Document:

Form of Indenture

 Exhibit 4(a) 
 MERCK & CO., INC. 
 TO 
 U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
 as Trustee 
  
  
 Indenture 
 Dated as
of                      
  
  

 MERCK & CO., INC. 
 Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to 
 Sections 310
through 318, inclusive, of the 
 Trust Indenture Act of 1939 
  

			
	 Trust Indenture
     Act Sections 
	  	Indenture Sections
	 § 310(a)(1)
	  	609
	 (a)(2)
	  	609
	 (a)(3)
	  	Not Applicable
	 (a)(4)
	  	Not Applicable
	 (a)(5)
	  	609
	 (b)
	  	608
		  	610
	§ 311(a) 	  	613
	 (b)
	  	613
	 § 312(a)
	  	701
		  	702(a)
	 (b) 
	  	702(b)
	 (c)
	  	702(c)
	 § 313(a)
	  	703(a)
	 (b)
	  	703(a)
	 (c)
	  	703(a)
	 (d)
	  	703(b)
	 § 314(a)
	  	704
	 (a)(4)
	  	101
		  	1004
	 (b)
	  	Not Applicable
	 (c)(1)
	  	102
	 (c)(2)
	  	102
	 (c)(3)
	  	Not Applicable
	 (d)
	  	Not Applicable
	 (e)
	  	102
	 § 315(a)
	  	601
	 (b)
	  	602
	 (c)
	  	601
	 (d)
	  	601
	 (e)
	  	514
	 § 316(a)
	  	101
	 (a)(1)(A)
	  	502
		  	512
	 (a)(1)(B) 
	  	513
	 (a)(2)
	  	Not Applicable
	 (b)
	  	508
	 (c)
	  	104(c)
	 § 317(a)(1)
	  	503
	 (a)(2)
	  	504
	 (b)
	  	1003
	 § 318(a)
	  	107

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

 Table of Contents 
  

							
	  	 	  	    	 	  	Page
		
	ARTICLE ONE Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application	  	1
				
		 	 Section 101
	    	Definitions	  	1
		 	 Section 102
	    	Compliance Certificates and Opinions	  	8
		 	 Section 103
	    	Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee	  	8
		 	 Section 104
	    	Acts of Holders; Record Dates	  	9
		 	 Section 105
	    	Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company	  	10
		 	 Section 106
	    	Notice to Holders; Waiver	  	11
		 	 Section 107
	    	Conflict with Trust Indenture Act	  	11
		 	 Section 108
	    	Effect of Headings and Table of Contents	  	11
		 	 Section 109
	    	Successors and Assigns	  	11
		 	 Section 110
	    	Separability Clause	  	12
		 	 Section 111
	    	Benefits of Indenture	  	12
		 	 Section 112
	    	Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial	  	12
		 	 Section 113
	    	Legal Holidays	  	12
		 	 Section 114
	    	U.S.A. Patriot Act	  	12
		
	 ARTICLE TWO Security Forms
	  	13
				
		 	 Section 201
	    	Forms Generally	  	13
		 	 Section 202
	    	Form of Face of Security	  	13
		 	 Section 203
	    	Form of Reverse of Security	  	15
		 	 Section 204
	    	Additional Provisions Required in Book-Entry Security	  	19
		 	 Section 205
	    	Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication	  	20
		
	 ARTICLE THREE The Securities
	  	20
				
		 	 Section 301
	    	Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series	  	20
		 	 Section 302
	    	Denominations	  	22
		 	 Section 303
	    	Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating	  	22
		 	 Section 304
	    	Temporary Securities	  	24
		 	 Section 305
	    	Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange	  	24
		 	 Section 306
	    	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities	  	25
		 	 Section 307
	    	Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved	  	26
		 	 Section 308
	    	Persons Deemed Owners	  	27
		 	 Section 309
	    	Cancellation	  	27
		 	 Section 310
	    	Computation of Interest	  	28
		 	 Section 311
	    	CUSIP Numbers	  	28
		
	 ARTICLE FOUR Satisfaction and Discharge
	  	28
				
		 	 Section 401
	    	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture	  	28
		 	 Section 402
	    	Application of Trust Money	  	29

  

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 Table of Contents 
 (continued) 
  

							
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	 ARTICLE FIVE Remedies
	  	30
				
		 	 Section 501
	    	Events of Default	  	30
		 	 Section 502
	    	Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment	  	31
		 	 Section 503
	    	Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee	  	32
		 	 Section 504
	    	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	  	32
		 	 Section 505
	    	Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities	  	33
		 	 Section 506
	    	Application of Money Collected	  	33
		 	 Section 507
	    	Limitation on Suits	  	34
		 	 Section 508
	    	Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest	  	34
		 	 Section 509
	    	Restoration of Rights and Remedies	  	34
		 	 Section 510
	    	Rights and Remedies Cumulative	  	35
		 	 Section 511
	    	Delay or Omission Not Waiver	  	35
		 	 Section 512
	    	Control by Holders	  	35
		 	 Section 513
	    	Waiver of Past Defaults	  	35
		 	 Section 514
	    	Undertaking for Costs	  	36
		 	 Section 515
	    	Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws	  	36
		
	 ARTICLE SIX The Trustee
	  	36
				
		 	 Section 601
	    	Certain Duties and Responsibilities	  	36
		 	 Section 602
	    	Notice of Defaults	  	38
		 	 Section 603
	    	Certain Rights of Trustee	  	38
		 	 Section 604
	    	Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities	  	39
		 	 Section 605
	    	May Hold Securities	  	39
		 	 Section 606
	    	Money Held in Trust	  	40
		 	 Section 607
	    	Compensation and Reimbursement	  	40
		 	 Section 608
	    	Disqualification; Conflicting Interests	  	40
		 	 Section 609
	    	Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility	  	41
		 	 Section 610
	    	Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor	  	41
		 	 Section 611
	    	Acceptance of Appointment by Successor	  	42
		 	 Section 612
	    	Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business	  	43
		 	 Section 613
	    	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company	  	44
		 	 Section 614
	    	Appointment of Authenticating Agent	  	44
		
	 ARTICLE SEVEN Holders’ Lists and Reports by Trustee and
Company
	  	45
				
		 	 Section 701
	    	Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders	  	45
		 	 Section 702
	    	Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders	  	46
		 	 Section 703
	    	Reports by Trustee	  	46
		 	 Section 704
	    	Reports by Company	  	46

  

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 (continued) 
  

							
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	 ARTICLE EIGHT Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease
	  	47
				
		 	 Section 801
	    	Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms	  	47
		 	 Section 802
	    	Successor Person Substituted	  	48
		
	 ARTICLE NINE Supplemental Indentures
	  	48
				
		 	 Section 901
	    	Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders	  	48
		 	 Section 902
	    	Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders	  	49
		 	 Section 903
	    	Execution of Supplemental Indentures	  	50
		 	 Section 904
	    	Effect of Supplemental Indentures	  	51
		 	 Section 905
	    	Conformity with Trust Indenture Act	  	51
		 	 Section 906
	    	Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures	  	51
		
	 ARTICLE TEN Covenants
	  	51
				
		 	 Section 1001
	    	Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest	  	51
		 	 Section 1002
	    	Maintenance of Office or Agency	  	51
		 	 Section 1003
	    	Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust	  	52
		 	 Section 1004
	    	Statement by Officers as to Default	  	53
		 	 Section 1005
	    	Existence	  	53
		 	 Section 1006
	    	Restrictions on Secured Debt	  	53
		 	 Section 1007
	    	Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks	  	55
		 	 Section 1008
	    	Waiver of Certain Covenants	  	56
		
	 ARTICLE ELEVEN Redemption of Securities
	  	56
				
		 	 Section 1101
	    	Applicability of Article	  	56
		 	 Section 1102
	    	Election to Redeem: Notice to Trustee	  	56
		 	 Section 1103
	    	Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed	  	57
		 	 Section 1104
	    	Notice of Redemption	  	57
		 	 Section 1105
	    	Deposit of Redemption Price	  	58
		 	 Section 1106
	    	Securities Payable on Redemption Date	  	58
		 	 Section 1107
	    	Securities Redeemed in Part	  	58
		
	 ARTICLE TWELVE Sinking Funds
	  	59
				
		 	 Section 1201
	    	Applicability of Article	  	59
		 	 Section 1202
	    	Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities	  	59
		 	 Section 1203
	    	Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund	  	59

  

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	ARTICLE THIRTEEN Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance	  	60
				
		 	 Section 1301
	    	Applicability of Article; Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	  	60
		 	 Section 1302
	    	Defeasance and Discharge	  	60
		 	 Section 1303
	    	Covenant Defeasance	  	60
		 	 Section 1304
	    	Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	  	61
		 	 Section 1305
	    	Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions	  	63
		 	 Section 1306
	    	Reinstatement	  	63
		
	 ARTICLE FOURTEEN Guarantee of Securities
	  	64
				
		 	 Section 1401
	    	Guarantee	  	64
		 	 Section 1402
	    	Execution and Delivery of Guarantee	  	66
		 	 Section 1403
	    	Release of Guarantors	  	66
		 	 Section 1404
	    	Guarantors May Consolidate, etc.	  	67
		 	 Section 1405
	    	Limitation on Guarantor Liability	  	67

  

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 INDENTURE, dated as of
                    , between Merck & Co., Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Jersey (herein
called the “Company”), having its principal office at One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey 08889-0100, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”).

 RECITALS OF THE COMPANY 
 The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein
called the “Securities”), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided. 
 All things necessary to
make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, THIS
INDENTURE WITNESSETH: 
 For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it
is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series thereof, as follows: 
 ARTICLE ONE 
 Definitions and Other Provisions 
 of General Application 
  

	Section 101	Definitions. 

 For all
purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: 
 (1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular; 
 (2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; 
 (3) the phrase “in writing” as used herein shall be deemed to include .pdf attachments and other electronic means
of transmission, unless otherwise indicated; 
 (4) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation

  

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required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the date of this instrument; and 
 (5) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. 
 “Act”, when used with
respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104. 
 “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing. 
 “Assistant Secretary”, when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means
any assistant secretary whether or not designated by a number or word or words added before or after the title “assistant secretary”. 
 “Attributable Debt” means, as to any particular lease under which any Person is at the time liable, at any date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined, the total net amount of rent
required to be paid by such Person under such lease during the remaining term thereof (after giving effect to any extensions at the option of the lessee), discounted from the respective due dates thereof to such date at a rate of 1% per annum
over the weighted average Yield to Maturity of the Outstanding Securities compounded semi-annually, such average being weighted by the principal amount of each series Outstanding or in the case of any series of Original Issue Discount Securities,
such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series that would be payable upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof at the time of such determination. The net amount of rent required to be paid under any such lease
for any such period shall be the amount of rent payable by the lessee with respect to such period, after excluding amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates and similar charges. In
the case of any lease which is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such net amount shall also include the amount of such penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first
date upon which it may be so terminated. 
 “Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant
to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series. 
 “Board of
Directors” means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of that board. 
 “Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such
certification, and delivered to the Trustee. 
  

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 “Book-Entry Security” means a Security in the form prescribed in Section 204
evidencing all or part of a series of Securities, issued to the Depository for such series or its nominee, and registered in the name of such Depository or nominee. 
 “Business Day”, when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of
Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. 
 “Commission” means the Securities and
Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under
the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time. 
 “Company” means the Person named as the
“Company” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Person. 

“Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by its
Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its President or a Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee. 
 “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible
items) after deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities (excluding any thereof constituting Funded Debt by reason of being renewable or extendible) and (b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and
expense and other like intangibles, all as set forth on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
 “Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office of the Trustee in the United States at which at any particular time its
corporate trust business shall be administered. 
 “corporation” means a corporation, association, company,
joint-stock company or business trust. 
 “Debt” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1006.

 “Defaulted Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 307. 
 “Depository” means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more
Book-Entry Securities, the Person designated as Depository for such series by the Company pursuant to Section 301, which Person shall be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and if at any time
there is more than one such Person, “Depository” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Depository with respect to the Securities of such series. 
  

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 “Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary (a) substantially all the fixed
assets of which are located, or substantially all the business of which is carried on, within the United States (including Puerto Rico), or (b) which owns or leases any Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property, except that such term shall
exclude any Subsidiary the principal business of which is the financing of the operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries outside the United States (including Puerto Rico) (but such Subsidiary shall be excluded only so long as it shall neither
own nor lease any Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property). 
 “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in
Section 501. 
 “Funded Debt” means all indebtedness for money borrowed having a maturity of more than 12 months
from the date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined or having a maturity of less than 12 months but by its terms being renewable or extendible beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the borrower. 
 “Guarantee” means the guarantee of the Company’s obligations under a particular series of Securities and the Indenture by a
Guarantor pursuant to Article Fourteen of this Indenture. 
 “Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified in
Section 1401. 
 “Guarantor” means a Subsidiary designated as such pursuant to Section 1402 hereof.

 “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register. 
 “Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more
indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument, and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of
and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term “Indenture” shall also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301. 
 “interest”, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity,
means interest payable after Maturity. 
 “Interest Payment Date”, when used with respect to any Security, means the
Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security. 
 “Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security,
means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.

 “Mortgage” means and includes any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest, conditional sale or other title
retention agreement or other similar encumbrance. 
  

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 “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. One of the officers signing an
Officers’ Certificate given pursuant to Section 1004 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company. 
 “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Company or other counsel who shall be acceptable to the Trustee. 
 “Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be
due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502. 
 “Outstanding”, when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except: 
 (i) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; 
 (ii) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee
or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be
redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and 
 (iii) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any
such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company; 
 provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (i) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be
due and payable as of the date of such determination upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, (ii) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units shall be the
U.S. dollar equivalent, determined in the manner provided as contemplated by Section 301 on the date of original issuance of such Security, of the principal amount (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security, the U.S. dollar
equivalent on the date of original issuance of such Security of the amount determined as provided in (i) above) of such Security and (iii) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the
Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee

  

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shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the
Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. 
 “pari
passu”, when used with respect to the ranking of any Debt of any Person in relation to other Debt of such Person, means that each such Debt (a) either (i) is not subordinated in right of payment to any other Debt of such Person
or (ii) is subordinate in right of payment to the same Debt of such Person as is the other and is so subordinate to the same extent and (b) is not subordinate in right of payment to the other or to any Debt of such Person as to which the
other is not so subordinate. 
 “Paying Agent” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or
any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company. 
 “Person” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. 
 “Place of Payment”, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated by
Section 301. 
 “Predecessor Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or
a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security. 
 “Principal
Domestic Manufacturing Property” means any building, structure or other facility, together with the land upon which it is erected and fixtures comprising a part thereof, used primarily for manufacturing, processing or warehousing of the
Company’s products and located in the United States (including Puerto Rico), owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary, the gross book value (without deduction of any depreciation reserves) of which on the date as of which the
determination is being made exceeds 1% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, other than any such building, structure or other facility or portion thereof or any such land or fixture (i) which is financed by obligations issued by a State, a
Territory, or a possession of the United States, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or the District of Columbia, the interest on which is excludable from gross income of the holders thereof pursuant to the provisions of
Section 103(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code or the provisions of Section 745 of Title 48 of the United States Code (or any successor to such provisions) as in effect at the time of the issuance of such obligations, or (ii) which,
in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company, is not of material importance to the total business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries as an entirety. 
  

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 “Redemption Date”, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means
the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture. 
 “Redemption Price”, when used with respect to
any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture. 
 “Regular Record
Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301. 
 “Securities” has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. 
 “Security Register” and “Security Registrar” have the
respective meanings specified in Section 305. 
 “Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest
means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307. 
 “Stated Maturity”, when used with respect to any
Security or any instalment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such instalment of principal or interest is due and payable. 
 “Subsidiary” means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this definition, “voting stock” means stock which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, whether at
all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency. 
 “Trustee”
means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or
include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

 “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this instrument was
executed; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, “Trust Indenture Act” means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so
amended. 
 “Vice President”, when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether
or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president”. 
  

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 “Yield to Maturity” means the yield to maturity calculated at the time of issuance
of a series of Securities, or, if applicable, at the most recent redetermination of interest on such series, and calculated in accordance with accepted financial practice. 
  

	Section 102	Compliance Certificates and Opinions. 

 Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be
required under the Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply
with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in this Indenture. 
 Every certificate or
opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include 
 (1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto; 
 (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 each such
individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and 
 (4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

  

	Section 103	Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. 

 In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion
of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may
certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. 
 Any certificate or opinion of any officer of the
Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or
representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the
certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. 
  

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

	Section 104	Acts of Holders; Record Dates. 

 (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more
instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are
delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders
signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee
and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. 
 (b) The fact and date of the execution by any
Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing
such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.
The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient. 
 (c) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, fix any day as the record date for the
purpose of determining the Holders of Securities of any series entitled to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, or to vote on any action, authorized or permitted to be given or taken by
Holders of Securities of such series. If not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder of Securities of such series in respect of any such action, or, in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, the record date for any
such action or vote shall be the 30th day (or, if later, the date of the most recent list of Holders required to be provided pursuant to Section 701) prior to such first solicitation or vote, as the case may be. With regard to any record date
for action to be taken by the Holders of one or more series of Securities, only the Holders of Securities of such series on such date (or their duly designated proxies) shall be entitled to give or take, or vote on, the relevant action. 

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

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 (e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done,
omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security. 
 (f) Upon receipt by the Trustee of (i) any Notice of Default pursuant to Section 501; (ii) any notice declaring an acceleration or rescission and annulment thereof pursuant to
Section 502; or (iii) any direction pursuant to Section 512 (in the case of any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Notice’) from any Holder or Holders with respect to Securities of a series all or part of which is represented by
a Book-Entry Security, a record date shall be established for determining Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in such Notice, which record date shall be at the close of business on the third Business Day following the
day the Trustee receives such Notice. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such Notice, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date;
provided, that unless Holders of at least the percentage of the principal amount of the Outstanding Securities (the “Required Principal Amount”) of such series required to give such Notice, or their proxies, shall have joined in
such Notice, prior to the day which is 90 days after such record date, such Notice shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a
Holder, from giving (i) after expiration of such 90-day period, a new Notice identical to a Notice which has been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, or (ii) during any such 90-day period, an additional Notice with
respect to any new or different fact or circumstance permitting the giving of a Notice with respect to Securities of such series, in either of which events a new record date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 104(f). Unless any Notice specifies that it is given with respect to a lesser principal amount, the Trustee shall treat the Notice as having been given with respect to the entire principal amount of Securities held by such Holder. If a
Notice is given with respect to a principal amount of Securities which exceeds the Required Principal Amount, no record date shall be established pursuant to this Section 104(f) to determine the Holders entitled to join in such Notice.

  

	Section 105	Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company. 

 Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

 (1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made,
given, furnished or filed in writing (including telecopy or pdf) to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, which at the date hereof is 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10005, Attention: Corporate Trust Services, or 

 

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 (2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument,
Attention: Corporate Secretary, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company. 
  

	Section 106	Notice to Holders; Waiver. 

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

	Section 107	Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. 

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

	Section 108	Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. 

 The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 
  

	Section 109	Successors and Assigns. 

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

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	Section 110	Separability Clause. 

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

	Section 111	Benefits of Indenture. 

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

	Section 112	Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. 

 This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND
THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

  

	Section 113	Legal Holidays. 

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

	Section 114	U.S.A. Patriot Act. 

 The
parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and
record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may reasonably
request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act. 
  

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 ARTICLE TWO 
 Security Forms 
  

	Section 201	Forms Generally. 

 The
Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such
appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be
required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. If the form of Securities of any series is
established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the
Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities. 
 The definitive
Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. 
  

	Section 202	Form of Face of Security. 

 [if the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert—THIS SECURITY WAS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.
[THE ISSUE PRICE OF THIS SECURITY WAS     % OF ITS PRINCIPAL AMOUNT; THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT IS $             PER SECURITY WITH A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
$             ; THE ISSUE DATE IS              20    ; AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY IS
    %.] [THE ISSUE PRICE, ISSUE DATE, TOTAL AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND YIELD TO MATURITY OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE COMPANY AT [ONE MERCK DRIVE, WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY 08889-0100].]

 [if the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security that is subject to the rules of Treasury regulations section
1.1275-4(b)] [THE ISSUE PRICE OF THIS SECURITY WAS     % OF ITS PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AT ISSUANCE; THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT IS $            PER
SECURITY WITH A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $             AT ISSUANCE, DETERMINED WITHOUT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY ADJUSTMENTS PURSUANT TO TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.1275-4(b); THE ISSUE DATE IS
             20    ; THE COMPARABLE YIELD IS     %; AND THE PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT     .] [THE
ISSUE PRICE, ISSUE DATE, TOTAL AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, COMPARABLE YIELD AND PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY

  

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MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE COMPANY AT [ONE MERCK DRIVE, WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY 08889-0100].] 
 MERCK & CO., INC. 
  
