Document:

exv4w6

Exhibit 4.6

RTI International Metals, Inc., Issuer

and

The Bank
of New York Mellon, Trustee

Indenture

Dated as of                                         , 20___

DEBT SECURITIES

 

 

RTI International Metals, Inc.

Debt Securities

Cross Reference Sheet1

This Cross Reference Sheet shows the location in the

Indenture of the provisions inserted pursuant

to Sections 310 — 318(a), inclusive, of the

Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

	 	 	 
	Trust Indenture Act	 	Sections of Indenture
	§310(a)(1)
	 	9.08
	(a)(2)
	 	9.08
	(a)(3)
	 	Inapplicable
	(a)(4)
	 	Inapplicable
	(a)(5)
	 	9.08
	(b)
	 	9.07 and 9.09
	(c)
	 	Inapplicable
	§311(a)
	 	9.12
	(b)
	 	9.12
	(c)
	 	Inapplicable
	§312(a)
	 	7.01 and 7.02
	(b)
	 	7.02
	(c)
	 	7.02
	§313(a)
	 	7.03
	(b)
	 	7.03
	(c)
	 	7.03
	(d)
	 	7.03
	§314(a)
	 	7.04
	(a)(4)
	 	1.01 and 6.07
	(b)
	 	Inapplicable
	(c)(l)
	 	13.05
	(c)(2)
	 	13.05
	(c)(3)
	 	Inapplicable
	(d)
	 	Inapplicable
	(e)
	 	13.05
	(f)
	 	Inapplicable
	§315 (a)
	 	9.01
	(b)
	 	8.08
	(c)
	 	9.01
	(d)
	 	9.01
	(e)
	 	8.07
	§316 (a)
	 	1.01

 

			
	1	 	The Cross Reference Sheet is not part of the
Indenture.

 

 

	 	 	 
	Trust Indenture Act	 	Sections of Indenture
	(a)(l)(A)
	 	8.01 and 8.06
	(a)(l)(B)
	 	8.01
	(a)(2)
	 	Inapplicable
	(b)
	 	8.09
	(c)
	 	13.11
	§317(a)(1)
	 	8.02
	(a)(2)
	 	8.02
	(b)
	 	6.03
	§318(a)
	 	13.08

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.01. Certain Terms Defined
	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II. THE SECURITIES
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01. Designation and Amount of Securities
	 	 	17	 
	Section 2.02. Form of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication
	 	 	19	 
	Section 2.03. Date and Denominations
	 	 	20	 
	Section 2.04. Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Securities
	 	 	20	 
	Section 2.05. Registration of Transfer and Exchange
	 	 	22	 
	Section 2.06. Temporary Securities
	 	 	23	 
	Section 2.07. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost, and Stolen Securities
	 	 	24	 
	Section 2.08. Cancellation of Surrendered Securities
	 	 	25	 
	Section 2.09. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved
	 	 	25	 
	Section 2.10. Persons Deemed Owners
	 	 	26	 
	Section 2.11. Computation of Interest
	 	 	27	 
	Section 2.12. CUSIP Numbers
	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III. REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01. Applicability of Article
	 	 	27	 
	Section 3.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee
	 	 	27	 
	Section 3.03. Deposit of Redemption Price
	 	 	28	 
	Section 3.04. Securities Payable on Redemption Date
	 	 	29	 
	Section 3.05. Securities Redeemed in Part
	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV. SINKING FUNDS
	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01. Applicability of Article
	 	 	29	 
	Section 4.02. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments With Securities
	 	 	30	 
	Section 4.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V. DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01. Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	30	 
	Section 5.02. Defeasance and Discharge
	 	 	31	 
	Section 5.03. Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	31	 
	Section 5.04. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
	 	 	32	 
	Section 5.05. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions
	 	 	33	 
	Section 5.06. Reinstatement
	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI. PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest on Securities
	 	 	34	 
	Section 6.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency
	 	 	34	 
	Section 6.03. Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust
	 	 	35	 
	Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims
	 	 	36	 
	Section 6.05. Maintenance of Properties
	 	 	36	 
	Section 6.06. Existence
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.07. Compliance with Laws
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.08. Statement by Officers as to Default
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.09. Waiver of Certain Covenants
	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.10. Calculation of Original Issue Discount
	 	 	37	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII. SECURITIES HOLDERS’ LIST AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE
	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders
	 	 	38	 
	Section 7.02. Preservation of Information; Communication to Holders
	 	 	38	 
	Section 7.03. Reports by Trustee
	 	 	38	 

