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Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

as issuer,

and

ANY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,

as Guarantors

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of January 25, 2011

 

85⁄8% Senior Secured Notes due 2018

 

 

 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

	 	 	 	 
	Trust Indenture Act Section	 	Indenture Section
	310	(a)(1) 	 	7.10
	 	(a)(2) 	 	7.10
	 	(a)(3) 	 	7.12
	 	(a)(4) 	 	N.A.
	 	(a)(5) 	 	7.10
	 	(b) 	 	7.08; 7.10
	 	(c) 	 	N.A.
	311	(a) 	 	7.11
	 	(b) 	 	7.11
	 	(c) 	 	N.A.
	312	(a) 	 	2.05
	 	(b) 	 	13.03
	 	(c) 	 	13.03
	313	(a) 	 	7.06
	 	(b)(1) 	 	7.06; 11.06
	 	(b)(2) 	 	7.06; 11.06
	 	(c) 	 	7.06; 13.02
	 	(d) 	 	7.06
	314	(a) 	 	4.05; 4.21; 13.02
	 	(b) 	 	11.02
	 	(c)(1) 	 	11.04; 13.04
	 	(c)(2) 	 	11.04; 13.04
	 	(c)(3) 	 	N.A.
	 	(d) 	 	11.06
	 	(e) 	 	13.05
	 	(f) 	 	N.A.
	315	(a) 	 	7.01(b); 7.02(a)
	 	(b) 	 	7.05; 13.02
	 	(c) 	 	7.01(a)
	 	(d) 	 	6.05; 7.01(c)
	 	(e) 	 	6.11
	316	(a)(last sentence) 	 	2.09
	 	(a)(1)(A) 	 	6.05
	 	(a)(1)(B) 	 	6.04
	 	(a)(2) 	 	N.A.
	 	(b) 	 	6.07
	 	(c) 	 	9.04
	317	(a)(1) 	 	6.08
	 	(a)(2) 	 	6.09
	 	(b) 	 	2.04
	318	(a) 	 	13.01
	 	(b) 	 	N.A.
	 	(c) 	 	13.01

 

			
	N.A. means Not Applicable
	 
	Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of this Indenture.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
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	ARTICLE ONE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

	SECTION 1.01. Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions
	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction
	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE TWO

	 
	 	 	 	 
	THE NOTES

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating
	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 2.02. Execution, Authentication and Denomination; Additional Notes;
Exchange Notes
	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent
	 	 	36	 
	SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Assets in Trust
	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 2.05. Holder Lists
	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange
	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 2.07. Replacement Notes
	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Notes
	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 2.09. Treasury Notes
	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 2.10. Temporary Notes
	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 2.11. Cancellation
	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 2.12. Defaulted Interest
	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 2.13. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 2.14. Deposit of Moneys
	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes
	 	 	40	 
	SECTION 2.16. Special Transfer and Exchange Provisions
	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE THREE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	REDEMPTION

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee
	 	 	44	 
	SECTION 3.02. Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed
	 	 	44	 
	SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption
	 	 	44	 
	SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption
	 	 	45	 
	SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price
	 	 	45	 
	SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part
	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE FOUR

	 
	 	 	 	 
	COVENANTS

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes
	 	 	46	 

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	SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency
	 	 	46	 
	SECTION 4.03. Corporate Existence
	 	 	46	 
	SECTION 4.04. Payment of Taxes
	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 4.05. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default
	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 4.06. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws
	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 4.07. Change of Control
	 	 	48	 
	SECTION 4.08. Limitations on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness
	 	 	49	 
	SECTION 4.09. Limitations on Restricted Payments
	 	 	50	 
	SECTION 4.10. Limitations on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries
	 	 	54	 
	SECTION 4.11. Limitations on Asset Sales
	 	 	54	 
	SECTION 4.12. Events of Loss
	 	 	57	 
	SECTION 4.13. Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates
	 	 	59	 
	SECTION 4.14. Limitations on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions
Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries
	 	 	60	 
	SECTION 4.15. Subsidiary Guarantees
	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 4.16. Further Assurances
	 	 	63	 
	SECTION 4.17. Limitation on Liens
	 	 	64	 
	SECTION 4.18. Impairment of Security Interest
	 	 	64	 
	SECTION 4.19. Conduct of Business
	 	 	64	 
	SECTION 4.20. Payments for Consent
	 	 	64	 
	SECTION 4.21. Reports to Holders
	 	 	64	 
	SECTION 4.22. Maintenance of Properties
	 	 	65	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE FIVE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets
	 	 	65	 
	SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted
	 	 	68	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE SIX

	 
	 	 	 	 
	DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 6.01. Events of Default
	 	 	68	 
	SECTION 6.02. Acceleration
	 	 	70	 
	SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies
	 	 	71	 
	SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults
	 	 	71	 
	SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority
	 	 	71	 
	SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits
	 	 	71	 
	SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment
	 	 	72	 
	SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee
	 	 	72	 
	SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	72	 
	SECTION 6.10. Priorities
	 	 	73	 
	SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs
	 	 	73	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE SEVEN

	 
	 	 	 	 
	TRUSTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee
	 	 	73	 

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	SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee Under this Indenture and the Security Documents
	 	 	75	 
	SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee
	 	 	76	 
	SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer
	 	 	76	 
	SECTION 7.05. Notice of Default
	 	 	76	 
	SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders
	 	 	77	 
	SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity
	 	 	77	 
	SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee
	 	 	78	 
	SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
	 	 	79	 
	SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification
	 	 	79	 
	SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company
	 	 	79	 
	SECTION 7.12. Co-trustees, Separate Trustee, Collateral Agent
	 	 	79	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE EIGHT

	 
	 	 	 	 
	DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 8.01. Termination of the Company’s Obligations
	 	 	81	 
	SECTION 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	82	 
	SECTION 8.03. Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	83	 
	SECTION 8.04. Application of Trust Money
	 	 	84	 
	SECTION 8.05. Repayment to the Company
	 	 	84	 
	SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement
	 	 	85	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE NINE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders
	 	 	85	 
	SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders
	 	 	86	 
	SECTION 9.03. Compliance with the Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	87	 
	SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents
	 	 	88	 
	SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes
	 	 	88	 
	SECTION 9.06. Trustee and Collateral Agent To Sign Amendments, Etc.
	 	 	88	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE TEN

	 
	 	 	 	 
	GUARANTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 10.01. Guarantee
	 	 	89	 
	SECTION 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability
	 	 	90	 
	SECTION 10.03. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee
	 	 	90	 
	SECTION 10.04. Release of Guarantees
	 	 	90	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE ELEVEN

	 
	 	 	 	 
	COLLATERAL AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 11.01. Security Documents; Additional Collateral; Intercreditor Agreement
	 	 	91	 
	SECTION 11.02. Recording, Registration and Opinions
	 	 	91	 
	SECTION 11.03. Releases of Collateral
	 	 	92	 
	SECTION 11.04. Form and Sufficiency of Release
	 	 	92	 

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	SECTION 11.05. Possession and Use of Collateral
	 	 	93	 
	SECTION 11.06. Reports and Certificates Relating to Collateral
	 	 	93	 
	SECTION 11.07. Collateral Agent
	 	 	93	 
	SECTION 11.08. Purchaser Protected
	 	 	96	 
	SECTION 11.09. Authorization of Actions to be Taken by the Collateral Agent Under
the Security Documents
	 	 	96	 
	SECTION 11.10. Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security
Agreement
	 	 	96	 
	SECTION 11.11. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Collateral Agent
	 	 	97	 
	SECTION 11.12. Compensation and Indemnification
	 	 	97	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE TWELVE

	 
	 	 	 	 
	APPLICATION OF TRUST MONIES

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 12.01. Collateral Account
	 	 	97	 
	SECTION 12.02. Withdrawal of Loss Proceeds
	 	 	97	 
	SECTION 12.03. Withdrawal of Net Cash Proceeds to Fund a Net Proceeds Offer or Net
Loss Proceeds to Fund an Event of Loss Offer
	 	 	98	 
	SECTION 12.04. Withdrawal of Trust Monies for Investment in Replacement Assets
	 	 	99	 
	SECTION 12.05. Investment of Trust Monies
	 	 	99	 
	SECTION 12.06. Use of Trust Monies; Retirement of Notes
	 	 	99	 
	SECTION 12.07. Disposition of Notes Retired
	 	 	100	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE THIRTEEN

	 
	 	 	 	 
	MISCELLANEOUS

	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 13.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls
	 	 	101	 
	SECTION 13.02. Notices
	 	 	101	 
	SECTION 13.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders
	 	 	102	 
	SECTION 13.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
	 	 	102	 
	SECTION 13.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
	 	 	102	 
	SECTION 13.06. Rules by Paying Agent or Registrar
	 	 	103	 
	SECTION 13.07. Legal Holidays
	 	 	103	 
	SECTION 13.08. Governing Law
	 	 	103	 
	SECTION 13.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
	 	 	103	 
	SECTION 13.10. No Recourse Against Others
	 	 	103	 
	SECTION 13.11. Successors
	 	 	103	 
	SECTION 13.12. Duplicate Originals
	 	 	103	 
	SECTION 13.13. Severability
	 	 	103	 
	SECTION 13.14. Intercreditor Agreement
	 	 	104	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Signatures
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	Exhibit A
— Form of
85/8% Senior Secured Note due 2018

	Exhibit B — Form of Legends

	Exhibit C — Form of Certificate To Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S

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	Exhibit D — Form of Notation of Guarantee

	Exhibit E — Form of Intercreditor Agreement

	Exhibit F — Form of Security Agreement

	Exhibit G — Form of Dutch Pledge

Note: This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.

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          INDENTURE dated as of January 25, 2011 between Exide Technologies, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).

          The
Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of 85⁄8% Senior Secured Notes due 2018
and, to provide therefor, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture. All things necessary to make the Notes, when duly issued and executed by the Company
and authenticated and delivered hereunder, the valid and binding obligations of the Company and to
make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement of the Company have been done.

THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH

          For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof,
the parties hereto covenant and agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as
follows:

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.01. Definitions.

          Set forth below are certain defined terms used in this Indenture.

          “2013 Notes” means the Company’s 101/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2013.

          “ABL Agent” has the meaning assigned to it in the Intercreditor Agreement.

          “ABL Facility Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of the Issue Date by and among,
among others, the Company, the various lenders and agents party thereto and Wells Fargo Capital
Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent, together with the related documents, instruments and
agreements executed in connection therewith (including, without limitation, any guarantees, notes
and security documents), as such agreement, in whole or in part, in one or more instances, may be
amended, renewed, extended, substituted, Refinanced, restructured, replaced, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time (including increasing the amount available for borrowing
thereunder and including Refinancing with the same or different lenders or agents or any agreement
extending the maturity of, or increasing the commitments to extend, Indebtedness or any commitment
to extend such Indebtedness, and any successor or replacement agreements and whether by the same or
any other agent, lender or group of lenders).

          “ABL Facility Collateral Agent” means Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as collateral agent
under the ABL Facility Agreement, and its successors and/or assigns in such capacity.

          “ABL Liens” means all Liens in favor of the ABL Facility Collateral Agent on Collateral and
other property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries securing the ABL Obligations.

          “ABL Obligations” means (x) the Indebtedness and other Obligations under the ABL Facility
Agreement and (y) certain Hedging Obligations and cash management and other “bank product”
obligations owed to a lender or an affiliate of a lender under the ABL Facility Agreement and more
particularly described in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

 

          “ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning assigned to it in the Intercreditor Agreement.

          “Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at
the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or at the time it merges or
consolidates with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or assumed in
connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person and in each case whether or not incurred
by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.

          “Additional Interest” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

          “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company) in whom a
Receivables Entity makes an Investment in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction shall
be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries solely by reason of such
Investment.

          “Agent” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

          “amend” means to amend, supplement, restate, amend and restate or otherwise modify, including
successively; and “amendment” shall have a correlative meaning.

          “Applicable Premium” means, with respect to a Note at any date of redemption, the greater of
(i) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value at such
date of redemption of (1) the redemption price of such Note at February 1, 2015 (such redemption
price being described under Section 5 of the Notes) plus (2) all remaining required interest
payments due on such Note through February 1, 2015 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the
date of redemption), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis
points, over (B) the principal amount of such Note.

          “Asset Acquisition” means (1) an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or shall be merged with or into the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or (2) the acquisition by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of the assets of any Person (other than a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company) which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person
or comprise any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of
such Person other than in the ordinary course of business.

          “Asset Sale” means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease (other
than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other
transfer for value by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Sale and
Leaseback Transaction) to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company (provided that, in the case of any such sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease,
assignment or other transfer, to the extent such property or assets constitute Notes Priority
Collateral, such sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease, assignment or other transfer is to
the Company or a Guarantor except to the extent such Notes

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Priority Collateral consists of Capital Stock or intercompany debt of a Foreign Subsidiary) of:
(1) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or (2) any other property or
assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than director qualifying
shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company or
Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however, that the term “Asset Sale” shall not include: (a) a
transaction or series of related transactions with respect to property or assets with a fair market
value of, and for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration
of, less than $20.0 million; (b) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company as permitted under Section 5.01; (c) any
Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.09 or any Investment that constitutes a Permitted
Investment; (d) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of accounts receivable arising
in the ordinary course of business, whether pursuant to a factoring arrangement or otherwise, or in
connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof; (e) disposals or replacements of
obsolete, damaged or worn out equipment or fixtures; (f) the creation of or realization on any Lien
permitted under this Indenture; (g) the sale or lease of products, services or inventory in the
ordinary course of business; (h) sales or grants of licenses or sublicenses to use the patents,
trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual property, and licenses, leases or subleases of other
assets, of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not materially interfering with
the business of Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries; (i) foreclosures on assets; (j) any sale
of Capital Stock in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (k) sales,
transfers or contributions of Receivables and Related Assets or an interest therein of the type
specified in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction” to or by a Receivables Entity;
(l) any Event of Loss; (m) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; (n) any
release of intangible claims or rights in connection with the loss or settlement of a bona fide
lawsuit, dispute or other controversy; (o) any exchange of property pursuant to or intended to
qualify under Section 1031 (or any successor section) of the Code; (p) Permitted Tax Abatement
Transactions with respect to property or assets with a fair market value not to exceed, in the
aggregate for all such Permitted Tax Abatement Transactions since the Issue Date, 7.5% of Total
Assets of the Company; or (q) any trade-in of equipment in exchange for other equipment to be used
in a Permitted Business but only to the extent of the value of the equipment received.

          “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any insolvency or
other similar federal state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

          “Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors (or similar governing
body) of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.

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

          “Business Day” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking
institutions in New York, New York, or in the city in the United States of the corporate trust
office of the Trustee (currently located in Atlanta, Georgia), are authorized or required by law to
close.

          “Capital Stock” means:

     (1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of
corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person,
and all options, warrants or other rights to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing; and

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     (2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership,
membership or other equity interests of such Person, and all options, warrants or other
rights to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.

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

          “Cash Equivalents” means:

     (1) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the
United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of
acquisition thereof;

     (2) marketable direct EEA Government Obligations maturing within one year from the date
of acquisition thereof;

     (3) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America
or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof,
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of
acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;

     (4) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof
and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2
from Moody’s;

     (5) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time
to time in the ordinary course of business;

     (6) demand or time deposit accounts used in the ordinary course of business with
overseas branches of commercial banks incorporated under the laws of the United States of
America, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, Canada or any province or territory
thereof, provided that (A) such commercial bank has, at the time of the Company’s or any
Restricted Subsidiary’s Investment therein, capital, surplus and undivided profits (as of
the date of such institution’s most recently published financial statements) in excess of
$100.0 million, and (B) the long-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such
obligations rated on the basis of the credit of a Person other than such institution) of
such institution, at the time of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Investment
therein, are rated in one of the two highest rating categories of both S&P and Moody’s;

     (7) obligations (including, but not limited to demand or time deposits, bankers’
acceptances and certificates of deposit) issued or guaranteed by a depository institution or
trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, any state
thereof, the District of Columbia, Canada or any province or territory thereof, provided
that (A) such instrument has a final maturity not more than one year from the date of
purchase thereof by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (B) (x) such
depository institution or trust company has at the time of the Company’s or such Restricted
Subsidiary’s Investment therein or contractual commitment providing for such Investment,
capital, surplus and undivided profits (as of the date of such institution’s most recently
published financial statements) in excess of $100.0 million and (y) the long-term unsecured
debt obligations (other than such obligations rated on the

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basis of the credit of a Person other than such institution) of such institution, at
the time of the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Investment therein or contractual
commitment providing for such Investment, are rated in one of the two highest rating
categories of both S&P and Moody’s;

     (8) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, demand or time deposit accounts used in the
ordinary course of business with reputable commercial banks or branches thereof located in
the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary;

     (9) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying
securities of the types described in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above entered into with any
bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (6) above;

     (10) investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in
securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (9) above; and

     (11) in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary organized or having its principal place
of business outside the United States, investments denominated in the currency of the
jurisdiction in which such Restricted Subsidiary is organized or has its principal place of
business which are similar to the items specified in the clauses above.

          “Change of Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

     (1) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person
or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “Group”),
together with any Affiliates thereof (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the
provisions of this Indenture);

     (2) the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of the Company of any plan or proposal
for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (whether or not otherwise in compliance
with the provisions of this Indenture);

     (3) any Person or Group shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially or
of record, of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power
represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company; or

     (4) individuals who on the Issue Date constitute the Board of Directors of the Company
(together with any new directors whose election to such Board of Directors or whose
nomination to such Board of Directors for election by the stockholders was approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the members of such Board of Directors then in office who
either were members of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date or whose election or
nomination for election was so approved) cease to constitute a majority of the members of
such Board of Directors then in office.

          A Change of Control will not be deemed to have occurred upon the entering into of any stock
purchase agreement, merger agreement or other similar agreement until the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby.

          “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.

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          “Collateral” means all the existing and future assets (whether real, personal or mixed) of the
Company and its Subsidiaries that are from time to time made subject, or purported to be made
subject, to the Lien of the Security Documents, including, without limitation any Mortgaged
Property.

          “Collateral Account” means the collateral account established pursuant to this Indenture.

          “Collateral Agent” means the Trustee, in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the Holders and
holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, together with its successors in such
capacity.

          “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

          “Company” means Exide Technologies as set forth in the preamble and its successors, assigns
and obligors.

          “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the sum (without
duplication) of:

     (1) Consolidated Net Income; and

     (2) to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby,

     (a) all income taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, paid or
accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period other than income taxes attributable
to extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains or losses or taxes attributable to
sales or dispositions outside the ordinary course of business;

     (b) Consolidated Interest Expense;

     (c) Consolidated Non-cash Charges; and

     (d) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gain (or loss), together with
any related provision for taxes on any such extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring
gain (or the tax effect of any such extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring loss),
realized by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period, including,
without limitation, restructuring activities (including, without limitation,
severance cost and facility closures) or non-recurring cost and expenses incurred in
connection with a Qualified Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition,
recapitalization or permitted incurrence of Indebtedness; less any non-cash items
increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period,

all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP.

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          “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of
Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the four full fiscal quarters (the “Four Quarter Period”)
ending prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for which internal financial statements are available (the “Transaction
Date”) to Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period. In addition to
and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated EBITDA” and
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the
period of such calculation to:

     (1) the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness or the issuance of any Preferred
Stock, in each case, of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the
application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and
any incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness or Preferred Stock (and the application of
the proceeds thereof), other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the
ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital
facilities, occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last
day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such
incurrence, issuance or repayment, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds
thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; and

     (2) any asset sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions (including, without
limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a
result of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or
otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness and also including any Consolidated EBITDA
attributable to the assets which are the subject of the Asset Acquisition or asset sale or
other disposition during the Four Quarter Period) occurring during the Four Quarter Period
or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the
Transaction Date, as if such asset sale or other disposition or Asset Acquisition (including
the incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the
first day of the Four Quarter Period. If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence
shall give effect to the incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Person or any
Restricted Subsidiary of such Person had directly incurred or otherwise assumed such
guaranteed Indebtedness.

          For purposes of this definition, pro forma calculations shall be made in accordance with
Article 11 of Regulation S-X, except that such pro forma calculations may also include operating
expense reductions for such period resulting from any asset sale or other disposition or Asset
Acquisition for which pro forma effect is being given that (A) have been realized or (B) for which
steps have been taken or are reasonably expected to be taken within twelve months of the date of
such transaction and are supportable and quantifiable, provided that, in either case, such
adjustments are set forth in an Officers’ Certificate signed by the Company’s principal financial
officer and one other officer of the Company that states (i) the amount of such adjustment or
adjustments and (ii) that such adjustment or adjustments are based on the reasonable good faith
belief of the officers executing such Officers’ Certificate at the time of such execution.

          Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for purposes of determining the
denominator (but not the numerator) of this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”:

     (1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the
Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to
have

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	 	 	accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in
effect on the Transaction Date; and

     (2) notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a
fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Hedging
Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect
to the operation of such agreements.

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

     (1) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus

     (2) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Preferred
Stock of such Person and, to the extent permitted under this Indenture, its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock and other than dividends
paid by a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person to such Person or to a Restricted Subsidiary
of such Person) paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period times
(y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the
then current effective consolidated federal, state and local income tax rate of such Person,
expressed as a decimal.

          “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of,
without duplication:

     (1) the aggregate of the interest expense of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,
including without limitation: (a) any amortization of debt discount; (b) the net costs under
interest rate Hedging Obligations; (c) all capitalized interest; and (d) the interest
portion of any deferred payment obligation; provided that any amortization of deferred
financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses shall be excluded from
the calculation of such interest expense; and

     (2) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or
scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such
period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated excluding unrealized gains and losses with
respect to Hedging Obligations.

          “Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the aggregate net
income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated
basis and attributable to such Person (after giving effect to non-controlling interests),
determined in accordance with GAAP and prior to preferred stock dividends; provided that there
shall be excluded therefrom:

     (1) after-tax gains or losses from Asset Sales (without regard to the $20.0 million
limitation set forth in the definition thereof) or abandonments or reserves relating
thereto;

     (2) for purposes of determining Consolidated Net Income for purposes of Section 4.09,
except to the extent includable in the consolidated net income of the Company pursuant to
clause (4), the net income or net loss of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a
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	 	 	stricted Subsidiary of the referent Person or is merged or consolidated with the
referent Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person;

     (3) the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person
to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted
Subsidiary of that income is restricted by a contract, operation of law or otherwise (except
to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions that have been paid to the Company
or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries that were not subject to any such restrictions during
the relevant period);

     (4) the net income of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent
Person, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to the referent Person
or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person by such Person;

     (5) the Company’s equity in the net loss of any Person that is not a Restricted
Subsidiary, except to the extent such net loss has been funded with cash from the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such net loss shall not be included to the extent
such net loss has already been included for purposes of Section 4.09 in the amount of
Restricted Payments made under clause (iii) of the first paragraph thereof or under clause
(12) of the second paragraph thereof or under clause (15) of the definition of “Permitted
Investments”;

     (6) income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without
limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were
classified as discontinued);

     (7) for purposes of determining Consolidated Net Income for purposes of Section 4.09,
in the case of a successor to the referent Person by consolidation or merger or as a
transferee of the referent Person’s assets, any net income or net loss of the successor
corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;

     (8) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;

     (9) any unrealized Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 gain or loss in
respect of Hedging Obligations;

     (10) any non-cash gains, losses or charges attributable to the early extinguishment of
Indebtedness;

     (11) any non-cash goodwill or intangible impairment charges resulting from the
application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 or Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 144, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141;

     (12) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense
arising from grants of stock options or restricted stock or other equity incentive programs
for the benefit of officers, directors and employees of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company;

     (13) costs or expenses incurred in connection with the litigation, resolution,
compromise or settlement of outstanding claims related to the Company’s reorganization under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code;

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     (14) costs or expenses related to the Transactions; and

     (15) any non-cash gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values, and
any non-cash gains or losses due to the revaluation of warrants liability, in each case in
accordance with GAAP.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of Section 4.09 only, there shall be excluded
from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted
Investments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of
Restricted Investments from the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans
and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, any sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend
from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount
of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.09 pursuant to clause (iii)(y) or (z) of the first
paragraph thereof.

          “Consolidated Non-cash Charges” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the
aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses or charges of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding
any such charge which represents an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future
period).

          “Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries that would be required to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet (excluding the
notes thereto) of the Company as of such date and which is secured by a Lien on any property or
assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

          “Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated Secured Debt on the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent four fiscal quarter period ending prior to such
date for which the Company has internal consolidated financial statements available, in each case
with such pro forma adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA as are consistent with the pro forma
adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”

          “Convertible Notes” means the Company’s Floating Rate Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2013.

          “Corporate Trust Office” means the designated corporate trust office of the Trustee, currently
located at (i) for Registrar and Paying Agent functions, Sixth Street & Marquette Avenue,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention: Corporate Trust Services — Exide Technologies and (ii)
for all other purposes, 7000 Central Parkway, N.E., Suite 550, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, Attention:
Corporate Trust Services — Exide Technologies or such other office, designated by the Trustee by
written notice to the Company, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall
be administered.

          “Credit Facility” means (a) the ABL Facility Agreement and (b) any other credit or debt
facilities, commercial paper facilities or other debt instruments, indentures or agreements, in
each case providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financings, letters of
credit or other Indebtedness, in each case, including all agreements, instruments and documents
executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing, including but not
limited to any notes and letters of credit issued pursuant thereto and any guarantee and collateral
agreement, patent and trademark security agreement, mortgages or letter of credit applications and
other guarantees, pledge agreements, security

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agreements and collateral documents, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented,
waived or otherwise modified from time to time, or refunded, Refinanced, restructured, replaced,
renewed, repaid, increased or extended from time to time (whether in whole or in part, whether with
the original banks, lenders or institutions or other banks, lenders or institutions or otherwise,
and whether provided under any original Credit Facility or one or more other credit agreements,
indentures, financing agreements or other Credit Facilities or otherwise). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the term “Credit Facility” shall include any (i) agreement changing
the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby, (ii) agreement adding
Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, (iii) agreement increasing the
amount of Indebtedness incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed thereunder, (iv) Hedging
Agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement with respect thereto or (v) agreement otherwise
altering the terms and conditions thereof.

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

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

          “Depository” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and its respective successors.

          “Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration
received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that
is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate setting
forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in
connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-cash Consideration.

          “Discharge of ABL Obligations” has the meaning assigned to it in the Intercreditor Agreement.

          “Disinterested Directors” means, with respect to any Affiliate Transaction, one or more
members of the Board of Directors of the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the case
may be, having no material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such
Affiliate Transaction. A member of any such Board of Directors shall not be deemed to have such a
financial interest solely by reason of such member’s holding or having a beneficial interest in the
Capital Stock of the Company.

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

          “Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary incorporated or otherwise
organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or any territory of
the United States.

          “Dutch Pledge” means the first ranking right of pledge of claims, to be entered into on the
Issue Date, by and among the Company, Exide C.V. and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit G, as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced
from time to time as permitted by this Indenture.

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          “EEA Government Obligation” means any direct non-callable obligation of any European Union
member for the payment of which obligation the full faith and credit of the respective nation is
pledged; provided that such nation has a credit rating at least equal to that of the highest rated
member nation of the European Economic Area.

          “Event of Loss” means, with respect to any property or asset (tangible or intangible, real or
personal) constituting Notes Priority Collateral, any of the following:

     (i) any loss, destruction or damage of such property or asset;

     (ii) any institution of any proceeding for the condemnation or seizure of such property
or asset or for the exercise of any right of eminent domain;

     (iii) any actual condemnation, seizure or taking by exercise of the power of eminent
domain or otherwise of such property or asset, or confiscation of such property or asset or
the requisition of the use of such property or asset; or

     (iv) any settlement in lieu of clause (ii) or (iii) above.