  
  

			
	 No
                    
	 	$             
		 	CUSIP                     

 Merck & Co., Inc., a New Jersey corporation (hereinafter called the
“Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to
                                         
                   , or registered assigns, the principal sum of
                     Dollars on
                         [if the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert — , and to pay interest
thereon from
                                         or from
the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on                      and
                     in each year, commencing
                    , at the rate of     % per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [if
applicable, insert — , and (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) at the rate of     % per annum on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue instalment of interest].
[Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.] The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person
in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the              or
             (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith
cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of
such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent
with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture]. [If the Security is not to bear
interest prior to Maturity, insert — The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue
principal of this Security shall bear interest at the rate of     % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such default in payment to the date
payment of such principal has been made or duly provided for. Interest on any overdue principal shall be payable on demand. Any such interest on any overdue principal that is not so paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of
    % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such demand for payment to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for,
and such interest shall also be payable on demand.] 
  

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 Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert —
any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in                     , in such
coin or currency of [the United States of America] [insert other currency, if applicable] as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [if applicable, insert — ; provided, however, that
at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register]. 
 Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. 
 Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed. 
 Dated: 
  

			
	 MERCK & CO., INC.

		
	 By
	 	  

 Attest: 
  

	
	  

  

	Section 203	Form of Reverse of Security. 

 This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of
                     (herein called the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee (herein
called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights,
duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face
hereof [, limited in aggregate principal amount to $            ]. 
 [If applicable, insert — The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not more than 60 or less than 30 days’ notice by mail, [if applicable, insert — (1) on
         in any year commencing with the year          and ending with the year          through operation of the sinking fund
for this series at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] at any time [on or after             , 20    ], as a whole or in part, at the
election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as

  

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percentages of the principal amount): If redeemed [on or before                     ,
    %, and if redeemed] during the 12-month period beginning                      of the years indicated. 
  

							
	 Year
	  	 Redemption Price
	  	 Year
	  	 Redemption Price

  
  
  
  
 and thereafter
at a Redemption Price equal to     % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption [if applicable, insert — (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to
the Redemption Date, but interest instalments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant
Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.] 
 [If applicable, insert — The
Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not more than 60 or less than 30 days’ notice by mail, (1) on                     
in any year commencing with the year          and ending with the year          through operation of the sinking fund for this series at the Redemption Prices for
redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time [on or after
                    ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise than through
operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the 12-month period beginning          of the years indicated, 
  

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	 Year
	  	Redemption Price
For Redemption
Through Operation
of the
Sinking Fund	  	Redemption Price For
Redemption Otherwise
Than Through Operation
of the Sinking
Fund

  
  
  
  
 and thereafter
at a Redemption Price equal to     % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest
instalments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the
face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.] 
 [Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not, prior to
                    , redeem any Securities of this series as contemplated by [Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph as a part of, or in
anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application, directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less than
    % per annum.] 
 [The sinking fund for this series provides for the redemption on
                     in each year beginning with the year          and ending with the year
         of [not less than $             (“mandatory sinking fund”) and not more than]
$             aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [mandatory] sinking fund payments
may be credited against subsequent [mandatory] sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made — [in the inverse order in which they become due].] 
 [If the Security is subject to redemption, insert — In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed
portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.] 
  

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 [If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert — If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.] 
 [If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert — If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this
series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to — insert formula for
determining the amount. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be
legally enforceable), all of the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate.] 
 [The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of [the entire indebtedness of this Security or] [certain restrictive
covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security][, in each case] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.] 
 The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities
of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also
contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with
certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. 
 No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the
Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. 
 As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the
Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series
and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. 
  

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 The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $             and any integral multiple of $             in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same. 
 No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. 
 Prior to
due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not
this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 
 All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 
 THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF. 
  

	Section 204	Additional Provisions Required in Book-Entry Security. 

 Any Book-Entry Security issued hereunder shall, in addition to the provisions contained in Sections 202 and 203, bear a legend in substantially the following form: 
 “This Security is a Book-Entry Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a
Depository or a nominee of a Depository. This Security is exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a person other than the Depository or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture and may not be transferred
except as a whole by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository.” 
  

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	Section 205	Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication. 

 The Trustee’s certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form: 
 This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 
  

			
	U.S. Bank Trust, National Association, as Trustee
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Authorized Signatory

 ARTICLE THREE 
 The Securities 
  

	Section 301	Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. 

 The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. 
 The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 303, set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an
Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series, 
 (1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities of any other series); 
 (2) 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 Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1107 and except for any
Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder); 
 (3) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date
for such interest; 
 (4) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable;

 (5) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates
from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any interest payable on any Interest Payment Date; 
  

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 (6) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest
on Securities of the series shall be payable; 
 (7) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at
which and the terms and conditions upon which 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 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; 
 (9) if other than minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in
which Securities of the series shall be issuable; 
 (10) the currency, currencies or currency units in which
payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable if other than the currency of the United States of America and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United
States of America for purposes of the definition of “Outstanding” in Section 101; 
 (11) if the
amount of payments of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined; 
 (12) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the
Company or a Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of and any premium and
interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made shall be payable, and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made; 
 (13) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall
be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502; 
 (14) the
application, if any, of Section 1302 or 1303 to the Securities of any series; 
 (15) whether the Securities
of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Book-Entry Securities and, in such case, the Depository with respect to such Book-Entry Security or Securities and the circumstances under which any Book-Entry Security may
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transfer or exchange, or authenticated and delivered, in the name of a Person other than such Depository or its nominee, if other than as set forth in Section 305; 
 (16) whether the Securities will be guaranteed under any Guarantee, the name of any Subsidiary that will initially be a
Guarantor, any modifications to the terms of Article Fourteen applicable to the Securities of the series and the applicability of any other guarantees; and 
 (17) any other items of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5)). 
 All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or
pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 303) set forth, or determined in the manner provided in the Officers’ Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. 
 If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such
action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate setting forth the terms of the series. 
  

	Section 302	Denominations. 

 The
Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Securities of any series, the
Securities of such series shall be issuable in minimum denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. 
  

	Section 303	Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. 

 The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its President or one of its Vice Presidents attested by its Secretary or one of its
Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual, facsimile, in the form of a .pdf attachment or by other means of electronic transmission showing signature. 
 Securities bearing the signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company,
notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities. 
 At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series
executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. If
the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established in or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 201 and 301, in

  

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authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to
Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating, 
 (a) if the form of
such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; 
 (b) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by
Section 301, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and 
 (c) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general
equity principles. 
 If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the
issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. 
 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally
issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers’ Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior
to the time of authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued and such documents reasonably contemplate the
issuance of all Securities of such series. 
 Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. 
 No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such
Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has
been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the
Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 309 for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

  

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	Section 304	Temporary Securities. 

 Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or
otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers
executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. 
 If temporary Securities of any
series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable
for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one
or more temporary Securities of any series the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations and of a like principal
amount and tenor. Until so exchanged the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor. 
  

	Section 305	Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange. 

 The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment
being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities.
The Trustee is hereby appointed “Security Registrar” for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided. 
 Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. 
 At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized
denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. 
 All Securities issued
upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of
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 Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall
(if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing. 
 No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but
the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 906
or 1107 not involving any transfer. 
 The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange
Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of
business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange of any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Book-Entry Security shall be exchangeable pursuant to this Section 305 for Securities registered in
the names of Persons other than the Depository for such Security or its nominee only if (i) such Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Book-Entry Security or if at any time such
Depository ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order that such Book-Entry Security shall be so exchangeable or
(iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities. Any Book-Entry Security that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be exchangeable for Securities registered in such names
as such Depository shall direct. 
 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, a Book-Entry Security may not be
transferred except as a whole by the Depository with respect to such Book-Entry Security to a nominee of such Depository or by a nominee of such Depository to such Depository or another nominee of such Depository. 
  

	Section 306	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities. 

 If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor
and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. 
 If there shall be delivered to the Company and
the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in

  

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the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in lieu
of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. 
 In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its
discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security. 
 Upon the issuance of any new Security under this
Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

 Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall
constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder. 
 The provisions of this Section are
exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities. 
  

	Section 307	Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved. 

 Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest. 
 Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
(herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in
each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below: 
 (1) The Company may elect to make payment of any
Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be
fixed in the following manner. The Company shall 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, and at the same time the Company shall
deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the

  

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proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the
proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date
therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such series at such Holder’s address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed
payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are
registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2). 
 (2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such
Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the
Trustee. 
 Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration
of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security. 
  

	Section 308	Persons Deemed Owners. 

 Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the
purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307), any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor
any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 
  

	Section 309	Cancellation. 

 All
Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly
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whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued
and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this
Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with the Trustee’s customary practices. 
  

	Section 310	Computation of Interest. 

 Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 
  

	Section 311	CUSIP Numbers. 

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

	Section 401	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. 

 This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect with respect to any series of Securities (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities of
such series herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to such series of Securities, when 
 (1) either 
 (A) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities of such series which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as
provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities of such series for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust,
as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or 
  

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 (B) all Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation 
 (i) have become due and payable, or 
 (ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or 
 (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice
of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, 
 and the Company, in the case of (i),
(ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; 
 (2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and 
 (3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as to such series of Securities have been complied with. 
 Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any series of Securities, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the
Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 402 and the last
paragraph of Section 1003 shall survive. 
  

	Section 402	Application of Trust Money. 

 Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this
Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and interest for whose
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 ARTICLE FIVE 
 Remedies 
  

	Section 501	Events of Default. 

 “Event of Default”, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be
effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body): 
 (1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance
of such default for a period of 30 days; or 
 (2) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if
any, on) any Security of that series at its Maturity; or 
 (3) default in the deposit of any sinking fund
payment, when and as due by the terms of a Security of that series; or 
 (4) default in the performance, or
breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture which affects or is applicable to the Securities of that series (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section
specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by
registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and
requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or 
 (5)
the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable
Federal or State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and
the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or 
  

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 (6) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under
any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of
the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by
it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or 
 (7) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series. 
  

	Section 502	Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. 

 If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if any of the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified in
the terms thereof) of all of the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount)
shall become immediately due and payable. 
 At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of
any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount (or specified amount) of the Outstanding
Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if 
 (1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay 
 (A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series, 
 (B)
the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, 
  

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 (C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon
overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and 
 (D) all sums paid or
advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; 
 and 
 (2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that
series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513. 
 No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon. 
  

	Section 503	Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. 

 The Company covenants that if 
 (1) default is made in the payment
of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or 
 (2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof, 
 the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and
interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and any premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition
thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. 
 If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to
protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement
of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy. 
  

	Section 504	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. 

 In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any
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Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or
other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607. 
 No provision
of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder
thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided, however, the Trustee may vote on behalf of the Holders for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official
and may be a member of a creditors’ or other similar committee. 
  

	Section 505	Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities. 

 All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any
proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered. 
  

	Section 506	Application of Money Collected. 

 Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or
interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid: 
 FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607; 
 SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected,
ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively; and 
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	Section 507	Limitation on Suits. 

 No
Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless 
 (1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of that series; 
 (2) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder; 
 (3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses
and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; 
 (4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt
of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and 
 (5) no
direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; 
 it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any
provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the
manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders. 
  

	Section 508	Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest. 

 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and
(subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security on the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and
such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder. 
  

	Section 509	Restoration of Rights and Remedies. 

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

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	Section 510	Rights and Remedies Cumulative. 

 Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to
the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law
or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. 
  

	Section 511	Delay or Omission Not Waiver. 

 No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an
acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

  

	Section 512	Control by Holders. 

 The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that 
 (1) such
direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and 
 (2) the Trustee may take
any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. 
  

	Section 513	Waiver of Past Defaults. 

 The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its
consequences, except a default 
 (1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any
Security of such series, or 
 (2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot
be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected. 
  

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 The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of
determining the Persons entitled to waive any past default hereunder. If a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to waive any default hereunder, whether or
not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that unless such majority in principal amount shall have been obtained prior to the date which is 90 days after such record date, any such waiver previously given shall
automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. 
 Upon any such waiver, such
default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent
thereon. 
  

	Section 514	Undertaking for Costs. 

 In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an
undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be
deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Company or the Trustee. 
  

	Section 515	Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. 

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

	Section 601	Certain Duties and Responsibilities. 

 The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture. In case an Event of Default has occurred (which has not been cured or waived) the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and
skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of its own affairs. 
  

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 No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for
its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that 
 (1)
prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default which may have occurred: 
 (A) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and
obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and 
 (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the
statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any
provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture; 
 (2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a responsible officer or responsible
officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and 
 (3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the holders of not less than a majority in principal
amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this
Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series. 
 None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the
Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there shall be reasonable ground for believing that the repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnity against such liability is not reasonably assured to it. 
 The provisions of this
Section 601 are in furtherance of and are subject to, Section 315 of the Trust Indenture Act. 
  

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	Section 602	Notice of Defaults. 

 If a
default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that
in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section,
the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series. 
  

	Section 603	Certain Rights of Trustee. 

 Subject to the provisions of Section 601: 
 (a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; 
 (b) any
request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution; 
 (c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers’ Certificate; 
 (d) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the opinion or written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of
Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; 
 (e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the
request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by
it in compliance with such request or direction; 
 (f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation
into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee,
in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and
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 (g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform
any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder; 
 (h) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of
any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action; 
 (i) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;

 (j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without
limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; 
 (k) the Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties
hereunder; and 
 (l) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of
individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture. 
  

	Section 604	Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. 

 The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent
assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee or any Authenticating Agent shall not be accountable for the use or
application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof. 
  

	Section 605	May Hold Securities. 

 The
Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company or the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 608 and
613, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent. 
  

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	Section 606	Money Held in Trust. 

 Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed
in writing with the Company. 
  

	Section 607	Compensation and Reimbursement. 

 The Company agrees 
 (1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed
in writing between the Company and the Trustee for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); 
 (2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except to the extent any such
expense, disbursement or advance may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and 
 (3) to indemnify the
Trustee and any predecessor Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or
trusts hereunder in the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. 
 As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section, the Trustee shall have a claim prior to the Securities
upon all properties and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holder of particular Securities. 
 When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or Section 501(6), such expenses (including the reasonable charges and
expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for such services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law. 
 The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture. 
  

	Section 608	Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. 

 If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such conflicting interest or resign, to the extent and in the
manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. 
  

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	Section 609	Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. 

 There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000
and its Corporate Trust Office in the United States. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the
combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article. 
  

	Section 610	Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. 

 (a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in
accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611. 
 (b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the
Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of
such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. 
 (c) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after
the giving of such notice of removal, the Trustee being removed may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. 
 (d) If at any time: 
 (1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

 (2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall fail to resign, after written
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 (3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a
bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

 then, in any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or
(ii) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the
Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees. 
 (e) If the Trustee shall
resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be
only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy,
a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor
Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede
the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series. 
 (f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 106. Each notice shall
include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office. 
  

	Section 611	Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. 

 (a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the
retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all
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an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property
and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder. 
 (b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each
successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as
shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be
vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood
that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder
administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee
relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities
of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates. 
 (c) Upon request of any such successor
Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) and (b) of this Section, as the
case may be. 
 (d) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor
Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article. 
  

	Section 612	Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. 

 Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall
be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee

  

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then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities. 
  

	Section 613	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. 

 If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the
collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). 
  

	Section 614	Appointment of Authenticating Agent. 

 The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such
series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and
obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such
reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be
acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent,
having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in
this Section. 
 Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate agency or corporate trust
business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee
or the Authenticating Agent. 
 An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee
and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination,
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any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable
to the Company and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names and addresses appear in the
Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating
Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section. 
 The Company
agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section. 
 If
an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication
in the following form: 
 This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture. 
  

			
	U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee
		
	By	 	  

		 	As Authenticating Agent
		
	By	 	  

		 	Authorized Signatory

 ARTICLE SEVEN 
 Holders’ Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company 
  

	Section 701	Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders. 

 The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee 
 (a)
semi-annually, not later than January 15 and July 15 in each year, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of the preceding January 1 or July 1, as the case may be,
and 
 (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any
such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; 
  

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 excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security
Registrar. 
  

	Section 702	Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders. 

 (a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in
Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

 (b) The rights of the Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under
the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act. 
 (c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of
information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act. 
  

	Section 703	Reports by Trustee. 

 (a)
The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act within 60 days after April 1 of each year commencing with the year 2010, and
at such other times as may be required by the Trust Indenture Act. 
 (b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such
transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing when any Securities are listed on any
stock exchange and of any delisting thereof. 
  

	Section 704	Reports by Company. 

 The
Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner
provided pursuant to such Act; provided that any such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall be filed with the Trustee
within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute
constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on
Officers’ Certificates). All required information, documents and other reports referred to in this Section 704 shall be deemed filed with the Trustee and transmitted to the Holders at the time such information, documents or other reports
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successor system); provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to determine whether or not such filing has taken place. 
 ARTICLE EIGHT 
 Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease 
  

	Section 801	Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms. 

 The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person unless: 
 (1) the Company is the surviving Person or the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the
Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or trust, shall be organized and validly existing
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and
punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; 
 (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the
Company or a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event
of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; 
 (3) if, as a result of any such consolidation or merger or
such conveyance, transfer or lease, properties or assets of the Company would become subject to a Mortgage, which would not be permitted by Section 1006, the Company or such successor Person, as the case may be, shall take such steps as shall
be necessary effectively to secure the Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) all indebtedness secured thereby; and 
 (4) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental
indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with. 
  

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	Section 802	Successor Person Substituted. 

 Upon any consolidation of the Company with or merger of the Company into any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the
successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this
Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the
Securities. 
 ARTICLE NINE 
 Supplemental Indentures 
  

	Section 901	Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. 

 Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in
form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes: 
 (1) to evidence the succession of another
Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities; or 
 (2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating
that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or 
 (3) to add any additional Events of Default; or 
 (4) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate
the issuance of Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or 
 (5) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities,
provided that any such addition, change or elimination (i) shall neither (A) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor
(B) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (ii) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or 
  

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 (6) to secure the Securities pursuant to the requirements of
Section 1006 or otherwise; or 
 (7) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted
by Sections 201 and 301; or 
 (8) to add one or more Guarantees for the benefit of the Holders of all or any
series of Securities under this Indenture or release a Guarantee pursuant to the provisions hereof; or 
 (9) to
supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of Securities pursuant to Sections 401, 1302 and 1303; provided that any such action pursuant
to this clause (9) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or 
 (10) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this
Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611(b); or 
 (11) to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act. 
 (12) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which
may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided, that such action pursuant to this clause (12) shall not adversely affect
the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect. 
  

	Section 902	Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. 

 With the consent of the Holders of not less than majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the
Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of
the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder
of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, 
 (1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any
installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount
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Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, or change any Place of Payment where, or the coin, currency or currency unit in which, any Security or any premium or the interest thereon is
payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or 
 (2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is
required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture,
or 
 (3) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or Section 1008, except to increase
any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, provided, however, that this clause shall
not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to “the Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section and Section 1008, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the
requirements of Sections 611(b) and 901(10). 
 A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this
Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be
deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series. 
 The Company may, but
shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons entitled to consent to any indenture supplemental hereto. If a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only
such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such supplemental indenture, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that unless such consent shall have become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage
having been obtained prior to the date which is 90 days after such record date, any such consent previously given shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. 
 It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture,
but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof. 
  

	Section 903	Execution of Supplemental Indentures. 

 In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall
receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but
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obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. 
  

	Section 904	Effect of Supplemental Indentures. 

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

	Section 905	Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. 

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

	Section 906	Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures. 

 Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee
as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be
prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series. 
 ARTICLE TEN 
 Covenants 
  

	Section 1001	Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. 

 The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series in
accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. 
  

	Section 1002	Maintenance of Office or Agency. 

 The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that 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 that series 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 shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. 
  

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 The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where
the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner
relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series 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. 
  

	Section 1003	Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust. 

 If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of and any premium or interest on any of the
Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium or interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise
disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. 
 Whenever the Company
shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of and any premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount,
such sum to be held as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. 
 The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an
instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (i) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and
(ii) during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series, and upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith
pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series. 
 The
Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such
Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from
all further liability with respect to such money. 
 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 and any premium or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has become due and payable shall be paid
to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall, thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all
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money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall 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 a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in New York, New York, notice that such money remains
unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. 
  

	Section 1004	Statement by Officers as to Default. 

 The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, a certificate from the principal executive, financial or accounting
officer of the Company, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signer thereof the Company is in compliance with all of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or
requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default with respect to or shall not be in compliance with all such terms, provisions, covenants and conditions, specifying all such defaults or events of noncompliance and
the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge. 
  

	Section 1005	Existence. 

 Subject to
Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company. 
  

	Section 1006	Restrictions on Secured Debt. 

