Document:

Exhibit 4.12

 

Execution Version

 

  

NRG ENERGY, INC.

 

 

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of December 2, 2020

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes relating to the Alexander
Funding Trust Pre-Capitalized Securities

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

    

     

    

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

		 	ARTICLE 1 

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

 BY REFERENCE	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.01	 	Definitions	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02	 	Other Definitions	 	 	11	 
	Section 1.03	 	[Reserved]	 	 	12	 
	Section 1.04	 	Rules of Construction	 	 	12	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	ARTICLE 2 

THE SECURITIES	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01	 	Issuable in Series	 	 	13	 
	Section 2.02	 	Execution and Authentication	 	 	15	 
	Section 2.03	 	Registrar and Paying Agent	 	 	15	 
	Section 2.04	 	Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust	 	 	16	 
	Section 2.05	 	Holder Lists	 	 	16	 
	Section 2.06	 	Transfer and Exchange	 	 	16	 
	Section 2.07	 	Replacement Securities	 	 	18	 
	Section 2.08	 	Outstanding Securities	 	 	18	 
	Section 2.09	 	Treasury Securities	 	 	19	 
	Section 2.10	 	Temporary Securities	 	 	19	 
	Section 2.11	 	Cancellation	 	 	19	 
	Section 2.12	 	Defaulted Interest	 	 	19	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	ARTICLE 3 

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01	 	Notices to Trustee	 	 	20	 
	Section 3.02	 	Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed or Purchased	 	 	20	 
	Section 3.03	 	Notice of Redemption	 	 	21	 
	Section 3.04	 	Effect of Notice of Redemption	 	 	22	 
	Section 3.05	 	Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price	 	 	22	 
	Section 3.06	 	Securities Redeemed or Purchased in Part	 	 	23	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	ARTICLE 4 

COVENANTS	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01	 	Payment of Securities	 	 	23	 
	Section 4.02	 	Maintenance of Office or Agency	 	 	23	 
	Section 4.03	 	Reports	 	 	24	 
	Section 4.04	 	Compliance Certificate	 	 	24	 
	Section 4.05	 	Taxes	 	 	25	 
	Section 4.06	 	Stay, Extension and Usury Laws	 	 	25	 
	Section 4.07	 	Corporate Existence	 	 	25	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	ARTICLE 5 

SUCCESSORS	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01	 	Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets	 	 	26	 
	Section 5.02	 	Successor Corporation Substituted	 	 	27	 

 

    

     

    

 

		 	ARTICLE 6 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01	 	Events of Default	 	 	27	 
	Section 6.02	 	Acceleration	 	 	31	 
	Section 6.03	 	Other Remedies	 	 	31	 
	Section 6.04	 	Waiver of Past Defaults	 	 	31	 
	Section 6.05	 	Control by Majority	 	 	32	 
	Section 6.06	 	Limitation on Suits	 	 	32	 
	Section 6.07	 	Rights of Holders of Securities to Receive Payment	 	 	32	 
	Section 6.08	 	Collection Suit by Trustee	 	 	33	 
	Section 6.09	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	 	 	33	 
	Section 6.10	 	Priorities	 	 	33	 
	Section 6.11	 	Undertaking for Costs	 	 	34	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	ARTICLE 7 

TRUSTEE	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01	 	Duties of Trustee	 	 	34	 
	Section 7.02	 	Rights of Trustee	 	 	35	 
	Section 7.03	 	Individual Rights of Trustee	 	 	36	 
	Section 7.04	 	Trustee’s Disclaimer	 	 	37	 
	Section 7.05	 	Notice of Defaults	 	 	37	 
	Section 7.06	 	[Reserved]	 	 	37	 
	Section 7.07	 	Compensation and Indemnity	 	 	37	 
	Section 7.08	 	Replacement of Trustee	 	 	38	 
	Section 7.09	 	Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.	 	 	39	 
	Section 7.10	 	Eligibility; Disqualification	 	 	39	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	ARTICLE 8

 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01	 	Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	 	 	40	 
	Section 8.02	 	Legal Defeasance and Discharge	 	 	40	 
	Section 8.03	 	Covenant Defeasance	 	 	40	 
	Section 8.04	 	Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance	 	 	41	 
	Section 8.05	 	Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions	 	 	42	 
	Section 8.06	 	Repayment to Company	 	 	43	 
	Section 8.07	 	Reinstatement	 	 	43	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	ARTICLE 9 

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01	 	Without Consent of Holders	 	 	43	 
	Section 9.02	 	With Consent of Holders	 	 	44	 
	Section 9.03	 	[Reserved]	 	 	46	 
	Section 9.04	 	Revocation and Effect of Consents	 	 	46	 
	Section 9.05	 	Notation on or Exchange of Securities	 	 	46	 
	Section 9.06	 	Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.	 	 	47	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	ARTICLE 10

    satisfaction and discharge	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01	 	Satisfaction and Discharge	 	 	47	 
	Section 10.02	 	Application of Trust Money	 	 	48	 

 

    

     

    

 

		 	ARTICLE 11 

    Collateral and security	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.01	 	Note Security Documents	 	 	48	 
	Section 11.02	 	Release of Collateral; Subordination of Liens	 	 	49	 
	Section 11.03	 	Certificates of the Trustee	 	 	49	 
	Section 11.04	 	Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Trustee Under the Note Security Documents	 	 	50	 
	Section 11.05	 	Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Note Security Documents	 	 	50	 
	Section 11.06	 	Termination of Security Interest	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.07	 	Reinstatement of Collateral	 	 	51	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
		 	ARTICLE 12 

MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.01	 	[Reserved]	 	 	52	 
	Section 12.02	 	Notices	 	 	52	 
	Section 12.03	 	Communication by Holders of Securities with Other Holders of Securities	 	 	53	 
	Section 12.04	 	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent	 	 	53	 
	Section 12.05	 	Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion	 	 	53	 
	Section 12.06	 	Rules by Trustee and Agents	 	 	53	 
	Section 12.07	 	No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.08	 	Governing Law	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.09	 	No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.10	 	Successors	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.11	 	Severability	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.12	 	Counterpart Originals	 	 	54	 
	Section 12.13	 	Table of Contents, Headings, etc.	 	 	55	 
	Section 12.14	 	Anti-Money Laundering Laws	 	 	55	 

 

    

     

    

 

INDENTURE dated as
of December 2, 2020 between NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee
(the “Trustee”).

 

Each party agrees as
follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) of the Securities
issued pursuant to this Indenture.

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01     Definitions.

 

For purposes of this
Indenture, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.01. For purposes of any Series of
Securities issued under this Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture in respect of such Series of Securities will specify the
defined terms to be used therein, which may include some or all of the terms contained in this Section 1.01.

 

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

 

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

 

“Authentication
Order” means a written order of the Company signed by at least one Officer.

 

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

 

“Beneficial
Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act.

 

“Board of
Directors” means:

 

(1)            with
respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of
such board;

 

(2)            with
respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership;

 

(3)            with
respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof;
and

 

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

 

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“Board Resolution”
means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been adopted by the Board
of Directors or pursuant to authorization by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate
and delivered to the Trustee.

 

“Business
Day” means, unless otherwise provided by a Supplemental Indenture hereto for a particular Series, any day other than
a Legal Holiday.

 

“Capital Lease
Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease
that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof
shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such
lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

 

“Capital Stock”
means:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(4)            any
other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions
of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether
or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

“Collateral”
means all the assets and properties subject to the Liens created by the Note Security Documents.

 

“Collateral Agreement” means
the Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among the Company, each Subsidiary
of the Company party thereto, the Collateral Trustee and the other parties thereto from time to time, as amended, amended and restated,
supplemented, waived, modified, renewed or replaced from time to time.

 

“Collateral
Trust Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Collateral Trust Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2011, among
the Company, the other Grantors, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as the Priority Collateral Trustee and Second Lien Collateral
Trustee and the other persons party thereto (as amended, including pursuant to the amendments dated as of February 6, 2013,
June 4, 2013 and August 20, 2020, and the Collateral Trust Joinder, dated as of November 20, 2020, and as further
amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived, modified, renewed or replaced from time to time).

 

“Collateral
Trustee” means each of the Priority Collateral Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Trustee.

 

“Commodity
Hedging Agreements” mean certain specified commodity hedging agreements identified in the Credit Agreement and any
other agreement (including each confirmation or transaction entered into or consummated pursuant to any Master Agreement)
providing for swaps, caps, collars, puts, calls, floors, futures, options, spots, forwards, any physical or financial
commodity contracts or agreements, power purchase, sale or exchange agreements, fuel purchase, sale, exchange or tolling
agreements, emissions and other environmental credit purchase or sales agreements, power transmission agreements, fuel
transportation agreements, fuel storage agreements, netting agreements, commercial or trading agreements, capacity agreements
or weather derivatives agreements, each with respect to, or involving the purchase, exchange (including an option to purchase
or exchange), transmission, distribution, sale, lease, transportation, storage, processing or hedge of (whether physical,
financial, or a combination thereof), any Covered Commodity, service or risk, price or price indices for any such Covered
Commodities, services or risks or any other similar agreements, any renewable energy credits, emission, carbon and other
environmental credits and any other credits, assets or attributes, howsoever entitled or designated, including related to any
 “cap and trade”, renewable portfolio standard or similar program with an economic value, and any other similar
agreements, in each case, entered into by the Company or any other Grantor.

 

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“Commodity
Hedging Obligations” mean, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under a Commodity Hedging
Agreement.

 

“Company”
means NRG Energy, Inc., and any and all successors thereto.

 

“continuing”
means, with respect to any Default or Event of Default, that such Default or Event of Default has not been cured or waived.

 

“Corporate
Trust Office” means (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Note, Deutsche Bank Trust
Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer
Department and (ii) for all other purposes, at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02) or such other address
as to which the Trustee may give written notice to the Company.

 

“Covered Commodity” means
any energy, electricity, generation capacity, power, heat rate, congestion, natural gas, nuclear fuel (including enrichment and
conversion), diesel fuel, fuel oil, other petroleum-based liquids, coal, lignite, weather, emissions and other environmental credits,
assets or attributes, waste by-products, renewable energy credit, or other energy related commodity or service (including ancillary
services and related risks (such as location basis or other commercial risks)).

 

“Credit Agreement” means
the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among the Company, the lenders party thereto,
Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and various other parties acting as joint bookrunner,
joint lead arranger or in various agency capacities, (as amended, including pursuant to the amendments dated as of January 24,
2017, March 21, 2018 and May 7, 2018, and as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived, modified, renewed
or replaced from time to time).

 

“Credit Agreement Documents”
means the Credit Agreement and any collateral and security documents relating thereto, in each case as the same may be amended,
restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time.

 

“Credit Facilities”
means (i) one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement) or commercial paper
facilities, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or other counterparties providing for revolving credit
loans, term loans, credit-linked deposits (or similar deposits), receivables financing (including through the sale of
receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or
letters of credit, (ii) debt securities sold to institutional investors, and/or (iii) Hedging Obligations with any
counterparties, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (including by means
of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time.

 

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

 

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

 

“Definitive
Security” means a certificated Security registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06
hereof. Definitive Securities with respect to each Series of Securities will be in the form specified in the Supplemental
Indenture pursuant to which such Series of Securities is created.

 

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“Depositary”
means, with respect to the Securities of any Series issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified
in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Securities, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary
hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture. If at any time there is more than one
such person, “Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities of any Series shall mean the Depositary with
respect to the Securities of such Series.

 

“Derivative
Instrument” with respect to a Person, means any contract, instrument or other right to receive payment or delivery of
cash or other assets to which such Person or any Affiliate of such Person that is acting in concert with such Person in connection
with such Person’s investment in the Securities (other than a Screened Affiliate) is a party (whether or not requiring further
performance by such Person), the value and/or cash flows of which (or any material portion thereof) are materially affected by
the value and/or performance of the Securities and/or the creditworthiness of the Company (the “Performance References”).

 

“Equity Interests”
means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is
convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

 

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

 

“Fitch”
means Fitch Ratings Inc. or any successor entity.

 

“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession,
which are in effect from time to time; provided, that any lease that would not be considered a capital lease pursuant to
GAAP prior to the effectiveness of Accounting Standards Codification 842 (whether or not such lease was in effect on such date)
shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes under this Indenture and shall not be deemed to constitute a capitalized
lease or Indebtedness hereunder.

 

“Global Securities”
means, individually and collectively, each Security deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary
for such Series or its nominee, issued in accordance with Section 2.01 hereof.

 

“Government
Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America (including any agency
or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which obligations or guarantees the full faith and credit of the United States of
America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

 

“Grantor”
means the Company and, with regard to any Series of Securities, any Subsidiary of the Company that guarantees such Series of
Securities.

 

“guarantee”
means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct
or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement
agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or
by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement
conditions or otherwise); provided that standard contractual indemnities which do not relate to Indebtedness shall not be
considered a guarantee.

 

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“Hedging Agreement”
means any agreement of the type described in the definition of “Hedging Obligations,” including each Commodity
Hedging Agreement and Interest Rate/Currency Hedging Agreement.

 

“Hedging Obligations”
means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

(1)            all
Interest Rate/Currency Hedging Obligations,

 

(2)            all
Commodity Hedging Obligations,

 

(3)            the
Obligations and other obligations under any and all other rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions,
forward transactions, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options, cap transactions,
floor transactions, collar transactions or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including
any options to enter into the foregoing), whether or not such transaction is governed by or subject to any Master Agreement, and

 

(4)            the
Obligations and other obligations under any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject
to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. (or any successor thereof), any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement
(any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations
or liabilities under any Master Agreement, in each case under clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), entered into by such Person.

 

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

 

“Indebtedness”
means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables,
except as provided in clause (5) below, and surety bonds), whether or not contingent:

 

(1)            in
respect of borrowed money;

 

(2)            evidenced
by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

 

(3)            in
respect of banker’s acceptances;

 

(4)            representing
Capital Lease Obligations in respect of sale and leaseback transactions;

 

(5)            representing
the balance of deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property or services with a scheduled due date more than six months after
such property is acquired or such services are completed; or

 

(6)            representing
the net amount owing under any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit
and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

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In addition, the term
 “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether
or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by the specified
Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness shall be deemed not to exceed
the lesser of the amount secured by such Lien and the value of the Person’s property securing such Lien.

 

“Indenture”
means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time and shall include the form and terms of particular Series of
Securities established as contemplated hereunder.

 

“Interest
Rate/Currency Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to the Company and the other Grantors, the Obligations and any
other obligations under (i) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest
rate cap agreements, interest rate collar agreements, interest rate floor transactions or any other similar transactions or any
combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into the foregoing), whether or not such transaction is governed
by or subject to any Master Agreement, (ii) any other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest
rate risk and (iii) any agreements or arrangements designed to protect the Company or the other Grantors against fluctuations
in currency exchange rates, including currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot
contracts, forward foreign exchange transactions or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including
any options to enter into the foregoing), whether or not such transaction is governed by or subject to any Master Agreement, in
each case under clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), entered into by the Company or the other Grantors and not for speculative purposes.

 

“Investment
Grade” means a rating of (i) Baa3 or better by Moody’s, (ii) BBB- or better by S&P, (iii) BBB-
or better by Fitch, (iv) the equivalent of such rating by such organization or (v) if another Rating Agency has been
selected by the Company, the equivalent of such rating by such other Rating Agency.

 

“Investment
Grade Event” means, with respect to a Series of Securities, (i) the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced,
long-term debt securities of the Company are rated Investment Grade by any two of the three Rating Agencies; (ii) the Securities
of such Series are rated Investment Grade by any two of the three Rating Agencies after giving effect to the proposed release
of all of the Collateral securing such Securities; (iii) all Liens securing Obligations under the Credit Agreement shall be
released substantially concurrently and (iv) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the
Securities of such Series.

 

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

 

“Lien”
means, with respect to any asset:

 

(1)            any
mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, restriction, collateral
assignment, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset;

 

(2)            the
interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; and

 

(3)            in
the case of Equity Interests or debt securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such
Equity Interests or debt securities.

 

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“Long Derivative
Instrument” means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery
obligations under which generally decrease, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which
generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with negative changes to the Performance
References.

 

“Master
Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Hedging
Obligations.”

 

“Moody’s”
means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor entity.

 

“Nationally
Recognized Statistical Organization” means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning
of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act.

 

“Net Short”
means, with respect to a Holder or Beneficial Owner, as of a date of determination, either (i) the value of its Short Derivative
Instruments exceeds the sum of (x) the value of its Securities of an applicable Series plus (y) the value of its
Long Derivative Instruments as of such date of determination or (ii) it is reasonably expected that such would have been the
case were a Failure to Pay or Bankruptcy Credit Event (each as defined in the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions) to have
occurred with respect to the Company or any guarantor immediately prior to such date of determination.

 

“Non-Recourse
Debt” means, with respect to any Series of Securities, Indebtedness as to which neither the Company nor any
of the guarantors of such Securities is liable as a guarantor or otherwise.

 

“Note Security
Documents” means the Collateral Agreement (including any joinder thereto) and any mortgages, security agreements, pledge
agreements or other instruments evidencing or creating Liens on the assets of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries that guarantee
any Series of Securities to secure the obligations under such Securities and this Indenture, as amended, amended and restated,
supplemented, waived, modified, renewed or replaced from time to time.

 

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

 

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

 

“Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by one of its Officers and that meets the requirements
of Section 12.05 hereof.

 

“Opinion of
Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel that meets the requirements of Section 12.05 hereof, subject to customary
qualifications and exclusions. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the
Trustee.

 

“Performance
References” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Derivative Instrument.”

 

“Permitted
Liens” means, in connection with each Series, the meaning assigned to such term in the relevant Supplemental Indenture.

 

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

 

“Priority
Collateral Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, acting as priority collateral trustee under the Collateral
Trust Agreement, or its successors appointed in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

“Priority
Debt Representative” means (i) in the case of the Credit Agreement (and certain Hedging Agreements, as more fully
described in the Collateral Trust Agreement), the administrative agent thereunder; (ii) in the case of the Securities of each
Series, the Trustee; or (iii) in the case of any other Series of Priority Lien Debt, the trustee, agent or representative
of the Holders of such Series of Priority Lien Debt who maintains the transfer register for such Series of Priority Lien
Debt or the counterparty, in each case, who is appointed as a Priority Debt Representative (for purposes related to the administration
of the applicable security documents) pursuant to the credit agreement, indenture or other agreement governing such Series of
Priority Lien Debt, and who has executed a collateral trust joinder.

 

“Priority
Lien Debt” means (i) the Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amendment,
restatement, refinancing or replacement thereof) and (ii) Indebtedness under, together with any deposit made by any holder
of Priority Lien Debt to reimburse drawings on letters of credit issued under the Priority Lien Documents relating to such Priority
Lien Debt made pursuant to, any Credit Facility (including the Securities) and any Hedging Obligations under any Hedging Agreements,
in each case under this clause (ii), that is designated by the Company pursuant to (and in accordance with) the Collateral Trust
Agreement as ‘‘Priority Lien Debt’’ to be secured equally and ratably with the Indebtedness under the Credit
Agreement (if still in effect), which were designated as Priority Lien Debt as of October 26, 2007, and any other Priority
Lien Debt, but only if, so long as the Credit Agreement is in effect, such Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred and so secured
under the Credit Agreement.

 

“Priority
Lien Documents” means, collectively, the Credit Agreement Documents and the credit agreement, indenture or other agreement
governing or securing any other Credit Facility pursuant to which the Priority Lien Debt is incurred, and all other agreements
governing, securing or related to any Priority Lien Obligations or binding on any Grantor related thereto.

 

“Priority
Lien Obligations” means the Priority Lien Debt and all other Obligations in respect of Priority Lien Debt, including
all guarantees of any of the foregoing, and includes, in the case of this Indenture, the Credit Agreement and any other Credit
Facility the Indebtedness under which constitutes Priority Lien Debt, any obligations in respect of Hedging Agreements that are
permitted to be incurred by the terms of the Priority Lien Documents relating to this Indenture, the Credit Agreement or, if the
Credit Agreement is not in effect at the time such Hedging Agreement is entered into, such other Credit Facilities, and are permitted
by the terms of the Priority Lien Documents relating to this Indenture, the Credit Agreement or, if the Credit Agreement is not
in effect at the time such Hedging Agreement is entered into, such other Credit Facilities to be secured equally and ratably with
the Priority Lien Obligations thereunder, whether or not such Hedging Agreements relate to Indebtedness under this Indenture, the
Credit Agreement or any other Credit Facility.

 

“Priority
Lien Secured Parties” means the holders of Priority Lien Obligations and any Priority Debt Representatives.

 

“Rating Agency”
means (i) each of Moody’s, S&P and, solely for purposes of the collateral release provisions, Fitch and (ii) if
any of Moody’s, S&P or, if applicable, Fitch, ceases to rate the Securities of a Series or fails to make a rating
of the Securities of a Series publicly available, a Nationally Recognized Statistical Organization selected by the Company
which shall be substituted for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as the case may be with respect to such Securities of such Series.

 

“Release Event”
means, with respect to any Series of Securities, the occurrence of an event as a result of which all Collateral securing the
Securities is permitted to be released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Note Security Documents, it being
understood that any action taken by the Company or its Affiliates to, solely at its option, provide Collateral to secure the Securities
that is not required to be provided pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and the Note Security Documents, shall not be deemed
to cause such Release Event to not have occurred.

 

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“Responsible
Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture or the Note Security Documents 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.

 

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

 

“Screened
Affiliate” means any Affiliate of a Holder (i) that makes investment decisions independently from such Holder and
any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate, (ii) that has in place customary information screens
between it and such Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate and such screens prohibit the
sharing of information with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) whose investment policies are not directed by
such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment
in the Securities, and (iv) whose investment decisions are not influenced by the investment decisions of such Holder or any
other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment in the Securities.

 

“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Second Lien
Collateral Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, acting as second lien collateral trustee under the Collateral
Trust Agreement, or its successors appointed in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

“Second Lien
Debt” means any Indebtedness (including hedging obligations and any deposits made by any holders of Second Lien Debt
to reimburse drawings on letters of credit under the Second Lien documents relating to such Second Lien Debt) designated by the
Company as “Parity Lien Debt” pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement to be secured equally and ratably
with any other outstanding Second Lien Debt then in effect; provided that:

 

(A) so long as
the Credit Agreement is in effect, such Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred and so secured under the Credit Agreement;

 

(B) such Indebtedness
is governed by an indenture, credit agreement, Hedging Agreement or other agreement that includes a sharing confirmation as required
under the Collateral Trust Agreement; and

 

(C) all requirements
set forth in the Collateral Trust Agreement as to the confirmation, grant or perfection of the Liens granted to the Second Lien
Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Second Lien Secured Parties, to secure such Indebtedness or Obligations in respect thereof
are satisfied.

