Document:

Specimen Form of Floating Rate Global Note

 Exhibit 4.4 
  

  
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 Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2010 
  

			
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 STATER BROS. HOLDINGS INC. 
  
 promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND Dollars ($172,590,000) (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on
June 15, 2010. 
  
 Interest Payment Dates: March 15, June 15, September 15 and
December 15, commencing December 15, 2004. 
  
 Record Dates: March 1, June 1,
September 1 and December 1. 
  

			
	Dated:
                            
	
	 STATER BROS. HOLDINGS INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	 Jack H. Brown
 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief 
Executive Officer

		
	By:	 	 
	 	 	Bruce D. Varner
Secretary

  
 This is one of the 

Notes referred to in the 
 within-mentioned Indenture: 
  

			
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory
	 	 	 Dated:
                        ,         

  

  

 (Back of Note) 
  
 Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2010 
  

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO
STATER BROS. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE
TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNED HEREOF, CEDE &
CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
  
 THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE
DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS
HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(A) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR
CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE, AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF STATER BROS. 
  
 Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise
indicated. 
  
 Set forth below is a summary of certain of the
defined terms relating solely to the Floating Rate Notes. 
  
 “Determination Date,” with respect to an Interest Period, will be the second London Banking Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period. 
  
 “Interest Period” means the period commencing on and including an interest payment date and ending on and
including the day immediately preceding the next succeeding interest payment date, with the exception that the first Interest Period shall commence on and include the Issue Date with respect to the Floating Rate Notes and end on and include December
14, 2004. 
  
 “LIBOR,” with respect to an
Interest Period, will be the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for deposits in U.S. dollars for a three-month period beginning on the second London Banking Day after the Determination Date that appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00
a.m., London time, on the Determination Date. If Telerate Page 3750 does not include such a rate or is unavailable on a Determination Date, the Calculation Agent will request the principal London office of each of four major banks in the London
interbank market, as selected by the Calculation Agent, to provide such bank’s offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum), as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, to prime banks in the London
interbank market for deposits in a Representative Amount in U. S. dollars for a three-month period beginning on the second London 

  

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Banking Day after the Determination Date. If at least two such offered quotations are so provided, the rate for the Interest Period will be the arithmetic
mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are so provided, the Calculation Agent will request each of three major banks in New York City, as selected by the Calculation Agent, to provide such bank’s rate (expressed as a
percentage per annum), as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Determination Date, for loans in a Representative Amount in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a three-month period beginning on the second London Banking Day
after the Determination Date. If at least two such rates are so provided, the rate for the Interest Period will be the arithmetic mean of such rates. If fewer than two such rates are so provided, then the rate for the Interest Period will be the
rate in effect with respect to the immediately preceding Interest Period. 
  
 “London Banking Day” is any day on which dealings in U.S. dollars are transacted or, with respect to any future date, are expected to be transacted in the London interbank market. 
  
 “Representative Amount” means a principal amount of not less
than $1,000,000 for a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time. 
  
 “Telerate Page 3750” means the display designated as “Page 3750” on the Moneyline Telerate service (or such other page as may replace Page 3750 on that service). 
  
 1. INTEREST. Stater Bros. Holdings Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“Stater Bros.”), promises to pay interest at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to the LIBOR plus 3.50% as determined by the Calculation Agent. Stater Bros. shall pay interest quarterly on March 15,
June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided, that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the
face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be December 15, 2004. Stater Bros. shall
pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it shall pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest, if any, (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful.
Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 
  
 The amount of interest for each day that the Floating Rate Notes are outstanding (the “Daily Interest Amount”) will be calculated by dividing the interest rate in effect for such day by 360 and
multiplying the result by the principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes. The amount of interest to be paid on the Floating Rate Notes for each Interest Period will be calculated by adding the Daily Interest Amounts for each day in the Interest
Period. 
  
 All percentages resulting from any of the above
calculations will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred thousandth of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point being rounded upwards (e.g., 9.876545% (or .09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655))
and all dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upwards). 
  

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 The interest rate on the Floating Rate Notes will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted
by New York law as the same may be modified by United States law of general application. 
  
 The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of the holder of any Floating Rate Note, provide the interest rate then in effect with respect to the Floating Rate Notes. All calculations made by the Calculation Agent in
the absence of manifest error will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on Stater Bros., the Guarantors and the Holders of the Floating Rate Notes. 
  
 2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Stater Bros. will pay interest on the Floating Rate Notes (except
defaulted interest) if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 1, June 1, September 1 or December 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such
record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. If a Holder has given wire transfer instructions to Stater Bros., Stater Bros. will pay all principal,
interest and premium on that Holder’s Notes in accordance with those instructions in immediately available funds. All other payments on Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Paying Agent and Registrar within the City and State of
New York unless Stater Bros. elects to make payments of interest by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of
payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. 
  
 3. PAYING AGENT, CALCULATION AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, The Bank of New York, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as
Paying Agent, Calculation Agent and Registrar. Stater Bros. may change any Paying Agent, Calculation Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. Stater Bros. or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar but may not act as
Calculation Agent. 
  