 The Company will not itself, and will not permit any Domestic Subsidiary to, incur, issue, assume or guarantee any indebtedness for money borrowed represented by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences of indebtedness for money
borrowed (such notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences of indebtedness for money borrowed being hereinafter in this Article called “Debt”), secured by a Mortgage on any Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property of the Company
or any Domestic Subsidiary, or any shares of stock of any Domestic Subsidiary that owns or leases a Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property, without effectively providing that the Outstanding Securities (together with, if the Company shall so
determine, any other Debt of the Company or such Domestic Subsidiary then existing or thereafter created which is not subordinate to the Securities) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such secured Debt (for the purpose of
providing such equal and ratable security, the principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any series of Original Issue Discount Securities shall be such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series that would be
payable upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof at the time of such determination), so long as such secured Debt shall be so secured, unless, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all such secured Debt plus all Attributable Debt of
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1007) would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; provided, however, that this Section shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded from secured Debt in any
computation under this Section, Debt secured by: 
 (1) Mortgages on property of, or on any shares of stock of,
any corporation existing at the time such corporation becomes a Domestic Subsidiary; 
 (2) with respect to any
series of Securities, any Mortgage existing on the date of issuance of such Securities; 
 (3) Mortgages in favor
of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary; 
 (4) Mortgages on property of the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary
in favor of the United States of America or any State thereof, or Puerto Rico, or any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of the United States of America or any State thereof, or Puerto Rico, or in favor of any other
country, or any political subdivision thereof, to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute; 
 (5) Mortgages on property of the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary in favor of any customer to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments made by or on behalf of such customer for goods produced
for or services rendered to such customer in the ordinary course of business not exceeding the amount of such payments; 
 (6) Mortgages of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, repairmen, vendors, lessors and materialmen incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith; 
 (7) Mortgages arising by reason of any judgment, decree or order of any court, so long as any legal proceedings which may
have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment, decree or order shall not have been finally terminated or so long as the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired; or pledges or deposits to secure payment
of workmen’s compensation or other insurance, good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts or leases, deposits to secure public or statutory obligations, deposits to secure or in lieu of surety or appeal bonds, deposits as
security for the payment of taxes or, in each case, obligations of a similar nature; 
 (8) Mortgages for taxes
or assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due or delinquent, or which can thereafter be paid without penalty, or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; landlord’s liens on property held under lease,
and tenants’ rights under leases; easements; and any other liens of a nature similar to those hereinabove described in this clause (8) which do not, in the opinion of the Company materially impair the use of such property in the operation
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 (9) Mortgages on property, shares of stock existing at the time of
acquisition thereof (including acquisition through merger or consolidation) or to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or construction or improvement cost thereof or to secure any Debt incurred prior to, at the time of, or
within 120 days after, the acquisition of such property or shares or the completion of any such construction or improvement for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or construction or improvement cost thereof; and

 (10) Any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), as a whole or
in part, of any Debt secured by any Mortgage referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) to (9), inclusive; provided, that (i) such extension, renewal or replacement Mortgage shall be limited to all or a part of the same property,
shares of stock that secured the Mortgage extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property) and (ii) the Debt secured by such Mortgage at such time is not increased. 
  

	Section 1007	Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks. 

 The Company will not itself, and it will not permit any Domestic Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement with any bank, insurance company or other lender or investor (not including the Company or any
Subsidiary) or to which any such lender or investor is a party, providing for the leasing by the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary for a period, including renewals, in excess of three years of any Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property which has
been or is to be sold or transferred, more than 120 days after the acquisition thereof or the completion of construction and commencement of full operation thereof, by the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary to such lender or investor or to any
person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such lender or investor on the security of such Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property (herein referred to as a “sale and leaseback transaction”) unless either: 
 (1) the Company or such Domestic Subsidiary could create Debt secured by a Mortgage pursuant to Section 1006 on the
Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property to be leased back in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to such sale and leaseback transaction without equally and ratably securing the Outstanding Securities, or 
 (2) the Company within 120 days after the sale or transfer shall have been made by the Company or by any such Domestic
Subsidiary, applies an amount equal to the greater of (i) the net proceeds of the sale of the Principal Domestic Manufacturing Property sold and leased back pursuant to such arrangement or (ii) the fair market value of the Principal
Domestic Manufacturing Property so sold and leased back at the time of entering into such arrangements (as determined by any two of the following: the Chairman of the Board of the Company, its President, any Vice President of the Company, its
Treasurer and its Controller) to the retirement of Funded Debt of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary which is not subordinated in right of payment to the Outstanding Securities; provided, that the amount to be applied to the retirement of
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Debt of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary shall be reduced by (a) the principal amount of any Securities delivered within 120 days after such sale to the Trustee for retirement and
cancellation, and (b) the principal amount of such Funded Debt, other than Securities, voluntarily retired by the Company or such Domestic Subsidiary within 120 days after such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no retirement referred to in
this clause (2) may be effected by payment at maturity or pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund payment or any mandatory prepayment provision. 
  

	Section 1008	Waiver of Certain Covenants. 

 The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Sections 1005 to 1007, inclusive, with respect to the Securities of any series if before the time for such compliance the Holders
of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such
waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term,
provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect. 
 The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record
date for the purpose of determining the Persons entitled to waive any such term, provision or condition. If a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to waive
any such term, provision or condition hereunder, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided, that unless the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series
shall have waived such term, provision or condition prior to the date which is 90 days after such record date, any such waiver previously given shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect.

 ARTICLE ELEVEN 
 Redemption of Securities 
  

	Section 1101	Applicability of Article. 

 Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series) in accordance
with this Article. 
  

	Section 1102	Election to Redeem: Notice to Trustee. 

 The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities of any series, the
Company shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole discretion), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of
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series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption
provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction. 
  

	Section 1103	Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed. 

 If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all of the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall
be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide
for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum
authorized denomination for Securities of that series. If less than all of the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence. 
 The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities
selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. 
 For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the
context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is
to be redeemed. 
  

	Section 1104	Notice of Redemption. 

 Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at such Holder’s address appearing in
the Security Register. 
 All notices of redemption shall identify the Securities (including CUSIP numbers) to be redeemed and
shall state: 
 (1) the Redemption Date, 
 (2) the Redemption Price (and interest, if any), 
 (3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of
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 (4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price (and interest, if any)
will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, 
 (5) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price (and interest, if any), and 
 (6) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case. 
 Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s
request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company. 
  

	Section 1105	Deposit of Redemption Price. 

 Prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money
sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date. 
  

	Section 1106	Securities Payable on Redemption Date. 

 Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after
such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security
shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated
Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the
provisions of Section 307. 
 If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security. 
  

	Section 1107	Securities Redeemed in Part. 

 Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new
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and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered. If a Book-Entry Security is so surrendered, such new Security so issued shall be a new Book-Entry
Security. 
 ARTICLE TWELVE 
 Sinking Funds 
  

	Section 1201	Applicability of Article. 

 The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series. 
 The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a
“mandatory sinking fund payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment”. If provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 1202. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms
of Securities of such series. 
  

	Section 1202	Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities. 

 The Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed
either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any
sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series; provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited.
Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced
accordingly. 
  

	Section 1203	Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. 

 Not less than 90 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing
sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of
that series pursuant to Section 1202 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 45 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such
sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 1104. Such notice having been duly
given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 1105, 1106 and 1107. 
  

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 ARTICLE THIRTEEN 
 Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance 
  

	Section 1301	Applicability of Article; Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. 

 If pursuant to Section 301 provision is made for either or both of (a) defeasance of the Securities of a series under
Section 1302 or (b) covenant defeasance of the Securities of a series under Section 1303, then the provisions of such Section or Sections, as the case may be, together with the other provisions of this Article Thirteen, shall be
applicable to the Securities of such series, and the Company may at its option by Board Resolution, at any time, with respect to the Securities of such series, elect to have either Section 1302 (if applicable) or Section 1303 (if
applicable) be applied to the Outstanding Securities of such series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Thirteen. 
  

	Section 1302	Defeasance and Discharge. 

 Upon the Company’s exercise of the above option applicable to this Section, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series on and after the date the
conditions precedent set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “defeasance”). For this purpose, such defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding
Securities of such series and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (A) the rights of Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in
Section 1304 as more fully set forth in such Section, payments of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Securities when such payments are due, (B) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Securities under
Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003 and such obligations as shall be ancillary thereto, (C) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, immunities and other provisions in respect of the Trustee hereunder and (D) this Article Thirteen. Subject to
compliance with this Article Thirteen, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 1302 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 1303 with respect to the Securities of such series. 
  

	Section 1303	Covenant Defeasance. 

 Upon the Company’s exercise of the above option applicable to this Section, the Company shall be released from its obligations under Sections 801, 1006 and 1007 (and any covenant applicable to such Securities that are determined
pursuant to Section 301 to be subject to this provision) and the occurrence of an event specified in Section 501(4) (with respect to any of Sections 801, 1006 or 1007) (and any other Event of Default applicable to such Securities that

  

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is determined pursuant to Section 301 to be subject to this provision) shall not be deemed to be an Event of Default with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and after the
date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “covenant defeasance”). For this purpose, such covenant defeasance means that, with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series, the Company may omit to comply with
and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such Section or Clause whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Clause or by reason of any
reference in any such Section or Clause to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby. 
  

	Section 1304	Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. 

 The following shall be the conditions precedent to application of either Section 1302 or Section 1303 to the Outstanding Securities of such series: 
 (1) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying
the requirements of Section 609 who shall agree to comply with the provisions of this Article Thirteen applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and
dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms
will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, sufficient, without reinvestment, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants
expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the
Outstanding Securities of such series on the Maturity of such principal, premium, if any, or interest. Before such a deposit the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date or dates in
accordance with Article Eleven, which shall be given effect in applying the foregoing. For this purpose, “U.S. Government Obligations” means securities that are (x) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of
which its full faith and credit is pledged or (y) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith
and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended) as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of
such depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of

  

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the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt. 
 (2) No Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default with respect to
the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing (A) on the date of such deposit or (B) insofar as subsections 501(5) and (6) are concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 121st day after the date of
such deposit or, if longer, ending on the day following the expiration of the longest preference period applicable to the Company in respect of such deposit (it being understood that the condition in this condition shall not be deemed satisfied
until the expiration of such period). 
 (3) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not (A) cause the
Trustee for the Securities of such series to have a conflicting interest as defined in Section 608 or for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any securities of the Company or (B) result in the trust arising from such
deposit to constitute, unless it is qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 
 (4) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or by which it is bound. 
 (5) In the case of an election under Section 1302, the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (y) 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 shall confirm that, the Holders and beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for
Federal income tax purposes as a result of such 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 defeasance had not occurred. 
 (6) In the case of an election under Section 1303, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that the Holders and beneficial owners of the Outstanding Securities of such series 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. 
 (7) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Company in connection therewith pursuant to
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 (8) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to either the defeasance under Section 1302 or the covenant defeasance under Section 1303 (as the case may be) have been complied with.

  

	Section 1305	Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. 

 Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds
thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee — collectively, for purposes of this Section 1305, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 1304 in respect of the Outstanding Securities of such 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 (but not including the Company acting as its own 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 (and 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
money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1304 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof. 
 Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in
Section 1304 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be
deposited to effect an equivalent defeasance or covenant defeasance. 
  

	Section 1306	Reinstatement. 

 If the
Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 1302 or 1303 by reason of any order or judgment or any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then
the Company’s obligations under the Securities of such series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Thirteen until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such
money in accordance with Section 1302 or 1303; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any such Security following the reinstatement of its obligations, the
Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or the Paying Agent. 
  

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 ARTICLE FOURTEEN 
 Guarantee of Securities 
  

	Section 1401	Guarantee. 

 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Article Fourteen, each Guarantor, on a joint and several basis with any other Guarantor, fully and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee of
each series to which this Article Fourteen has been made applicable as provided in Section 301(16) and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns (1) the full and punctual payment when due, whether at Maturity, by acceleration, by
redemption or otherwise, of all obligations of the Company under the Indenture (including obligations to the Trustee) and Securities of that series, whether for payment of principal of, or interest, premium, if any, on, Securities of that series and
all other monetary obligations of the Company under the Indenture and Securities of that series and (2) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the Company whether for fees, expenses,
indemnification or otherwise under the Indenture and Securities of that series (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations” with respect to the Securities of that series). Each Guarantor
further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from such Guarantor, and that such Guarantor shall remain bound under this Section 1401 notwithstanding any
extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation. 
 (2) Each Guarantor hereby waives presentation to, demand of
payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Guarantor waives notice of any default under the Securities of that series or the Guaranteed Obligations with respect
to that series of Securities. The obligations of any Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (1) the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other
Person under the Indenture, the Securities of that series or any other agreement or otherwise; (2) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture, the Securities of that series or any other
agreement; (3) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the Guaranteed Obligations or any of them; or (4) the failure of any Holder or Trustee to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of the
Guaranteed Obligations. 
 (3) Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to which it may be entitled to have the
assets of the Company first be used and depleted as payment of the Company’s or each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder prior to any amounts being claimed from or paid by each Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to
which it may be entitled to require that the Company be sued prior to an action being initiated against such Guarantor. 
  

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 (4) Each Guarantor further agrees that its Guarantee herein constitutes a
guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder or the Trustee to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. 
 (5) Except as expressly set forth in Section 1403 of this Indenture, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall
not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or
termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor herein shall not be discharged or
impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under the Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any thereof, by any
default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of a Guarantor or
would otherwise operate as a discharge of a Guarantor as a matter of law or equity. 
 (6) Except as expressly
set forth in Section 1403 of this Indenture, each Guarantor agrees that its Guarantee of a particular series of Securities shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations of that series of
Securities. Each Guarantor further agrees that its Guarantee herein of a particular series of Securities shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest on
any Guaranteed Obligation of that series of Securities is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder of that series of Securities or the Trustee upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise. 
 (7) In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder or the Trustee has at law or in
equity against each Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay the principal of or interest on any Guaranteed Obligation of a particular series of Securities when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by
acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, or to perform or comply with any other Guaranteed Obligation with respect to that series of Securities, each Guarantor, hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith
pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Holders or the Trustee an amount equal to the sum of (1) the unpaid principal amount of such Guaranteed Obligations with respect to that series of Securities, (2) accrued and unpaid interest on
such Guaranteed Obligations with respect to that series of Securities (but only to the extent not prohibited by law) and (3) all other monetary obligations of the Company to the Holders of that series of Securities and the Trustee. 

 

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 (8) Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of
subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations of a particular series of Securities guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations with respect to that series of Securities. Each Guarantor
further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders of a particular series of Securities and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby with respect to that series of
Securities may be accelerated as provided in the Indenture for the purposes of the Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby,
and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Guaranteed Obligations with respect to that series of Securities as provided in the Indenture, the Guaranteed Obligations with respect to that series of Securities (whether or not
due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by each Guarantor for the purposes of this Article Fourteen. 
 (9) Each Guarantor also agrees to pay, on a joint and several basis with any other Guarantor, any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any
rights under this Article Fourteen. 
 (10) Upon request of the Trustee, each Guarantor agrees to execute and
deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of the Indenture.
 (11) Each Guarantor shall 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 any Guarantee. 
  

	Section 1402	Execution and Delivery of Guarantee. 

 Any Person may become a Guarantor of a series of Securities to which this Article Fourteen has been made applicable as provided in Section 301(16) by executing and delivering to the Trustee
(i) a supplemental indenture in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, which subjects such Person to the provisions of this Indenture as a guarantor of such Securities and (2) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
documents have been duly authorized and executed by such Person and constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Person (subject to such customary exceptions concerning fraudulent conveyance laws, creditors’ rights
and equitable principles as may be acceptable to the Trustee in its discretion). If an Officer whose signature is on the supplemental indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security guaranteed by such
Guarantor, the Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless. 
  

	Section 1403	Release of Guarantors. 

 Each Guarantor shall, upon the occurrence of any of the following events, be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged from all obligations under this

  

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Indenture and its Guarantee of each series of the Securities, and the Holders of each series of the Securities will be deemed to have consented to such release without any action required on the
part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Securities if: 
  

	 	(i)	at any time such Guarantor has no Debt outstanding and does not guarantee the Debt of any Subsidiary or parent of such Guarantor (other than Securities);

  

	 	(ii)	all of the shares of stock of such Guarantor are sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such
transaction) the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company; 

  

	 	(iii)	all or substantially all the assets of such Guarantor are sold or otherwise disposed of, including by way of merger, consolidation or amalgamation, to a Person that is
not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company; or 

  

	 	(iv)	the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged in accordance with Section 401 of the Indenture. 

 If the conditions to release contained in this Section 1403 have been satisfied, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably
requested by the Company or such Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from all of its obligations under the Guarantee and the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure to execute such documents shall in no way
affect the release of such Guarantor pursuant to this Section 1403, which release shall be automatic and unconditional upon satisfaction of any of the conditions to release set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above.

  

	Section 1404	Guarantors May Consolidate, etc. 

 Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor, or shall 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 1405	Limitation on Guarantor Liability 

 It is hereby agreed that the Guarantee of each Guarantor shall not constitute a fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent obligation for purposes of any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or
other similar law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to the Guarantee. The obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount
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and fixed liabilities of each Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contributions from or payments made by or on behalf
of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article Fourteen that are relevant under such laws, result in the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance,
fraudulent transfer or fraudulent obligation under federal or state law. Until such time as the Securities of any particular series are paid in full, each Guarantor, with respect to such series of Securities, hereby waives all rights of subrogation,
whether arising by contract or operation of law (including, without limitation, any such right arising under federal bankruptcy law) or otherwise by reason of any payment by it pursuant to the provisions of this Article Fourteen. 
  

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 This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed
shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective
execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or .pdf shall be deemed to be their original signatures
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed and
attested, all as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	 MERCK & CO., INC.

		
	By	 	  

		 	

  

	
	Attest:
	
	  

  

			
	 U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE

		
	By	 	  

		 	

  

	
	Attest:2002 Stock Incentive Plan and form of agreements thereunder

 Exhibit 10.2 
  
  
  
 MERU NETWORKS, INC.

 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 Adopted by the Board on July 8, 2002 
 Approved by the Stockholders on July 8, 2002 
  
  
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

					
	 	  	 	  	Page
	 SECTION 1.
	  	PURPOSE	  	1
			
	 SECTION 2.
	  	DEFINITIONS	  	1
	 2.1
	  	“Award”	  	1
	 2.2
	  	“Board”	  	1
	 2.3
	  	“Change in Control”	  	1
	 2.4
	  	“Code”	  	2
	 2.5
	  	“Committee”	  	2
	 2.6
	  	“Company”	  	2
	 2.7
	  	“Consultant	  	2
	 2.8
	  	“Disability	  	2
	 2.9
	  	“Employee	  	2
	 2.10
	  	“Exchange Act”	  	2
	 2.11
	  	“Exercise Price”	  	3
	 2.12
	  	“Fair Market Value”	  	3
	 2.13
	  	“ISO”	  	3
	 2.14
	  	“NSO”	  	3
	 2.15
	  	“Offeree”	  	3
	 2.16
	  	“Option”	  	3
	 2.17
	  	“Optionee”	  	3
	 2.18
	  	“Outside Director”	  	3
	 2.19
	  	“Parent”	  	3
	 2.20
	  	“Plan”	  	4
	 2.21
	  	“Purchase Price”	  	4
	 2.22
	  	“Purchaser”	  	4
	 2.23
	  	“Restricted Share”	  	4
	 2.24
	  	“Restricted Share Agreement”	  	4
	 2.25
	  	“Securities Act”	  	4
	 2.26
	  	“Service”	  	4
	 2.27
	  	“Share”	  	4
	 2.28
	  	“Stock”	  	4
	 2.29
	  	“Stock Option Agreement”	  	4
	 2.30
	  	“Subsidiary”	  	4
	 2.31
	  	“Ten-Percent Stockholder”	  	4
			
	 SECTION 3.
	  	ADMINISTRATION	  	5
	 3.1
	  	General Rule	  	5
	 3.2
	  	Committee Composition	  	5
	 3.3
	  	Committee Procedures	  	5
	 3.4
	  	Board Responsibilities	  	5

  

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	 SECTION 4.
	  	ELIGIBILITY	  	7
	 4.1
	  	General Rule	  	7
			
	 SECTION 5.
	  	STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN	  	7
	 5.1
	  	Share Limit	  	7
	 5.2
	  	Additional Shares	  	7
			
	 SECTION 6.
	  	RESTRICTED SHARES	  	7
	 6.1
	  	Restricted Share Agreement	  	7
	 6.2
	  	Duration of Offers	  	7
	 6.3
	  	Payment for Awards	  	7
	 6.4
	  	Purchase Price	  	8
	 6.5
	  	Vesting and Right to Repurchase	  	8
			
	 SECTION 7.
	  	STOCK OPTIONS	  	8
	 7.1
	  	Stock Option Agreement	  	8
	 7.2
	  	Number of Shares; Kind of Option	  	8
	 7.3
	  	Exercise Price	  	9
	 7.4
	  	Term	  	9
	 7.5
	  	Exercisability	  	9
	 7.6
	  	Vesting	  	10
	 7.7
	  	Effect of Change in Control	  	10
	 7.8
	  	Payment for Option Shares	  	10
	 7.9
	  	Leaves of Absence	  	11
	 7.10
	  	Exercise of Options on Termination of Service	  	11
	 7.11
	  	No Rights as a Stockholder	  	12
	 7.12
	  	Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options	  	12
	 7.13
	  	Buyout Provisions	  	12
			
	 SECTION 8.
	  	ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES	  	12
	 8.1
	  	Adjustments	  	12
	 8.2
	  	Dissolution or Liquidation	  	12
	 8.3
	  	Reorganizations	  	12
	 8.4
	  	Reservation of Rights	  	13
			
	 SECTION 9.
	  	TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND REPURCHASE RIGHTS	  	13
	 9.1
	  	Nontransferability of Rights	  	13
	 9.2
	  	Transfer of Restricted Shares to Trusts	  	13
	 9.3
	  	Transferability of Options	  	13
	 9.4
	  	Assignment	  	13
	 9.5
	  	Restrictions on Transfer of Shares	  	14
	 9.6
	  	Company’s Right To Repurchase Shares	  	14
			
	 SECTION 10.
	  	WITHHOLDING TAXES	  	14
	 10.1
	  	General	  	14
	 10.2
	  	Share Withholding	  	15
	 10.3
	  	Cashless Exercise/Pledge	  	15

  

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	 10.4
	  	Other Forms of Payment	  	15
			
	 SECTION 11.
	  	SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS	  	15
	 11.1
	  	General	  	15
	 11.2
	  	Voting and Dividend Rights	  	15
	 11.3
	  	Financial Reports	  	15
			
	 SECTION 12.
	  	NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS	  	15
			
	 SECTION 13.
	  	DURATION AND AMENDMENTS	  	15
	 13.1
	  	Term of the Plan	  	15
	 13.2
	  	Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan	  	16
	 13.3
	  	Effect of Amendment or Termination	  	16
			
	 SECTION 14.
	  	EXECUTION	  	16

  

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 MERU NETWORKS, INC. 
 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 SECTION 1. PURPOSE. 
 The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors effective July 8, 2002. The purpose of
the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by (a) encouraging Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants to focus on critical long-range objectives; (b) encouraging the attraction
and retention of Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants with exceptional qualifications; and (c) linking Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants directly to stockholder interests through increased stock ownership. The Plan seeks to
achieve this purpose by providing for awards in the form of Restricted Shares and Options (which may constitute incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options). 
 The grant of Awards and Options under the Plan is intended to be exempt from the securities qualification requirements of the California Corporations Code by satisfying the exemption under section
25102(o) of the California Corporations Code. However, Awards and Options may be awarded in reliance upon other state securities law exemptions. To the extent that such other exemptions are relied upon, the terms of this Plan which are included only
to comply with section 25102(o) shall be disregarded to the extent provided in the Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Share Agreement. 
 SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. 
  

