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EXHIBIT 4.3

 

 

BRADY CORPORATION,

as Issuer,

and

[
         ],

as Trustee

 

Indenture

Dated as of___________, 200_

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE
OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page
	ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS
	 	 	1	 
	SECTION 1.02 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT
	 	 	6	 
	SECTION 1.03 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES
	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 2.01 ISSUABLE IN SERIES
	 	 	7	 
	SECTION 2.02 EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION
	 	 	9	 
	SECTION 2.03 REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT
	 	 	10	 
	SECTION 2.04 HOLDERS TO BE TREATED AS OWNERS; PAYMENTS OF INTEREST
	 	 	10	 
	SECTION 2.05 PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST
	 	 	10	 
	SECTION 2.06 TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE
	 	 	11	 
	SECTION 2.07 REPLACEMENT NOTES
	 	 	11	 
	SECTION 2.08 OUTSTANDING NOTES
	 	 	11	 
	SECTION 2.09 GLOBAL NOTES
	 	 	12	 
	SECTION 2.10 TEMPORARY NOTES
	 	 	12	 
	SECTION 2.11 CANCELLATION
	 	 	13	 
	SECTION 2.12 DEFAULTED INTEREST
	 	 	13	 
	SECTION 2.13 CUSIP NUMBERS
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 3.01 NOTICES TO TRUSTEE
	 	 	13	 
	SECTION 3.02 SELECTION OF NOTES TO BE REDEEMED
	 	 	14	 
	SECTION 3.03 NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
	 	 	14	 
	SECTION 3.04 EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
	 	 	15	 
	SECTION 3.05 DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE
	 	 	15	 
	SECTION 3.06 PAYMENT OF NOTES CALLED FOR REDEMPTION
	 	 	15	 
	SECTION 3.07 NOTES REDEEMED IN PART
	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 4.01 PAYMENT OF NOTES
	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 4.02 MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY
	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 4.03 WAIVER OF STAY, EXTENSION OR USURY LAWS
	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 4.04 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES
	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 4.05 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES
	 	 	17	 
	SECTION 4.06 INSURANCE
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 5.01 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION AND SALE OF ASSETS
	 	 	17	 

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	SECTION 5.02 SUCCESSOR SUBSTITUTED
	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 6 DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 6.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	 	 	18	 
	SECTION 6.02 NOTICE OF DEFAULTS
	 	 	20	 
	SECTION 6.03 OTHER REMEDIES
	 	 	20	 
	SECTION 6.04 WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS
	 	 	20	 
	SECTION 6.05 CONTROL BY MAJORITY
	 	 	21	 
	SECTION 6.06 LIMITATION ON SUITS
	 	 	21	 
	SECTION 6.07 RIGHTS OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE PAYMENT
	 	 	21	 
	SECTION 6.08 COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE
	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 6.09 TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM
	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 6.10 PRIORITIES
	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 6.11 UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS
	 	 	23	 
	SECTION 6.12 RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
	 	 	23	 
	SECTION 6.13 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE
	 	 	23	 
	SECTION 6.14 DELAY OR OMISSION NOT WAIVER
	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 7.01 GENERAL
	 	 	24	 
	SECTION 7.02 CERTAIN RIGHTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE
	 	 	24	 
	SECTION 7.03 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE
	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 7.04 TRUSTEE’S DISCLAIMER
	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 7.05 NOTICE OF DEFAULT
	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 7.06 REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS
	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 7.07 COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY
	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 7.08 REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE
	 	 	27	 
	SECTION 7.09 SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC
	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 7.10 ELIGIBILITY
	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 7.11 MONEY HELD IN TRUST
	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 7.12 WITHHOLDING TAXES
	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 7.13 TRUSTEE’S APPLICATION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE COMPANY
	 	 	29	 
	SECTION 7.14 APPOINTMENT OF CO-TRUSTEE
	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 8 DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 8.01 TERMINATION OF COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS
	 	 	30	 
	SECTION 8.02 DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
	 	 	31	 
	SECTION 8.03 DEFEASANCE OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS
	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 8.04 APPLICATION OF TRUST MONEY
	 	 	34	 

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	SECTION 8.05 REPAYMENT TO COMPANY
	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 8.06 REINSTATEMENT
	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 9.01 WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS
	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 9.02 WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS
	 	 	36	 
	SECTION 9.03 REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENT
	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 9.04 NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF NOTES
	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 9.05 TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC
	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 9.06 CONFORMITY WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT
	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 10 CONVERSION
	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 11.01 TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 11.02 NOTICES
	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 11.03 CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 11.04 STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE
	 	 	40	 
	SECTION 11.05 RULES BY TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT OR REGISTRAR
	 	 	40	 
	SECTION 11.06 PAYMENT DATE OTHER THAN A BUSINESS DAY
	 	 	40	 
	SECTION 11.07 GOVERNING LAW
	 	 	40	 
	SECTION 11.08 NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS
	 	 	40	 
	SECTION 11.09 NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS
	 	 	41	 
	SECTION 11.10 SUCCESSORS
	 	 	41	 
	SECTION 11.11 DUPLICATE ORIGINALS
	 	 	41	 
	SECTION 11.12 SEPARABILITY
	 	 	41	 
	SECTION 11.13 TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC
	 	 	41	 
	SECTION 11.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
	 	 	41	 
	SECTION 11.15 UNCLAIMED MONEY; PRESCRIPTION
	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 12 PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 12.01 DUTIES OF THE PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 12.02 AGENT OF THE COMPANY
	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 12.03 CERTAIN RIGHTS OF PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 12.04 MAY HOLD NOTES
	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 12.05 APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS
	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 12.06 MONEY HELD
	 	 	43	 

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	SECTION 12.07 PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTES
	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 12.08 COMPENSATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
	 	 	43	 

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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

	 	 	 	 
	TIA SECTIONS	 	INDENTURE SECTIONS
	 
	 	 	 
	Section 310

	(a)(1)
	 	 7.10
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(a)(2)
	 	 7.10
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(b)
	 	7.03; 7.08
	 
	 	 	 
	Section 311	 	 7.03
	 
	 	 	 
	Section 313

	(a)
	 	 7.06
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(c)
	 	7.05; 7.06
	 
	 	 	 
	Section 314

	(a)
	 	 13.02
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(a)(4)
	 	 4.18
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(b)
	 	 N/A
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(c)(1)
	 	 N/A
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(c)(2)
	 	 N/A
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(d)
	 	 N/A
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(e)
	 	 13.04
	 
	 	 	 
	Section 315

	(a)
	 	 7.02
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(b)
	 	 7.02; 7.05
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(c)
	 	 7.02
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(d)
	 	 7.02
	 
	 	 	 
	Section 316

	(a)
	 	 6.05; 6.06
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(a)(1)(A)
	 	 6.05
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(a)(1)(B)
	 	 6.04
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(b)
	 	 6.07

 

 

	 	 	 	 
	TIA SECTIONS	 	INDENTURE SECTIONS
	 
	 	 	 
	Section 317

	(a)(1)
	 	 6.08
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(a)(2)
	 	 6.09
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(b)
	 	 2.08
	 
	 	 	 
	Section 318

	(a)
	 	 N/A
	 
	 	 	 
	 

	(c)
	 	 N/A

Note: The Cross-Reference Table shall not for any purpose be deemed to be a part of this indenture.

 

 

     INDENTURE, dated as
of ___, 200_, by and between BRADY CORPORATION, a Wisconsin
corporation (the “COMPANY”), and
[      ], a ___banking
corporation, as trustee (the “TRUSTEE”), registrar, paying agent and transfer agent.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

          SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS.

          “ACCELERATION NOTICE” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.01(b).

          “AFFILIATE” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person. The term “CONTROL” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“CONTROLLING” and “CONTROLLED” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.

          “AGENT” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, authenticating agent or
co-Registrar.

          “AMEND” means to amend, supplement, restate, amend and restate or otherwise modify; and
“AMENDMENT” shall have a correlative meaning.

          “BANKRUPTCY LAW” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any similar federal
or state law for the relief of debtors.

          “BOARD OF DIRECTORS” means, as to any Person, the board of directors of such Person or any
duly authorized committee thereof.

          “BOARD RESOLUTION” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of
Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and
delivered to the Trustee.

          “BUSINESS DAY” means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday
under the laws of New York or is a day on which banking institutions in New York are authorized or
required by law or other governmental action to close.

          “CAPITAL STOCK” means:

(1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests,
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not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred
Stock of such Person; and

(2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership,
membership or other equity interests of such Person.

          “COMMISSION” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

          “COMMON STOCK” of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in,
and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of, such Person’s
common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes,
without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.

          “COMPANY” means BRADY CORPORATION until a successor replaces it and thereafter means the
Surviving Entity.

          “CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE” means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business
of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered.

          “COVENANT DEFEASANCE” has the meaning given such term in Section 8.03.

          “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 any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any
Bankruptcy Law.

          “DEFAULT” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or
the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

          “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.

          “EVENTS OF DEFAULT” has the meaning provided in Section 6.01.

          “EXCHANGE ACT” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute
or statutes thereto.

          “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 may be approved by a significant

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segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue
Date.

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

          “HOLDER” means any Person shown on the Register as the registered holder, from time to time,
of the Notes.

          “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);

(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) above that 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 this Indenture, and if such price
is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value

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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 originally executed or as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time by one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture entered
into pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

          “INTEREST” means interest on a series of Notes.

          “INTEREST PAYMENT DATE” means each semi-annual interest payment date on and of each year,
commencing.

          “INVERSION TRANSACTION” means a transaction or series of related transactions undertaken to
facilitate the global movement of cash assets among affiliated group members in a tax efficient
manner pursuant to which (i) a U.S. parent company (“FORMER PARENT”) becomes a wholly owned
subsidiary of a newly organized offshore/foreign entity or entities (in either case, or together,
“NEW PARENT”); (ii) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Former Parent is converted
into an equivalent number of shares of capital stock of New Parent; and (iii) the foreign
subsidiaries of Former Parent would then be owned by New Parent, either directly or through a
foreign subsidiary of New Parent, and would be sister companies of Former Parent, and the domestic
subsidiaries would be held through Former Parent as a U.S. subsidiary of New Parent.