          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor statute or statutes
thereto.

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

          “Exchange Offer” means the offer that may be made by the Company pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement to exchange Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend for the Exchange Notes.

          “Excluded Contribution” means the net cash proceeds received by the Company from:

     (1) contributions to its equity capital; and

     (2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary or to any management equity plan or stock
option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Company or
any Subsidiary) of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, in each case designated within 60
days of receipt of such net cash proceeds as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officers’
Certificate; provided that the cash proceeds thereof shall be excluded from clauses (iii)(v)
and (w) of the first paragraph of Section 4.09.

          “Exide C.V.” means Exide Global Holding Netherlands C.V., a limited partnership organized
under the laws of The Netherlands.

          “fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be
negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a
willing and able buyer. Fair market value shall be determined by (i) the principal financial
officer of the Company for transactions less than $15.0 million and shall be evidenced by an
officer’s certificate of the principal financial officer of the Company delivered to the Trustee
and (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company acting reasonably and in good faith for transactions
in excess of $15.0 million and shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution of the Board of Directors
of the Company delivered to the Trustee.

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          “Foreign Restricted Subsidiary” means a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

          “Foreign Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company which is not incorporated or otherwise
organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or any territory or
possession of the United States.

          “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in
such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date.

          “Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth on the Global Notes in the form set forth in
Exhibit B.

          “Government Grant Property” means, with respect to any grant made by the U.S. Department of
Energy or any other governmental entity to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries: (a)
any property or assets (real or personal and tangible or intangible) of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary (i) purchased or acquired with the proceeds of such grant or (ii) which have
otherwise become subject to restrictions or encumbrances imposed by the U.S. Department of Energy
or such other governmental entity in connection with, and as a requirement of, such grant;
provided, however, that the book value of any such property or assets described in this clause (ii)
shall not exceed the greater of (x) an amount equal to 150% of such grant and (y) $10.0 million
with respect to any such grant, subject in the case of this sub-clause (y) to a maximum of $100.0
million in the aggregate with respect to all such grants since the Issue Date; provided, further,
however, that the book value of any such property or assets described in this clause (ii) that
constituted Collateral (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any such property or assets
purchased or acquired with the proceeds of such grant) immediately prior to such grant shall not
exceed $25.0 million in the aggregate with respect to all such grants since the Issue Date and (b)
any intellectual property generated in connection with such grant to the extent that the terms of
such grant or any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect thereto prohibits Liens,
encumbrances or any other similar restrictions thereon.

          “Guarantee” means a guarantee by a Guarantor of the Company’s Indenture Obligations.

          “Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Company that is a guarantor of the Notes, including
any Person that is required after the Issue Date to execute a Guarantee of the Notes pursuant to
Section 4.15; provided that any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to
constitute a Guarantor when its respective Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of
this Indenture.

          “Hedging Agreement” means any rate swap agreement, forward rate agreement, commodity swap,
commodity option, interest rate option, forward foreign exchange agreement, spot foreign exchange
agreement, rate cap agreement, rate floor agreement, rate collar agreement, currency swap
agreement, cross-currency rate swap agreement, currency option and any other similar agreement
entered into for the purposes of hedging risks of currency, interest, or commodity price
fluctuations or similar matters, or any indemnity agreements and arrangements entered into in
connection therewith, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, or
otherwise modified from time to time.

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

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          “Holder” means any registered holder, from time to time, of any Notes.

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

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

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

     (3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

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

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

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

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

     (8) all net amounts owing under any Hedging Obligations of such Person; and

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

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

          “Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof.

          “Indenture Obligations” means the obligations of the Company and any other obligor under this
Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents, including any Guarantor, to pay principal of,
premium, if any, and interest when due and payable, and all other amounts due or to become due
under or in connection with this Indenture, the Notes and the performance of all other obligations
to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders under this Indenture, the Notes and the
Security Documents, according to the respective terms thereof.

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          “Independent Financial Advisor” means a firm (1) which does not, and whose directors, officers
and employees or Affiliates do not, have a direct or indirect financial interest in the Company,
and (2) which, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, is otherwise independent
and qualified to perform the task for which it is to be engaged.

          “Initial Purchasers” means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

          “Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by
and among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Trustee and the ABL
Facility Collateral Agent, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, as the
same may be amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance
with its terms.

          “interest” means, with respect to the Notes, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the
Notes.

          “Interest Payment Date” means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on the Notes.

          “Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension
of credit (including, without limitation, a guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any
transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the
account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock,
bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any other
Person. “Investment” shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in accordance with normal trade practices of the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells
or otherwise disposes of any Common Stock of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, the Company no longer owns,
directly or indirectly, greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock of such Restricted
Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or
disposition equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary not
sold or disposed of.

          “Issue Date” means January 25, 2011, the date of original issuance of the Notes.

          “Legal Requirements” means, at any time, any and all judicial and administrative rulings and
decisions, and any and all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits
and certificates of any governmental authority, in each case applicable, at such time to the
Company or the Collateral (or the ownership or use thereof).

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

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

          “Mortgage” has the meaning assigned to it in the Security Agreement.

          “Mortgaged Property” has the meaning assigned to it in the Security Agreement.

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          “Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or
Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the
form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting
interest) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net
of:

     (1) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including,
without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions);

     (2) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in consolidated tax
liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;

     (3) except in the case of Liens ranking pari passu with or junior to the Liens securing
the Notes, payments made to retire Indebtedness where payment of such Indebtedness is
secured by the assets or properties the subject of such Asset Sale; and

     (4) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as
the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated
with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case
may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and
liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale.

          “Net Loss Proceeds” means the aggregate proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary in respect of any Event of Loss in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, including,
without limitation, insurance proceeds (excluding any business casualty proceeds to compensate for
lost profits), condemnation awards or damages awarded by any judgment, net of the direct cost in
recovery of such Net Loss Proceeds (including, without limitation, legal, accounting, appraisal and
insurance adjuster fees and any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof), amounts required
to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Collateral Lien on the
asset or assets that were the subject of such Event of Loss, and any taxes paid or payable as a
result thereof.

          “Non-U.S. Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation S.

          “Note Liens” means all Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent on Collateral securing the
Indenture Obligations and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

          “Notes”
means the Company’s 85⁄8% Senior Secured Notes due 2018, issued in accordance with
Section 2.02 (whether issued on the Issue Date, issued as Additional Notes, issued as Exchange
Notes, or otherwise issued after the Issue Date), as amended or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture

          “Notes Priority Collateral” has the meaning assigned to it in the Intercreditor Agreement.

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

          “Offering Memorandum” means, the Offering Memorandum of the Company dated as of January 13,
2011 with respect to the Notes.

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          “Officer” means any of the following of the Company or a Guarantor, if any, the Chairman of
the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President,
any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary.

          “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers.

          “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of, or counsel to, the Company, a Guarantor or the
Trustee. Such opinion may refer to prior Opinions of Counsel, may contain customary assumptions,
qualifications and exceptions and, with respect to factual matters, may reasonably rely on an
Officers’ Certificate of the Company or certificates of public officials.

          “Pari Passu Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that ranks
pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or the Guarantee of such Guarantor, as applicable.

          “Payment Date” means any Change of Control Payment Date, Event of Loss Offer Payment Date or
Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date.

          “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” means obligations under any Additional Notes or
any other Indebtedness (whether or not consisting of Additional Notes) of the Company or any
Guarantor secured by the Note Liens, in each case permitted to be incurred under Section 4.08;
provided that (i) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Permitted Additional
Pari Passu Obligations, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries would be less than or equal to 3.50:1.0, (ii) the trustee or agent under such
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligation executes a joinder agreement to the Security Agreement
in the form attached thereto agreeing to be bound thereby and (iii) the Company has designated such
Indebtedness as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” under the Security Agreement.

          “Permitted Business” means the businesses engaged in by the Company and its Subsidiaries on
the Issue Date as described in this offering memorandum and businesses that are the same, similar,
ancillary, reasonably related thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.

          “Permitted Collateral Lien” means, (x) with respect to Collateral other than Mortgaged
Property, Liens permitted by clauses (1), (2) (which Liens shall be subject to the Intercreditor
Agreement), (3), (4), (5) (as to clauses (1), (15) and (24) only of the definition of “Permitted
Liens”), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (18), (20), (21), (22),
(24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29) and (30) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” and (y) with
respect to Collateral that constitutes Mortgaged Property, Liens permitted by clauses (2) (which
Liens shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement), (3), (5) (as to clauses (1), (15) and (24)
only of the definition of “Permitted Liens”), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (15), (16), (18), (20),
(24), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30) and (31) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”

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

     (1) Indebtedness under the Notes issued on the Issue Date and the Exchange Notes, if
any, issued in exchange for Notes issued on the Issue Date and, in each case, the
Guarantees, if any, with respect thereto;

     (2) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Credit Facility
in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the greater of:

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     (a) $250.0 million less, without duplication, (i) any permanent repayment of
any term loan thereunder, if any, and any permanent reduction in revolving loan
commitments thereunder, in each case, from the proceeds of one or more Asset Sales
which are used after the Issue Date to repay a Credit Facility pursuant to clause
(4)(a) of Section 4.11(a) and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness outstanding at the
date of determination pursuant to clause (13) below; and

     (b) the sum of (i) 85% of the net book value of the accounts receivable of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Receivables and Related
Assets sold, conveyed or otherwise transferred to a Receivables Entity in connection
with a Qualified Receivables Transaction) as set forth on the consolidated balance
sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most
recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal consolidated financial statements
are available immediately preceding the incurrence of such Indebtedness, plus (ii)
65% of the net book value of the inventory of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for
which internal consolidated financial statements are available immediately preceding
the incurrence of such Indebtedness, in each case on a pro forma basis to give
effect to any acquisition or disposition after such balance sheet date and on or
prior to such date of incurrence;

     (3) other Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on
the Issue Date;

     (4) Indebtedness consisting of Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging
purposes and not for speculation;

     (5) Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the
Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness or
Preferred Stock, as the case may be, is held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company, in each case subject to no Lien held by a Person other than the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or the holder of a Lien permitted under this Indenture;
provided that, if as of any date any Person other than the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock or any Lien
other than a Permitted Lien exists in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be
deemed the incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this
clause (5) by the issuer of such Indebtedness;

     (6) Indebtedness of the Company to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long
as such Indebtedness is held by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, in each case subject
to no Lien other than a Lien permitted under this Indenture; provided that (a) any
Indebtedness of the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a
Guarantor is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to the Company’s
obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and (b) if as of any date any Person other
than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or any Lien
other than a Permitted Lien exists in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be
deemed the incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this
clause (6) by the Company;

     (7) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising from the
honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument
drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or in respect of netting
services,

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overdraft protection or other similar arrangements in connection with deposit accounts;
provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence;

     (8) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of (a)
workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance bonds, completion
bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds and surety bonds or other similar bonds or obligations, in
each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, and any guarantees or letters of
credit or banker’s acceptances functioning as or supporting any of the foregoing (in each
case other than for an obligation for money borrowed), (b) the financing of insurance
premiums incurred in the ordinary course of business or (c) take-or-pay obligations
contained in supply arrangement incurred in the ordinary course of business;

     (9) Indebtedness represented by Capitalized Lease Obligations and Purchase Money
Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course
of business not to exceed at any one time outstanding the greater of (a) $75.0 million and
(b) 4.0% of Total Assets of the Company;

     (10) Refinancing Indebtedness;

     (11) Indebtedness represented by guarantees by the Company or its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture;

     (12) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of guarantees,
indemnities, earn-outs or obligations in respect of purchase price adjustments in connection
with the acquisition or disposition of assets or Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary;

     (13) Indebtedness incurred by a Receivables Entity in a Qualified Receivables
Transaction that is not recourse to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (except
for Standard Securitization Undertakings);

     (14) Indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors, if any, in aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding;

     (15) Indebtedness of non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries in aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding;

     (16) Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Tax Abatement Transactions in aggregate
principal amount not to exceed 7.5% of Total Assets of the Company at any one time
outstanding; and

     (17) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary existing at the time such Restricted
Subsidiary was acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness
incurred in contemplation of, or in connection with, the transaction or series of related
transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary of,
or was otherwise acquired by, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however,
that on the date that such Restricted Subsidiary is acquired by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary, the Company would have been able to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.08(a)
after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (17).

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          For purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.08, in the event that an item of
Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness
described in clauses (1) through (17) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.08(a), the Company shall, in
its sole discretion, classify (or later reclassify) such item of Indebtedness in any manner that
complies with Section 4.08; provided that Indebtedness under the ABL Facility Agreement which is in
existence or committed to on or prior to the Issue Date, and any renewals, extensions, refundings,
refinancing or replacements thereof, will be deemed to have been incurred on such date under clause
(2), and the Company will not be permitted to reclassify any portion of such Indebtedness
thereafter. Accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment
of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the
payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional shares of the same
class of Disqualified Capital Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an
issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock for purposes of Section 4.08. In addition, for purposes of
determining any particular amount of Indebtedness under Section 4.08, guarantees, Liens or letter
of credit obligations supporting Indebtedness otherwise included in the determination of such
particular amount shall not be included so long as incurred by a Person that could have incurred
such Indebtedness.

          Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 4.08, with respect to any U.S.
dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency,
the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto shall be
calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date that such
Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term Indebtedness, or first committed, in the case of
revolving credit Indebtedness; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other
Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable
U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange
rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be
deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced

          “Permitted Investments” means:

     (1) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than
Investments in the form of the transfer of Notes Priority Collateral to a Restricted
Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor except to the extent such Notes Priority Collateral
consists of Capital Stock or intercompany debt of a Foreign Subsidiary) in any Person that
is or will become immediately after such Investment a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
or that will merge or consolidate into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company;

     (2) Investments in the Company by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided
that any Indebtedness evidencing such Investment and held by a Restricted Subsidiary that is
not a Guarantor is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to the
Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture;

     (3) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;

     (4) loans and advances to employees, directors and officers of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for bona fide business purposes
not in excess of $5.0 million at any one time outstanding;

     (5) Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging purposes and not for
speculation and otherwise in compliance with this Indenture;

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     (6) Investments received in compromise of or resolution of (a) obligations of trade
creditors or customers, including in any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon
the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, workout or recapitalization of such trade
creditors or customers or in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of such trade
creditors or customers or (b) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are
not Affiliates of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

     (7) Investments acquired by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of
non-cash consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with
Section 4.11;

     (8) Investments represented by guarantees that are otherwise permitted under this
Indenture;

     (9) Investments the payment for which is Qualified Capital Stock of the Company;

     (10) lease, utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;

     (11) Investments existing on the Issue Date and any Investment consisting of an
extension, modification or renewal of any such Investment existing on the Issue Date;
provided that such extension, modification or renewal does increase the amount of such
Investment as in effect on the Issue Date;

     (12) Investments resulting from the acquisition of a Person that at the time of such
acquisition held instruments constituting Investments that were not acquired in
contemplation of the acquisition of such Person;

     (13) Investments by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Receivables Entity or
any Investment by a Receivables Entity in any other Person, in each case, in connection with
a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

     (14) Investments in respect of Permitted Tax Abatement Transactions in an aggregate
amount not to exceed 7.5% of Total Assets of the Company at any one time outstanding; and

     (15) other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million at any one
time outstanding (with each Investment being valued as of the date made and without regard
to subsequent changes in value); provided, however, that if an Investment pursuant to this
clause (15) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company at the
date of the making of the Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after
such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause
(1) above, and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (15).

          The amount of Investments outstanding at any time pursuant to clause (15) above shall be
deemed to be reduced:

     (a) upon the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment made pursuant to
clause (15) above, by an amount equal to the return of capital with respect to such
Investment to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (to the extent not included in the
computation of Consolidated Net Income); and

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     (b) upon a redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, by
an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Investments in such Subsidiary that increased
(and did not previously decrease) the amount of Investments outstanding pursuant to clause
(15) above.

          “Permitted Liens” means the following types of Liens:

     (1) Liens existing and in effect as of the Issue Date;

     (2) Liens securing the ABL Obligations or any Obligations under any other Credit
Facility, in each case, incurred pursuant to clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted
Indebtedness”;

     (3) Liens securing the Notes issued on the Issue Date and the Exchange Notes, if any,
issued in exchange for Notes issued on the Issue Date and, in each case, the Guarantees of
such Notes and Exchange Notes, if any, including, without limitation, Liens created by the
Security Documents in respect of such Notes and Exchange Notes, if any;

     (4) Liens in favor of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company on assets
of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

     (5) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness which is incurred to Refinance any
Indebtedness which has been secured by a Lien permitted under this Indenture and which has
been incurred in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; provided, however, that
such Liens: (a) are not materially less favorable to the Holders on the whole than the
Liens in respect of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; and (b) do not extend to or cover any
property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not securing the
Indebtedness so Refinanced;

     (6) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims either (a) not
delinquent or (b) contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books such
reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP and such proceedings have the effect of
preventing the forfeiture or sale of the assets subject to any such Lien;

     (7) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary
course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been
made in respect thereof and such proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or
sale of the assets subject to any such Lien;

     (8) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection
with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security,
including any Lien securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice in connection therewith, or to secure the performance of
tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts,
performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of
obligations for the payment of borrowed money);

     (9) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is
adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated
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	 	 	the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within
which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;

     (10) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation; provided
that such Liens do not extend to any property or assets which are not leased property
subject to such Capitalized Lease Obligation;

     (11) Liens securing Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred in accordance with this
Indenture; provided, however, that (a) such Purchase Money Indebtedness shall not exceed the
purchase price or other cost of such property, equipment or improvement and shall not be
secured by any property or equipment of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company other than the property and equipment so acquired, constructed or improved and (b)
the Lien securing such Purchase Money Indebtedness shall be created within 90 days of such
acquisition, construction or improvement;

     (12) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person
securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for
the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory
or other goods;

     (13) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory,
regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and setoff;

     (14) Liens securing Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging purposes and
not for speculation;

     (15) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 4.08;
provided that

     (a) such Liens secured such Acquired Indebtedness at the time of and prior to
the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company and were not granted in connection with, or in
anticipation of, the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and

     (b) such Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets of the Company
or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the property or assets that
secured the Acquired Indebtedness prior to the time such Indebtedness became
Acquired Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and
are no more favorable to the lienholders than those securing the Acquired
Indebtedness prior to the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

     (16) leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses granted to others that do not
materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries;

     (17) Liens on Receivables and Related Assets transferred to a Receivables Entity or on
assets of a Receivables Entity, in either case, incurred in connection with a Qualified
Receivables Transaction;

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     (18) survey exceptions, ground leases, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or
rights of others for, licenses, environmental monitoring, rights-of-way, sewers, electric
lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or building codes
or other restrictions as to the use of real property, including, without limitation,
restrictions or encumbrances on subsurface mineral, oil and gas rights, in each case, that
were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate
materially adversely affect the value of the properties affected thereby or materially
impair their use in the operation of the business of the Company and the Restricted
Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

     (19) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (15) of the definition of
“Permitted Indebtedness”;

     (20) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding
operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business;

     (21) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to
secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

     (22) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

     (23) Liens securing Indebtedness or any other obligation in an amount which, together
with the aggregate outstanding amount of all other Indebtedness and other obligations
secured by Liens incurred pursuant to this clause (23), does not exceed $20.0 million;

     (24) Liens securing Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations permitted to be
incurred pursuant to Section 4.08;

     (25) the non-recourse pledge by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Capital
Stock, Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary held by the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Unrestricted
Subsidiary;

     (26) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired by or
merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided
that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger or
consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person acquired by or
merged into or consolidated with the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;

     (27) Liens arising out of Permitted Tax Abatement Transactions otherwise permitted by
this Indenture; provided that such Liens only apply to the property or assets that are the
subject of such Permitted Tax Abatement Transactions;

     (28) Liens on Government Grant Property; provided that such Liens only apply to such
Government Grant Property;

     (29) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the
ordinary course of collection;

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     (30) Liens securing Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor permitted to be
incurred pursuant to Section 4.08; provided that (i) immediately after giving effect to the
incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries would be less than or equal to 3.50:1.0 and (ii) such Liens are
junior in priority to the Note Liens and the ABL Liens; and

     (31) Liens listed on Schedule B to each mortgagee title insurance policy delivered to
the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Indenture or the Security Documents with
respect to each Mortgaged Property.

          “Permitted Tax Abatement Transactions” means a transaction between the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a Related Municipal Party, on the other hand, entered
into for the purposes of reducing certain of the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s tax
liabilities through (1) the issuance by such Related Municipal Party of industrial revenue bonds or
other similar tax-exempt securities, (2) the transfer to such Related Municipal Party of title to
real property, equipment or other related assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, (3)
the granting to such Related Municipal Parties of liens on real property, equipment or other
related assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, (4) the sale to and leaseback from
such Related Municipal Party of real property, equipment or other related assets of the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary or (5) any combination of the foregoing or through arrangements similar
thereto, in each case, so long as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (a) may upon not more
than 90 days’ notice obtain title from such Related Municipal Party to such real property,
equipment or other assets free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) by paying a
nominal fee or the amount of any taxes (or any portion thereof) that would have otherwise been due
and payable had such transaction not been terminated, by canceling issued bonds, if any, or
otherwise terminating or unwinding such transaction, as the case may be and (b) in no event shall
be liable (including though the payment of fees, penalties or other amounts), in connection
therewith for any amount in excess of the amount by which such transaction has reduced such tax
liabilities.

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

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

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

          “Private Placement Legend” means the legend initially set forth on the Notes in the form set
forth in Exhibit B.

          “Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of financing all or any
part of the purchase price, or the cost of design, installation, construction or improvement, of
property or equipment (whether through the direct acquisition of assets or the acquisition of
Capital Stock of any Person).

          “Purchase Money Note” means a promissory note of a Receivables Entity evidencing the deferred
purchase price of Receivables (and Related Assets) and/or a line of credit, which may be
irrevocable, from the Company or any Restricted Security in connection with a Qualified Receivables

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Transaction with a Receivables Entity, which deferred purchase price or line is repayable from
cash available to the Receivables Entity, other than amounts required to be established as reserves
pursuant to agreements, amounts paid to investors in respect of interest, principal and other
amounts owing to such investors and amounts paid in connection with the purchase of newly generated
Receivables.

          “Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

          “Qualified Equity Offering” means the issuance or sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the
Company (other than an issuance or sale to a Subsidiary of the Company).

          “Qualified Institutional Buyer” or “QIB” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 144A under
the Securities Act.

          “Qualified Receivables Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may
be entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, convey, contribute, or otherwise transfer to (1) a
Receivables Entity (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries)
and (2) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Entity), or may grant a
security interest in, any Receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and all Related Assets.

          “Receivable” means a right to receive payment arising from a sale or lease of goods or the
performance of services by a Person pursuant to an arrangement with another Person pursuant to
which such other Person is obligated to pay for goods or services under terms that permit the
purchase of such goods and services on credit and shall include, in any event, any items of
property that would be classified as an “account,” “chattel paper,” “payment intangible” or
“instrument” under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York and any
“supporting obligations” as so defined.

          “Receivables Entity” means a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (or another Person in which the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary makes an Investment and to which the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary transfers Receivables and Related Assets) which engages in no activities other than in
connection with the financing of Receivables and which is designated by the Board of Directors of
the Company (as provided below) as a Receivables Entity:

     (1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise)
of which:

     (a) is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding
Guarantees of Obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on,
Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings);

     (b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any
way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; or

     (c) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary,
directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof,
other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings;

     (2) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any material
contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (except in connection with a Purchase
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	 	 	Note or Qualified Receivables Transaction) other than on terms no less favorable to the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from
Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company, other than fees payable in the ordinary
course of business in connection with servicing Receivables; and

     (3) to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation to
maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve
certain levels of operating results.

          Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be evidenced to the
Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the Board Resolution of the Company giving
effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied
with the foregoing conditions.

          “Record Date” means the applicable Record Date specified in the Notes; provided, however, that
if any such date is not a Business Day, the Record Date shall be the first day immediately
succeeding such specified day that is a Business Day.

          “redeem” means to redeem, repurchase, purchase, defease, retire, discharge or otherwise
acquire or retire for value; and “redemption” shall have a correlative meaning; provided, however,
that this definition shall not apply for purposes of Section 5 or Section 6(a), (b) or (c) of the
Notes or Article Three.

          “Redemption Date,” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the date fixed for
such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.

          “Redemption Price,” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the price fixed
for such redemption, payable in immediately available funds, pursuant to this Indenture and the
Notes.

          “Refinance” means, in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew,
refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue a security or Indebtedness in
exchange or replacement for, such security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and
“Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

          “Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Refinancing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company of Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 4.08 (other than pursuant to
clause (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15) or (16) of the definition of
“Permitted Indebtedness”), in each case that does not:

     (1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of such
Person as of the date of such proposed Refinancing (plus the amount of any premium required
to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness and plus the amount
of reasonable expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such Refinancing); or

     (2) create Indebtedness with: (a) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is less
than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; or (b) if
the Indebtedness being refinanced has a Stated Maturity earlier than the maturity date of
the Notes, a final maturity earlier than the final maturity of the Indebtedness being
Refinanced; provided that (x) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is Indebtedness solely
of the Company (and is not otherwise guaranteed by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company),
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	 	 	ness shall be Indebtedness solely of the Company and (y) if such Indebtedness being
Refinanced is subordinate or junior to the Notes or any Guarantee, if any, then such
Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinate to the Notes or any such Guarantee, as the
case may be, at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being
Refinanced.

          “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Issue
Date by and among the Company and the Initial Purchasers, as amended, supplemented or modified from
time to time, and any similar agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of any
Additional Notes.

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

          “Related Assets” means, with respect to any Receivable in connection with any Qualified
Receivables Transaction, all right, title, and interest in and to: (1) such Receivable and the
proceeds thereof; (2) any collateral, security agreement, security interest, financing statement,
and any other document securing or perfecting any security interest in and to such Receivable; (3)
all contracts and contract rights, purchase orders, and other documentation evidencing, executed
and delivered in connection with, governing, or relating to such Receivable; (4) any guarantees,
indemnities, warranties, or other obligations of any Person in respect of such Receivable; (5)
goods, the sale, lease, transfer, or other disposition of which gave rise to such Receivable,
including, without limitation, all rights to such goods which are repossessed, returned, or
replevined, all rights to redirect shipment or of stoppage in transit, and all proceeds of
insurance relating to such goods; (6) insurance policies or guarantees which insure or guarantee
payment of such Receivable, including, without limitation, all rights to any proceeds thereof or
payments thereunder and all rights with respect to the administration of claims made thereunder;
and (7) all other assets, rights, and properties relating to such Receivable which are customarily
transferred, or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted, in connection with
transactions which constitute Qualified Receivables Transactions.

          “Related Municipal Party” means any governmental entity party to a Permitted Tax Abatement
Transaction and, if applicable, any trustee with respect to such Permitted Tax Abatement
Transaction.

          “Replacement Assets” means (1) properties or assets to replace the properties or assets that
were the subject of an Asset Sale, (2) properties and assets that will be used in a Permitted
Business or (3) Capital Stock of a Person, the principal portion of whose assets consist of such
property or assets; provided that in the case of a sale of Notes Priority Collateral such
replacement properties or assets constitute Notes Priority Collateral.

          “Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of
such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and shall also mean any
officer who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

          “Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

          “Restricted Security” means a Note that constitutes a “Restricted Security” within the meaning
of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act; provided, however, that the Trustee shall be entitled
to request and conclusively rely on an Opinion of Counsel with respect to whether any Note
constitutes a Restricted Security.

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          “Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of
determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unless otherwise specified “Restricted Subsidiary”
refers to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.

          “Rights Plan” means the rights plan adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on
December 5, 2008, the terms and conditions of which are set forth in the Rights Agreement, dated as
of December 6, 2008, by and between Exide Technologies and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
LLC, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with
the terms and conditions thereof.

