beneficial interest in the:

	 	(i)	 	o 144A Global Note (CUSIP     ), or

	 	(ii)	 	o Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP     ), or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	o IAI Global Note (CUSIP     ); or
	 
	 	(iv)	 	o Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP     ); or

	 	(b)	 	o a Restricted Definitive Note; or

	 	(c)	 	o an Unrestricted Definitive Note,

in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Greif, Inc.

425 Winter Road

Delaware, OH 43015

U.S. Bank National Association

10 West Broad Street, 12th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

Re: Greif, Inc. Senior Notes

o 73/4 % Senior Notes due 2019

(CUSIP      )

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2009 (the “Indenture”),
between Greif, Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.

                               (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s]
or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $          in
such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby
certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note
for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note

(a) o Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to
beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the
Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii)
such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to
the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the
Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is
being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of
the United States.

(b) o Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to
Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without
transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the
Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

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(c) o Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted
Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without
transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions
applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the
Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(d) o Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive
Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an
Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive
Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has
been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted
Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the
restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted
Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws
of any state of the United States.

2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes
for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes

(a) o Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to
Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal
principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being
acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed
Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note
issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private
Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the
Securities Act.

(b) o Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted
Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] o 144A Global Note, o Regulation S Global Note, o IAI Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby
certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without
transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer
restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance
with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of
any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the
restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant
Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit
of the Company.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 

Dated:

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM

ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR

Greif, Inc.

425 Winter Road

Delaware, OH 43015

U.S. Bank National Association

10 West Broad Street, 12th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

Re: Greif, Inc. Senior Notes
o 73/4 % Senior Notes due 2019

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2009 (the “Indenture”),
between Greif, Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.

In connection with our proposed purchase of $      aggregate principal
amount of:

(a) o a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or

(b) o a Definitive Note,

we confirm that:

1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject
to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be
bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except
in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”).

2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the
Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as
permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for
which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest
therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with
Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined therein), (C)
to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer,
furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a
signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a
principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel in
form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under
the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (F)
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to
provide to any Person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from
us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice
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3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we
will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other
information as you
and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the
foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to
the foregoing effect.

4. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the
Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of
our or its investment.

5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own
account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to
each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.

You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to
produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal
proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

[Insert Name of Accredited Investor]

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 

Dated:

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF NOTATION OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE

For value received, the Guarantors (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture) have unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to
the provisions in the Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Greif, Inc.
(the “Company”), each guarantor from time to time party thereto (each a “Guarantor” and,
collectively, the “Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), (a)
the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any,
and interest on the Notes (as defined in the Indenture), whether at maturity, by acceleration,
redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of and
interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other
obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of
such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration
or otherwise. The obligations of each Guarantor to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee
pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article 10 of the
Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary
Guarantee. This Subsidiary Guarantee shall be automatically and unconditionally released and
discharged, without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, upon the
occurrence of either of the events set forth in Section 10.05 of the Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	[GUARANTOR]

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

 

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EXHIBIT F

[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of           ,
200     , among            (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Greif, Inc. (or
its permitted successor), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the
“Indenture”), dated as of July 28, 2009 providing for the issuance of 73/4 % Senior Notes due 2019
(the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary
shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the
Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Subsidiary Guarantee”);
and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and
deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the
Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes
as follows:

1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an
unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Subsidiary
Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

4. No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer, employee,
incorporator, stockholder or agent of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have any
liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any
Subsidiary Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities
under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against
public policy.

5. New York Law to Govern. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED
TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS
OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED
THEREBY.

6. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture.
Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

7. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction hereof.

8. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in
respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the
recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and
the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

Dated: _______________, 20___

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]	 	 
	 
	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GREIF, INC.	 	 
	 
	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	[EXISTING GUARANTORS]	 	 
	 
	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

   as Trustee	 	 
	 
	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Authorized Signatory
	 	 

 

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