 

“Second Lien
Debt Representative” means (i) in the case of any Series of Second Lien Debt under a Commodity Hedging Agreement
constituting Second Lien Obligations, the counterparty to such Commodity Hedging Agreement and (ii) in the case of any other
Series of Second Lien Debt, the trustee, agent or representative of the holders of such Series of Second Lien Debt who
maintains the transfer register for such Series of Second Lien Debt or the counterparty, in each case, who is appointed as
a Second Lien Debt Representative (for purposes related to the administration of the applicable security documents) pursuant to
this Indenture, credit agreement or other agreement governing such Series of Second Lien Debt, and who has executed a collateral
trust joinder.

 

“Second Lien
Obligations” means Second Lien Debt and all other Obligations in respect thereof, including all guarantees of any of
the foregoing.

 

“Second Lien
Secured Parties” means the holders of Second Lien Obligations and any Second Lien Debt Representatives.

 

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“Securities”
means all debentures, notes and other debt instruments of the Company of any Series authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture.

 

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

 

“Series”
or “Series of Securities” means each series of Securities created pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.

 

“Series of Priority Lien Debt”
means severally, (i) the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement and (ii) each other issue or series of Priority
Lien Debt for which a single transfer register is maintained and (iii) the Hedging Obligations constituting Priority Lien
Obligations (provided, that Obligations accrued under transactions governed by one Master Agreement or other similar agreement
shall be deemed to constitute one Series of Priority Lien Debt, regardless of the number of confirmations or transactions
issued or consummated thereunder), and includes, in the case of the Credit Agreement and any other Credit Facility the Indebtedness
under which constitutes Priority Lien Debt, certain obligations in respect of Hedging Agreements as more fully described in the
Collateral Trust Agreement.

 

“Series of Second Lien Debt”
means severally, (i) each issue or series of Second Lien Debt for which a single transfer register is maintained and (ii) the
Obligations under each other Commodity Hedging Agreement constituting Second Lien Obligations; provided, that Obligations
accrued under transactions governed by one Master Agreement or other similar agreement shall be deemed to constitute one Series of
Second Lien Debt, regardless of the number of confirmations issued thereunder.

 

“Short Derivative
Instrument” means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery
obligations under which generally increase, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which
generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with negative changes to the Performance
References.

 

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

 

“Stated Maturity”
means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of
interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the first date it was incurred
in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, and will 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”
means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

(1)            any
corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock
entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or
stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

 

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(2)            any
partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person
or (b) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

 

“Supplemental
Indenture” means any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof to evidence the issuance
of any Series of Securities after the date of this Indenture.

 

“S&P”
means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc, or any successor entity.

 

“TIA”
means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).

 

“Total Assets”
means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,
as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company.

 

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

 

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

 

Section 1.02     Other
Definitions.

 

For purposes of this
Indenture, the following terms will have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.02. For purposes of any Series of Securities
issued under this Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture in respect of such Series of Securities will specify the defined terms
to be used therein, which may include some, all or none of the terms contained in this Section 1.02.

 

	 	Defined in 
	Term	Section
	“Applicable AML Law”	12.14
	“Covenant Defeasance”	8.03
	“DTC”	2.03
	“Executed Documentation”	12.12
	“Event of Default”	6.01
	“Legal Defeasance”	8.02
	“Paying Agent”	2.03
	“Payment Default”	6.01
	“Registrar”	2.03
	“Release Period”	11.07
	“Reversion Date”	11.07
	“Security Register”	2.03

 

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Section 1.03     [Reserved]

 

Section 1.04     Rules of
Construction.

 

Unless the context
otherwise requires:

 

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

 

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

 

(3)            “or”
is not exclusive;

 

(4)            “including”
is not limiting;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The terms and provisions
contained in this Indenture will apply to any Securities issued from time to time pursuant to this Indenture, except as may be
otherwise provided in the Supplemental Indenture with respect to such Series of Securities.

 

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ARTICLE 2

THE SECURITIES

 

Section 2.01     Issuable
in Series.

 

(a)            The
aggregate amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be
issued in one or more Series. All Securities will have the terms set forth in the Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which such
Series of Securities is created, which Supplemental Indenture will detail the adoption of the terms of such Series of
Securities pursuant to the authority granted under a Board Resolution. In the case of Securities of a Series to be issued
from time to time, the Supplemental Indenture creating such Series will detail the adoption of the terms thereof pursuant
to the authority granted under a Board Resolution and will provide for the method by which specified terms (such as interest rate,
maturity date, record date or date from which interest shall accrue) are to be determined. Securities may differ between Series in
respect of any matters; provided that all Series of Securities shall be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of the
Indenture.

 

(b)            At
or prior to the issuance of any Series of Securities, the following terms shall be established in the Supplemental Indenture
in respect of such Series created pursuant to authority granted under a Board Resolution and executed and delivered by the
Company and the Trustee (and, if applicable, any guarantors of such Securities):

 

(1)            the
title of the Series (which shall distinguish the Securities of that particular Series from the Securities of any other
Series);

 

(2)            the
price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) at which the Securities of the Series will be
issued;

 

(3)            any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the Series which may be authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of,
other Securities of the Series pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.10, 3.06 or 9.05);

 

(4)            the
date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the Series is payable;

 

(5)            the
rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or, if applicable, the method used to determine such rate or rates (including,
but not limited to, any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the Securities of the Series shall
bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest, if any, shall accrue, the date or dates on which such interest,
if any, shall commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;

 

(6)            the
place or places where the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series shall be payable, where the Securities
of such Series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company
in respect of the Securities of such Series and this Indenture may be served, and the method of such payment, if by wire transfer,
mail or other means;

 

(7)            if
applicable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Securities
of the Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;

 

(8)            the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase the Securities of the Series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms
and conditions upon which Securities of the Series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

 

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(9)            the
dates, if any, on which and the price or prices at which the Securities of the Series will be repurchased by the Company at
the option of the Holders thereof and other detailed terms and provisions of such repurchase obligations;

 

(10)            if
other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which the Securities
of the Series shall be issuable;

 

(11)            the
forms of the Securities of the Series in bearer or fully registered form (and, if in fully registered form, whether the Securities
will be issuable as Global Securities);

 

(12)            if
other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the Securities of the Series that shall be
payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.02;

 

(13)            the
currency of denomination of the Securities of the Series, which may be US Dollars or any other currency, and if such currency of
denomination is a composite currency, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;

 

(14)            the
designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities
of the Series will be made;

 

(15)            if
payments of principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series are to be made in one or more currencies or
currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect
to such payments will be determined;

 

(16)            the
manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series will be determined,
if such amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity
index, stock exchange index or financial index;

 

(17)            the
provisions, if any, relating to any security or guarantee provided for the Securities of the Series, and any subordination in right
of payment, if any, of the Securities of the Series;

 

(18)            any
addition to or change in or deletion of any of the covenants set forth in Articles 4 or 5 which applies to Securities of the Series;

 

(19)            any
addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the Series and any change in the right of
the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02;

 

(20)            any
addition to or change in or deletion of any of the provisions and terms set forth in Articles 7 and 9 which applies to Securities
of the Series;

 

(21)            any
other terms of the Securities of the Series (which may modify or delete any provision of this Indenture insofar as it applies
to such Series and/or add additional provisions); and

 

(22)            any
depositories, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to Securities of
such Series if other than those appointed herein.

 

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(c)            All
Securities of any one Series need not be issued at the same time and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the
terms of this Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which such Series is created,
and the authorized principal amount of any Series may be increased to provide for issuances of additional Securities of such
Series, unless otherwise provided in such Supplemental Indenture.

 

(d)            Global
Securities will be in the form specified in the Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which such Series of Securities is created.
Each Global Security shall represent such of the outstanding Securities of a Series as will be specified therein and each
shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities of such Series from time to time
as reflected in the records of the Trustee and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities of such Series represented
thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. The Trustee’s
records shall be noted to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities
of such Series represented thereby, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof.

 

Section 2.02     Execution
and Authentication.

 

One Officer must sign
the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

 

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

 

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

 

The Trustee shall at
any time, and from time to time, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate Securities for original issue under this
Indenture. The aggregate principal amount of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of
Securities authorized for issuance by the Company pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section 2.07
hereof.

 

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

 

Section 2.03     Registrar
and Paying Agent.

 

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

 

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The Company initially
appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to each Series unless another
Depositary is appointed prior to the time Securities of that Series are first issued.

 

The Company initially
appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to each Series unless another
Registrar, Paying Agent or Custodian, as the case may be, is appointed prior to the time Securities of that Series are first
issued.

 

Section 2.04     Paying
Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

 

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

 

Section 2.05     Holder
Lists.

 

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

 

Section 2.06     Transfer
and Exchange.

 

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

 

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

 

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(2)            the
Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Securities (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive
Securities and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee; or

 

(3)            there
has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities.

 

Upon the occurrence
of any of the preceding events in (1), (2) or (3) above, Definitive Securities shall be issued in such names and in any
approved denominations as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Securities also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole
or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Security authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu
of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security. Definitive Securities and beneficial interests in
a Global Security may each be transferred and exchanged as provided in the Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which such applicable
Series of Securities is created.

 

(b)            General
Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

 

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

 

(2)            No
service charge shall be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Security or to a Holder of a Definitive Security
for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax
or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge
payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06 and 9.06 hereof).

 

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

 

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

 

(5)            The
Company shall not be required:

 

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

 

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

  

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

 

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(6)            Prior
to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Security, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company shall deem and
treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of
receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Securities and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any
Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

(7)            The
Trustee shall authenticate Global Securities and Definitive Securities in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

 

(8)            All
orders, certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06
to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile or as a “.pdf” attachment to an e-mail.

 

(c)            Legends.
Securities of a Series will bear the legends provided for in the Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which such Series of
Securities is created.

 

Section 2.07     Replacement
Securities.

 

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

 

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

 

Section 2.08     Outstanding
Securities.

 

The Securities outstanding
at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation,
those reductions in the interest in a Global Security effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those
described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Security does not cease
to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Section 2.09     Treasury
Securities.

 

In determining whether
the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities of a Series have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent,
Securities of a Series owned by the Company or any guarantor of such Series, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling
or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any guarantor of such Series, will be considered
as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any
such direction, waiver or consent, only such Securities of a Series that the Trustee has received written notice from the
Company or any guarantor of such Series, as applicable, certifying that the relevant Securities of a Series are owned by either
the Company or any guarantor of such Series, as applicable, will be so disregarded.

 

Section 2.10     Temporary
Securities.

 

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

 

Holders of temporary
Securities will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture as the definitive Securities of the same Series.

 

Section 2.11     Cancellation.

 

The Company at any
time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Securities
surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. Upon receipt of written direction from the Company, the
Trustee and no one else will cancel all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or
cancellation and will destroy canceled Securities (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act). Certification
of the destruction of all canceled Securities will be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace
Securities that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 2.12     Defaulted
Interest.

 

If the Company defaults
in a payment of interest on a Series of Securities, it will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent
lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders of such Series on a subsequent special
record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Securities of such Series. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing
of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such Series and the date of the proposed payment.
The Company will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date. At least 10 days before the special record
date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) will
mail or cause to be mailed to Holders of such Series a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date
and the amount of such interest to be paid.

 

Default interest will
be payable with respect to Securities on the terms provided in the Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which such Series of
Securities is created.

 

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ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

 

For purposes of this
Indenture, Article 3 hereof provides the terms upon which redemption and prepayment may occur. For purposes of any Series of
Securities issued under a Supplemental Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture in respect of such Series of Securities will
specify the terms upon which redemption and prepayment may occur, which may include some, all or none of the terms contained in
this Article 3 hereof.

 

Section 3.01     Notices
to Trustee.

 

The Company may, with
respect to any Series of Securities, reserve the right to redeem and pay the Series of Securities or may covenant to
redeem and pay the Series of Securities or any part thereof prior to the Stated Maturity thereof at such time and on such
terms as provided for in such Securities. If a Series of Securities is redeemable and the Company elects or is obligated to
redeem such Series of Securities pursuant to the provisions of such Securities, it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 15
days (or such shorter period as the Trustee may in its sole discretion allow) but not more than 60 days before a redemption date,
an Officer’s Certificate setting forth:

 

(1)            the
clause of the Supplemental Indenture for such Series pursuant to which the redemption shall occur;

 

(2)            the
redemption date;

 

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

 

(4)            the
redemption price.

 

Section 3.02     Selection
of Securities to Be Redeemed or Purchased.

 

If less than all of
the Securities of a Series are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select the Securities of the Series for
redemption on a pro rata basis among all outstanding Securities of such Series or, if the Series of Securities
are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange
on which the Series of Securities are listed, in either case, unless otherwise required by law or depositary requirements.

 

In the event of partial
redemption by lot, the particular Securities of the Series to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise
provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption by the Trustee from the outstanding Securities
of such Series not previously called for redemption.

 

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

 

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No Securities of a
Series of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. Notices of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail or delivered
electronically at least 10 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities of a Series to
be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed or delivered more than 60 days prior to a redemption
date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Securities of a Series or a satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture.

 

If any Security of
a Series is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that Security of such Series shall
state the portion of the principal amount of that Security that is to be redeemed. A new Security of such Series in principal
amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Security of such Series shall be issued in the name of the Holder of
the Securities of such Series upon cancellation of the original Security. Securities of a Series called for redemption
become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Securities of a Series or
portions of them called for redemption.

 

Section 3.03     Notice
of Redemption.

 

At least 10 days but
not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail, or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, or deliver
electronically, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that
redemption notices may be mailed or delivered more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection
with a defeasance of the Securities of a Series or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or
10 hereof.

 

The notice will identify
the Securities of the Series to be redeemed and will state:

 

(1)            the
redemption date;

 

(2)            the
redemption price;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(8)            that
no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the
Securities of the Series.

 

At the Company’s
request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense; provided, however,
that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least 15 days prior to the redemption date (or such shorter period as the Trustee
in its sole discretion may allow), an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth
the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

 

Any redemption and
notice thereof may, in the Company’s discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

 

Section 3.04     Effect
of Notice of Redemption.

 

Once notice of redemption
is mailed or delivered in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Securities of the Series called for redemption become,
subject to any conditions precedent set forth in the notice of redemption, irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at
the redemption price.

 

Section 3.05     Deposit
of Redemption or Purchase Price.

 

No later than 10:00
a.m. Eastern Time on the redemption or purchase date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent
money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of, accrued interest and premium, if any, on all Securities of a Series to
be redeemed or purchased on that date. Promptly after the Company’s written request, the Trustee or the Paying Agent shall
promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts
necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, accrued interest and premium, if any, on, all Securities of the Series to
be redeemed or purchased.

 

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

 

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Section 3.06     Securities
Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

 

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

 

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

 

For purposes of this
Indenture, Article 4 hereof provides the terms of the various covenants to which Securities are subject. However, the Supplemental
Indenture in respect of the Securities of a Series will specify the terms of the covenants to which the Securities of such
Series are subject, which may include some, all or none of the covenants contained in this Article 4 hereof.

 

Section 4.01     Payment
of Securities.

 

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

 

Section 4.02     Maintenance
of Office or Agency.

 

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

 

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

 

With respect to each
Series of Securities, the Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee for such Securities as one such
office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.

 

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Section 4.03     Reports.

 

(a)            Whether
or not required by the SEC’s rules and regulations, so long as any Series of Securities are outstanding, the Company
shall furnish to Holders of such Securities, within the time periods (including any extensions thereof) specified in the SEC’s
rules and regulations:

 

(1)            all
quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required
to file such reports; and

 

(2)            all
current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.

 

All such reports shall
be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each
annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements by the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, the Company shall file a copy of each of the reports referred to in
clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the rules and
regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing). To the extent such filings are made, the
reports shall be deemed to be furnished to the Trustee and Holders. The Trustee shall not be responsible for determining whether
such filings have been made.

 

If, at any time, the
Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company shall nevertheless
continue filing the reports specified in this Section 4.03(a) with the SEC within the time periods specified above unless
the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company agrees that it shall not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC
not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Company’s filings for any
reason, the Company shall post the reports referred to in this Section 4.03(a) on its website within the time periods
that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.

 

(b)            In
addition, the Company and each guarantor of any Series of Securities agree that, for so long as any Series of Securities
remain outstanding, at any time they are not required to file the reports required by the preceding paragraphs with the SEC, they
shall furnish to the Holders of such Securities and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information
required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

(c)            Delivery
of the reports and documents described in subsections (a) and (b) above to the Trustee is for informational purposes
only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as
to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officer’s Certificate).

 

Section 4.04     Compliance
Certificate.

 

(a)            The
Company and each guarantor of any Series of Securities shall deliver to the Trustee with respect to such Series, within 90
days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officer’s Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and
its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining
whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to
each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed
and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any
of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such
Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with
respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which
payments on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities is prohibited or if such event
has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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(b)            So
long as any Series of Securities are outstanding, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee with respect to such Series, forthwith
upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officer’s 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     Taxes.

 

The Company shall pay,
and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies
except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse
in any material respect to the Holders of such Securities.

 

Section 4.06     Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws.

 

The Company covenants
and agrees (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not, and each guarantor of such Securities will not, at any
time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law
wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and
the Company and each such guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so), as applicable, hereby expressly waives all benefit
or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution
of any power herein granted to the Trustee for such Securities, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as
though no such law has been enacted.

 

Section 4.07     Corporate
Existence.

 

Subject to Article 5
hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:

 

(1)            its
corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective
organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary; and

 

(2)            the
rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any
of its Subsidiaries, if (a) the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct
of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material
respect to the Holders of such Securities or (b) if a Subsidiary is to be dissolved, such Subsidiary has no assets.

 

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ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

 

For purposes of
this Indenture, Article 5 hereof provides the terms upon which a Person can succeed the Obligations of the Company. For
purposes of any Securities issued under this Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture in respect of such Series of
Securities will specify the terms upon which a Person can succeed the obligations of the Company or the applicable
guarantors, if any, to such Series of Securities, which may include some, all or none of the terms contained in this
Article 5 hereof.

 

Section 5.01     Merger,
Consolidation or Sale of Assets.

 

The Company shall not,
directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving
corporation); or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:

 

(1)            either:

 

(A)            the
Company is the surviving corporation; or

 

(B)            the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition has been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized or existing
under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia; provided that if the Person
is a partnership or limited liability company, then a corporation wholly-owned by such Person organized or existing under the laws
of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia that does not and will not have any material assets
or operations shall become a co-issuer of the Securities pursuant to a supplemental indenture duly executed by the Trustee;

 

(2)            the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Company under such Securities and this
Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture or other documents and agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee for such
Securities;

 

(3)            immediately
after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

 

(4)            prior
to a Release Event, to the extent any assets of the Person which is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) are assets of the type which would constitute
Collateral under the Note Security Documents, the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Company) will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien
of the Note Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or any of the Note Security Documents
and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the Note Security Documents.

 

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In addition, the Company
will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets, in one or more related transactions,
to any other Person.

 

This Section 5.01
shall not apply to:

 

(1)            a
merger of the Company with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction or forming
a direct or indirect holding company of the Company; and

 

(2)            any
sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries,
including by way of merger or consolidation.

 

Section 5.02     Successor
Corporation Substituted.

 

Upon any consolidation
or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties
or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the
provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is
merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted
for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition,
the provisions of this Indenture referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to
the Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor
Person had been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from
the obligation to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Series of Securities except in the case of a
sale of all of the Company’s assets in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01
hereof.

 

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

For purposes of this
Indenture, Article 6 hereof provides the terms defaults and remedies. For purposes of any Series of Securities issued
under this Indenture, the Supplement Indenture in respect of such Series of Securities will specify the terms of defaults
and remedies for such Series of Securities, which may include some, all or none of the terms contained in this Article 6
hereof.

 

Section 6.01     Events
of Default.

 

(a)            Each
of the following is an “Event of Default” with respect to the Securities of any Series:

 

(1)            default
for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Security of that Series;

 

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(2)            default
in the payment when due of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Security of that Series;

 

(3)            failure
by the Company or any guarantor of such Securities for 60 days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders
of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that Series that are then outstanding to comply with any
of the agreements in this Indenture (other than a default referred to in clause (1) or (2) of this Section 6.01(a));

 

(4)            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 the Company or any guarantor of such Securities (or the payment of which is Guaranteed by the Company or
any such guarantor), whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the Supplemental Indenture
with respect to the Series of Securities, if that default:

 

(A)            is
caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace
period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (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, exceeds the greater of (i) 1.5% of Total Assets and (ii) $375.0 million;
provided that this clause (4) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of
the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the
Company; (ii) Non-Recourse Debt (except to the extent that the Company or any of the guarantors of such Securities that are
not parties to such Non-Recourse Debt becomes directly or indirectly liable, including pursuant to any contingent obligation, for
any such Non-Recourse Debt and such liability, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds the greater of (i) 1.5% of Total
Assets and (ii) $375.0 million, and (iii) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, any indemnification, guarantee
or other credit support obligations of the Company or any of the guarantors of such Securities in connection with any tax equity
financing entered into by a non-guarantor Subsidiary or any standard securitization undertakings of the Company or any of the guarantors
in connection with any securitization or other structured finance transaction entered into by a non-guarantor Subsidiary;

 

(5)            except
as permitted by this Indenture, any subsidiary guarantee of the Securities of such Series of any guarantor (or any group of
guarantors) that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary shall be held in any final and non-appealable judicial proceeding to be unenforceable
or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any guarantor (or any group of guarantors) that constitutes
a Significant Subsidiary, or any Person acting on behalf of any guarantor (or any group of guarantors) that constitutes a Significant
Subsidiary, shall deny or disaffirm its or their obligations under its or their subsidiary guarantee(s) of the Securities
of such Series;

 

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(6)            other
than by reason of the satisfaction in full of all obligations under this Indenture and discharge of this Indenture with respect
to the Securities of such series or the release of such Collateral with respect to the Securities of such series in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture and the Note Security Documents,

 

(a) in the case of any
security interest with respect to Collateral having a fair market value in excess of 5% of Total Assets, individually or in
the aggregate, such security interest under the Note Security Documents shall, at any time, cease to be a valid and perfected
security interest or shall be declared invalid or unenforceable and any such default continues for 30 days after notice of
such default shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount
of the Securities of such Series that are outstanding, except to the extent that any such default (A) results from
the failure of the Collateral Trustee to maintain possession of certificates, promissory notes or other instruments actually
delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Note Security Documents or (B) to the extent relating to
Collateral consisting of real property, is covered by a title insurance policy with respect to such real property and such
insurer has not denied coverage; or

 

(b) the Company or any guarantor
of the Securities of such Series that is a Significant Subsidiary (or any group of guarantors of the Securities of such Series that,
taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) shall assert, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction,
that any security interest under any Note Security Document is invalid or unenforceable.