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	Section 7.04. Reports by Company
	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII. DEFAULT
	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01. Event of Default
	 	 	39	 
	Section 8.02. Covenant of Company to Pay to Trustee Whole Amount Due on Securities on Default in Payment of Interest or Principal; Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
	 	 	42	 
	Section 8.03. Application of Money Collected by Trustee
	 	 	43	 
	Section 8.04. Limitation on Suits by Holders of Securities
	 	 	44	 
	Section 8.05. Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission in Exercise of Rights not a Waiver of Event of Default
	 	 	44	 
	Section 8.06. Rights of Holders of Majority in Principal Amount of Outstanding Securities to Direct Trustee
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.07. Requirement of an Undertaking to Pay Costs in Certain Suits Under the Indenture or Against the Trustee
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.08. Notice of Defaults
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.09. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium, and Interest
	 	 	45	 
	Section 8.10. Restoration of Rights and Remedies
	 	 	46	 
	Section 8.11. Trustee May File Proofs of Claims
	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX. CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities
	 	 	46	 
	Section 9.02. Certain Rights of Trustee
	 	 	48	 
	Section 9.03. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities
	 	 	49	 
	Section 9.04. May Hold Securities
	 	 	49	 
	Section 9.05. Money Held in Trust
	 	 	50	 
	Section 9.06. Compensation and Reimbursement
	 	 	50	 
	Section 9.07. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests
	 	 	50	 
	Section 9.08. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility
	 	 	51	 
	Section 9.09. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor
	 	 	51	 
	Section 9.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor
	 	 	52	 
	Section 9.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation, or Succession to Business
	 	 	53	 
	Section 9.12. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
	 	 	54	 
	Section 9.13. Appointment of Authenticating Agent
	 	 	54	 
	Section 9.14. Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company
	 	 	55	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES AND CERTAIN ACTIONS
	 	 	56	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01. Purposes for Which Supplemental Indentures May Be Entered Into Without Consent of Holders
	 	 	56	 
	Section 10.02. Modification of Indenture with Consent of Holders of at Least a Majority in Principal Amount of Outstanding Securities
	 	 	57	 
	Section 10.03. Execution of Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	58	 
	Section 10.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	58	 
	Section 10.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act
	 	 	58	 
	Section 10.06. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures
	 	 	58	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, OR TRANSFER
	 	 	59	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.01. Consolidations and Mergers of Company and Sales Permitted Only on Certain Terms
	 	 	59	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XII. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
	 	 	59	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
	 	 	59	 
	Section 12.02. Application of Trust Money
	 	 	60	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XIII. SUBORDINATION
	 	 	60	 

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	ARTICLE XIV. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
	 	 	62	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 14.01. Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture
	 	 	62	 
	Section 14.02. Service of Required Notice to Trustee and Company
	 	 	62	 
	Section 14.03. Service of Required Notice to Holders; Waiver
	 	 	63	 
	Section 14.04. Indenture and Securities to be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the State of New York; Waiver of Jury Trial
	 	 	63	 
	Section 14.05. Compliance Certificates and Opinions
	 	 	63	 
	Section 14.06. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee
	 	 	64	 
	Section 14.07. Payments Due on Non-Business Days
	 	 	64	 
	Section 14.08. Provisions Required by Trust Indenture Act to Control
	 	 	64	 
	Section 14.09. Invalidity of Particular Provisions
	 	 	64	 
	Section 14.10. Indenture May be Executed In Counterparts
	 	 	65	 
	Section 14.11. Acts of Holders; Record Dates
	 	 	65	 
	Section 14.12. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents
	 	 	67	 
	Section 14.13. Benefits of Indenture
	 	 	67	 
	Section 14.14. Force Majeure
	 	 	67	 

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     Indenture, dated as of August ___, 2009 between RTI International Metals, Inc., a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (the “Company”), and The Bank of
New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation (herein called the “Trustee”).

Recitals

          A. The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for
the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes, and other evidences of
indebtedness (the “Securities”), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided.