          “LEGAL DEFEASANCE” has the meaning given such term in Section 8.02.

          “LIEN” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or
encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any
lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).

          “NOTES” means the debt securities issued under this Indenture.

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

          “OFFICER” means any of the following of the Company: the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief
Financial Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary.

          “OFFICERS’ CERTIFICATE” means a certificate signed by two Officers.

          “OPINION OF COUNSEL” means a written opinion from legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.

          “PAYING AGENT” has the meaning provided in Section 2.04, except that, for the purposes of
Article Eight, the Paying Agent shall not be the Company or any Subsidiary of

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the Company or an Affiliate of any of them. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional
Paying Agent.

          “PERSON” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political
subdivision thereof.

          “PREFERRED STOCK” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential
rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon
liquidation.

          “PRINCIPAL” means, with respect to the Notes, the principal of, and premium, if any, on the
Notes.

          “QUALIFIED CAPITAL STOCK” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

          “REDEEM” means to redeem, repurchase, purchase, defease, retire, discharge or otherwise
acquire or retire for value; and “REDEMPTION” shall have a correlative meaning.

          “REGISTER” has the meaning provided in Section 2.04.

          “REGISTRAR” has the meaning provided in Section 2.04.

          “REGULAR RECORD DATE” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the or
(whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

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

          “RESPONSIBLE OFFICER,” when used with respect to the Trustee or any Paying Agent means any
vice president, any assistant vice president, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or
assistant trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee or such Paying Agent, as the case may
be, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers in each case assigned to or employed by the corporate trust department of the Trustee or
such Paying Agent, as the case may be, and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust
matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture.

          “SECURITIES ACT” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

          “SECURITIES RESOLUTION” means a resolution adopted by the Board or by a committee of Officers
or an Officer pursuant to Board delegation authorizing a series or a supplemental indenture
authorizing a series executed by an authorized Officer.

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          “STATED MATURITY” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any
Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal is scheduled to be paid in
the documentation governing such Indebtedness (after giving effect to any amendments, modifications
or waivers thereto), and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or
repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment
thereof.

          “SUBSIDIARY,” with respect to any Person, means:

(1) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a
majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under
ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such
Person; or

(2) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under
ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.

          “SURVIVING ENTITY” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.01(a)(1)(B).

          “TIA” or “TRUST INDENTURE ACT” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code
Sections 77aaa-77bbb), as in effect on the date this Indenture was executed, except as provided in
Section 9.06.

          “TRANSFER AGENT” means the Trustee in its capacity as transfer agent.

          “TRUSTEE” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a
successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of Article Seven of this Indenture and
thereafter means such successor.

          “WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person of which all the
outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is
incorporated in a jurisdiction other than a state in the United States or the District of Columbia,
directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other
Persons pursuant to applicable law are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such
Person.

          SECTION 1.02 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 notes” means the Notes;

          “indenture note holder” means a Holder or a Noteholder;

          “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

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

          “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor on the Notes.

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

          SECTION 1.03 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

     (iii) “or” is not exclusive;

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

     (v) provisions apply to successive related events and transactions;

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

     (vii) all ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Indenture
shall be computed in accordance with the definition of “GAAP” set forth in Section
1.01;

     (viii) all references to Sections or Articles refer to Sections or Articles of
this Indenture unless otherwise indicated; and

     (ix) all references to “$,” “Dollars,” “U.S. Dollars” or money refer to the
lawful currency of the United States, unless the content expressly contemplates
otherwise.

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

          SECTION 2.01 ISSUABLE IN SERIES. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be issued
under this Indenture is unlimited. The Notes may be issued from time to time in one or more series.
Each series shall be created by a Securities Resolution that establishes the terms of the series,
which may include the following:

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          (1) the title of the series;

          (2) the aggregate principal amount of the series;

          (3) the interest rate or rates, if any, or method of calculating the interest rate or rates;

          (4) the date from which interest will accrue;

          (5) the record dates for interest payable on registered Notes;

          (6) the dates when principal and interest are payable;

          (7) the manner of paying principal and interest;

          (8) the places where principal and interest are payable;

          (9) the Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent;

          (10) the terms of any mandatory or optional redemption by the Company including any sinking
fund;

          (11) the terms of any redemption at the option of Holders;

          (12) the denominations in which Notes are issuable;

          (13) whether Notes will be issuable as registered Notes or uncertificated Notes;

          (14) whether and upon what terms registered Notes and uncertificated Securities may be
exchanged;

          (15) whether any Notes will be represented by a Note in global form;

          (16) the terms of any global Note;

          (17) the terms of any tax indemnity;

          (18) the currencies (including any composite currency) in which principal or interest may be
paid;

          (19) if payments of principal or interest may be made in a currency other than that in which
Notes are denominated, the manner for determining such payments;

          (20) if amounts of principal or interest may be determined by reference to an index, formula
or other method, the manner for determining such amounts;

          (21) provisions for electronic issuance of Notes or for Notes in uncertificated form;

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          (22) whether any Events of Default or covenants in addition to or in lieu of those set forth
in this Indenture apply;

          (23) whether and upon what terms Notes may be defeased;

          (24) the form of the Notes, which may be in the form of Exhibit A;

          (25) any terms that may be required by or advisable under U.S. or other applicable laws or
regulations;

          (26) whether and upon what terms the Notes will be convertible into or exchangeable for
Capital Stock of the company or other equity or debt securities, which may include the terms
provided in Article 10;

          (27) the ranking of the Notes, including the relative degree, if any, to which the Notes of
such series shall be subordinated to one or more other series of Notes in right of payment, whether
outstanding or not;

          (28) any provisions relating to extending or shortening the date on which the principal and
premium, if any, of the Notes of such series is payable;

          (29) any provisions relating to the deferral of payment of any interest; and

          (30) any other terms not inconsistent with this Indenture.

          All Notes of one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a
series may be reopened for issuances of additional Notes of such series.

          The creation and issuance of a series and the authentication and delivery thereof are not
subject to any conditions precedent.

          SECTION 2.02 EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION. The Notes shall be executed by an Officer or an
authorized signatory as identified in an Officers’ Certificate (pursuant to a power of attorney or
other similar instrument). The signature of any such Officer (or authorized signatory) on the Notes
shall be by manual or facsimile signature in the name and on behalf of the Company.

          If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee
or authenticating agent authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

          A Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent manually signs the
certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note
has been authenticated under this Indenture.

          The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent 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 authenticating

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agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company.

          SECTION 2.03 REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where
(a) Notes may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange
(“REGISTRAR”), (b) Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment (the “PAYING AGENT”) and (c)
notices and demands in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall
keep a register or registers of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company, upon
notice to the Trustee, may appoint one or more co-Registrars and one or more additional Paying
Agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional Paying Agent. Except as provided herein,
the Company or any Subsidiary may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar. The Company shall
enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture and the
agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent and shall
incorporate the provisions of the TIA. Without limiting the foregoing, each such agreement
appointing a Paying Agent must contain provisions substantially to the effect of Section 2.06
hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such Agent.
If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent or fails to give the foregoing notice,
the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation in accordance with
Section 7.07.

          The Registrar shall keep a register (the “REGISTER”) of the Definitive Registered Notes and of
their transfer and exchange. Any notice to be given under this Indenture or under the Notes by the
Trustee or the Company to Noteholders shall be mailed by first class mail to each Holder of
Definitive Registered Notes at its address as it appears at the time of such mailing in the
Register, and to the Holders of the Global Notes.

          The Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Affiliate of any of them may act as
Registrar or co-Registrar, and/or agent for service of notice and demands.

          If, at any time, the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Registrar shall make available to the
Trustee on or before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may
reasonably request, the names and addresses of the Holders as they appear in the Register.

          SECTION 2.04 HOLDERS TO BE TREATED AS OWNERS; PAYMENTS OF INTEREST. The Company, the Paying
Agents, the Registrar, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Paying Agents, the Registrar
or the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute
owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and,
subject to the provisions of this Indenture, interest, Additional Interest, if any on such Note and
for all other purposes; and neither the Company, any Paying Agent, the Registrar, the Trustee nor
any agent of the Company, the Paying Agent, the Registrar or the Trustee shall be affected by any
notice to the contrary. All such payments so made to any such Person, or upon his order, shall be
valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the
liability for moneys payable upon any Note.

          SECTION 2.05 PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST. Not later than 12:00 noon (New York Time)
one Business Day prior to each due date of the principal and

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interest on any Notes, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent money in immediately
available funds sufficient to pay such principal and interest so becoming due on the due date for
payment under the Notes. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to
agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the
Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the
Notes (whether such money has been paid to it by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes),
and such Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Trustee of any default by the Company (or any other
obligor on the Notes) in making any such payment. Money held in trust by any Paying Agent need not
be segregated except as required by law and in no event shall any Paying Agent be liable for any
interest on any money received by it hereunder.

The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and
account for any funds disbursed, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any
payment default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent
shall have no further liability for the money so paid over to the Trustee.

          SECTION 2.06 TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE. Where Notes of a series are presented to the Transfer
Agent with a request to register denominations of the same series, the Transfer Agent shall
register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements for such transactions are met.

          The Transfer Agent may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any taxes imposed on
a transfer or exchange.

          SECTION 2.07 REPLACEMENT NOTES. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if the
Holder claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue
and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note of like tenor and amount and bearing a number
not contemporaneously outstanding; provided that the requirements of this Section 2.07 are met. An
indemnity bond must be furnished that is sufficient in the judgment of both the Trustee and the
Company to protect the Company, the Trustee or any Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer
if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge such Holder for its expenses and the expenses of the
Trustee in replacing a Note. In case any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note
has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may pay such Note
instead of issuing a new Note in replacement thereof.

          Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture.

          SECTION 2.08 OUTSTANDING NOTES. Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes that have been
authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, those paid pursuant to Section 2.07 and those described in this Section 2.08 as not
outstanding.

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          If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless and until
the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a
bona fide purchaser.

          If the Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on any
redemption date, the maturity date or any date of repurchase money sufficient to pay Notes payable
on that date, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest on them
shall cease to accrue.