	2.1	“Award” shall mean any award of the right to purchase Restricted Shares under the Plan. 

  

	2.2	“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time. If a Committee has been appointed to administer the Plan,
any reference to the Board in the Plan shall be construed as a reference to the Committee to whom the Board has assigned a particular function. 

  

	2.3	“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: 

  

	 	(a)	The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if persons who were not stockholders of
the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of the outstanding securities of each
of (A) the continuing or surviving entity and (B) any direct or indirect parent corporation of such continuing or surviving entity; 

  

	 	(b)	The consummation of the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan
of complete liquidation of the Company; or 

  

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	 	(c)	Any “person” (as defined below) who, by the acquisition or aggregation of securities, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing
under special circumstances) having the right to vote at elections of directors (the “Base Capital Stock”); except that any change in the relative beneficial ownership of the Company’s securities by any person resulting solely from a
reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Base Capital Stock, and any decrease thereafter in such person’s ownership of securities, shall be disregarded until such person increases in any manner, directly or indirectly, such
person’s beneficial ownership of any securities of the Company. 

 For purposes of Section 2.3(c), the
term “person” shall have the same meaning as when used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (1) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or a
Parent or Subsidiary and (2) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Stock. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Change in Control” shall not include a transaction the sole purpose of which is
(a) to change the state of the Company’s incorporation, (b) to form a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction;
or (c) to make an initial public offering of the Company’s Stock. 
  

	2.4	“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

  

	2.5	“Committee” shall mean the committee designated by the Board, which is authorized to administer the Plan, as described in Section 3 hereof.

  

	2.6	“Company” shall mean Meru Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

  

	2.7	“Consultant” shall mean a consultant or advisor who is not an Employee and who provides bona fide services to the Company, its Parent or Subsidiary as
an independent contractor or a member of the board of directors of a Parent or a Subsidiary. Service as a Consultant shall be considered Service for all purposes of the Plan. 

  

	2.8	“Disability” shall mean a condition that renders an individual unable to engage in substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment. 

  

	2.9	“Employee” shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary and who is an “employee” within
the meaning of section 3401(c) of the Code and regulations issued thereunder. 

  

	2.10	“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

  

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	2.11	“Exercise Price” shall mean the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon the exercise of an Option, as specified in a Stock Option Agreement.

  

	2.12	“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a Share, the market price of one Share of Stock, determined by the Board as follows:

  

	 	(a)	If the Stock was traded over-the-counter on the date in question but was not traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last
transaction price quoted for such date by the OTC Bulletin Board or, if not so quoted, shall be equal to the mean between the last reported representative bid and asked prices quoted for such date by the principal automated inter-dealer quotation
system on which the Stock is quoted or, if the Stock is not quoted on any such system, by the “Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.; 

  

	 	(b)	If the Stock was traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last reported sale price quoted for such date by The Nasdaq Stock
Market; 

  

	 	(c)	If the Stock was traded on a United States stock exchange on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing price reported for such date
by the applicable composite-transactions report; and 

  

	 	(d)	If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.

 In all cases, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Board shall be conclusive and binding on all
persons. 
  

	2.13	“ISO” shall mean an incentive stock option described in section 422(b) of the Code. 

  

	2.14	“NSO” shall mean a stock option that is not an ISO. 

  

	2.15	“Offeree” shall mean an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director to whom the Board has granted an Award of Restricted Shares under the Plan.

  

	2.16	“Option” shall mean an ISO or NSO granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares. 

  

	2.17	“Optionee” shall mean an individual or estate that holds an Option. 

  

	2.18	“Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary who is not a common-law employee of the Company, Parent or
a Subsidiary. Service as an Outside Director shall be considered Service for all purposes of the Plan. 

  

	2.19	 “Parent” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of
the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A

  

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corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date. 

  

	2.20	“Plan” shall mean the Meru Networks, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. 

  

	2.21	“Purchase Price” shall mean the consideration for which a Restricted Share may be acquired under the Plan. 

  

	2.22	“Purchaser” shall mean an eligible individual who has acquired Stock under the Plan through an Award of Restricted Shares or through the exercise of an
Option. 

  

	2.23	“Restricted Share” shall mean a Share awarded under the Plan which is either nontransferable or subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or both.

  

	2.24	“Restricted Share Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and the recipient of a Restricted Share which contains the terms, conditions
and restrictions pertaining to such Restricted Shares. 

  

	2.25	“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

  

	2.26	“Service” shall mean service as an Employee, a Consultant or an Outside Director. 

  

	2.27	“Share” shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 8 (if applicable). 

  

	2.28	“Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company. 

  

	2.29	“Stock Option Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining
to the Optionee’s Option. 

  

	2.30	“Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that
attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date. 

  

	2.31	 “Ten-Percent Stockholder” means an individual who owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all
classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of section 424(d) of the Code shall apply solely for purposes of Sections 7.3(a) and 7.4 hereof. An
individual shall be deemed to own the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for his or her brothers, sisters, spouse, ancestors and lineal descendants. Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a corporation, partnership, estate or trust
shall be deemed to be owned proportionately by or for its stockholders, partners or beneficiaries. Stock with respect to which such individual holds an Option shall not be counted. Outstanding stock shall include all stock actually issued and
outstanding immediately after the grant

  

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but shall not include Shares authorized for issuance under outstanding Options held by any individual. 

 SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION. 
  

	3.1	General Rule. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. However, the Board may delegate any or all administrative functions under the Plan otherwise
exercisable by the Board to a Committee. The Board shall designate one of the members of the Committee as chair. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by the Board at
any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and reassume all powers and authority of the Board previously delegated to the Committee. If a Committee has been appointed, any reference to the Board in the Plan
shall be construed as a reference to the Committee to whom the Board has assigned a particular function. 

  

	3.2	Committee Composition. The Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board who have been appointed by the Board. If the Company’s Stock becomes
publicly traded, the composition of the Committee shall satisfy (i) such requirements as the Securities and Exchange Commission may establish for administrators acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or its
successor) under the Exchange Act; and (ii) such requirements as the Internal Revenue Service may establish for outside directors acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code. The Board may also
appoint one or more separate committees of the Board, each composed of one or more directors of the Company who need not satisfy the requirements of the previous sentence. Such committees of the Board may administer the Plan with respect to
Employees who are not considered officers or directors of the Company under section 16 of the Exchange Act, may grant Awards or Options under the Plan to such Employees and may determine all terms of such grants. Within the limitations of the two
preceding sentences, any reference in the Plan to the Committee shall include such committee or committees appointed pursuant to the preceding sentences. 

  

	3.3	Committee Procedures. The Committee may hold meetings at such times and places as it shall determine. The acts of a majority of the Committee members present at
meetings at which a quorum exists, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by all Committee members, shall be valid acts of the Committee. 

  

	3.4	Board Responsibilities. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have the discretionary authority to take the following actions:

  

	 	(a)	To interpret the Plan and any Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Share Agreement and to apply their provisions; 

  

	 	(b)	To adopt, amend or rescind rules, procedures and forms relating to the Plan; 

  

	 	(c)	To authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan; 

  

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	 	(d)	To determine when Restricted Shares are to be awarded or offered for sale and when Options are to be granted under the Plan; 

  

	 	(e)	To select Offerees and Optionees; 

  

	 	(f)	To determine the number of Restricted Shares to be offered to each Offeree or to be made subject to each Option; 

  

	 	(g)	To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award of Shares, including (without limitation) the Purchase Price and the vesting of the Award (including accelerating
the vesting of awards), and to specify the provisions of the Restricted Share Agreement relating to such Award; 

  

	 	(h)	To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Option, including (without limitation) the Exercise Price, the vesting or duration of the Option (including accelerating
the vesting of the Option), to determine whether such Option is to be classified as an ISO or as an NSO, and to specify the provisions of the Stock Option Agreement relating to such Option; 

  

	 	(i)	To amend any outstanding Restricted Share Agreement or Stock Option Agreement, subject to applicable legal restrictions and to the consent of the Purchaser or Optionee
who entered into such agreement; 

  

	 	(j)	To prescribe the consideration for the grant of Award under the Plan and to determine the sufficiency of such consideration; 

  

	 	(k)	To determine the disposition of each Option or Award under the Plan in the event of an Optionee’s or Offeree’s divorce or dissolution of marriage;

  

	 	(l)	To determine whether Options or Awards under the Plan will be granted in replacement of other grants under an incentive or other compensation plan of an acquired
business; 

  

	 	(m)	To determine all questions relating to Service of an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director, including, but not limited to, the date on which such Service has
commenced and ended and the length of such Service for purposes of vesting under the Plan; 

  

	 	(n)	To process claims; 

  

	 	(o)	To correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, any Stock Option Agreement or any Restricted Share Agreement; and

  

	 	(p)	To take any other actions deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. 

 The Board shall have the discretionary authority to make all decisions, interpretations and any other actions under the Plan and all such
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persons. No member of the Board shall be liable for any action that he or she has taken or has failed to take in good faith with respect to the Plan, any Option, or any Award of Restricted Shares
under the Plan. 
 SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY. 
  

	4.1	General Rule. Only Employees shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. Only Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors shall be eligible for the grant of
Restricted Shares or NSOs. 

 SECTION 5. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN. 
  

	5.1	Share Limit. Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares. Subject to Section 5.2, the aggregate number of Shares which may be
issued or transferred under the Plan shall not exceed 2,500,000 Shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8. The number of Shares which are subject to Awards and Options shall not exceed the number of Shares which then remain available
for issuance under the Plan, and the Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at no time shall the total number of
Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of all outstanding Options and the total number of Shares provided under any stock bonus or similar plan of the Company exceed thirty percent (30%) of all outstanding shares of the Company, unless a
higher percentage is approved by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Company’s Shares entitled to vote. 

  

	5.2	Additional Shares. In the event that any outstanding Option or Award expires or is canceled for any reason, the Shares allocable to the unexercised portion of
such Option or Award shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan. If a Share acquired under the Plan is forfeited or repurchased, then such Share shall again become available for award under the Plan. 

 SECTION 6. RESTRICTED SHARES. 
  

	6.1	Restricted Share Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by a Restricted Share Agreement between the recipient and the Company. Such Award
shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions imposed by the Board, as set forth in the Restricted Share Agreement, that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of
the various Restricted Share Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. 

  

	6.2	Duration of Offers. Any right to acquire Restricted Shares shall automatically expire if not exercised by the Offeree within thirty (30) days after the
Board communicates the grant of such right to the Offeree. 

  

	6.3	 Payment for Awards. As determined by the Board in its discretion The Purchase Price for Restricted Shares may be paid with cash, cash
equivalents or a full-recourse promissory note. Restricted Shares also may be awarded in consideration of past services to the Company, a Parent or Subsidiary. However, if the Restricted Shares to be awarded

  

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are newly issued, payment in the form of a promissory note shall only be permitted if the Offeree pays the par value of the Restricted Shares in cash or cash equivalents. In the case of a
promissory note, the Restricted Shares shall be pledged as security for the payment of the principal amount of the promissory note and interest thereon. Subject to the foregoing in this Section 6.3, the method for paying the Purchase Price for
Restricted shall be determined by the Board in its discretion. 

  

	6.4	Purchase Price. The Purchase Price per Share to be offered under the Plan shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a
Share on the date of grant. The Purchase Price per Share to be offered under the Plan to a Ten-Percent Stockholder shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Subject to the
foregoing in this Section 6.4, the amount of the Purchase Price shall be determined by the Board in its discretion. 

  

	6.5	Vesting and Right to Repurchase. Each Award of Restricted Shares may or may not be subject to vesting or to a right of repurchase by the Company. Vesting shall
occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Share Agreement. The Company’s right of repurchase shall comply with the requirements of Section 9. A Restricted Share Agreement may provide
for accelerated vesting in the event of the Offeree’s death, Disability or retirement or other events. The Board may determine, at the time of the Award of Restricted Shares or thereafter, that all or part of such Restricted Shares shall become
vested in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company. 

 SECTION 7. STOCK OPTIONS. 

 

	7.1	Stock Option Agreement. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option
shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions imposed by the Board, as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, which are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of
the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. A Stock Option Agreement may provide that a new Option will be granted automatically to the Optionee when he or she exercises a prior Option and pays the Exercise
Price. 

  

	7.2	Number of Shares; Kind of Option. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the
adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 8. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO. Of all Options held by an Optionee that become exercisable in the same calendar year, only Options
covering Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less will qualify as ISOs and any Options in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be treated as NSOs. For purposes of the requirement
in the previous sentence, ISOs shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Stock shall be determined on the date that the Option was granted. 

  

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	7.3	Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Agreement shall set forth the Exercise Price. Subject to the following requirements, the Exercise Price under any Option shall
be determined by the Board in its sole discretion: 

  

	 	(a)	Minimum Exercise Price for ISOs. The Exercise Price per Share of an ISO shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a
Share on the date of grant. The Exercise Price per Share of an ISO granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. 

  

	 	(b)	Minimum Exercise Price for NSOs. The Exercise Price per Share of an NSO shall not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share
on the date of grant. The Exercise Price per Share of an NSO granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. 

  

	7.4	Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the term of the Option. The term of an Option shall in no event exceed ten (10) years from the date of
grant. The term of an ISO granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder shall not exceed five (5) years from the date of grant. Subject to the foregoing, the Board in its sole discretion shall determine when an Option shall expire.

  

	7.5	Exercisability. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. Subject to the following
restrictions, the Board in its sole discretion shall determine when all or any installment of an Option is to become exercisable and may, in its discretion, provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of a Change in Control, the
Optionee’s death, Disability or retirement or other events: 

  

	 	(a)	Options Granted to Employees. An Option granted to an Employee who is not an officer of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be exercisable at the minimum
rate of twenty percent (20%) per year for each of the first five (5) years starting from the date of grant, subject to reasonable conditions such as continued Service. 

  

	 	(b)	Options Granted to Outside Directors, Consultants or Officers. An Option granted to an Outside Director, a Consultant or an officer of the Company, a Parent or a
Subsidiary shall be exercisable at any time or during any period established by the Board, subject to reasonable conditions such as continued Service. 

  

	 	(c)	 Exercise Prior to Vesting. In accordance with Section 9.6, a Stock Option Agreement may permit the Optionee to exercise the Option as to
Shares that have not vested, subject to the Company’s right to repurchase any Shares that have not vested when the Optionee’s Service terminates at the lower of (a) the original Exercise Price, without interest, or (b) the Fair
Market Value of the Shares as of the date that the Company exercises its right to repurchase the Shares. For

  

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purposes of this subsection 7.5(c), the date on which the Company exercises its right to repurchase the Shares shall be deemed to be the date on which the Optionee’s Service terminates.

  

	7.6	Vesting. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any Shares subject to the Option shall be vested. Subject to the following restrictions,
the Board in its sole discretion shall determine when all or any portion of the Shares subject to an Option shall be vested and may, in its discretion, provide for accelerated vesting in the event of a Change in Control, the Optionee’s death,
Disability or retirement or other events and may provide for the cessation of vesting prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Optionee’s Service: 

  

	 	(a)	Options Granted to Employees. An Option granted to an Employee who is not an officer of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall provide that the Shares
subject to such Option shall become vested at the minimum rate of twenty percent (20%) per year for each of the first five (5) years starting from the date of grant, subject to reasonable conditions such as continued Service.

  

	 	(b)	Options Granted to Outside Directors, Consultants or Officers. An Option granted to an Outside Director, a Consultant or an officer of the Company, a Parent or a
Subsidiary shall provide that the Shares subject to such Option shall become vested at any time or during any period established by the Board, subject to reasonable conditions such as continued Service. 

  

	7.7	Effect of Change in Control. The Board may determine, at the time of granting an Option or thereafter, that such Option shall become exercisable and/or shall
vest in whole or in part with respect to the Shares subject to such Option in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company before the Optionee’s Service with the Company terminates, provided that (i) in the case of
an ISO, the acceleration of exercisability and/or vesting shall not occur without the Optionee’s written consent; and (ii) if the Company and the other party to the transaction constituting a Change in Control agree that such transaction
is to be treated as a “pooling of interests” for financial reporting purposes, and if such transaction in fact is so treated, then the acceleration of exercisability shall not occur to the extent that the Company’s independent
accountants and such other party’s independent accountants separately determine in good faith that such acceleration would preclude the use of “pooling of interests” accounting. 

  

	7.8	Payment for Option Shares. The entire Exercise Price shall be payable in cash, cash equivalents or one of the following forms: 

  

	 	(a)	Surrender of Stock. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part with Shares which have already been owned by the
Optionee or the Optionee’s representative for at least six (6) months (or any other time period specified by Board) to avoid an accounting charge to the company and which are surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer. Such
Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan. 

  

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	 	(b)	Promissory Notes. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, payment may be made in whole or in part with a full-recourse promissory note executed
by the Optionee. The interest rate and other terms and conditions of such note shall be determined by the Board. The Board may require that the Optionee pledge his or her Shares to the Company for the purpose of securing the payment of such note. In
no event shall the stock certificate(s) representing such Shares be released to the Optionee until such note is paid in full. 

  

	 	(c)	Cashless Exercise. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and a public market for the Shares exists, payment may be made in whole or in part by
delivery (on a form prescribed by the Board) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price. 

  

	 	(d)	Exercise/Pledge. To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and a public market for the Shares exists, payment may be made in whole or in part by
delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker or lender to pledge Shares, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate
Exercise Price. 

  

	 	(e)	Other Forms of Payment. To the extent provided in the Stock Option Agreement, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws,
regulations and rules. 

  

	7.9	Leaves of Absence. An Employee’s Service shall cease when such Employee ceases to be actively employed by, or ceases to be a consultant or adviser to, the
Company (or any subsidiary) as determined in the sole discretion of the Board. For purposes of Options, Service does not terminate when an Employee goes on a bona fide leave of absence, that was approved by the Company in writing, if the terms of
the leave provide for continued service crediting, or when continued service crediting is required by applicable law. However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to ISO status, an Employee’s Service will be treated as
terminating ninety (90) days after such Employee went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract. Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such Employee
immediately returns to active work. The Board determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan. 

  

	7.10	Exercise of Options on Termination of Service. Each Option shall set forth the extent to which the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option following
termination of the Optionee’s Service with the Company and its Subsidiaries. Each Stock Option Agreement shall provide the Optionee with the right to exercise the Option following the Optionee’s termination of Service during the Option
term for at least thirty (30) days if termination of Service is due to any reason other than cause, death or Disability, and for at least six (6) months after termination of Service if due to death or Disability. If the Optionee’s
Service is terminated for cause, the Stock Option Agreement may provide that the Optionee’s right to exercise the Option terminates immediately on the effective date 

  

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of the Optionee’s termination. Subject to the foregoing, such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the
Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment. 

  

	7.11	No Rights as a Stockholder. An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall have no rights as a Stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by his or her
Option until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate for such Shares. No adjustments shall be made, except as provided in Section 8. 

  

	7.12	Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Board may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options or may accept the
cancellation of outstanding Options (to the extent not previously exercised), whether or not granted hereunder, in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. The
foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, alter or impair his or her rights or obligations under such Option. 

  

	7.13	Buyout Provisions. The Board may at any time (a) offer to buy out for a payment in cash or cash equivalents an Option previously granted or
(b) authorize an Optionee to elect to cash out an Option previously granted, in either case at such time and based upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish. 