          B. The Securities of each series will be in substantially the form set forth below, or in such
other form as may be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions, and
other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters,
numbers, or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be
required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be
determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the
Securities.

[Form of Face of Security]

[Insert any legend required by the Internal

Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.]

RTI International Metals, Inc.

			
	 
	 	CUSIP No. ___
	No. R -
	 	$___

          RTI International Metals, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Ohio (hereinafter called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under
the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to
___, or registered assigns, the principal sum of $___ on ___
[if the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert: “, and to pay interest
thereon from or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, on ___ and ___ in each year, commencing on ___, at the
rate of ___% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [if
applicable, insert: 

“, and at the rate of ___% per annum on any overdue principal and premium
and on any overdue installment of interest”]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or
duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the
Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the
close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which
will be the ___ or
___ (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest
Payment Date. Any such interest not so

 

 

punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such
Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or
more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof will be given to
Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 calendar days prior to such Special Record
Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of
any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice
as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture”].

          [If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert: “The principal of
this Security will not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon
acceleration, upon redemption, or at Stated Maturity, and in such case the overdue principal of
this Security will bear interest at the rate of _% per annum which will accrue from the date of
such default in payment to the date payment of such principal has been made or duly provided for.
Interest on any overdue principal will be payable on demand. Any such interest on any overdue
principal that is not so paid on demand will bear interest at the rate of _% per annum which will
accrue from the date of such demand for payment to the date payment of such interest has been made
or duly provided for, and such interest will also be payable on demand.”]

          Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert: any such
interest on this Security] will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for the
purpose in ___, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the
time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [if applicable,
insert: “; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of
interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address
appears in the Security Register”].

          REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. SUCH
PROVISIONS WILL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH IN THIS PLACE.

          This Security will not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
authentication herein has been signed manually by the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on
the reverse side hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed in accordance with the Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Attest:

By:                                        

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[Form of Reverse of Security]

 

     This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called
the “Securities”) and is to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of August
___, 2009 (herein called the “Indenture “),
between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee
(herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to
which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of
the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties, and immunities thereunder of the Company, the
Trustee, and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are
to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face
hereof [if applicable, insert: “, limited in aggregate principal amount to $___”].

     [If
applicable, insert: “The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon
not less than 30 calendar days’ notice by mail, [if applicable, insert: “(a) on ___
in each year commencing with the ___ year and ending with
the year ___ through operation of the
sinking fund for this series at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (b)”]
at any time [if applicable, insert: “on or after ___, ___”], as a whole or in part, at
the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the
principal amount): If redeemed [If applicable, insert: “on or before ___,
___%, and if redeemed during the 12-month period
beginning ___ of the years indicated,

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Redemption	 	 	 	Redemption
	Year	 	Price	 	Year	 	Price
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to _% of the principal amount, together in the case of
any such redemption [if applicable, insert: “(whether through operation of the sinking fund
or otherwise)”] with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose
Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such
Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the
relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.”].

          [If
applicable, insert: “The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon
not less than 30 calendar days’ notice by mail, [if applicable, insert: “(a) on ___
in each year commencing with the year ___ and ending with the year

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through operation of the sinking fund for this series at the following Redemption Prices
(expressed as percentages of the principal amount) applicable to redemption through operation of
the sinking fund and (b)”] at any time [if
applicable, insert: “on or after
___, ___”] as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the following
Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) applicable to redemption
otherwise than through operation of the sinking fund: If redeemed [If applicable, insert:
“on or before ___, ___%, and if
redeemed”] during the 12-month
period beginning ___ of the years indicated,

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

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to _% of the principal amount, together in the case of
any such redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued
interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to
such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor
Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face
hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.”].

          [If applicable, insert: Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not, prior to
___, redeem any Securities of this series as contemplated by [if applicable,
insert: “Clause (b) of”] the preceding paragraph as a part of, or in anticipation of, any
refunding operation by the application, directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an
interest cost to the Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice)
of less than _% per annum.”]

          [If
applicable, insert: “The sinking fund for this series provides for the redemption
on ___ in each year beginning with the year
___ and ending with the year ___ of [if
applicable, insert: “not less than $___(“mandatory sinking fund”) and not more than “]
$___ aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series
acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [if applicable, insert:
“mandatory”] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [if applicable,
insert: “mandatory”] sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made [if applicable,
insert: “in the inverse order in which they become due”].”].