          “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
and its successors.

          “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or
to which any such Person is a party, providing for the leasing to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue
Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are to be
advanced by such Person on the security of such Property.

          “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute or
statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the Commission.

          “Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, to be entered into on the Issue Date, by
and among the Company, the Guarantors, if any, party thereto from time to time and the Collateral
Agent, securing the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, if any, under the Notes,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, as amended, modified, restated,
supplemented or replaced from time to time as permitted by this Indenture.

          “Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Intercreditor Agreement,
the Dutch Pledge and all of the security agreements (including any copyright security agreements,
trademark security agreements or patent security agreements), pledges, collateral assignments,
mortgages, deeds of trust, trust deeds or other instruments evidencing or creating or purporting to
create any security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and for the benefit
of the Trustee and the Holders and the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations,
in all or any portion of the Collateral, as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced
from time to time.

          “Significant Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, means any Restricted Subsidiary of such
Person that satisfies the criteria for a “significant subsidiary” set forth in Rule 1-02(w) of
Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.

          “Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and
indemnities entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company which are
reasonably customary in Qualified Receivables Transactions.

          “Stated Maturity” means

     (1) with respect to any debt security, the date specified in such debt security as the
fixed date on which the final installment of principal of such debt security is due and
payable; and

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     (2) with respect to any scheduled installment of principal of or interest on any debt
security, the date specified in such debt security as the fixed date on which such
installment is due and payable.

          “Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is
subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantee of such Guarantor, as the
case may be. For purposes of the foregoing, no Indebtedness will be deemed to be subordinated in
right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor solely by virtue of such
Indebtedness being unsecured or by virtue of the fact that the holders of such Indebtedness have
entered into one or more intercreditor agreements giving one or more of such holders priority over
the other holders in the collateral held by them.

          “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or
other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock
is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

     (1) such Person;

     (2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or

     (3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

          “Total Assets” means, with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all assets of such Person
and its Restricted Subsidiaries as would be shown on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person.

          “Transactions” means, collectively, any or all of the following: (1) the entry into this
Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement on the Issue Date and the offer and issuance of the
Notes; (2) the entry into the ABL Facility Agreement on the Issue Date and incurrence of
Indebtedness thereunder by one or more of the Company and Exide C.V. and their respective
Subsidiaries; (3) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition of the 2013 Notes;
(4) the use of all of the proceeds to Refinance outstanding Indebtedness of Exide C.V. and its
Subsidiaries; and (5) all other transactions relating to any of the foregoing (including payment of
fees and expenses related to any of the foregoing).

          “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield to maturity at the time
of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and
published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) which has become
publicly available at least two Business Days prior to such redemption date (or, if such
Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source for similar market data))
most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to February 1, 2015; provided, however,
that if the period from such redemption date to February 1, 2015 is not equal to the constant
maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the
Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a
year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are
given; except that if the period from such redemption date to February 1, 2015 is less than one
year, the weekly average yield on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a
constant maturity of one year shall be used.

          “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

          “Trust Monies” means all cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Trustee or Collateral
Agent:

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     (1) upon the release of Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture or the Security
Documents, including all Net Cash Proceeds and Net Loss Proceeds;

     (2) as proceeds of any sale or other disposition of all or any part of the Collateral
by or on behalf of the Trustee or any collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation or other
realization of or from all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to this Indenture or any
of the Security Documents or otherwise; or

     (3) for application as provided in the relevant provisions of this Indenture or any
Security Document or for which disposition is not otherwise specifically provided in this
Indenture or in any Security Document;

provided, however, that Trust Monies shall in no event include (a) any property deposited with the
Trustee for any redemption, defeasance or covenant defeasance of Notes, for the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture or to pay the purchase price of Notes and any Permitted Additional Pari
Passu Obligations pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer or Event of Loss Offer or in accordance with the
terms of this Indenture, (b) any cash received or applicable by the Trustee or Collateral Agent in
payment of its fees, indemnities and expenses or (c) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, any
amounts attributable to ABL Priority Collateral.

          “Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor.

          “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New
York; provided, however, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all
of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in any item or portion of
the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other that
the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such
time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection
or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

          “Unrestricted Subsidiary” of any Person means:

     (1) any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be or
continue to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such
Person in the manner provided below; and

     (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

          The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly
formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock
of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the
Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided that:

     (1) the Company certifies to the Trustee that such designation complies with Section
4.09; and

     (2) each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the
time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or
otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to
which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries.

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          For purposes of making the determination of whether any such designation of a Subsidiary as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary complies with Section 4.09, the portion of the fair market value of the net
assets of such Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary that is represented by the interest of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors
of the Company, shall be deemed to be an Investment. Such designation will be permitted only if
such Investment would be permitted at such time under Section 4.09.

          The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary
only if:

     (a) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Company is able to incur
at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio test set forth in Section 4.08(a); and

     (b) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

          Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly
filing with the Trustee a copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an
Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

          “U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations of, obligations guaranteed by, or
participations in pools consisting solely of obligations of or obligations guaranteed by, the
United States of America in respect of the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United
States of America is pledged and that are not callable or redeemable at the option of the Company
thereof.

          “U.S. Government Securities” shall mean securities which are (1) direct obligations of the
United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (2)
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 or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Securities or a
specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Securities held by such
custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt.

          “U.S. Legal Tender” means such coin or currency of the United States of America that at the
time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

          “Voting Stock” means with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of any class or kind ordinarily
having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other voting members of the
governing body of such Person.

          “Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the
number of years obtained by dividing (1) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such
Indebtedness into (2) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount
of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years
(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such
payment.

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          “Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person means any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such
Person which at the time of determination is a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.

          “Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person of which all the
outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a foreign Subsidiary, directors’
qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant
to applicable law) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.

	 	 	 
	Term	 	Defined in Section
	“144A Global Notes”
	 	2.01
	“Additional Notes”
	 	2.02
	“Affiliate Transaction”
	 	4.13(a)
	“Authentication Order”
	 	2.02
	“Change of Control Offer”
	 	4.07(a)
	“Change of Control Payment Date”
	 	4.07(b)
	“Change of Control Payment”
	 	4.07(a)
	“Covenant Defeasance”
	 	8.02(c)
	“Event of Default”
	 	6.01
	“Event of Loss Offer Amount”
	 	4.12(b)
	“Event of Loss Offer Payment Date”
	 	4.12(b)
	“Event of Loss Offer Trigger Date”
	 	4.12(b)
	“Event of Loss Offer”
	 	4.12(b)
	“Excess Loss Proceeds”
	 	4.12(b)
	“Four Quarter Period”
	 	1.01
	“Global Notes”
	 	2.01
	“Group”
	 	1.01
	“incur”
	 	4.08(a)
	“Initial Global Notes”
	 	2.01
	“Initial Notes”
	 	2.02
	“Legal Defeasance”
	 	8.02(b)
	“Net Proceeds Offer Amount”
	 	4.11(a)
	“Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”
	 	4.11(a)
	“Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date”
	 	4.11(a)
	“Net Proceeds Offer”
	 	4.11(a)
	“Participants”
	 	2.15
	“Paying Agent”
	 	2.03
	“Physical Notes”
	 	2.01
	“Reference Date”
	 	4.09
	“Registrar”
	 	2.03
	“Regulation S Global Notes”
	 	2.01
	“Released Trust Monies”
	 	12.04
	“Replacement Assets”
	 	12.04
	“Restricted Payment”
	 	4.09
	“Surviving Entity”
	 	5.01
	“Transaction Date”
	 	1.01

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SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

          Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, such provision is
incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture. The following Trust Indenture
Act terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

          “indenture securities” means the Notes.

          “indenture security holder” means a Holder.

          “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.

          “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.

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

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

SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction.

          Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

     (3) “or” is not exclusive;

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

     (5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

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

     (7) the words “including,” “includes” and similar words shall be deemed to be followed
by “without limitation.”

ARTICLE TWO

THE NOTES

SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.

          The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by
law, stock ex-

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change rule or usage. The Company shall approve the form of the Notes and any
notation, legend or endorsement on them. Each Note shall be dated the date of its issuance and show the date of its
authentication. If applicable, each Note shall have an executed Guarantee from each of the
Guarantors, if any, existing on or after the Issue Date endorsed thereon substantially in the form
of Exhibit D.

          The terms and provisions contained in the Notes and the Guarantees, if any, shall constitute,
and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company
and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms
and provisions and to be bound thereby.

          Notes offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one
or more permanent global Notes in registered form, substantially in the form set forth in
Exhibit A (the “144A Global Notes”), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depository, duly executed by the Company (and having, if applicable, an executed Guarantee from
each of the Guarantors, if any, endorsed thereon) and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter
provided and shall bear the legends set forth in Exhibit B.

          Notes offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued
initially in the form of one or more permanent global Notes in registered form, substantially in
the form of Exhibit A (the “Regulation S Global Notes” and, together with the 144A Global
Notes, the “Initial Global Notes”), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository,
duly executed by the Company (and having, if applicable, an executed Guarantee from each of the
Guarantors, if any, endorsed thereon) and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided and
shall bear the legends set forth in Exhibit B.

          Notes issued after the Issue Date shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global
Notes in registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, deposited with
the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, duly executed by the Company (and having, if
applicable, an executed Guarantee from each of the Guarantors, if any, endorsed thereon) and
authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided and shall bear any legends required by
applicable law (together with the Initial Global Notes, the “Global Notes”) or as Physical Notes.

          The aggregate principal amount of the Global Notes may from time to time be increased or
decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, as
hereinafter provided. Notes issued in exchange for interests in a Global Note pursuant to Section
2.16 may be issued in the form of permanent certificated Notes in registered form in substantially
the form set forth in Exhibit A and bearing the applicable legends, if any (the “Physical
Notes”).

SECTION 2.02. Execution, Authentication and Denomination; Additional Notes; Exchange Notes

          One Officer of the Company (who shall have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate
actions) shall sign the Notes for such Company by manual or facsimile signature. One Officer of a
Guarantor, if any, (who shall have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate actions) shall
sign the Guarantee, if any, for such Guarantor by manual or facsimile signature.

          If an Officer whose signature is on a Note or Guarantee, as the case may be, was an Officer at
the time of such execution but no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates
the Note, the Note shall nevertheless be valid. Each Guarantor, if any, shall execute a Guarantee
in the manner set forth in Section 10.03.

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          A Note (and the Guarantees, if any, in respect thereof) shall not be valid until an authorized
signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note. The
signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

          The Trustee shall authenticate (i) on the Issue Date, Notes for original issue in the
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $675,000,000 (the “Initial Notes”), (ii) additional Notes
(the “Additional Notes”) (so long as not otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Indenture,
including Sections 4.08 and 4.17), (iii) Exchange Notes (x) in exchange for a like principal amount
of Initial Notes or (y) in exchange for a like principal amount of Additional Notes and (iv) any
other Note issued, including upon transfer or exchange, in each case upon a written order of the
Company in the form of a certificate of an Officer of the Company (an “Authentication Order”). Any
such written order relating to the issuance of Additional Notes shall state that such Officers have
reviewed this Indenture and the outstanding Security Documents and that any limitations on
Indebtedness and/or Liens provided in this Indenture and such Security Documents shall not be
exceeded by the issuance of such Additional Notes. Each such Authentication Order shall specify
the amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated,
whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, Exchange Notes or Additional Notes and whether the Notes
are to be issued as certificated Notes or Global Notes or such other information as the Trustee may
reasonably request. In addition, with respect to authentication pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or
(iii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, such Authentication Order from the Company shall be
accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel of the Company in a form reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee.

          All Notes issued under this Indenture shall be treated as a single class for all purposes
under this Indenture. The Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes shall bear any legend required
by applicable law.

          The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to
authenticate Notes. Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an authenticating agent may
authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has
the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company and Affiliates of the Company. The Trustee
shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Notes under this Indenture if the
Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or if the
Trustee in good faith shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal
liability.

          The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000
and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.

          The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or agency where (a) Notes may
be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”), (b) Notes
may, subject to Section 2 of the Notes, be presented or surrendered for payment (“Paying Agent”)
and (c) notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may
be served. The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies
where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to
time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in
any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain or cause to be maintained an office or
agency for such purposes. The Company may act as Registrar or Paying Agent, except that for the
purposes of Articles Three and Eight and Sections 4.07, 4.11 and 4.12, neither the Company nor any
Affiliate of the Company shall act as Paying Agent. The Registrar shall keep a register of the
Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company, upon notice to the Trustee, may have one or
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additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent”
includes any additional paying agent. The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and
Paying Agent until such time as the Trustee has resigned or a successor has been appointed.

          The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to
this Indenture, which agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to
such Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee, in advance, of the name and address of any such
Agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such
at its Corporate Trust Office.

SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Assets in Trust.

          The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee or the Company or any
Subsidiary to agree in writing that each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of
Holders or the Trustee all assets held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, or
interest on, the Notes (whether such assets have been distributed to it by the Company or any other
obligor on the Notes), and shall notify the Trustee of any Default by the Company (or any other
obligor on the Notes) in making any such payment. The Company at any time may require a Paying
Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and
the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any payment Default, upon written request to
a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and to
account for any assets distributed. Upon distribution to the Trustee of all assets that shall have
been delivered by the Company to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability
for such assets.

SECTION 2.05. Holder Lists.

          The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar,
the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least two (2) Business Days prior to each Interest
Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list, in such form and
as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of Holders, which
list may be conclusively relied upon by the Trustee.

SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.

          Subject to Sections 2.15 and 2.16, when Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request to
register the transfer of such Notes or to exchange such Notes for an equal principal amount of
Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the
exchange as requested if its requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the
Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the
Holder thereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing. To permit registrations of
transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, shall authenticate Notes at the Registrar’s request. No service charge shall
be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection
therewith.

          Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Registrar shall not be required to
register the transfer of or exchange of any Note (i) during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes and ending at the close of
business on the day of such mailing, (ii) selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to
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unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part, and (iii) beginning at the opening of
business on any Record Date and ending on the close of business on the related Interest Payment
Date.

          Any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall, by acceptance of such beneficial
interest, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Notes may be effected only
through a book-entry system maintained by the Holder of such Global Note (or its agent) in
accordance with the applicable legends thereon, and that ownership of a beneficial interest in the
Note shall be required to be reflected in a book-entry system.

SECTION 2.07. Replacement Notes.

          If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of a Note claims that the
Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall
authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. Such Holder must provide an
indemnity bond or other indemnity, sufficient in the judgment of both the Company and the Trustee,
to protect the Company, the Trustee or any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a
Note is replaced. The Company may charge such Holder for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in
replacing a Note pursuant to this Section 2.07, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel
and of the Trustee.

          Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and every replacement
Guarantee, if any, shall constitute an additional obligation of the Guarantor thereof.

          The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful)
all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of lost, destroyed or
wrongfully taken Notes.

SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Notes.

          Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes that have been authenticated by the Trustee
except those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this
Section 2.08 as not outstanding. A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company, any
Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates hold the Note (subject to the provisions of Section
2.09).

          If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a mutilated Note surrendered for
replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives
proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser. A mutilated Note
ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Note and replacement thereof pursuant to Section
2.07.

          If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be
outstanding and interest ceases to accrue. If on a Redemption Date or the Stated Maturity the
Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate thereof) holds U.S. Legal Tender or
U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest due on the Notes
payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest
on them ceases to accrue.

SECTION 2.09. Treasury Notes.

          In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in
any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be
disregarded, except that, for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in
relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be disregarded.

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SECTION 2.10. Temporary Notes.

          Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon
receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be
substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers
appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the
Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange
for temporary Notes. Until such exchange, temporary Notes shall be entitled to the same rights,
benefits and privileges as definitive Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the Notes
are represented by a Global Note, such Global Note may be in typewritten form.

SECTION 2.11. Cancellation.

          The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and
the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for transfer, exchange
or payment. The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent
(other than the Company or a Subsidiary), and no one else, shall cancel and, at the written
direction of the Company, shall dispose of all Notes surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or
cancellation in accordance with its customary procedures. Subject to Section 2.07, the Company may
not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
If the Company shall acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption
or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are
surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.11.

SECTION 2.12. Defaulted Interest.

          If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted
interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the defaulted interest, in any lawful
manner. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the persons who are Holders on a subsequent
special record date, which date shall be the fifteenth day next preceding the date fixed by the
Company for the payment of defaulted interest or the next succeeding Business Day if such date is
not a Business Day. At least 15 days before any such subsequent special record date, the Company
shall mail to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, a notice that states the subsequent special
record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on such
defaulted interest, if any, to be paid.

SECTION 2.13. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.

          The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers, and if so, the Trustee
shall use the “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to
Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the
correctness or accuracy of the “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers printed in the notice or on the Notes, and
that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. The
Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers.

SECTION 2.14. Deposit of Moneys.

          Subject to Section 2 of the Notes, prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Interest
Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Redemption Date and Payment Date, the Company shall have deposited
with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds money sufficient to make cash payments, if
any, due on such Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Redemption Date and Payment Date, as the
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may be, in a timely manner which permits the Paying Agent to remit payment to the Holders on
such Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Redemption Date and Payment Date, as the case may be.

SECTION 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes.

          (a) The Global Notes initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depository or the
nominee of such Depository, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depository and
(iii) bear legends as set forth in Exhibit B, as applicable.

          Members of, or participants in, the Depository (“Participants”) shall have no rights under
this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository, or the
Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Note, and the Depository may be treated by the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the
Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall
prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to
any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as
between the Depository and Participants, the operation of customary practices governing the
exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.

          (b) Transfers of Global Notes shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to the
Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in the
Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged for Physical Notes in accordance with the rules and
procedures of the Depository and the provisions of Section 2.16. In addition, Physical Notes shall
be transferred to all beneficial owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in Global Notes
if (i) (A) the Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to act as Depository
for any Global Note, the Company so notifies the Trustee in writing or (B) the Depository ceases to
be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor
Depository is not appointed by the Company within 120 days of such notice or (ii) a Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a written request
from any owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note to issue Physical Notes. Upon any
issuance of a Physical Note in accordance with this Section 2.15(b) the Trustee is required to
register such Physical Note in the name of, and cause the same to be delivered to, such person or
persons (or the nominee of any thereof). All such Physical Notes shall bear the applicable
legends, if any.

          (c) In connection with any transfer or exchange of a portion of the beneficial interest in a
Global Note to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 2.15, the Registrar
shall (if one or more Physical Notes are to be issued) reflect on its books and records the date
and a decrease in the principal amount of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal
amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note to be transferred, and the Company shall
execute, and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
one or more Physical Notes of authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note so transferred.

          (d) In connection with the transfer of a Global Note as an entirety to beneficial owners
pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 2.15, such Global Note shall be deemed to be surrendered
to the Trustee for cancellation, and (i) the Company shall execute, (ii) the Guarantors, if any,
shall execute notations of Guarantees on and (iii) the Trustee shall upon written instructions from
the Company authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in
exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of
Physical Notes of authorized denominations.

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          (e) Any Physical Note constituting a Restricted Security delivered in exchange for an interest
in a Global Note pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section 2.15 shall, except as otherwise
provided by Section 2.16, bear the Private Placement Legend.

          (f) The Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person,
including Participants and Persons that may hold interests through Participants, to take any action
which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

SECTION 2.16. Special Transfer and Exchange Provisions.

          (a) Transfers to QIBs. The following provisions shall apply with respect to the
registration of any proposed transfer of a Restricted Security to a QIB:

     (i) the Registrar shall register the transfer of any Restricted Security,
whether or not such Note bears the Private Placement Legend, if (x) the requested
transfer is after the first anniversary of the Issue Date; provided, however, that
neither the Company nor any Affiliate of the Company has held any beneficial
interest in such Note, or portion thereof, at any time on or prior to the first
anniversary of the Issue Date or (y) such transfer is being made by a proposed
transferor who has checked the box provided for on the applicable Global Note
stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Registrar in writing, that the
sale has been made in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee
who has signed the certification provided for on the applicable Global Note stating,
or has otherwise advised the Company and the Registrar in writing, that it is
purchasing the Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it
exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a QIB
within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information
regarding the Company as it has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined
not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying
upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration
provided by Rule 144A;

     (ii) if the proposed transferee is a Participant and the Notes to be
transferred consist of Physical Notes which after transfer are to be evidenced by an
interest in a 144A Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of the Physical Note
and written instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s and the
Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall register the transfer and reflect on its
book and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the applicable
144A Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of Physical Notes to be
transferred, and the Registrar shall cancel the Physical Notes so transferred; and

     (iii) if the proposed transferor is a Participant seeking to transfer an
interest in a Regulation S Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of written
instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s and the Registrar’s
procedures, the Registrar shall register the transfer and reflect on its books and
records the date and (A) a decrease in the principal amount of a Regulation S Global
Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be transferred and
(B) an increase in the principal amount of the applicable 144A Global Note in an
amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be transferred.

          (b) Transfers to Non-U.S. Persons. The following provisions shall apply with respect
to any transfer of a Restricted Security to a Non-U.S. Person under Regulation S:

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     (i) the Registrar shall register any proposed transfer of a Restricted Security
to a Non-U.S. Person upon receipt of a certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit C from the proposed transferor and such certifications, legal
opinions and other information as the Trustee or the Company may reasonably request;
and

     (ii) (a) if the proposed transferor is a Participant holding a beneficial
interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or the Note to be transferred consists of
Physical Notes, upon receipt by the Registrar of (x) the documents required by
paragraph (i) and (y) instructions in accordance with the Depository’s and the
Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the
date and a decrease in the principal amount of the applicable Rule 144A Global Note
in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the
applicable Rule 144A Global Note to be transferred or cancel the Physical Notes to
be transferred, and (b) if the proposed transferee is a Participant, upon receipt by
the Registrar of instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s and the
Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the
date and an increase in the principal amount of the applicable Regulation S Global
Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the applicable Rule 144A Global
Note or the Physical Notes, as the case may be, to be transferred.

          (c) Transfers to Other Persons. The following provisions shall apply with respect to
the registration of any proposed transfer of a Restricted Security not otherwise permitted by this
Section 2.16:

     (i) the Registrar shall register, upon receipt of a written direction from the Company,
the transfer of any Restricted Security, whether or not such Note bears the Private
Placement Legend, if (x) the requested transfer is after the first anniversary of the Issue
Date; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Affiliate of the Company has held
any beneficial interest in such Note, or portion thereof, at any time on or prior to the
first anniversary of the Issue Date or (y) such transfer is being made by a proposed
transferor who has checked the applicable box provided for on the applicable Global Note and
has delivered to the Registrar legal opinions satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee
and such other certifications or information as the Company or the Trustee may reasonably
request to confirm that the proposed transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from,
or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act; and

     (ii) if the proposed transferee is a Participant and the Notes to be transferred
consist of Physical Notes which after transfer are to be evidenced by an interest in a
Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of the Physical Note and (x) written instructions
given in accordance with the Depository’s and the Registrar’s procedures and (y) the legal
opinions, certificates and information, as applicable, referred to in clause (y) of
paragraph (i) above, the Registrar shall register the transfer and reflect on its books and
records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the applicable Global Note in an
amount equal to the principal amount of Physical Notes to be transferred, and the Registrar
shall cancel the Physical Notes so transferred; and

     (iii) if the proposed transferor is a Participant seeking to transfer an interest in a
Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of (x) written instructions given in accordance
with the Depository’s and the Registrar’s procedures and (y) the legal opinions,
certificates and information, as applicable, referred to in clause (y) of paragraph (i)
above, the Registrar shall register the transfer and reflect on its books and records the
date and (A) a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note from which such interests
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amount of the Notes to be transferred and (B) an increase in the principal amount
of the applicable Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be
transferred.

          (d) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order
in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Global Notes and/or
Physical Notes not bearing the Private Placement Legend in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Initial Global Notes or Physical Notes, as
the case may be, tendered for acceptance in accordance with the Exchange Offer and accepted for
exchange in the Exchange Offer.

          (e) Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Indenture, a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except 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 or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor
Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.

          (f) Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not
bearing the Private Placement Legend unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Registrar
shall deliver Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or
replacement of Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Notes
that bear the Private Placement Legend unless (i) there is delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to the effect that neither such
legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to maintain compliance with
the provisions of the Securities Act or (ii) such Note has been offered and sold (including
pursuant to the Exchange Offer) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act.

          (g) General. By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Private Placement Legend, each
Holder of such a Note acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this
Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Note only as
provided in this Indenture.

          The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications
received pursuant to Section 2.15 or this Section 2.16. The Company shall have the right to
inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any
reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.

          The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance
with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect
to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depository
Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery
of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so
if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to
determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

          The Trustee shall have no responsibility for the actions or omissions of the Depository, or
the accuracy of the books and records of the Depository.

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

ARTICLE THREE

REDEMPTION

SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee.

          If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Sections 5, 6(a), 6(b) or 6(c) of the Notes,
it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price and the
principal amount of such Notes to be redeemed. The Company shall give notice of redemption to the
Trustee at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter
notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee in writing), together with such documentation and records
as shall enable the Trustee to select the Notes to be redeemed.

SECTION 3.02. Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed.

          In the event that the Company chooses to redeem less than all of the Notes pursuant to
Sections 5, 6(a), 6(b) or 6(c) of the Notes, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by
the Trustee either:

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

     (2) on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and
appropriate.

          No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. If a partial
redemption is made with the proceeds of a Qualified Equity Offering, the Trustee will select the
Notes only on a pro rata basis or on as nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to
Depository procedures).

SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption.

          At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall mail a
notice of redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder whose Notes are to be
redeemed at its registered address (except that a notice issued in connection with a redemption
referred to in Section 8.01 may be more than 60 days before such Redemption Date). At the
Company’s request, the Trustee shall forward the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at
the Company’s expense. Each notice for redemption shall identify the Notes (including the
applicable CUSIP or ISIN number) to be redeemed and shall state:

     (1) the Redemption Date;

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     (2) the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, to be paid;

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

     (4) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect
the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any;

     (5) that, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, interest on
Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date, and the only
remaining right of the Holders of such Notes is to receive payment of the Redemption Price
upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Notes redeemed;

     (6) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such
Note to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date, and upon surrender and cancellation
of such Note, a new Note or Notes in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed
portion thereof will be issued;

     (7) if fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the identification of the
particular Notes (or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal
amount of Notes to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be outstanding
after such partial redemption; and

     (8) the Section of the Notes or this Indenture, as applicable, pursuant to which the
Notes are to be redeemed. The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be
conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice.
In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder
of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of
the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Notices of redemption may not be
conditional.

SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.

          Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03, Notes called for
redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price plus accrued
interest, if any. Upon surrender to the Trustee or Paying Agent, such Notes called for redemption
shall be paid at the Redemption Price (which shall include accrued interest thereon to, but not
including, the Redemption Date), but installments of interest, the maturity of which is on or prior
to the Redemption Date, shall be payable to Holders of record at the close of business on the
relevant Record Dates. On and after the Redemption Date interest shall cease to accrue on Notes or
portions thereof called for redemption unless the Company shall have not complied with its
obligations pursuant to Section 3.05.

SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.

          On or before 10:00 a.m. New York time on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with
the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, of all Notes to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall
promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the
Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the Redemption Price (including any applicable
premium) of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any on, all Notes to be redeemed.

          If the Company complies with the preceding paragraph, then, unless the Company defaults in the
payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, interest on the Notes to be

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redeemed will cease to accrue on and after the applicable Redemption Date, whether or not such
Notes are presented for payment.

SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part.

          If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note
shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Note or Notes in
principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note or Notes shall be issued in
the name of the Holder thereof upon surrender and cancellation of the original Note or Notes.

ARTICLE FOUR

COVENANTS

SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes.