 

(7)            the
Company or any guarantor of the Securities of such Series that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of guarantors of the
Securities of such Series that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary:

 

(A)            commences
a voluntary case,

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(A)            is
for relief against the Company or any guarantor of the Securities of such Series that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group
of guarantors of the Securities of such Series that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

 

(B)            appoints
a custodian of the Company or any guarantor of the Securities of such Series that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group
of guarantors of the Securities of such Series that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all
or substantially all of the property of the Company or such guarantor or group of guarantors; or

 

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(C)            orders
the liquidation of the Company or any guarantor of the Securities of such Series that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group
of guarantors of the Securities of such Series that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

 

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

 

(b)            Any
notice of Default, notice of acceleration or instruction to the Trustee to provide a notice of Default, notice of acceleration
or take any other action (a “Noteholder Direction”) provided by any one or more Holders of the then outstanding
Securities of a Series (each, a “Directing Holder”) must be accompanied by a written representation with
a medallion guaranteed signature from each such Holder to the Company and the Trustee that such Holder is not (or, if such Holder
is DTC or its nominee, that such Holder is being instructed solely by Beneficial Owners that are not) Net Short (a “Position
Representation”), which representation, in the case of a Noteholder Direction relating to a notice of Default (a “Default
Direction”) shall be deemed repeated at all times until the resulting Event of Default is cured or otherwise ceases to exist
or the Securities of such Series are accelerated. In addition, each Directing Holder must, at the time of providing a Noteholder
Direction, covenant to provide the Company with such other information as the Company may reasonably request from time to time
in order to verify the accuracy of such Directing Holder’s Position Representation within five Business Days of request therefor
(a “Verification Covenant”). In any case in which the Holder is DTC or its nominee, any Position Representation
or Verification Covenant required hereunder shall be provided by the Beneficial Owner of the Securities of such Series in
lieu of DTC or its nominee, and DTC shall be entitled to rely on such Position Representation and Verification Covenant in delivering
its direction to the Trustee.

 

If, following the delivery
of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Securities of the applicable Series, the Company determines in good
faith that there is a reasonable basis to believe a Directing Holder was, at any relevant time, in breach of its Position Representation
and provides to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Company has initiated litigation in a court of competent
jurisdiction seeking a determination that such Directing Holder was, at such time, in breach of its Position Representation, and
seeking to invalidate any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction, the cure period with respect
to such Event of Default shall be automatically stayed and the cure period with respect to such Event of Default shall be automatically
reinstituted and any remedy stayed pending a final and non-appealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction on such
matter. If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Securities of such Series, the Company
provides to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that a Directing Holder failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant,
the cure period with respect to such Event of Default shall be automatically stayed and the cure period with respect to any Event
of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction shall be automatically reinstituted and any remedy stayed until
such time as the Company provides the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate that the Verification Covenant has been satisfied;
provided that the Company shall promptly deliver such Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee upon becoming aware that the Verification
Covenant has been satisfied. Any breach of the Position Representation (as evidenced by the delivery to the Trustee of the Officer’s
Certificate stating that a Directing Holder failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant) shall result in such Holder’s participation
in such Noteholder Direction being disregarded. If, without the participation of such Holder, the percentage of Securities of such
Series held by the remaining Holders that provided such Noteholder Direction would have been insufficient to validly provide
such Noteholder Direction, such Noteholder Direction shall be void ab initio, with the effect that such Event of Default shall
be deemed never to have occurred, acceleration voided and the Trustee shall be deemed not to have received such Noteholder Direction
or any notice of such Default or Event of Default.

 

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Notwithstanding
anything in the preceding two paragraphs to the contrary, (i) any Noteholder Direction delivered to the Trustee during
the pendency of an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01(a) shall not require
compliance with the foregoing paragraphs, and (ii) a notice of Default may not be given with respect to any action taken
and reported publicly or to Holders more than two years prior to such notice of Default. The Trustee shall have no obligation
to monitor or determine whether a Holder is Net Short and can rely conclusively on a Directing Holder’s Position
Representation, the Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Company and determinations made by a court of competent
jurisdiction.

 

Section 6.02     Acceleration.

 

In the case of an Event
of Default, with respect to Securities of any Series, specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01(a) hereof,
with respect to the Company, any guarantor of the Company for the applicable Series of Securities that is a Significant Subsidiary
or any group of guarantors of the Company for the applicable Securities that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary,
all outstanding Securities of the applicable Series will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice.
If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount
of the then outstanding Securities of such Series may declare all the Securities of such Series to be due and payable
immediately. Upon any such declaration, the Securities of such Series shall become due and payable immediately.

 

Section 6.03     Other
Remedies.

 

If an Event of Default
with respect to Securities of any Series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available
remedy to collect the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Securities or to enforce the performance of
any provision of such Securities or this Indenture.

 

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

 

Section 6.04     Waiver
of Past Defaults.

 

The Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of any Series by written notice to the Trustee for such Series may,
on behalf of the Holders of all of such Securities waive any existing Default or Event of Default with respect to such Securities
and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on, such Securities (including in connection with an offer to purchase); provided, however, that the Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of any Series may rescind an acceleration of
such Securities and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any such
waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every
purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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Section 6.05     Control
by Majority.

 

Subject to the
terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement and certain other limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Securities of any Series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising
any remedy available to the Trustee for such Securities of such Series in its exercise of any trust or power. However,
the Trustee for any Series of Securities may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture
that such Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of such Securities or that may involve
the Trustee in personal liability.

 

Section 6.06     Limitation
on Suits.

 

No Holder of Securities
of a Series may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or such Securities unless:

 

(1)            such
Holder has previously given the Trustee for such Securities written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

(2)            Holders
of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of such Series make a written request to
the Trustee for such Securities to pursue the remedy;

 

(3)            such
Holder or Holders have offered the Trustee for such Securities reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or
expense it may incur;

 

(4)            such
Trustee does not comply with such request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

 

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

 

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

 

Section 6.07     Rights
of Holders of Securities to Receive Payment.

 

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

 

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Section 6.08     Collection
Suit by Trustee.

 

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

 

Section 6.09     Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim.

 

The Trustee for each
Series of Securities is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable
in order to have the claims of such Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of such Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Securities for which it acts as trustee allowed in any judicial
proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon such Securities), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled
and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any
custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder of such Securities to make such payments to such
Trustee, and in the event that such Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to such Holders, to pay to such
Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of such Trustee, its agents
and counsel, and any other amounts due to such Trustee under this Indenture, including without limitation, under Section 7.07
hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of such Trustee, its agents
and counsel, and any other amounts due to such Trustee under this Indenture, including without limitation, under Section 7.07
hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien
on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that such Holders may
be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize such Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any
Holder for which it acts as trustee any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities
or the rights of such Holder, or to authorize such Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of such Holder in any such proceeding.

 

Section 6.10     Priorities.

 

If the Trustee of any
Series of Securities collects any money pursuant to this Article 6 or, after an Event of Default, any money or other
property distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture, such money shall be applied in the following
order:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The Trustee may fix
a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Securities 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 any Trustee for any action taken or
omitted by it as a trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an
undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims
or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of
a Security pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the
then outstanding Securities of any Series.

 

ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

 

Section 7.01     Duties
of Trustee.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(2)            in
the absence of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth
of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee
and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(3)            the
Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken in respect of the Securities of any
Series in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(g)            The
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified,
are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder (including as Paying Agent and Registrar),
the Collateral Trustee, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

 

Section 7.02     Rights
of Trustee.

 

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

 

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

 

(c)            The
Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed
with due care. No Depositary shall be deemed to be an attorney or agent of the Trustee and the Trustee shall not be responsible
for any action or omission by any Depositary.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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(g)            The
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness
or other paper or document.

 

(h)            The
Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received
written notice thereof at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities generally or the
Securities of a particular Series and this Indenture and describes the circumstances constituting such Default or Event of
Default.

 

(i)            In
no event shall the Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon. The Trustee shall
have no liability in respect of losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any investment prior to its stated maturity or
failure to provide timely written direction.

 

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

 

(k)            In
no event shall the Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture or any
related documents because of circumstances beyond the Trustee’s control, including, but not limited to, a failure, termination,
or suspension of a clearing house, securities depositary, settlement system or central payment system in any applicable part of
the world or acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances or hostilities, nuclear or
natural catastrophes, political unrest, explosion, severe weather or accident, pandemic, epidemic, wide-spread health crisis, earthquake,
terrorism, fire, riot, labor disturbances, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including
any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like (whether domestic, federal, state, county or municipal or foreign) which delay, restrict
or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Indenture or any related documents, or the unavailability of communications
or computer facilities, the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, or the unavailability
of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility, or any other causes beyond the Trustee’s
control whether or not of the same class or kind as specified above.

 

(l)            The
right of the Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Indenture or any related document shall not be construed
as a duty.

 

Section 7.03     Individual
Rights of Trustee.

 

The Trustee in its
individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate
of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
interest, it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The
Trustee is also subject to Section 7.10 hereof.

 

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Section 7.04     Trustee’s
Disclaimer.

 

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

 

Neither the
Trustee nor the Collateral Trustee make any representations as to and shall not be responsible for the existence,
genuineness, value or condition of any of the Collateral or as to the security afforded or intended to be afforded thereby,
hereby or by any of the Note Security Documents, or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens or
security interests in any of the Collateral created or intended to be created by any of the Note Security Documents, whether
impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, for the validity or
sufficiency of the Collateral, any of the Note Security Documents or any agreement or assignment contained in any thereof,
for the validity of the title of the Company to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes,
charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. Neither the Trustee
nor the Collateral Trustee shall have any duty to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the
terms of this Indenture or any of the Note Security Documents by the Company or any other Person that is a party thereto or
bound thereby. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Trustee shall be responsible or liable for seeing to or monitoring the
attachment, perfection, or priority of any lien or security interest created or intended to be created in the Collateral
hereby or by any of the Note Security Documents. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Trustee shall be responsible for the
preparation, correctness, filing, re-filing, recording or re-recording of any security documents or instruments, including
UCC financing statements or continuation statements in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or
maintaining the perfection of any lien or security interest in any of the Collateral.

 

Section 7.05     Notice
of Defaults.

 

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

 

Section 7.06     [Reserved]

 

Section 7.07     Compensation
and Indemnity.

 

(a)            The
Company will pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as agreed
to in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of
an express trust. The Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses
incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation,
disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

 

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(b)            The
Company will indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses (including external counsel fees and
expenses) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this
Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including this
Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person)
or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent
any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Trustee
will notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the
Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company will defend the claim and the Trustee will
cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and
expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld.

 

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

 

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

 

(e)            When
the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (7) or (8) of Section 6.01(a) hereof
occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended
to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

(f)            The
Company’s obligations under this Section 7.07 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee, any termination
of this Indenture, including any termination or rejection of this Indenture in any insolvency or similar proceeding and the repayment
of all the Securities.

 

Section 7.08     Replacement
of Trustee.

 

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

 

(b)            The
Trustee may resign, with respect to the Securities of one or more Series, in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust
hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities
of any Series may remove the Trustee with respect to that Series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing.
The Company may remove the Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more Series if:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(4)            the
Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

(c)            If
the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint
a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the then outstanding Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

 

(d)            If
a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any one or more Series does not take office within 60 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal
amount of the then outstanding Securities of the applicable Series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

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

 

Section 7.09     Successor
Trustee by Merger, etc.

 

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

 

Section 7.10     Eligibility;
Disqualification.

 

There will at all times
be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of
any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination
by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50.0 million as set forth in its most
recent published annual report of condition.

 

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

For purposes of this
Indenture, Article 8 hereof provides the terms upon which legal defeasance and covenant defeasance can occur. For purposes
of any Series of Securities issued under this Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture in respect of such Series of Securities
will specify the terms upon which legal defeasance and covenant defeasance can occur for such Series of Securities, which
may include some, all or none of the terms contained in this Article 8 hereof.

 

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Section 8.01     Option
to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

The Company may at
any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, elect
to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Securities of any Series upon compliance with
the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

 

Section 8.02     Legal
Defeasance and Discharge.

 

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

 

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

 

(2)            the
Company’s obligations with respect to such Securities under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof;

 

(3)            the
rights, powers, trusts, duties, indemnities and immunities of the Trustee for such Securities hereunder and the Company’s
and the guarantors’, if any, obligations in connection therewith; and

 

(4)            this
Article 8.

 

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

 

Section 8.03     Covenant
Defeasance.

 

Upon the
Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and
each of the guarantors, if any, shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof,
be released from each of its or their obligations under the covenants specified in a Supplemental Indenture with respect to
the outstanding Securities of the applicable Series on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04
hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and such Securities will thereafter be deemed
not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders of such
Securities (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed
 “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Securities will not be deemed
outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding
Securities of such Series and related guarantees, if any, the Company and the each of the guarantors, if any, may omit
to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant,
whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any
reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will not
constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of
this Indenture and such Securities and related guarantees, if any, shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the
Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(a)(3), (4), (5), (6) hereof shall
not constitute Events of Default.

 

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Section 8.04     Conditions
to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

 

In order to exercise
either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof with respect to Securities of any
Series:

 

(1)            the
Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee for such Securities, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities,
cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the
opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on, the outstanding Securities of such Series on the stated date for payment thereof or
on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether such Securities are being defeased
to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

 

(2)            in
the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company must deliver to the Trustee for such Securities an Opinion
of Counsel confirming that:

 

(A)            the
Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

 

(B)            since
the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law,

 

in either case to the effect that,
and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Securities of such Series will
not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to
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;

 

(3)            in
the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company must deliver to the Trustee for such Securities an Opinion
of Counsel confirming that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes
as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at
the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

 

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(4)            no
Default or Event of Default with respect to such Securities shall have occurred and is 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 any similar concurrent
deposit relating to other Indebtedness), and the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings);

 

(5)            such
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material
agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged
or replaced) to which the Company or any of the guarantors, if any, is a party or by which the Company or any of the guarantors,
if any, is bound;

 

(6)            the
Company must deliver to the Trustee for such Securities an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by
the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of such Securities over the other creditors of the Company with the intent
of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or others; and

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Section 8.06     Repayment
to Company.

 

Any money
deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on, any Series of Securities and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal,
premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its written request or (if then held
by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holders of such Securities will thereafter be permitted to look
only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust
money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee
or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be
published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains
unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or
publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company.

 

Section 8.07     Reinstatement.

 

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

 

ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

Section 9.01     Without
Consent of Holders.

 

Notwithstanding Section 9.02
of this Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Securities of a Series, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement
this Indenture, the Securities of one or more Series, the Collateral Trust Agreement or the Note Security Documents:

 

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

 

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

 

(3)            to
provide for the assumption of the Company’s Obligations to Holders of Securities in the case of a merger or consolidation
or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

 

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(4)            to
add Collateral with respect to any or all of the Securities;

 

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

 

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

 

(7)            to
evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of one or more Series pursuant to the requirements hereof;

 

(8)            to
provide for the issuance of Securities of any Series in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of
the date hereof;

 

(9)            to
allow any guarantor of the Securities of such Series to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Subsidiary Guarantee with
respect to the Securities of such Series;

 

(10)          in
the case of any Note Security Document, to include therein any legend required to be set forth therein pursuant to the Collateral
Trust Agreement or to modify any such legend as required by the Collateral Trust Agreement

 

(11)          to
release Collateral from the Lien securing the Securities of such Series when permitted or required by the Note Security Documents,
the indenture or the Collateral Trust Agreement;

 

(12)          to
enter into any intercreditor agreement having substantially similar terms with respect to the Holders as those set forth in the
Collateral Trust Agreement, or any joinder thereto; or

 

(13)          with
respect to the Note Security Documents or the Collateral Trust Agreement, as provided in the Collateral Trust Agreement (including
to add or replace Priority Lien Secured Parties or Second Lien Secured Parties).

 

Upon the request of
the Company accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such amendment or supplement, and upon receipt by
the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel certifying that such amendment or supplement is authorized
or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and the Note Security Documents, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution
of such amendment or supplement and make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but
the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amendment or supplement that affects its own rights, duties or immunities
under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

Section 9.02     With
Consent of Holders.

 

Except as provided
below in this Section 9.02, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Securities of any Series or
the Note Security Documents or the Collateral Trust Agreement with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of each Series of Securities affected thereby (including, without limitation,
consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, any Series of Securities), and,
subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in
the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Securities, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration
that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities of any Series may be waived
with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of each Series of
Securities affected thereby (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer
for, or purchase of, any Series of Securities). Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Securities are considered to
be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.

 

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Upon the request
of the Company accompanied by a Board Resolution and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee
of the consent of the Holders of Securities as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate
and Opinion of Counsel certifying that such amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by the terms of this
Indenture and the Note Security Documents, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such amendment,
supplement or waiver unless such amendment, supplement or waiver directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to,
enter into such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(2)            reduce
the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Security or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Securities
(other than provisions relating to the number of days of notice to be given in case of redemption);

 

(3)            reduce
the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Security;

 

(4)            waive
a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Security (except a rescission
of acceleration of any Series of Securities by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Securities of such Series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

 

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(5)            make
any Security payable in currency other than that stated in the Securities;

 

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

 

(7)            waive
a redemption payment with respect to any Security; or

 

(8)            make
any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.

 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, without the consent of the Holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a
Series then outstanding, no amendment or waiver may (A) make any change in any Note Security Documents, the
Collateral Trust Agreement or the provisions in the indenture dealing with Collateral or application of trust proceeds of the
Collateral with the effect of releasing the Liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral which secure the Obligations
in respect of the Securities of such Series or (B) change or alter the priority of the Liens securing the
Obligations in respect of the Securities of such Series in any material portion of the Collateral in any way adverse to
the Holders of the Securities of such Series in any material respect, other than, in each case, as provided under the
terms of the Note Security Documents or the Collateral Trust Agreement.

 

Section 9.03     [Reserved]

 

Section 9.04     Revocation
and Effect of Consents.

 

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

 

Section 9.05     Notation
on or Exchange of Securities.

 

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

 

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

 

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Section 9.06     Trustee
to Sign Amendments, etc.

 

Upon its receipt of
any documentation required to be delivered to it pursuant to this Article 9, the Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplement
authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities
or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amendment or supplement until the Board of Directors of the Company approves
it. In executing any amendment or supplement pursuant to this Article 9, the Trustee will be entitled to receive and (subject
to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected in relying upon an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating
that the execution of such amendment or supplement is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and the Note Security Documents.

 

ARTICLE 10

satisfaction and discharge

 

For purposes of this
Indenture, Article 10 hereof provides the terms upon which satisfaction and discharge can occur. For purposes of any Series of
Securities issued under this Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture in respect of such Series of Securities will specify the
terms upon which satisfaction and discharge can occur for such Securities, which may include some, all or none of the terms contained
in this Article 11 hereof.

 

Section 10.01     Satisfaction
and Discharge.

 

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

 

(1)            either:

 

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

 

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

 

(2)            in
respect of subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 10.01, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied
to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument
to which the Company or any guarantor, as applicable, of such Securities is a party or by which the Company or any such guarantor,
as applicable, is bound;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Notwithstanding the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money has been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause
(1) of this Section 10.01, the provisions of Sections 10.02 and 8.06 hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this
Section 10.01 will be deemed to discharge those provisions of Section 7.07 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

Section 10.02     Application
of Trust Money.

 

Subject to the provisions
of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof shall be held in trust
and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through
any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as such Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled
thereto, of the principal, premium, if any, and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with such Trustee; but
such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

If such Trustee or
Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 10.01 hereof by reason of any
legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any applicable guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the
applicable Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof;
provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Securities because
of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive
such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

ARTICLE 11

Collateral and security

 

Section 11.01     Note
Security Documents

 

The due and
punctual payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the Securities when and as the same shall be due
and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and
interest on the overdue principal of, premium on, if any, and interest, if any (to the extent permitted by law), on the
Securities and performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders of Securities or the Trustee under this
Indenture and the Securities (including, without limitation, the Note Guarantees), according to the terms hereunder or
thereunder, are secured as provided in the Note Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement. Each Holder of
Securities, by its acceptance thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of the Note Security Documents and the Collateral
Trust Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions providing for foreclosure, subordination of Liens and release
of Collateral) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms and authorizes
and directs the Collateral Trustee to enter into the Note Security Documents and the Collateral Trust Agreement and to
perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. The Company will deliver to the Trustee
copies of all documents delivered to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the Note Security Documents, and will do or cause to
be done all such acts and things as may be necessary or proper, or as may be required by the provisions of the Note Security
Documents, to assure and confirm to the Trustee and the Collateral Trustee the security interest in the Collateral
contemplated hereby, by the Note Security Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render
the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Securities secured hereby, according to the
intent and purposes herein expressed. The Company will take, and will cause its Subsidiaries to take any and all actions
reasonably required to cause the Note Security Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Obligations of the
Company hereunder, a valid and enforceable perfected first priority Lien in and on all the Collateral, in favor of the
Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Securities and the Trustee, superior to and prior to the rights of all
third Persons and subject to no other Liens than Permitted Liens; provided that, to the extent that any Note Security
Document expressly states that any actions necessary to perfect such security interests are not required to be taken, no such
actions will be necessary.

 

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Section 11.02     Release
of Collateral; Subordination of Liens.

 

(a) Subject to
subsection (b) of this Section 11.02, Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest securing the Securities
of a Series created by the Note Security Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the
Note Security Documents, the Collateral Trust Agreement or as provided hereby and the Collateral Trustee’s Liens may be subordinated,
in whole or in part, on any Collateral at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Note Security
Documents or as provided hereby.

 

(b) The release
of any Collateral from the terms of this Indenture and the Note Security Documents will not be deemed to impair the security under
this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral is released pursuant to the terms
of this Indenture, the Note Security Documents or the Collateral Trust Agreement.

 

(c) Collateral
will be released from the Lien and security interest securing the Securities of a Series created by the Note Security Documents
upon the occurrence of an Investment Grade Event and delivery to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate certifying such
occurrence.

 

The Trustee may, to
the extent permitted by Sections 7.01 and 7.02 hereof, accept as conclusive evidence of compliance with the foregoing provisions
the appropriate statements contained in any documents received by it pursuant to Article 7.

 

Section 11.03     Certificates
of the Trustee.

 

In the event that the
Company wishes to release Collateral from the Lien and security interest securing the Securities of a Series in accordance
with the Note Security Documents, it must deliver the certificates and documents required by the Note Security Documents to the
Trustee and/or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable.

 

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Each Holder of Securities,
by its acceptance thereof, consents and agrees that the Lien held by the Collateral Trustee for its benefit may be released without
the consent of the Trustee pursuant to the terms of Article 4 of the Collateral Trust Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing
or anything contained in the Collateral Trust Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the Trustee, in its capacity as a Secured
Debt Representative (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) under the Collateral Trust Agreement, be required to perform
any independent investigation, diligence or analysis with respect to the confirmations, statements or requests set forth in Section 4.1(d)(i) of
the Collateral Trust Agreement in connection with any release of Collateral. By their acceptance of the Securities issued hereunder
or under any related Supplemental Indenture, the Holders hereby confirm that the Trustee shall (i) be entitled to conclusively
rely upon the Officer’s Certificate of the Company delivered to it in accordance with Section 4.1(b) of the Collateral
Trust Agreement in delivering any confirmation, statement or request in connection with Section 4.1(d)(i) of the Collateral
Trust Agreement and (ii) incur no liability in connection with the delivery of any confirmation, statement or request in connection
with Section 4.1(d)(i) of the Collateral Trust Agreement.