 SECTION 8. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES. 
  

	8.1	Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form
other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar
occurrence, the Board shall make such adjustments as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate to one or more of the following: (i) the number of Options or Restricted Shares available for future awards under Section 5; (ii) the
number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option; or (iii) the Exercise Price under each outstanding Option. Except as provided in this Section 8, an individual shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any
class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.

  

	8.2	Dissolution or Liquidation. To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the
Company. 

  

	8.3	Reorganizations. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or other reorganization, outstanding Awards and Options shall be subject to the agreement
of merger or reorganization. Such agreement may provide for one or more of the following: (i) the continuation of the outstanding Awards and Options by the Company, if the Company is a surviving corporation; (ii) the assumption of the
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Options by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary; (iii) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of its own awards or options for the
outstanding Awards and Options; (iv) immediate exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of the outstanding Awards or Options; or (v) settlement of the full value of the outstanding Awards or Options in cash or cash equivalents
followed by cancellation of such Awards or Options. 

  

	8.4	Reservation of Rights. Except as provided in this Section 8, an Optionee or Offeree shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of
shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option. The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power
of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 SECTION 9. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND REPURCHASE RIGHTS. 
  

	9.1	Nontransferability of Rights. Any right to acquire Restricted Shares shall not be transferable and shall be exercisable only by the Offeree to whom such right
was granted. 

  

	9.2	Transfer of Restricted Shares to Trusts. To the extent approved by the Board in writing, a Purchaser may transfer or assign Restricted Shares to (a) the
trustee of a trust that is revocable by such Purchaser alone, both at the time of the transfer or assignment and at all times thereafter prior to such Purchaser’s death, or (b) the trustee of any other trust established for the benefit of
a family member of the Purchaser. A transfer or assignment of Restricted Shares from such trustee to any person other than the Purchaser shall be permitted only to the extent approved in advance by the Board in writing, and Restricted Shares held by
such trustee shall be subject to all the conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and in the applicable Restricted Share Agreement, as if such trustee were a party to such Agreement. 

  

	9.3	Transferability of Options. During an Optionee’s lifetime, his or her Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall not be transferable other
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, to the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, an NSO may be transferred to a family member or a trust established for the benefit of a family
member of the Purchaser to the extent permitted by section 260.140.41(d) of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations and Rule 701 of the Securities Act. 

  

	9.4	Assignment. Options and Shares acquired under the Plan shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any
creditor’s process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law, except as approved by the Board. 

  

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	9.5	Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. Any Shares acquired under the Plan through an Award or an Option shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions,
rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Board may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Share Agreement and shall apply in addition to any
restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally. 

  

	9.6	Company’s Right To Repurchase Shares. The Company shall have the right to repurchase a Purchaser’s Shares that have been acquired through an Award or
an Option upon termination of the Purchaser’s Service if provided in the applicable Restricted Share Agreement or Stock Option Agreement. 

  

	 	(a)	Repurchase Price. If the Company retains a right to repurchase the Shares at the higher of (a) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date that the
Purchaser’s Service terminates, or (b) either the original Purchase Price or Exercise Price, without interest, then such repurchase right shall terminate when the Company’s Stock becomes publicly traded. If the Company retains a right
to repurchase Shares at the lower of (a) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date that the Company exercises its right to repurchase the Shares, or (b) either the original Purchase Price or Exercise Price, without interest, then
such repurchase right shall lapse at the minimum rate of twenty percent (20%) per year over the five (5) year period starting on the date that the Award or Option was granted. For purposes of the foregoing sentence in this
subsection 9.6(a), the date on which the Company exercises its right to repurchase the Shares shall be deemed to be the date on which Purchaser’s Service terminates. The foregoing restrictions on the Company’s right of repurchase
shall not apply to Options and Restricted Shares granted to Outside Directors, Consultants or officers of the Company, a Parent or Subsidiary and such repurchase rights may be subject to additional or greater restrictions, as determined by the
Board. 

  

	 	(b)	Exercise of Repurchase Price. The Company’s right of repurchase under this Section 9.6 may be exercised only within ninety (90) days of the date
on which the Purchaser’s Service terminates or, if later, ninety (90) days from the date on which the Purchaser acquired the Shares to be repurchased by the Company. 

  

	 	(c)	Payment of Repurchase Price. The Company shall pay the repurchase price in cash, cash equivalents or for cancellation of indebtedness incurred by the Purchaser
in purchasing the Shares. 

 SECTION 10. WITHHOLDING TAXES. 
  

	10.1	General. To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, an Offeree or Optionee or his or her successor shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Board for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are
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	10.2	Share Withholding. The Board may permit an Offeree or Optionee to satisfy all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company
withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired; provided, however, that in no event may an Offeree or Optionee surrender
Shares in excess of the legally required withholding amount. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash. Any payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company may be subject to
restrictions, including any restrictions required by rules of any federal or state regulatory body or other authority. 

  

	10.3	Cashless Exercise/Pledge. The Board may provide that if Company Shares are publicly traded at the time of exercise, arrangements may be made to meet the
Optionee’s or Offeree’s withholding obligation by cashless exercise or pledge. 

  

	10.4	Other Forms of Payment. The Board may permit such other means of tax withholding as it deems appropriate. 

 SECTION 11. SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS. 
  

	11.1	General. Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares complies with (or is exempt from) all applicable requirements
of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange on which the Company’s securities may then be listed.

  

	11.2	Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Shares acquired under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company’s other
stockholders. A Restricted Share Agreement, however, may require that the holders of Restricted Shares invest any cash dividends received in additional Restricted Shares. Such additional Restricted Shares shall be subject to the same conditions and
restrictions as the Award with respect to which the dividends were paid. 

  

	11.3	Financial Reports. At least annually, the Company shall furnish its financial statements, including a balance sheet regarding the Company’s financial
condition and results of operations, to Offerees, Optionees and Purchasers whose duties at the Company do not assure them access to equivalent information. Financial statements need not be audited. 

  

	SECTION	12. NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. 

 No provision of the Plan, or any right or Option granted under the Plan, shall be construed to give any person any right to become an Employee, to be treated as an Employee, or to remain in the Service of the Company. The Company and its
Subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate any person’s Service at any time and for any reason. 
 SECTION 13. DURATION AND
AMENDMENTS. 
  

	13.1	Term of the Plan. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become effective on the date of its adoption by the Board, subject to the approval of the Company’s
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event that the stockholders fail to approve the Plan within twelve (12) months after its adoption by the Board, any grants already made shall be null and void, and no additional grants shall
be made after such date. The Plan shall terminate automatically on July 8, 2012 and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to Section 13.2 below. 

  

	13.2	Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason, except for Sections 8.2 and 8.3
hereof, which may not be amended. Rights and obligations under any right or Option granted before amendment or termination of the Plan shall not be materially altered, or impaired adversely, by such amendment, or termination except with consent of
the person to whom the right or Option was granted. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders only to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules, including the rules of any
applicable exchange. 

  

	13.3	Effect of Amendment or Termination. No Shares shall be issued or sold under the Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Option granted
prior to such termination. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not affect any Shares previously issued or any Option previously granted under the Plan. 

 SECTION 14. EXECUTION. 
 To
record the adoption of the Plan by the Board on July 8, 2002, effective on such date, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same. 
  

			
	MERU NETWORKS, INC.
		
	By	 	/S/ UJJAL KOHLI
		
	Its	 	CEO

  

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 No Early Exercise 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND MAY BE OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY IF REGISTERED AND
QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR IF THE COMPANY IS PROVIDED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT
REQUIRED. 
 MERU NETWORKS, INC. 
 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 Meru Networks, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby grants an Option to purchase shares of its common stock (“Shares”) to
«Name_of_Optionee». The terms and conditions of the Option are set forth in this cover sheet, in the attached Stock Option Agreement and in the Meru Networks, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). 
  

			
	Date of Grant:	  	«Date_of_Grant»
		
	Name of Optionee:	  	«Name_of_Optionee»
		
	Number of Option Shares:	  	«Number_of_Shares»
		
	Exercise Price per Share:	  	$«Exercise_Price» (If Optionee is a Ten-Percent Shareholder, the Exercise Price must be at least 110% of Fair Market Value).
		
	Vesting Start Date:	  	«Vesting_Start_Date»
		
	Type of Option:	  	«Type_of_Grant_ISONSO»
		
	Vesting Schedule:	  	Refer to Section 2 below
		
	Payment Forms:	  	By cash, cash equivalents, or Shares owned by the Optionee for at least six months, and if the Company’s Shares become publicly traded, by “cashless” exercise, as in
the Stock Option Agreement.

 By signing this cover sheet, you agree that (a) you have carefully read,
fully understand and agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached option agreement, Plan document and “Notice of Exercise and Common Stock Purchase Agreement” (the “Exercise Notice”); (b) you hereby
make the purchaser’s investment representations contained in the Exercise Notice with respect to the grant of this Option; (c) you understand and agree that this Agreement, including its attachments, constitutes the entire understanding
between you and the Company regarding this Option, and that any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are replaced and superseded; and (d) you have been given an opportunity to consult legal counsel with respect
to all matters relating to this Option prior to signing this cover sheet and that you have either consulted such counsel or voluntarily declined to consult such counsel. 
  

							
	«NAME_OF_OPTIONEE»	 		 	MERU NETWORKS, INC.
				
	 	 		 	By:	 	 
				
		 		 	Its:	 	 

  

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 MERU NETWORKS, INC. 
 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 SECTION 1: KIND OF OPTION. 
 This Option is intended to be either an incentive stock option intended to meet the requirements of section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code (an “ISO”) or a non-statutory option (an “NSO”), which is not intended to meet the requirements of an ISO, as indicated on the cover sheet. 
 SECTION 2: VESTING. 
 Your Option vests over a
«Vesting_Period»-year period. After you complete twelve (12) months of continuous Service after the «Vesting_Start_Date», «Fraction_Vested_Aft_12_mos» of the Shares covered by your Option will be vested and
an additional «Fraction_vested_monthly_» of the Shares will be vested for each full month of Service that you complete thereafter. After your Service terminates for any reason, vesting of your Option immediately stops and your Option
expires immediately as to the number of Shares that are not vested as of your Service termination date. 
 SECTION 3: TERM. 

 Your Option will expire in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on
«M_10_yrs_from_date_of_grant». Your Option will expire within five (5) years of the Date of Grant if you are a 10% owner of the Company. Also, your Option will expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.

 SECTION 4: REGULAR TERMINATION. 
 If your Service terminates for any reason except death or Disability, your Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three (3) months after your termination of
Service. During that three (3) month period, you may exercise the portion of your Option that was vested on your termination date. 
 SECTION 5: DEATH. 
 If you die while in Service with the Company, your Option will expire at the
close of business at Company headquarters on the date twelve (12) months after the date of your death. During that twelve (12) month period, your estate, legatees or heirs may exercise that portion of your Option that was vested on the
date of your death. 
 SECTION 6: DISABILITY. 
 (a) If your Service terminates because of a Disability, your Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date six (6) months after your termination

  

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date. During that six (6) month period, you may exercise that portion of your Option that was vested on the date of your Disability. “Disability” means that you are unable to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. 
 (b) If your
Option is an ISO and your Disability is not expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of at least twelve (12) months, your Option will be eligible for ISO tax treatment only if it is exercised within three (3) months
following the termination of your Service as an Employee. 
 SECTION 7: EXERCISING YOUR OPTION. 
 To exercise your Option, you must execute the Notice of Exercise and Common Stock Purchase Agreement, attached as Exhibit A. You must
submit this form, together with full payment, to the Company. Your exercise will be effective when it is received by the Company. If someone else wants to exercise your Option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s
satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so. 
 SECTION 8: PAYMENT FORMS. 
 When you exercise your Option, you must include payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares you are purchasing in one of the payment forms
indicated in the cover sheet. When the Company’s Shares are publicly traded, payment may made by a so-called “cashless exercise.” In a cashless exercise, you can pay the Exercise Price in full or in part by directing a broker to sell
your Option Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes and to deliver the balance to you. The Company will provide the forms necessary to make a cashless exercise.

 SECTION 9: WITHHOLDING. 
 If your Option is an NSO, you will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding or other taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise
or the sale of Shares acquired upon exercise of this Option. 
 SECTION 10: RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. 
 (a) In the event that you propose to sell, pledge or otherwise transfer to a third party any Shares acquired under this Agreement, or any
interest in such Shares, the Company shall have the “Right of First Refusal” with respect to all (and not less than all) of such Shares. If you desire to transfer Shares acquired under this Agreement, you must give a written “Transfer
Notice” to the Company describing fully the proposed transfer, including the number of Shares proposed to be transferred, the proposed transfer price and the name and address of the proposed transferee. The Transfer Notice shall be signed both
by you and by the proposed transferee and must constitute a binding commitment of both parties to the transfer of the Shares. 
 (b) The Company and its assignees shall have the right to purchase all or any portion of the Shares on the terms described in the Transfer Notice (subject, however, to any change in such terms permitted in the next paragraph) by delivery of
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First Refusal within thirty (30) days after the date when the Transfer Notice was received by the Company. The Company’s rights under this Subsection shall be freely assignable, in
whole or in part. 
 (c) If the Company or its assignees fail to exercise its Right of First Refusal within thirty
(30) days after the date when it received the Transfer Notice, you may, not later than sixty (60) days following receipt of the Transfer Notice by the Company, conclude a transfer of the Shares subject to the Transfer Notice on the terms
and conditions described in the Transfer Notice. Any proposed transfer on terms and conditions different from those described in the Transfer Notice, as well as any subsequent proposed transfer by you, shall again be subject to the Right of First
Refusal and shall require compliance with the procedure described in the paragraph above. If the Company exercises its Right of First Refusal, you and the Company (or its assignees) shall consummate the sale of the Shares on the terms set forth in
the Transfer Notice. 
 (d) The Company’s Right of First Refusal shall inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns
and shall be binding upon any transferee of the Shares. The Company’s Right of First Refusal shall terminate upon the consummation of the initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock. 
 SECTION 11: RESALE RESTRICTIONS/MARKET STAND-OFF. 
 In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s
initial public offering, you shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any transaction prohibited by the underwriter, nor shall you sell, make any short sale of, contract to sell, transfer the economic risk of ownership in, loan, hypothecate,
pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters,
for such period of time after the effective date of such registration statement as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters. Such period of time shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days and may be required by the underwriter
as a market condition of the offering. By signing this Agreement you agree to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary
to give further effect thereto. To enforce the provisions of this paragraph, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Common Stock until the end of the applicable stand-off period. 
 SECTION 12: TRANSFER OF OPTION. 
 Prior to your death, only you may exercise this Option. You cannot transfer or assign this Option. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of
these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may, however, dispose of this Option in your will. Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a Notice of Exercise from your spouse or
former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize such individual’s interest in your Option in any other way. 
  

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 SECTION 13: RETENTION RIGHTS. 
 This Agreement does not give you the right to be retained by the Company in any capacity. The Company reserves the right to terminate your
Service at any time and for any reason. 
 SECTION 14: STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. 
 Neither you nor your estate or heirs have any rights as a stockholder of the Company until a certificate for the Shares acquired upon
exercise of this Option has been issued. No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before your stock certificate is issued, except as described in the Plan. 
 SECTION 15: ADJUSTMENTS. 
 In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in the Company’s Stock, the number of Shares covered by this Option and the Exercise Price per share may be adjusted pursuant to
the Plan. Your Option shall be subject to the terms of the agreement of merger, liquidation or reorganization in the event the Company is subject to such corporate activity. 
 SECTION 16: LEGENDS. 
 All certificates representing the Shares
issued upon exercise of this Option shall, where applicable, have endorsed thereon the following legends: 
 THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND MAY BE OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY IF REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS
OF FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR IF THE COMPANY IS PROVIDED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED. 
 IT IS UNLAWFUL TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, OR TO RECEIVE ANY CONSIDERATION THEREFOR, WITHOUT
THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN THE COMMISSIONER’S RULES. 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR IN ANY MANNER DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE
INITIAL HOLDER HEREOF. SUCH AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL UPON AN

  

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ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY. THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY WILL UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE.

 If the Option is an ISO, then the following legend should be included: 
 THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION, AND THE COMPANY MUST BE NOTIFIED IF THE
SHARES SHALL BE TRANSFERRED BEFORE THE LATER OF THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF GRANT OF THE OPTION OR THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE OPTION WAS EXERCISED. THE REGISTERED HOLDER MAY RECOGNIZE ORDINARY INCOME IF THE SHARES
ARE TRANSFERRED BEFORE SUCH DATE. 
 SECTION 17: APPLICABLE LAW AND TAXES DISCLAIMER. 
 This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California (without regard to their choice of law provisions).
You agree that you are responsible for consulting your own tax advisor as to the tax consequences associated with your Option. The tax rules governing options are complex, change frequently and depend on the individual taxpayer’s situation.
Although the Company will make available to you general tax information about stock options, you agree that the Company shall not be held liable or responsible for making such information available to you and any tax or financial consequences that
you may incur in connection with your Option. 
 SECTION 18: THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS. 
 The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the
Plan. This Agreement, including its attachments, and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded. 

 

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 EXHIBIT A 
 MERU NETWORKS, INC. 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 NOTICE OF EXERCISE AND COMMON STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT is dated as of
                    ,         , between Meru Networks, Inc. (the “Company”), and
«Name_of_Optionee» (“Purchaser”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, the Company and Purchaser are parties to a stock option agreement dated as of
                    ,          (the “Option Agreement”) under which the Purchaser has the right to
purchase up to «Number_of_Shares» shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Option Shares”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Option is exercisable with respect to certain of the Option Shares as of the date hereof; and 
 WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Option Agreement, Purchaser desires to purchase shares of the Company as herein described, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Option Agreement and the Meru Networks, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the Plan. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed
between the parties as follows: 
 SECTION 1: PURCHASE OF SHARES. 
 (a) Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Company and the Company agrees to sell and
issue to Purchaser              shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) for the Exercise Price per share specified in the Option Agreement payable by cash
or a cash equivalent or by any other forms permitted under the Option Agreement. Payment shall be delivered at the Closing, as such term is defined below. 
 (b) The closing (the “Closing”) under this Agreement shall occur at the offices of the Company as of the date hereof, or such other time and place as may be designated by the Company (the
“Closing Date”). 
 SECTION 2: THE COMPANY’S RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. 
 Before any shares of Common Stock registered in the name of Purchaser may be sold or transferred, such shares shall first be offered to the
Company as follows: 
 (a) Purchaser shall promptly deliver a notice (“Notice”) to the Company stating
(i) Purchaser’s bona fide intention to sell or transfer such shares, (ii) the number of such shares to be sold or transferred, and the basic terms and conditions of such sale or transfer, (iii) the price for which Purchaser
proposes to sell or transfer such shares, (iv) the name of the proposed purchaser or transferee, and (v) proof satisfactory to the Company that the proposed sale or

  

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transfer will not violate any applicable federal or state securities laws. The Notice shall be signed by both Purchaser and the proposed purchaser or transferee and must constitute a binding
commitment subject to the Company’s right of first offer as set forth herein. 
 (b) Within thirty (30) days after
receipt of the Notice, the Company may elect to purchase all or none of the shares to which the Notice refers, at the price per share specified in the Notice. If the Company elects not to purchase all such shares, the Company may assign its right to
purchase all such shares. The assignees may elect within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the Notice to purchase all or none of the shares to which the Notice refers, at the price per share specified in the Notice. An election
to purchase shall be made by written notice to Purchaser. Payment for shares purchased pursuant to this Section 2 shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice by the Company and, at the option of the Company, may be
made by cancellation of all or a portion of outstanding indebtedness (principal, whether or not then due, plus any accrued but unpaid interest) under the Note, if any, or in cash or both. 
 (c) If all of the shares to which the Notice refers are not elected to be purchased, as provided in subparagraph 2(b), Purchaser may sell
all of the shares to any person named in the Notice at the price specified in the Notice, provided that such sale or transfer is consummated within three (3) months of the date of said Notice to the Company, and provided, further, that any such
sale is made in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and not in violation of any other contractual restrictions to which Purchaser is bound. The third-party purchaser shall acquire the shares of stock free and clear of the
Company’s right of first offer. 
 (d) Any proposed transfer on terms and conditions different from those set forth in the
Notice, as well as any subsequent proposed transfer shall again be subject to the Company’s right of first offer and shall require compliance with the procedures described in this Section 2. 
 (e) Purchaser agrees to cooperate affirmatively with the Company, to the extent reasonably requested by the Company, to enforce rights and
obligations pursuant to this Agreement. 
 (f) Notwithstanding the above, neither the Company nor any assignee of the Company
under this Section 2 shall have any right under this Section 2 at any time subsequent to the closing of a public offering of the common stock of the Company pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). 
 (g) This Section 2 shall not apply to a transfer by will or
intestate succession, provided that the transferee shall execute a copy of the attached Exhibit B and file the same with the Secretary of the Company. 
 SECTION 3: TRANSFER BY PURCHASER TO CERTAIN PEOPLE. 
 Purchaser shall
have the right to transfer all or any portion of Purchaser’s interest in the shares issued under this Agreement and which have been delivered to Purchaser under this Agreement, to a trust established by Purchaser for the benefit of Purchaser,
Purchaser’s spouse or Purchaser’s children, without being subject to the provisions of Section 2 hereof, provided that the trustee on behalf of the trust shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of

  

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this Agreement. The transferee shall execute a copy of Exhibit B and file the same with the Secretary of the Company. 
 SECTION 4: PURCHASER’S RIGHTS AFTER EXERCISE OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. 
 If the Company makes available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this Agreement, the consideration for the Common Stock to be repurchased in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement,
then from and after such time the person from whom such shares are to be repurchased shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such shares (other than the right to receive payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such
shares shall be deemed to have been repurchased in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, whether or not the certificate(s) therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement. 
 SECTION 5: LEGEND OF SHARES. 
 All certificates representing the Common Stock purchased under this Agreement shall, where applicable, have endorsed thereon the following legends and any other legends required by applicable securities laws: 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND MAY BE OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY IF REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR IF THE COMPANY IS PROVIDED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT
REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED. 
 IT IS UNLAWFUL TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OR
TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, OR TO RECEIVE ANY CONSIDERATION THEREFOR, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN THE COMMISSIONER’S RULES.