          A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or one of its Affiliates holds
such Note; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal
amount of the outstanding Notes have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent or waiver hereunder, Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any
Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be
outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes that a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge or has received written notice to be so
owned shall be so disregarded. The Company shall notify the Trustee when it, any obligor or any of
their respective Affiliates acquires any Notes. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good
faith may be regarded as outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee
the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or
any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

          SECTION 2.09 GLOBAL NOTES. If a Securities Resolution so provides, the Company may issue some
or all of the Notes of a series in temporary or permanent global form. A global Note may be in
registered form or in uncertificated form. A global Note shall represent that amount of Notes of a
series as specified in the global Note or as endorsed thereon from time to time. At the Company’s
request, the Registrar shall endorse a global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or
decrease in the Notes represented thereby.

          The Company may issue a global Note only to a depository designated by the Company. A
depository may transfer a global Note only as a whole to its nominee or to a successor depository.

          The Notes Resolution may establish, among other things, the manner of paying principal and
interest on a global Note and whether and upon what terms a beneficial owner of an interest in a
global Note may exchange such interest for definitive Notes.

          The Company, an Affiliate, the Trustee and any Agent shall not be responsible for any acts or
omissions of a depository, for any depository records of beneficial ownership interests or for any
transactions between the depository and beneficial owners.

          SECTION 2.10 TEMPORARY NOTES. Until definitive permanent Notes are ready for delivery, the
Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be
substantially in the form of definitive permanent Notes but may have insertions, substitutions,
omissions and other variations determined to be appropriate by the

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officers executing the temporary Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such temporary
Notes. If temporary Notes are issued, the Company shall cause definitive permanent notes to be
prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive permanent Notes, the
temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for definitive permanent Notes upon surrender of the
temporary Notes at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose pursuant to
Section 4.02, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more
temporary Notes, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available
for delivery in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive permanent Notes of
authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall be entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture as definitive permanent Notes.

          SECTION 2.11 CANCELLATION. The Company at any time may deliver to the Trustee for
cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have
acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes
previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold. The Registrar and the
Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or
payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Notes surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or
cancellation in accordance with its normal procedure.

          SECTION 2.12 DEFAULTED INTEREST. If the Company defaults on a payment of interest on the
Notes, it shall pay, or shall deposit with the Paying Agent money in immediately available funds
sufficient to pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the
defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date. A special
record date, as used in this Section 2.12 with respect to the payment of any defaulted interest,
shall mean the 15th day next preceding the date fixed by the Company for the payment of defaulted
interest, whether or not such day is a Business Day. At least 15 days before the subsequent special
record date, the Company shall mail to each Holder and to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee a
notice that states the subsequent special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted
interest to be paid.

          SECTION 2.13 CUSIP NUMBERS.

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

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION

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          SECTION 3.01 NOTICES TO TRUSTEE. Notes of a series that are redeemable before maturity shall
be redeemed in accordance with their terms and, unless the Securities Resolution otherwise
provides, in accordance with this Article.

          In the case of any redemption by the Company, the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing
of the redemption date and the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed.

          The Company shall give each notice provided for in this Section 3.01 in an Officers’
Certificate at least 60 days before the redemption date (unless a shorter period shall be
satisfactory to the Trustee).

          SECTION 3.02 SELECTION OF NOTES TO BE REDEEMED. In the case of any partial redemption,
selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with the
requirements of the principal securities exchange where the Notes are so listed or, if the Notes
are not listed on a principal securities exchange, PRO RATA, by lot or by such other method as the
Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate; PROVIDED that no Note of $1,000 principal amount or less
shall be redeemed in part. The Trustee shall make the selection from the Notes outstanding and not
previously called for redemption. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for
redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the
Company and the Registrar promptly in writing of the Notes or portions of Notes to be called for
redemption.

          SECTION 3.03 NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. With respect to any redemption of Notes, at least 30 days
but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption
by first class mail to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.

          The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP number) and shall state:

     (i) the redemption date;

     (ii) the redemption price;

     (iii) the name and address of each Paying Agent;

     (iv) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the applicable
Paying Agent in order to collect the redemption price;

     (v) that, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment,
interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption
date and the only remaining right of the Holders is to receive payment of the
redemption price plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date upon
surrender of the Notes to the Paying Agent; and

     (vi) if the redemption is conditioned upon any subsequent event, a description
of such condition or event.

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          At the Company’s request (which request may be revoked by the Company at any time prior to the
time at which the Trustee shall have given such notice to the Holders), made in writing to the
Trustee at least 60 days (or such shorter period as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) before a
redemption date, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the name and at the expense of
the Company. If, however, the Company gives such notice to the Holders, the Company shall
concurrently deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such notice has been
given.

          SECTION 3.04 EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Once notice of redemption is mailed, Notes
called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price,
unless the redemption is conditioned upon the occurrence of a subsequent event. Upon surrender of
any Notes to the Paying Agent, unless such redemption is conditioned upon the occurrence of a
subsequent event, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price, plus accrued interest, if any,
to the redemption date.

          Notice of redemption shall be deemed to be given when mailed, whether or not the Holder
receives the notice. In any event, failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not
affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of Notes held by Holders to whom such
notice was properly given.

          SECTION 3.05 DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE. On or before 12:00 noon (New York City time) one
Business Day prior to any redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if
the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in
Section 2.05) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to
be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on that date
that have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation.

          SECTION 3.06 PAYMENT OF NOTES CALLED FOR REDEMPTION. If notice of redemption has been given
in the manner provided above, and unless such redemption is conditioned upon a subsequent event,
the Notes or portion of Notes specified in such notice to be redeemed shall become due and payable
on the redemption date at the redemption price stated therein, together with accrued interest, if
any, to such redemption date, and so long as the Company has deposited with the Paying Agent funds
in satisfaction of the redemption price pursuant to the terms of this Indenture on and after such
date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of such Notes at the redemption price and
accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date, in which case the principal, until paid, shall
bear interest from the redemption date at the rate prescribed in the Notes), such Notes shall cease
to accrue interest. Upon surrender of any Note for redemption in accordance with a notice of
redemption, such Note shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the redemption price, together
with accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date; PROVIDED that installments of interest whose
Stated Maturity is on or prior to the redemption date shall be payable to the Holders registered as
such at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date.

          SECTION 3.07 NOTES REDEEMED IN PART. Upon surrender of any Note that is redeemed in part, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and

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deliver to the Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of such
surrendered Note.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

          SECTION 4.01 PAYMENT OF NOTES. The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on the
Notes in the manner provided in the Notes and this Indenture. An installment of principal or
interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the
Company, a Subsidiary of the Company, or any Affiliate of any of them) holds on that date money
designated for and sufficient to pay the installment. As provided in Section 6.09, upon a
bankruptcy or reorganization procedure relative to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as the
Paying Agent, if any, for the Notes.

          The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and interest on overdue installments of
interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate per annum then borne upon the Notes.

          SECTION 4.02 MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY. The Company shall maintain the offices and
agencies specified in Section 2.04.

          SECTION 4.03 WAIVER OF STAY, EXTENSION OR USURY LAWS. The Company covenants (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner
whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or
other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted,
now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance of this
Indenture; and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) the Company hereby expressly waives all
benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it shall not hinder, delay or impede the
execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of
every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

          SECTION 4.04 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES. (a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 90
days after the end of each fiscal year an Officers’ Certificate (which shall be signed by the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company) stating (i) that, a review has been conducted of the activities
of the Company under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the
Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and (ii)
that, to the best knowledge of the Officer signing such certificate, the Company has kept,
observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant and condition contained in this Indenture
and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, conditions
and covenants hereof (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, specifying each
such Default or Event of Default and describing its status and what action the Company is taking or
proposes to take with respect thereto).

          (b) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee,
promptly after any Officer of the Company becomes aware of any Default or Event of

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Default, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action
the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

          SECTION 4.05 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. The Company shall cause all material properties owned
by it or used or held for use in the conduct of its business to be maintained and kept in good
condition, repair and working order (ordinary wear and tear and damage by casualty excepted) and
supplied with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals,
replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company may be
necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and
advantageously conducted at all times; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing in this Section 4.05 shall
prevent the Company from discontinuing the maintenance of any such properties if such
discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of the business of the
Company as a whole and not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.

          SECTION 4.06 INSURANCE. The Company shall maintain insurance with carriers believed by the
Company to be responsible, against such risks and in such amounts, and with such deductibles,
retentions, self-insured amounts and coinsurance provisions, as the Company believes are
customarily carried by similar businesses, of similar size, including as appropriate general
liability, property and casualty loss and interruption of business insurance.

ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

          SECTION 5.01 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION AND SALE OF ASSETS. (a) The Company shall not, in a single
transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or
sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person unless:

          (1) either:

     (A) the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation; or

     (B) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or
into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment,
transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition the properties and assets of the
Company substantially as an entirety (the “SURVIVING ENTITY”):

(v) the person is organized under the laws of the United States or a State thereof
or is organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction and consents to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the United States or a State thereof;

(x) the person assumes by supplemental indenture all the obligations of the Company
under this Indenture and the Notes;

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(y) immediately after the transaction no Default exists; and

(z) the Company provides an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that all the provisions in this Section 5.01 have been complied with.

          The provisions of this Section 5.01 shall not apply to transactions undertaken pursuant to an
Inversion Transaction to the extent provided in and permitted by any supplemental indenture for a
series of Notes.