 4.
INDENTURE. Stater Bros. issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of June 17, 2004 (the “Indenture”), among Stater Bros., the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those
stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms and Holders are referred to the Indenture and
such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that
may be issued under the Indenture shall be unlimited. 
  
 5.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. 
  
 (a) Except as set forth in subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph 5, the Floating Rate Notes will not be redeemable at Stater Bros.’s option prior to June 15, 2006. Thereafter, the Floating Rate Notes will be subject
to redemption at any time at the option of Stater Bros., in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on June 15 of the years indicated below: 
  

				
	 Year

	  	Percentage

	 
	 2006
	  	102.000	%
	 2007
	  	101.000	%
	 2008 and thereafter
	  	100.000	%

  

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 6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. Except as set forth in
paragraph 7 below, Stater Bros. shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. 
  
 7. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER. 
  
 (a) If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder of Notes will have the right
to require Stater Bros. to make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder’s Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer at a purchase
price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, Stater Bros.
shall mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase Notes on the date specified in such notice. 
  
 (b) When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0 million, Stater Bros. will make an Asset Sale Offer to all
Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to
purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and
unpaid interest to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, Stater Bros. may use such Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture. If
the aggregate principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness to be
purchased on a pro rata basis. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from Stater Bros. prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form
entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Notes. 
  
 8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed, by first class mail, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption
date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On
and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 
  
 9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons
in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and Stater Bros. may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. Stater Bros. need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note
selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, Stater Bros. need not issue, exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a 

  

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selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date. 
  
 10. PERSONS DEEMED
OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes. 
  
 11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions, the
Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class, and, except for any Default
or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase), any existing default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the
consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or
supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of Article 2 of the Indenture (including the related definitions) in a
manner that does not materially adversely affect any Holder, to provide for the assumption of Stater Bros.’ obligations to Holders of the Notes in case of a merger, consolidation, or sale of assets, to make any change that would provide any
additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification
of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, or to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture. 
  
 12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i)
default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes; (iii) failure by Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with Sections
3.09, 4.10, 4.14 or 5.01 of the Indenture; (iv) failure by Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 60 days after notice to comply with any of the other agreements in the Indenture or the Notes (other than a default set forth in
clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above); (v) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the Indenture, if that default: (A) is caused by a Payment
Default; or (B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity, and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has
been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $10.0 million or more; (vi) failure by Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments to the extent not covered by insurance underwritten
by third parties aggregating in excess of $10.0 million, which judgments shall not have been paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days; (vii) Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy
Law: (A) commencing a voluntary case for relief from its creditors; (B) consenting to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case for relief from its creditors; (C) consenting to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all
or substantially all of its property; (D) making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (E) admitting in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (viii) a court of competent jurisdiction entering an
order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: (A) is for relief against Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an involuntary case; (B) appoints a custodian of Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or for all or
substantially all of the property of Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or (C) orders the liquidation of Stater Bros. or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and the 

  

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order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or (ix) any Guarantee of the Notes shall be held in a judicial proceeding to be
unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor of the Notes, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under its Guarantee of the Notes. If any
Event of Default other than an Event of Default described in clauses (vii) or (viii) above occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal of and
accrued interest on all the Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to Stater Bros. and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that such notice is a “notice of acceleration” (the
“Acceleration Notice”), and the same shall become immediately and automatically due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in clauses (vii) or (viii) above occurs, all outstanding Notes shall
become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal of,
premium or interest on any Note) if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes. The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of
Default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on the Notes. Stater Bros. is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and Stater Bros. is required upon becoming aware of any
Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default. 
  
 13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH STATER BROS. The Trustee in its
individual or any other capacity may become the owner or Pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with Stater Bros. or any Affiliate of Stater Bros. with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. 
  
 14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST
OTHERS. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of Stater Bros., as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of Stater Bros. under the Notes, the Indenture or
for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

  
 15. AUTHENTICATION. This
Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent. 
  
 16. 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). 
  
 17. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a
recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, Stater Bros. has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders.
No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. 
  
 18. GUARANTEE. This Note is guaranteed
by the Guarantors pursuant to Article 9 of the Indenture. 
  

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 Stater Bros. will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture.
Requests may be made to: 
  
 Stater Bros. Holdings Inc.

 21700 Barton Road 
 P.O. Box
150 
 Colton, California 92324 
 Telephone No.: (909) 783-5000 
 Attention: Corporate Secretary 
  

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 ASSIGNMENT FORM 
 To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: 
  
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
 (Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or
tax I.D. no.) 
  
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
  
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
  
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
  
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
 (Print or type assignee’s name,
address and zip code) 
  
 and irrevocably appoint                                
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                     
  
 to transfer this Note on the books of Stater Bros. The agent may substitute another to act for him. 
  