 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR IN ANY MANNER DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE INITIAL HOLDER HEREOF. SUCH AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL UPON AN ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES. THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY WILL UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE. 
  

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 For an Incentive Stock Option: 
 THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION, AND THE COMPANY MUST BE NOTIFIED IF THE
SHARES SHALL BE TRANSFERRED BEFORE THE LATER OF THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF GRANT OF THE OPTION OR THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE OPTION WAS EXERCISED. THE REGISTERED HOLDER MAY RECOGNIZE ORDINARY INCOME IF THE SHARES
ARE TRANSFERRED BEFORE SUCH DATE. 
 SECTION 6: PURCHASER’S INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS. 
 (a) This Agreement is made with Purchaser in reliance upon Purchaser’s representation to the Company, which by Purchaser’s
acceptance hereof Purchaser confirms, that the Common Stock which Purchaser will receive will be acquired with Purchaser’s own funds for investment for an indefinite period for Purchaser’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not
with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and that Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting participation in, or otherwise distributing the same, but subject, nevertheless, to any requirement of law that the
disposition of Purchaser’s property shall at all times be within Purchaser’s control. By executing this Agreement, Purchaser further represents that Purchaser does not have any contract, understanding or agreement with any person to sell,
transfer, or grant participation to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Common Stock. 
 (b)
Purchaser understands that the Common Stock will not be registered or qualified under federal or state securities laws on the ground that the sale provided for in this Agreement is exempt from registration or qualification under federal or state
securities laws and that the Company’s reliance on such exemption is predicated on Purchaser’s representations set forth herein. 
 (c) Purchaser agrees that in no event shall Purchaser make a disposition of any of the Common Stock, unless and until (i) Purchaser shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and
shall have furnished the Company with a statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition and (ii) Purchaser shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that
(A) such disposition will not require registration or qualification of such Common Stock under federal or state securities laws or (B) appropriate action necessary for compliance with the federal or state securities laws has been taken or
(iii) the Company shall have waived, expressly and in writing, its rights under clauses (i) and (ii) of this subsection. 
 (d) With respect to a transaction occurring prior to such date as the Plan and Common Stock thereunder are covered by a valid Form S-8 or similar federal registration statement, this subsection shall
apply unless the transaction is covered by the exemption in California Corporations Code section 25102(o) or a similar broad-based exemption. In connection with the investment representations made herein, Purchaser represents that Purchaser is able
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himself or herself in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
Purchaser’s investment, has the ability to bear the economic risks of Purchaser’s investment and has been furnished with and has had access to such information as would be made available in the form of a registration statement together
with such additional information as is necessary to verify the accuracy of the information supplied and to have all questions answered by the Company. 
 (e) Purchaser understands that if the Company does not register with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), or if a registration statement covering the Common Stock (or a filing pursuant to the exemption from registration under Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933) under the Securities Act of 1933 is not in effect when
Purchaser desires to sell the Common Stock, Purchaser may be required to hold the Common Stock for an indeterminate period. Purchaser also acknowledges that Purchaser understands that any sale of the Common Stock which might be made by Purchaser in
reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 may be made only in limited amounts in accordance with the terms and conditions of that Rule. 
 SECTION 7: NO DUTY TO TRANSFER IN VIOLATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. 
 The Company shall not be required
(a) to transfer on its books any shares of Common Stock of the Company which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement or (b) to treat as owner of such shares or to accord the
right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such shares shall have been so transferred. 
 SECTION 8: RIGHTS
OF PURCHASER. 
 Purchaser shall, during the term of this Agreement, exercise all rights and privileges of a stockholder
of the Company with respect to the Common Stock. 
 SECTION 9: RESALE RESTRICTIONS/MARKET STAND-OFF. 
 Purchaser hereby agrees that in connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an
effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, to the extent requested by the Company and an underwriter of common stock or other securities of the Company, purchaser shall not,
directly or indirectly, engage in any transaction prohibited by the underwriter, or sell, make any short sale of, contract to sell, transfer the economic risk of ownership in, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or
otherwise dispose or transfer for value or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters, for such period of time after the effective date
of such registration statement as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters. Such period of time shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days and may be required by the underwriter as a market condition of the offering. Purchaser
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the underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. To enforce the provisions of this Section, the Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to the Common Stock until the end of the applicable stand-off period. 
 SECTION 10: OTHER NECESSARY ACTIONS.

 The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary
to carry out the intent of this Agreement. 
 SECTION 11: NOTICE. 
 Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earliest of
personal delivery, receipt or the third full day following deposit in the United States Post Office with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto at the address last known or at such other address as such party may designate by
ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the other party hereto. 
 SECTION 12: SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. 
 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer herein
set forth, be binding upon Purchaser and Purchaser’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The failure of the Company in any instance to exercise the rights of first refusal described herein shall not constitute a waiver of
any other right of first refusal that may subsequently arise under the provisions of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition, whether of a
like or different nature. 
 SECTION 13: APPLICABLE LAW. 
 This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, as such laws are applied to
contracts entered into and performed in such state. 
 SECTION 14: NO STATE QUALIFICATION. 
 THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR PRIOR TO SUCH QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM THE QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100,
25102 OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON SUCH QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT. 
 SECTION 15: NO ORAL MODIFICATION. 
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 SECTION 16: ENTIRE AGREEMENT. 
 This Agreement and the Option Agreement constitute the entire complete and final agreement between the parties hereto with regard to the
subject matter hereof. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written. 
  
  

																	
	MERU NETWORKS, INC.	 		 		 		 		 		 		 	«NAME_OF_OPTIONEE» (PURCHASER)
									
	By	 	 	 		 		 		 		 		 		 	
									
	Its	 	 	 		 		 		 		 		 		 	 
		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 	Signature

  

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 EXHIBIT B 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND 
 BY THE NOTICE OF EXERCISE AND
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT OF 
 MERU NETWORKS, INC. 
 The undersigned, as transferee of shares of
Meru Networks, Inc., hereby acknowledges that he or she has read and reviewed the terms of the Notice of Exercise and Common Stock Purchase Agreement of Meru Networks, Inc. and hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions thereof, as if the
undersigned had executed said Agreement as an original party thereto. 
 Dated:
                            ,             .

  

	
	
	 
	Signature of Transferee

  

	
	
	 
	Printed Name of Transferee

  

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 EXHIBIT C 
 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION 
 (Current as of September 2001) 
 The following memorandum briefly summarizes
current federal income tax law. The discussion is intended to be used solely for general information purposes and does not make specific representations to any participant. A taxpayer’s particular situation may be such that some variation of
the basic rules is applicable to him or her. In addition, the federal income tax laws and regulations are revised frequently and may change again in the future. Each participant is urged to consult a tax advisor, both with respect to federal
income tax consequences as well as any foreign, state or local tax consequences, before exercising any option or before disposing of any shares of stock acquired under the Plan. 
 Initial Grant of Options 
 The grant of an option, whether a nonqualified or nonstatutory stock option (“NSO”) or an incentive stock option (“ISO”), is not a taxable event for the optionee, and the Company
obtains no deduction for the grant of the option. 
 Nonqualified or Nonstatutory Stock Options 
 The exercise of an NSO is a taxable event to the optionee. The amount by which the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise
exceeds the exercise price will be taxed to the optionee as ordinary income. The Company will be entitled to a deduction in the same amount, provided it makes all required withholdings on the difference between the fair market value and the exercise
price, as though this amount had been paid as compensation. In general, the optionee’s tax basis in the shares acquired by exercising an NSO is equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of exercise. Upon a subsequent sale of any
such shares in a taxable transaction, the optionee will realize capital gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on whether the shares were held for the required holding period before the sale) in an amount equal to the difference between
his or her basis in the shares and the sale price. 
 The capital gains holding periods are complex. If shares are held for at
least one year, the maximum tax rate on the gain is generally twenty percent (20%). Furthermore, if an option is granted after December 31, 2000, and the underlying stock is then held for at least five (5) years after exercise, the maximum
capital gain rate is eighteen percent (18%). Because the rules are complex and can vary in individual circumstances, each participant should consider consulting his or her own tax advisor. 
 If an optionee exercises an NSO and pays the exercise price with previously acquired shares of stock, special rules apply. The transaction
is treated as a tax-free exchange of the old shares for the same number of new shares, except as described below with respect to shares acquired pursuant to ISOs. The optionee’s basis in the new shares is the same as his or her basis in the old
shares, and the capital gain holding period runs without interruption from the date when the old shares were acquired. The value of any new shares received by the optionee in excess of the number of old shares surrendered plus any cash the optionee
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the fair market value of such shares on the date the shares were transferred, and the capital gain holding period commences on the same date. The effect of these rules is to defer recognition of
any gain in the old shares when those shares are used to buy new shares. Stated differently, these rules allow an optionee to finance the exercise of an NSO by using shares of stock that he or she already owns, without paying current tax on any
unrealized appreciation in those old shares. 
 Incentive Stock Options 
 The holder of an ISO will not be subject to federal income tax upon the exercise of the ISO, and the Company will not be entitled to a tax
deduction by reason of such exercise, provided that the holder is employed by the Company on the exercise date (or the holder’s employment terminated within the three (3) months preceding the exercise date). Exceptions to this exercise
timing requirement apply in the event the optionee dies or becomes disabled. A subsequent sale of the shares received upon the exercise of an ISO will result in the realization of long-term capital gain or loss in the amount of the difference
between the amount realized on the sale and the exercise price for such shares, provided that the sale occurs more than one (1) year after the exercise of the ISO and more than two (2) years after the grant of the ISO. In general,
if a sale or disposition of the shares occurs prior to satisfaction of the foregoing holding periods (referred to as a “disqualifying disposition”), the optionee will recognize ordinary income. In this event, the Company will be entitled
to a corresponding deduction equal to the lesser of (i) the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date of transfer over the exercise price, or (ii) the excess of the amount realized on the disposition over the exercise price
for such shares. 
 Favorable tax treatment is accorded to an optionee only to the extent that the value of the shares
(determined at the time of grant) covered by an ISO first exercisable in any single calendar year does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). If ISOs for shares whose aggregate value exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)
become exercisable in the same calendar year, the excess will be treated as NSOs. 
 A special rule applies if an optionee pays
all or part of the exercise price of an ISO by surrendering shares of stock that he or she previously acquired by exercising any other ISO. If the optionee has not held the old shares for the full duration of the applicable holding periods, then the
surrender of such shares to fund the exercise of the new ISO will be treated as a disqualifying disposition of the old shares. As described above, the result of a disqualifying disposition is the loss of favorable tax treatment with respect to the
acquisition of the old shares pursuant to the previously exercised ISO. 
 Where the applicable holding period requirements have
been met, the use of previously acquired shares of stock to pay all or a portion of the exercise price of an ISO may offer significant tax advantages. In particular, a deferral of the recognition of any appreciation in the surrendered shares is
available in the same manner as discussed above with respect to NSOs. 
 Alternative Minimum Tax 
 Alternative minimum tax is paid when such tax exceeds a taxpayer’s regular federal income tax. Alternative minimum tax is calculated
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income, which is taxable income for federal income tax purposes, modified by certain adjustments and increased by tax preference items. 
 The “spread” under an ISO—that is, the difference between (a) the fair market value of the shares of stock at exercise
and (b) the exercise price—is classified as alternative minimum taxable income for the year of exercise. Alternative minimum taxable income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. However, a disqualifying disposition of the shares
of stock subject to the ISO during the same year in which the ISO was exercised will generally negate the alternative minimum taxable income generated upon exercise of the ISO. 
 In general, when a taxpayer sells stock acquired through the exercise of an ISO, only the difference between the fair market value of the
shares on the date of exercise and the date of sale is used in computing any alternative minimum tax for the year of the sale. The portion of a taxpayer’s alternative minimum tax attributable to certain items of tax preference (including the
spread upon the exercise of an ISO) can be credited against the taxpayer’s regular liability in later years to the extent that liability exceeds the alternative minimum tax. 
 Withholding Taxes 
 Exercise of an NSO produces taxable income which is subject to withholding. The Company will not deliver shares to the optionee unless the optionee has agreed to satisfactory arrangements for meeting all applicable federal, state and local
withholding tax requirements. 
 Early Exercise 
 If an optionee is permitted to exercise an option before the optionee’s rights in the shares subject to the option are vested, the tax
aspects of such an “early exercise” will be as follows: 
 Incentive Stock Options 
 When an ISO is exercised, the spread is a “preference” item in the year of exercise, which is taken into account in computing an
optionee’s alternative minimum tax. One technique which might enable an optionee to avoid the inclusion of the spread in the alternative minimum tax calculation is to exercise the option at grant, pay the exercise price and make an election
under Section 83(b) of the Code (“Section 83(b) Election”) within thirty (30) days after the date of exercise. The exercise of the option also begins the various holding requirements for long-term capital gain treatment
and the one-year holding requirement that applies after the exercise of an ISO. 
 Nonstatutory Stock Options 

 If the option is not an ISO but instead is an NSO, exercise prior to vesting and timely filing of a Section 83(b)
Election will accomplish two things: (1) it will start the capital gains holding period running, and (2) it will prevent the optionee from being taxed (at ordinary income tax rates) upon vesting, if, at that time, the fair market value of
the stock has increased from the date of grant. Of course, when the shares are sold, the gain will be taxed according to how long the shares have been held. 
  

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 Payment for Shares 
 Whether the option is an ISO or an NSO, to exercise the option, the purchase price must be paid. If service with the Company terminates before the shares are vested, the Company may repurchase the shares
at the original purchase price. 
 This Tax Summary is general in nature and should not be relied upon by any person in deciding whether
or when to exercise an Option or to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code. Each person should consult his or her own tax advisor regarding these matters. 
  

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 Early Exercise 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND MAY BE OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY IF REGISTERED AND
QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR IF THE COMPANY IS PROVIDED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT
REQUIRED. 
 MERU NETWORKS, INC. 
 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 Meru Networks, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby grants an Option to purchase shares of its common stock (“Shares”) to
«Name_of_Optionee». The terms and conditions of the Option are set forth in this cover sheet, in the attached Stock Option Agreement and in the Meru Networks, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). 
  

			
	Date of Grant:	  	«Date_of_Grant»
		
	Name of Optionee:	  	«Name_of_Optionee»
		
	 Number of Option Shares:
	  	«Number_of_Shares»
		
	 Exercise Price per Share:
	  	$«Exercise_Price» (If Optionee is a Ten-Percent Shareholder, the Exercise Price must be at least 110% of Fair Market Value).
		
	 Vesting Start Date:
	  	«Vesting_Start_Date»
		
	 Type of Option:
	  	«Type_of_Grant_ISONSO»
		
	 Vesting Schedule:
	  	See Section 2
		
	 Payment Forms:
	  	By cash, cash equivalents, or Shares owned by the Optionee for at least six months, and, if the Company’s Shares become publicly traded, by “cashless” exercise, as
in the Stock Option Agreement.

 By signing this cover sheet, you agree that (a) you have carefully read, fully understand
and agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached option agreement, Plan document and “Notice of Exercise and Common Stock Purchase Agreement” (the “Exercise Notice”); (b) you hereby make the
purchaser’s investment representations contained in the Exercise Notice with respect to the grant of this Option; (c) you understand and agree that this Agreement, including its attachments, constitutes the entire understanding between you
and the Company regarding this Option, and that any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are replaced and superseded; and (d) you have been given an opportunity to consult legal counsel with respect to all
matters relating to this Option prior to signing this cover sheet and that you have either consulted such counsel or voluntarily declined to consult such counsel. 
  

					
	«NAME_OF_OPTIONEE»	 		 	MERU NETWORKS, INC.
			
	  	 	By:	 	  
			
	 	 	Its:	 	  

 MERU NETWORKS, INC. 
 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 SECTION 1. KIND OF OPTION. 
 This Option is intended to be either an incentive stock option intended to meet the requirements of section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (an “ISO”) or a non-statutory option (an
“NSO”), which is not intended to meet the requirements of an ISO, as indicated on the cover sheet. 
 SECTION 2. VESTING.

 Your Option vests over a «Vesting_Period» period. After you complete twelve (12) months of continuous
Service after «Vesting_Start_Date», «Fraction_Vested_Aft_12_mos» of the Shares covered by your Option will be vested and an additional «Fraction_vested_monthly_» of the Shares will be vested for each full month of
Service that you complete thereafter. After your Service terminates for any reason, vesting of your Option immediately stops and your Option expires immediately as to the number of Shares that are not vested as of your Service termination date.

 SECTION 3. TERM. 
 Your Option will expire in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on «M_10_yrs_from_date_of_grant». Your Option will expire within five (5) years of the Date of Grant
if you are a 10% owner of the Company. Also, your Option will expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below. 
 SECTION 4.
REGULAR TERMINATION. 
 If your Service terminates for any reason except death or Disability, your Option will expire at
the close of business at Company headquarters on the date thirty (30) days after your termination of Service. During that thirty (3.) day period, you may exercise the portion of your Option that was vested on your termination date.

 SECTION 5. DEATH. 
 If you die while in Service with the Company, your Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date six (6) months after the date of your death. During that six
(6) month period, your estate, legatees or heirs may exercise that portion of your Option that was vested on the date of your death. 
 SECTION 6. DISABILITY. 
 (a) If your Service terminates because of a Disability, your Option will
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date. During that six (6) month period, you may exercise that portion of your Option that was vested on the date of your Disability. “Disability” means that you are unable to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. 
 (b) If your
Option is an ISO and your Disability is not expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of at least twelve (12) months, your Option will be eligible for ISO tax treatment only if it is exercised within three (3) months
following the termination of your Service as an Employee. 
 SECTION 7. EXERCISING YOUR OPTION. 
 To exercise your Option, you must execute the Notice of Exercise and Common Stock Purchase Agreement, attached as Exhibit A. You must
submit this form, together with full payment, to the Company. Your exercise will be effective when it is received by the Company. If someone else wants to exercise your Option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s
satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so. 
 SECTION 8. EXERCISE OF OPTION BEFORE VESTING. 
 If you wish, you can exercise your Option before it is vested (“Early Exercise”). The Company may in its sole and absolute
discretion prohibit you from undertaking an Early Exercise at any time prior to the expiration of six (6) months from the Date of Grant. Your Option Shares will be subject to a repurchase right which shall lapse according to the same vesting
schedule applicable had you not exercised your Option. If you exercise this Option before it is vested, you should consider making an election under section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “83(b) Election”), a form of which can be
found on page E-3 of Exhibit E. Please review the document entitled “Federal Tax Information” attached as Exhibit F. A general explanation of early exercise can be found on page F-3 of
Exhibit F. The 83(b) Election must be filed within thirty (30) days after the date you exercise all or any portion of your Option in which you are not vested. 
 YOU SHOULD CONSULT A TAX AND/OR FINANCIAL ADVISOR BEFORE EXERCISING PRIOR TO VESTING. 
 SECTION 9. PAYMENT FORMS. 
 When you exercise your Option, you must include payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares you are purchasing in one of the payment forms indicated in the cover sheet. To the extent that a public market
for the Shares exists as determined by the Company, you also may exercise by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Board) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the
Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price. If a promissory note is one of the payment forms listed on the cover sheet and you wish to exercise with a promissory note, you must execute the Promissory Note and the Pledge and Security
Agreement attached as Exhibits G and H, respectively. You also must sign an Assignment Separate from Certificate Form. You must submit these forms at the address given on the Promissory Note. 
  