          SECTION 5.02 SUCCESSOR SUBSTITUTED. In the event of a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance
or other disposition (other than a lease) described in and complying with the conditions listed in
Section 5.01 in which the Company is not the Surviving Entity and the Surviving Entity assumes all
the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture, the Surviving Entity will
succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under
such agreements and the Company shall be discharged from its obligations under the Notes and this
Indenture.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

          SECTION 6.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT. (a) The following events are defined as “EVENTS OF DEFAULT”
with respect to each series of notes:

          (1) the failure to pay interest on any such Notes when the same becomes due and payable and
the default continues for a period of 30 days (whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by
any applicable subordination provisions);

          (2) the failure to pay the principal on any such Notes, when such principal becomes due and
payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise on the date specified for such payment in the
applicable offer to purchase (whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by any applicable
subordination provisions);

          (3) a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained
in this Indenture, which default continues for a period of 45 days after the Company receives
written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the
Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of such Notes (except in
the case of a default with respect to Section 5.01, which will constitute an Event of Default with
such notice requirement but without such passage of time requirement);

          (4) the failure to pay at final stated maturity (giving effect to any applicable grace
periods and any extensions thereof) the principal amount of any Indebtedness of the Company, or the
acceleration of the final stated maturity of any such Indebtedness (which acceleration is not
rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured within 20 days of receipt by the Company of notice of any
such acceleration);

          (5) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law,

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(i) commences a voluntary case,

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

(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially
all of its assets, or

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

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

(i) is for relief against the Company as debtor in an involuntary case,

(ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or a Custodian for all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company, or

(iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, and in each case, the order or decree
remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days; or

          (b) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(5) or
6.01(a)(6) above with respect to the Company) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Notes of such series may declare the
principal of and accrued interest on all the Notes to be due and payable by notice in writing to
the Company and the Trustee specifying the applicable Event of Default and that it is a “notice of
acceleration” (the “ACCELERATION NOTICE”), and the same shall become immediately due and payable.

          If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(5) or 6.01(a)(6) above with respect to the
Company occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued
and unpaid interest on all of the outstanding Notes of such series shall IPSO FACTO become and be
immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any
Holder.

          (c) At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes as described in
Section 6.01(b), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of such Notes may rescind and cancel
such declaration and its consequences:

          (1) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;

          (2) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal
or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration;

          (3) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of
interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of
acceleration, has been paid;

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          (4) if the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee
for its expenses, disbursements and advances; and

          (5) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in Section
6.01(a)(5) or 6.01(a)(6), the Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion
of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.

          No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

          The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of such series may waive any
existing Default or Event of Default under this Indenture, and its consequences, except a default
in the payment of the principal of or interest on such Notes.

          Holders of the Notes may not enforce this Indenture or the Notes except as provided in this
Indenture and under the TIA. The Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or
powers under this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders, unless such
Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity. Subject to all provisions of this
Indenture and applicable law, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes of a series have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on
the Trustee.

          SECTION 6.02 NOTICE OF DEFAULTS. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of
any Default with respect to the Notes, give the Holders thereof notice of all uncured Defaults
thereunder known to it; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, except in the case of an Event of Default in
payment with respect to the Notes or a Default in complying with Section 5.01, the Trustee shall be
protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a committee of its trust officers in good
faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders.

          SECTION 6.03 OTHER REMEDIES. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing on a series of
Notes, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the
payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes of such series or to enforce the
performance of any provision of the Notes of such series 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. Holders of such Notes may not enforce this Indenture or the
Notes of such series except as provided in Section 6.02, Section 6.05, Section 6.06 and Section
6.07.

          SECTION 6.04 WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS. Subject to Sections 6.02, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of
at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes of a series, by notice to the
Trustee, may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default
in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note of such series as
specified in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 which cannot be waived without the consent of the
Holder of such Note or in respect of a covenant or provision of this Indenture which cannot be
modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each

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

          SECTION 6.05 CONTROL BY MAJORITY. Subject to Section 7.02(e), the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes of a series may direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or
power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the
rights of other Holders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with
such direction.

          SECTION 6.06 LIMITATION ON SUITS. A Holder may not pursue any proceeding, judicial or
otherwise, with respect to this Indenture and the Notes of a series or for the appointment of a
receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder unless:

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

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

(iii) such Holder or Holders offer the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the
Trustee against any costs, liability or expense;

(iv) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 15 days after receipt of
the request and the offer of indemnity; and

(v) during such 15-day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Notes of a series do not give the Trustee a direction that
is inconsistent with the request.

          However, such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a Holder of any Note for
enforcement of payment of the principal of or interest on such Note on or after the due date
therefor (after giving effect to any grace period specified in Section 6.01(a) and only with
respect to the amount of such missed payment).

          For purposes of Section 6.05 of this Indenture and this Section 6.06, the Trustee shall comply
with TIA Section 316(a) in making any determination of whether the Holders of the required
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes have concurred in any request or direction of the
Trustee to pursue any remedy available to the Trustee or the Holders with respect to this Indenture
and such Notes or otherwise under the law.

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

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          SECTION 6.07 RIGHTS OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE PAYMENT. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of the principal amount of,
Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, such Note or to bring suit for the enforcement of any
such payment, on or after the due date expressed in the Notes of a series, shall not be impaired or
affected without the consent of such Holder.

          SECTION 6.08 COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE. If an Event of Default in payment of principal,
premium or interest specified in clause (1) or (2) of Section 6.01(a) occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company
or any other obligor of the Notes for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and accrued
interest remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal and premium and, to the
extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest, in
each case at the rate specified in the Notes of such series, 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 may file such proofs of claim and
other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07)
and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor
of the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and
receive any monies, securities or other property payable or deliverable upon conversion or exchange
of the Notes or upon any such claims and to distribute the same, and any custodian, receiver,
assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the
event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay
to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section
7.07. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to empower 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 thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

          SECTION 6.10 PRIORITIES. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article Six it
shall pay out the money in the following order:

First: to the Trustee for all amounts due under Section 7.07 and any receiver,
manager, administrative receiver, liquidator or agent appointed subject to this
Indenture;

Second: to Holders for amounts then due and unpaid for principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Notes of a series in respect of which or for the benefit of
which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any
kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal,

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premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and

Third: to the Company and any other obligors of such Notes, as their interests may
appear, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

          The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Company, may fix a record date and payment date
for any payment to Holders 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
Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the
costs of the suit, and the court 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 pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in
principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

          SECTION 6.12 RESTORATION OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted
any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to
such Holder, then, and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the
Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former
positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Company, Trustee and the Holders
shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

          SECTION 6.13 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the
replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Notes in Section 2.07, no
right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to
be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or
now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any
right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment
of any other appropriate right or remedy.

          SECTION 6.14 DELAY OR OMISSION NOT WAIVER. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any
Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such
right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.
Every right and remedy given by this Article Six or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be
exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the
Holders, as the case may be.

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ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

          SECTION 7.01 GENERAL. The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by
the TIA and as set forth herein. The Trustee undertakes to perform such duties as are specifically
set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
Indenture against the Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall
require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in
the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers,
if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity
satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not
therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or
affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the
provisions of this Article Seven.

          SECTION 7.02 CERTAIN RIGHTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE. Subject to TIA Sections
315(a) through (d):

(a) if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing of which a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge, the Trustee shall exercise such of the
rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care
and skill in their exercise as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of such Person’s own affairs;

(b) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting, upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note,
other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document (whether in its original
or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in
the document;

(c) before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’
Certificate and/or an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the certificate or
opinion described in Section 11.03 or Section 11.04, as the case may be. The Trustee
shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in
reliance on such certificate or opinion;

(d) the Trustee may consult with and act through attorneys and agents of its
selection and the advice of such attorneys and agents shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by
it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or
powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the
Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security

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or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that
might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

(f) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in
good faith that it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers or for
any action it takes or omits to take in accordance with the direction of the Holders
of the requisite percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Notes required by
this Indenture relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Trustee, under this Indenture;

(g) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it
desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or
omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein
specifically prescribed), in the absence of bad faith on its part, may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
expressed therein, upon an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel furnished
to it and conforming with the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any
such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel which by provision hereof are
specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a
duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of
mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);

(h) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or
matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other
evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its
discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or
matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further
inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and
premises of the Company personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the
Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason
of such inquiry or investigation;

(i) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of
Default except any Default or Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee shall have received written notification, or obtained actual knowledge;

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

(k) 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,
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each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and

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

          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 or its
Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee. Any Agent may do the same
with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to TIA Sections 310(b) and 311.

          SECTION 7.04 TRUSTEE’S DISCLAIMER. The Trustee (a) makes no representation as to the
validity, accuracy or adequacy of this Indenture, any offering materials or the Notes, (b) shall
not be accountable for the Company’s use or application of the proceeds from the Notes and (c)
shall not be responsible for any statement in the Notes other than its certificate of
authentication.

          SECTION 7.05 NOTICE OF DEFAULT. If any Default or any Event of Default occurs and is
continuing and if such Default or Event of Default is actually known to a Responsible Officer of
the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder in the manner and to the extent provided in TIA
Section 313(c) notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs, unless
such Default or Event of Default has been cured; PROVIDED,

HOWEVER, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
or interest on any Note, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long
as the Board of Directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or
Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is
in the interest of the Holders. The Company shall give the Trustee notice of any uncured Default or
Event of Default within 30 days after any Responsible Officer of the Company becomes aware of or
receives actual notice of such Event of Default.

          SECTION 7.06 REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS. Within 60 days after each May 15 following
initial issuance, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder as provided in TIA Section 313(c) a brief
report dated as of such May 15 if required by TIA Section 313(a).

          SECTION 7.07 COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY. The Company shall pay to the Trustee such
compensation as shall be agreed upon in writing for its services hereunder. The compensation of the
Trustee shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The
Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and
advances incurred or made by the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder. Such expenses shall
include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

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          The Company shall indemnify the Trustee, in each of its capacities, and any successor of the
Trustee, in each of its capacities, for, and hold it harmless against, any and all claims, damages,
losses, costs, liability or expense (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
expenses of its counsel and advisors) and taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the
Trustee) incurred by it without negligence or willful misconduct on its part arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture and its duties under this
Indenture and the Notes and the exercise of its rights and powers under this Indenture, including
the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability (whether asserted by the
Company, any Holder or any other Person) and of complying with any process served upon it or any of
its officers in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under
this Indenture and the Notes and the exercise of the rights of the Trustee thereunder. The Company
need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.

          To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a
lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity
as Trustee, except money or property held in trust to pay principal of, Additional Interest, if
any, and interest on particular Notes.

          If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after the occurrence of an Event of Default
specified in Sections 6.01(a)(5) and/or 6.01(a)(6), the expenses (including the reasonable charges
and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services will be intended to constitute
expenses of administration under Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any applicable
foreign, federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

          The provisions of this Section 7.07 shall survive the termination of this Indenture, payment
of the Notes and/or the removal or resignation of the Trustee.

          SECTION 7.08 REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE. A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment
of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of
appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.