 

Section 11.04     Authorization
of Actions to Be Taken by the Trustee Under the Note Security Documents.

 

Subject to the provisions
of Sections 6.05, 7.01 and 7.02 hereof, the Trustee may, at the direction of Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Securities of any Series, direct, on behalf of the Holders of Securities of such Series, the Collateral Trustee to,
take all actions necessary or appropriate in order to:

 

(1) enforce any
of the terms of the Note Security Documents;

 

(2) collect and
receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations of the Company hereunder;

 

(3) release any
Collateral from the Lien and security interest securing the Securities of a series created by the Note Security Documents, or subordinate
such Lien and security interest, to the extent expressly permitted under this Indenture.

 

The Trustee will have
power to institute and maintain such suits and proceedings as Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Securities of such Series deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in
violation of the Note Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Securities of such Series deem expedient to preserve or protect the interests of the Trustee
and the interests of the Holders of Securities of such Series in the Collateral (including power to institute and maintain
suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or
order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or
order would impair the security interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders of Securities of such Series or
of the Trustee).

 

Section 11.05     Authorization
of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Note Security Documents.

 

The Trustee is authorized
to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of a Series distributed under the Note Security Documents,
and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders of Securities according to the provisions of this Indenture.

 

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Section 11.06     Termination
of Security Interest.

 

Upon the full and final
payment and performance of all Obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Securities or upon Legal Defeasance, Covenant
Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture in accordance with Article 11 hereof, the Trustee will, at the
request of the Company, deliver a certificate to the Collateral Trustee stating that such Obligations have been paid in full.

 

Section 11.07     Reinstatement
of Collateral.

 

(a)            In
the event that on any date subsequent to a Release Event (the “Reversion Date”), any two of the three
Rating Agencies withdraw their Investment Grade rating of the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced, long-term debt
securities of the Company or downgrade such rating below Investment Grade, then the Company and the guarantors of the
Securities of each Series will be required to secure the Securities of such Series with the Collateral within 30
days after the Reversion Date and will thereafter again be subject to the Lien and security interest securing the Securities
of a Series created by the Note Security Documents, as in effect prior to the Release Event, with respect to future
events. The period of time between the Release Event and the Reversion Date is referred to in this description as the
 “Release Period.”

 

(b)            Notwithstanding
a release of Collateral from the Lien and security interest securing the Securities of a Series created by the Note Security
Documents described in Section 11.02 of this Indenture, in the event of any such reinstatement, no action taken or omitted
to be taken by the Company or any of the guarantors of the Securities of a Series relating to the Company and such guarantors’
obligations to secure the Securities of such Series with the Collateral will give rise to a Default or Event of Default with
respect to a Series of Securities, and no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to exist or have occurred as a result
of any failure by the Company or any such guarantor to secure the Series of Securities with the Collateral; provided
that all Liens incurred during the Release Period in accordance with this Indenture will be permitted to remain outstanding following
the Reversion Date.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding
that obligations to secure the Securities of a Series may be reinstated after the Reversion Date, no Default, Event of Default
or breach of any kind related to the obligations to secure the Securities of such Series with the Collateral or any limitations
in respect of the creation or incurrence of Liens that would apply other than during a Release Period will be deemed to exist,
and none of the Company or any of the guarantors of the Securities of a Series shall bear any liability for any actions taken
or events occurring during the Release Period, or any actions taken at any time pursuant to any contractual obligation arising
during any Release Period, in each case as a result of a failure to comply with such covenants during the Release Period (or, upon
termination of the Release Period or after that time based solely on any action taken or event that occurred during the Release
Period).

 

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ARTICLE 12

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 12.01     [Reserved]

 

Section 12.02     Notices.

 

Any notice or communication
by the Company or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing, in English, and delivered in Person or mailed by first
class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier, as a “.pdf” attachment to an email, or
overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

 

If to the Company:

 

NRG Energy, Inc. 

804 Carnegie Place 

Princeton, NJ 08540 

Telecopier No.: (609) 524-4501 

Attention: General Counsel

 

If to the Trustee: 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas 

Trust and Agency Services 

60 Wall Street, 24th Floor 

Mail Stop: NYC60 - 2405 

New York, New York 10005 

USA 

Attn: Corporates Team, NRG Energy, SF3842 

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

 

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

 

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

 

Any notice or communication
to a Holder will be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier
guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Failure to mail a notice or communication
to a Holder of any Series of Securities or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders
of Securities of that or any other Series.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Holders of any Series may
communicate with other Holders of that Series or any other Series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or
the Securities of that Series or all Series.

 

Section 12.04     Certificate
and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Section 12.05     Statements
Required in Certificate or Opinion.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Section 12.06     Rules by
Trustee and Agents.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Section 12.08     Governing
Law.

 

THE INTERNAL LAW OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND ANY GUARANTEES OF THE SECURITIES WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION
WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

Section 12.09     No
Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

 

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

 

Section 12.10     Successors.

 

All agreements of the
Company in this Indenture and any Securities will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind
its successors.

 

Section 12.11     Severability.

 

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

 

Section 12.12     Counterpart
Originals.

 

The parties may sign
any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted
through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all matters
and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original
signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Indenture or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments,
notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications)
(“Executed Documentation”) may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature
in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and
enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws,
rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each
party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen
by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee or an Agent acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission,
the Trustee or Agent will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its
reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not
be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due
to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or
communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee and each Agent shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation
that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The
party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume
all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee or an Agent acting on
unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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Section 12.13     Table
of Contents, Headings, etc.

 

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

 

Section 12.14     Anti-Money
Laundering Laws.

 

In order to comply
with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including,
without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the
USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (“Applicable AML Law”), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, record and
update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly,
each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation
as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with Applicable AML Law.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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

 

	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
	 	 	 
		By:	/s/
                                         Gaëtan C. Frotté

                                                                  

                                                                  

	 	 	Name: Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

 

     

     

    

 

	 	Deutsche Bank
    Trust Company Americas,
	 	as Trustee
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Bridgette Casasnovas
	 	Name: Bridgette Casasnovas 
	 	Title: Vice President
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Jacqueline Bartnick
	 	Name: Jacqueline Bartnick 
	 	Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]Exhibit
4.13

 

Execution Version

 

 

NRG ENERGY, INC.

 

AND EACH OF THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

 

1.841% SENIOR SECURED FIRST LIEN NOTES DUE
2023

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

Dated as of December 2, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

     

     

    

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

Article 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

 

	Section 1.01	 	Definitions	1
	Section 1.02	 	Other
    Definitions	23
	Section 1.03	 	[Reserved]	24
	Section 1.04	 	Rules of
    Construction	24
	Section 1.05	 	Relationship
    with Base Indenture	24

 

Article 2

THE NOTES

 

	Section 2.01	 	Establishment	25
	Section 2.02	 	Form and Dating	25
	Section 2.03	 	Execution and Authentication	26
	Section 2.04	 	Holder Lists	27
	Section 2.05	 	Transfer and Exchange	27
	Section 2.06	 	Trust Dissolution	39

 

Article 3

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01	 	Notices
    to Trustee	39
	Section 3.02	 	Selection
    of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased	40
	Section 3.03	 	Notice
    of Redemption	40
	Section 3.04	 	Effect of Notice of Redemption	41
	Section 3.05	 	Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price	41
	Section 3.06	 	Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part	42
	Section 3.07	 	Optional Redemption	42
	Section 3.08	 	Special Mandatory Redemption	43
	Section 3.09	 	Mandatory Redemption	44

 

Article 4

COVENANTS

 

	Section 4.01	 	Payment
    of Notes	44
	Section 4.02	 	Maintenance
    of Office or Agency	44
	Section 4.03	 	Reports	45
	Section 4.04	 	Compliance
    Certificate	46
	Section 4.05	 	Taxes	46
	Section 4.06	 	Stay,
    Extension and Usury Laws	46
	Section 4.07	 	Liens	46
	Section 4.08	 	Corporate
    Existence	47
	Section 4.09	 	Offer
    to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event	48
	Section 4.10	 	Additional
    Subsidiary Guarantees	50

 

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Article 5

SUCCESSORS

 

	Section 5.01	 	Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets	50
	Section 5.02	 	Successor Corporation Substituted	51

 

Article 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

	Section 6.01	 	Events of Default	52
	Section 6.02	 	Acceleration	55
	Section 6.03	 	Other Remedies	56
	Section 6.04	 	Waiver of Past Defaults	56
	Section 6.05	 	Control by Majority	56
	Section 6.06	 	Limitation on Suits	56
	Section 6.07	 	Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment	57
	Section 6.08	 	Collection Suit by Trustee	57
	Section 6.09	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claims	57
	Section 6.10	 	Priorities	58
	Section 6.11	 	Undertaking for Costs	58

 

Article 7

TRUSTEE

 

	Section 7.01	 	Compensation and Indemnity	59

 

Article 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

	Section 8.01	 	Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	60
	Section 8.02	 	Legal Defeasance and Discharge	60
	Section 8.03	 	Covenant Defeasance	61
	Section 8.04	 	Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance	61
	Section 8.05	 	Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions	62
	Section 8.06	 	Repayment to Company	63
	Section 8.07	 	Reinstatement	63

 

Article 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

	Section 9.01	 	Without Consent of Holders of Notes	64
	Section 9.02	 	With Consent of Holders of Notes	65
	Section 9.03	 	[Reserved]	67
	Section 9.04	 	Revocation and Effect of Consents	67
	Section 9.05	 	Notation on or Exchange of Notes	67
	Section 9.06	 	Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.	67

 

Article 10

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

 

	Section 10.01	 	Guarantee	67
	Section 10.02	 	Limitation on Guarantor Liability	69
	Section 10.03	 	Execution and Delivery of Subsidiary Guarantee	69
	Section 10.04	 	Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms	69
	Section 10.05	 	Releases	70

 

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Article 11

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

	Section 11.01	 	Satisfaction and Discharge	71
	Section 11.02	 	Application of Trust Money	72

 

Article 12

MISCELLANEOUS

 

	Section 12.01	 	[Reserved]	73
	Section 12.02	 	Notices	73
	Section 12.03	 	[Reserved]	74
	Section 12.04	 	No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders	74
	Section 12.05	 	Governing Law	74
	Section 12.06	 	No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements	74
	Section 12.07	 	Successors	74
	Section 12.08	 	Severability	74
	Section 12.09	 	Counterpart Originals	74
	Section 12.10	 	Multiple Roles	75
	Section 12.11	 	Table of Contents, Headings, etc.	75

 

EXHIBITS

 

	Exhibit A	FORM OF NOTE
	Exhibit B	FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
	Exhibit C	FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
	Exhibit D 	FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
	Exhibit E 	FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE—ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE,
dated as of December 2, 2020, by and among NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
the Guarantors (as defined herein) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

The Company has heretofore
executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of December 2, 2020 (the “Base Indenture”),
providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the Company’s securities.

 

The Company and the
Guarantors desire and have requested the Trustee, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture, to join with them in the
execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture in order to supplement the Base Indenture as and to the extent set forth
herein to provide for the issuance and terms of the Notes (as defined below).

 

Section 9.01 of
the Base Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee, without the consent of any holders of the Company’s Securities,
may amend or waive certain terms and covenants in the Indenture as otherwise permitted under the Base Indenture.

 

The execution and delivery
of this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by a Board Resolution of the Company and each of the Guarantors.

 

All conditions and
requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument in accordance with its terms have
been performed and fulfilled by the parties hereto and the execution and delivery thereof have been in all respects duly authorized
by the parties hereto.

 

The Company, the Guarantors
and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined
herein) of the 1.841% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”).

 

Pursuant to the terms
of the Base Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, the Company and the Guarantors have duly authorized the creation, issuance
and sale on one or more occasions to Alexander Funding Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), pursuant
to the Facility Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2020, among the Company, the Trust, the Guarantors and the Trustee (the
 “Facility Agreement”) of the Notes, not to exceed the Maximum Amount at any one time outstanding:

 

Article 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01     Definitions.

 

For all purposes of
this Supplemental Indenture, the following terms will have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.01.

 

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

 

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“Acquisition”
means the acquisition by the Company of Direct Energy, the North American energy supply, services and trading business of Centrica
plc, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and pursuant to the related agreements, in each case, as may be amended.

 

“Additional
Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company for borrowed money (excluding Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement)
under any debt securities or term loans broadly syndicated to institutional investors in a principal amount in excess of $300.0
million.

 

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

 

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

 

“Aggregate
Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and
the Guarantors secured by Liens on any property or assets of the Company or any of the Guarantors (other than Permitted Post-Release
Liens) in the amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared at such time on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP; provided that (i) Aggregate Secured Debt will include only the amount of payments that the Company or any of
the Guarantors is required to make, on the date Aggregate Secured Debt is being determined, as a result of any early termination
or similar event on such date of determination and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, Aggregate Secured Debt will not include
the undrawn amount of any outstanding letters of credit.

 

“Applicable
Laws” means, as to any Person, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance or treaty, or any determination, ruling or other
directive by or from a court, arbitrator or other governmental authority, including the Electric Reliability Council of Texas,
or any other entity succeeding thereto, in each case applicable to or binding on such Person or any of its property or assets or
to which such Person or any of its property or assets is subject.

 

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

 

“Automatic
Exercise Event” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

“Available
Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

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

 

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“Base Indenture”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Supplemental Indenture, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

“Beneficial
Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. The terms
 “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.

 

“Board of
Directors” means:

 

(1)            with
respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of
such board;

 

(2)            with
respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership;

 

(3)            with
respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof;
and

 

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

 

“Board Resolution”
means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been adopted by the Board
of Directors or pursuant to authorization by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate
and delivered to the Trustee.

 

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

 

“Capital Lease
Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease
that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof
shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such
lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

 

“Capital Stock”
means:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(4)            any
other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions
of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether
or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

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“Cash Settlement
Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

“Certificate”
has the meaning set forth in the Trust Declaration.

 

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

 

(1)            the
direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a
series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any
employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent
or other fiduciary or administrator of such plan); or

 

(2)            the
consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person”
(as defined above), other than a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the
same proportion as their ownership of stock of the Company prior to such transaction, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares.

 

“Change of
Control Offer Expiration Date” means the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

“Change of
Control Offer Issuance Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

“Change of
Control Triggering Event” means (i) a Change of Control has occurred and (ii) the Notes are downgraded by both
Rating Agencies on any date during the 60-day period commencing after the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a Change of Control
and (b) public disclosure by the Company of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the Company’s intention to effect
a Change of Control; provided, however, that a particular reduction in rating will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of
a particular Change of Control (and thus will not constitute a Change of Control Triggering Event) if the Rating Agencies making
the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee
in writing at the Company’s or the Trustee’s request that such downgrade was the result of the applicable Change of
Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of such downgrade); provided further that no
Change of Control Triggering Event shall occur if following such downgrade, (x) the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both
Rating Agencies or (y) the ratings of the Notes by both Rating Agencies are equal to or better than their respective ratings
on the Issue Date.

 

“Clearstream”
means Clearstream Banking, S.A.

 

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“Collateral
Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016,
among the Company, each Subsidiary of the Company party thereto, the Collateral Trustee, Citicorp North America, as collateral
agent, and the other parties thereto from time to time, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived, modified, renewed
or replaced from time to time.

 

“Collateral
Enforcement Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

“Collateral
Trust Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Collateral Trust Agreement dated as of July 1, 2011 among
the Company, the other Grantors, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as the Priority Collateral Trustee and Second Lien Collateral
Trustee, and the other persons party thereto (as amended, including pursuant to the amendments dated as of February 6, 2013,
June 4, 2013 and August 20, 2020, and the Collateral Trust Joinder, dated as of November 20, 2020, and as further
amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived, modified, renewed or replaced from time to time).

 

“Collateral
Trustee” means each of the Priority Collateral Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Trustee, or both, as the context
may require.

 

“Commodity
Hedging Agreements” means certain specified commodity hedging agreements identified in the Credit Agreement and any
other agreement (including each confirmation or transaction entered into or consummated pursuant to any Master Agreement)
providing for swaps, caps, collars, puts, calls, floors, futures, options, spots, forwards, any physical or financial
commodity contracts or agreements, power purchase, sale or exchange agreements, fuel purchase, sale, exchange or tolling
agreements, emissions and other environmental credit purchase or sales agreements, power transmission agreements, fuel
transportation agreements, fuel storage agreements, netting agreements, commercial or trading agreements, capacity agreements
or weather derivatives agreements, each with respect to, or involving the purchase, exchange (including an option to purchase
or exchange), transmission, distribution, sale, lease, transportation, storage, processing or hedge of (whether physical,
financial, or a combination thereof), any Covered Commodity, service or risk, price or price indices for any such Covered
Commodities, services or risks or any other similar agreements, any renewable energy credits, emission, carbon and other
environmental credits and any other credits, assets or attributes, howsoever entitled or designated, including related to any
 “cap and trade”, renewable portfolio standard or similar program with an economic value, and any other similar
agreements, in each case, entered into by the Company or any other Grantor.

 

“Commodity
Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under a Commodity Hedging
Agreement.

 

“Company”
means NRG Energy, Inc., and any and all successors thereto.

 

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“Consolidated
Cash Flow” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for
such period plus, without duplication:

 

(1)            an
amount equal to any extraordinary loss (including any loss on the extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness or any net loss
on the disposition of assets), to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(2)            provision
for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for
taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(3)            the
Fixed Charges of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing
such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(4)            any
expenses or charges related to any equity offering, investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or Indebtedness permitted
to be incurred by this Indenture including a refinancing thereof (whether or not successful), including such fees, expenses or
charges related to the offering of the Notes and the Credit Agreement, and deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(5)            any
professional and underwriting fees related to any equity offering, investment, acquisition, recapitalization or Indebtedness permitted
to be incurred under this Indenture and, in each case, deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(6)            the
amount of any minority interest expense deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income (less the amount of any cash dividends
paid to the holders of such minority interests); plus

 

(7)            any
non-cash gain or loss attributable to mark-to-market adjustments in connection with Hedging Obligations; plus

 

(8)            without
duplication, any writeoffs, writedowns or other non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, excluding any
such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period; plus

 

(9)            all
items classified as extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring non-cash losses or charges (including, without limitation, severance,
relocation and other restructuring costs), and related tax effects according to GAAP to the extent such non-cash charges or losses
were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(10)           depreciation,
depletion, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid
in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents
an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior
period) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, depletion, amortization and other
non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus

 

(11)            non-cash
items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business;
in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, any increase in amortization
or depreciation or other non-cash charges resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any acquisition
that is consummated after the Issue Date); minus

 

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(12)          interest
income for such period.

 

“Consolidated
Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person
and its Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:

 

(1)            the
Net Income of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included
only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions (including pursuant to other intercompany payments but excluding
concurrent cash distributions) paid in cash to the specified Person or a Subsidiary of the Person;

 

(2)            the
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;

 

(3)            any
net after-tax non-recurring or unusual gains, losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or other charges or
revenue or expenses (including, without limitation, relating to severance, relocation and one-time compensation
charges) shall be excluded;

 

(4)            any
non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or
other rights to officers, directors or employees shall be excluded, whether under FASB 123R or otherwise;

 

(5)            any
net after-tax income (loss) from disposed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed
or discontinued operations shall be excluded;

 

(6)            any
gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions shall be excluded; and

 

(7)            any
impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to Financial Accounting Statement No. 142 and No. 144 or any successor
pronouncement shall be excluded.

 

“Consolidated
Net Tangible Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, less the sum of goodwill
and other intangible assets, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent
balance sheet of the Company.

 

“continuing”
means, with respect to any Default or Event of Default, that such Default or Event of Default has not been cured or waived.

 

“Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee” means (i) for purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Note, Deutsche Bank
Trust Company Americas, c/o DB Services Americas, Inc., 5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attn: Transfer
Department and (ii) for all other purposes, at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02 or such other
address as to which the Trustee may give written notice to the Company.

 

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“Covered Commodity”
means any energy, electricity, generation capacity, power, heat rate, congestion, natural gas, nuclear fuel (including enrichment
and conversion), diesel fuel, fuel oil, other petroleum-based liquids, coal, lignite, weather, emissions and other environmental
credits, assets or attributes, waste by-products, renewable energy credit, or other energy related commodity or service (including
ancillary services and related risks (such as location basis or other commercial risks)).

 

“Credit Agreement”
means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among the Company, the lenders party thereto,
Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and various other parties acting as joint bookrunner,
joint lead arranger or in various agency capacities, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced
or refinanced from time to time.

 

“Credit Facilities”
means (i) one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement) or commercial paper facilities,
in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or other counterparties providing for revolving credit loans, term loans,
credit-linked deposits (or similar deposits), receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders
or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (ii) debt
securities sold to institutional investors and/or (iii) Hedging Obligations with any counterparties, in each case, as amended,
restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional
investors) in whole or in part from time to time.

 

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

 

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

 

“Definitive
Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.05
hereof. Definitive Notes will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear
the Global Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

 

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

 

“Derivative
Instrument” with respect to a Person, means any contract, instrument or other right to receive payment or delivery of
cash or other assets to which such Person or any Affiliate of such Person that is acting in concert with such Person in connection
with such Person’s investment in the Notes (other than a Screened Affiliate) is a party (whether or not requiring further
performance by such Person), the value and/or cash flows of which (or any material portion thereof) are materially affected by
the value and/or performance of the Notes and/or the creditworthiness of the Company (the “Performance References”).

 

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“Environmental
CapEx Debt” means Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred for the purpose of financing capital
expenditures to the extent deemed reasonably necessary, as determined by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable,
in good faith and pursuant to prudent judgment, to comply with applicable Environmental Laws.

 

“Environmental
Laws” means all former, current and future federal, state, local and foreign laws (including common law), treaties, regulations,
rules, ordinances and codes, and legally binding decrees, judgments, directives and orders (including consent orders), in each
case, relating to protection of the environment, natural resources, occupational health and safety or the presence, release of,
or exposure to, hazardous materials, substances or wastes, or the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, recycling or handling of, or the arrangement for such activities with respect to,
hazardous materials, substances or wastes.

 

“Equity Interests”
means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is
convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

 

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

 

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

 

“Existing
Liens” means Liens on the property or assets of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries existing on the date of this
Supplemental Indenture securing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Liens incurred pursuant to clause
(1) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”).

 

“Facility
Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in preamble to this Supplemental Indenture.

 

“Fitch”
means Fitch Ratings Inc. or any successor entity.

 

“Fixed Charges”
means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(1)            the
consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without
limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component
of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, and net
of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus

 

(2)            the
consolidated interest of such Person and its Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus

 

(3)            any
interest accruing on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries or secured by
a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus

 

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(4)            the
product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of
such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable in Equity Interests of the Company
or to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the
denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such
Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP; minus

 

(5)            interest
income for such period.