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 SECTION 10. WITHHOLDING. 
 If your Option is an NSO, you will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding or
other taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise or the sale of Shares acquired upon exercise of this Option. 
 SECTION
11. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. 
 (a) In the event that you propose to sell, pledge or otherwise transfer to a third
party any Shares acquired under this Agreement, or any interest in such Shares, the Company shall have the “Right of First Refusal” with respect to all (and not less than all) of such Shares. If you desire to transfer Shares acquired under
this Agreement, you must give a written “Transfer Notice” to the Company describing fully the proposed transfer, including the number of Shares proposed to be transferred, the proposed transfer price and the name and address of the
proposed transferee. The Transfer Notice shall be signed both by you and by the proposed transferee and must constitute a binding commitment of both parties to the transfer of the Shares. 
 (b) The Company and its assignees shall have the right to purchase all or any portion of the Shares on the terms described in the Transfer
Notice (subject, however, to any change in such terms permitted in the next paragraph) by delivery of a Notice of Exercise of the Right of First Refusal within thirty (30) days after the date when the Transfer Notice was received by the
Company. The Company’s rights under this Subsection shall be freely assignable, in whole or in part. 
 (c) If the Company
or its assignees fail to exercise its Right of First Refusal within thirty (30) days after the date when it received the Transfer Notice, you may, not later than sixty (60) days following receipt of the Transfer Notice by the Company,
conclude a transfer of the Shares subject to the Transfer Notice on the terms and conditions described in the Transfer Notice. Any proposed transfer on terms and conditions different from those described in the Transfer Notice, as well as any
subsequent proposed transfer by you, shall again be subject to the Right of First Refusal and shall require compliance with the procedure described in the paragraph above. If the Company exercises its Right of First Refusal, you and the Company (or
its assignees) shall consummate the sale of the Shares on the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice. 
 (d) The Company’s
Right of First Refusal shall inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns and shall be binding upon any transferee of the Shares. The Company’s Right of First Refusal shall terminate upon the consummation of the initial public offering of
the Company’s Common Stock. 
 SECTION 12. RESALE RESTRICTIONS/MARKET STAND-OFF. 
 In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement
filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, you shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any transaction prohibited by the underwriter, nor shall you sell, make any short sale of, contract to sell,
transfer the economic risk of ownership in, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or agree to engage in any of the

  

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foregoing transactions with respect to any Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters, for such period of time after the effective date of such registration
statement as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters. Such period of time shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days and may be required by the underwriter as a market condition of the offering. By signing this Agreement you
agree to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. To enforce the provisions of this
paragraph, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Common Stock until the end of the applicable stand-off period. 
 SECTION 13. TRANSFER OF OPTION. 
 Prior to your death, only you may exercise this Option. You cannot
transfer or assign this Option. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may, however, dispose of this Option in your
will. Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a Notice of Exercise from your spouse or former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize such individual’s interest in your Option in
any other way. 
 SECTION 14. RETENTION RIGHTS. 
 This Agreement does not give you the right to be retained by the Company in any capacity. The Company reserves the right to terminate your Service at any time and for any reason. 
 SECTION 15. STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. 
 Neither you nor your estate or heirs have any rights as a stockholder of the Company until a certificate for the Shares acquired upon exercise of this Option has been issued. No adjustments are made for
dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before your stock certificate is issued, except as described in the Plan. 
 SECTION 16. ADJUSTMENTS. 
 In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in the
Company’s Stock, the number of Shares covered by this Option and the Exercise Price per share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan. Your Option shall be subject to the terms of the agreement of merger, liquidation or reorganization in the event
the Company is subject to such corporate activity. 
 SECTION 17. LEGENDS. 
 All certificates representing the Shares issued upon exercise of this Option shall, where applicable, have endorsed thereon the following
legends: 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
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MAY BE OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY IF REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR IF THE COMPANY IS PROVIDED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY
TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED. 
 IT IS UNLAWFUL TO
CONSUMMATE A SALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, OR TO RECEIVE ANY CONSIDERATION THEREFOR, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN THE
COMMISSIONER’S RULES. 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR IN ANY
MANNER DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE INITIAL HOLDER HEREOF. SUCH AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL UPON AN ATTEMPTED TRANSFER
OF THE SECURITIES AND CERTAIN REPURCHASE RIGHTS IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY. THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY WILL UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE. 
 If the Option is an ISO, then the following legend should be included: 
 THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION, AND THE COMPANY MUST BE NOTIFIED IF THE
SHARES SHALL BE TRANSFERRED BEFORE THE LATER OF THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF GRANT OF THE OPTION OR THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE OPTION WAS EXERCISED. THE REGISTERED HOLDER MAY RECOGNIZE ORDINARY INCOME IF THE SHARES
ARE TRANSFERRED BEFORE SUCH DATE. 
 SECTION 18. APPLICABLE LAW AND TAXES DISCLAIMER. 
 This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California (without regard to their choice of law provisions).
You agree that you are responsible for consulting your own tax advisor as to the tax consequences associated with your Option. The tax rules governing options are complex, change frequently and depend on the individual taxpayer’s situation.
Although the Company will make available to you general tax information about stock options, you agree that the Company shall not be held liable or responsible for making such information available to you and any tax or financial consequences that
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 SECTION 19. THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS. 
 The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the
Plan. This Agreement, including its attachments, and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded. 

 

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 EXHIBIT A 
 MERU NETWORKS, INC. 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 NOTICE OF EXERCISE AND COMMON STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT is dated as of
            ,             , between Meru Networks, Inc. (the “Company”), and «Name_of_Optionee»
(“Purchaser”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, the Company and Purchaser are parties to a stock option agreement dated as of
                    ,              (the “Option Agreement”) under which
Purchaser has the right to purchase up to «Number_of_Shares» shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Option Shares”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Option is exercisable with respect to certain of the Option Shares as of the date hereof; and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Option Agreement, Purchaser desires to purchase shares of the Company as herein described, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Option Agreement and the
Meru Networks, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the Plan. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed between the parties as follows: 
 SECTION 1. PURCHASE OF
SHARES. 
 (a) Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Company and
the Company agrees to sell and issue to Purchaser              shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) for the Exercise Price per share specified in the
Option Agreement payable by personal check, cashier’s check, money order or any other form indicated on the cover sheet of the Option Agreement. Payment shall be delivered at the Closing, as such term is defined below. 
 (b) The closing (the “Closing”) under this Agreement shall occur at the offices of the Company as of the date hereof, or such
other time and place as may be designated by the Company (the “Closing Date”). 
 SECTION 2. REPURCHASE RIGHT. 

 All shares of the Stock purchased by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement that have not vested under the terms of the Option
Agreement, together with any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company as a dividend for other distribution on, in exchange for or upon the conversion of such unvested Stock (collectively, the “Subject Shares”) shall be subject to the
following right of repurchase by the Company (the “Repurchase Right”). The Company shall have the right, within ninety (90) days after the termination of the Purchaser’s services to the

  

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Company (the “Termination Date”), to purchase from Purchaser all Subject Shares as of the Termination Date. The repurchase price shall be the lower of the Exercise Price per share paid
by Purchaser for such shares pursuant to this Agreement or the Fair Market Value of the Subject Shares on the date the company exercises its Repurchase Right. For purposes of this Section 2 the date the Company exercises its Repurchase Right
shall be deemed to be the date the Termination Date. The Repurchase Right under this Section 2 shall lapse with respect to the Subject Shares in accordance with the vesting schedule in the Option Agreement. 
 (a) The repurchase price shall be paid by certified or cashier’s check or by cancellation of any indebtedness of Purchaser to the
Company. 
 (b) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a right by Purchaser to be retained by the Company, or a parent
or subsidiary of Company, in any capacity. The Company reserves the right to terminate Purchaser’s Service at any time and for any reason. 
 SECTION 3. EXERCISE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. 
 The Repurchase Right shall be exercised by written notice
signed by an officer of the Company and delivered or mailed to Purchaser, or if appropriate, to his or her assigns, heirs, legatees or legal representatives and to the Escrow Agent. The notice will set forth the Company’s decision to exercise
its Repurchase Right, the repurchase price of the Subject Shares (whether the Exercise Price or the Fair Market Value), and a date for closing not later than fifteen (15) days from the date of the written notice. The certificate(s) representing
the shares to be repurchased shall, prior to the close of business on the closing date, be delivered to the Company properly endorsed for transfer. The Company shall, concurrently with the receipt of such certificate(s), pay to Purchaser the
repurchase price determined according to Section 2, above. The repurchase price shall be paid by certified or cashier’s check or by cancellation of any indebtedness of Purchaser to the Company. 
 SECTION 4. WAIVER, ASSIGNMENT, EXPIRATION OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. 
 If the Company waives or fails to exercise the Repurchase Right as to all of the shares subject thereto, the Company may, in the discretion
of its Board of Directors, assign the Repurchase Right to any other holder or holders of preferred or common stock of the Company in such proportions as such Board of Directors may determine. In the event of such an assignment, the Board may require
that the assignee pay to the Company in cash an amount equal to the fair market value of the Repurchase Right. The Company shall promptly, upon expiration of the ninety (90) day period referred to in Section 2 above, notify Purchaser of
the number of shares subject to the Repurchase Right assigned to such stockholders and shall notify both Purchaser and the assignees of the time, place and date for settlement of such purchase, which must be made within ninety (90) days from
the date of cessation of continuous Service. In the event that the Company and/or such assignees do not elect to exercise the Repurchase Right as to all or part of the shares subject to it, the Repurchase Right shall expire as to all shares which
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 SECTION 5. ESCROW OF SHARES. 
 (a) To ensure that Purchaser’s unvested Shares are delivered to the Company upon its exercise of its Repurchase Right, Purchaser agrees
at the Closing under this Agreement, to deliver to and deposit with the Escrow Agent named in the Joint Escrow Instructions attached as Exhibit B, the certificate(s) evidencing the unvested Shares and an Assignment Separate from Certificate
executed by Purchaser (with date and number of shares in blank) in the form attached as Exhibit C. The certificate(s) evidencing the unvested Shares and the Assignment Separate from Certificate shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent and held
under the Joint Escrow Instructions, which shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent at the Closing under this Agreement. 
 (b)
Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each successive completed calendar quarter after the Closing Date, if Purchaser so requests, the Escrow Agent shall deliver to Purchaser certificates representing so many shares of Common Stock as
are no longer subject to the Repurchase Right (less such shares as have been previously delivered). Ninety (90) days after cessation of Purchaser’s Service with the Company, the Company shall direct the Escrow Agent to deliver to Purchaser
a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares not repurchased by the Company or its assignees pursuant to exercise of the Repurchase Right (less such shares as have been previously delivered). 
 SECTION 6. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES. 
 Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, if, from time to time during the term of the Repurchase Right, (a) there is any stock dividend or liquidating dividend of
cash and/or property, stock split or other change in the character or amount of any of the outstanding securities of the Company, or (b) there is any consolidation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, then,
in such event, any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property to which Purchaser is entitled by reason of Purchaser’s ownership of the shares shall be immediately subject to such Repurchase Right with the same force and
effect as the shares subject to the Repurchase Right. While the total repurchase price shall remain the same after each such event, the repurchase price per share upon exercise of the Repurchase Right shall be appropriately and equitably adjusted as
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 SECTION 7. THE COMPANY’S RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. 
 Before any shares of Common Stock registered in the name of Purchaser and not subject to the Repurchase Right may be sold or transferred,
such shares shall first be offered to the Company as follows: 
 (a) Purchaser shall promptly deliver a notice
(“Notice”) to the Company stating (i) Purchaser’s bona fide intention to sell or transfer such shares, (ii) the number of such shares to be sold or transferred, and the basic terms and conditions of such sale or transfer,
(iii) the price for which Purchaser proposes to sell or transfer such shares, (iv) the name of the proposed purchaser or transferee, and (v) proof satisfactory to the Company that the proposed sale or transfer will not violate any
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signed by both Purchaser and the proposed purchaser or transferee and must constitute a binding commitment subject to the Company’s right of first offer as set forth herein. 
 (b) Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company may elect to purchase all or none of the shares to which the
Notice refers, at the price per share specified in the Notice. If the Company elects not to purchase all such shares, the Company may assign its right to purchase all such shares. The assignees may elect within thirty (30) days after receipt by
the Company of the Notice to purchase all or none of the shares to which the Notice refers, at the price per share specified in the Notice. An election to purchase shall be made by written notice to Purchaser. Payment for shares purchased pursuant
to this Section 7 shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice by the Company and, at the option of the Company, may be made by cancellation of all or a portion of outstanding indebtedness (principal, whether or not
then due, plus any accrued but unpaid interest) under the Note, if any, or in cash or both. 
 (c) If all of the shares to which
the Notice refers are not elected to be purchased, as provided in subparagraph 7(b), Purchaser may sell all of the shares to any person named in the Notice at the price specified in the Notice, provided that such sale or transfer is consummated
within three (3) months of the date of said Notice to the Company, and provided, further, that any such sale is made in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and not in violation of any other contractual restrictions to
which Purchaser is bound. The third-party purchaser shall acquire the shares of stock free and clear of the Company’s right of first offer. 
 (d) Any proposed transfer on terms and conditions different from those set forth in the Notice, as well as any subsequent proposed transfer shall again be subject to the Company’s right of first
offer and shall require compliance with the procedures described in this Section 7. 
 (e) Purchaser agrees to cooperate
affirmatively with the Company, to the extent reasonably requested by the Company, to enforce rights and obligations pursuant to this Agreement. 
 (f) Notwithstanding the above, neither the Company nor any assignee of the Company under this Section 7 shall have any right under this Section 7 at any time subsequent to the closing of a
public offering of the common stock of the Company pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). 
 (g) This Section 7 shall not apply to a transfer by will or intestate succession, provided that the transferee shall execute a copy of
the attached Exhibit D and file the same with the Secretary of the Company. 
 SECTION 8. PURCHASER’S RIGHTS AFTER
EXERCISE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT OR RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. 
 If the Company makes available, at the time and place and in
the amount and form provided in this Agreement, the consideration for the Common Stock to be repurchased in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2 and 7 of this Agreement, then from and after such time the person from whom such shares are to
be repurchased shall no longer have any rights as a holder of such shares (other than the right to receive payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such shares shall be deemed to have been repurchased in

  

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accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, whether or not the certificate(s) therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement. 
 SECTION 9. TRANSFER BY PURCHASER TO CERTAIN PEOPLE. 
 Purchaser shall have the right to transfer all or any portion of Purchaser’s interest in the shares issued under this Agreement which have been delivered to Purchaser under the provisions of
Section 5 of this Agreement, to a trust established by Purchaser for the benefit of Purchaser, Purchaser’s spouse or Purchaser’s children, without being subject to the provisions of Section 7 hereof, provided that the trustee on
behalf of the trust shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The transferee shall execute a copy of Exhibit D and file the same with the Secretary of the Company. 
 SECTION 10. LEGEND OF SHARES. 
 All certificates representing the Common Stock purchased under this Agreement shall, where applicable, have endorsed thereon the following legends and any other legends required by applicable securities
laws: 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND MAY BE OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY IF REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR IF THE COMPANY IS PROVIDED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY
TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED. 
 IT IS UNLAWFUL TO
CONSUMMATE A SALE OR TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, OR TO RECEIVE ANY CONSIDERATION THEREFOR, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN THE
COMMISSIONER’S RULES. 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR IN ANY
MANNER DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE INITIAL HOLDER HEREOF. SUCH AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL UPON AN ATTEMPTED TRANSFER
OF THE SECURITIES AND CERTAIN REPURCHASE RIGHTS IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY. THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY WILL UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE. 
 For an Incentive Stock Option: 
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NOTIFIED IF THE SHARES SHALL BE TRANSFERRED BEFORE THE LATER OF THE TWO (2) YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE OF GRANT OF THE OPTION OR THE ONE (1) YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE
OPTION WAS EXERCISED. THE REGISTERED HOLDER MAY RECOGNIZE ORDINARY INCOME IF THE SHARES ARE TRANSFERRED BEFORE SUCH DATE. 
 SECTION
11. PURCHASER’S INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS. 
 (a) This Agreement is made with Purchaser in reliance upon
Purchaser’s representation to the Company, which by Purchaser’s acceptance hereof Purchaser confirms, that the Common Stock which Purchaser will receive will be acquired with Purchaser’s own funds for investment for an indefinite
period for Purchaser’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and that Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting participation in, or otherwise distributing the
same, but subject, nevertheless, to any requirement of law that the disposition of Purchaser’s property shall at all times be within Purchaser’s control. By executing this Agreement, Purchaser further represents that Purchaser does not
have any contract, understanding or agreement with any person to sell, transfer, or grant participation to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Common Stock. 
 (b) Purchaser understands that the Common Stock will not be registered or qualified under federal or state securities laws on the ground
that the sale provided for in this Agreement is exempt from registration or qualification under federal or state securities laws and that the Company’s reliance on such exemption is predicated on Purchaser’s representations set forth
herein. 
 (c) Purchaser agrees that in no event shall Purchaser make a disposition of any of the Common Stock (including a
disposition under Section 9 of this Agreement), unless and until (i) Purchaser shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed
disposition and (ii) Purchaser shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that (A) such disposition will not require registration or qualification of such Common Stock under
federal or state securities laws or (B) appropriate action necessary for compliance with the federal or state securities laws has been taken or (iii) the Company shall have waived, expressly and in writing, its rights under clauses
(i) and (ii) of this section. 
 (d) With respect to a transaction occurring prior to such date as the Plan and Common
Stock thereunder are covered by a valid Form S-8 or similar federal registration statement, this subsection shall apply unless the transaction is covered by the exemption in California Corporations Code section 25102(o) or a similar broad-based
exemption. In connection with the investment representations made herein, Purchaser represents that Purchaser is able to fend for himself or herself in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of Purchaser’s investment, has the ability to bear the economic risks of Purchaser’s investment and has been furnished with and has had access to such information as
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verify the accuracy of the information supplied and to have all questions answered by the Company. 
 (e) Purchaser understands that if the Company does not register with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), or if a registration statement covering the Common Stock (or a filing pursuant to the exemption from registration under Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933) under the Securities Act of 1933 is not in effect when
Purchaser desires to sell the Common Stock, Purchaser may be required to hold the Common Stock for an indeterminate period. Purchaser also acknowledges that Purchaser understands that any sale of the Common Stock which might be made by Purchaser in
reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 may be made only in limited amounts in accordance with the terms and conditions of that Rule. 
 SECTION 12. NO DUTY TO TRANSFER IN VIOLATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. 
 The Company shall not be
required (a) to transfer on its books any shares of Common Stock of the Company which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement or (b) to treat as owner of such shares or to
accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such shares shall have been so transferred. 
 SECTION 13. RIGHTS OF PURCHASER. 
 Except as otherwise provided herein, Purchaser shall, during the
term of this Agreement, exercise all rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Common Stock. 
 SECTION
14. RESALE RESTRICTIONS/MARKET STAND-OFF. 
 Purchaser hereby agrees that in connection with any underwritten public
offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, to the extent requested by the Company and an underwriter of
common stock or other securities of the Company, purchaser shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any transaction prohibited by the underwriter, or sell, make any short sale of, contract to sell, transfer the economic risk of ownership in,
loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Company or
its underwriters, for such period of time after the effective date of such registration statement as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters. Such period of time shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days and may be required by
the underwriter as a market condition of the offering. Purchaser hereby agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are
necessary to give further effect thereto. To enforce the provisions of this Section, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Common Stock until the end of the applicable stand-off period. 
  

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 SECTION 15. OTHER NECESSARY ACTIONS. 
 The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent
of this Agreement. 
 SECTION 16. NOTICE. 
 Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earliest of personal delivery, receipt or the third full day following
deposit in the United States Post Office with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto at the address last known or at such other address as such party may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the
other party hereto. 
 SECTION 17. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. 
 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer herein
set forth, be binding upon Purchaser and Purchaser’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The failure of the Company in any instance to exercise the Repurchase Right or rights of first offer described herein shall not
constitute a waiver of any other Repurchase Right or right of first offer that may subsequently arise under the provisions of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or
subsequent breach or condition, whether of a like or different nature. 
 SECTION 18. APPLICABLE LAW. 
 This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, as such laws are applied to
contracts entered into and performed in such state. 
 SECTION 19. NO STATE QUALIFICATION. 
 THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR PRIOR TO SUCH QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM THE QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100,
25102 OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON SUCH QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT. 
 SECTION 20. NO ORAL MODIFICATION. 
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 SECTION 21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. 
 This Agreement and the Option Agreement constitute the entire complete and final agreement between the parties hereto with regard to the
subject matter hereof. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written. 
  

							
	MERU NETWORKS, INC.	 		 	«NAME_OF_OPTIONEE» (PURCHASER)
				
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 EXHIBIT B 
 JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS 
                     ,          
 Date 
 Secretary 
 Meru Networks, Inc. 
  