          The Company shall pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes in the
manner provided in the Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement and this Indenture. An installment
of principal of, or interest on, the Notes shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the
Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate thereof) holds on that date U.S.
Legal Tender designated for and sufficient to pay the installment. Interest on the Notes will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

          The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on (i) overdue principal, from time to time on demand to the extent lawful, at the
interest rate applicable to the Notes and (ii) overdue installments of interest (without regard to
any applicable grace periods), from time to time on demand to the extent lawful, at the interest
rate applicable to the Notes.

SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

          The Company shall maintain the office or agency required under Section 2.03 (which may be an
office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee or Registrar). The Company shall 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 address of the Trustee set forth in Section 13.02.

          The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where
the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time
rescind such designations. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such
designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

          The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office as such
office of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.

SECTION 4.03. Corporate Existence.

          Except as otherwise permitted by the terms of this Indenture, the Company shall do or cause to
be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence
and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
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the respective organizational documents of each such Restricted Subsidiary and the material
rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of the Company and each of its Restricted
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right,
franchise or corporate existence with respect to itself or any Restricted Subsidiary if the Board
of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of
the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss
thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

SECTION 4.04. Payment of Taxes.

          The Company and the Guarantors, if any, shall and shall cause each of the Restricted
Subsidiaries to, pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become
delinquent, (a) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it
or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or upon the income, profits or property of it or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, in each
case, if unpaid, might by law become a material liability or Lien upon the property of it or any of
the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors, if any, shall
not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment,
charge or claim (i) that is not delinquent or (ii) whose amount the applicability or validity is
being contested in good faith by appropriate actions and for which appropriate provision has been
made.

SECTION 4.05. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default.

          (a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the close of each fiscal
year, an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its
Subsidiaries has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining
whether the Company and the Guarantors, if any, have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their
obligations under this Indenture and the Security Documents and further stating, as to each such
Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of such Officer’s knowledge, the Company and the
Guarantors, if any, during such preceding fiscal year has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled
each and every such covenant and no Default occurred during such year and at the date of such
certificate there is no Default that has occurred and is continuing or, if such signers do know of
such Default, the certificate shall specify such Default and what action, if any, the Company is
taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. The Officers’ Certificate shall also notify the
Trustee should the Company elect to change the manner in which it fixes the fiscal year end.

          (b) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee promptly and in any event within five Business
Days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default an Officers’ Certificate
specifying the Default and what action, if any, the Company is taking or proposes to take with
respect thereto.

SECTION 4.06. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.

          The Company and each Guarantor, if any, covenants (to the extent permitted by applicable law)
that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the
benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law, wherever enacted, now or at
any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this
Indenture, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) each 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.

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SECTION 4.07. Change of Control.

          (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right to require
that the Company purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described
below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal
to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, to but not including the
date of purchase.

          (b) Within 30 days following the date upon which a Change of Control occurred, the Company
shall send, by first-class mail, a notice to each Holder at such Holder’s last registered address,
with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer.
The notice to the Holders shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such
Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state:

     (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section
4.07 and that all Notes tendered and not withdrawn shall be accepted for payment;

     (2) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued and unpaid interest, if
any) and the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60
days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law) (the
“Change of Control Payment Date”);

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

     (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor, any Note
accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue
interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;

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

     (6) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying
Agent receives, not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on the second Business
Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter
setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes the Holder
delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election
to have such Notes purchased;

     (7) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part shall be issued new
Notes in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered; provided, however, that each new Note issued shall be in an original
principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof; and

     (8) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control.

          On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, (i)
accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple thereof
(except that no partial purchase will be permitted that would result in a Note having a remaining
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amount of less than $2,000)) properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii)
deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control Payment in respect
of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered and (iii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Trustee for cancellation the Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating that
such Notes or portions thereof have been tendered to and purchased by the Company. The Paying
Agent shall promptly either (x) pay to the Holder against presentation and surrender (or, in the
case of partial payment, endorsement) of the Global Notes or (y) in the case of Physical Notes,
mail to each Holder of Notes the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will
promptly, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the
Global Notes a new Global Note or Notes or, in the case of definitive notes, mail to each Holder
new Physical Notes, as applicable, equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the
Notes surrendered, if any, provided that each new Physical Note will be in a principal amount of
$2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee
and the Holders of the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after
the Change of Control Payment Date.

          The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control
if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer at the Change of Control Purchase Price, at the
same times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements applicable to a Change of Control
Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such
Change of Control Offer or if a notice of redemption to redeem all outstanding Notes has been given
pursuant to Sections 5, 6(a), 6(b) or 6(c) of the Notes. A Change of Control Offer may be made in
advance of a Change of Control and conditioned upon the Change of Control if a definitive agreement
relating to such Change of Control has been entered into at or prior to the time of making the
Change of Control Offer.

          Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor the Trustee may waive the provisions of this
Section 4.07 relating to a Holder’s right to require the Company to repurchase the Notes upon a
Change of Control.

          The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To
the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions
of this Section 4.07, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations
and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the provisions of this Section 4.07
by virtue thereof.

SECTION 4.08. Limitations on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness.

          (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly
or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee, acquire, become liable, contingently or otherwise,
with respect to or otherwise become responsible for payment of (collectively, “incur”) any
Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) and the Company will not permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Company or any
Guarantor may incur Indebtedness and any Guarantor may issue Preferred Stock, and, subject to
clause (c) of this Section 4.08, any Foreign Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a
Guarantor may incur Indebtedness, in each case if on the date of the incurrence of such
Indebtedness or issuance of Preferred Stock, after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance
thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company would have been greater than
2.0 to 1.0.

          (b) Notwithstanding clause (a) of this Section 4.08, the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries may incur Permitted Indebtedness.

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          (c) Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors may not incur Indebtedness under
clause (a) of this Section 4.08 if on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving
effect to the incurrence thereof, the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of Foreign Restricted
Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors incurred and then outstanding pursuant to clause (a) of this
Section 4.08 would exceed the greater of (i) $200.0 million and (ii) 20.0% of Total Assets of all
Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors at the time of such incurrence.

          (d) The Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, incur
any Indebtedness which by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness)
is expressly subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such
Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms (or by the terms of
any agreement governing such Indebtedness) made expressly subordinate to the Notes or the
applicable Guarantee, as the case may be, to the same extent and in the same manner as such
Indebtedness is subordinated to other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case
may be. For purposes of the foregoing, no Indebtedness will be deemed to be subordinated in right
of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor solely by virtue of such
Indebtedness being unsecured or by virtue of the fact that the holders of such Indebtedness have
entered into one or more intercreditor agreements giving one or more of such holders priority over
the other holders in the collateral held by them.

SECTION 4.09. Limitations on Restricted Payments.

          The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly:

     (1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or in respect of shares of
the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Capital Stock to holders of such
Capital Stock (other than (i) dividends or distributions by the Company payable in Qualified
Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable by a Restricted
Subsidiary other than a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in
accordance with its ownership interest in such class or series of Capital Stock);

     (2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the
Company;

     (3) make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, decrease or otherwise
acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or
scheduled sinking fund payment, any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than the purchase,
defeasance, redemption, other acquisition or retirement of such Subordinated Indebtedness in
anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final
maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, defeasance, redemption,
other acquisition or retirement); or

     (4) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments)

(each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) being referred to as a
“Restricted Payment”); if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect
thereto:

     (i) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

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     (ii) the Company is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.08(a);
or

     (iii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted
Payment) made subsequent to the Issue Date (the amount expended for such purposes, if other
than in cash, being the fair market value of such property as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors of the Company or Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) shall exceed
the sum of:

     (u) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting
period) commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter beginning following the
quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal
quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which internal
financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a
deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus

     (v) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value, as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, of property and
marketable securities received by the Company from any Person (other than a
Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale subsequent to the Issue Date
and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs (the “Reference Date”) of
Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (but excluding any debt security that is
convertible into, or exchangeable for, Qualified Capital Stock), plus

     (w) without duplication of any amounts included in clause (iii)(v) above, 100%
of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value, as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, of property and marketable
securities of any equity contribution received by the Company from a holder of the
Company’s Qualified Capital Stock subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to
the Reference Date (excluding, in the case of clauses (iii)(v) and (w), any net cash
proceeds from a Qualified Equity Offering to the extent used to redeem the Notes in
compliance with Section 6(a) of the Notes), plus

     (x) 100% of the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness incurred by the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the
Company’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary
of the Company) into Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (less the amount of any
cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus

     (y) 100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the fair market value, as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, of property and
marketable securities received by means of (A) the sale or other disposition (other
than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of all or any portion of any
Restricted Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other
than Restricted Investments made pursuant to clause (12) of the next paragraph of
this Section 4.09) and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments
from the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of or interest
payments made in respect of any loans or advances which constitute Restricted
Investments by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or any dividends or other
distributions made or payments made with respect to any Restricted Investment by the
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Restricted Investments made pursuant to clause (12) of the next paragraph of
this Section 4.09) or (B) the sale (other than to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary) of the Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution
from an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (in
each case, other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent funded with
Restricted Investments made pursuant to clause (12) of the next paragraph of this
Section 4.09), plus

     (z) in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a
Restricted Subsidiary or the merger or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary
into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or the transfer of assets of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case,
other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent funded with Restricted
Investments made pursuant to clause (12) of the next paragraph of this Section
4.09), the fair market value of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary, as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company at the time of the
redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or at the
time of such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph
do not prohibit:

     (1) the payment of any dividend or other distribution within 60 days after the date of
declaration of such dividend or other distribution if the dividend or other distribution
would have been permitted on the date of declaration;

     (2) the acquisition of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company either (i) solely in
exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) through the
application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary
of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company;

     (3) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any
Subordinated Indebtedness either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital
Stock of the Company, (ii) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially
concurrent sale or incurrence (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company), as applicable, of
(a) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (b) Refinancing Indebtedness or
(iii) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by
the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Company shall have
complied with Sections 4.07 and 4.11 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to
the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness;

     (4) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
repurchases by the Company of Capital Stock of the Company from current or former officers,
directors, employees and consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their
authorized representatives (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their
estates) upon the death, disability, severance or termination of employment of such
employees or termination of their seat on the board of the Company or any Subsidiary in an
aggregate amount not to exceed (A) $2.5 million in any calendar year with unused amounts
being available to be used in succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $5.0 million
in any calendar year (without giving effect to clauses (B) and (C)), plus (B) the amount of
any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Company from the issuance and sale
after the Issue Date of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company to its officers, directors,
employees or consultants (provided that the net cash proceeds of such issuance or
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paragraph of this Section 4.09), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life
insurance policies;

     (5) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Capital Stock of
the Company upon the exercise or vesting of warrants, options or similar rights if such
Capital Stock constitutes all or a portion of the exercise price or is surrendered in
connection with satisfying any federal or state income tax obligation incurred in connection
with such exercise or vesting;

     (6) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends or
distributions to (i) the holders of any class or series of Disqualified Capital Stock of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the date of this Indenture in
accordance with the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section
4.08(a) or (ii) the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock (other than
Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company or any Guarantor issued after the date of this
Indenture; provided that (x) at the time of such issuance and after giving pro forma effect
thereto, the Company would have been able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.08(a)
and (y) the net cash proceeds of such issuance of Preferred Stock shall be excluded from
clause (iii)(v) of the preceding paragraph of this Section 4.09;

     (7) Investments that are made with Excluded Contributions;

     (8) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition for value of Capital Stock of the
Company representing fractional shares of such Capital Stock in connection with a merger,
consolidation, amalgamation or other combination involving the Company;

     (9) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition, in each case for
nominal value per right, of any rights granted to all holders of Common Stock of the Company
pursuant to any stockholders’ rights plan, including, without limitation, the Rights Plan,
adopted for the purpose of protecting stockholders from unfair takeover tactics; provided
that any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of such rights shall
not be for the purpose of evading the limitations of this Section 4.09;

     (10) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the redemption, repurchase, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of the Convertible
Notes;

     (11) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of Common Stock of the Company in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year; and

     (12) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
other Restricted Payments, in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with all other
Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (12), does not exceed $30.0 million at any one
time outstanding.

          In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date
in accordance with clause (iii) of the preceding paragraph of this Section 4.09, amounts expended
pursuant to clauses (1), (11) and, to the extent of any proceeds that increase the amount available
for Restricted Payments pursuant to (iii)(v) of the preceding paragraph of this Section 4.09,
(2)(ii) and (3)(ii)(a) shall be included in such calculation. The Company, in its sole discretion,
may classify any Investment or other Restricted Payment as being made in part under one of the
provisions of this Section

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4.09 (or, in the case of any Investment, the clauses of Permitted Investments) and in part
under one or more other such provisions (or, as applicable, clauses).

SECTION 4.10. Limitations on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries.

          The Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors to
issue any Preferred Stock (other than to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company) or permit any Person (other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company) to own any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor of
the Company.

SECTION 4.11. Limitations on Asset Sales.

          (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
consummate an Asset Sale unless:

     (1) the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives
consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the
assets sold or otherwise disposed of (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of
Directors);

     (2) at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such Asset Sale shall be in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents; provided that the following shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this
provision:

     (a) the fair market value of (i) any assets (other than securities) received by
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to be used by it in a Permitted Business
and (ii) Capital Stock in a Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary or in a Person
engaged in a Permitted Business that shall become a Restricted Subsidiary
immediately upon the acquisition of such Person;

     (b) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value,
taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received since the
date of this Indenture pursuant to this clause (b) that is at that time outstanding,
not to exceed $25.0 million at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash
Consideration (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-cash
Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to
subsequent changes in value);

     (c) the amount of any securities, notes or other obligations received from such
transferee that are within 180 days converted by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary to cash; and

     (d) the amount of any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted
Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
(other than (x) in the case of an Asset Sale not involving Collateral, Subordinated
Indebtedness or (y) in the case of an Asset Sale involving Collateral, unsecured
Indebtedness or Indebtedness secured by a junior priority lien on the Collateral)
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     (3) if such Asset Sale involves the disposition of Notes Priority Collateral or, after
the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the disposition of ABL Priority Collateral, the Net Cash
Proceeds thereof shall be paid directly by the purchaser of the Collateral to the Collateral
Agent for deposit into the Collateral Account pending application in accordance with the
provisions described below, and, if any property other than cash or Cash Equivalents is
included in such Net Cash Proceeds, such property shall be made subject to the Note Liens;
and

     (4) upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company shall apply, or cause such
Restricted Subsidiary to apply, the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale within 364
days of receipt thereof:

     (a) to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds constitute proceeds from the sale of
(x) ABL Priority Collateral or assets that are not Collateral, to repay permanently
any Indebtedness under the ABL Facility Agreement or any other Credit Facility then
outstanding as required by the terms thereof (and to effect a permanent reduction in
the availability under the ABL Facility Agreement or any other Credit Facility) or
(y) assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, to repay Indebtedness
of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor;

     (b) to acquire (or enter into a legally binding agreement to acquire) all or
substantially all of the assets of, or a majority of the Voting Stock of, a
Permitted Business; provided that to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are received
in respect of Notes Priority Collateral, such Net Cash Proceeds are applied to
acquire assets substantially all of which constitute Notes Priority Collateral;

     (c) to make a capital expenditure; provided that to the extent such Net Cash
Proceeds are received in respect of Notes Priority Collateral, such expenditures
shall relate to Notes Priority Collateral;

     (d) to invest the Net Cash Proceeds (or enter into a legally binding agreement
to invest) in Replacement Assets; provided that to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds
are received in respect of Notes Priority Collateral, substantially all of such
Replacement Assets constitute Notes Priority Collateral; or

     (e) any combination of prepayment and investment permitted by the foregoing
clauses (4)(a), (4)(b), (4)(c) and (4)(d).

          Pending the final application of such Net Cash Proceeds (other than Net Cash Proceeds that
constitute Trust Monies), the Company may temporarily reduce borrowings under the ABL Facility
Agreement or any other revolving credit facility. On the 365th day after an Asset Sale or such
earlier date, if any, on which the Board of Directors of the Company or of such Restricted
Subsidiary determines not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth
in clauses (4)(a), (4)(b), (4)(c), (4)(d) or (4)(e) of the preceding paragraph (each, a “Net
Proceeds Offer Trigger Date”), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds which have not been
applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clauses (4)(a), (4)(b),
(4)(c), (4)(d) or (4)(e) of the preceding paragraph (each, a “Net Proceeds Offer Amount”) shall be
applied by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to make an offer to purchase (the “Net
Proceeds Offer”) to all Holders and (x) in the case of Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale of
Notes Priority Collateral, to the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations to the
extent required by the terms thereof or (y) in the case of any other Net Cash Proceeds, to all
holders of other Pari Passu Indebtedness to the extent required by the terms thereof, in each case,
to purchase or redeem the Notes and such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or other Pari
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Indebtedness, as the case may be, on a date (the “Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”) not less
than 30 nor more than 45 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, from all
Holders (and holders of any such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Pari Passu
Indebtedness, as the case may be) on a pro rata basis, that amount of Notes (and Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Pari Passu Indebtedness, as the case may be) equal to the Net
Proceeds Offer Amount at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes (and Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Pari Passu Indebtedness, as the case may be) to be purchased,
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to but not including the date of purchase;
provided, however, that if at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is
converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect
to any such non-cash consideration), then such conversion or disposition shall be deemed to
constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance
with this Section 4.11.

          The Company shall have no obligation to make a Net Proceeds Offer under this Section 4.11
until the date which is 10 Business Days after the date on which there is an aggregate unutilized
Net Proceeds Offer Amount equal to or in excess of $20.0 million resulting from one or more Asset
Sales (at which time, the entire unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount, and not just the amount in
excess of $20.0 million, shall be applied as required pursuant to the preceding paragraph).

          (b) Each Net Proceeds Offer will be mailed by the Company to the record Holders as shown on
the register of Holders within 30 days following the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, with a copy
to the Trustee, and shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Indenture. The notice to
the Holders shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender
Notes pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer. Such notice shall state:

     (1) that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.11 and that
(subject to the provisions hereof) all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;

     (2) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued and unpaid interest, if any)
and the purchase date (which shall be the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date);

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

     (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor, any Note accepted for
payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Net
Proceeds Offer Payment Date;

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

     (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent
receives, not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding
the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the
name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes the Holder delivered for purchase and
a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;

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     (7) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes in a
principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered; provided,
however, that each new Note issued shall be in an original principal amount of $2,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof; and

          (8) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Net Proceeds Offer.

Upon receiving notice of the Net Proceeds Offer, Holders may elect to tender their Notes in whole
or in part in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
(except that no partial purchase will be permitted that would result in a Note having a remaining
principal amount of less than $2,000) in exchange for cash. To the extent Holders properly tender
Notes and holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Pari Passu Indebtedness, as the
case may be, properly tender such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Pari Passu
Indebtedness, as the case may be in an amount exceeding the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the tendered
Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Pari Passu Indebtedness, as the case may
be, will be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate amounts of Notes and Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations or Pari Passu Indebtedness tendered, as the case may be (and the
Trustee shall select the tendered Notes of tendering Holders on a pro rata basis based on the
amount of Notes tendered). A Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days
or such longer period as may be required by law. If any Net Cash Proceeds remain after the
consummation of any Net Proceeds Offer, the Company may use those Net Cash Proceeds for any purpose
not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture; provided that any such remaining Net Cash Proceeds
shall to the extent received in respect of Notes Priority Collateral remain subject to the Lien of
the Security Documents and shall continue to constitute Trust Monies. Upon completion of each Net
Proceeds Offer, the amount of Net Cash Proceeds will be reset at zero.

          The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the
extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.11,
the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be
deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.11 by virtue thereof.

SECTION 4.12. Events of Loss

          (a) In the event of an Event of Loss, the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company, as the case may be, may apply the Net Loss Proceeds from such Event of Loss to the
rebuilding, repair, replacement or construction of improvements to the Notes Priority Collateral
affected by such Event of Loss, with no concurrent obligation to offer to purchase any of the
Notes; provided, however, that the Company delivers to the Trustee, within 90 days of receipt of
such Net Loss Proceeds, an Officers’ Certificate certifying that the Company has available from
such Net Loss Proceeds or other sources sufficient funds to complete such rebuilding, repair,
replacement or construction.

          (b) Any Net Loss Proceeds that are not reinvested or not permitted to be reinvested as
provided in the previous sentence will be deemed to be “Excess Loss Proceeds.” When the aggregate
amount of Excess Loss Proceeds exceeds $20.0 million (the “Event of Loss Offer Trigger Date”),
within thirty days thereof, or earlier at the option of the Company, the Company will make an offer
(an “Event of Loss Offer”) to all Holders and to the holders of any Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations to the extent required by the terms thereof to purchase or redeem the Notes and such
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations in an amount equal to the maximum principal amount
thereof that may be purchased out of the Excess Loss Proceeds (the “Event of Loss Offer Amount”) on
a date (the “Event of Loss Offer Payment Date”) not less than 30 nor more than 45 days following
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Loss Offer Trigger Date, from all Holders (and holders of any such Permitted Additional Pari
Passu Obligations) equal to the Event of Loss Offer Amount at a price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Notes (and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations) to be purchased,
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereof, to but not including the date of purchase.

          (c) Each Event of Loss Offer will be mailed by the Company to the record Holders as shown on
the register of Holders within 30 days following the Event of Loss Offer Trigger Date, with a copy
to the Trustee, and shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Indenture. The notice to
the Holders shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender
Notes pursuant to the Event of Loss Offer. Such notice shall state:

     (1) that the Event of Loss Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.12 and that
(subject to the provisions hereof) all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;

     (2) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued and unpaid interest, if any)
and the purchase date (which shall be the Event of Loss Offer Payment Date);

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

     (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor, any Note accepted for
payment pursuant to the Event of Loss Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Event
of Loss Offer Payment Date;

     (5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Event of Loss Offer
will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder To Elect
Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified
in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Event of
Loss Offer Payment Date;

     (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent
receives, not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding
the Event of Loss Offer Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the
name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes the Holder delivered for purchase and
a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;

     (7) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes in a
principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered; provided,
however, that each new Note issued shall be in an original principal amount of $2,000 or an
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; and

          (8) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Event of Loss Offer.

Upon receiving notice of the Event of Loss Offer, Holders may elect to tender their Notes in whole
or in part in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
(except that no partial purchase will be permitted that would result in a Note having a remaining
principal amount of less than $2,000) in exchange for cash. To the extent Holders properly tender
Notes and holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations properly tender such Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations in an amount exceeding the Excess Loss Proceeds, the tendered
Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations will be purchased on a pro rata basis based
on the aggregate amounts of Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations tendered (and the
Trustee shall select the tendered Notes of tendering Holders on a pro rata basis based on the
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shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days or such longer period as may be required by law.
If any Excess Loss Proceeds remain after consummation of any Event of Loss Offer, the Company may
use those Excess Loss Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture provided
that any such remaining Excess Loss Proceeds shall remain subject to the Lien of the Security
Documents and shall continue to constitute Trust Monies. Upon completion of each Event of Loss
Offer, the amount of Excess Loss Proceeds will be reset at zero.

          The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Event of Loss Offer. To the
extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.12,
the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be
deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.12 by virtue thereof.

SECTION 4.13. Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates.

          (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly
or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without
limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service)
with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless (i)
such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable than those that might reasonably
have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person
that is not an Affiliate of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) (A) if such
Affiliate Transaction (or series of related Affiliate Transactions) involves aggregate
consideration in excess of $15.0 million, the terms of such Affiliate Transaction (or series of
related Affiliate Transactions) have been approved by the Board of Directors including a majority
of the Disinterested Directors of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board
Resolution stating that such Affiliate Transaction (or series of related Affiliate Transactions)
complies with clause (i) above and (B) if such Affiliate Transaction (or series of related
Affiliate Transactions) involves aggregate consideration in excess of $30.0 million (or if there
are no Disinterested Directors with respect to such Affiliate Transaction (or series of related
Affiliate Transactions)), the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, prior to
the consummation thereof, obtains a favorable opinion as to the fairness of such transaction or
series of related transactions to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the case
may be, from a financial point of view, from an Independent Financial Advisor and files the same
with the Trustee.

          (b) The restrictions set forth in clause (a) of this Section 4.13 shall not apply to:

     (1) reasonable fees and compensation paid to and indemnity provided on behalf of
officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors or senior
management;

     (2) transactions exclusively between or among the Company and any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or exclusively between or among such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that
such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;

     (3) sales or other transfers or dispositions of accounts receivable and other Related
Assets customarily transferred in an asset securitization transaction involving accounts
receivable to a Receivables Entity in a Qualified Receivables Transaction, and acquisitions
of Permitted Investments in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

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     (4) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any
transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) or in any
replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not
materially more disadvantageous, taken as a whole to the Holders than the original agreement
as in effect on the Issue Date;

     (5) Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments permitted by this Indenture;

     (6) any transaction with a Person which would constitute an Affiliate Transaction
solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or
otherwise controls such Person; provided that no Affiliate of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall have a beneficial
interest in such Person; and

     (7) (a) any transaction with an Affiliate where the only consideration paid by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (b) the
issuance or sale of any Qualified Capital Stock of the Company.

SECTION 4.14. Limitations on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

          The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any
consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to

     (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock
(it being understood that the priority of any Preferred Stock issued by a Restricted
Subsidiary in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or
liquidating distributions being paid by such Restricted Subsidiary on its common stock will
not be deemed an encumbrance or restriction on its ability to make distributions on its
Capital Stock);

     (2) make loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary or pay any
Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company (it being understood that the subordination in right of payment of any
obligation owed by a Restricted Subsidiary to any other obligation owed by such Restricted
Subsidiary will not be deemed an encumbrance or restriction on its ability to pay such
obligation); or

     (3) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company,

except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

     (a) applicable law;

     (b) this Indenture, the Notes, the Exchange Notes, if any, issued in exchange for the
Notes issued on the Issue Date, the Guarantees (including any Guarantees related to the
Exchange Notes), if any, and the Security Documents;

     (c) customary non-assignment provisions of any contract or any lease governing a
leasehold interest or any license agreement of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or
customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any
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easement agreements of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries entered into
in the ordinary course of business;

     (d) any agreement or other instrument (including those governing Acquired Indebtedness
or Capital Stock) of a Person, or any encumbrance or restriction on the property of such
Person, acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the
time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any
portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which
agreement, encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or
assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so
acquired;

     (e) encumbrances or restrictions existing and in effect on the Issue Date, to the
extent and in the manner such encumbrances or restrictions are in effect on the Issue Date;

     (f) encumbrances or restrictions existing under the ABL Facility Agreement as in effect
on the Issue Date or pursuant to amendments or modifications thereto; provided, however,
that the provisions relating to such encumbrances or restrictions contained in any such
amendment or modification are not materially more restrictive with respect to such
encumbrances and restrictions, taken as a whole (as determined by the Board of Directors of
the Company in its reasonable and good faith judgment), than the provisions relating to such
encumbrances or restrictions contained in ABL Facility Agreement as in effect on the Issue
Date;

     (g) restrictions on the transfer of assets or property subject to any Lien permitted
under this Indenture imposed by the holder of such Lien or any agreement or instrument with
respect thereto;

     (h) encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any asset sale agreement, sale-leaseback
agreement, stock sale agreement or other agreement to sell assets or Capital Stock, in each
case, permitted under this Indenture, to any Person pending the closing of such sale, which
restricts distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary or transfers of the assets that are
the subject of such agreement;

     (i) any Purchase Money Note or other Indebtedness or contractual requirements incurred
with respect to a Qualified Receivables Transaction relating exclusively to a Receivables
Entity that, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors, are necessary to
effect such Qualified Receivables Transaction;

     (j) customary provisions in joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, limited
liability company, organizational and governance documents or other similar agreements (in
each case relating solely to the respective joint venture, partnership, limited liability
company or similar entity or the equity interests therein) entered into in the ordinary
course of business;

     (k) an agreement governing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance the Indebtedness issued,
assumed or incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clauses (b), (d), (e) and (f)
above; provided, however, that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction
contained in any such Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive with respect to such
encumbrances and restrictions, taken as a whole (as determined by the Board of Directors of
the Company in its reasonable and good faith judgment), than the provisions relating to such
encumbrance or restriction contained in agreements referred to in such clauses (b), (d), (e)
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     (l) any other agreement governing Indebtedness entered into after the Issue Date that
contains encumbrances and restrictions (x) that are not materially more restrictive than
those in effect on the Issue Date with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to
agreements in effect on the Issue Date, (y) with respect to any Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to clauses (2), (14) and (15) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and the
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.08(a), that are not
materially more restrictive, taken as a whole (as determined by the Board of Directors of
the Company in its reasonable and good faith judgment), than those imposed pursuant to the
ABL Facility Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date or (z) that are not reasonably
expected to make the Company unable to make principal or interest payments on the Notes, as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company;

     (m) Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred in compliance
with Section 4.08; provided that such encumbrances or restrictions only apply to the
property or assets acquired with such Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease
Obligations;

     (n) encumbrances or restrictions arising out of Permitted Tax Abatement Transactions;
provided that such encumbrances or restrictions only apply to the property or assets that
are the subject of such Permitted Tax Abatement Transactions;

     (o) encumbrances or restrictions applicable to Government Grant Property; provided that
such encumbrances or restrictions only apply to such Government Grant Property; and

     (p) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by suppliers, customers
or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business.