          The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Company in writing at least 30 days
prior to the date of the proposed resignation. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee in writing and may appoint a
successor Trustee with the prior written consent of the Company. The Company may remove the Trustee
by a Board Resolution if: (a) the Trustee is no longer eligible under Section 7.10; (b) the Trustee
is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent; (c) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the
Trustee or its property; or (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

          If the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any
reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor
Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may
appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If the
successor Trustee does not deliver its written acceptance required by the next succeeding paragraph
of this Section 7.08 within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or

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is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Notes may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

          A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after the delivery of such written acceptance, subject to
the lien provided in Section 7.07, (i) the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it
as Trustee to the successor Trustee, (ii) the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall
become effective and (iii) the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of
the Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each
Holder.

          If the Trustee is no longer eligible under Section 7.10, any Holder who satisfies the
requirements of TIA Section 310(b) may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal
of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

          The Company shall give notice of any resignation and any removal of the Trustee and each
appointment of a successor Trustee to all Holders. Each notice shall include the name of the
successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

          Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s
obligation under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

          SECTION 7.09 SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or
converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another
corporation or national banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or
national banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee with the same
effect as if the successor Trustee had been named as the Trustee herein.

          SECTION 7.10 ELIGIBILITY. This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA Section 310(a)(1). The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at
least $50.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

          SECTION 7.11 MONEY HELD IN TRUST. The Trustee shall 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 and except
for money held in trust under Article Eight of this Indenture.

          SECTION 7.12 WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Paying Agent, as agent for the Company, shall exclude and
withhold from each payment of principal and interest and other amounts due hereunder or under the
Notes any and all withholding taxes applicable thereto as required by law, as directed in writing
by the Company. The Paying Agent agrees to act as such withholding agent and, in connection
therewith, whenever any present or future taxes or similar charges are required to be withheld with
respect to any amounts payable in respect of the Notes, to withhold such amounts, as directed in
writing by the Company, and timely pay the same to the

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appropriate authority, as directed in writing by the Company, in the name of and on behalf of
the Holders of the Notes, and to file any necessary withholding tax returns or statements when due.
The Company or the Trustee shall, as promptly as possible after the payment of the taxes described
above, deliver to each Holder of a Note documentation in form satisfactory to the Company showing
the payment thereof, together with such additional documentary evidence as such Holders may
reasonably request from time to time.

          SECTION 7.13 TRUSTEE’S APPLICATION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE COMPANY. Any application by the
Trustee for written instructions from the Company may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in
writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date
on and/or after which such actions shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee
shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a
proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which
date shall not be less than three Business Days after the date any Officer of the Company actually
receives such application, unless any such Officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier
date) unless prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission),
the Trustee shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the
action to be taken or omitted.

          SECTION 7.14 APPOINTMENT OF CO-TRUSTEE. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Indenture, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in
which any part of the Notes may at the time be located, the Trustee shall have the power and may
execute and deliver all instruments necessary to appoint one or more Persons to act as a co-trustee
or co-trustees, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Notes, and to
vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Holders, such title to
the Notes, or any part hereof, and subject to the other provisions of this Section 7.14, such
powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable.
No notice to Holders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required.

          (b) Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed
and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:

(i) all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the
Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee
and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such
separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without the
Trustee joining in such act) except to the extent that under any law of any
jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed the Trustee
shall be incompetent or unqualified or it shall be unreasonably burdensome for the
Trustee to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and
obligations (including the holding of title to the Notes or any portion thereof in
any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate
trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Trustee;

(ii) no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or
omission of any other trustee hereunder; and

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(iii) the Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate
trustee or co-trustee.

          (c) Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been
given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of
them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Indenture
and the conditions of this Article Seven. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of the appointment, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of
appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to
all the provisions of this Indenture, specifically including every provision of this Indenture
relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection or rights
(including the rights to compensation, reimbursement and indemnification hereunder) to, the
Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.

          (d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Trustee its agent or
attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any
lawful act under or in respect of this Indenture on its behalf and in its name. If any separate
trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its
estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to
the extent permitted by law, until the appointment of a new trustee or successor to such separate
or co-trustee.

ARTICLE 8

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

          SECTION 8.01 TERMINATION OF COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS. Unless the Securities Resolution otherwise
precludes and except as otherwise provided in this Section 8.01, the Company may terminate its
obligations under this Indenture and to a series of Notes if:

          (1) either:

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

          (b) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and
payable, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds
in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Notes to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the
Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

          (2) the Company has paid all other sums payable under this Indenture by the

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Company; and

          (3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

          With respect to the foregoing clause (1), the Company’s obligations under Sections 7.07 and
12.08 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. With respect to the foregoing clause (2), the
Company’s obligations in Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.07, 2.10, 2.12, 4.02, 7.07, 7.08, 8.04,
8.05, 8.06 and 12.08 shall survive until the Notes are no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the
Company’s obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.05, 8.06 and 12.08 shall survive. After any such
irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon written request of the Company shall acknowledge in writing
the discharge of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture, except for those
surviving obligations specified above.

          SECTION 8.02 DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE. The Company will be deemed to have paid
and will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of this Indenture and a series of
Notes on the date of the deposit referred to in clause (A) of this Section 8.02, and the provisions
of this Indenture will no longer be in effect with respect to such series of Notes (“LEGAL
DEFEASANCE”), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same, except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise
terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive
solely from the trust fund described in clause (A) below payments in respect of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, (b) the Company’s
obligations with respect to such Notes under Article Two and Section 4.02 hereof, (c) the rights,
powers, trusts, duties, indemnities and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, including, without
limitation, Section 7.07 hereof and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith and (d) this
Article Eight. Subject to compliance with this Article Eight, the Company may exercise its option
under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.
The following conditions shall apply to Legal Defeasance:

     (A) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the
benefit of the Holders of such Notes, 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 firm of independent public
accountants, to pay and discharge the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
the outstanding Notes on the Stated Maturity thereof or on the applicable redemption
date (such date being referred to as the “DEFEASANCE REDEMPTION DATE”), as the case
may be, and any other amounts owing under this Indenture, if in the case of a
Defeasance Redemption Date prior to electing to exercise either Legal Defeasance or
Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an irrevocable notice
to redeem all of the outstanding Notes on such Defeasance Redemption Date;

     (B) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in
the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:

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     (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by the United
States Internal Revenue Service, a ruling, or

     (ii) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the
applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based
thereon this Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders will not recognize
income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the Legal
Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal
Defeasance had not occurred;

     (C) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit (other than a Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to
such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing);

     (D) the Legal Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a default under this Indenture (other than a Default resulting from the
borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing
such borrowing) or any other material agreement or instrument (including, without
limitation, the Credit Agreement) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

     (E) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
stating that the deposit was not made by it with the intent of preferring the
Holders over any other of its creditors or with the intent of defeating, hindering,
delaying or defrauding any other of its creditors or others;

     (F) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the conditions provided for in, in the
case of the Officers’ Certificate, clauses (A) through (E) and, in the case of the
Opinion of Counsel, clauses (A) (with respect to the validity and perfection of the
security interest), (B) and (D) of this Section 8.02 have been complied with; and

     (G) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that assuming no intervening bankruptcy of the Company between the date
of deposit and the 124th day following the date of deposit and that no Holder is an
insider of the Company, after the 124th day following the date of deposit, the trust
funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally

          The Company’s obligations in Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.07, 2.10, 2.12, 4.02, 7.07,
7.08,, 8.04, 8.05, 8.06 and 12.08 shall survive until the Notes are no longer outstanding.
Thereafter, only the Company’s obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.05, 8.06 and 12.08 shall survive.

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          After any such irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon written request shall acknowledge in
writing the discharge of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture except for
those surviving obligations in the immediately preceding paragraph.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.02(B) with respect
to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) will become due and payable on the maturity
date or a redemption date within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the
giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.

          SECTION 8.03 DEFEASANCE OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS. Unless the Securities Resolution otherwise
provides, the Company may omit to comply with certain terms, provisions or conditions (“COVENANT
DEFEASANCE”), with respect to a series of Notes if:

     (A) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the
benefit of the Holders of such Notes, 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 firm of independent public
accountants, to pay and discharge the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
the outstanding Notes on the Stated Maturity thereof or on the applicable redemption
date (such date being referred to as the “DEFEASANCE REDEMPTION DATE”), as the case
may be, and any other amounts owing under this Indenture, if in the case of a
Defeasance Redemption Date prior to electing to exercise either Legal Defeasance or
Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an irrevocable notice
to redeem all of the outstanding Notes on such Defeasance Redemption Date;

     (B) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in
the United States reasonably acceptable to such Trustee confirming that the Holders
will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a
result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on
the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if the Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

     (C) no 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 and the grant of any Lien securing such
borrowing);

     (D) the Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a default under this Indenture (other than a Default or Event of Default
resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of
any Lien securing such borrowing) or any other material agreement or instrument
(including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement) to which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound;

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     (E) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
stating that the deposit was not made by it with the intent of preferring the
Holders over any other of its creditors or with the intent of defeating, hindering,
delaying or defrauding any other of its creditors or others;

     (F) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the conditions provided for in, in the
case of the Officers’ Certificate, clauses (A) through (E) and, in the case of the
Opinion of Counsel, clauses (A) (with respect to the validity and perfection of the
security interest), (B) and (D) of this Section 8.03 have been complied with; and

     (G) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that assuming no intervening bankruptcy of the Company between the date
of deposit and the 124th day following the date of deposit and that no Holder is an
insider of the Company, after the 124th day following the date of deposit, the trust
funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

          If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to pay
the principal of and interest on the Notes when due, then the Company’s obligations under this
Indenture will be revived and no such defeasance will be deemed to have occurred.

          SECTION 8.04 APPLICATION OF TRUST MONEY. Subject to Section 8.06, the Trustee or Paying Agent
shall hold in trust money or Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01,
8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, and shall apply the deposited money and the money from Government
Obligations in accordance with the Notes and this Indenture to the payment of principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Notes.

          SECTION 8.05 REPAYMENT TO COMPANY. Subject to Sections 7.07, 8.01, 8.02 and 8.03, the Trustee
and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon request set forth in an Officers’
Certificate any excess money held by them at any time and thereupon shall be relieved from all
liability with respect to such money. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company
upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or
interest that remains unclaimed for two years; PROVIDED that the Trustee or such Paying Agent
before being required to make any payment shall cause to be published at the expense of the Company
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of New York or mail to each Holder entitled
to such money at such Holder’s address (as set forth in the Register) notice that such money
remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein (which shall be at least 30 days from the
date of such publication or mailing) any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be
repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to such money must look to
the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law designates another Person,
and all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease.