 

“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession,
which are in effect from time to time; provided that any lease that would not be considered a capital lease pursuant to
GAAP prior to the effectiveness of Accounting Standards Codification 842 (whether or not such lease was in effect on such date)
shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes under the Indenture and shall not be deemed to constitute a capitalized
lease or Indebtedness hereunder.

 

“Global Legend”
means the legend set forth in Section 2.05(f)(2) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued
under this Supplemental Indenture.

 

“Global Notes”
means, individually and collectively, each Restricted Global Note and each Unrestricted Global Note deposited with or on behalf
of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that bears the Global Legend and that has the “Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security” attached thereto, issued in accordance with Sections 2.01, 2.02,
2.05(b)(3), 2.05(b)(4), 2.05(d)(2) or 2.05(f) hereof.

 

“Government
Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America (including any agency
or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which obligations or guarantees the full faith and credit of the United States of
America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

 

“Guarantee”
means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct
or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement
agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or
by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement
conditions or otherwise); provided that standard contractual indemnities which do not relate to Indebtedness shall not be
considered a Guarantee.

 

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“Guarantors”
means each of:

 

(1)            the
Company’s Subsidiaries that Guarantee the Notes on the date of this Supplemental Indenture, until such time as they are released
pursuant to Section 10.05 of this Supplemental Indenture; and

 

(2)            any
other Subsidiary that executes a Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture, and
their respective successors and assigns.

 

“Hedging Obligations”
means, with respect to any specified Person,

 

(1)            all
Interest Rate/Currency Hedging Obligations,

 

(2)            all
Commodity Hedging Obligations,

 

(3)            the
Obligations and other obligations under any and all other rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions,
forward transactions, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options, cap transactions,
floor transactions, collar transactions or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including
any options to enter into the foregoing), whether or not such transaction is governed by or subject to any Master Agreement, and

 

(4)            the
Obligations and other obligations under any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject
to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. (or any successor thereof), any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement
(any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations
or liabilities under any Master Agreement, in each case under clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), entered into by such Person.

 

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

 

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

 

“Indebtedness”
means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables, except
as provided in clause (5) below, and surety bonds), whether or not contingent:

 

(1)            in
respect of borrowed money;

 

(2)            evidenced
by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

 

(3)            in
respect of banker’s acceptances;

 

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(4)            representing
Capital Lease Obligations in respect of sale and leaseback transactions;

 

(5)            representing
the balance of deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property or services with a scheduled due date more than six months after
such property is acquired or such services are completed; or

 

(6)            representing
the net amount owing under any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit
and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

In addition, the term
 “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether
or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified
Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness shall be deemed not to exceed
the lesser of the amount secured by such Lien and the value of the Person’s property securing such Lien.

 

“Indenture”
means the Base Indenture, as amended or supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, governing the Notes, in each case, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its respective terms.

 

“Indirect
Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

 

“Initial Purchasers”
means Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., BMO
Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman
Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities
Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Truist Securities, Inc., Natixis Securities
Americas LLC and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

 

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

 

“Interest
Rate/Currency Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to the Company and the other Grantors, the Obligations and
any other obligations under (i) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to
fixed), interest rate cap agreements, interest rate collar agreements, interest rate floor transactions or any other similar
transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into the foregoing), whether or not
such transaction is governed by or subject to any Master Agreement, (ii) any other agreements or arrangements designed
to manage interest rates or interest rate risk and (iii) any agreements or arrangements designed to protect the Company
or any other Grantor against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, including currency swap transactions, cross-currency
rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, forward foreign exchange transactions or any other similar
transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into the foregoing), whether or not
such transaction is governed by or subject to any Master Agreement, in each case under clauses (i), (ii) and (iii),
entered into by the Company or any other Grantor and not for speculative purposes.

 

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“Investment
Grade” means a rating of (i) Baa3 or better by Moody’s, (ii) BBB- or better by S&P, (iii) BBB-
or better by Fitch, (iv) the equivalent of such rating by such organization, or (v) if another Rating Agency has been
selected by the Company, the equivalent of such rating by such other Rating Agency.

 

“Investment
Grade Event” means, with respect to Notes, (i) the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced, long-term debt securities
of the Company are rated Investment Grade by any two of the three Rating Agencies; (ii) the Notes are rated Investment Grade
by any two of the three Rating Agencies after giving effect to the proposed release of all of the Collateral securing the Notes;
(iii) all Liens securing Obligations under the Credit Agreement shall be released substantially concurrently and (iv) no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Notes.

 

“Issuance
Right” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

“Issue Date”
means December 2, 2020.

 

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

 

“Lien”
means, with respect to any asset:

 

(1)            any
mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, restriction, collateral
assignment, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset;

 

(2)            the
interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; and

 

(3)            in
the case of Equity Interests or debt securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such
Equity Interests or debt securities.

 

“Long Derivative
Instrument” means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery
obligations under which generally decrease, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which
generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with negative changes to the Performance
References.

 

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“Mandatory
Exercise” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

“Mandatory
Exercise Event” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

“Master Agreement”
has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of “Hedging Obligations.”

 

“Maximum Amount”
means, at any time, in respect of the Notes, $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes less the aggregate principal amount
of Notes, if any, that the Company has previously redeemed or as to which the Company has paid the Cash Settlement Amount.

 

“Moody’s”
means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor entity.

 

“Pledge Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

“Nationally
Recognized Statistical Organization” means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning
of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act.

 

“Necessary
CapEx Debt” means Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred for the purpose of financing capital
expenditures (other than capital expenditures financed by Environmental CapEx Debt) that are required by Applicable Law or are
undertaken for health and safety reasons. The term “Necessary CapEx Debt” does not include any Indebtedness incurred
for the purpose of financing capital expenditures undertaken primarily to increase the efficiency of, expand or re-power any power
generation facility.

 

“Net Income”
means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before
any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends or accretion, excluding, however:

 

(1)            any
gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such gain or loss, realized in connection with the disposition of
any securities by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries; and

 

(2)            any
extraordinary gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain or loss.

 

“Net Short”
means, with respect to a Holder or Beneficial Owner, as of a date of determination, either (i) the value of its Short Derivative
Instruments exceeds the sum of (x) the value of its Notes plus (y) the value of its Long Derivative Instruments as of
such date of determination or (ii) it is reasonably expected that such would have been the case were a Failure to Pay or Bankruptcy
Credit Event (each as defined in the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions) to have occurred with respect to the Company or
any Guarantor immediately prior to such date of determination.

 

“Non-Recourse
Debt” means Indebtedness as to which neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors is liable as a guarantor or otherwise.

 

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“Note Security
Documents” means the Collateral Agreement (including any joinder thereto) and any mortgages, security agreements, pledge
agreements or other instruments evidencing or creating Liens on the assets of the Company and the Guarantors to secure the obligations
under the Notes and the Indenture, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived, modified, renewed or replaced from time
to time.

 

“Non-U.S.
Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

 

“Notes”
has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Supplemental Indenture.

 

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

 

“Offering
Memorandum” means the Offering Memorandum, dated November 17, 2020, related to the issuance and sale of the Notes.

 

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

 

“Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by one of its Officers and that meets the requirements
of Section 12.05 of the Base Indenture.

 

“Opinion of
Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel that meets the requirements of Section 11.05 of the Base Indenture,
subject to customary qualifications and exclusions. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary
of the Company or the Trustee.

 

“Original
Issue Discount Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.05(f)(3) hereof to be placed on all Notes
issued under this Indenture, if applicable.

 

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

 

“P-Caps”
means the pre-capitalized trust securities to be issued by the Trust in the form of the Certificates evidencing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust in accordance with the terms of this Declaration and designated as the “Pre-Capitalized
Trust Securities Redeemable November 15, 2023”.

 

“Performance
References” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of “Derivative Instrument.”

 

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“Permitted
Liens” means:

 

(1)            Liens
securing Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under one or more Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount, measured
as of the date of creation of any such Lien and the date of incurrence of any such Indebtedness, not exceeding the greatest of
(a) 30% of Total Assets, (b) $10.0 billion and (c) such amount as would not cause the Secured Leverage Ratio to
exceed 3.5 to 1.0;

 

(2)            Existing
Liens and, following the occurrence of a Reversion Date, any Liens incurred during the Release Period ending on such Reversion
Date;

 

(3)            Liens
securing Indebtedness of any Person that (a) is acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof,
(b) is merged or amalgamated with or into the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof or (c) becomes
consolidated in the financial statements of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof in accordance with GAAP;
provided, however, that in each case contemplated by this clause (3), such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation
of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and is only secured by Liens on the Equity Interests and assets of,
the Person (and Subsidiaries of the Person) acquired by, or merged or amalgamated with or into, or consolidated in the financial
statements of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(4)            Liens
securing Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor incurred to finance (whether prior to or within 365 days after) the acquisition,
construction or improvement of assets (whether through the direct purchase of assets or through the purchase of the Equity Interests
of any Person owning such assets or through an acquisition of any such Person by merger); provided, however, that such Indebtedness
is only secured by Liens on the Equity Interests and assets acquired, constructed or improved in such financing (and related contracts,
intangibles, and other assets that are incidental thereto or arise therefrom (including accessions thereto and replacements or
proceeds thereof));

 

(5)            Liens
in favor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(6)            Liens
securing Hedging Obligations; provided that such agreements were not entered into for speculative purposes (as determined
by the Company in its reasonable discretion acting in good faith);

 

(7)            Liens
relating to current or future escrow arrangements securing Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor;

 

(8)            Liens
to secure Environmental CapEx Debt or Necessary CapEx Debt that encumber only the assets purchased, installed or otherwise acquired
with the proceeds of such Environmental CapEx Debt or Necessary CapEx Debt;

 

(9)            Liens
encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the
Company or any Guarantor, including rights of offset and set-off;

 

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(10)            Liens
arising in relation to any securitization or other structured finance transaction where (a) the primary source of payment
of any obligations of the issuer is linked or otherwise related to cash flow from particular property or assets (or where payment
of such obligations is otherwise supported by such property or assets) and (b) recourse to the issuer in respect of such
obligations is conditional on cash flow from such property or assets;

 

(11)            Refinancing
Liens;

 

(12)            Liens
on the stock or assets of Project Subsidiaries securing Project Debt or tax equity financing of one or more Project Subsidiaries;

 

(13)            Liens
securing the Notes and the related Note Guarantees; and

 

(14)            other
Liens, in addition to those permitted in clauses (1) through (13) above, securing Indebtedness having an aggregate principal
amount, measured as of the date of creation of any such Lien and the date of incurrence of any such Indebtedness, not to exceed
the greater of (i) 3.0% of Total Assets and (ii) $750.0 million.

 

Liens securing Indebtedness
under the Credit Agreement existing on the date of this Supplemental Indenture will be deemed to have been incurred on such date
in reliance on the exception provided by clause (1) above. For purposes of determining compliance with this “Liens”
covenant, in the event that a Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in clauses (1) through
(14) above, the Company (a) will be permitted, in its sole discretion, to (i) classify such Lien on the date of incurrence
and may later reclassify such Lien in any manner (based on the circumstances existing at the time of any such reclassification)
and (ii) divide and redivide the amount of such Lien arising among more than one of such clauses and (b) will only be
required to include such Lien in one of any such clauses.

 

“Permitted
Post-Release Liens” means:

 

(1)            Liens
securing Obligations in respect of Notes outstanding on the effective date of the Release Event;

 

(2)            Liens
in effect as of the effective date of the Release Event (other than Permitted Liens incurred pursuant to clause (1) or (14)
of the definition thereof);

 

(3)            Liens
securing Indebtedness of any Person that (a) is acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof,
(b) is merged or amalgamated with or into the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof or (c) becomes
consolidated in the financial statements of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof in accordance with GAAP;
provided, however, that in each case contemplated by this clause (3), such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation
of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and is only secured by Liens on the Equity Interests and assets of,
the Person (and Subsidiaries of the Person) acquired by, or merged or amalgamated with or into, or consolidated in the financial
statements of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

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(4)            Liens
securing Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor incurred to finance (whether prior to or within 24 months after) the acquisition,
construction or improvement of assets (whether through the direct purchase of assets or through the purchase of the Equity Interests
of any Person owning such assets or through an acquisition of any such Person by merger); provided, however, that such Indebtedness
is only secured by Liens on the Equity Interests and assets acquired, constructed or improved in such financing (and related contracts,
intangibles, and other assets that are incidental thereto or arise therefrom (including accessions thereto and replacements or
proceeds thereof));

 

(5)            Liens
in favor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(6)            Liens
securing Hedging Obligations; provided that such agreements were not entered into for speculative purposes (as determined
by the Company in its reasonable discretion acting in good faith);

 

(7)            Liens
relating to current or future escrow arrangements securing Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor;

 

(8)            Liens
to secure Environmental CapEx Debt or Necessary CapEx Debt that encumber only the assets purchased, installed or otherwise acquired
with the proceeds of such Environmental CapEx Debt or Necessary CapEx Debt;

 

(9)            Liens
encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the
Company or any Guarantor, including rights of offset and set-off;

 

(10)            Liens
arising in relation to any securitization or other structured finance transaction where (a) the primary source of payment
of any obligations of the issuer is linked or otherwise related to cash flow from particular property or assets (or where payment
of such obligations is otherwise supported by such property or assets) and (b) recourse to the issuer in respect of such obligations
is conditional on cash flow from such property or assets;

 

(11)            Refinancing
Liens; and

 

(12)            Liens
on the stock or assets of Project Subsidiaries securing Project Debt or tax equity financing of one or more Project Subsidiaries.

 

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

 

“Principal
Property” means any building, structure or other facility, and all related property, plant or equipment or other long-term
assets used or useful in the ownership, development, construction or operation of such building, structure or other facility owned
or leased by the Company or any Guarantor and having a net book value in excess of 2.0% of Total Assets, except any such building,
structure or other facility (or related property, plant or equipment) that in the reasonable opinion of the Company is not of material
importance to the business conducted by the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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“Priority
Collateral Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, acting as priority collateral trustee under the Collateral
Trust Agreement, or its successors appointed in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

“Private Placement
Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.05(f)(1) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under
this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

 

“Pro Forma
Cost Savings” means, without duplication, with respect to any period, reductions in costs and related adjustments that
have been actually realized or are projected by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in good faith to result from reasonably
identifiable and factually supportable actions or events, but only if such reductions in costs and related adjustments are so projected
by the Company to be realized during the consecutive four-quarter period commencing after the transaction giving rise to such calculation.

 

“Project Debt”
means Indebtedness of one or more Project Subsidiaries incurred for the purpose of holding, constructing or acquiring power generation
facilities or related or ancillary assets or properties; provided that the Company is not liable with respect to such Indebtedness
except to the extent of a non-recourse pledge of equity interests in one or more Project Subsidiaries.

 

“Project Subsidiary”
means any Subsidiary of the Company held for the purpose of holding, constructing or acquiring power generation facilities or related
or ancillary assets or properties and any Subsidiary of the Company whose assets consist primarily of equity interests in one or
more other Project Subsidiaries; provided that a Subsidiary will cease to be a Project Subsidiary if it Guarantees any Indebtedness
of the Company other than obligations of the Company related to Project Debt of one or more Project Subsidiaries.

 

“Purchase Agreement” means
that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2020, among the Company, Centrica plc, a public limited company organized
under the laws of England and Wales, and certain other parties party thereto, as may be amended.

 

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

 

“Rating Agency”
means (i) each of Moody’s, S&P and, solely for purposes of the collateral release provisions, Fitch and (ii) if
any of Moody’s, S&P or, if applicable, Fitch, ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly
available, a Nationally Recognized Statistical Organization selected by the Company which shall be substituted for Moody’s,
S&P or Fitch, as the case may be.

 

“Refinancing
Liens” means Liens granted in connection with amending, extending, modifying, renewing, replacing, refunding or refinancing
in whole or in part any Indebtedness secured by Liens described in the definitions of “Permitted Liens” and “Permitted
Post-Release Liens”; provided that Refinancing Liens do not (a) extend to property or assets other than property
or assets of the type that were subject to the original Lien or (b) secure Indebtedness having a principal amount in excess
of the amount of Indebtedness being extended, renewed, replaced or refinanced, plus the amount of any fees and expenses (including
premiums) related to any such extension, renewal, replacement or refinancing.

 

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

 

“Regulation
S Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Legend
and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee,
issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation
S.

 

“Repurchase
Right” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“S&P”
means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., or any successor entity.

 

“Screened
Affiliate” means any Affiliate of a Holder of the Notes (i) that makes investment decisions independently from such
Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate, (ii) that has in place customary information
screens between it and such Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate and such screens prohibit
the sharing of information with respect to the Company or their Subsidiaries, (iii) whose investment policies are not directed
by such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment
in the Notes, and (iv) whose investment decisions are not influenced by the investment decisions of such Holder or any other
Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment in the Notes.

 

“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Second Lien
Collateral Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, acting as parity collateral trustee under the Collateral
Trust

Agreement, or its successors appointed in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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“Secured
Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination (for purposes of this definition, the “Calculation Date”),
the ratio of (a) the Total Secured Debt as of such date to (b) the Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company for the four
most recent full fiscal quarters ending immediately prior to such date for which financial statements are publicly available.
For purposes of making the computation referred to above:

 

(1)            investments
and acquisitions that have been made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or
any Person or any of its Subsidiaries acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and including any related financing transactions
and including increases in ownership of Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference
period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities
Act, but including all Pro Forma Cost Savings) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;

 

(2)            the
Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses
(and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;

 

(3)            any
Person that is a Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter
period; and

 

(4)            any
Person that is not a Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter
period.

 

“Securities”
means all debentures, notes and other debt instruments of the Company of any Series authenticated and delivered under the
Base Indenture, including all Notes.

 

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

 

“Series”
or “Series of Securities” means each series of Securities created pursuant to Section 2.01 of the
Base Indenture (for the avoidance of doubt, the Notes constitute a Series of Securities).

 

“Short Derivative
Instrument” means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery
obligations under which generally increase, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which
generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with negative changes to the Performance
References.

 

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

 

“Stated Maturity”
means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of
interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the first date it was incurred
in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, and will 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.

 

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“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

(1)            any
corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled
(without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement
that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association
or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other
Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

 

(2)            any
partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person
or (b) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

 

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

 

“Supplemental
Indenture” means this Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company, the Guarantors and
the Trustee, governing the Notes, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Base
Indenture and the terms hereof.

 

“Total Assets”
means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,
as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company.

 

“Total Secured
Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors
outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on any property or assets of the Company or any of the Guarantors (including
Capital Stock of Subsidiaries of the Company or Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the Company) in the amount that would be reflected
on a balance sheet prepared at such time on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that (i) Total Secured
Debt will include only the amount of payments that the Company or any of the Guarantors is required to make, on the date Total
Secured Debt is being determined, as a result of any early termination or similar event on such date of determination and (ii) for
the avoidance of doubt, Total Secured Debt will not include the undrawn amount of any outstanding letters of credit.

 

“Treasury
Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities
with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has
become publicly available at least two business days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer
published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to November 15,
2023; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to November 15, 2023 is less than one year,
the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will
be used.

 

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“Trust”
has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Supplemental Indenture.

 

“Trust Declaration”
means the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as of December 2, 2020, among the Company, in its individual capacity
and as depositor, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Delaware, a Delaware corporation, as Delaware trustee.

 

“Unrestricted
Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

“Unrestricted
Global Note” means a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

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

 

“Voluntary
Exercise” has the meaning set forth in the Facility Agreement.

 

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

 

Section 1.02     Other
Definitions.

 

For purposes of the
Notes, the following terms will have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.02.

 

	Term	Defined in Section
	“Authentication Order” 	2.03
	“Acquisition Triggering Event”	3.08
	“Change of Control Offer”	4.09(a)
	“Change of Control Payment”	4.09(a)
	“Change of Control Payment Date”	4.09(a)(2)
	“Covenant Defeasance”	8.03
	“Default Direction”	6.01(b)
	“Directing Holder”	6.01(b)
	“DTC”	2.05
	“Electronic Signature”	12.09
	“Event of Default”	6.01(a)
	“Initial Note Certificate”	2.01
	“Legal Defeasance”	8.02
	“Noteholder Direction”	6.01(b)
	“Outside Date”	3.08
	“Owner Trustee”	12.10
	“par call date”	3.07
	“Payment Default”	6.01(a)(4)(A)
	“Position Representation”	6.01(b)
	“Special Mandatory Redemption”	3.08
	“Special Mandatory Redemption Notice Date”	3.08
	“Special Mandatory Redemption Price”	3.08
	“Verification Covenant”	6.01(b)

 

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Section 1.03     [Reserved].

 

Section 1.04     Rules of
Construction.

 

Unless the context
otherwise requires:

 

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

 

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

 

(3)            “or”
is not exclusive;

 

(4)            “including”
is not limiting;

 

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

 

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

 

(7)            provisions
apply to successive events and transactions;

 

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

 

(9)            references
to sections of the Indenture refer to sections of this Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 1.05     Relationship
with Base Indenture.

 

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

 

The Trustee
accepts the amendment of the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trust created
by the Base Indenture as hereby amended, but only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the
terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee in the performance of the
trust created by the Base Indenture, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be
responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein, all of which
recitals or statements are made solely by the Company and the Guarantors, or for or with respect to (1) the validity or
sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or any of the terms or provisions hereof, (2) the proper authorization hereof
by the Company and the Guarantors, (3) the due execution hereof by the Company and the Guarantors or (4) the
consequences (direct or indirect and whether deliberate or inadvertent) of any amendment herein provided for, and the Trustee
makes no representation with respect to any such matters; and for the avoidance of doubt, the terms, provisions and covenants
of Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 of the Base Indenture are superseded in their entirety with respect to the Notes by this
Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Article 2

THE NOTES

 

Section 2.01     Establishment.

 

On the date of entry
into the Facility Agreement, the Company will issue to the Trust a Note in definitive form with an initial principal amount of
$0 (the “Initial Note Certificate”). Any delivery of Notes by the Company to the Trust as contemplated by the
Facility Agreement upon any exercise of the Issuance Right (including any Voluntary Exercise, Automatic Exercise or Mandatory Exercise)
will be effected by increasing the principal amount of the Initial Note Certificate and recording such increase in the Schedule
of Increases and Decreases attached to the Initial Note Certificate and the Security Register. Any redemption of the Notes held
by the Trust and any delivery of the Notes by the Trust to the Company upon the Company’s exercise of the Repurchase Right
or pursuant to the Company’s rights to redeem the Notes as described below under Section 3.07 will be effected
by decreasing the principal amount of the Initial Note Certificate and recording such decrease in the Schedule of Increases and
Decreases attached to the Initial Note Certificate and the Security Register.