SECTION 4.15. Subsidiary Guarantees.

          If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries organizes, acquires, transfers assets to
or otherwise invests in any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary if the book value of such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary’s total assets, when taken
together with the aggregate book value of the total assets of all other Domestic Restricted
Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors, as of such date, does not exceed in the aggregate $20.0
million), then such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary shall:

     (1) within 10 Business Days (or, with respect to real property assets and associated
fixtures, 30 days) execute, and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture (and such
additional Security Documents and/or supplements to the applicable existing Security
Documents in order to grant a Lien on the properties and assets of such Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary which would constitute “Collateral” and take all actions required by this
Indenture and the Security Documents to create, perfect, protect and confirm such Lien) in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee pursuant to which such Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes
and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture; and

     (2) deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture and
security documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Domestic
Restricted Subsidiary and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of
such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary.

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          Thereafter, such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor for all purposes of this
Indenture.

          In addition, (i) to the extent that the collective book value of the total assets of the
Company’s non-Guarantor Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries, as of the date of the organization,
acquisition, transfer of assets to or investment in a non-Guarantor Domestic Restricted Subsidiary,
exceeds $20.0 million, then, within 10 Business Days of such date, the Company shall cause one or
more of such non-Guarantor Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries to similarly execute a supplemental
indenture and such additional and/or supplemental Security Documents (and deliver the related
Opinions of Counsel) and take such actions to perfect the Liens on the Collateral pursuant to which
such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary or Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries shall unconditionally
guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture, in each case, such
that the collective book value of the total assets of all remaining non-Guarantor Domestic
Restricted Subsidiaries does not exceed $20.0 million and (ii) the Company may, at its option,
cause any other Subsidiary of the Company to guarantee its obligations under the Notes and this
Indenture and enter into a supplemental indenture (and such additional Security Documents and/or
supplements to the applicable existing Security Documents in order to grant a Lien on the
properties and assets of such Subsidiary which would constitute “Collateral” and take all actions
required by the Security Documents to perfect such Lien) with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Section 4.15 shall not apply to any Receivables Entity.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly, by way of pledge, intercompany note or otherwise, to assume, guarantee or
in any other manner become liable with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of the
Company or any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, unless, in any such case, such
Restricted Subsidiary executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to this Indenture (and such
additional Security Documents and/or supplements to the applicable existing Security Documents in
order to grant a Lien on the properties and assets of such Subsidiary which would constitute
“Collateral” and take all actions required by the Security Documents to create, perfect, protect
and confirm such Lien) providing a guarantee of payment of the Notes by such Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that no Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to guarantee the Notes if it is prohibited
by law from Guaranteeing the Notes.

SECTION 4.16. Further Assurances.

          Subject to Article Eleven, the Company and the Guarantors, if any, will, and will cause each
of their existing and future Restricted Subsidiaries to, execute and deliver such additional
instruments, certificates or documents, and take all such actions as may be reasonably required
from time to time, in order to:

     (1) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Security Documents;

     (2) create, grant, perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and
priority of any of the Security Documents and the Liens created, or intended to be
created, by the Security Documents; and

     (3) ensure the protection and enforcement of any of the rights granted or
intended to be granted to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent under any other
instrument executed in connection therewith.

          Upon the exercise by the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder of any power, right,
privilege or remedy under this Indenture or any of the Security Documents which requires any
consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization of any governmental authority, the
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Guarantors, if any, will, and will cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, execute and
deliver all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that may be
reasonably required from the Company, any Guarantor or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries for
such governmental consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization.

SECTION 4.17. Limitation on Liens.

          The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or
indirectly, to, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, other
than Permitted Collateral Liens, on or with respect to the Collateral. Subject to the immediately
preceding sentence, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly, to, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any
kind, other than Permitted Liens, on or with respect to any property or assets of the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or
profits therefrom.

SECTION 4.18. Impairment of Security Interest.

          The Company and the Guarantors, if any, will not, and will not permit any of their Restricted
Subsidiaries to, take or omit to take any action with respect to the Collateral that could
reasonably be expected to have the result of affecting or impairing the security interest in the
Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit, for the benefit of the Trustee and for
the benefit of the Holders and any holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, except
as otherwise not prohibited by this Indenture and the Security Documents.

SECTION 4.19. Conduct of Business.

          The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not engage in any businesses other than a
Permitted Business.

SECTION 4.20. Payments for Consent.

          The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder for or as
an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this
Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders
that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents
relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

SECTION 4.21. Reports to Holders.

          Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, so long as any Notes
are outstanding, the Company will furnish the Holders:

     (1) all quarterly and annual financial and other information that would be required to
be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were
required to file such forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” that describes the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (showing in reasonable detail,
either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto and in
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
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and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company, if any) and,
with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by the Company’s certified
independent accountants; and

     (2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form
8-K if the Company were required to file such reports, in each case within the time periods
specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations.

          Any such report filed with the Commission shall be deemed to have been furnished to the
Holders. In addition, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the
Company will file a copy of all such information and reports with the Commission for public
availability within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations (unless
the Commission will not accept such a filing). In addition, the Company has agreed that, for so
long as any Notes remain outstanding, it will furnish to the Holders and prospective investors,
upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act.

          SECTION 4.22. Maintenance of Properties.

          Subject to, and in compliance with, the provisions of Article 11 and the provisions of the
applicable Security Documents, the Company shall cause all material properties used or useful in
the conduct of its business or the business of any of the Guarantors to be maintained and kept in
good condition, repair and working order (ordinary wear and tear and casualty loss excepted) and
supplied with all reasonably necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs,
renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, all as in the judgment of management
of the Company may be reasonably necessary, so that the business carried on in connection therewith
may be properly conducted; provided, that the Company shall not be obligated to make such repairs,
renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements if the failure to do so would not result in a
material adverse effect on the ability of the Company and the Guarantors to satisfy their
obligations under the Notes, the Guarantees, if any, this Indenture and the Security Documents;
provided further that nothing in this Section 4.22 shall prevent the Company or any Guarantor from
discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties or disposing of any of
them, if such discontinuation or disposal is, in the judgment of management of the Company or any
Guarantor necessary or desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company or any such
Guarantor.

ARTICLE FIVE

SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.

          The Company will not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate
or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of
(or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to sell, assign, transfer, lease,
convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (determined on a
consolidated basis for the Company and the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries), whether as an
entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:

     (1) either:

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

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     (b) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into
which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment,
transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition the properties and assets of the
Company and of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety
(the “Surviving Entity”):

     (x) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the
laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia;
and

     (y) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and
substance satisfactory to the Trustee) executed and delivered to the
Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and premium, if
any, and interest on all of the Notes and the performance of every covenant
of the Notes, this Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Security Documents on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;

     (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated
by clause (1)(b)(y) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired
Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of such
transaction), the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, (i) shall be able to
incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
test set forth in Section 4.08(a) or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of
the Company or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, would be greater than the
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction; and

     (3) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the
assumption contemplated by clause (1)(b)(y) above (including, without limitation, giving
effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred
and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing.

          For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a
single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, the Capital Stock of which
constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed
to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), (A) the Company may (i) consolidate
with, merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to any Restricted
Subsidiary so long as the Company is the survivor of such merger or consolidation or all assets of
the Company immediately prior to such transaction are owned by the Company and/or such Restricted
Subsidiary immediately after the consummation thereof and (ii) merge with an Affiliate that is a
Person that has no material assets or liabilities prior to such merger and which was organized
solely for the purpose of (x) reorganizing the Company in another jurisdiction or (y) the creation
of a holding company of the Company and (B) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may
(x) dissolve, liquidate or wind-up; provided that all of such Restricted Subsidiary’s assets are
distributed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up or (y) consolidate with, merge with or into, the Company or any other
Restricted Subsidiary or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary so long as the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is the survivor of such
merger or consolidation or all assets of such Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such

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transaction are owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary immediately after the
consummation thereof.

          Each Guarantor, if any (other than any Guarantor whose Guarantee is to be released in
accordance with the terms of the Guarantee and this Indenture in connection with any transaction
complying with the provisions of Section 4.11), will not, and the Company will not cause or permit
any Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person other than the Company or any
other Guarantor unless:

     (1) the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
the Guarantor) or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been
made is (A) a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any
State thereof or the District of Columbia or (B) an entity organized and existing under the
jurisdiction of organization of such Guarantor;

     (2) such entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the
Guarantor on the Guarantee and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture, the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Security Documents on the part of such Guarantor to be
performed or observed;

     (3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing; and

     (4) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the use of any net proceeds
therefrom on a pro forma basis, the Company could satisfy the provisions of clause (2) of
the first paragraph of this Section 5.01.

          Any merger or consolidation of a Guarantor with and into the Company (with the Company being
the surviving entity) or another Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company need not comply with this Section 5.01, other than as set forth below.

          The following additional conditions shall apply to each transaction described above:

     (1) the Company, such Guarantor or the relevant Surviving Entity, as applicable, will
cause to be filed such amendments or other instruments, if any, and cause to be recorded in
such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien of
the Security Documents on the Collateral owned by or transferred to such Person, together
with such financing statements as may be required to perfect any security interests in such
Collateral that may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform
Commercial Code of the relevant states;

     (2) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Company, such Guarantor or the
relevant Surviving Entity, as applicable, shall: (a) continue to constitute Collateral under
this Indenture and the Security Documents with the same relative priorities as existed
immediately prior to such transaction; and (b) not be subject to any Lien other than Liens
permitted by this Indenture and the Security Documents;

     (3) the assets of the Person which is merged or consolidated with or into the relevant
Surviving Entity, to the extent that they are assets of the types which would constitute
Collateral under the Security Documents and which would be required to be pledged
thereunder, shall be treated as after acquired property and such Surviving Entity shall take
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sonably necessary to cause such assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security
Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture; and

     (4) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such transaction and, if a supplemental indenture or
supplemental Security Documents, are required in connection with such transaction, such
supplemental indenture and Security Documents comply with the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have
been satisfied and that such supplemental indenture and Security Documents are enforceable.

SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.

          Upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 5.01, in
which the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is not the continuing corporation, the
successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company or any Guarantor, as the
case may be, is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and
be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Company or any Guarantor, as the
case may be, under this Indenture and either the Notes or the Guarantee of such Guarantor, as the
case may be, with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named as such. When a
successor Person assumes all of the obligations of the predecessor hereunder and under the Notes
and the Security Documents and agrees in writing to be bound hereby and thereby, the predecessor
shall be released from such obligations.

ARTICLE SIX

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.

          Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:

     (1) the failure to pay interest on any Notes when the same becomes due and payable and
the default continues for a period of 30 days;

     (2) the failure to pay the principal on any Notes, when such principal becomes due and
payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise;

     (3) the failure by the Company to comply with any of its agreements or covenants set
forth in Section 5.01;

     (4) the failure by the Company in respect of its obligations to make a Change of
Control Offer, a Net Proceeds Offer or an Event of Loss Offer, which default continues for a
period of 30 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and
demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of
the outstanding principal amount of the Notes;

     (5) a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement
contained in this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Security Document, which default continues
for a period of 60 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default
(and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least
25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes;

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     (6) the failure to pay at final Stated Maturity (giving effect to any applicable grace
periods and any extensions thereof) the stated principal amount of any Indebtedness of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or the acceleration of the final Stated
Maturity of any such Indebtedness (which acceleration is not rescinded, annulled or
otherwise cured within 20 Business Days of receipt by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary of notice of any such acceleration), if the aggregate principal amount of such
Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default
for failure to pay principal at final Stated Maturity or which has been accelerated (in each
case with respect to which the 20-Business Day period described above has elapsed),
aggregates $25.0 million or more at any time;

     (7) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $25.0 million (net of any
insurance or indemnity proceeds actually received in respect thereof) shall have been
rendered against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and such judgments remain
undischarged, unsatisfied, unpaid or unstayed for, or the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries has not otherwise bonded, waived or established an agreed upon schedule of
payment for, such judgment or judgments within, a period of 60 days after such judgment or
judgments become final and non-appealable and, in the event such judgment is covered by
insurance, an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment
or decree which is not promptly stayed;

     (8) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to or under or within
the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

     (i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;

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

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

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

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

     (i) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in
an involuntary case or proceeding,

     (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries
for all or substantially all of its properties taken as a whole, or

     (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries;

     (10) any Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect or
any Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary is declared to be null and void and unenforceable
or any Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary is found to be invalid or any Guarantor that is
a Significant Subsidiary denies its liability under its Guarantee (other than by reason of
release of a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Indenture) if such default
continues for 10 Business Days;

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     (11) a default by the Company or any Guarantor in the performance of any of their
respective obligations under the Security Documents that materially and adversely affects
the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the Lien on a material portion of
the Collateral, which default continues for a period of 30 days after the Company receives
written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied); or

     (12) except as permitted by the Security Documents and the provisions of this
Indenture, any of the Security Documents is repudiated or disaffirmed by the Company or any
Guarantor or ceases to be in full force and effect or ceases to be effective, in all
material respects, to create the Lien purported to be created on the Collateral (excluding
immaterial portions thereof) in favor of the Holders

SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.

          If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(8) or (9)
above with respect to the Company) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Notes may declare the principal of and accrued
interest on all the Notes to be due and payable by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee
specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,” and the same
shall become immediately due and payable.

          If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(8) or (9) with respect to the Company occurs
and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid
interest on all of the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable
without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

          The Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written
notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all past defaults and rescind and cancel a
declaration of acceleration and its consequences:

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

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

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

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

     (5) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in
Section 6.01(8) or (9), the Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.

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SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies.

          If a Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, subject to the provisions of the
Intercreditor Agreement, pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect
the payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes or to enforce the performance of any
provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

          The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not
produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in
exercising any right or remedy accruing upon a Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy.
All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.

          Subject to Sections 2.09, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes (which may include consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or
exchange offer of Notes) by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default
under this Indenture, and its consequences, except a Default (i) in the payment of the principal of
or interest on any Note as specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) or (ii) in respect of a covenant or
provision which under this Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the
Holder of each Note affected by such modification or amendment. The Company shall deliver to the
Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the requisite percentage of Holders have consented to
such waiver and attaching copies of such consents. Upon 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 and the Security Documents, but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other Default.

SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.

          The Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may 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 it. Subject to Section 7.01, however, the Trustee may
refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with any law or this Indenture, that may involve the
Trustee in personal liability, or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly
prejudicial to the rights of another Holder; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other
action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. In the event
the Trustee takes any action or follows any direction pursuant to this Indenture, the Trustee shall
be entitled to seek indemnification satisfactory to it against any loss or expense caused by taking
such action or following such direction.

SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits.

          No Holder will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to this Indenture or
for any remedy thereunder, unless:

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

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

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

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

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

     (6) However, such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a Holder of any Note
for enforcement of payment of the principal of or interest on such Note on or after the due
date therefor.

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

SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment.

          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive
payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, a Note, on or after the respective
due dates therefor, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such
respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.

SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.

          If a Default in payment of principal or interest specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs
and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express
trust against the Company or any other obligor on the Notes for the whole amount of principal and
accrued interest and fees remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the
extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest, in
each case at the rate per annum borne by the Notes and such further amount as shall be sufficient
to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

          The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders
allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company, their creditors or their property and
shall be entitled to participate as a member, voting or otherwise, of any official committee of
creditors appointed in such judicial proceedings (subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement) and shall be empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial
proceedings is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the
event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay
to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section
7.07. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to
or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. The Trustee shall be entitled
to participate as a member of any official committee of creditors in the matters as it deems
necessary or advisable.

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SECTION 6.10. Priorities.

          Subject to the requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement or any successor agreement and the
Security Documents thereto to which the Trustee is party and by which it is bound, if the Trustee
collects any money or property pursuant to this Article Six or any Security Document, it shall pay
out the money or property in the following order:

     First: to the Trustee for amounts due under this Indenture (including Section 7.07)
and under any Security Document;

     Second: to Holders for interest accrued on the Notes, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for interest;

     Third: to Holders for principal amounts due and unpaid on the Notes, ratably, without
preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes
for principal; and

     Fourth: to the Company or, if applicable, the Guarantors, as their respective
interests may appear.

          The Trustee, upon prior notice to the Company, may fix a record date and payment date for any
payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10.

SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.

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

ARTICLE SEVEN

TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee.

          (a) If a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights
and powers vested in it by this Indenture and the Security Documents 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 his or her own affairs.

          (b) Except during the continuance of a Default:

     (1) The Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth herein, in
any Security Document, or in the Trust Indenture Act and no duties, covenants,
responsibilities or obligations shall be implied in this Indenture or in any Security
Document against the Trustee.

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     (2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates (including Officers’ Certificates) or opinions (including Opinions of Counsel)
furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture or any
Security Document. However, 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
examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the
requirements of this Indenture or any Security Document.

          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Trustee may not be relieved from
liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:

     (1) This paragraph does not limit the effect of Section 7.01(b).

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

     (3) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to
take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.

          (d) No provision of this Indenture or any Security Document shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any
of its duties hereunder or under any Security Document or to take or omit to take any action under
this Indenture or under any Security Document or take any action at the request or direction of
Holders if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not
assured to it.

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

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

          (g) In the absence of bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee,
the Trustee shall not be responsible for the application of any money by any Paying Agent other
than the Trustee.

          (h) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action or failure to act on the part of a
co-trustee, separate trustee or separate Collateral Agent.

          (i) As provided more fully in Article 11, the Trustee (in such capacity or in its capacity as
Collateral Agent, as applicable) is hereby authorized and directed to execute and enter into each
of the Security Documents and all other instruments relating to the Security Documents. Each
Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to all of the terms and provisions of each of the Security
Documents, as the same may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof and this
Indenture.

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SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee Under this Indenture and the Security Documents.

          Subject to Section 7.01:

     (a) The Trustee may rely conclusively on any resolution, certificate (including any
Officers’ Certificate), statement, instrument, opinion (including any Opinion of Counsel),
notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The
Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

     (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting hereunder or under any Security
Document, it may require an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall
conform to the provisions of Section 13.04. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action
it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion
of Counsel.

     (c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible
for the misconduct or negligence of any agent (other than an agent who is an employee of the
Trustee) appointed with due care.

     (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good
faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.

     (e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of
such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection
from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder or under
a Security Document in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such
counsel.

     (f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture or a Security Document at the request, order or direction of
any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture or a Security Document,
unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein
or thereby.

     (g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate (including any Officers’ Certificate), statement,
instrument, opinion (including any Opinion of Counsel), notice, request, direction, consent,
order, bond, debenture, 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, upon reasonable notice to the Company, to examine the books, records, and premises
of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall
incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or
investigation.

     (h) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the
performance of its powers and duties hereunder or under any Security Document.

     (i) The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture or
in the Security Documents shall not be construed as duties.

     (j) Except with respect to Sections 4.01 and 4.05, the Trustee shall have no duty to
inquire as to the performance of the Company with respect to the covenants contained in
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Four. In addition, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Security
Documents, the Trustee shall have no obligation to monitor or verify compliance by the
Company or any Guarantor with any other obligation or covenant under this Indenture or the
Security Documents. In addition, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of an
Event of Default except (i) any Default or Event of Default occurring pursuant to Sections
4.01, 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) or (ii) any Default or Event of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer.

     (k) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Security Documents or as
required by applicable law, the Trustee shall have no duty (i) to cause the maintenance of
any insurance, (ii) with respect to the payment or discharge of any tax, charge or Lien
levied against any part of the Collateral, or (iii) with respect to the filing or refiling
of any Security Document.

     (l) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the
Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Person
employed to act hereunder or under any Security Document.

     (m) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Security Documents, the
Trustee shall be under no obligation to the Holders to ascertain or to inquire as to the
observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, statements made in, or
conditions of any of the Security Documents or to inspect the property (including the books
and records) of the Company.

     (n) The Trustee shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any
of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens
upon any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action
or omission to act on its part.

SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.

          The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and may otherwise deal with the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates with the
same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights.
However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.

          The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Collateral or the Notes, it shall not be
accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any other money paid to or at
the direction of the Company under any provision of this Indenture, and it shall not be responsible
for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or any document issued in connection with the
sale of Notes or any statement in the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.
The Trustee makes no representations with respect to the effectiveness or adequacy of this
Indenture or any Security Document.

SECTION 7.05. Notice of Default.

          If a Default occurs and is continuing and is deemed to be known to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 7.02(j), the Trustee shall mail to each Holder notice of the uncured Default within 30 days
after the date on which the Trustee is deemed to have knowledge or notice of such Default. Except
in the case of a Default in payment of principal of, or interest on, any Note, including an
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failure to make a payment on a Payment Date pursuant to an offer to purchase or a Default in
complying with the provisions of Article Five, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long
as the Board of Directors, the executive committee, or a committee of directors and/or Responsible
Officers, of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of
the Holders.

SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.

          Within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with May 15, 2011, the Trustee shall, to the
extent that any of the events described in Trust Indenture Act § 313(a) occurred within the
previous twelve months, but not otherwise, mail to each Holder a brief report dated as of such date
that complies with Trust Indenture Act § 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with Trust
Indenture Act §§ 313(b), 313(c) and 313(d).

          A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be mailed to the Company and
filed with the Commission and each securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed.

          The Company shall notify the Trustee if the Notes become listed on any securities exchange or
of any delisting thereof and the Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act § 313(d).

SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.

          The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Company and
the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for its services hereunder. The Trustee’s
compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The
Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and
advances (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred or made by it in addition to
the compensation for its services, except any such disbursements, expenses and advances as may be
attributable to the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Such expenses shall
include the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee’s agents, counsel, accountants and experts.

          The Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and its officers,
directors, employees and agents for, and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, damage,
claims including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the
Trustee), liability or expense incurred by them except for such actions to the extent caused by any
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, arising out of or in connection with
this Indenture or any Security Document including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending
themselves against or investigating any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of the Trustee’s rights, powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify
the Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee or any of its agents for which it
may seek indemnity; provided, however, that any failure to provide such notice shall not affect the
obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 except to the extent of the harm caused by such
failure. The Company may, subject to the approval of the Trustee (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld), defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The
Trustee and its agents subject to the claim may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the
reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel; provided, however, that the Company will not be
required to pay such fees and expenses if, subject to the approval of the Trustee (which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld), it assumes the Trustee’s defense and there is no conflict of
interest between the Company and the Trustee and its agents subject to the claim in connection with
such defense as reasonably determined by the Trustee. The Company need not pay for any settlement
made without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). The Company
need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability to the extent incurred by
the Trustee through its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

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

          When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after a Default specified in Section
6.01(8) or (9) occurs, such expenses and the compensation for such services shall be paid to the
extent allowed under any Bankruptcy Law.

          Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the foregoing provisions of this
Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the resignation or
removal of the Trustee or the appointment of a successor Trustee.

SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.

          The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Company in writing at least 30 days
prior to such resignation. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes
may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Company and the Trustee and may appoint a successor
Trustee. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

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

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

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

     (4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

          If the Trustee resigns or is removed, such resignation or removal will automatically
constitute, without any further action by the Trustee, a resignation or removal of the Trustee in
any capacity hereunder and under each of the Security Documents (including as Collateral Agent) and
a release of all obligations of the Trustee (in such capacity and in any other capacity) hereunder
and under any of the Security Documents; provided that to the extent the Trustee is also the
Collateral Agent under the Security Documents, any such resignation or removal of the Trustee
hereunder shall not constitute an automatic resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent (unless
the Collateral Agent resigns or is otherwise removed pursuant to Section 11.07(e)).

          If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any
reason, the Company shall notify each Holder of such event and shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee (which must assume the obligations of the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder and,
as applicable, under the Security Documents, including as Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent
has resigned or is otherwise removed pursuant to Section 11.07(e)). Within one year after the
successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may
appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. For the
avoidance of doubt, if the Trustee and Collateral Agent have both resigned or otherwise been
removed hereunder, then no resignation or removal of either the Trustee or Collateral Agent shall
be effective unless and until both the successor Trustee and successor Collateral Agent have been
appointed and have assumed the responsibilities of Trustee and Collateral Agent, respectively.

          A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer, after
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all sums then owing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07, all property held by it as
Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided in Section 7.07, the resignation or
removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all
the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail
notice of its succession to each Holder.

          If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns
or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount
of the outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee at the expense of the Company.

          If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Holder may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

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

SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.

          If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially
all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee
corporation without any further act shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee corporation
is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee; provided that such corporation shall be
otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article Seven.

SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.

          This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirement of Trust Indenture
Act §§ 310(a)(1), 310(a)(2) and 310(a)(5). The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus
of at least $150,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. The
Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act § 310(b); provided, however, that there shall be
excluded from the operation of Trust Indenture Act § 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under
which other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other securities, of the
Company or the Guarantors, if any, are outstanding, if the requirements for such exclusion set
forth in Trust Indenture Act § 310(b)(1) are met. The provisions of Trust Indenture Act § 310
shall apply to the Company and any other obligor of the Notes.

SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.

          The Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee hereunder, shall comply with Trust Indenture Act §
311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act § 311(b). A Trustee who
has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act § 311(a) to the extent
indicated.

SECTION 7.12. Co-trustees, Separate Trustee, Collateral Agent.

          At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting the Legal Requirements of any jurisdiction in
which any of the Collateral may at the time be located, the Company and the Trustee shall have
power to appoint, and, upon the written request of the Trustee or of the Holders of at least 25% of
the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, the Company shall for such purpose join with the
Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or
proper to appoint, one or more Persons approved by the Trustee either to act as co-trustee, jointly
with the Trustee, or to act as separate trustee or collateral agent of any such property, in either
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provided in the instrument of appointment, and to vest in such Person or Persons in the
capacity aforesaid, any property, title, right or power deemed necessary or desirable, subject to
the other provisions of this Section 7.12. If the Company does not join in such appointment within
15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to do, or in case an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, the Trustee alone shall have power to make such appointment.

          Should any written instrument from the Company be requested by any co-trustee or separate
trustee or separate collateral agent so appointed for more fully confirming to such co-trustee or
separate trustee such property, title, right or power, any and all such instruments shall, on
request of such co-trustee or separate trustee or separate collateral agent, be executed,
acknowledged and delivered by the Company.

          Any co-trustee, separate trustee or separate collateral agent shall agree in writing to be and
shall be subject to the provisions of the Security Documents as if it were the Trustee thereunder
(and the Trustee shall continue to be so subject).

          Every co-trustee or separate trustee or separate collateral agent shall, to the extent
permitted by law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the following terms, namely:

     (a) The Notes shall be authenticated and delivered, and all rights, powers, duties and
obligations hereunder in respect of the custody of securities, cash and other personal
property held by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Trustee hereunder, shall
be exercised solely, by the Trustee.