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          SECTION 8.06 REINSTATEMENT. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or
Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, 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
obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit
had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, until such time as the
Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or Government Obligations in
accordance with Section 8.01, 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be; PROVIDED that if the Company has
made any payment of principal of, premium, 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 Obligations held by the Trustee or
Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

          SECTION 9.01 WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS. The Company, when authorized by a resolution of its
Board of Directors (as evidenced by a Board Resolution), and the Trustee may amend or supplement
this Indenture and the Notes without notice to or the consent of any Holder:

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

          (2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

          (3) to comply with Article 5 or Section 11.06;

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

          (5) to create a series and establish its terms;

          (6) to comply with requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

          (7) to alter the form of Notes to provide for any changes in applicable tax laws to the extent
that such changes do not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of any Holder;

          (8) to comply with the requirements of any supplemental indenture relating to an Inversion
Transaction;

          (9) to provide that specific provisions of this Indenture shall not apply to a series not
previously issued; or

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          (10) to provide for a separate Trustee for one or more series.

          This Section 9.01 is subject to Section 9.05.

          SECTION 9.02 WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS. Unless the Securities Resolution otherwise provides,
subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 and without prior notice to the Holders, the Company, when
authorized by its Board of Directors (as evidenced by a Board Resolution), and the Trustee may
amend this Indenture and the Notes with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may waive
compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture and the Notes.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.02, without the consent of each
Holder affected, an amendment or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may not:

(i) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment;

(ii) reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing the time for
payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Notes;

(iii) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed
maturity of any Notes, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to
redemption or reduce the redemption price therefor;

(iv) make any Notes payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

(v) make any change in provisions of this Indenture protecting the right of each
Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Note on or after the
due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of
a majority in principal amount of Notes to waive Defaults or Events of Default; or

(vi) make any change that materially adversely affects the right to convert or
exchange any Notes.

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

          After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the
Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment,
supplement or waiver. The Company shall mail supplemental indentures to Holders upon request. Any
failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way
impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.

          This Section 9.02 is subject to Section 9.05.

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          SECTION 9.03 REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENT. Until an amendment or waiver becomes
effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent
Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the Note of the consenting
Holder, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder or
subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note or portion of its Note. Such revocation
shall be effective only if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the
amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver shall become
effective on receipt by the Trustee of written consents from the Holders of the requisite
percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Notes and any other conditions thereto specified
in the notice relating thereto.

          The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. If a record
date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the last two sentences of the immediately preceding paragraph,
those persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies) and only
those persons shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement or waiver or to revoke any
consent previously given, whether or not such persons continue to be Holders after such record
date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.

          After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder unless
it is of the type described in any of clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 9.02. In case of an
amendment or waiver of the type described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 9.02, the
amendment or waiver shall bind each Holder who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a
Note that evidences the same indebtedness as the Note of the consenting Holder.

          SECTION 9.04 NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF NOTES. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes
the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee
shall, if directed in writing by the Company, place an appropriate notation on the Note about the
changed terms and return it to the Holder and the Trustee shall, if directed in writing by the
Company, place an appropriate notation on any Note thereafter authenticated. Alternatively, if the
Company so determines, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee upon the
Company’s written direction in the form of a Company Order shall authenticate a new Note that
reflects the changed terms.

          SECTION 9.05 TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC. The Trustee shall receive, and shall be fully
protected in relying upon an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine is
authorized and permitted by this Indenture (and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee) and, in the case of an Inversion Transaction, that the Supplemental Indenture is a legal
and binding obligation of the New Parent and enforceable against the New Parent in accordance with
its terms. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Trustee shall sign such amendment, supplement or
waiver if the same does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the
Trustee. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or
waiver that affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.

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          SECTION 9.06 CONFORMITY WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT. Every supplemental indenture executed
pursuant to this Article Nine shall conform to the requirement of the TIA as then in effect.

ARTICLE 10

CONVERSION

          The terms and right of conversion, if any, of the Notes shall be set forth in an amendment or
supplement to this Indenture.

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

          SECTION 11.01 TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939. Prior to the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, this Indenture shall incorporate and be governed by the provisions of the TIA that are
required to be part of and to govern indentures qualified under the TIA. After the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement, this Indenture shall be subject to the provisions of the TIA that are
required to be a part of this Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such
provisions.

          SECTION 11.02 NOTICES. Any notice or communication shall be sufficiently given if in writing
and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail addressed or via facsimile as follows:

if to the Company:

Brady Corporation

6555 West Good Hope Road

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223

Fax: 414-438-6957

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

if to the Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar:

[Name of Trustee]

[                              ]

[                              ]

[                              ]

          The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other (and to each Representative for Designated
Senior Debt known to it to be then outstanding) may designate additional or different addresses for
subsequent notices or communications.

          Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to it at such Holder’s address
as it appears on the Register by first class mail and shall be sufficiently given to

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it if so mailed within the time prescribed. Copies of any such communication or notice to a
Holder shall also be mailed to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

          All notices shall be deemed to have been given upon the mailing by first class mail, postage
prepaid, of such notices to Holders of the Notes at their registered addresses as recorded in the
Register.

          Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its
sufficiency with respect to other Holders. Except for a notice to the Trustee, which is deemed
given only when received, and except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, if a notice or
communication is mailed in the manner provided in this Section 11.02, it is duly given, whether or
not the addressee receives it.

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

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

          SECTION 11.03 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:

     (i) an Officers’ Certificate, upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely,
stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any,
provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied
with; and

     (ii) an Opinion of Counsel, upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that, with respect to matters of fact, an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an
Officers’ Certificate or certificates of public officials.

          SECTION 11.04 STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE. Each Officers’ Certificate with respect to
compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

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

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

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

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

          SECTION 11.05 RULES BY TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT OR REGISTRAR. The Trustee may make reasonable
rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable
rules for its functions.

          SECTION 11.06 PAYMENT DATE OTHER THAN A BUSINESS DAY. If an Interest Payment Date, Redemption
Date, Stated Maturity or date of maturity or repurchase of any Note or any other payment date shall
not be a Business Day, then payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Note, as
the case may be, need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day
with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at
the Stated Maturity or date of maturity or repurchase of such Note; PROVIDED that no interest shall
accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity
or date of maturity or repurchase, as the case may be.

          SECTION 11.07 GOVERNING LAW. The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Indenture
and the Notes, without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof. The Trustee, the Company
agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of any federal or state court situated in the State of New
York, the City of New York, the Borough of Manhattan in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Indenture and the Notes. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court for the purpose of any such action or proceeding. The
Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection to the
laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court and the defense of inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding in any such court.

          SECTION 11.08 NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS. This Indenture may not be used
to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company. Any such indenture, loan or
debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

          SECTION 11.09 NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No recourse for the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any of the Notes, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in
respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company
contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness
represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator or against any past, present or future
partner, shareholder, other equityholder, officer, director, employee, management board member,
supervisory board member or controlling person, as such, of the Company or of any successor Person,
either directly or through the Company or any successor Person, whether by virtue of any
constitution, statute or

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rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being
expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition
of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Notes.

          SECTION 11.10 SUCCESSORS. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall
bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee of this Indenture shall bind its successor.

          SECTION 11.11 DUPLICATE ORIGINALS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.

          SECTION 11.12 SEPARABILITY. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

          SECTION 11.13 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 hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any
of the terms and provisions hereof.

          SECTION 11.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each of the Company, Trustee, Paying Agent, and Registrar
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 transactions contemplated hereby.

          SECTION 11.15 UNCLAIMED MONEY; PRESCRIPTION. If money deposited with the Trustee or any
Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium (if any), interest or Additional Interest (if
any) remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and such Paying Agent shall, upon written request
of the Company, pay such money back to the Company. Following such repayment to the Company,
Holders of the Notes entitled to such payment must look to the Company for such payment unless
applicable abandoned property law designates another Person and all liability of the Trustee and
Paying Agent shall cease. Other than as set forth in this paragraph, this Indenture does not
provide for any prescription period for the payment of principal, premium (if any), interest and
Additional Interest (if any) on the Notes.

ARTICLE 12

PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

          SECTION 12.01 DUTIES OF THE PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Each of the Paying
Agent, Transfer Agent and the Registrar shall be obliged to perform such duties, and only such
duties, as are herein specifically set forth, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read
into this Indenture against it. No provision of this Indenture shall require the Paying Agent, the
Transfer Agent or the Registrar to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties, or in the exercise of its rights and powers,
hereunder.

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          SECTION 12.02 AGENT OF THE COMPANY. In acting hereunder and in connection with the
Securities, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar shall act solely as agents of
the Company and will not thereby assume any obligations towards, or relationship of agency or trust
for, any of the Holders.

          SECTION 12.03 CERTAIN RIGHTS OF PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. (a) Each of the
Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar may consult with legal or other professional
advisers satisfactory to it, and the opinion of such advisers shall be full and complete protection
in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffer hereunder in good faith and in accordance with
the opinion of such advisers.

          (b) Each of the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar shall be protected and
shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered in reliance
upon any instruction, request or order from the Company or the Trustee, or any Note, form or
transfer, resolution, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement, telex, facsimile
transmission or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been
delivered, signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

          (c) Except as may be required by law, each of the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the
Registrar shall (whether or not the relevant Note is overdue and regardless of any notice of
ownership, trust or any interest, or writing on, or the loss or theft of, the certificate issued in
respect of such Note) be entitled to treat the registered owner of any Note as the absolute owner
for all purposes.

          (d) Each of the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar shall not be liable for
any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or
within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

          (e) None of the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent or the Registrar shall have any duty or
responsibility in case of any default by the Company in the performance of its obligations
hereunder or under the Notes (including, without limitation, the generality of the foregoing, any
duty or responsibility to accelerate all or any of the Notes or to initiate or to attempt to
initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or to make any demand for the payment thereof upon the
Company).