          [If applicable, insert: This Security is a senior unsecured obligation of the Company
and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all other senior unsecured obligations of the
Company.]

          [If the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert: “In the event of
redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and

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of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder
hereof upon the cancellation hereof.”]

          [If
applicable, insert: “The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time
of (a) the entire indebtedness evidenced by this Security or (b) certain restrictive covenants and
Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain
conditions set forth in the Indenture. ”]

          [If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert: “If an Event of
Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of
the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.”]

          [If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert: “If an Event of
Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of
principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with
the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount will be equal to [insert formula for
determining the amount] . Upon payment (a) of the amount of principal so declared due and
payable and (b) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest, all of the Company’s
obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities
of this series will terminate.”]

          The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and
the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the
Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the
time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting
the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the
time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by
the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture
and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security will be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any
Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof,
whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

          As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security
will not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the
appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall
have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to
the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to
institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee
indemnity satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction
inconsistent with

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such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding for 60 calendar days after
receipt of such notice, request, and offer of indemnity. The foregoing will apply to any suit
instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or
any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

          No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture
will alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place, and rate, and in
the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

          As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the
transfer of this Security is registerable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security
for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the
principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing,
and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized
denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated
transferee or transferees.

          The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject
to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like
aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized
denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

          No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection therewith.

          Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the
Trustee, and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security shall be
overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee, nor any such agent will be affected by notice to the
contrary.

          The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company to, among other
things, merge or consolidate with any other Person or sell, assign, transfer or lease all or
substantially all of its properties or assets. All such covenants and limitations are subject to a
number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must report periodically to the
Trustee on compliance with the covenants in the Indenture.

          A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any
liability for any obligations of the Company under this Security or the

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Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder, by accepting a Security, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver
and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of this Security.

          [If applicable, insert — Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures (“CUSIP”), the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on
the Securities of this series as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities of this series. No
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of such numbers as printed on the
Securities of this series and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.]

          All terms used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture will have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

          This Security shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

          C. The Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be in substantially the following form:

[Form of Trustee’s Certificate Of

Authentication for Securities]

Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

          This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	The Bank of New York Mellon,

as Trustee

 	 
	Dated: _________	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

          D. Every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder will bear a legend in
substantially the following form:

[Form of Legend for Global Securities]

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

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THE INDENTURE. EVERY SECURITY AUTHENTICATED AND DELIVERED UPON REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF,
OR IN EXCHANGE FOR, OR IN LIEU OF, THIS SECURITY WILL BE A GLOBAL SECURITY SUBJECT TO THE
FOREGOING, EXCEPT IN SUCH LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

          E. All acts and things necessary to make the Securities, when the Securities have been
executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee and delivered as provided in this
Indenture, the valid, binding, and legal obligations of the Company and to constitute these
presents a valid indenture and agreement according to its terms, have been done and performed, and
the execution and delivery by the Company of this Indenture and the issue hereunder of the
Securities have in all respects been duly authorized; and the Company, in the exercise of legal
right and power in it vested, is executing and delivering this Indenture and proposes to make,
execute, issue, and deliver the Securities.

          NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

          In order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are authenticated,
issued, and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and acceptance of
the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate
benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Securities or of a series thereof, as
follows:

Article I.

DEFINITIONS

     Section 1.01. Certain Terms Defined.

          (a) The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or
unless the context of this Indenture otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of
any indenture supplemental hereto have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. All
other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or
by reference therein (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context of this
Indenture otherwise requires), have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust
Indenture Act as in force at the date of this Indenture as originally executed.

Act:

          The term “Act”, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning set forth in Section
14.11.

Affiliate:

          The term “Affiliate” means, with respect to a particular Person, any Person that, directly or
indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For
purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power

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to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and
“controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.

Authenticating Agent:

          The term “Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section
9.13 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series.

Board of Directors:

          The term “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized
committee of such Board.