     (b) The rights, powers, duties and obligations hereby conferred or imposed upon the
Trustee in respect of any property covered by such appointment shall be conferred or imposed
upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee or by the Trustee and such co-trustee or
separate trustee jointly, or by the Trustee and such separate collateral agent or collateral
agent jointly as shall be provided in the instrument appointing such co-trustee, separate
trustee or separate collateral agent, except to the extent that under any law of any
jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed, the Trustee shall be
incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers,
duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee, separate trustee
or separate collateral agent.

     (c) The Trustee at any time, by an instrument in writing executed by it, with the
concurrence of the Company evidenced by a Board Resolution, may accept the resignation of or
remove any co-trustee, separate trustee or separate collateral agent appointed under this
Section 7.12, and, in case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee
shall have power to accept the resignation of, or remove, any such co-trustee, separate
trustee or separate collateral agent without the concurrence of the Company. Upon the
written request of the Trustee, the Company shall join with the Trustee in the execution,
delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to effectuate
such resignation or removal. A successor to any co-trustee, separate trustee or separate
collateral agent so resigned or removed may be appointed in the manner provided in this
Section 7.12.

     (d) No co-trustee, separate trustee or separate collateral agent hereunder shall be
liable by reason of any act or omission of the Trustee, or any other such trustee hereunder.

     (e) The Trustee shall not be liable by reason of any act or omission of any co-trustee,
separate trustee or separate collateral agent.

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     (f) Any act of Holders delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been delivered
to each such co-trustee, separate trustee or separate collateral agent, as the case may be.

ARTICLE EIGHT

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE

SECTION 8.01. Termination of the Company’s Obligations.

          The Company may terminate its obligations under the Notes and this Indenture and the
obligations of the Guarantors, if any, under the Guarantees and this Indenture and this Indenture
shall cease to be of further effect, except those obligations referred to in the penultimate
paragraph of this Section 8.01, if:

     (1) either:

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

     (b) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (1)
have become due and payable or (2) will become due and payable within one year, or
are to be called for redemption within one year, under arrangements reasonably
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 has irrevocably
deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient
to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
the Notes to the date of maturity or redemption, as the case may be, together with
irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Trustee to apply such funds
to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

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

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

          With respect to the foregoing, the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08,
4.01, 4.02, 4.03 (as to legal existence of the Company only), 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive
until the Notes are no longer outstanding pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2.08. After
the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company’s obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06
shall survive.

          After such delivery or irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in
writing the discharge of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture except for
those surviving obligations specified above.

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SECTION 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.

          (a) The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either paragraph (b) or (c)
below be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth in Section
8.03.

          (b) Upon the exercise under Section 8.02(a) hereof of the option applicable to this Section
8.02(b), the Company and the Guarantors, if any, shall, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 8.03, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with
respect to all outstanding Notes on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied
(hereinafter, (“Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company and
the Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by
the outstanding Notes and Guarantees, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for
the purposes of Section 8.04 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (i) and
(ii) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes, this Indenture and
the Security Documents and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have satisfied all of their
obligations under the Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the
expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the
following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

     (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive, solely from the
trust fund described in Section 8.04, and as more fully set forth in such Section
8.04, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such
Notes when such payments are due;

     (ii) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article Two and
Section 4.02 hereof;

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

     (iv) the provisions of this Article Eight applicable to Legal Defeasance.

          Subject to compliance with this Article Eight, the Company may exercise its option under this
Section 8.02(b) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.02(c).

          (c) Upon the Company’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this
paragraph (c), the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 8.03, be released from their respective obligations under the covenants
contained in Sections 4.03 (other than with respect to the legal existence of the Company), 4.04,
4.07 through 4.15, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.21, 4.22 and clauses (2) and (3) of the first paragraph and
clause (3) of the fourth paragraph of Section 5.01, Article Eleven, Article Twelve and the Security
Documents with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in
Section 8.03 are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be
deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act
of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall
continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such
Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant
Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company and the Guarantors may
omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set
forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere
herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other
provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute an
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Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this
Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise
under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (c), subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, clauses (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of
Section 6.01 shall not constitute Events of Default.

SECTION 8.03. Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

          The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02(b) or 8.02(c)
hereof to the outstanding Notes:

     (1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of
the Holders, U.S. Legal Tender, U.S. Government Obligations, U.S. Government Securities or a
combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, without reinvestment, in the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by the
Company to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the stated
date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be;

     (2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming
that:

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

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

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

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

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

     (5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or
violation of or constitute a default under this Indenture (other than a Default or an Event
of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant
of any Lien securing such borrowings) or any other material agreement or instrument to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound;

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

     (7) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in, in the case
of the Officers’ Certificate, clauses (1) through (6), as applicable, and, in the case of
the Opinion of Counsel, clauses (2), if applicable, and/or (3) and (5) of this Section 8.03
have been complied with;

     (8) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that assuming no intervening bankruptcy of the Company between the date of deposit and the
91st day following the date of deposit and that no Holder is an insider of the Company,
after the 91st day following the date of deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the
effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally; and

     (9) certain other customary conditions precedent are satisfied.

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

SECTION 8.04. Application of Trust Money.

          The Trustee or Paying Agent shall hold in trust U.S. Legal Tender and U.S. Government
Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article Eight, and shall apply the deposited U.S.
Legal Tender and the money from U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture to
the payment of the principal of and the interest on the Notes. The Trustee shall be under no
obligation to invest said U.S. Legal Tender and U.S. Government Obligations, except as it may agree
with the Company.

          The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed
on or assessed against the U.S. Legal Tender and U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to
Section 8.03 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof, other than any such tax,
fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

          Anything in this Article Eight to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or
pay to the Company from time to time upon the Company’s request any U.S. Legal Tender and U.S.
Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.03 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 that would then be required to be
deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

SECTION 8.05. Repayment to the Company.

          The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them
for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for one year; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any payment, may at
the expense of the Company cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the
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New York or mail to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains
unclaimed and that after a date specified therein which shall be at least 30 days from the date of
such publication or mailing any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to
the Company. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to such money must look to the Company
for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law designates another Person.

SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement.

          If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. Legal Tender and U.S. Government
Obligations in accordance with this Article Eight by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of
any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, or if the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant
Defeasance are insufficient to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Notes when due, the
Company’s obligations under this Indenture, and the Notes and the Guarantees shall be revived and
reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Eight until such time as the
Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such U.S. Legal Tender and U.S. Government
Obligations in accordance with this Article Eight; provided that if the Company has made any
payment of interest on, or principal of, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations,
the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment
from the U.S. Legal Tender and U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE NINE

AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.

          The Company, the Guarantors, if any, and the Trustee and/or Collateral Agent, as applicable,
together, may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes or the
Guarantees, without notice to or consent of any Holder:

     (1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or a Guarantor, and the
assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company or such Guarantor in this
Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee and the Security Documents, as applicable, in accordance
with Article Five;

     (2) to add to the covenants of the Company, any Guarantor or any other obligor upon the
Notes for the benefit of the Holders, or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the
Company or any Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Notes, as applicable, in this
Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee or any Security Document, or to make any change that
would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders;

     (3) to cure any ambiguity, omission or mistake, or to correct or supplement any
provision in this Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee or any Security Document which may be
defective or inconsistent with any other provision in this Indenture, the Notes, any
Guarantee or any Security Document;

     (4) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under
this Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantee or any Security Document; provided that, in each
case,
such actions pursuant to this clause (4) shall not adversely affect the interest of the
Holders in any material respect, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
the Company;

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

     (6) to add to the Collateral securing the Notes or to add or to release a Guarantor in
accordance with this Indenture;

     (7) to evidence and provide the acceptance of the appointment of a successor Trustee or
Collateral Agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents;

     (8) to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent
for the benefit of the Holders (and the holders or lenders of ABL Liens or Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations) as additional security for the payment and performance of
the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, in any property, or
assets, including any of which are required to be mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, or in
which a security interest is required to be granted to or for the benefit of the Trustee or
the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any of the Security Documents or otherwise;

     (9) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes or Exchange Notes in accordance
with this Indenture;

     (10) to provide for the release of Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and the
Security Documents when permitted or required by any of the Security Documents, the
Intercreditor Agreement and this Indenture;

     (11) to secure any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations under the Security
Documents and to appropriately include the same in the Intercreditor Agreement; or

     (12) to conform the text of any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees,
if any, or any Security Document to any provision of the “Description of the Notes” set
forth in the Offering Memorandum to the extent that the Trustee has received an Officers’
Certificate from the Company stating that such text constitutes an unintended conflict with
the description of the corresponding provision in the “Description of Notes”.

SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders.

          (a) Subject to Section 6.07, the Company, the Guarantors, if any, and the Trustee and/or the
Collateral Agent, as applicable, together, with the written consent of the Holder or Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in
connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Notes) may amend or supplement this
Indenture, any Security Document (except as otherwise described herein), the Notes or the
Guarantees, if any, without notice to any other Holders. Subject to Section 6.07, the Holder or
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may waive compliance
with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, any Security Document or the Guarantees, if any,
without notice to any other Holders.

          (b) Notwithstanding Section 9.02(a), without the consent of each Holder affected, no
amendment, supplement or waiver may (with respect to any Notes held by such non-consenting
Holders):

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

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

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     (3) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity
of any Notes, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or reduce
the redemption price therefor (other than provisions relating to the purchase of Notes
pursuant to Section 4.11 or 4.12, but subject to clause (6) below);

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

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

     (6) after the Company’s obligation to purchase Notes arises thereunder, amend, change
or modify in any material respect the obligation of the Company to make and consummate a
Change of Control Offer in the event of a Change of Control, make and consummate a Net
Proceeds Offer with respect to any Asset Sale that has been consummated or make and
consummate an Event of Loss Offer with respect to an Event of Loss that has occurred or,
after such Change of Control has occurred, such Asset Sale has been consummated or such
Event of Loss has occurred, modify any of the provisions or definitions with respect
thereto;

     (7) modify or change any provision of this Indenture or the related definitions
affecting the ranking of the Notes or any Guarantee in a manner which adversely affects the
Holders; or

     (8) release any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary from any of its obligations
under its Guarantee or this Indenture otherwise than in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture.

          Notwithstanding Section 9.02(a) or the preceding clause, without the consent of the Holders of
at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, no amendment may release from
the Lien of this Indenture or the Notes and the Security Documents all or substantially all of the
Collateral, otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents.

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

          (d) A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver under this Indenture by any Holder given
in connection with an exchange (in the case of an exchange offer) or a tender (in the case of a
tender offer) of such Holder’s Notes will not be rendered invalid by such tender or exchange.

          (e) After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the
Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby (with a copy to the Trustee) a notice briefly
describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or
any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such
amendment, supplement or waiver.

SECTION 9.03. Compliance with the Trust Indenture Act.

          From the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, every
amendment, waiver or supplement of this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees shall comply with
the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

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SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.

          Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a
continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that
evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not
made on any Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to his
Note or portion of his Note by notice to the Trustee or the Company received before the date on
which the Trustee receives an Officers’ Certificate certifying that the Holders of the requisite
principal amount of Notes have consented (and not theretofore revoked such consent) to the
amendment, supplement or waiver.

          The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver, which record
date shall be at least 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent. If a record date
is fixed, then notwithstanding the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those
Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those
Persons, shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons
continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for
more than 90 days after such record date. The Company shall inform the Trustee in writing of the
fixed record date if applicable.

          After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder, unless
it makes a change described in any of clauses (1) through (8) of Section 9.02(b), in which case,
the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind only each Holder of a Note who has consented to it
and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder’s Note; provided, however, that any such waiver shall not impair or affect the
right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, and interest on, a Note, on or after the
respective due dates therefor, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
such respective dates without the consent of such Holder.

SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

          If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Company may require the
Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Company shall provide the Trustee with an
appropriate notation on the Note about the changed terms and cause the Trustee to return it to the
Holder at the Company’s expense. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the
Company in exchange for the Note shall issue, and the Trustee shall authenticate, a new Note that
reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not
affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

SECTION 9.06. Trustee and Collateral Agent To Sign Amendments, Etc.

          The Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall execute any amendment,
supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine; provided, however, that the Trustee
and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such
amendment, supplement or waiver which adversely affects the rights, duties or immunities of the
Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable. The Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent, as
applicable, shall be entitled to
receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’
Certificate each stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized
pursuant to this Article Nine is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and/or the applicable
Security Document, as applicable, all conditions precedent thereto have been complied with and such
amendment, supplement or waiver constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable in accordance with its terms. Such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel, as
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Company. The Trustee or Collateral Agent, as
applicable, shall provide notice of the effectiveness of any amendment or supplement or waiver to
this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes or Guarantees to the ABL Agent to the extent
required by the Intercreditor Agreement, but the failure to provide such notice shall not impair or
affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver or create any claim against the Trustee
or Collateral Agent for such failure. Prior to executing any amendment, supplement or waiver to
this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes or Guarantees and for so long as the Company’s
obligations under the ABL Facility Agreement remain outstanding, the Trustee or Collateral Agent,
as applicable, shall receive from the Company an Officers’ Certificate stating that such amendment,
supplement or waiver is permitted under the terms of the ABL Facility Agreement as in effect on the
date hereof, unless the ABL Agent has otherwise provided its written consent to the Trustee or
Collateral Agent to such amendment, supplement or waiver.

ARTICLE TEN

GUARANTEE

SECTION 10.01. Guarantee.

          Subject to this Article Ten, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally,
unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and
to the Trustee and its successors and assigns the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder
or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full
when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the
overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the
Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or
performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of
time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be
promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or
renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any
amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be
jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a
guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

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

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

          Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to
the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all
obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on
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the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six hereof for the purposes
of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any
declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article Six hereof, such obligations
(whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the
purpose of this Guarantee.

SECTION 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

          Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the
intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any
Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors
hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will, after giving effect to such
maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant
under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution
from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such
other Guarantor under this Article Ten, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its
Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. Each Guarantor that makes a
payment for distribution under its Guarantee is entitled to a contribution from each other
Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the adjusted net assets of each Guarantor.

SECTION 10.03. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee.

          To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a
notation of such Guarantee substantially in the form included in Exhibit D shall be
endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by an Officer.

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

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

          The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall
constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

SECTION 10.04. Release of Guarantees.

          Any Guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Notes shall provide by its terms that it (and
all Note Liens securing such Guarantee) shall be automatically and unconditionally released and
discharged, without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, upon:

     (1) the designation of the Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

     (2) the exercise of the Company’s legal defeasance option or Company’s covenant
defeasance option as described under Section 8.02 (solely with respect to Guarantees of the
Notes), or if Company’s obligations under this Indenture are discharged in accordance with
the terms of this Indenture;

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     (3) any sale or other disposition (by merger or otherwise) to any Person which is not a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of (i) all or substantially all of the assets of such
Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary such that such
Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary; provided that such sale or disposition of
such Capital Stock or assets is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture; or

     (4) if applicable, the Indebtedness that resulted in the creation of such Guarantee is
released or discharged.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

COLLATERAL AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS

SECTION 11.01. Security Documents; Additional Collateral; Intercreditor Agreement.

          (a) Security Documents. In order to secure the due and punctual payment of the Note
Obligations and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, the Company, the Guarantors, if
any, the Collateral Agent and the other parties thereto have simultaneously with the execution of
this Indenture entered or, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.15, Section 4.16, Article
Five and this Article Eleven, will enter into the Security Documents. In the event of a conflict
between the terms of this Indenture and the Security Documents, the Security Documents shall
control.

          The Company shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, and each Restricted
Subsidiaries shall, make all filings (including filings of continuation statements and amendments
to UCC financing statements that may be necessary to continue the effectiveness of such UCC
financing statements) and take all other actions as are reasonably necessary or required by the
Security Documents to maintain (at the sole cost and expense of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries) the security interest created by the Security Documents in the Collateral (other than
with respect to any Collateral the security interest in which is not required to be perfected under
the Security Documents) as a perfected first priority security interest subject only to Permitted
Collateral Liens.

          (b) Additional Collateral. With respect to assets acquired after the Issue Date, the
applicable Company or Guarantor will take the actions required by the Security Agreement and the
other Security Documents.

          (c) Intercreditor Agreement. The Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders are
bound by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and each Holder of a Note, by accepting such
Note, agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and the other Security
Documents and direct the Trustee and/or Collateral Agent to execute the same.

SECTION 11.02. Recording, Registration and Opinions.

          The Company and the Guarantors shall furnish to the Trustee at least thirty (30) days prior to
the anniversary of the Issue Date in each year an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of such date, either
(i) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the
recording, filing, re-recording, and refiling of this Indenture or the Security Documents, as
applicable, as are necessary to maintain the perfected Liens granted by the Company and the
Guarantors under the applicable Security Documents securing the Note Obligations under applicable
law to the extent required by the Security Documents other than any action as described therein to
be taken or (ii) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to
maintain such Liens or security interests.

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SECTION 11.03. Releases of Collateral.

          The Note Liens will automatically and without the need for any further action by or notice to
any Person be released:

     (1) in whole or in part, as applicable, as to all or any portion of property subject to
such Note Liens which has been taken by eminent domain, condemnation or other similar
circumstances;

     (2) in whole, as to property subject to such Note Liens, upon:

     (a) satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as set forth under Article
Eight; or

     (b) a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of this Indenture as set forth
under Article Eight;

     (3) in part, as to any property that (a) is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of
by the Company or any Guarantor (other than to the Company or another Guarantor) in a
transaction not prohibited by this Indenture at the time of such transfer or disposition,
including, without limitation, as a result of a transaction of the type permitted under
Sections 4.11, 4.12 and 5.01, to the extent of the interest sold, transferred or disposed of
or (b) is owned or at any time acquired by a Guarantor that has been released from its
Guarantee pursuant to Section 10.04, concurrently with the release of such Guarantee;

     (4) as to property that constitutes all or substantially all of the Collateral securing
the Notes, with the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes then outstanding, as provided for in Section 9.02(b);

     (5) as to property that constitutes less than all or substantially all of the
Collateral securing the Notes, with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, as provided for in Section 9.02(b);
and

     (6) in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Security Documents and
the Intercreditor Agreement.

          SECTION 11.04. Form and Sufficiency of Release.

          In the event that either the Company or any Guarantor has sold, exchanged, or otherwise
disposed of or proposes to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Collateral
that, under the terms of this Indenture may be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by the
Company or any Guarantor, and the Company or such Guarantor requests the Trustee to furnish a
written disclaimer, release or quitclaim of any interest in such property under this Indenture, the
applicable Guarantee and the Security Documents, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release complies with Section 11.03 and specifying the
provision in Section 11.03 pursuant to which such release is being made (upon which the Trustee may
exclusively and conclusively rely), the Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
Company or such Guarantor (or instruct the Collateral Agent to do the same) such an instrument in
the form provided by the Company, and providing for release without recourse and shall take such
other action as the Company or such Guarantor may reasonably request and as necessary to effect
such release.

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          SECTION 11.05. Possession and Use of Collateral.

          Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents, the Company and the Guarantors shall have
the right to remain in possession and retain exclusive control of and to exercise all rights with
respect to the Collateral (other than Trust Monies held by the Collateral Agent, other monies, U.S.
Legal Tender, U.S. Government Obligations or U.S. Government Securities deposited pursuant to
Article 8, and other than as set forth in the Security Documents and this Indenture), to freely
operate, manage, develop, lease, use, consume and enjoy the Collateral (other than Trust Monies
held by the Collateral Agent, other monies and U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to
Article 8 and other than as set forth in the Security Documents and this Indenture), to alter or
repair any Collateral so long as such alterations and repairs do not impair the Lien of the
Security Documents thereon, and to collect, receive, use, invest and dispose of the reversions,
remainders, interest, rents, lease payments, issues, profits, revenues, proceeds and other income
thereof and to effect transactions permitted under Sections 4.11, 4.12 and 5.01.

          SECTION 11.06. Reports and Certificates Relating to Collateral.

          (a) From the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, to the
extent applicable, the Company shall cause Section 313(b), relating to reports, and Section 314(d)
of the Trust Indenture Act, relating to the release of Collateral from Liens under this Indenture
and relating to the substitution therefor of any property to be subjected to the Lien of this
Indenture to be complied with.

          (b) Any release of Collateral permitted by Section 11.03 shall be deemed not to impair the
Liens under this Indenture and the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents in
contravention thereof. From the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act, any certificate or opinion required under Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act
may be made by an officer or legal counsel, as applicable, of the Company except in cases where
Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an
independent Person, which Person shall be an independent engineer, appraiser or other expert
selected by the Trustee.

          (c) From the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.06, the Company and the Guarantors, if
any, shall not be required to comply with all or any portion of Section 314(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act if they reasonably determine that under the terms of Section 314(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act or any interpretation or guidance as to the meaning thereof of the Commission and its
staff, including “no action” letters or exemptive order (whether issued to the Company or a
Guarantor or some other Person), all or any portion of Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act is
inapplicable to any release or series of releases of Collateral.

          SECTION 11.07. Collateral Agent.

          (a) Each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the
Collateral Agent as its collateral agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents and each
of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such
action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents and to
exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly required, permitted or delegated to
the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture and the Security Documents, together with such
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the
express conditions contained in this Section 11.07. The provisions of this Section 11.07 are
solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and none of the Trustee, any of the Holders nor the
Company or any Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the
provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 11.03. Not-

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withstanding any
provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture and the Security Documents, the
Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth
herein, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with
the Trustee, any Holder or the Company or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture and the
Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference
to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or
express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is
used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an
administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The Collateral Agent may and,
upon direction from the Trustee or the requisite Holders as provided hereunder or under a Security
Document, shall exercise or refrain from exercising such discretionary rights, or take or refrain
from taking such actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under
this Indenture and the Security Documents, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article
Six, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Trustee and the
Holders.

          (b) The Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties under this Indenture and the Security
Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of
counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Collateral Agent shall not be
responsible for the bad faith, negligence or misconduct of any agent, employee or attorney-in-fact
that it selects as long as such selection was made with due care.

          (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its agents or employees shall (i) be liable for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or
the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own bad faith, gross negligence or willful
misconduct) or under or in connection with any Security Document or the transactions contemplated
thereby (except for its own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be
responsible in any manner to the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any Guarantor, contained in this Indenture
or any indenture, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or
provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture or
any other indenture, the Security Documents, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness,
enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture or any other indenture or the Security Documents,
or for any failure of the Company or any Guarantor or any other party to this Indenture or the
Security Documents to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral
Agent or any of its agents or employees shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder
to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained
in, or conditions of, this Indenture or any other indenture or the Security Documents or to inspect
the properties, books or records of the Company or any Guarantor.

          (d) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of
any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent (i) shall have received written notice
from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of
Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default” or (ii) a Responsible Officer has
actual knowledge of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default. The Collateral Agent shall
take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the
Trustee in accordance with Article Six (subject to this Section 11.07) or the Holders as provided
in the Security Documents; provided, however, that unless and until the Collateral Agent has
received any such request, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such
action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it
shall deem advisable.

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          (e) A resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent and appointment of a successor Collateral
Agent shall become effective only upon the successor Collateral Agent’s acceptance of appointment
as provided in this Section 11.07(e). The Collateral Agent may resign in writing at any time by so
notifying the Company, the Trustee and each trustee, agent or representative of holders of
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations at least 30 days prior to the proposed date of
resignation. The Company may remove the Collateral Agent if: (i) the Collateral Agent is removed
as Trustee under this Indenture; (ii) the Collateral Agent (x) fails to meet the requirements for
being a Trustee under Section 7.10 (prior to the discharge or defeasance of this Indenture) and (y)
following the discharge or defeasance of this Indenture, fails to meet the requirements for being
the trustee, agent or representative of holders of any extant Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations; (iii) the Collateral Agent is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for
relief is entered with respect to the Collateral Agent under any Bankruptcy Law; (iv) a custodian
or public officer takes charge of the Collateral Agent or its property; or (v) the Collateral Agent
becomes incapable of acting. If the Collateral Agent resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists
in the office of Collateral Agent for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor
Collateral Agent which complies with the eligibility requirements contained in this Indenture and
each indenture, credit agreement or other agreements which any Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations (other than Additional Notes) are incurred. If a successor Collateral Agent does not
take office within 10 days after the retiring Collateral Agent resigns or is removed, the retiring
Collateral Agent, the Company or the holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then
outstanding principal amount of (x) the Notes (other than any Additional Notes except to the extent
constituting Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations) and (y) Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations (to the extent the trustee, agent or representative of holders of such Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations executed a joinder to the Security Agreement) may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent. A successor
Collateral Agent shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Collateral
Agent and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Collateral Agent
shall become effective, and the successor Collateral Agent shall have all the rights, powers and
the duties of the Collateral Agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents. The successor
Collateral Agent shall mail a notice of its succession to the Trustee and each trustee, agent or
representative of holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations. The retiring Collateral
Agent shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Collateral Agent to the successor
Collateral Agent, provided that all sums owing to the Collateral Agent hereunder have been paid.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 11.07(e), the
Company’s obligations under this Section 11.07 and Section 11.12 shall continue for the benefit of
the retiring Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent resigns or is removed, such resignation or
removal will not constitute a resignation or removal of the Trustee hereunder (unless the Trustee
resigns or is otherwise removed pursuant to Section 7.08).

          (f) The Trustee shall initially act as Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint
co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided
herein or in the Security Documents, neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers,
directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the
Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise
dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action
whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be
accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers,
and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be
responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own willful misconduct, gross
negligence or bad faith.

          (g) The Trustee, as such and as Collateral Agent, is authorized and directed by the Holders
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Agent to (i) enter into the Security Documents, (ii) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in
the Security Documents and (iii) perform and observe its obligations under the Security Documents.

          (h) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the
Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Company and the Guarantors or is
cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have
been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or
are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all of the Grantor’s property
constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Security
Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the
genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all
or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue
exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to this Indenture or any Security Document, it being understood and agreed that in respect
of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in
any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own
interest in the Collateral, and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability
whatsoever to the Trustee or any Holder as to any of the foregoing.

          (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in
good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any
error of judgment made in good faith by an authorized officer, unless it is proved that the
Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be
liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing
with the Company (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law), and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection
and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete
authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by
it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of
permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act.

SECTION 11.08. Purchaser Protected.

          No purchaser or grantee of any property or rights purporting to be released shall be bound to
ascertain the authority of the Collateral Agent or Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as
to the existence of any conditions herein prescribed for the exercise of such authority so long as
the conditions set forth in Section 11.04 have been satisfied.

SECTION 11.09. Authorization of Actions to be Taken by the Collateral Agent Under the
Security Documents.

          Each Holder of Notes, by accepting such Note, agrees that the Collateral Agent shall be
entitled to the rights, privileges, protections, immunities, indemnities and benefits provided to
the Collateral Agent by the Security Documents. Furthermore, each holder of a Note, by accepting
such Note, consents to the terms of and authorizes and directs the Trustee (in each of its
capacities) and the Collateral Agent to enter into and perform the Security Documents in each of
its capacities thereunder.

SECTION 11.10. Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security
Agreement.

          The Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of Holders distributed under
the Security Documents to the Trustee, to apply such funds as provided in Section 6.10.

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SECTION 11.11. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Collateral Agent.

          In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully
appointed, the powers conferred in this Article Eleven upon the Company or any Guarantor, as
applicable, with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be
exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall
be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable,
or of any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article Eleven.

SECTION 11.12. Compensation and Indemnification.

          The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the compensation and indemnification set forth in
Section 7.07 (with the references to the Trustee therein being deemed to refer to the Collateral
Agent).

ARTICLE TWELVE

APPLICATION OF TRUST MONIES

SECTION 12.01. Collateral Account.