          SECTION 12.04 MAY HOLD NOTES. Each of the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar
and each’s respective officers, directors and employees, may become the owner of, or acquire any
interest in, any Notes with the same rights that it or they would have if it were not appointed
hereunder, and may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Company
and may act on, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any committee or body of Holders of
Securities or other obligations of the Company as freely as if it were not appointed hereunder.

          SECTION 12.05 APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS. Each of the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the
Registrar may perform the services required to be rendered by it hereunder either directly or
through attorneys-in-fact or agents not regularly in its employ and the Paying Agent, the Transfer
Agent or the Registrar, as the case may be, shall not be

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responsible or liable for any willful misconduct or negligence on the part of any such
attorney or agent appointed by it with due care hereunder.

          SECTION 12.06 MONEY HELD. The Paying Agent shall be entitled to deal with moneys paid to it
hereunder in the same manner as other moneys paid to it as a banker by its customers except that
the Paying Agent shall not be liable to any Person for interest on, or have any responsibility to
invest, any sums held by it under this Indenture.

          SECTION 12.07 PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTES. The
recitals contained herein and in the Notes shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the
Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar assume no responsibility for the correctness of
the same. None of the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent or the Registrar makes any representation as
to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Notes or any offering material. The Paying
Agent, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar shall not be accountable for the use or application by
the Company of the proceeds of any Notes.

          SECTION 12.08 COMPENSATION AND INDEMNIFICATION. (a) The Company shall pay to each of the
Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar from time to time such compensation as may be
agreed upon in writing by the Company and each such agent for all services rendered by it hereunder
and shall reimburse each such agent upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by it in accordance with or in connection with this Indenture (including
the reasonable compensation and expenses of its agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct.

          (b) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Paying Agent, the Transfer
Agent and the Registrar, and any successor thereto, as and to the same extent provided that the
Trustee shall be indemnified and held harmless under Section 7.07 hereof. The provision of this
subsection (b) of Section 12.08 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the
resignation or removal of any of the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent and the Registrar, the
payment of the Notes or the termination of this Indenture.

[Signature Pages to Follow]

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SIGNATURES

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BRADY CORPORATION	 	 
	 	 	          as the Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	[                 ]
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	     Title:	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

[FACE OF NOTE]

[Insert Private Placement Legend and Global Notes if Applicable]

BRADY CORPORATION

[Title of Security]

      

					
	[Date]
	 	CUSIP No. ___
	 	$[   ]

No.[ ]

          BRADY CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (the “COMPANY”, which term includes any successor
under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, promise to pay to
                                        , or its registered assigns, the principal sum of            on .

          Interest Payment Dates:

          Regular Record Dates:

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

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually by its duly
authorized signatories.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	BRADY CORPORATION,	 	 
	 	 	 	 	as the Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	     Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	     Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date: [          ], 200_
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	[NAME OF TRUSTEE], as Trustee	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	     Authorized Signatory	 	 

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{REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE}

BRADY CORPORATION

[Title of Security]

1. PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.

          The Company shall pay the principal of this Note on .

          The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note on each Interest
Payment Date, as set forth below, at the rate per annum shown above.

          Interest will be paid semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, commencing
        . Interest on this Note will accrue from the latest date to which interest has been paid on the
Notes or, if no interest has been paid, the Issue Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

          The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, and interest on
overdue installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at a rate per annum that is the then
applicable interest rate borne by the Notes.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT.

          The Company shall pay interest on the principal amount of the Notes on each            and            to
the persons who are Holders of the relevant Notes on the            or      , as the case may be,
immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date (as reflected in the Register at the close of
business on the Regular Record Date), in each case, even if the Note is canceled on registration of
transfer or registration of exchange after such record date. The Company shall make payments of
principal on the Notes to Holders that surrender Notes to the Paying Agent.

          If a Holder has given wire transfer instructions to the Paying Agent at least 15 days prior to
any payment, the Company shall make all principal, premium and interest and Additional Interest, if
any, payments on the Notes owned by such Holder in accordance with those instructions. All other
payments on the Notes shall be made by check mailed to the Holders at their address set forth in
the register of Holders, or in the case of the final payment of principal and interest, if any, on
any Note, upon presentation and surrender of such Note at the office of the Paying Agent. All
payments on the Notes will be made in U.S. Dollars.

3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR.

          Initially, the Company has appointed the corporate trust office of the Trustee located at the
address set forth in Section 11.02 of the Indenture as Paying Agent.

4. INDENTURE; LIMITATIONS.

          The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of      , 200_, (the “INDENTURE”),
between the Company and                      (the “TRUSTEE”). Capitalized

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terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated. The terms of the
Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to
the Trust Indenture Act. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the
Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Note and the terms of
the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control. This is one of the Notes referred to in
the Indenture.

5. REDEMPTION.

          OPTIONAL
REDEMPTION. Except as described below, the Notes are not redeemable
before     .
Thereafter, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, upon not less than
30 nor more than 60 days’ notice to the Holders, at the following redemption prices (expressed as
percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing
on of the years set forth below:

	 	 	 
	YEAR

	 	PERCENTAGE

	 	 	 
	and thereafter at 100.000%

	 	 

          In addition, the Company must pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed.

6. REDEMPTION FOR CHANGES IN WITHHOLDING TAXES.

          The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole, but not in part, at a price equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, in the
event of certain changes in the applicable tax laws or treaties.

7. DENOMINATIONS; TRANSFER; EXCHANGE.

          The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of principal amount and
multiples of            in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer or exchange of Notes in
accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or
permitted by the Indenture.

8. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.

          A Holder shall be treated as the owner of a Note for all purposes.

9. UNCLAIMED MONEY.

          If money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium
(if any), interest or Additional Interest (if any) remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and
each such Paying Agent shall pay such money back to the Company upon written request of the
Company. Following such repayment to the Company, Holders of the Notes entitled to such payment
must look to the Company for such payment unless applicable

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abandoned property law designates another Person and all liability of the Trustee and such
Paying Agent shall cease. Other than as set forth in this paragraph, the Indenture does not provide
for any prescription period for the payment of principal, premium (if any), interest and Additional
Interest (if any) on the Notes.

10. DISCHARGE PRIOR TO REDEMPTION OR MATURITY.

          If the Company deposits with the Trustee money or Government Obligations sufficient to pay the
then outstanding principal of and accrued interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, the
Company will be discharged from the Indenture, the Notes except in certain circumstances set forth
in the Indenture.

11. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE.

          The Company may be discharged from their obligations under the Indenture, the Notes except for
certain provisions thereof, and the Company may be discharged from its obligations to comply with
certain covenants contained therein, in each case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified
in the Indenture.

12. AMENDMENT; SUPPLEMENT; WAIVER.

          Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended or supplemented with
the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding, and any existing default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the
consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the
Indenture and the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
Certain modifications will require the consent of each Holder affected thereby.

13. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.

          The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company limited to ___principal amount. The
Indenture does not limit other unsecured debt.

14. SUCCESSOR PERSONS.

          When a successor person or other entity assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under
the Notes and the Indenture, the predecessor person will be released from those obligations.

15. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.

          If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (a)(5) or (a)(6) of
Section 6.01 of the Indenture that occurs with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding under the Indenture by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may
declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, on all Notes to be due and
payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (a)(5) or (a)(6) of Section

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6.01 occurs and is continuing with respect to the Company, such amount with respect to all the
Notes shall, IPSO FACTO, become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other
act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. Holders may not enforce the Indenture and the Notes
except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it
enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of at least a majority
in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any
trust or power.

16. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY.

          Subject to the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee under the Indenture, 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.

17. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS.

          No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the
Notes, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or
upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Indenture, in any of the
Notes, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any
incorporator or against any past, present or future partner, shareholder, other equityholder,
officer, director, employee, management board member, supervisory board member or controlling
person, as such, of the Company or of any successor Person, either directly or through the Company
or any successor Person, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the
enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise.

18. AUTHENTICATION.

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

19. 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).

          The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to Brady Corporation, 6555 West Good Hope Road, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53223.

20. CHOICE OF LAW.

          The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note, without regard to
conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

I or we assign and transfer this Note to

 

 

Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee or transferee)

 

(Insert Company Registration, Social Security or other identifying number of
assignee or transferee)

	 	 	 
	and irrevocably appoint

	 

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:

	 	 	 	 	 	Signed:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(Sign exactly as name
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	appears on the other side
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	of this Note)

	 	 	 
	Signature Guarantee:

	 	 

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program
	 

	 	(or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee)

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE

          The initial principal amount of indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be $                    . The
following decreases/increases in the principal amount of indebtedness evidenced by this Note have
been made:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total Principal	 	 
	 	 	Decrease in	 	Increase in	 	Amount of	 	 
	 	 	Principal Amount	 	Principal Amount of	 	Indebtedness	 	Notation Made
	Date of	 	of Indebtedness	 	Indebtedness	 	Evidenced Following Such	 	by or on Behalf of
	Decrease/increase	 	Evidenced	 	Evidenced	 	Decrease/increase	 	Trustee
	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

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EMPLOYEE AND CONSULTANT

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

PANERA BREAD COMPANY

     AGREEMENT made as of the ___day of ___, 2005, between Panera Bread Company the
“Company”), a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business in Richmond Heights,
Missouri, and «First_Name» «Last_Name» (the “Participant”).

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Participant an Option to purchase shares of its
Class A Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share (the “Shares”), under and for the purposes set
forth in the Company’s 2001 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”);

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant understand and agree that any terms used and not
defined herein have the same meanings as in the Plan; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant each intend that the Option granted herein shall be a
Non-Qualified Option.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other
good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. GRANT OF OPTION.

     The Company hereby grants to the Participant the right and option to purchase all or any part
of an aggregate of «Proposed_Grant» Shares, subject to adjustment, as provided in Section 16 of the
Plan, in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split or other events affecting the holders of
Shares, and on the terms and conditions and subject to all the limitations set forth herein and in
the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a
copy of the Plan.

     2. PURCHASE PRICE.

     The purchase price of the Shares covered by the Option shall be «Grant_Price» per Share,
subject to adjustment, as provided in Section 16 of the Plan, in the event of a stock dividend,
stock split, reverse stock split or other events affecting the holders of Shares. Payment shall be
made in accordance with Paragraph 7 of the Plan.