 

The Company may exercise
the Issuance Right under the Facility Agreement to sell Notes to the Trust at its discretion at any time up to the Available Amount
of the Notes. The Company must exercise the Issuance Right under the Facility Agreement to sell to the Trust the entire Available
Amount of the Notes (in respect of a Mandatory Exercise Event occurring under clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (8) of
the definition of “Mandatory Exercise Event” in the Facility Agreement), the Collateral Enforcement Amount of
the Notes (in respect of a Mandatory Exercise Event occurring under clause (6) of the definition of “Mandatory Exercise
Event” in the Facility Agreement) or the Change of Control Offer Issuance Amount (in respect of a Mandatory Exercise
Event occurring under clause (7) of the definition of “Mandatory Exercise Event” in the Facility Agreement).
The Issuance Right under the Facility Agreement to sell to the Trust the Available Amount of Notes is automatically exercised in
full upon the occurrence of an Automatic Exercise Event in accordance with the Facility Agreement.

 

Section 2.02     Form and
Dating.

 

(a)            The
Notes. The Notes (other than the Initial Certificate) shall be issued in registered global form without interest coupons. The
Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes
may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The Company shall furnish any such
notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes
shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.

 

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

 

(b)            Global
Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the
Global Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued
in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Legend thereon
and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent
such of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount
of outstanding Notes from time to time as reflected in the records of the Trustee and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.
The Trustee’s records shall be noted to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount
of outstanding Notes represented thereby, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.05
hereof.

 

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

 

Section 2.03     Execution
and Authentication.

 

One Officer must sign
the Notes for the Company by manual signature, Electronic Signature (as defined below) or facsimile signature.

 

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

 

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

 

The Trustee shall,
upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by at least one Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate
Notes for original issue under this Supplemental Indenture. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may
not exceed the Maximum Amount, except as provided in Section 2.07 of the Base Indenture.

 

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

 

Section 2.04     Holder
Lists.

 

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

 

Section 2.05     Transfer
and Exchange.

 

In the event that the
Company or any of its Affiliates requests that the trustee of the Trust exchange P-Caps for Notes pursuant to Section 5.4(e) of
the Trust Declaration, the Trustee shall register the transfer of such Notes to the Company or any of its Affiliates or, if requested
by the Company or any of its Affiliates, cancel such Notes in accordance with Section 2.11 of the Base Indenture. The Company
shall provide the Trustee with a copy of any request by the Company or any of its Affiliates under Section 5.4(e) of
the Trust Declaration promptly after such a request is made, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate that the exchange complies
with the Trust Declaration and is permitted hereunder.

 

In the event the Notes
are distributed to the holders of the P-Caps upon the termination of the Trust, such Notes will be exchangeable for other Notes,
in any authorized denominations, for the same aggregate principal amount and having the same terms.

 

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

 

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

 

(2)            the
Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes
and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee; or

 

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

 

Upon the occurrence
of any of the preceding events in (1), (2) or (3) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names and in any approved
denominations as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part,
as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 of the Base Indenture. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu
of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.05 or Sections 2.07 or 2.10 of the Base Indenture,
shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another
Note other than as provided in this Section 2.05(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred
and exchanged as provided in Section 2.05(b), (c) or (f) hereof.

 

(b)            Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes
shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture and the Applicable Procedures.
Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below,
as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

 

(1)            Transfer
of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons
who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer
restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred
to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or
instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.05(b)(1).

 

(2)            All
Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial
interests that are not subject to Section 2.05(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver
to the Registrar either:

 

(A)            both:

 

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

 

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

 

(B)            both:

 

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

 

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(ii)            instructions
given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be
registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above.

 

(3)            Transfer
of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies
with the requirements of Section 2.05(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)            if
the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver
a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

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

 

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

 

(4)            Transfer
and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A
beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global
Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.05(b)(2) above and the Registrar
receives the following:

 

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

 

(B)            if
the Holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person
who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such
case of this Section 2.05(b)(4), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an
Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend
are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

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If any such transfer
is effected pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(4) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued,
the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof, the Trustee
shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount
of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(4).

 

Beneficial interests
in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note.

 

(c)            Transfer
or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes for Definitive Notes. Transfers or exchanges of beneficial interests
in Global Notes for Definitive Notes shall in each case be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions
set forth in Section 2.05(b)(2) hereof, and to the requirements set forth below in this Section 2.05(c).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(G)            if
such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item
(3)(c) thereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be
reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.05(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.
Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) shall
be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial
interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.
The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive
Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(1) shall
bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

and, in each such case set forth
in this Section 2.05(c)(2), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of
Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities
Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order
to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

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(3)            Beneficial
Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any Holder of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial
interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 2.05(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the
applicable Unrestricted Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.05(h) hereof, and the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive
Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(3) shall
be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the Holder of such beneficial
interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect
Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any
Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(3) will not
bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

(d)            Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests in Global Notes.

 

(1)            Restricted
Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes
to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to
a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note (in each case, other than
an exchange or transfer to DTC as set forth in Section 2.06 below), then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following
documentation:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(G)            if
such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act,
a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in
the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global
Note, in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI Global Note.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

and, in each such case set forth
in this Section 2.05(d)(2), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of
Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities
Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order
to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

Upon satisfaction
of the conditions of this Section 2.05(d)(2), the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Notes and increase
or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

 

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

 

If any such
exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2)(B), (2)(D) or
(3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of
an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted
Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

 

(e)            Transfer
and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s
compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.05(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive
Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the
Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed
by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications,
documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.05(e).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(C)            if
the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion
of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

 

(2)            Restricted
Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for
an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted
Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

 

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

 

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

 

and, in each such case set forth
in this Section 2.05(e)(2), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer
contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities
Act.

 

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

 

(f)            Legends.
The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically
stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

 

(1)            Private
Placement Legend.

 

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

 

THIS NOTE HAS
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES
LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION
FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.

 

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THIS NOTE
MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) TO A PERSON WHO THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY
BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ACQUIRING FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ONE OR MORE QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE
144A OR PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IF APPLICABLE, OR ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES
OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

 

ANY PURCHASER
OR HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN REPRESENTS BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS NOTE OR SUCH INTEREST THAT EITHER
(1) IT IS NOT (A) AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) OR THAT IS SUBJECT TO ERISA OR A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975 OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), (B) AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS A GOVERNMENTAL
PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA), A CHURCH PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(33) OF ERISA) OR A NON-U.S. PLAN
(AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4(B)(4) OF ERISA) THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ERISA OR THE CODE BUT IS SUBJECT
TO SIMILAR PROVISIONS UNDER APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS (“SIMILAR LAWS”) OR (C) AN
ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY SUCH PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(42)
OF ERISA, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATIONS OR OTHERWISE, OR (2) THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THE NOTES WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A
NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR
LAWS.

 

NRG
ENERGY, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE FORM OF THE NOTES FROM TIME TO TIME TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES IN
APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THEIR PURCHASE OR RESALE. THE NOTES
AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING THIS LEGEND, MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO MODIFY
RESTRICTIONS ON AND PROCEDURES FOR RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THE SECURITIES TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW OR
REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF NOTES SUCH AS THE NOTES
GENERALLY. EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED, BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, TO HAVE AGREED TO ANY SUCH
AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT.

 

(B)            Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(3), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2),
(e)(3) or (f) of this Section 2.05 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will
not bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(3)            Original
Issue Discount Legend. Each Note issued with original issue discount, if any, will bear a legend in substantially the following
form:

 

“FOR
THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, THIS NOTE IS BEING ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL
ISSUE DISCOUNT; FOR EACH $1,000 IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE, THE ISSUE PRICE IS $[ ], THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE
DISCOUNT IS $[     ], THE ISSUE DATE IS [ ], 202[ ] AND THE YIELD
TO MATURITY IS [ ]% PER ANNUM.”

 

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

 

(h)           General
Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

 

(1)            To
permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and
Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof or at the Registrar’s
request.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(5)            The
Company shall not be required:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(6)            Prior
to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company shall deem and treat
the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal
of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.

 

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(7)           The
Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.03 hereof.

 

(8)            All
orders, certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.05
to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile or electronic format (e.g. “pdf” or
 “tif”).

 

(9)            All
references in this Section 2.05 to the exchange or transfer of Notes, Global Notes, Definitive Notes or any beneficial
interests therein shall be deemed to refer to the exchange or transfer of the applicable P-Caps, Global Notes, Definitive Notes
or any beneficial interests therein.

 

Section 2.06      Trust
Dissolution.

 

If the Trust distributes
the Notes to the holders of the P-Caps upon its dissolution and termination, then prior to such distribution, the Notes shall,
and the Company shall take commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Notes to, be exchanged for one or more Global Notes and
the Depository shall be DTC; provided that, if such Notes are not eligible to be settled through DTC at the time of such distribution,
such Notes will be distributed in the form of one or more individual Securities. Any such Global Notes shall be Global Notes for
purposes of the Base Indenture and shall be subject to the provisions thereof governing Global Notes, except as modified hereby.

 

Article 3

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

 

Section 3.01       Notices
to Trustee.

 

If the Company elects
to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it must furnish to the Trustee,
at least 15 days (or such shorter period as the Trustee may in its sole discretion allow) but not more than 60 days before a redemption
date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth:

 

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

 

(2)            the
redemption date;

 

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

 

(4)            the
redemption price or, where the redemption price cannot be calculated at the time of such notice, the method of calculation thereof.

 

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Section 3.02       Selection
of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.

 

If less than all of
the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select Notes for redemption on a pro rata basis among all outstanding
Notes or, if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national
securities exchange on which the Notes are listed, in either case, unless otherwise required by law or depositary requirements.

 

In the event of partial
redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less
than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption.

 

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

 

No Notes of
$2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. Notices of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail or delivered
electronically at least 10 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its
registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed or delivered electronically more than 60 days prior to a
redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this
Supplemental Indenture.

 

If any Note is to be
redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that Note shall state the portion of the principal amount of that
Note that is to be redeemed. A new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note shall be issued
in the name of the Holder of Notes upon cancellation of the original Note. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed
for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of them called for redemption.

 

Section 3.03       Notice
of Redemption.

 

At least 10 days but
not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, or delivered
electronically, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption
notices may be mailed or delivered more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance
of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 11 hereof.

 

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

 

(1)            the
redemption date;

 

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(2)            the
redemption price or, where the redemption price cannot be calculated at the time of such notice, the method of calculation thereof;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(8)            that
no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the
Notes.

 

At the Company’s
request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense; provided, however,
that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least four (4) Business Days prior to the date such notice of redemption
is to be distributed to the Holders (or such shorter period as the Trustee in its sole discretion may allow), an Officer’s
Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided
in the preceding paragraph.

 

Any redemption and
notice thereof may, in the Company’s discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

 

Section 3.04       Effect
of Notice of Redemption.

 

Once notice of redemption
is mailed or delivered in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become, subject to any conditions
precedent set forth in the notice of redemption, irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price.

 

Section 3.05       Deposit
of Redemption or Purchase Price.

 

No later than 10:00
a.m. Eastern Time on the redemption or purchase date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent
money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of, accrued interest and premium, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed
or purchased on that date. Promptly after the Company’s written request, the Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return
to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay
the redemption or purchase price of, accrued interest and premium, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

 

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

 

Section 3.06       Notes
Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

 

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

 

Section 3.07       Optional
Redemption.

 

(a)           At
any time prior to November 15, 2023, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon
not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

(1)           100%
of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or

 

(2)            the
sum, calculated by the Company, of the present value at such redemption date of all remaining scheduled payments of principal and
interest due on the Notes to be redeemed through November 15, 2023 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption
date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 25 basis points;

 

The Company will pay accrued
and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed to but excluding the date of redemption, subject to the
rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

 

(b)           Any
redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06
hereof.

 

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(c)           Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Article 3, once the Notes are distributed to holders of the P-Caps upon the
Trust’s dissolution and termination, in connection with any tender offer for, or other offer to purchase, the Notes, if
Holders of not less than 90.0% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such
Notes in such tender offer (or other offer to purchase) and the Company, or any third party making such a tender offer (or
other offer to purchase) in lieu of the Company, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such
Holders, all of the Holders of the outstanding Notes will be deemed to have consented to such tender offer (or other offer to
purchase), and accordingly the Company will have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice,
given not more than 30 days following such tender offer expiration date (or purchase date pursuant to such other offer), to
redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to the price paid to
each other Holder (excluding any early tender, incentive or similar fee) in such tender offer (or other offer to purchase),
plus, to the extent not included in the tender offer payment (or payment pursuant to another offer to purchase), accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. In determining whether the Holders of at least 90.0% of the aggregate
principal of the then outstanding Notes have validly tendered and not withdrawn such Notes in a tender offer or other
offer to purchase, such calculation shall include all Notes owned by an Affiliate of the Company (notwithstanding any
provision of this Supplemental Indenture to the contrary).

 

Section 3.08       Special
Mandatory Redemption.

 

If (i) the Acquisition
has not been completed on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on July 24, 2021 (or, to the extent such date is automatically
extended pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on or before October 24, 2021 or January 24, 2022, as applicable)
(such date, as extended if applicable, the “Outside Date”), or (ii) prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time)
on the Outside Date, (a) the Company has terminated the Purchase Agreement or decided that it will not pursue the consummation
of the Acquisition or (b) the Company has determined in its sole discretion that the consummation of the Acquisition cannot
or is not reasonably likely to be satisfied by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the Outside Date (the earlier to occur of the events
described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence, an “Acquisition Triggering Event”), the Company
will be required to redeem (the “Special Mandatory Redemption”), within 30 days of the Acquisition Triggering
Event, all of the outstanding Notes at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest to, but not including, the redemption date (the “Special Mandatory Redemption Price”).

 

Upon the occurrence
of an Acquisition Triggering Event, the Company will promptly (but in no event later than five Business Days following such Acquisition
Triggering Event) notify the Holders of Notes by mail (or electronic delivery) of such event (with an Officer’s Certificate
certifying the occurrence of the Acquisition Triggering Event to be delivered to the Trustee prior to or substantially simultaneously
with such notice; and, at the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of an Acquisition Triggering Event to
the Holders of such Notes in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense, which request (together with such Officer’s
Certificate) shall be delivered to the Trustee at least two Business Days before the delivery of the notice to the Holders of such
Notes) (such date of notification to the Holders, the “Special Mandatory Redemption Notice Date”), that the
Notes will be redeemed no later than 30 days after the Acquisition Triggering Event (such date, the “Special Mandatory
Redemption Date”), in each case in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 3.02 through 3.06
of this Supplemental Indenture, at the Special Mandatory Redemption Price on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date automatically
and without any further action by the Holders of the Notes. At or prior to 11:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the Special Mandatory Redemption
Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee funds sufficient to pay the Special Mandatory Redemption Price for all of the outstanding
Notes and direct the Trustee to redeem the Notes on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date. If such deposit is made as provided
above, the Notes will cease to bear interest on and after the Special Mandatory Redemption Date and the Trustee shall cause the
redemption of the Notes and the payment of the Special Mandatory Redemption Price in accordance with the directions provided by
the Company in the notice delivered to the Holders of Notes on the Special Mandatory Redemption Notice Date.

 

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Section 3.09       Mandatory
Redemption.

 

Except as set forth
under Section 3.08 above, the Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect
to the Notes.

 

Article 4

COVENANTS

 

Section 4.01       Payment
of Notes.

 

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

 

Section 4.02       Maintenance
of Office or Agency.

 

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

 

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

 

The Company hereby
designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with this Section 4.02.

 

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Section 4.03       Reports.

 

(a)           Whether
or not required by the SEC’s rules and regulations, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish
to Holders of the Notes, within the time periods (including any extensions thereof) specified in the SEC’s rules and
regulations:

 

(1)            all
quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required
to file such reports; and

 

(2)            all
current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.

 

All such reports shall
be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each
annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements by the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, the Company shall file a copy of each of the reports referred to in
clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the rules and
regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing). To the extent such filings are made, the
reports shall be deemed to be furnished to the Trustee and Holders of Notes. The Trustee shall not be responsible for determining
whether such filings have been made.

 

If, at any time, the
Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company shall nevertheless
continue filing the reports specified in this Section 4.03(a) with the SEC within the time periods specified above
unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company agrees that it shall not take any action for the purpose of causing the
SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Company’s filings for
any reason, the Company shall post the reports referred to in this Section 4.03(a) on its website within the time
periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.

 

(b)           In
addition, the Company and the Guarantors agree that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, at any time they are not required
to file the reports required by the preceding paragraphs with the SEC, they shall furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts
and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under
the Securities Act.

 

(c)           Delivery
of the reports and documents described above to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s
receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice or knowledge of any information contained therein or
determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants
hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely on an Officer’s Certificate).

 

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Section 4.04       Compliance
Certificate.

 

(a)           The
Company and each Guarantor shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officer’s Certificate
stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under
the supervision of the signing Officer(s) with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and
fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to
the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this
Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture
(or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have
knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge
no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company
is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

(b)           So
long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of
any Default or Event of Default, an Officer’s 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       Taxes.

 

The Company shall pay,
and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies
except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse
in any material respect to the Holders.

 

Section 4.06       Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws.

 

The Company and
each of the Guarantors covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they shall not at any time insist upon,
plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of the Indenture; and the
Company and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or
advantage of any such law, and covenant that they shall not, by resort to any such law, 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 has been enacted.

 

Section 4.07       Liens.

 

Prior to the occurrence
of a Release Event, the Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, create or permit to exist any Lien (except Permitted
Liens) upon the Collateral or any Principal Property owned by the Company or any Guarantor or upon any Equity Interests issued
by, or Indebtedness of, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company, to secure any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor.

 

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Following the occurrence
of a Release Event, the Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor, to create or permit to exist any Lien (except Permitted
Post-Release Liens) upon any Principal Property owned by the Company or any Guarantor or upon any Equity Interests issued by, or
Indebtedness of, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company to secure any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor without
providing for the Notes to be equally and ratably secured with (or prior to) any and all such Indebtedness and any other Indebtedness
similarly entitled to be equally and ratably secured for so long as such Indebtedness is so secured.

 

Notwithstanding the
immediately preceding paragraph, following the occurrence of a Release Event, the Company and the Guarantors may, without equally
and ratably securing the Notes, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien which would otherwise be prohibited by such paragraph
if, after giving effect thereto and at the time of determination, Aggregate Secured Debt does not exceed at any one time outstanding
the greater of (x) $1,250 million and (y) 15.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

 

Following the occurrence
of a Release Event, if the Company or any Guarantor proposes to create or permit to exist any Lien upon any Principal Property
owned by the Company or any Guarantor or upon any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the
Company to secure any Indebtedness, other than a Permitted Post-Release Lien or a Lien permitted pursuant to the previous paragraph,
the Company will give prior written notice thereof to the Trustee, who will give notice to the Holders of the Notes at the direction
and expense of the Company, and the Company will further agree, prior to or simultaneously with the creation of such Lien, effectively
to secure all the Notes equally and ratably with (or prior to) such other Indebtedness, for so long as such other Indebtedness
is so secured. Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of Notes pursuant to the second paragraph of this Section 4.07
shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and
discharge of the Lien that gave rise to the obligation to secure the Notes.

 

Section 4.08       Corporate
Existence.

 

Subject to Article 5
hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:

 

(1)            its
corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective
organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary; and

 

(2)            the
rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

provided, however, that
the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence
of any of its Subsidiaries, if (a) the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the
conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any
material respect to the Holders of the Notes or (b) if a Subsidiary is to be dissolved, such Subsidiary has no assets.

 

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Section 4.09       Offer
to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.

 

(a)           Upon
the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”)
to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) of that Holder’s
Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record
date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within
30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will mail (or deliver electronically) a notice to each Holder
describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and stating:

 

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

 

(2)            the
purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 10 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice
is mailed or delivered (the “Change of Control Payment Date”);

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

With respect to any
Notes issued to the Trust in the amount of a Change of Control Offer Issuance Amount in connection with a Mandatory Exercise Event
or other Notes already held by the Trust, to the extent holders of the P-Caps have accepted the Change of Control Offer with respect
to P-Caps upon a Change of Control Offer Expiration Date, the Company will be required to repurchase such Notes on the Change of
Control Payment Date for an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in accordance with this Section 4.09.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The Paying Agent shall
promptly distribute to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for the Notes, and the Trustee shall
promptly authenticate and deliver (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount
to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each new Note shall be in a principal amount
of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Change
of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(c)           The
provisions described in Section 4.09(a) and (b) shall apply whether or not other provisions of this
Supplemental Indenture are applicable. Except as described in Section 4.09(a) and (b) hereof, Holders
of Notes shall not be permitted to require that the Company repurchase or redeem the Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization
or similar transaction.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 4.09, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer
upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times
and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.09 and purchases all Notes properly tendered
and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to Section 3.07
hereof, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price. A Change of Control Offer may be made
in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event, with the obligation to pay and the timing of payment conditioned upon the occurrence
of a Change of Control Triggering Event, if a definitive agreement to effect a Change of Control is in place at the time the Change
of Control Offer is made.

 

(e)           If
Holders of not less than 90.0% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes
in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company in accordance
with Section 4.09(d)(1), purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company
will have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such
purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption
price in cash equal to the applicable Change of Control Payment, plus, to the extent not included in the Change of Control Payment,
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. In determining whether the Holders of at least 90.0% of the aggregate
principal of the then outstanding Notes have validly tendered and not withdrawn such Notes in a Change of Control Offer, such calculation
shall include all Notes owned by an Affiliate of the Company (notwithstanding any provision of this Supplemental Indenture to the
contrary).

 

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Section 4.10       Additional
Subsidiary Guarantees.

 

If,

 

(1)            the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Subsidiary after the date of this Supplemental Indenture and such
Subsidiary Guarantees any Obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement, or

 

(2)           any
Subsidiary that does not Guarantee any Obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement as of the date of this Supplemental
Indenture (as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time) subsequently Guarantees
any Obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement, or

 

(3)            if
there is no Indebtedness of the Company outstanding under the Credit Agreement at that time, any Subsidiary of the Company (including
any newly acquired or created Subsidiary) Guarantees any Obligations with respect to any other Additional Indebtedness,

 

then such newly acquired or created Subsidiary
or Subsidiary that subsequently Guarantees Obligations under the Credit Agreement or other Additional Indebtedness, as the case
may be, will become a Guarantor of the Notes and execute a supplemental indenture in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E
and deliver an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee within 60 business days of the date on which it was acquired or created
or guaranteed other Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company, as the case may be.

 

Article 5

SUCCESSORS

 

Section 5.01       Merger,
Consolidation or Sale of Assets.

 

The Company shall not,
directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving
corporation); or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:

 

(1)            either:

 

(A)            the
Company is the surviving corporation; or

 

(B)             the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized
or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia; provided that
if the Person is a partnership or limited liability company, then a corporation wholly-owned by such Person organized or
existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia that does not
and will not have any material assets or operations shall become a co-issuer of the Notes pursuant to a supplemental
indenture duly executed by the Trustee;

 

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(2)            the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture
pursuant to a supplemental indenture or other documents and agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;

 

(3)            immediately
after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

 

(4)            prior
to a Release Event, to the extent any assets of the Person which is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) are assets of the type which would constitute
Collateral under the Note Security Documents, the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Company) will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien
of the Note Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or any of the Note Security Documents
and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the Note Security Documents.