          No later than 30 days following the earlier of (i) the first date on which the Company or any
Guarantor receives any Net Loss Proceeds from an Event of Loss or Net Sale Proceeds from an Asset
Sale of Collateral (other than, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, ABL Priority Collateral)
and (ii) the first date on which the Trustee or the Collateral Agent receives any Trust Monies,
there shall be established and, at all times thereafter until this Indenture shall have terminated,
there shall be maintained the Collateral Account as set forth in the following paragraph.

          The Collateral Account shall be established and maintained by the Collateral Agent at the
office of the Collateral Agent or as a deposit account or securities account with a third-party
depositary bank or securities intermediary subject to a control agreement in favor of the
Collateral Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, no other deposit account or securities account shall
be, or shall be deemed to be, the Collateral Account and Trust Monies shall include only cash and
Cash Equivalents required to be deposited into the Collateral Account pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.

          The Company shall cause all such Net Loss Proceeds and Net Sale Proceeds specified in clause
(i) of the first paragraph of this Section 12.01 to be deposited in the Collateral Account and any
such Trust Monies, together with any Trust Monies received directly by the Trustee or Collateral
Agent as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 12.01, shall be held in
the Collateral Account for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and for the benefit of the Secured
Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement) as a part of the Collateral until released in
accordance with this Article Twelve.

SECTION 12.02. Withdrawal of Loss Proceeds.

          To the extent that any Trust Monies consist of Net Loss Proceeds, such Trust Monies may be
withdrawn by the Company or the relevant Guarantor and shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to the
Company or such Guarantor, upon a written direction by the Company delivered to the Trustee and the
Collateral Agent, to pay for expenditures made or to be made by, or to pay costs incurred or to be
incurred by, the Company or such Guarantor in connection with the rebuilding, repair, replacement
or construction of improvements to the Collateral affected by such Event of Loss, upon receipt by
the Trustee and the Collateral Agent of an Officers’ Certificate, dated not more than 30 days prior
to the date of such application of such Trust Monies, setting forth:

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     (1) that such funds are being used in accordance with Section 4.12 hereof for
such rebuilding, repair, replacement or construction of improvements to the
Collateral and the costs and expenses related thereto as briefly described in such
Officers’ Certificate;

     (2) that no part of such expenditures or costs has been or is being made the
basis for the withdrawal of any Trust Monies in any previous or then pending
application pursuant to this Section 12.02;

     (3) that no part of such expenditures or costs has been or is being paid out of
the proceeds of insurance (other than any such proceeds received by the Collateral
Agent as Trust Monies) upon any part of the Collateral affected by such Event of
Loss;

     (4) that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

     (5) that such application complies with Section 4.12 and all conditions
precedent herein provided for relating to such withdrawal and payment have been
complied with.

          Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.02, the Collateral Agent
shall, upon receipt of a written direction by the Company (which may be contained in such Officers’
Certificate), pay an amount of Net Loss Proceeds constituting Trust Monies equal to the amount of
the expenditures or costs stated in the Officers’ Certificate required by this Section 12.02.

SECTION 12.03. Withdrawal of Net Cash Proceeds to Fund a Net Proceeds Offer or Net Loss
Proceeds to Fund an Event of Loss Offer.

          To the extent that any Trust Monies consist of Net Cash Proceeds received by the Collateral
Agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.11 or Net Loss Proceeds received by the Collateral
Agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.12 and a Net Proceeds Offer or Event of Loss Offer,
as applicable, has been made in accordance therewith, such Trust Monies may be withdrawn by the
Company and shall be paid by the Trustee to the Paying Agent for application in accordance with
Section 4.11 or 4.12 upon written notice by the Company to the Trustee and upon receipt by the
Trustee and the Collateral Agent of an Officers’ Certificate, dated not more than 30 days prior to
the date of purchase, stating:

     (1) that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

     (2) (x) that such Trust Monies constitute Net Cash Proceeds or Net Loss Proceeds, as
applicable, (y) that pursuant to and in accordance with Section 4.11 or 4.12, the Company
has made a Net Proceeds Offer or Event of Loss Offer and (z) the amount of Net Cash Proceeds
or Excess Loss Proceeds, as applicable, to be applied to the repurchase of the Notes and
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations pursuant to the a Net Proceeds Offer or
Event of Loss Offer;

     (3) the date of purchase; and

     (4) that all conditions precedent and covenants herein provided for relating to such
application of Trust Monies have been complied with.

          Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.03, the Trustee shall apply
the Trust Monies as directed and specified by the Company.

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SECTION 12.04. Withdrawal of Trust Monies for Investment in Replacement Assets.

          In the event the Company intends to reinvest Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale in assets in
compliance with Section 4.11 (“Replacement Assets”), such Net Cash Proceeds constituting Trust
Monies (the “Released Trust Monies”) may be withdrawn by the Company and shall be paid by the
Collateral Agent to the Company upon receipt by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent of the
following:

     (a) A notice from the Company (i) referring to this Section 12.04, (ii) containing all
documents referred to below, (iii) setting forth the amount of the Released Trust Monies and
(iv) describing in reasonable detail the Replacement Assets to be invested in with respect
to the Released Trust Monies; and

     (b) An Officers’ Certificate certifying that (i) such Trust Monies constitute Net Cash
Proceeds and are being reinvested in compliance with Section 4.11, (ii) the release of the
Released Trust Monies complies with the terms and conditions of this Indenture, (iii) there
is no Event of Default (both before and after investing in the Replacement Assets) in effect
or continuing on the date thereof and (iv) all conditions precedent herein to such release
have been complied with.

          Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.04, the Trustee shall apply
the Released Trust Monies as directed and specified by the Company.

SECTION 12.05. Investment of Trust Monies.

          So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all or any part of any
Trust Monies held by (or held in account subject to the sole control of) the Collateral Agent shall
from time to time be invested or reinvested by the Collateral Agent in any Cash Equivalents
pursuant to a written direction by the Company in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, which shall
specify the Cash Equivalents in which such Trust Monies shall be invested and shall certify that
such investments constitute Cash Equivalents; and the Collateral Agent shall sell any such Cash
Equivalent only upon receipt of such a written request by the Company specifying the particular
Cash Equivalent to be sold. So long as no Event of Default occurs and is continuing, any interest
or dividends accrued, earned or paid on such Cash Equivalents (in excess of any accrued interest or
dividends paid at the time of purchase) that may be received by the Collateral Agent shall be
forthwith paid to the Company. Such Cash Equivalents shall be held by the Collateral Agent as a
part of the Collateral, subject to the same provisions hereof as the cash used by it to purchase
such Cash Equivalents.

          The Trustee and Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss resulting
from such investments or sales except only for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to act or its own willful misconduct in complying with this Section 12.05.

SECTION 12.06. Use of Trust Monies; Retirement of Notes.

          At the written direction of the Company, the Collateral Agent shall apply Trust Monies not
required to be applied to fund a Net Proceeds Offer or Event of Loss Offer and not being held
pending application in connection with the acquisition of Replacement Assets pursuant to Section
4.11 or the rebuilding, repair, replacement or construction of improvements to the Collateral
affected by an Event of Loss pursuant to Section 4.12 from time to time to (x) any other
reinvestment permitted under this Indenture or as otherwise required by the Intercreditor Agreement
or (y) the payment of the principal of, premium, and interest on, any Notes and any Permitted
Additional Pari Passu Obligations by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem to be
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cable Legal Requirements and provided
that the Trustee shall not select Notes or such other Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations
for purchase which would result in a Holder with a principal amount of Notes or such other
Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations less than the applicable minimum denomination to the
extent practicable), on any redemption date or the maturity date or to the redemption thereof or
the purchase thereof upon tender or in the open market or at private sale or upon any exchange or
in any one or more of such ways, including, without limitation, pursuant to a Change of Control
Offer, a Net Proceeds Offer or an Event of Loss Offer upon receipt by the Trustee and the
Collateral Agent of the following:

     (a) in the case such moneys are to be applied pursuant to clause (y) above, Board
Resolutions of the Company directing the application pursuant to this Section 12.06 of a
specified amount of Trust Monies, designating the Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations so to be paid and prescribing the method of purchase, the price or prices to be
paid and the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes and Permitted Additional Pari Passu
Obligations to be purchased and any other provisions of this Indenture governing such
purchase;

     (b) an Officers’ Certificate, dated not more than 10 days prior to the date of the
relevant application, stating:

     (1) that no Event of Default exists unless such Event of Default would be cured
thereby; and

     (2) that all conditions precedent and covenants herein provided for relating to
such application of Trust Monies have been complied with; and

     (c) an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to such application of Trust Monies have been complied with.

          Upon compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.06, the Collateral Agent
shall apply Trust Monies as directed and specified by such resolution of the Board of Directors of
the Company.

          A Board Resolution of the Company expressed to be irrevocable directing the application of
Trust Monies under this Section 12.06 to the payment of the principal of, premium and interest on
the Notes and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations shall for all purposes of this
Indenture be deemed the equivalent of the deposit of money with the Collateral Agent in trust for
such purpose. Such Trust Monies and any cash deposited with the Collateral Agent pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 12.06 for the payment of accrued interest shall not, after compliance
with the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.06, be deemed to be part of the Collateral or
Trust Monies.

SECTION 12.07. Disposition of Notes Retired.

          All Notes received by the Trustee and for whose purchase Trust Monies are applied under
Section 12.06, if not otherwise cancelled, shall be promptly delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation and destruction in accordance with the Trustee’s customary procedures.

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ARTICLE THIRTEEN

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 13.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.

          If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision
which is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture by the Trust Indenture Act, such
required or deemed provision shall control.

SECTION 13.02. Notices.

          Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, and
shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, by email, by nationally recognized overnight
courier service, by telecopier or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, addressed as follows:

     if to the Company or any Guarantor:

Exide Technologies

13000 Deerfield Parkway, Bldg 200

Milton, Georgia 30004

Attention: Office of the General Counsel

Telephone: (678) 566-9639

Facsimile: (678) 566-9229

Email: barbara.hatcher@exide.com

     with a copy to:

Jones Day

77 West Wacker

Chicago, Illinois 60601-1692

Attention: Timothy J. Melton

Telephone: (312) 269-4154

Facsimile: (312) 782-8585

Email: tjmelton@jonesday.com

     if to the Trustee:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

7000 Central Parkway, N.E.

Suite 550

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attention: Corporate Trust Services — Exide Technologies

Telephone: (770) 551-5117

Facsimile: (770) 551-5118

Email: stefan.victory@wellsfargo.com

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          Each of the Company and the Trustee by written notice to each other such Person may designate
additional or different addresses for notices to such Person. Any notice or communication to the
Company and the Trustee, shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered if
personally delivered; when replied to; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied or emailed; five
(5) calendar days after mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid (except
that a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given until actually received
by the addressee); and next Business Day if by nationally recognized overnight courier service.

          Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to him by first class mail or
other equivalent means at his address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and
shall be sufficiently given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed.

          Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its
sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner
provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

SECTION 13.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders.

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

SECTION 13.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

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

     (1) an Officers’ Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee,
stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent to be performed or
effected by the Company, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed
action have been complied with; and

     (2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent have been complied with.

SECTION 13.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

          Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Indenture, other than the Officers’ Certificate required by Section 4.05, shall
include:

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

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

     (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he 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 or satisfied; and

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

SECTION 13.06. Rules by Paying Agent or Registrar.

          The Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for
their functions.

SECTION 13.07. Legal Holidays.

          If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment may be made on the next succeeding day that
is a Business Day.

SECTION 13.08. Governing Law.

          This Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees, if any, will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, but without giving effect to applicable
principals of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the law of another
jurisdiction would be required thereby.

SECTION 13.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

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

SECTION 13.10. No Recourse Against Others.

          No director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member or manager of the Company,
any Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company
under this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Agreement, or of any Guarantor under its Guarantee
or this Indenture, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or
their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.
Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

SECTION 13.11. Successors.

          All agreements of the Company and the Guarantors, if any, in this Indenture, the Notes and the
Guarantees shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture
shall bind its successor.

SECTION 13.12. Duplicate Originals.

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

SECTION 13.13. Severability.

          To the extent permitted by applicable law, in case any one or more of the provisions in this
Indenture, in the Notes or in the Guarantees shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in
any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in
every other respect

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and of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full
extent permitted by law.

SECTION 13.14. Intercreditor Agreement.

          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Note Lien and security interests granted
in favor of the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture and the exercise of any right or remedy by the
Trustee hereunder and under the various Security Documents are subject to the provisions of the
Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement and this Indenture, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.

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SIGNATURES

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

as issuer

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Brad S. Kalter	 
	 	 	Name:  	Brad S. Kalter 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
and
Corporate Secretary 	 

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	 	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  Stefan Victory	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stefan Victory 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 

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     EXHIBIT A

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

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

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

85/8% Senior Secured Note due 2018

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	CUSIP No.
	 	[          ]
	 

	 	ISIN No.
	 	[          ]
	No. [            ]

	 	 	 	 	$	[          ]

          EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for value received, promises to
pay to [Cede & Co.][       ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [
] [or such other amount as is provided in a schedule attached hereto]a on February
1, 2018.

          Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1, commencing August 1, 2011.

          Record Dates: January 15 and July 15.

          Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

			
	a	 	This language should be included only if
the Note is issued in global form.

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

Dated: [       ]

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

as issuer

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

          This is one of the 85/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 described in the within-mentioned
Indenture.

Dated: [ ]

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 	 	 	 

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(Reverse of Note)

85/8% Senior Secured Note due 2018

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

          SECTION 1. Interest. Exide Technologies, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)
promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 85/8% per annum from January 25,
2011 until maturity. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of
each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an
“Interest Payment Date”), commencing August 1, 2011. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the
most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and
including the date of original issuance. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition
interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal, from time to time on
demand to the extent lawful, at the interest rate applicable to the Notes; it shall pay interest
(including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue
installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods), from time to time on
demand to the extent lawful, at the interest rate applicable to the Notes. Interest will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

          SECTION 2. Method of Payment. The Company will pay interest on the Notes to the
Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the January 15 or July 15
next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such Record Date
and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture
with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be issued in denominations of $2,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any,
and interest on the Notes in such coin or currency of the United States of America that at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts (“U.S. Legal Tender”).
Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be payable at the office or agency of
the Company maintained for such purpose except that, at the option of the Company, the payment of
interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders of the Notes at their respective addresses set
forth in the register of Holders of Notes. Until otherwise designated by the Company, such office
or agency will be the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office.

          SECTION 3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company
may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. Except as provided in the
Indenture, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

          SECTION 4. Indenture. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of
January 25, 2011 (“Indenture”) by and between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes
include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “Trust Indenture Act”).
The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust
Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent the provisions of this Note are
inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern.

  
        SECTION 5. Optional Redemption On and After February 1, 2015. Except as set
forth in Sections 6(a), 6(b) and 6(c) hereof, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Company’s
option prior to February 1, 2015. The Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in
whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time, on and after February 1, 2015, upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days’

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notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount
thereof) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing February 1 of the years indicated
below, in each case together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but not including the date
of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date that is on or
prior to the redemption date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date):

	 	 	 	 	 
	Year	 	Percentage	 
	2015
	 	 	104.313	%
	2016
	 	 	102.156	%
	2017 and thereafter
	 	 	100.000	%

          SECTION 6. (a) Optional Redemption with Proceeds from Qualified Equity Offerings. At
any time, or from time to time, prior to February 1, 2014, the Company may, at its option, use the
net cash proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings to redeem up to 35% of the principal
amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes) issued under the Indenture at a redemption price
of 108.625% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to
but not including the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant
Record Date that is on or prior to the redemption date to receive interest due on the relevant
Interest Payment Date); provided, however, that:

     (1) at least 65% of the principal amount of Notes (including Additional Notes that are
Notes) issued under the Indenture remains outstanding immediately after any such redemption;
and

     (2) the Company issues a redemption notice not more than 60 days after the consummation
of any such Qualified Equity Offering.

          (b) Optional Redemption of up to 10% in Any Twelve-Month Period. At any time, or from
time to time prior to February 1, 2015, but not more than once in any twelve-month period, the
Company may redeem up to 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a
redemption price of 103% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon,
if any, to but not including the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of record on
the relevant Record Date that is on or prior to the redemption date to receive interest due on the
relevant Interest Payment Date).

          (c) Optional Redemption with Make Whole Payment. At any time prior to February 1,
2015, the Company may redeem all or part of the Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’
prior notice at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount thereof,
plus (ii) the Applicable Premium as of the date of the redemption, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid
interest on the Notes, if any, to but not including the date of redemption (subject to the right of
Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest
Payment Date).

          SECTION 7. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be mailed by first class
mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes
to be redeemed at its registered address (except that a notice issued in connection with a
redemption referred to in Section 8.01 of the Indenture may be more than 60 days before such
redemption date). No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less may be redeemed in part. If
any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note shall
state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Note in principal amount
equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon
cancellation of the original Note. On and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue
on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption, whether or not

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such Notes or portions thereof are presented for payment, as long as the Company has deposited
with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the Redemption Price plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, of all Notes to be redeemed on the redemption date.

          SECTION 8. No Mandatory Redemption. For the avoidance of doubt, an offer to purchase
pursuant to Section 9 hereof shall not be deemed a redemption. The Company shall not be required
to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes.

          SECTION 9. Repurchase at Option of Holder. Upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, and subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, each Holder shall have the
right to require that the Company to purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to a
Change of Control Offer at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to but not including the date of purchase.

          The Company is, subject to certain conditions and exceptions, obligated to make an offer to
all Holders to purchase that amount of Notes equal to the Net Proceeds Offer Amount or Event of
Loss Offer Amount, in each case at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued
and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to but not including the date of purchase, with certain Net
Cash Proceeds and Net Loss Proceeds, in each case of certain sales or other dispositions of assets
or Events of Loss in accordance with the Indenture.

          SECTION 10. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The
transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The
Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees
required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company and the Registrar are not required to
register the transfer of or exchange of any Note (i) during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes and ending at the close of
business on the day of such mailing, (ii) selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to
Article Three of the Indenture, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part,
and (iii) beginning at the opening of business on any Record Date and ending on the close of
business on the related Interest Payment Date.

          SECTION 11. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as
its owner for all purposes.

          SECTION 12. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver. The Indenture, the Security Documents,
the Notes and the Guarantees may be amended, supplemented or waived as provided in the Indenture.

          SECTION 13. Defaults and Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
generally may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or
insolvency as set forth in the Indenture, with respect to the Company, all outstanding Notes will
become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders of the Notes may not enforce the
Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations,
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in
its exercise of any trust or power. Subject to certain limitations, the Trustee may withhold from
Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default if it determines that withholding notice is
in their interest. Subject to certain limitations, the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the
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of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under
the Indenture except a continuing Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, or
the premium on, the Notes.

          SECTION 14. Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture contains certain covenants that,
among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make
restricted payments, to incur indebtedness, to create liens, to sell assets, to permit restrictions
on dividends and other payments by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, to consolidate, merge or
sell all or substantially all of its assets or to engage in transactions with affiliates. The
limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must
annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations and other provisions in the
Indenture.

          SECTION 15. No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee, incorporator,
stockholder, member or manager of the Company, any Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof shall have
any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Indenture, the Notes or the Security
Agreement, or of any Guarantor under its Guarantee or the Indenture, or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting
a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for issuance of the Notes.

          SECTION 16. Guarantees. This Note may be entitled to the benefits of certain
Guarantees, if any, made for the benefit of the Holders. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture
for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and obligations thereunder
of the Guarantors, if any, the Trustee and the Holders.

          SECTION 17. Trustee Dealings with the Company. Subject to certain terms, the Trustee
under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of
Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates as
if it were not the Trustee.

          SECTION 18. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the
manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

          SECTION 19. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entirety), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST
(= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

          [SECTION 20. Additional Rights of Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted
Definitive Notes. Pursuant to, but subject to the exceptions in, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors will be obligated to consummate an exchange offer
pursuant to which the Holder of this Note shall have the right to
exchange this Note for a 85⁄8% Senior Secured Note due 2018 of the Company which shall have been registered under the Securities
Act, in like principal amount and having terms identical in all material respects to this Note
(except that such Note shall not be entitled to Additional Interest and shall not contain terms
with respect to transfer restrictions). The Holders shall be entitled to receive certain
Additional Interest in the event such exchange offer is not consummated or the

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Notes are not offered for resale and upon the occurrence of certain other conditions, all
pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.]a

          SECTION 21. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN
numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP or ISIN numbers in notices of
redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such
numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may
be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

          SECTION 22. Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, but without giving effect to applicable
principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the law of another
jurisdiction would be required thereby.

          The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture.

 

			
	a	 	This Section not to appear on Exchange
Notes or Additional Notes unless required by the terms of such Additional
Notes.

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

I or we assign and transfer this Note to

 

 

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

 

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

and irrevocably appoint       
                   
                   
                   
                  agent to transfer this Note on the books of
the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Dated: 	Signed:  	
 	 
	 	 	(Sign exactly as name appears on 	 
	 	 	the other side of this Note) 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	Signature Guarantee:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee
	 
	 	Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor
	 
	 	program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee)

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TO BE COMPLETED IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFER OF ANY RESTRICTED SECURITY:

In connection with any transfer of this Note occurring prior to the date which is the date
following the first anniversary of the later of the original issue date hereof (or any predecessor
of this Note) or the date of any subsequent reopening of the Notes and the last date on which the
Company or any Affiliate of the Company was the owner of this Note (or any predecessor of this
Note), the undersigned confirms that it has not utilized any general solicitation or general
advertising in connection with the transfer and is making the transfer pursuant to one of the
following:

[Check One]

	(1) [   ]	 	 to the Company; or
	 
	(2) [   ]	 	 to a person who the transferor reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer”
pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”); or
	 
	(3) [   ]	 	 to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7)
under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain
representations and agreements (the form of which letter can be obtained from the Trustee); or
	 
	(4) [   ]	 	 outside the United States to a non-“U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S
under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act;
or
	 
	(5) [   ]	 	 pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities
Act or another exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act; or
	 
	(6) [   ]	 	 pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

and unless the box below is checked, the undersigned confirms that such Note is not being
transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (an
“Affiliate”):

[     ] The transferee is an Affiliate of the Company.

          Unless one of the foregoing items (1) through (6) is checked, the Trustee will refuse to
register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the
registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if item (3), (4) or (5) is checked, the Company
or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, in their sole
discretion, such written legal opinions, certifications (including an investment letter in the case
of box (3) or (4)) and other information as the Trustee or the Company has reasonably requested to
confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

          If none of the foregoing items (1) through (6) are checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not
be obligated to register this Note in the name of any person other than the Holder hereof unless
and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 2.16
of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.

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	Dated:                         	Signed:  	
 	 
	 	 	(Sign exactly as name appears on the other 	 
	 	 	side of this Note) 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	Signature Guarantee:	 	 
	 

	 	Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee 

Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor program 

reasonably acceptable to the Trustee)

TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED

          The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or
an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such
account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities
Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that
it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to
Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the
transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the
exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Dated:                         	  	 	 
	 	 	NOTICE:	 To be executed by an executive officer 	 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

          If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.07,
Section 4.11 or Section 4.12 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:

Section 4.07 [     ]       Section 4.11 [    
 ]       Section 4.12 [     ]

          If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.07, Section 4.11 or Section 4.12 of the Indenture, state the amount (in denominations of
$2,000 and integral multiples $1,000 in excess thereof): $

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Dated:                         	Signed:  	
 	 
	 	 	(Sign exactly as name appears on the 	 
	 	 	other side of this Note) 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Signature Guarantee:  	
 	 
	 	 	   Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee  Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor
program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) 	 
	 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTEa

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

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

 

			
	a	 	This schedule should be included only if
the Note is issued in global form.

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF LEGENDS

          Each Global Note and Physical Note that constitutes a Restricted Security shall bear the
following legend (the “Private Placement Legend”) on the face thereof until after the first
anniversary of the Issue Date, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Holder thereof or if
such legend is no longer required by Section 2.16(f) of the Indenture:

     THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH
REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN
BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO
OFFER, SELL, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION
TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF 144A GLOBAL NOTES OR PHYSICAL NOTES: ONE YEAR]
[IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTES OR PHYSICAL NOTES: 40 DAYS] AFTER THE LATER OF THE
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS SECURITY) OR THE DATE OF ANY
SUBSEQUENT REOPENING OF THE SECURITIES AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY
AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH
SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN
DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE
FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY
BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D)
PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE
TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE, OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO
REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION, AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION
SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER
AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.

          Each Global Note authenticated and delivered hereunder shall also bear the following legend
(the “Global Note Legend”):

     THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO
AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY

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OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. THIS NOTE IS NOT
EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS
NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THIS INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF
THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE 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) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THIS
INDENTURE.

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

     TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART,
TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND
TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.16 OF THIS INDENTURE.

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EXHIBIT C

Form of Certificate To Be Delivered

in Connection with Transfers

Pursuant to Regulation S

[                 ], [  ]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

7000 Central Parkway, N.E.

Suite 550

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attention: Corporate Trust Services — Exide Technologies

Telephone: (770) 551-5117

Facsimile: (770) 551-5118

	 	 	Re:  	 Exide Technologies (the “Company”)

85/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          In connection with our proposed sale of $[      ] aggregate principal amount of the Notes,
we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, we represent
that:

     (1) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States;

     (2) either (a) at the time the buy offer was originated, the transferee was outside the
United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the
transferee was outside the United States, or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or
through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither we nor any
person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in
the United States;

     (3) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of
the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable;

     (4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration
requirements of the Securities Act; and

     (5) we have advised the transferee of the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Notes.

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          You, as Trustee, the Company, counsel for the Company and others are entitled to rely upon
this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any
interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the
matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation
S.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,

[Name of Transferor]

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT D

GUARANTEE

          For value received, each of the undersigned (including any successor Person under the
Indenture) hereby unconditionally guarantees, jointly and severally, to the extent set forth in the
Indenture (as defined below) to the Holder of this Note the payment of principal, premium, if any,
and interest on this Note in the amounts and at the times when due and interest on the overdue
principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, of this Note when due, if lawful, and, to the
extent permitted by law, the payment or performance of all other obligations of the Company under
the Indenture or the Notes, to the Holder of this Note and the Trustee, all in accordance with and
subject to the terms and limitations of this Note, the Indenture, including Article Ten thereof,
and this Guarantee. This Guarantee will become effective in accordance with Article Ten of the
Indenture and its terms shall be evidenced therein. The validity and enforceability of any
Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Note.

          Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Indenture dated as of January 25, 2011, among Exide Technologies, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), the Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee
(the “Trustee”), as amended or supplemented (the “Indenture”).

          The obligations of the undersigned to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to this
Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Ten of the Indenture and reference
is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee and all of the other
provisions of the Indenture to which this Guarantee relates.

          No director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member or manager of any Guarantor
or any Subsidiary thereof, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of such Guarantors
under such Guarantors’ Guarantee or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation.

          This Guarantee shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State
of New York, but without giving effect to applicable principals of conflicts of law to the extent
that the application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.

          This Guarantee is subject to release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused its Guarantee to be duly executed.

Date:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	[                
      ]

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

[See Exhibit 10.4
of this Current Report on Form 8-K]

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT

[See
Exhibit 4.4
of this Current Report on Form 8-K]

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF DUTCH PLEDGE

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Exhibit 4.3

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and among

Exide Technologies,

and

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,

as the Representative of the several Initial Purchasers

Dated as of January 25, 2011

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January
25, 2011, by and among Exide Technologies, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc., as the representative (the “Representative”) of the several initial
purchasers (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”) listed on Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement
(as defined below), each of which has agreed to purchase the Company’s 85⁄8% Senior Secured Notes due
2018 (the “Initial Notes”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

     This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2011 (the
“Purchase Agreement”), among the Company and the Representative on behalf of itself and the Initial
Purchasers (i) for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and (ii) for the benefit of the holders
from time to time of the Initial Notes, including the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce the
Initial Purchasers to purchase the Initial Notes, the Company has agreed to provide the
registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a
condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers as set forth in Section 5(f) of the Purchase
Agreement.