  
  
  
  
  

Dear Sir or Madam: 
 As Escrow
Agent for Meru Networks, Inc. (the “Company”), and «Name_of_Optionee» (the “Purchaser”), you are authorized and directed to hold the Assignment Separate from Certificate form(s) executed by the Purchaser and the
certificate(s) of stock representing the Purchaser’s unvested shares purchased in accordance with the terms of the common stock purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) and stock option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) entered
into between Meru Networks, Inc. and «Name_of_Optionee», in accordance with the following instructions: 
 1. In the
event that the Company elects to exercise the Repurchase Right as described in Section 2 of the Agreement, the Company shall give to the Purchaser and to you a written notice as provided in the Agreement. The Purchaser and the Company hereby
irrevocably authorize and direct you to close the transaction contemplated by the notice, including prompt delivery of the stock certificates. 
 2. At the closing, you are directed (a) to date the Assignment Separate from Certificate form(s) necessary for the transfer in question, (b) to fill in the number of shares being transferred,
and (c) to deliver the form(s), together with the certificate or certificates evidencing the shares to be transferred, to the Company. The Company shall simultaneously deliver to you the repurchase price (by certified or bank cashier’s
check) for the number of shares being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Repurchase Right. 
 3. The Purchaser
irrevocably authorizes the Company to deposit with you any certificates evidencing shares to be held by you under this letter and any additions and substitutions to the shares as defined in the Agreement. The Purchaser irrevocably appoints you as
his or her attorney-in-fact and agent for the term of this escrow to execute, with respect to the shares of stock, all documents necessary or appropriate to make such securities negotiable and to complete any transaction contemplated by these Joint
Escrow Instructions. Subject to the provisions of this Section 3, the Purchaser shall exercise all rights and privileges, including but not limited to, the right to vote and to receive dividends (if any), of a stockholder of the Company while
the shares are held by you. 
 4. In accordance with the terms of Section 5 of the Agreement, you may, from time to time,
deliver to the Purchaser a certificate or certificates representing shares that are no longer subject to the Repurchase Right. 
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 6. If at the time of termination of this escrow you should have in your possession any
documents, securities or other property belonging to the Purchaser, you shall deliver them to the Purchaser and shall be discharged from all further obligations under these Joint Escrow Instructions. 
 7. Your duties under these Joint Escrow Instructions may be altered, amended, modified or revoked only by a writing signed by all of the
parties. 
 8. You shall be obligated to perform the duties described in these Joint Escrow Instructions and shall be protected
in relying or refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably believed by you to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. You shall not be personally liable for any act or omission as Escrow Agent or as
attorney-in-fact of the Purchaser while acting in good faith and in the exercise of your own good judgment, and any act or omission by you pursuant to the advice of your own attorneys shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith. 
 9. You are expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings given by any of the parties hereto or by any other person or corporation,
excepting only orders or process of courts of law, and are expressly authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any court. In case you obey or comply with any such order, judgment or decree of any court, you shall not be
liable to any of the parties under these Joint Escrow Instructions or to any other person, firm or corporation by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any such order, judgment or decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set
aside, vacated or found to have been entered without jurisdiction. 
 10. You shall not be liable in any respect on account of
the identity, authority or rights of the parties executing or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver the Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called for under these Joint Escrow Instructions. 
 11. You shall not be liable for the outlawing of any rights under any statute of limitations with respect to these Joint Escrow Instructions
or any documents deposited with you. 
 12. You shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other experts as you may deem
necessary properly to advise you in connection with your obligations under these Joint Escrow Instructions and may rely upon the advice of such counsel. 
 13. Your responsibilities as Escrow Agent under these Joint Escrow Instructions shall terminate if you shall cease to be employed by he Company or if you shall resign by written notice of each party. In
the event of any such termination, the Company shall appoint any officer of the Company as successor Escrow Agent. 
 14. If you
reasonably require other or further instruments in connection with these Joint Escrow Instructions or obligations under these Joint Escrow Instructions, the parties shall furnish such instruments. 
 15. It is understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with respect to the delivery and/or ownership or right of possession of the
securities held by you under these Joint Escrow Instructions, you are authorized and directed to retain in your possession without liability to anyone all or any part of the securities until the dispute is settled either by mutual written agreement
of the parties or by a final order, decree or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired and no appeal has been perfected. You are under no duty whatsoever to institute or defend against any such proceedings.

  

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 16. Any notice required or permitted under these Joint Escrow Instructions shall be given in
writing and will be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to each of the other parties. 
 17. By signing these Joint Escrow Instructions, you become a party only for the purpose of these Joint Escrow Instructions; you do not
become a party to the Agreement. 
 18. This instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of California. 
 19. This instrument shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	MERU NETWORKS, INC.
		
	By	 	 
		
	Its	 	 

  
  
  

									
	ESCROW AGENT:	 		 		 	«NAME_OF_OPTIONEE» (PURCHASER)
					
	 	 	 	 		 		 	 
	Signature	 		 		 	 Signature

  
 INSTRUCTIONS: YOU
MUST SIGN THIS LETTER IF YOU ARE EXERCISING PRIOR TO VESTING (“EARLY EXERCISE”). IF YOU ARE NOT EARLY EXERCISING, DO NOT COMPLETE THIS FORM. 
  

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 EXHIBIT C 
 ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
«Name_of_Optionee» sells, assigns and transfers to Meru Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) or its assignee              («Number_of_Shares») shares of the
Common Stock of the Company (the “Stock”), standing in his or her name on the books of the Company represented by Certificate No.              and irrevocably constitutes and
appoints
                                         
                    
 (Name/Title of Escrow Agent) 
 as Attorney to transfer the Stock on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the
premises. 
 Dated:
                    ,         . 
  

	
	«NAME_OF_OPTIONEE»
	
	  
	(Signature)

 Spousal Consent (if applicable) 
                      (Purchaser’s
spouse) indicates by the execution of this Assignment his or her consent to be bound by the terms herein as to his or her interests, whether as community property or otherwise, if any, in the Stock. 
  

	
	
	  
	Printed Name
	
	  
	Signature

 INSTRUCTIONS: YOU MUST SIGN THIS FORM IF YOU ARE EXERCISING PRIOR TO VESTING
(“EARLY EXERCISE”). IF YOU ARE NOT EARLY EXERCISING, DO NOT COMPLETE THIS FORM. PLEASE DO NOT FILL IN ANY BLANKS OTHER THAN THE SIGNATURE LINE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT IS TO ENABLE THE COMPANY TO EXERCISE ITS “REPURCHASE
RIGHT” SET FORTH IN THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITHOUT REQUIRING ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES. 
  

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 EXHIBIT D 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND 
 BY THE NOTICE OF EXERCISE AND
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT OF 
 MERU NETWORKS, INC. 
 The undersigned, as transferee of shares of
Meru Networks, Inc., hereby acknowledges that he or she has read and reviewed the terms of the Notice of Exercise and Common Stock Purchase Agreement of Meru Networks, Inc. and hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions thereof, as if the
undersigned had executed said Agreement as an original party thereto. 
 Dated:
                    ,         . 
  

	
	
	  
	Signature of Transferee
	
	  
	Printed Name of Transferee

  

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 EXHIBIT E 
 STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS 
 TO MAKE A SECTION 83(B)
ELECTION 
 WORD OF CAUTION: IF YOU CHOOSE TO FILE A SECTION 83(B) ELECTION,
YOU MUST FILE YOUR SECTION 83(B) ELECTION FORM WITH THE IRS NO LATER
THAN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE ON WHICH YOU SIGN THE NOTICE OF
EXERCISE (EXHIBIT A) AND PAY THE EXERCISE PRICE. THE 30-DAY DEADLINE IS
ABSOLUTE AND CANNOT BE WAIVED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. ALSO, ONCE FILED,
YOUR SECTION 83(B) ELECTION FORM MAY NOT BE REVOKED, EXCEPT WITH THE
CONSENT OF THE IRS (WHICH CONSENT IS GENERALLY DENIED). 
 THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED MERELY FOR CONVENIENCE IN THE EVENT
YOU CHOOSE TO FILE AN 83(B) ELECTION. THEY SHOULD NOT BE RELIED
UPON BY ANY PERSON IN DECIDING WHETHER OR WHEN TO EXERCISE AN
OPTION OR TO MAKE AN 83(B) ELECTION. EACH PERSON SHOULD CONSULT HIS
OR HER OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THESE MATTERS. 
  

			
		
	Step 1.	  	Complete and execute the 83(b) Form found on page E-3 of this Exhibit E (the “83(b) Form”). Do not fill in the blank in paragraph 6, which relates to the fair
market value of the property at the time of transfer. Submit the 83(b) Form to the Company and ask that it insert the per share fair market value of the shares in paragraph 6 of the 83(b) Form.
		
	Step 2.	  	Make four copies of the executed and completed 83(b) Form.
		
	Step 3.	  	Mail (a) the cover letter on page E-2, (b) the original executed 83(b) Form, and (c) if you are exercising an ISO, the Special Election Form on page E-4, to the
Internal Revenue Service Center where you file your federal income tax return. The tax, if any, arising out of your election does not have to be paid until you file your tax return for the taxable year in which your purchased your option shares
(except to the extent that withholding taxes or estimated taxes are payable). The forms must be filed no later than 30 days following the date on which you sign the Notice of Exercise (Exhibit A) and pay the exercise price. The 30-day
deadline is absolute and cannot be waived under any circumstances. The filing is deemed to be made on the date that the forms are mailed from the post office, i.e., the postmark date. Mail the forms by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, so that you have proof that you filed the forms within the 30-day period. If you miss the deadline, you will be taxed on your option shares as they vest based on the value of the shares at that time. Your 83(b) filing with
the Internal Revenue Service is deemed to cause a similar election with the California Franchise Tax Board for California income tax purposes. If you are located outside California, you should seek local tax advice on whether you must make a
separate filing with your state of residence.
		
	Step 4.	  	Mail or submit a copy of the filing with the Company on the same day that you file the 83(b) Form, and make sure that you retain copies of the forms for your records and for filing
with your tax returns (see Step 5).
		
	Step 5.	  	File copies of the forms with your federal tax (and state tax, if appropriate) returns for the taxable year in which you purchased your option shares.

  

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 [Date] 
 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL 
  

			
	Return Receipt Requested
	Receipt	 	 
	
	Internal Revenue Service Center
	
	 
	
	 

  

	 	Re:	Election Under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code 

 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Enclosed please find an executed form of election under
Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, relating to the issuance of              shares of Meru Networks, Inc. Common Stock. 
 Also enclosed is a copy of the 83(b) election and a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Please acknowledge receipt of these materials by
stamping the enclosed copy of the 83(b) election with the date of receipt and returning it to me. 
 Thank you for your
attention to this matter. 
 Very truly yours, 
 «Name_of_Optionee» 
 Enclosures 
  

	cc:	Meru Networks, Inc. w/ encs. 

  

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 SECTION 83(B) ELECTION 
 This statement is being made under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, pursuant to Treasury Regulation
section 1.83-2. 
  

	 	(1)	The taxpayer who performed the services is: 

  

			
	Name of Optionee:	  	«Name_of_Optionee»
		
	Company Name:	  	Meru Networks, Inc.
		
	Social Security Number:	  	            -            -            

  

	 	(2)	The property with respect to which the election is being made is             shares of common stock of Meru
Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). 

  

	 	(3)	The property was transferred on                     ,
200    . 

  

	 	(4)	The taxable year in which the election is being made is the calendar year 200    . 

  

	 	(5)	If for any reason taxpayer’s service with the issuer is terminated, the property is subject to a repurchase right pursuant to which the issuer has the right to
acquire the property at the lower of (a) the original purchase price, without interest, or (b) the fair market value of the property as of the date that the issuer exercises its right to repurchase the property. For purposes of this
Section 5, the date on which the issuer exercises its right to repurchase the property shall be deemed to be the date on which the taxpayer’s service with the issuer is terminated. The issuer’s repurchase right lapses in a series of
annual installments over a four-year period. 

  

	 	(6)	The Fair Market Value of the property at the time of transfer (determined without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never
lapse) is $             per share. 

  

	 	(7)	The amount paid for such property is $            . 

  

	 	(8)	A copy of this statement was furnished to the Company for whom taxpayer rendered the service underlying the transfer of property. 

  

	 	(9)	This statement is executed as of                     ,
200    . 

  

					
			
	  	 		 	  
	Spouse (if any)	 		 	«Name_of_Optionee»: Taxpayer

  

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 SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ELECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(b) 
 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY 
 ACQUIRED UPON EXERCISE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION 
 The property
described in the above Section 83(b) election is comprised of shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
Accordingly, it is the intent of the Taxpayer to utilize this election to achieve the following tax results: 
 1. The purpose
of this election is to have the alternative minimum taxable income attributable to the purchased shares measured by the amount by which the fair market value of such shares at the time of their transfer to the Taxpayer exceeds the purchase price
paid for the shares. In the absence of this election, such alternative minimum taxable income would be measured by the spread between the fair market value of the purchased shares and the purchase price which exists on the various lapse dates in
effect for the forfeiture restrictions applicable to such shares. The election is to be effective to the full extent permitted under the Code. 
 2. Section 421(a)(1) of the Code expressly excludes from income any excess of the fair market value of the purchased shares over the amount paid for such shares. Accordingly, this election is also
intended to be effective in the event that there is a “disqualifying disposition” of the shares, within the meaning of Section 421(b) of the Code, which would otherwise render the provisions of Section 83(a) of the Code
applicable at that time. Consequently, the Taxpayer hereby elects to have the amount of disqualifying disposition income measured by the excess of the fair market value of the purchased shares on the date of transfer to the Taxpayer over the amount
paid for such shares. Since Section 421(a) presently applies to the shares which are the subject of this Section 83(b) election, no taxable income is actually recognized for regular tax purposes at this time, and no income taxes are
payable, by the Taxpayer as a result of this election. 
  

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 EXHIBIT F 
 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION 
 (Current as of October 2002)

 The following memorandum briefly summarizes current federal income tax law. The discussion is intended to be used solely for
general information purposes and does not make specific representations to any participant. A taxpayer’s particular situation may be such that some variation of the basic rules is applicable to him or her. In addition, the federal income tax
laws and regulations are revised frequently and may change again in the future. Each participant is urged to consult a tax advisor, both with respect to federal income tax consequences as well as any foreign, state or local tax consequences, before
exercising any option or before disposing of any shares of stock acquired under the Plan. 
 Initial Grant of Options 
 The grant of an option, whether a nonqualified or nonstatutory stock option (“NSO”) or an incentive stock option (“ISO”),
is not a taxable event for the optionee, and the Company obtains no deduction for the grant of the option. 
 Nonqualified or Nonstatutory
Stock Options 
 The exercise of an NSO is a taxable event to the optionee. The amount by which the fair market value of the
shares on the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price (the “spread”) will be taxed to the optionee as ordinary income. The spread will also be considered “wages” for purposes of FICA taxes. The Company will be entitled to a
deduction in the same amount as the ordinary income recognized by the optionee from the exercise of the option that is reported to the IRS by the optionee or the Company. In general, the optionee’s tax basis in the shares acquired by exercising
an NSO is equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of exercise. Upon a subsequent sale of any such shares in a taxable transaction, the optionee will realize capital gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on whether the
shares were held for the required holding period before the sale) in an amount equal to the difference between his or her basis in the shares and the sale price. 
 The capital gains holding periods are complex. If shares are held for at least one year, the maximum tax rate on the gain is generally twenty percent (20%). Furthermore, if an option is granted after
December 31, 2000, and the underlying stock is then held for at least five (5) years after exercise, the maximum capital gain rate is eighteen percent (18%). Because the rules are complex and can vary in individual circumstances, each
participant should consider consulting his or her own tax advisor. 
 If an optionee exercises an NSO and pays the exercise
price with previously acquired shares of stock, special rules apply. The transaction is treated as a tax-free exchange of the old shares for the same number of new shares, except as described below with respect to shares acquired pursuant to ISOs.
The optionee’s basis in the new shares is the same as his or her basis in the old shares, and the capital gains holding period runs without interruption from the date when the old shares were acquired. The value of any new shares received by
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excess of the number of old shares surrendered minus any cash the optionee pays for the new shares will be taxed as ordinary income. The optionee’s basis in the additional shares is equal to
the fair market value of such shares on the date the shares were transferred, and the capital gain holding period commences on the same date. The effect of these rules is to defer recognition of any gain in the old shares when those shares are used
to buy new shares. Stated differently, these rules allow an optionee to finance the exercise of an NSO by using shares of stock that he or she already owns, without paying current tax on any unrealized appreciation in those old shares. 

Incentive Stock Options 
 The holder of an ISO will not be subject to federal income tax upon the exercise of the ISO, and the Company will not be entitled to a tax deduction by reason of such exercise, provided that the holder is employed by the Company on the
exercise date (or the holder’s employment terminated within the three (3) months preceding the exercise date). Exceptions to this exercise timing requirement apply in the event the optionee dies or becomes disabled. A subsequent sale of
the shares received upon the exercise of an ISO will result in the realization of long-term capital gain or loss in the amount of the difference between the amount realized on the sale and the exercise price for such shares, provided that the sale
occurs more than one (1) year after the exercise of the ISO and more than two (2) years after the grant of the ISO. In general, if a sale or disposition of the shares occurs prior to satisfaction of the foregoing holding periods
(referred to as a “disqualifying disposition”), the optionee will recognize ordinary income and the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, generally equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the optionee from the
disqualifying disposition that is reported to the IRS by the optionee or the Company. 
 Favorable tax treatment is accorded to
an optionee only to the extent that the value of the shares (determined at the time of grant) covered by an ISO first exercisable in any single calendar year does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). If ISOs for shares whose aggregate
value exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) become exercisable in the same calendar year, the excess will be treated as NSOs. 
 A special rule applies if an optionee pays all or part of the exercise price of an ISO by surrendering shares of stock that he or she previously acquired by exercising any other ISO. If the optionee has
not held the old shares for the full duration of the applicable holding periods, then the surrender of such shares to fund the exercise of the new ISO will be treated as a disqualifying disposition of the old shares. As described above, the result
of a disqualifying disposition is the loss of favorable tax treatment with respect to the acquisition of the old shares pursuant to the previously exercised ISO. 
 Where the applicable holding period requirements have been met, the use of previously acquired shares of stock to pay all or a portion of the exercise price of an ISO may offer significant tax advantages.
In particular, a deferral of the recognition of any appreciation in the surrendered shares is available in the same manner as discussed above with respect to NSOs. 
 Federal tax law currently does not require unrecognized gain on an ISO to be treated as “wages” for the purposes of FICA and FUTA taxes; however, this issue may be revisited in the future. If in
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“wages”, then you will not be able to exercise your option unless you make acceptable arrangements with the Company to satisfy the withholding requirement. 
 Alternative Minimum Tax 
 Alternative minimum tax is paid when such tax exceeds a taxpayer’s regular federal income tax. Alternative minimum tax is calculated based on alternative minimum taxable income, which is taxable income for federal income tax purposes,
modified by certain adjustments and increased by tax preference items. 
 The “spread” under an ISO—that is, the
difference between (a) the fair market value of the shares of stock at exercise and (b) the exercise price—is classified as alternative minimum taxable income for the year of exercise. Alternative minimum taxable income may be subject
to the alternative minimum tax. However, a disqualifying disposition of the shares of stock subject to the ISO during the same year in which the ISO was exercised will generally negate the alternative minimum taxable income generated upon exercise
of the ISO. 
 In general, when a taxpayer sells stock acquired through the exercise of an ISO, only the difference between the
fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise and the date of sale is used in computing any alternative minimum tax for the year of the sale. The portion of a taxpayer’s alternative minimum tax attributable to certain items of tax
preference (including the spread upon the exercise of an ISO) can be credited against the taxpayer’s regular liability in later years to the extent that liability exceeds the alternative minimum tax. 
 Withholding Taxes 
 Exercise
of an NSO produces taxable income which is subject to withholding. The Company will not deliver shares to the optionee unless the optionee has agreed to satisfactory arrangements for meeting all applicable federal, state and local withholding tax
requirements. 
 Early Exercise 
 If an optionee is permitted to exercise an option before the optionee’s rights in the shares subject to the option are vested, the tax aspects of such an “early exercise” will be as
follows: 
 Incentive Stock Options 
 When an ISO is exercised, the spread is a “preference” item in the year of exercise, which is taken into account in computing an optionee’s alternative minimum tax. One technique which
might enable an optionee to minimize the amount recognized as alternative minimum tax income is to exercise the option at or near the date of grant when the spread is nonexistent or small. If the option is not vested, the optionee would also make an
election under Section 83(b) of the Code (“Section 83(b) Election”) within thirty (30) days after the date of exercise. In this way the optionee will pay alternative minimum tax based on the spread on the date of exercise instead
of the spread on the date the shares vest. The exercise of the option also begins the one-year holding requirement under Section 422 of the Code that applies after the exercise of an ISO. 
  

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 If an optionee does file an 83(b) Election at the time he or she exercises an ISO, it is
unclear if the IRS will respect the 83(b) Election in the event of a disqualifying disposition of the ISO Shares. In that case, it is possible that the IRS will determine that ordinary income should be recognized in an amount equal to the spread on
the date the shares vest, instead of the spread on the date the ISO is exercised. 
 Nonstatutory Stock Options 
 If the option is not an ISO but instead is an NSO, exercise prior to vesting and timely filing of a Section 83(b) Election will
accomplish two things: (1) it will start the capital gains holding period running, and (2) it will prevent the optionee from being taxed (at ordinary income tax rates) upon vesting, if, at that time, the fair market value of the stock has
increased from the date of grant. Of course, when the shares are sold, the gain will be taxed according to how long the shares have been held. 
 Payment for Shares 
 Whether the option is an ISO or an NSO, to exercise the option, the purchase price must be
paid. If service with the Company terminates before the shares are vested, the Company may repurchase the shares at the lesser of the original purchase price or the fair market value of the shares. 
 THIS TAX SUMMARY IS GENERAL IN NATURE AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON BY ANY PERSON IN DECIDING WHETHER OR WHEN TO EXERCISE AN OPTION OR TO MAKE AN
ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE CODE. EACH PERSON SHOULD CONSULT HIS OR HER OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THESE MATTERS. 
  

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