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
  
 Date:
                                 
  

	
	 Your Signature:                                   
                                 

	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
	
	 Tax Identification
No:                                       
               

	
	SIGNATURE GUARANTEE:
	
	 ___________________________________

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

  

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 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT
PURCHASE 
  
 If you want to elect to have this
Note purchased by Stater Bros. pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the box below: 
  
  ̈ Section
4.10              ̈ Section 4.14 
  
 If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by Stater Bros.
pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $                     
 Date:                              
  

	
	 Your Signature:                                   
                                 

	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
	
	 Tax Identification No:                                 
                         

	
	SIGNATURE GUARANTEE:
	
	 ___________________________________

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

  

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 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE 
  
 The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in
another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made: 
  

									
	 Date of Exchange

	 	 Amount of decrease in
Principal Amount of this
Global Note

	 	 Amount of increase in
Principal Amount of this
Global Note

	  	Principal Amount of this
Global Note following
such decrease (or
increase)

	  	Signature of authorized
officer of Trustee or Note
Custodian

  

 11First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 11, 2002

 Exhibit 4.5 
  

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
  
 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of January 11, 2002, between Stater Bros. Holdings Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and The Bank of New York, a banking corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York (as successor to IBJ Whitehall Bank & Trust Company), as Trustee (the
“Trustee”). 
  
 WHEREAS Stater Bros. and the Trustee
have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture dated as of August 6, 1999 (the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance from time to time of its 10 3/4% Notes due 2006 (the “Notes”); 
  
 WHEREAS Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that Stater Bros. and the Trustee may amend the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of not less than
a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes voting as a single class (such term and each other capitalized term used in this First Supplemental Indenture and not defined herein having the meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture);

  
 WHEREAS Stater Bros. desires to amend the Indenture, as set
forth in Article I hereof; 
  
 WHEREAS the Holders of at a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding have consented to the amendments effected by this First Supplemental Indenture; and 
  
 WHEREAS this First Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Stater Bros. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, Stater Bros. and the Trustee agree as follows for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes: 
  
 ARTICLE I

 Amendments 
  
 SECTION 1.01. Amendment to Section 1.01. Section 1.01 of the Indenture is hereby amended by adding a new definition of the term “Subordinated
Debt” following the definition of “Stater Bros. Markets” and reading as follows: 
  
 “Subordinated Debt” means Indebtedness evidenced by one or more negotiable subordinated notes containing terms and provisions, and in all
material respects in the form, set forth in Annex I hereto, and as described in the Consent Solicitation Statement dated December 19, 2001. 
  
 SECTION 1.02. Amendment to Section 4.07. Section 4.07 of the Indenture is amended by the addition of the following language as a new paragraph
immediately following the last paragraph of Section 4.07: 
  
 (l) distribution and payment, on or before March 31, 2002, of cash in the amount of $25 million and the Subordinated Debt in the aggregate principal amount of $20 million. 
  
 SECTION 1.03. Amendment to Section 4.09. The definition of Permitted Debt in Section 4.09 is amended by adding the
following text as a new subparagraph (p), immediately following subparagraph (o): 
  
 (p) the incurrence by Stater Bros. of Subordinated Debt in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $20 million pursuant to a distribution and payment made on or before March 31, 2002. 
  

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 ARTICLE II 
 Miscellaneous 
  
 SECTION
2.01. Interpretation; Severability; Headings. Upon the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture shall be modified and amended in accordance with this First Supplemental Indenture, and all the terms and
conditions of both shall be read together as though they constitute one instrument, except that, in case of conflict, the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture will control. The Indenture, as modified and amended by this First Supplemental
Indenture, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall bind every Holder of Notes. In case of conflict between the terms and conditions contained in the Notes and those contained in the Indenture, as modified and amended by this First
Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture, as modified and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, shall control. In case any provision in this First Supplemental Indenture 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. The Article and Section headings of this First Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are
not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 
  
 SECTION 2.02. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision of this First Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any
provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required under the Trust Indenture Act to be part of and govern any provision of this First Supplemental Indenture, the provision of the Trust Indenture Act shall control. If any provision of this First
Supplemental Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the provision of the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to apply to the Indenture as so modified or to be excluded by this
First Supplemental Indenture, as the case may be. 
  
 SECTION 2.03. Successors; Benefits of First Supplemental Indenture, etc. All agreements of Stater Bros. in this First Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this First Supplemental
Indenture shall bind its successors. Nothing in this First Supplemental Indenture or the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and thereto and their successors hereunder and thereunder and the Holders of
the Notes, any benefit of any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture, this First Supplemental Indenture or the Notes. 
  
 SECTION 2.04. Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee; Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals. In entering into this First Supplemental
Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of every provision of the Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or affording protection to the Trustee, whether or not elsewhere herein so provided. The Trustee
shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by Stater
Bros. 
  
 SECTION 2.05. Governing Law. This First
Supplemental Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance
with such laws. 
  
 SECTION 2.06. Duplicate
Originals. All parties may sign any number of copies or counterparts of this First Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy or counterpart shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement. 
  
 SECTION 2.07. Amendment of Subordination Provisions. Stater Bros.
shall not amend any of the subordination provisions of Subordinated Debt in any manner adverse to the interests of the Holders of the Notes. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be signed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above. 
  

							
	 STATER BROS. HOLDINGS INC.,

			
	 	 	 by
	 	/S/    BRUCE D.
VARNER        
	 	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	Bruce D. Varner
	 	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	Secretary
	
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee,

			
	 	 	 by
	 	/S/    AUTHORIZED
SIGNATORY        

  

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