     The parties hereby agree as follows:

     SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have
the following meanings:

     Additional Interest: As defined in Section 5 hereof.

     Advice: As defined in the last paragraph of Section 6 hereof.

     Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereto.

     Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.

     Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday or a day on which
banking institutions or trust companies located in New York, New York are authorized or obligated
to be closed.

     Closing Date: The date of this Agreement.

     Commission: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

     Company: As defined in the preamble hereto.

     Consummate: A registered Exchange Offer shall be deemed “Consummated” for purposes of this
Agreement upon the occurrence of (i) the filing with the Commission of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer and its
becoming or being declared effective under the Securities Act, (ii) the maintenance of the
continuous effectiveness of such Registration Statement, and the keeping of the Exchange Offer
open, for a period not less than the minimum period required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, and
(iii) the delivery by the Company to the Registrar under the Indenture of Exchange Notes in the
same aggregate principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Initial Notes that were
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     Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

     Exchange
Notes: The 85⁄8% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 of the same series under the Indenture
as the Initial Notes, to be issued to Holders in exchange for Transfer Restricted Notes pursuant to
this Agreement.

     Exchange Offer: The registration by the Company under the Securities Act of the Exchange
Notes pursuant to a Registration Statement pursuant to which the Company offers the Holders of all
outstanding Transfer Restricted Notes the opportunity to exchange all such outstanding Transfer
Restricted Notes held by such Holders for Exchange Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Notes tendered in such exchange offer by
such Holders.

     Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement relating to the Exchange
Offer, including the related Prospectus.

     FINRA: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

     Holder: As defined in Section 2(b) hereof.

     Indemnified Holder: As defined in Section 8(a) hereof.

     Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of January 25, 2011, by and among the Company and Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which the Notes are to be
issued, as such Indenture may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof.

     Initial Notes: As defined in the preamble hereto.

     Initial Placement: The issuance and sale by the Company of the Initial Notes to the Initial
Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

     Initial Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereto.

     Interest Payment Date: As defined in the Indenture and the Notes.

     Notes: The Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes.

     Person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

     Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented
by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such Prospectus.

     Purchase Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereto.

     Representative: As defined in the preamble hereto.

     Registration Default: As defined in Section 5 hereof.

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     Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Company relating to (a) an offering
of Exchange Notes pursuant to an Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer
Restricted Notes pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which is filed pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement, in each case, including the Prospectus included therein, all
amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and
material incorporated by reference therein.

     Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

     Shelf Filing Deadline: As defined in Section 4(a)(x) hereof.

     Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 4(a)(x) hereof.

     Suspension Period: As defined in the final paragraph of Section 6 hereof.

     Transfer Restricted Notes: Each Initial Note, until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on
which such Initial Note is exchanged in the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Note entitled to be
resold to the public by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act, (b) the date on which such Initial Note has been effectively
registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration
Statement, (c) the date on which such Initial Note is distributed by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to
the “Plan of Distribution” contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including
delivery of the Prospectus contained therein) and (d) the date on which such Initial Note is sold
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act under circumstances in which any legend borne by such
Initial Note relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or
otherwise, is removed by the Company or pursuant to the Indenture.

     Trust Indenture Act: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

     Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering: A registration in which securities of the
Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.

     SECTION 2. Notes Subject to this Agreement.

     (a) Transfer Restricted Notes. The securities entitled to the benefits of this Agreement are
the Transfer Restricted Notes.

     (b) Holders of Transfer Restricted Notes. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer
Restricted Notes (each, a “Holder”) whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Notes.

     SECTION 3. Registered Exchange Offer.

     (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission
policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) hereof have been complied with), the
Company shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the Commission
as soon as practicable after the Closing Date the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (ii) use
its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become or be declared
effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 240 days after the Closing Date
(or if such 240th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (iii) in connection
with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be
necessary in order to cause such Regis-

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tration Statement to become or be declared effective, (B) if
applicable, file a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A
under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration
and qualification of the Exchange Notes to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of
such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer and (iv) upon the
Registration Statement becoming or being declared effective, commence the Exchange Offer. The
Exchange Offer Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of
the Exchange Notes to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Notes and to permit
resales of Initial Notes held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Exchange Notes to have the same
CUSIP number.

     (b) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a
period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities
laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be
less than 20 Business Days after the commencement of the Exchange Offer. The Company shall cause
the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities
other than the Exchange Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated
on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become or been
declared effective, but in no event later than 270 days after the Closing Date (or if such 270th
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

     (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus
forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds
Initial Notes that are Transfer Restricted Notes and that were acquired for its own account as a
result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted
Notes acquired directly from the Company) may exchange such Initial Notes pursuant to the Exchange
Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the
Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities
Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Notes received by such Broker-Dealer in the
Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such
Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan
of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by
Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto,
but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of
Initial Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission as of
the date the Exchange Offer Registration Statement becomes or is declared effective.

     The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the
provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for
resales of Initial Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the
requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the
Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from
the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement becomes or is declared effective and
(ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection
with market-making or other trading activities.

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     The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to
Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the
foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.

     SECTION 4. Shelf Registration.

     (a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Company is not required to file an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or to consummate the Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not
permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i)
hereof have been complied with), (ii) for any reason the Exchange Offer is not Consummated within
270 days after the Closing Date (or if such 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day), or (iii) with respect to any Holder of Transfer Restricted Notes (A) such Holder is
prohibited by applicable law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer, (B)
such Holder may not resell the Exchange Notes acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public
without delivering a prospectus and the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales by such Holder or (C) such Holder is a
Broker-Dealer and holds Initial Notes acquired directly from the Company or one of its affiliates,
then, upon such Holder’s request, the Company shall:

     (x) cause to be filed a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act, which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (in
either event, the “Shelf Registration Statement”), as soon as practicable, but in no event
later than the earliest to occur of (1) the 60th day after the date on which the Company
determines that it is not required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (2)
the 60th day after the date on which the Company receives notice from a Holder of Transfer
Restricted Notes as contemplated by clause (iii) above and (3) the 270th day after the
Closing Date (or if such 270th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day)
(such earliest date being the “Shelf Filing Deadline”), which Shelf Registration Statement
shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Notes the Holders of which shall have
provided the information required pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof; and

     (y) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration
Statement to become or be declared effective by the Commission at the earliest possible
time, but in no event later that the 150th day after the Shelf Filing Deadline (or if such
150th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

     The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Shelf Registration
Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of
Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of
Initial Notes by the Holders of Transfer Restricted Notes entitled to the benefit of this Section
4(a), and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act
and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a
period of at least one year following the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement (or
shorter period that will terminate when all the Initial Notes covered by such Shelf Registration
Statement have been sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement or are otherwise no longer
Transfer Restricted Securities).

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may suspend the offering and sale under the Shelf
Registration Statement (the “Suspension Period”) for a period or periods if (i) the board of
directors reasonably determines that the continued use of such Shelf Registration Statement would
(A) require the Company to make a public disclosure of material non-public information, which
disclosure in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company (1) would be
required to be made in such Shelf Registration Statement so that such Shelf Registration Statement
would not be materially misleading and

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(2) would not be required to be made at such time but for the continued use of such
Shelf Registration Statement or (B) would in the good faith and judgment of the board of directors
of the Company be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company or its business or on
the Company’s ability to effect a planned or proposed acquisition, disposition, financing,
reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction and (ii) the Company notifies the
underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities within five days after the
board of directors makes the relevant determination set forth in clause (i); provided that the
period or periods of suspension under clause (i) above shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 60 days
in any twelve-month period during which the Shelf Registration Statement is required to be
effective.

     (b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the Shelf Registration
Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Notes may include any of its Transfer Restricted Notes
in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder
furnishes to the Company in writing, within 20 Business Days after receipt of a request therefor,
such information as the Company may reasonably request for use in connection with any Shelf
Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein or amendment or
supplement thereto. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration Statement is being effected
agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make
the information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading.

     SECTION 5. Additional Interest. If (i) unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible
under applicable law or Commission policy, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not become
or been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the 240th day after the Closing Date
(or if such 240th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) in the event
the Company is required to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof, (A)
the Shelf Registration Statement is not filed by the Shelf Filing Deadline or (B) the Shelf
Registration Statement has not become or been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to
the 150th day after the Shelf Filing Deadline (or if such 150th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day), (iii) the Exchange Offer has not been Consummated within 270 days after
the Closing Date or (iv) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is filed and
declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended
purpose without being succeeded immediately by a post-effective amendment to such Registration
Statement that cures such failure and that is itself immediately declared effective (each such
event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a “Registration Default”), the Company hereby agrees
that the interest rate borne by the Transfer Restricted Notes shall be increased by 0.25% per annum
during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of any Registration Default and shall
increase by 0.25% per annum at the end of each subsequent 90-day period (such increases,
“Additional Interest”), but in no event shall such increase exceed 1.00% per annum. Any amounts of
Additional Interest due pursuant to this Section 5 will be paid in cash on the relevant Interest
Payment Date to Holders of record on the relevant regular record dates. Following the cure of all
Registration Defaults relating to any particular Transfer Restricted Notes, the interest rate borne
by the relevant Transfer Restricted Notes will be reduced to the original interest rate borne by
such Transfer Restricted Notes; provided, however, that, if after any such reduction in interest
rate, a different Registration Default occurs, the interest rate borne by the relevant Transfer
Restricted Notes shall again be increased pursuant to the foregoing provisions.

     All obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding paragraph that are outstanding with
respect to any Transfer Restricted Note at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer
Restricted Note shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such security
shall have been satisfied in full.

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     Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the amount of Additional Interest payable shall not
increase because more than one Registration Default has occurred and is pending at any given time
and (ii) a Holder of Transfer Restricted Notes that has not provided the information required pursuant to
Section 4(b) hereof within the time period set forth therein shall not be entitled to Additional
Interest with respect to a Registration Default that pertains to the relevant Shelf Registration
Statement.

     SECTION 6. Registration Procedures.

     (a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company
shall comply with all of the applicable provisions of Section 6(c) hereof, shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to effect such exchange to permit the sale of Transfer Restricted
Notes being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and
shall comply with all of the following provisions:

     (i) If in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company there is a question as to
whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable law, the Company hereby agrees to seek
a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the Commission allowing the Company to
Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Initial Notes. The Company hereby agrees to pursue
the issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff level but shall not be required to
take commercially unreasonable action to effect a change of Commission policy. The Company
hereby agrees, however, to (A) participate in telephonic conferences with the Commission,
(B) deliver to the Commission staff an analysis prepared by counsel to the Company setting
forth the legal bases, if any, upon which such counsel has concluded that such an Exchange
Offer should be permitted and (C) diligently pursue a favorable resolution by the Commission
staff of such submission.

     (ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Notes shall furnish, upon the request of
the Company, prior to the Consummation thereof, a written representation to the Company
(which may be contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an affiliate of the Company, (B) it
is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding
with any Person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes to be issued in the
Exchange Offer and (C) it is acquiring the Exchange Notes in its ordinary course of
business. In addition, all such Holders of Transfer Restricted Notes shall otherwise
cooperate in the Company’s preparations for the Exchange Offer. Each Holder hereby
acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Exchange Offer
to participate in a distribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (1)
could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the
position of the Commission enunciated in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available
June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as
interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and
similar no-action letters (which may include any no-action letter obtained pursuant to
clause (i) above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and
that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration
statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as
applicable, of Regulation S-K if the resales are of Exchange Notes obtained by such Holder
in exchange for Initial Notes acquired by such Holder directly from the Company.

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     (b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the
Company shall comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof and shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Notes
being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto
the Company will as expeditiously as is commercially reasonable prepare and file with the
Commission a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form
under the Securities Act, which form shall be available for the sale of the Transfer Restricted
Notes in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof.

     (c) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement and any Prospectus
required by this Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Transfer Restricted Notes (including,
without limitation, any Registration Statement and the related Prospectus required to permit
resales of Initial Notes by Broker-Dealers), the Company shall:

     (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement
continuously effective during the period required by this Agreement and provide all
requisite financial statements;

     (ii) upon the occurrence of any event that would cause any such Registration Statement
or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or
(B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Notes during the period
required by this Agreement, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such
Registration Statement, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or
omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause such amendment to become or be declared effective and such Registration
Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purpose(s) as soon
as practicable thereafter;

     (iii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective
amendments to the applicable Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the
Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in Section 3 or 4
hereof, as applicable, or such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted
Notes covered by such Registration Statement have been sold; cause the Prospectus to be
supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to comply fully with the applicable
provisions of Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply
with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities
covered by such Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the
intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

     (iv) advise the underwriter(s), if any, and selling Holders promptly and, if requested
by such Persons, to confirm such advice in writing, (A) when the Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become or
been declared effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the
Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional
information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of
the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer
Restricted Notes for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any
proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the existence of any fact or the
happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration

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Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated
by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not
misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority
shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the
Transfer Restricted Notes under state securities or blue sky laws, the Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the
earliest possible time;

     (v) furnish without charge to each of the Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named
in any Registration Statement that has requested such copies, if any, and each of the
underwriter(s), if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any Registration
Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such
Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference
after the initial filing of such Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to
the review and comment of such requesting Holders and underwriter(s) in connection with such
sale, if any, for a period of at least five Business Days, and the Company will not file any
such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such
Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by
reference) to which an Initial Purchaser of Transfer Restricted Notes covered by such
Registration Statement or the underwriter(s), if any, shall reasonably object in writing
within five Business Days after the receipt thereof (such objection to be deemed timely made
upon confirmation of telecopy transmission within such period). The objection of an Initial
Purchaser or underwriter, if any, shall be deemed to be reasonable if such Registration
Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed,
contains a material misstatement or omission;

     (vi) promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be incorporated by
reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus, provide copies of such document to
the Initial Purchasers, to each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement that has
requested such documents, if any, and to the underwriter(s), if any, make the Company’s
representatives reasonably available for discussion of such document and other customary due
diligence matters, and include such information in such document prior to the filing thereof
as such selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, reasonably may request;

     (vii) make available at reasonable times for inspection by the Initial Purchasers, the
managing underwriter(s), if any, participating in any disposition pursuant to such
Registration Statement and any attorney or accountant retained by such Initial Purchasers or
any of the underwriter(s), in each case subject to confidentiality agreements in form and
substance customarily entered into by such Initial Purchasers or underwriters, all financial
and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and cause the
Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested
by any such Holder, underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with such Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior
to its effectiveness and to participate in meetings with investors to the extent reasonably
requested by the managing underwriter(s), if any;

     (viii) if requested by any selling Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, promptly
incorporate in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or
post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders and
underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request to have included therein, including, without
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the “Plan of Distribution” of the Transfer Restricted
Notes, information with respect to the principal amount of Transfer Restricted Notes being
sold to such underwriter(s), the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of
the offering of the Transfer Restricted Notes to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company
is notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment;

     (ix) cause the Transfer Restricted Notes covered by the Registration Statement to be
rated with the appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of Notes covered thereby or the underwriter(s), if any;

     (x) furnish to each Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder and each of the
underwriter(s), if any, without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as
first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, if requested, all documents incorporated by reference therein and
all exhibits (including exhibits incorporated therein by reference);

     (xi) deliver to each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without
charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any
amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; the Company hereby
consents to the use of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the
selling Holders and each of the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and
the sale of the Transfer Restricted Notes covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto;

     (xii) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, and upon the reasonable request of
any selling Holder named in such Registration Statement, enter into such agreements
(including an underwriting agreement), and make such representations and warranties, and
take all such other commercially reasonable actions in connection therewith in order to
expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Notes pursuant to any
Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, all to such extent as may be
reasonably requested by any Initial Purchaser or by any Holder of Transfer Restricted Notes
or underwriter in connection with any sale or resale pursuant to such Shelf Registration
Statement contemplated by this Agreement; and whether or not an underwriting agreement is
entered into and whether or not the registration is an Underwritten Registration, the
Company shall:

     (A) furnish to each Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder and each
underwriter, if any, in such substance and scope as they may reasonably request and
as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten
offerings, upon the date of the Consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if
applicable, the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement:

     (1) a certificate, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer
or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the
case may be, signed by (y) the President or any Vice President and (z) a
principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, confirming, as of
the date thereof, the matters set forth in Section 5(b) of the Purchase
Agreement and such other matters as such parties may reasonably request;

     (2) if requested by a majority of selling Holders, an opinion, dated
the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness
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the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for the
Company, covering the matters set forth in the opinion delivered pursuant to
Section 5(c) of the Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such parties
may reasonably request;

     (3) a customary comfort letter, dated the date of effectiveness of the
Shelf Registration Statement, from the Company’s independent accountants, in
the customary form and covering matters of the type customarily requested to
be covered in comfort letters by underwriters in connection with primary
underwritten offerings, and covering or affirming the matters set forth in
the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section 5(e) of the Purchase
Agreement, without exception;

     (B) set forth in full or incorporate by reference in the underwriting
agreement, if any, the indemnification provisions and procedures of Section 8 hereof
with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section; and

     (C) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably
requested by such parties to evidence compliance with Section 6(c)(xii)(A) hereof
and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other
agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to this Section 6(c)(xii), if any.

     If at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contemplated in
Section 6(c)(xii)(A)(1) hereof cease to be true and correct, the Company shall so advise the
Initial Purchasers and the underwriter(s), if any, and each selling Holder promptly and, if
requested by such Persons, shall confirm such advice in writing;

     (xiii) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Notes, cooperate with the
selling Holders, the underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with
the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Notes under the state
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling Holders or underwriter(s),
if any, may request and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable
the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Notes covered by the Shelf
Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to
register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not then so qualified or to take
any action that would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation, other
than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

     (xiv) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, shall issue, upon the request of
any Holder of Initial Notes covered by the Shelf Registration Statement, Exchange Notes
having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Initial
Notes surrendered to the Company by such Holder in exchange therefor or being sold by such
Holder; such Exchange Notes to be registered in the name of such Holder or in the name of
the purchaser(s) of such Notes, as the case may be; in return, the Initial Notes held by
such Holder shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation;

     (xv) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, and subject to the forms of the
Indenture, cooperate with the selling Holders and the underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate
the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Notes
to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Transfer Restricted
Notes to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders or the
underwriter(s), if any, may request at

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least two Business Days prior to any sale of Transfer Restricted Notes made by
such Holders or underwriter(s);

     (xvi) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Transfer Restricted Notes
covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers
thereof or the underwriter(s), if any, to consummate the disposition of such Transfer
Restricted Notes, subject to the proviso contained in Section 6(c)(xiii) hereof;

     (xvii) if any fact or event contemplated by Section 6(c)(iv)(D) hereof shall exist or
have occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file
any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer
Restricted Notes, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading;

     (xviii) provide a CUSIP number for all Notes not later than the effective date of the
Registration Statement covering such Notes and provide the Trustee under the Indenture with
printed certificates for such Notes which are in a form eligible for deposit with the
Depository Trust Company and take all other action necessary to ensure that all such Notes
are eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company;

     (xix) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the FINRA and in the
performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter (including any “qualified
independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the FINRA;

     (xx) otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its security
holders, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements
of Rule 158 under the Securities Act (which need not be audited) for the twelve-month period
(A) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Transfer Restricted Notes are sold
to underwriters in a firm commitment or commercially reasonable efforts Underwritten
Offering or (B) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, beginning with the first
month of the Company’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the
Registration Statement; and

     (xxi) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act not later than
the effective date of the first Registration Statement required by this Agreement, and, in
connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders of Notes to effect such
changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in
accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and to execute and use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be
required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with
the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner.

     Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Note that, upon receipt of any
notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iv)(D)
hereof or any Suspension Period, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer
Restricted Notes pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of
the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xvii) hereof, or
until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be
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any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus.
If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense)
all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus
covering such Transfer Restricted Notes that was current at the time of receipt of such notice. In
the event the Company shall give any such notice, the time period regarding the effectiveness of
such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by
the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice
pursuant to Section 6(c)(iv)(D) hereof or notice of any Suspension Period to and including the date
when each selling Holder covered by such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of
the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xvii) hereof or shall have
received the Advice; provided, however, that no such extension shall be taken into account in
determining whether Additional Interest is due pursuant to Section 5 hereof or the amount of such
Additional Interest, it being agreed that the Company’s option to suspend use of a Registration
Statement pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a Registration Default for purposes of
Section 5 hereof.

     SECTION 7. Registration Expenses.

     (a) All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement
will be borne by the Company regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes or is declared
effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses
(including filings made by any Initial Purchaser or Holder with the FINRA (and, if applicable, the
fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” and its counsel that may be required
by the rules and regulations of the FINRA)); (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal
securities and state securities or blue sky laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including
printing certificates for the Exchange Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of
Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and telephone; (iv) all fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company and, subject to Section 7(b) hereof, the Holders of Transfer Restricted
Notes; (v) all application and filing fees in connection with listing the Exchange Notes on a
securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements thereof; and (vi)
all fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company (including
the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance).

     The Company will, in any event, bear its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all
salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the
expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts,
retained by the Company.

     (b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this Agreement (including,
without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the Shelf Registration
Statement), the Company will reimburse the Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer
Restricted Notes being tendered in the Exchange Offer and/or resold pursuant to the “Plan of
Distribution” contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or registered pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more
than one counsel, who shall be Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp or such other counsel as may be
chosen by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Notes for whose
benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared.

     SECTION 8. Indemnification.

     (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Holder and (ii) each Person, if
any, who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act) any Holder (any of the Persons referred to in this clause (ii) being hereinafter
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“controlling person”) and (iii) the respective officers, directors, partners, employees,
representatives and agents of any Holder or any controlling person (any Person referred to in
clause (i), (ii) or (iii) may hereinafter be referred to as an “Indemnified Holder”), to the
fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
judgments, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, and as incurred, reimbursement of
all reasonable costs of investigating, preparing, pursuing, settling, compromising, paying or
defending any claim or action, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to any
Indemnified Holder), joint or several, directly or indirectly caused by, related to, based upon,
arising out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading, except insofar as such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are caused by an untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission that is made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information relating to any of the Holders furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of
any of the Holders expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have.

     In case any action or proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation or
proceeding) shall be brought or asserted against any of the Indemnified Holders with respect to
which indemnity may be sought against the Company, such Indemnified Holder (or the Indemnified
Holder controlled by such controlling person) shall promptly notify the Company in writing;
provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve any of the Company of its
obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Such Indemnified Holder shall have the right to employ its
own counsel in any such action and the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid, as
incurred, by the Company (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified
Holder is not entitled to indemnification hereunder). The Company shall not, in connection with
any one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions or
proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances,
be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to any local counsel) at any time for such Indemnified Holders, which firm shall be
designated by the Holders. The Company shall be liable for any settlement of any such action or
proceeding effected with the Company’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be withheld
unreasonably, and the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnified Holder from and
against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of any settlement of any action
effected with the written consent of the Company. The Company shall not, without the prior written
consent of each Indemnified Holder, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in or
otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action, claim, litigation or proceeding in
respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not any
Indemnified Holder is a party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination
includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Holder from all liability arising out of such
action, claim, litigation or proceeding.

     (b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Notes agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company and its directors and officers who sign a Registration Statement, and
any Person controlling (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act) the Company, and the officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and
agents of each such Person, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each
of the Indemnified Holders, but only with respect to claims and actions based on information
relating to such Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use in
any Registration Statement. In case any action or proceeding shall be brought against the Company
or its directors or officers or any such controlling person in respect of which indemnity may be
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Notes, such Holder shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company, its
respective directors and officers and such controlling person shall have the rights and duties
given to each Holder by the preceding paragraph. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to
any liability which Holders may otherwise have.

     (c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to an indemnified
party under Section 8(a) or (b) hereof (other than by reason of exceptions provided in those
Sections) in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses
referred to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one
hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement (which in the case of the
Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total gross proceeds to the Company from the Initial
Placement), the amount of Additional Interest which did not become payable as a result of the
filing of the Registration Statement resulting in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
judgments actions or expenses, and such Registration Statement, or if such allocation is not
permitted by applicable law, the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holders,
on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of the Indemnified Holder, on the other
hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Indemnified Holders, on the other
hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct
or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth in the second paragraph of Section 8(a) hereof, any legal or
other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or
defending any action or claim.

     The Company and each Holder of Transfer Restricted Notes agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(c) were determined by pro rata allocation
(even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of
the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or
defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, none of the
Holders (and its related Indemnified Holders) shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate,
any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discount received by such Holder with respect
to the Initial Notes exceeds the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8(c)
are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Initial Notes held by each of the
Holders hereunder and not joint.

     SECTION 9. Rule 144A. The Company hereby agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer
Restricted Notes remain outstanding, to make available to any Holder or beneficial owner of
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Transfer Restricted Notes from such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule
144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted
Notes pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

     SECTION 10. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Holder may participate in any
Underwritten Registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder’s Transfer
Restricted Notes on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons
entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all reasonable
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock-up letters and other
documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

     SECTION 11. Selection of Underwriters. The Holders of Transfer Restricted Notes covered by
the Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Transfer Restricted Notes in an
Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker(s) and managing
underwriter(s) that will administer such offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Notes included in such offering; provided,
however, that such investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s) must be reasonably satisfactory
to the Company.

     SECTION 12. Miscellaneous.

     (a) Remedies. The Company hereby agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate
compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement
and hereby agree to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law
would be adequate.

     (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company will not on or after the date of this Agreement
enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights
granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The
rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent
with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s securities under any agreement in effect on
the date hereof.

     (c) Adjustments Affecting the Notes. The Company will not take any action, or permit any
change to occur, with respect to the Notes that would materially and adversely affect the ability
of the Holders to Consummate any Exchange Offer.

     (d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given
unless the Company has (i) in the case of Section 5 hereof and this Section 12(d)(i), obtained the
written consent of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Notes and (ii) in the case of all
other provisions hereof, obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding
principal amount of Transfer Restricted Notes (excluding any Transfer Restricted Notes held by the
Company or its Affiliates). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from
the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being
tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights
of other Holders whose securities are not being tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer may be
given by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Notes
being tendered or registered; provided, however, that, with respect to any matter that directly or
indirectly affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the
written consent of each such Initial Purchaser with respect to which such amendment, qualification,
supplement, waiver, consent or departure is to be effective.

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     (e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder
shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail (registered or certified, return
receipt requested), facsimile, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:

     (i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the Registrar under the
Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under the Indenture; and

(ii) if to the Company:

Exide Technologies

13000 Deerfield Parkway, Building 200

Milton, Georgia 30004

Facsimile: (678) 566-9229

Attention: General Counsel

With a copy to:

Jones Day

77 West Wacker, Suite 3500

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Facsimile: (312) 782-8585

Attention: Timothy J. Melton

     All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time
delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail,
postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile; and on the next
Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.

     Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by
the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the address specified in the Indenture.

     (f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including, without limitation, and without the
need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Transfer Restricted Notes; provided, however,
that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a
Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign acquired Transfer Restricted Notes from
such Holder.

     (g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by
facsimile or other method of electronic transmission) and by the parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

     (h) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

     (i) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THEREOF.

     (j) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or
the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality and

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enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.

     (k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of
their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are
no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to
herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Transfer
Restricted Notes. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the
parties with respect to such subject matter.

[Signature Pages Follow]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Brad S. Kalter
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Brad S. Kalter 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary 	 

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     The foregoing Registration Rights Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date
first above written:

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

Acting on behalf of itself and as the Representative of the several Initial Purchasers

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	By:  	/s/  Edwin E. Roland	 
	 	Name  Edwin E. Roland	 
	 	Title    Managing
Director	 
	 
	 	 
	By:  	/s/  Frank Fazio	 
	 	Name  Frank Fazio	 
	 	Title    Managing
Director	 
	 

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