     3. EXERCISABILITY OF OPTION.

     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, the Option
granted hereby shall become exercisable as follows:

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	On the second anniversary of the date of
this Agreement

	 	25% of the Shares
	 
	 	 
	On the third anniversary of the date of
this Agreement

	 	an additional 25% of the Shares
	 
	 	 
	On the fourth anniversary of the date of
this Agreement

	 	an additional 25% of the Shares
	 
	 	 
	On the fifth anniversary of the date of
this Agreement

	 	an additional 25% of the Shares

     The foregoing rights are cumulative and are subject to the other terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Plan.

     4. TERM OF OPTION.

     The Option shall terminate six (6) years from the date of this Agreement, but shall be subject
to earlier termination as provided herein or in the Plan; provided, however that termination or
expiration of the Plan shall not affect the Option or the rights of the Participant under this
Agreement.

     If the Participant ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an
Affiliate (for any reason other than the death or Disability of the Participant or termination of
the Participant for “cause” (as defined in the Plan), the Option may be exercised, if it has not
previously terminated, within three (3) months after the date the Participant ceases to be an
employee, director or consultant of the Company or an Affiliate, or within the originally
prescribed term of the Option, whichever is earlier, but may not be exercised thereafter. In such
event, the Option shall be exercisable only to the extent that the Option has become exercisable
and is in effect at the date of such cessation of employment, directorship or consultancy.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Participant’s Disability or death within
three (3) months after the termination of employment, directorship or consultancy, the Participant
or the Participant’s Survivors may exercise the Option within one (1) year after the date of the
Participant’s termination of employment, directorship or consultancy, but in no event after the
date of expiration of the term of the Option.

     In the event the Participant’s employment, directorship or consultancy is terminated by the
Company or an Affiliate for “cause” (as defined in the Plan), the Participant’s right to exercise
any unexercised portion of this Option shall cease as of such termination, and this Option shall
thereupon terminate. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to the
Participant’s termination, but prior to the exercise of the Option, the Board of Directors of the
Company determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination, the
Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute “cause,” then the Participant shall
immediately cease to have any right to exercise the Option and this Option shall thereupon
terminate.

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     In the event of the Disability of the Participant, as determined in accordance with the Plan,
the Option shall be exercisable within one (1) year after the Participant’s termination of service
or, if earlier, within the term originally prescribed by the Option. In such event, the Option
shall be exercisable:

	 	(a)	 	to the extent exercisable but not exercised as of the date of Disability; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent
of a pro rata portion of any additional rights to exercise the Option as would have
accrued had the Participant not become Disabled prior to the end of the accrual period
which next ends following the date of Disability. The proration shall be based upon
the number of days during the accrual period prior to the date of Disability.

     In the event of the death of the Participant while an employee, director or consultant of the
Company or of an Affiliate, the Option shall be exercisable by the Participant’s Survivors within
one (1) year after the date of death of the Participant or, if earlier, within the originally
prescribed term of the Option. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable:

	 	(x)	 	to the extent exercisable but not exercised as of the date of death; and
	 
	 	(y)	 	in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent
of a pro rata portion of any additional rights to exercise the Option as would have
accrued had the Participant not died prior to the end of the accrual period which next
ends following the date of death. The proration shall be based upon the number of days
during the accrual period prior to the Participant’s death.

     5. METHOD OF EXERCISING OPTION.

     Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Option (or any part or installment)
may be exercised by written notice to the Company at its principal executive office, in
substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. Such notice shall state the number of
Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be signed by the person
exercising the Option. Payment of the purchase price for such Shares shall be made in accordance
with Paragraph 7 of the Plan. The Company shall deliver a certificate or certificates representing
such Shares as soon as practicable after the notice shall be received, provided, however, that the
Company may delay issuance of such Shares until completion of any action or obtaining of any
consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law (including, without limitation,
state securities or “blue sky” laws). The certificate or certificates for the Shares as to which
the Option shall have been so exercised shall be registered in the name of the person or persons so
exercising the Option (or, if the Option shall be exercised by the Participant and if the
Participant shall so request in the notice exercising the Option, shall be registered in the name
of the Participant and another person jointly, with right of survivorship) and shall be delivered
as provided above to or upon the written order of the person or persons exercising the Option. In
the event the Option shall be exercised, pursuant to Section 4 hereof, by any person or persons
other than the Participant, such notice shall be accompanied by

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appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option. All Shares
that shall be purchased upon the exercise of the Option as provided herein shall be fully paid and
nonassessable.

     No fractional shares shall be issued hereunder. The Company shall pay the fair market value
of any fractional shares exercised hereunder to the Participant in cash in lieu of issuing any
fractional shares.

     6. PARTIAL EXERCISE.

     Exercise of this Option to the extent above stated may be made in part at any time and from
time to time within the above limits.

     7. NON-ASSIGNABILITY.

     The Option shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws
of descent and distribution or pursuant to a divorce decree or Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act or the rules thereunder. Except as provided in the previous sentence, the
Option shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant (or, in the
event of legal incapacity or incompetence, by the Participant’s guardian or representative) and
shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or
otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted
transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option or of any rights
granted hereunder contrary to the provisions of this Section 7, or the levy of any attachment or
similar process upon the Option shall be null and void.

     8. NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER UNTIL EXERCISE.

     The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to this
Agreement until registration of the Shares in the Company’s share register in the name of the
Participant. Except as is expressly provided in the Plan with respect to certain changes in the
capitalization of the Company, no adjustment shall be made for dividends or similar rights for
which the record date is prior to the date of such registration.

     9. CAPITAL CHANGES AND BUSINESS SUCCESSIONS.

     The Plan contains provisions covering the treatment of Options in a number of contingencies
such as stock splits and mergers. Provisions in the Plan for adjustment with respect to stock
subject to Options and the related provisions with respect to successors to the business of the
Company are hereby made applicable hereunder and are incorporated herein by reference.

     10. TAXES.

     The Participant acknowledges that upon exercise of the Option the Participant will be deemed
to have taxable income measured by the difference between the then fair market value of

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the Shares received upon exercise and the price paid for such Shares pursuant to this
Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that any income or other taxes due from him or her with
respect to this Option or the Shares issuable pursuant to this Option shall be the Participant’s
responsibility.

     The Participant agrees that the Company may withhold from the Participant’s remuneration, if
any, the minimum statutory amount of federal, state and local withholding taxes attributable to
such amount that is considered compensation includable in such person’s gross income. At the
Company’s discretion, the amount required to be withheld may be withheld in cash from such
remuneration, or in kind from the Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant on exercise of
the Option. The Participant further agrees that, if the Company does not withhold an amount from
the Participant’s remuneration sufficient to satisfy the Company’s income tax withholding
obligation, the Participant will reimburse the Company on demand, in cash, for the amount
under-withheld.

     11. PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT.

     Unless the offering and sale of the Shares to be issued upon the particular exercise of the
Option shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as now in force or
hereafter amended (the “1933 Act”), the Company shall be under no obligation to issue the Shares
covered by such exercise unless and until the following conditions have been fulfilled:

	 	(a)	 	The person(s) who exercise the Option shall warrant to the Company, at the time
of such exercise, that such person(s) are acquiring such Shares for their own
respective accounts, for investment, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection
with, the distribution of any such Shares, in which event the person(s) acquiring such
Shares shall be bound by the provisions of the following legend which shall be endorsed
upon the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued pursuant to such exercise:

	 	 	 	“The shares represented by this certificate have been taken for investment
and they may not be sold or otherwise transferred by any person, including a
pledgee, unless (1) either (a) a Registration Statement with respect to such shares shall be effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
(b) the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it
that an exemption from registration under such Act is then available, and
(2) there shall have been compliance with all applicable state securities
laws;” and

	 	(b)	 	If the Company so requires, the Company shall have received an opinion of its
counsel that the Shares may be issued upon such particular exercise in compliance with
the 1933 Act without registration thereunder. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company may delay issuance of the Shares until completion of any action
or obtaining of any consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law
(including without limitation state securities or “blue sky” laws).

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     12. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES.

     12.1 If, in connection with a registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to the
Securities Act, the Company or its underwriter so requests, the Participant will agree not to sell
any Shares for a period not to exceed 180 days following the effectiveness of such registration.

     12.2 The Participant acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company, its shareholders nor
its directors and officers, has any duty or obligation to disclose to the Participant any material
information regarding the business of the Company or affecting the value of the Shares before, at
the time of, or following a termination of the employment of the Participant by the Company,
including, without limitation, any information concerning plans for the Company to make a public
offering of its securities or to be acquired by or merged with or into another firm or entity.

     13. NO OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIP.

     The Company is not by the Plan or this Option obligated to continue the Participant as an
employee, director or consultant of the Company.

     14. NOTICES.

     Any notices required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Plan shall be given by
recognized courier service, facsimile, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
addressed as follows:

	 	 	 
	If to the Company:
	 	 
	 

	 	Panera Bread Company
	 

	 	6710 Clayton Road
	 

	 	Richmond Heights, MO 63117
	 

	 	ATTN: Director, Compensation & Benefits
	 
	 	 
	If to the Participant:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 

or to such other address or addresses of which notice in the same manner has previously been given.
Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of receipt, one business day
following delivery to a recognized courier service or three business days following mailing by
registered or certified mail.

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     15. GOVERNING LAW.

     This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.

     16. BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT.

     Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the other provisions hereof, this Agreement shall be
for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns of the parties hereto.

     17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

     This Agreement, together with the Plan, embodies the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral
or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement,
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall
affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this
Agreement, provided, however, in any event, this Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the
Plan.

     18. MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS.

     The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan.

     19. WAIVERS AND CONSENTS.

     Except as provided in the Plan, the terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or
consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party
entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to
be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this
Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing
waiver or consent.

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     20. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

     By executing this Agreement, the Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, and
acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator in respect
of the Plan, this Agreement and the Option shall be final and conclusive.

     21. SECURITIES LAWS

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no part of this Option shall be exercisable
at any time that such exercise would violate any federal or state securities laws.

[signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly
authorized officer, and the Participant has hereunto set his or her hand, all as of the day and
year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PANERA BREAD COMPANY
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 

	 	«First_Name» «Last_Name»

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