 

In addition, the Company
will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of it and the Guarantors taken as
a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.

 

This Section 5.01
shall not apply to:

 

(1)            a
merger of the Company with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction or forming
a direct or indirect holding company of the Company; and

 

(2)            any
sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries,
including by way of merger or consolidation.

 

Section 5.02       Successor
Corporation Substituted.

 

Upon any
consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole in a transaction that is subject to, and
that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or
into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition is made
shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the “Company” shall
refer instead to the successor Person and not to the Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Company under
this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein; provided,
however, that the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on, the Notes except in the case of a sale of all of the Company’s assets in a transaction that is subject
to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof.

 

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Article 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 6.01       Events
of Default.

 

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

 

(1)            default
for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes;

 

(2)            default
in the payment when due of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes;

 

(3)            failure
by the Company or any Guarantor for 60 days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes that are then outstanding to comply with any of the agreements in this Supplemental Indenture
(other than a default referred to in clause (1) or (2) of this Section 6.01(a));

 

(4)            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 the Company or any Guarantor (or the payment of which is Guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor), whether
such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Supplemental Indenture, if that default:

 

(A)             is
caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace
period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (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, exceeds the greater of (i) 1.5% of Total Assets and (ii) $375.0
million; provided that this clause (4) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result
of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness to a Person that is not an Affiliate of
the Company; (ii) Non-Recourse Debt (except to the extent that the Company or any of the Guarantors that are not parties to
such Non-Recourse Debt becomes directly or indirectly liable, including pursuant to any contingent obligation, for any such Non-Recourse
Debt and such liability, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds the greater of (a) 1.5% of Total Assets and (b) $375.0
million), and (iii) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, any indemnification, guarantee or other credit support obligations
of the Company or any of the Guarantors in connection with any tax equity financing entered into by a non-Guarantor Subsidiary
or any standard securitization undertakings of the Company or any of the Guarantors in connection with any securitization or other
structured finance transaction entered into by a non-Guarantor Subsidiary;

 

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(5)            except
as permitted by this Supplemental Indenture, any Subsidiary Guarantee of any Guarantor (or any group of Guarantors) that constitutes
a Significant Subsidiary shall be held in any final and non-appealable judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall
cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor (or any group of Guarantors) that constitutes a Significant
Subsidiary, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor (or any group of Guarantors) that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary,
shall deny or disaffirm its or their obligations under its or their Subsidiary Guarantee(s);

 

(6)            the
Company or any of the Guarantors that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together, would constitute
a Significant Subsidiary:

 

(A)            commences
a voluntary case,

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(A)             is
for relief against the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

 

(B)             appoints
a custodian of the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any Guarantor; or

 

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(C)             orders
the liquidation of the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

 

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

 

(8)            other
than by reason of the satisfaction in full of all obligations under this Indenture and discharge of this Indenture with respect
to the Notes or the release of such Collateral with respect to the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the
Note Security Documents,

 

(A)             in
the case of any security interest with respect to Collateral having a fair market value in excess of 5% of Total Assets, individually
or in the aggregate, such security interest under the Note Security Documents shall, at any time, cease to be a valid and perfected
security interest or shall be declared invalid or unenforceable and any such default continues for 30 days after notice of such
default shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes that are outstanding, except to the extent that any such default (i) results from the failure of the Collateral Trustee
to maintain possession of certificates, promissory notes or other instruments actually delivered to it representing securities
pledged under the Note Security Documents, or (ii) to the extent relating to Collateral consisting of real property, is covered
by a title insurance policy with respect to such real property and such insurer has not denied coverage; or

 

(B)             the
Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Guarantors that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary) shall assert, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction, that any security interest under
any Note Security Document is invalid or unenforceable; or

 

(9)            the
failure to consummate the Special Mandatory Redemption, to the extent required, as described under Section 3.08.

 

(b)           Any
notice of Default, notice of acceleration or instruction to the Trustee to provide a notice of Default, notice of acceleration
or take any other action (a “Noteholder Direction”) provided by any one or more Holders of the Notes (each,
a “Directing Holder”) must be accompanied by a written representation with a medallion guaranteed signature
from each such Holder to the Company and the Trustee that such Holder is not (or, in the case such Holder is DTC or its nominee,
that such Holder is being instructed solely by Beneficial Owners that are not) Net Short (a “Position Representation”),
which representation, in the case of a Noteholder Direction relating to a notice of Default (a “Default Direction”)
shall be deemed repeated at all times until the resulting Event of Default is cured or otherwise ceases to exist or the Notes are
accelerated. In addition, each Directing Holder must, at the time of providing a Noteholder Direction, covenant to provide the
Company with such other information as the Company may reasonably request from time to time in order to verify the accuracy of
such Directing Holder’s Position Representation within five Business Days of request therefor (a “Verification Covenant”).
In any case in which the Holder is DTC or its nominee, any Position Representation or Verification Covenant required hereunder
shall be provided by the Beneficial Owner of the Notes in lieu of DTC or its nominee, and DTC shall be entitled to rely on such
Position Representation and Verification Covenant in delivering its direction to the Trustee.

 

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If, following the
delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Company determines in good faith that there
is a reasonable basis to believe a Directing Holder was, at any relevant time, in breach of its Position Representation and
provides to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Company has initiated litigation in a court of
competent jurisdiction seeking a determination that such Directing Holder was, at such time, in breach of its Position
Representation, and seeking to invalidate any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction, the
cure period with respect to such Event of Default shall be automatically stayed and the cure period with respect to such
Event of Default shall be automatically reinstituted and any remedy stayed pending a final and non-appealable determination
of a court of competent jurisdiction on such matter. If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to
acceleration of the Notes, the Company provides to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that a Directing Holder
failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant, the cure period with respect to such Event of Default shall be automatically
stayed and the cure period with respect to any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction shall
be automatically reinstituted and any remedy stayed until such time as the Company provides the Trustee with an
Officer’s Certificate that the Verification Covenant has been satisfied; provided that the Company shall promptly
deliver such Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee upon becoming aware that the Verification Covenant has been
satisfied. Any breach of the Position Representation (as evidenced by the delivery to the Trustee of the Officer’s
Certificate stating that a Directing Holder failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant) shall result in such Holder’s
participation in such Noteholder Direction being disregarded; and if, without the participation of such Holder, the
percentage of Notes held by the remaining Holders that provided such Noteholder Direction would have been insufficient to
validly provide such Noteholder Direction, such Noteholder Direction shall be void ab initio, with the effect that such Event
of Default shall be deemed never to have occurred, acceleration voided and the Trustee shall be deemed not to have received
such Noteholder Direction or any notice of such Default or Event of Default.

 

Notwithstanding anything
in the preceding two paragraphs to the contrary, (i) any Noteholder Direction delivered to the Trustee during the pendency
of an Event of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) shall not require compliance
with the foregoing paragraphs and (ii) a notice of Default may not be given with respect to any action taken, and reported
publicly or to Holders, more than two years prior to such notice of Default. The Trustee shall have no obligation to monitor or
determine whether a Holder is Net Short and can rely conclusively on a Directing Holder’s Position Representation, the Officer’s
Certificates delivered by the Company and determinations made by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

Section 6.02       Acceleration.

 

In the case of an Event
of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) hereof, with respect to the Company, any
Guarantor of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors of the Company that, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice.
If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount
of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon any such declaration, the Notes
shall become due and payable immediately.

 

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Section 6.03      Other
Remedies

 

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

 

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

 

Section 6.04       Waiver
of Past Defaults.

 

The Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written 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 hereunder, except a
continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes
(including in connection with an offer to purchase); provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related
payment default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event
of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of the Indenture; but no such waiver shall
extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 6.05       Control
by Majority.

 

Subject to the terms
of the Collateral Trust Agreement and certain other limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes that are
then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the
Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law
or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve
the Trustee in personal liability.

 

Section 6.06       Limitation
on Suits.

 

No Holder of a Note
may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

 

(1)            such
Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

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(2)            Holders
of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the
remedy;

 

(3)            such
Holder or Holders have offered the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability
or expense it may incur;

 

(4)            the
Trustee does not comply with such request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

 

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

 

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

 

Section 6.07       Rights
of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

 

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

 

Section 6.08       Collection
Suit by Trustee.

 

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

 

Section 6.09       Trustee
May File Proofs of Claims.

 

The Trustee is authorized
to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the
Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly
to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the Trustee under this Indenture, including without limitation,
under Section 7.01 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the Trustee under this Indenture, including without limitation,
under Section 7.01 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the
same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other
properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization
or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept
or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the
rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

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Section 6.10     Priorities.

 

If the Trustee collects
any money pursuant to this Article 6 or, after an Event of Default, any money or other property distributable in respect
of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture, such money shall be applied in the following order:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Section 6.11     Undertaking
for Costs.

 

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

 

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Article 7

TRUSTEE

 

Section 7.01     Compensation
and Indemnity.

 

(a)          The
Company will pay to the Trustee compensation as agreed in writing from time to time for its acceptance of this Indenture and services
hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The
Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made
by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements
and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel. The Trustee may earn compensation in the form of short-term interest on
items like uncashed distribution checks (from the date issued until the date cashed), funds that the Trustee is directed not to
invest, deposits awaiting investment direction or received too late to be invested overnight in previously directed investments.

 

(b)          The
Company and the Guarantors will indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising
out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture (including the fees and expenses
of counsel), including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company and the Guarantors (including this
Section 7.01) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors, any Holder
or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except
to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
The Trustee will notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify
the Company will not relieve the Company or any of the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. The Company or such Guarantor
will defend the claim and the Trustee will cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company will
pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without
its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(c)          The
obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.01 will survive the satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture.

 

(d)          To
secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.01, the Trustee will have
a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on, particular Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

(e)          When
the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) hereof
occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended
to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

(f)          The
Company’s and Guarantors’ obligations under this Section 7.01 shall survive the resignation or removal
of the Trustee, any termination of this Supplemental Indenture, including any termination or rejection of this Supplemental Indenture
in any insolvency or similar proceeding and the repayment of all the Notes.

 

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Article 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

Section 8.01     Option
to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

The Notes will be
subject to Legal Defeasance as described below only if they are distributed to holders of the P-Caps upon the Trust’s dissolution
and termination. The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an
Officer’s Certificate, elect to have either Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 hereof be applied to all
outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

 

Section 8.02     Legal
Defeasance and Discharge.

 

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

 

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

 

(2)            the
Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof;

 

(3)            the
rights, powers, trusts, duties, indemnities and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and under the Base Indenture, and the Company’s
and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and

 

(4)            this
Article 8.

 

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

 

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Section 8.03     Covenant
Defeasance.

 

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

 

Section 8.04     Conditions
to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

 

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

 

(1)            the
Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable
Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on, the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and
the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

 

(2)            in
the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:

 

(A)            the
Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

 

(B)            since
the date of this Supplemental Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the
effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders and Beneficial Owners of the outstanding
Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be
subject to 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;

 

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(3)            in
the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders and Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income,
gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax
on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not
occurred;

 

(4)            no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is 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 any similar concurrent deposit relating to other
Indebtedness), and the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings);

 

(5)            such
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material
agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged
or replaced) to which the Company or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Company or any of the Guarantors is bound;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Section 8.06     Repayment
to Company.

 

Any money
deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or
interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its written request or (if then held by the Company) will
be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Company for
payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of
the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before
being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York
Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date
specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed
balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company.

 

Section 8.07     Reinstatement.

 

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

 

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Article 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

Section 9.01     Without
Consent of Holders of Notes.

 

Notwithstanding Article 9
of the Base Indenture and Section 9.02 of this Supplemental Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Notes,
the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Supplemental Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees,
the Collateral Trust Agreement or the Note Security Documents:

 

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

 

(2)            to
provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided that such uncertificated Notes are
issued in registered form for U.S. tax purposes);

 

(3)            to
provide for the assumption of the Company’s Obligations to Holders of Notes in the case of a merger or consolidation or
sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

 

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

 

(5)            to
conform the text of this Supplemental Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of the Notes” section
of the Company’s Offering Memorandum;

 

(6)            to
evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under this Supplemental Indenture of a successor Trustee pursuant to the
requirements hereof;

 

(7)            [reserved];

 

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

 

(9)            to
add Collateral with respect to any or all of the Notes;

 

(10)            in
the case of any Note Security Document, to include therein any legend required to be set forth therein pursuant to the Collateral
Trust Agreement or to modify any such legend as required by the Collateral Trust Agreement;

 

(11)            to
release Collateral from the Lien securing the Notes when permitted or required by the Note Security Documents, the Indenture or
the Collateral Trust Agreement;

 

(12)            to
enter into any intercreditor agreement having substantially similar terms with respect to the holders as those set forth in the
Collateral Trust Agreement, or any joinder thereto; or

 

(13)            with
respect to the Note Security Documents or the Collateral Trust Agreement, as provided in the Collateral Trust Agreement (including
to add or replace secured parties thereunder).

 

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Upon the request of
the Company accompanied by a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such amendment or supplement, and upon receipt
by the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel certifying that such amendment or supplement is authorized
or permitted by the terms of this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution
of such amendment or supplement and make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but
the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amendment or supplement that affects its own rights, duties or immunities
under the Indenture or otherwise.

 

Section 9.02     With
Consent of Holders of Notes. 

 

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

 

Upon the request of
the Company accompanied by a Board Resolution and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of
the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion
of Counsel certifying that such amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by the terms of this Supplemental Indenture,
the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amendment, supplement or waiver unless such
amendment, supplement or waiver directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Indenture or otherwise,
in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

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

 

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

 

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(2)            reduce
the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes
(other than provisions relating to the covenants described in Section 4.09 hereof and provisions relating
to the number of days’ notice to be given in case of redemption);

 

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

 

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

 

(5)            make
any Note payable in currency other than that stated in the Notes;

 

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

 

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

 

(8)            make
any change in Section 9.02 hereof or Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture, as to the Notes, or in the preceding
amendment and waiver provisions.

 

Notwithstanding the
foregoing, without the consent of the Holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding,
no amendment or waiver may (A) make any change in any Note Security Documents, the Collateral Trust Agreement or the provisions
in this Supplemental Indenture dealing with Collateral or application of trust proceeds of the Collateral with the effect of releasing
the Liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral which secure the Obligations in respect of the Notes or (B) change
or alter the priority of the Liens securing the Obligations in respect of the Notes in any material portion of the Collateral
in any way adverse to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect, other than, in each case, as provided under the terms
of the Note Security Documents or the Collateral Trust Agreement.

 

Other than as expressly
provided in Section 9.02 above, the Base Indenture may only be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as and
to the extent provided in the Base Indenture.

 

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Section 9.03     [Reserved].

 

Section 9.04     Revocation
and Effect of Consents.

 

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

 

Section 9.05     Notation
on or Exchange of Notes.

 

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

 

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

 

Section 9.06     Trustee
to Sign Amendments, etc.

 

Upon its receipt of
any documentation required to be delivered to it pursuant to this Article 9, the Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplement
authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities
or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amendment or supplement until the Board of Directors of the Company
approves it. In executing any amendment or supplement pursuant to this Article 9, the Trustee will be entitled to receive
and (subject to Section 7.01 of the Base Indenture) will be fully protected in relying upon an Officer’s Certificate
and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment or supplement is authorized or permitted by the Indenture
and the Note Security Documents.

 

Article 10

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

 

Section 10.01     Guarantee.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Failing payment when
due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally
obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

 

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

 

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

 

(d)            Each
Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations
guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the
Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed
hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Subsidiary Guarantee, notwithstanding
any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in
the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether
or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Subsidiary Guarantee.
The Guarantors will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does
not impair the rights of the Holders under the Subsidiary Guarantee.

 

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Section 10.02     Limitation
on Guarantor Liability.

 

Each Guarantor, and
by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Subsidiary Guarantee
of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance
Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Subsidiary Guarantee.
To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations
of such Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent
and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights
to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other
Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee not constituting
a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

 

Section 10.03     Execution
and Delivery of Subsidiary Guarantee.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Section 10.04     Guarantors
May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in Section 10.05 hereof, no Guarantor may sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets
to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than
the Company or another Guarantor, unless:

 

(1)            immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

 

(2)            subject
to Section 10.05 hereof, the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by
or surviving any such consolidation or merger unconditionally assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under its Subsidiary
Guarantee and this Supplemental Indenture on the terms set forth herein pursuant to a supplemental indenture in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;

 

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

 

Except as set forth
in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding clause (2) above, nothing contained in this Supplemental Indenture or in
any of the Notes will prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor, or will
prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or
another Guarantor.

 

Section 10.05     Releases.

 

(a)            The
Subsidiary Guarantee of a Guarantor shall be released automatically:

 

(1)            in
connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (including by way of
merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Subsidiary
of the Company;

 

(2)            in
connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after
giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, if following such sale or other disposition, that
Guarantor is not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(3)            upon
defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Notes as provided in Sections 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.04
and 11.01 hereof;

 

(4)            upon
the dissolution of a Guarantor that is permitted under this Supplemental Indenture; or

 

(5)            otherwise
with respect to the Guarantee of any Guarantor:

 

(A)            upon
the prior consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;

 

(B)            if
the Company has Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement at that time, upon the consent of the requisite lenders under
the Credit Agreement to the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee of all Obligations under the Credit Agreement, or, if
there is no Indebtedness of the Company outstanding under the Credit Agreement at that time, upon the requisite consent of the
holders of all other Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company that is guaranteed by such Guarantor at that time outstanding
to the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee of all Obligations with respect to all other Indebtedness for borrowed money
that is guaranteed by such Guarantor at that time outstanding; or

 

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(C)            if
the Company has Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement at that time, upon the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee
of all Obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement, or, if there is no Indebtedness of the Company outstanding under
the Credit Agreement at that time, upon the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee of all Obligations with respect to all
other Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company at that time outstanding.

 

(b)            The
Subsidiary Guarantee of a Guarantor shall be released with respect to the Notes automatically upon Legal Defeasance, Covenant
Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 and 11 hereof.

 

(c)            Upon
delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the action
or event giving rise to the applicable release has occurred or was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this
Supplemental Indenture the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of any Guarantor
from its obligations under its Guarantee.

 

(d)            Any
Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee as provided in this Section 10.05 will
remain liable for the full amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes and for the other obligations of
any Guarantor under the Indenture as provided in this Article 10.

 

Article 11

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

Section 11.01     Satisfaction
and Discharge.

 

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

 

(1)            either:

 

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

 

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

 

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(2)            in
respect of subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 11.01, no Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to
be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other
instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Section 11.02     Application
of Trust Money.

 

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

 

If the Trustee or
Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01 hereof by reason
of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or
otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Supplemental Indenture
and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof;
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 Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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Article 12

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 12.01     [Reserved].

 

Section 12.02     Notices.

 

Any notice or communication
by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing, in English, and delivered in Person or
mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier, as a “.pdf” attachment
to an email or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

 

If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

804 Carnegie Place

Princeton, NJ 08540

Telecopier No.: (609) 524-4501

Attention: General Counsel

 

If to the Trustee:

60 Wall Street, 24th Floor

Mail Stop: NYC60-2405

New York, New York 10005

USA

Attn: Corporates Team, NRG Energy, SF3842

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Section 12.03     [Reserved].

 

Section 12.04    No
Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

 

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

 

Section 12.05     Governing
Law.

 

THE INTERNAL LAW OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES
WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION
WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

Section 12.06     No
Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

 

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

 

Section 12.07     Successors.

 

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

 

Section 12.08     Severability.

 

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

 

Section 12.09     Counterpart
Originals.

 

The parties may sign
any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent
the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by
the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures
and Records Act or other applicable law (e.g., www.docusign.com)) (an “Electronic Signature”) or other
transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be legally valid,
effective and enforceable for all purposes.

 

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Section 12.10     Multiple
Roles.

 

The parties expressly
acknowledge and consent to the Trustee acting in the capacity of trustee under the Trust Declaration (the “Owner Trustee”),
as Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary under the Pledge Agreement, and as the Trustee under the Indenture and the Facility
Agreement. Each of the Owner Trustee, the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee may, in such capacity,
discharge its separate functions fully, without hindrance or regard to conflict of interest principles, duty of loyalty principles
or other breach of fiduciary duties to the extent any such conflict or breach arises from the performance by the Owner Trustee
of express duties set forth in the Trust Declaration, the Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary of express duties set forth
in the Pledge Agreement or the Trustee of express duties set forth in the Facility Agreement and in the Indenture, all of which
defenses, claims or assertions are hereby expressly waived by the other parties hereto and the Holders of the Notes.

 

Section 12.11     Table
of Contents, Headings, etc.

 

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

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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

 

	 	NRG
    ENERGY, INC.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Name:    Gaëtan
    C. Frotté
	 	 	Title:   Senior
    Vice President and Treasurer

 

	 	GUARANTORS:
	 	 
	 	ACE ENERGY, INC.
	 	ALLIED HOME
    WARRANTY GP LLC
	 	ALLIED WARRANTY
    LLC
	 	ARTHUR KILL
    POWER LLC
	 	ASTORIA GAS
    TURBINE POWER LLC
	 	BIDURENERGY, INC.
	 	CABRILLO POWER
    I LLC
	 	CABRILLO POWER
    II LLC
	 	CARBON MANAGEMENT
    SOLUTIONS LLC
	 	CIRRO ENERGY
    SERVICES, INC.
	 	CIRRO GROUP, INC.
	 	CONNECTICUT
    JET POWER LLC
	 	DEVON POWER
    LLC
	 	DUNKIRK POWER
    LLC
	 	EASTERN SIERRA
    ENERGY COMPANY LLC
	 	EL SEGUNDO POWER,
    LLC
	 	EL SEGUNDO POWER
    II LLC
	 	ENERGY
    CHOICE SOLUTIONS LLC
	 	ENERGY PLUS
    HOLDINGS LLC
	 	ENERGY PLUS
    NATURAL GAS LLC
	 	EVERYTHING ENERGY
    LLC
	 	FORWARD HOME
    SECURITY, LLC
	 	GCP FUNDING
    COMPANY, LLC
	 	GREEN MOUNTAIN
    ENERGY COMPANY
	 	GREGORY PARTNERS,
    LLC
	 	GREGORY POWER
    PARTNERS LLC
	 	HUNTLEY POWER
    LLC
	 	INDEPENDENCE
    ENERGY ALLIANCE LLC
	 	INDEPENDENCE
    ENERGY GROUP LLC
	 	INDEPENDENCE
    ENERGY NATURAL GAS LLC
	 	INDIAN RIVER
    OPERATIONS INC.
	 	INDIAN RIVER
    POWER LLC
	 	MERIDEN GAS
    TURBINES LLC

 

[Signature
Page to Supplemental Indenture]

 

     

     

    

 

	 	MIDDLETOWN
    POWER LLC
	 	MONTVILLE POWER
    LLC
	 	NEO CORPORATION
	 	NEW GENCO GP,
    LLC
	 	NORWALK POWER
    LLC
	 	NRG ADVISORY
    SERVICES LLC
	 	NRG AFFILIATE
    SERVICES INC.
	 	NRG ARTHUR KILL
    OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG
    ASTORIA GAS TURBINE OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG BUSINESS
    SERVICES LLC
	 	NRG CABRILLO
    POWER OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG CALIFORNIA
    PEAKER OPERATIONS LLC
	 	NRG CEDAR BAYOU
    DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC
	 	NRG CONNECTED
    HOME LLC
	 	NRG CURTAILMENT
    SOLUTIONS, INC.
	 	NRG DEVELOPMENT
    COMPANY INC.
	 	NRG DEVON OPERATIONS
    INC.
	 	NRG DISPATCH
    SERVICES LLC
	 	NRG DISTRIBUTED
    ENERGY RESOURCES HOLDINGS LLC
	 	NRG DISTRIBUTED
    GENERATION PR LLC
	 	NRG DUNKIRK
    OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG ECOKAP HOLDINGS
    LLC
	 	NRG EL SEGUNDO
    OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG ENERGY LABOR
    SERVICES LLC
	 	NRG ENERGY SERVICES
    GROUP LLC
	 	NRG GENERATION
    HOLDINGS INC.
	 	NRG GREENCO
    LLC
	 	NRG HOME &
    BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC
	 	NRG HOME SERVICES
    LLC
	 	NRG HOME SOLUTIONS
    LLC
	 	NRG HOME SOLUTIONS
    PRODUCT LLC
	 	NRG HOMER CITY
    SERVICES LLC
	 	NRG HQ DG LLC
	 	NRG HUNTLEY
    OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG IDENTITY
    PROTECT LLC
	 	NRG ILION LP
    LLC
	 	NRG INTERNATIONAL
    LLC
	 	NRG MEXTRANS
    INC.
	 	NRG MIDDLETOWN
    OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG MONTVILLE
    OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG NORTH CENTRAL
    OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG NORWALK
    HARBOR OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG OSWEGO HARBOR
    POWER OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG PORTABLE
    POWER LLC

 

[Signature
Page to Supplemental Indenture]

 

     

     

    

 

	 	NRG
    POWER MARKETING LLC
	 	NRG RENTER’S
    PROTECTION LLC
	 	NRG RETAIL LLC
	 	NRG RETAIL NORTHEAST
    LLC
	 	NRG ROCKFORD
    ACQUISITION LLC
	 	NRG SAGUARO
    OPERATIONS INC.
	 	NRG SECURITY
    LLC
	 	NRG SERVICES
    CORPORATION
	 	NRG SIMPLYSMART
    SOLUTIONS LLC
	 	NRG TEXAS GREGORY
    LLC
	 	NRG TEXAS HOLDING
    INC.
	 	NRG TEXAS LLC
	 	NRG TEXAS POWER
    LLC
	 	NRG WARRANTY
    SERVICES LLC
	 	NRG WEST COAST
    LLC
	 	NRG WESTERN
    AFFILIATE SERVICES INC.
	 	OSWEGO HARBOR
    POWER LLC
	 	RELIANT ENERGY
    NORTHEAST LLC
	 	RELIANT ENERGY
    POWER SUPPLY, LLC
	 	RELIANT ENERGY
    RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC
	 	RELIANT ENERGY
    RETAIL SERVICES, LLC
	 	RERH HOLDINGS,
    LLC
	 	SAGUARO POWER
    LLC
	 	SGE ENERGY SOURCING,
    LLC
	 	SGE TEXAS HOLDCO,
    LLC
	 	SOMERSET OPERATIONS
    INC.
	 	SOMERSET POWER
    LLC
	 	STREAM ENERGY
    COLUMBIA, LLC
	 	STREAM ENERGY
    DELAWARE, LLC
	 	STREAM ENERGY
    ILLINOIS, LLC
	 	STREAM ENERGY
    MARYLAND, LLC
	 	STREAM ENERGY
    NEW JERSEY, LLC
	 	STREAM ENERGY
    NEW YORK, LLC
	 	STREAM ENERGY
    PENNSYLVANIA, LLC
	 	STREAM GEORGIA
    GAS SPE, LLC
	 	STREAM OHIO
    GAS & ELECTRIC, LLC
	 	STREAM SPE GP,
    LLC
	 	TEXAS GENCO
    GP, LLC
	 	TEXAS GENCO
    HOLDINGS, INC.
	 	TEXAS GENCO
    LP, LLC
	 	US RETAILERS
    LLC
	 	VIENNA OPERATIONS
    INC.
	 	VIENNA POWER
    LLC
	 	WCP (GENERATION)
    HOLDINGS LLC
	 	WEST COAST POWER
    LLC
	 	XOOM ALBERTA
    HOLDINGS, LLC

 

[Signature
Page to Supplemental Indenture]

 

     

     

    

 

	 	XOOM
    BRITISH COLUMBIA HOLDINGS, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY GLOBAL HOLDINGS, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ONTARIO HOLDINGS, LLC
	 	XOOM
    SOLAR, LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Name:  
    Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Title:   Treasurer
	 	 
	 	NRG
    CONSTRUCTION LLC
	 	NRG
    ENERGY SERVICES LLC
	 	NRG
    MAINTENANCE SERVICES LLC
	 	NRG
    RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Linda Weigand
	 	 	Name:   Linda
    Weigand
	 	 	Title:   Treasurer
	 	 
	 	ENERGY
    PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    David Callen
	 	 	Name:   David
    Callen
	 	 	Title:   Vice
    President
	 	 
	 	NRG
    ILION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 By: NRG Rockford Acquisition LLC,
 its General Partner
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Name:   Gaëtan
    C. Frotté
	 	 	Title:   Treasurer

 

[Signature
Page to Supplemental Indenture]

 

     

     

    

 

	 	NRG
    SOUTH TEXAS LP
	 	By:
    Texas Genco GP, LLC,
	 	its
    General Partner
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Name:  
    Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Title:   Treasurer
	 	 
	 	TEXAS
    GENCO SERVICES, LP
	 	By:
    New Genco GP, LLC,
	 	its
    General Partner
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Name:   Gaëtan
    C. Frotté
	 	 	Title:   Treasurer
	 	 
	 	ENERGY
    ALTERNATIVES WHOLESALE, LLC
	 	NRG
    OPERATING SERVICES, INC.
	 	NRG
    SOUTH CENTRAL OPERATIONS INC.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    David Callen
	 	 	Name:   David
    Callen
	 	 	Title:   Vice
    President
	 	 
	 	STREAM
    SPE, LTD.
	 	By:
    STREAM SPE GP, LLC,
	 	the
    sole general partner
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Name:   Gaëtan
    C. Frotté
	 	 	Title:   Treasurer

 

[Signature
Page to Supplemental Indenture]

 

     

     

    

 

	 	XOOM
    ENERGY CALIFORNIA, LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Leonard Gardner
	 	 	Name:   Leonard
    Gardner
	 	 	Title:   Vice
    President
	 	 
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY CONNECTICUT, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY DELAWARE, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY GEORGIA, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY ILLINOIS, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY INDIANA, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY KENTUCKY, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY MAINE, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY MARYLAND, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY MASSACHUSETTS, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY MICHIGAN, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY NEW JERSEY, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY NEW YORK, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY OHIO, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY PENNSYLVANIA, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY RHODE ISLAND, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY TEXAS, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY VIRGINIA, LLC
	 	XOOM
    ENERGY WASHINGTON D.C., LLC
	 	 
	 	By:
    XOOM ENERGY, LLC,
	 	the
    sole member
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Gaëtan C. Frotté
	 	 	Name:   Gaëtan
    C. Frotté
	 	 	Title:   Treasurer

 

[Signature
Page to Supplemental Indenture]

 

     

     

    

 

	 	TRUSTEE:
	 	  
	 	DEUTSCHE
    BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Bridgette Casasnovas
	 	Name:
    Bridgette Casasnovas
	 	Title:
    Vice President
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/Jacqueline
    Bartnick
	 	Name:
    Jacqueline Bartnick
	 	Title:
    Director

  

[Signature
Page to Supplemental Indenture]

 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT A

 

[Face
of Note]

 

CUSIP/CINS 629377 CM2

 

1.841% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due
2023

 

	No.		 	$	 

 

as revised [by the Schedule
of Increases and Decreases attached hereto] [Include if this Security is issued to the Trust] [by the Schedule of
Increases and Decreases and Exchanges of Interests attached hereto] [Include if this Security is in the form of a
Global Note] with a principal sum not to exceed $__________________________, and $__________________________ in the
aggregate for the Securities of the Series.

 

NRG ENERGY, INC.

 

promises to pay to _______ or registered
assigns,

 

the principal sum of ___________________________________________DOLLARS
on November 15, 2023.

 

Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and
November 15

 

Record Dates: May 1 and November 1

 

Dated:                                                        

 

This Note is one of the Securities

of the Series designated therein referred to

in the within-mentioned Base Indenture.

 

    A-1

     

    

 

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

 

	 	NRG
    ENERGY, INC.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:

 

    A-2

     

    

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as
Trustee

 

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

 

    A-3

     

    

 

[Back of Note]

1.841% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2023

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(1)            INTEREST.
NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal sum
(not in excess of the Maximum Amount) [reflected on the Schedule of Increases and Decreases on Schedule A of this Note] [Include
if this Security is issued to the Trust] [reflected on the Schedule of Increases and Decreases and Exchanges of Interests on
Schedule A of this Note] [Include if this Security is in the form of a Global Note] and in the Security Register in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture at 1.841% per annum from and including the date the Notes are delivered to the Trust or, if such
date is not May 15 or November 15 (or if such date is prior to May 15, 2021, the date the P-Caps are issued) (the
 “Issuance Date”), and will be payable on each May 15 and November 15, commencing on May 15, 2021
(each, “Distribution Date”), or at any time the Notes are held by the Trust or in book-entry form only, at the
close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Distribution Date. The Company shall pay interest semi-annually
in arrears on May 15 and November 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 this Note will accrue from the most recent date to which
interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the Issuance Date; 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. Interest will be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

 

(2)            METHOD
OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered
Holders of Notes at the close of business on the May 1 and November 1 next preceding the Interest Payment Date,
even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in
Section 2.12 of the Base Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal,
premium, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Paying Agent and Registrar within the City and State of New
York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set
forth in the register of Holders; provided, that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be
required with respect to principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of
which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment 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.
If this Note has been distributed by the Trust to the holders of the P-Caps upon the dissolution and termination of the Trust
and is not represented by a Global Note, at the option of the Company, payment may be made by (i) check mailed to the
address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or (ii) Holders of the
Notes must make arrangements to have their payments picked up at or wired from the corporate trust office of the Trustee.
That office is currently located at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. The Company may arrange for additional payment
offices or cancel or change these offices.

 

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(3)            PAYING
AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent
and Registrar. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes. The Company
or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

 

(4)            INDENTURE.
This Note is one of a duly authenticated series of securities of the Company issued and to be issued in one or more series under
an Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of December 2, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee,
as amended by the Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture,
the “Indenture”), dated as of December 2, 2020, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The
terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to
the Indenture for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of
the Base Indenture, the provisions of this Note shall govern and be controlling, and to the extent any provision of this Note conflicts
with the express provisions of the Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of the Supplemental Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
The Notes are secured first lien obligations of the Company.

 

(5)            OPTIONAL
REDEMPTION.

 

At any time prior to November 15,
2023, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’
prior notice, at a redemption price (the “Optional Redemption Price”) equal to the greater of:

 

(i)            100%
of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or

 

(ii)            the
sum, calculated by the Company, of the present value at such redemption date of all remaining scheduled payments of principal and
interest due on the Notes to be redeemed through November 15, 2023 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption
date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 25 basis points;

 

The Company will pay accrued and unpaid
interest on the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed to but excluding the date of redemption, subject to the rights of
Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

 

Any redemption pursuant to this Section 5
shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.07 of the Supplemental Indenture.

 

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(6)            SPECIAL
MANDATORY REDEMPTION.

 

If (i) the Acquisition has not been
completed on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on July 24, 2021 (or, to the extent such date is automatically
extended pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on or before October 24, 2021 or January 24, 2022, as applicable)
(such date, as extended if applicable, the “Outside Date”), or (ii) prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on the Outside Date, (a) the Company has terminated the Purchase Agreement or decided that it will not pursue the consummation
of the Acquisition or (b) the Company has determined in its sole discretion that the consummation of the Acquisition cannot
or is not reasonably likely to be satisfied by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Outside Date (the earlier to occur of
the events described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence, an “Acquisition Triggering Event”),
the Company will be required to redeem (the “Special Mandatory Redemption”), within 30 days of the Acquisition
Triggering Event, all of the outstanding Notes at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Acquisition Triggering
Event, the Company will promptly (but in no event later than five Business Days following such Acquisition Triggering Event) notify
the Holders of Notes by mail (or electronic delivery) of such event and set forth the procedures governing the Special Mandatory
Redemption, as described in Section 3.08 of the Supplemental Indenture.

 

(7)            MANDATORY
REDEMPTION. Except as set forth under Section 6 above, the Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking
fund payments with respect to the Notes.

 

(8)            REPURCHASE
AT THE OPTION OF HOLDER. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will make an offer (a “Change
of Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in
excess of $2,000) of that Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes
repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase, subject to the rights
of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. Within 30 days following
any Change of Control, the Company will mail (or deliver electronically) a notice to each Holder setting forth the procedures governing
the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.

 

(9)            NOTICE
OF REDEMPTION. At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed,
by first class mail, or deliver electronically, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered
address, except that redemption notices may be mailed or delivered more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is
issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Articles
8 or 11 thereof. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;
except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such
Holder shall be redeemed or purchased.

 

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

 

(11)            PERSONS
DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered Holders
have rights under the Indenture.

 

(12)            AMENDMENT,
SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Base Indenture may be amended as provided therein. Subject to certain exceptions, the
Supplemental Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders
of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, voting as a single class, and any
existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Supplemental Indenture or the Notes or the
Subsidiary Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of Notes, the Supplemental Indenture, the
Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees, the Collateral Trust Agreement or the Note Security Documents may be amended or
supplemented (i) to cure any ambiguity, mistake, defect or inconsistency, (ii) to provide for uncertificated Notes
in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided that such uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for
U.S. tax purposes), (iii) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s Obligations to Holders of the Notes in
the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets pursuant to
Article 5 of the Supplemental Indenture, (iv) to add Collateral with respect to any or all of the Notes;
(v) 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 Supplemental Indenture of any such Holder, (vi) [reserved],
(vii) to conform the text of the Supplemental Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of the
Notes” section of the Company’s Offering Memorandum, (viii) to evidence and provide for the acceptance and
appointment under the Supplemental Indenture of a successor trustee pursuant to the requirements thereof,
(ix) [reserved], (x) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Subsidiary Guarantee with
respect to the Notes, (xi) in the case of any Note Security Document, to include therein any legend required to be set
forth therein pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement or to modify any such legend as required by the Collateral Trust
Agreement, (xii) to release Collateral from the Lien securing the notes when permitted or required by the Note Security
Documents, the Indenture or the Collateral Trust Agreement, (xiii) to enter into any intercreditor agreement having
substantially similar terms with respect to the Holders as those set forth in the Collateral Trust Agreement, or any joinder
thereto; or (xiv) with respect to the Note Security Documents, as provided in the Collateral Trust Agreement (including
to add or replace secured parties).

 

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(13)            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 the payment when due of the principal of, or premium on, if any, the Notes; (iii) failure by the
Company or any Guarantor for 60 days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to comply with any of the agreements in the Supplemental Indenture
(other than a default referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.01 of the Indenture); (iv) 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 the Company or any Guarantor (or the payment of which is Guaranteed by the Company or any
Guarantor), whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the Supplemental Indenture, if
that default: (A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior
to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (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, exceeds the greater of (1) 1.5%
of Total Assets and (2) $375.0 million; provided that this clause (iv) shall not apply to (a) secured
Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such
Indebtedness to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; (b) Non-Recourse Debt (except to the extent that the
Company or any of the Guarantors that are not parties to such Non-Recourse Debt becomes directly or indirectly liable,
including pursuant to any contingent obligation, for any such Non-Recourse Debt and such liability, individually or in the
aggregate, exceeds the greater of (i) 1.5% of Total Assets and (ii) $375.0 million); and (c) to the extent
constituting Indebtedness, any indemnification, guarantee or other credit support obligations of the Company or any of the
Guarantors in connection with any tax equity financing entered into by a non-Guarantor Subsidiary or any standard
securitization undertakings of the Company or any of the Guarantors in connection with any securitization or other structured
finance transaction entered into by a non-Guarantor Subsidiary; (v) except as permitted by the Supplemental Indenture,
any Subsidiary Guarantee of any Guarantor (or any group of Guarantors) that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary shall be
held in any final and non-appealable judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be
in full force and effect or any Guarantor (or any group of Guarantors) that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary, or any
Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor (or any group of Guarantors) that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary, shall deny
or disaffirm its or their obligations under its or their Subsidiary Guarantee(s); (vi) the failure to consummate the
Special Mandatory Redemption, to the extent required, as described under Section 6 or (vii) the Company or any of
the Guarantors that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary: (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it
in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its
property, (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (E) generally is not paying its debts
as they become due; or (vii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that,
taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; (B)appoints a custodian of the Company or Guarantor that is a
Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all
or substantially all of the property of the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of
Guarantors that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company
or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary; and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

 

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(14)          TRUSTEE
DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform
services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply
to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee
is also subject to and entitled to the benefits of Article 7 of the Base Indenture.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(19)          GOVERNING
LAW. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

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The Company shall furnish
to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Base Indenture and/or the Supplemental Indenture. Requests
may be made to:

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

804 Carnegie Center

Princeton, NJ 08540

Attention: General Counsel

 

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Assignment
Form

 

To assign this Note,
fill in the form below:

 

	(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:	 	 
	 	 	(Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

	 
	(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
	 
	 
	 
	 
	(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

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

 

	Date:	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Your
    Signature:	 
	 	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

	Signature Guarantee*:	 	 

 

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

 

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Option of Holder to Elect Purchase

 

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

 

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

 

 

		$		 

 

 

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

 

	Signature Guarantee*:	 	 

 

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

 

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Schedule A

 

Schedule
of Increases and Decreases in the Note

 

The following increases
and decreases in this Note have been made:

 

	Date of Change	Amount of 

decrease in 

Principal

 Amount 

of 

this Note	Amount of 

increase in 

Principal

 Amount 

of 

this Note	Principal

 Amount 

of this Note 

following such 

decrease 

(or increase)	Signature of 

authorized

 officer 

of Trustee or 

Custodian
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

 

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 

Custodian
	 	 	 	 	 

 

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

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

804 Carnegie Place

Princeton, NJ 08540

Attention: General Counsel

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o DB Services Americas, Inc.

5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200

Jacksonville, FL 32256

Attn: Transfer Department

 

Copy

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

Trust and Agency Services

 

60 Wall Street, 24th Floor

 

Mail Stop: NYC60-2405

 

New York, New York 10005

 

USA

 

Attn: Corporates Team, NRG Energy, SF3842

 

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

 

Re: 1.841% Senior
Secured First Lien Notes due 2023

 

Reference is hereby
made to the Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 2, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among NRG Energy, Inc.,
as issuer (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

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

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

or

 

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

 

or

 

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

 

or

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

	 	 
	 	[Insert Name of Transferor]
	 	 
	 	By:	          
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:
	 	 
	Dated:                                                                                                                      	 

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

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

 

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

 

		(a)	 ̈ a beneficial interest in the:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

		(b)	 ̈ a Restricted Definitive Note.

 

2.            After
the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

 

[CHECK ONE]

 

		(a)	 ̈ a beneficial interest in the:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

		(iv)	 ̈ Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP __________);
                                                              or

 

		(b)	 ̈ a Restricted Definitive Note; or

 

		(c)	 ̈ an Unrestricted Definitive Note, in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

804 Carnegie Place

Princeton, NJ 08540

Attention: General Counsel

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o DB Services Americas, Inc.

5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200

Jacksonville, FL 32256

Attn: Transfer Department

 

Copy

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Trust and Agency Services

60 Wall Street, 24th Floor

Mail Stop: NYC60-2405

New York, New York 10005

USA

Attn: Corporates Team, NRG Energy, SF3842

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

 

Re: 1.841% Senior
Secured First Lien Notes due 2023

 

(CUSIP [     ])

 

Reference is hereby
made to the Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 2, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among NRG Energy, Inc.,
as issuer (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

	 	 
	 	[Insert Name of Transferor]
	 	 
	 	By:	          
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:
	 	 
	Dated:                                                                                                                      	 

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM

ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

804 Carnegie Place

Princeton, NJ 08540

Attention: General Counsel

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o DB Services Americas, Inc.

5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200

Jacksonville, FL 32256

Attn: Transfer Department

 

Copy

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Trust and Agency Services

60 Wall Street, 24th Floor

Mail Stop: NYC60-2405

New York, New York 10005

USA

Attn: Corporates Team, NRG Energy, SF3842

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

 

Re: 1.841% Senior
Secured First Lien Notes due 2023

 

Reference is hereby
made to the Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 2, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among NRG Energy, Inc.,
as issuer (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

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

 

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

 

(b)             ̈ a
Definitive Note,

 

we confirm that:

 

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

 

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

 

3.            We
understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and
the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm
that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear
a legend to the foregoing effect.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

	 	 
	 	[Insert Name of Accredited Investor]
	 	 
	 	By:	          
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:
	 	 
	Dated:                                                                                                                        	 

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
(this “Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees”), dated as of _________________, among __________________(the
 “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (or its permitted successor), a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and Deutsche
Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

 

W I T N E S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Company
has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of December 2,
2020, between the Company and the Trustee, as amended by a Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”
and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), dated as of December 2, 2020, among the Company,
the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee, providing for the original issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $0 of 1.841%
Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture
provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture
pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the
Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Subsidiary Guarantee”); and WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 4.10 and 9.01 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the other Guarantors are authorized
to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees.

 

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

 

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

 

2.            Agreement
to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby becomes a party to the Supplemental Indenture
as a Guarantor and as such will have all the rights and be subject to all the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the
Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Subsidiary Guarantee and in the Supplemental Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

 

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

 

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4.            NEW
YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FOR ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION
OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

5.            Counterparts.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees. Each signed copy shall be an
original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Facsimile,
documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through
a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Supplemental Indenture and all matters
and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original
signatures.

 

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

 

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

 

8.            Ratification
of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees Part of Indenture. Except
as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions
thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees shall form a part of the Indenture
for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall by bound hereby.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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

 

 

	Dated:                                                  ,	 
	 	 
	 	[Guaranteeing Subsidiary]
	 	 
	 	By:	             
	 	Name:
	 	Title:
	 	 
	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:
	 	Title:
	 	 
	 	[Existing Guarantors]
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:
	 	Title:
	 	 
	 	[Trustee],
	 	as Trustee
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory
	 	 

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