Board Resolution:

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

Business Day:

          The term “Business Day”, when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that
Place of Payment are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

Capital Lease:

          The term “Capital Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of property (whether
real, personal, or mixed) by such Person or its Subsidiaries as lessee that would be capitalized on
a balance sheet of such Person or its Subsidiaries prepared in conformity with GAAP, other than, in
the case of such Person or its Subsidiaries, any such lease under which such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries is the lessor.

Capital Lease Obligations:

          The term “Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the capitalized amount
of all obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under Capital Leases, as determined on a
consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP.

Commission:

          The term “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time
constituted, created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time after the execution of this
instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the

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duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties
at such time.

Common Stock:

          The term “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.

Company:

          The term “Company” means RTI International Metals, Inc., an Ohio corporation, until a
successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture,
and thereafter “Company” will mean such successor Person.

Company Request or Company Order:

          The term “Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the
name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors, the President, a Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary,
or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

Corporate Trust Office:

          “Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its
corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 101
Barclay Street, Floor 8th West, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust
Administration, or such other address as the Trustee may designate form time to time by notice to
the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or
such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the
Holders and the Company).

Covenant Defeasance:

          The term “Covenant Defeasance” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03.

Default:

          The term “Default” means any event which, with notice or passage of time or both, would
constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulted Interest:

          The term “Defaulted Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09.

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Defeasance:

          The term “Defeasance” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

Defeasible Series:

          The term “Defeasible Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

Depositary:

          The term “Depositary” means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in
part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange
Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 2.01.

Event of Default:

          The term “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(a).

Exchange Act:

          The term “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar
Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, as the same may be in
effect from time to time.

GAAP:

          The term “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board and The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by any
successor entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession,
which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

Global Security:

          The term “Global Security” means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of
any series and is authenticated and delivered to, and registered in the name of, the Depositary for
such Securities or a nominee thereof.

Holder:

          The term “Holder” means a person in whose name a particular Security is registered in the
Security Register.

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Indebtedness:

          The term “Indebtedness” means, as applied to any Person, without duplication: (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred
purchase price of property or services (other than property and services purchased, and expense
accruals and deferred compensation items arising, in the ordinary course of business); (c) all
obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, mandatorily redeemable preferred
stock, or other similar instruments (other than performance, surety, and appeals bonds arising in
the ordinary course of business); (d) all payment obligations created or arising under any
conditional sale, deferred price, or other title retention agreement with respect to property
acquired by such Person (unless the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such
agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property); (e) any
Capital Lease Obligation of such Person; (f) all reimbursement, payment, or similar obligations,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person under acceptance, letter of credit, or similar facilities
(other than letters of credit in support of trade obligations or incurred in connection with public
liability insurance, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, and other
social security benefits other than in respect of employee benefit plans subject to ERISA); (g) all
obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, under any guarantee by such Person of the
obligations of another Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above; and (h) all
obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above secured by (or for which the holder of
such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage or
security interest in property (including without limitation accounts, contract rights, and general
intangibles) owned by such Person and as to which such Person has not assumed or become liable for
the payment of such obligations other than to the extent of the property subject to such mortgage
or security interest; provided, however, that Indebtedness of the type referred to in clauses (g)
and (h) above shall be included within the definition of “Indebtedness” only to the extent of the
least of: (i) the amount of the underlying Indebtedness referred to in the applicable clause (a)
through (f) above; (ii) in the case of clause (g), the limit on recoveries, if any, from such
Person under obligations of the type referred to in clause (g) above; and (iii) in the case of
clause (h), the aggregate value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of the
security for such Indebtedness.

Indenture:

          The term “Indenture” means this Indenture, as this Indenture may be amended, supplemented, or
otherwise modified from time to time, including, for all purposes of this Indenture and any such
supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of
and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term “Indenture”
will also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by
Section 2.01.

Interest:

          The term “interest” (i) when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by
its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest

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which accrues from and after and is payable after Maturity and (ii) when used with respect to
any Security, means the amount of all interest accruing on such Security, including any default
interest and any interest accruing after any Event of Default that would have accrued but for the
occurrence of such Event of Default, whether or not a claim for such interest would be otherwise
allowable under applicable law.

Interest Payment Date:

          The term “Interest Payment Date” when used with respect to any Security means the Stated
Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.

Material Adverse Effect:

          The term “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the business, assets,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company (taken together with its Subsidiaries
as a whole). The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel as to
the existence of a Material Adverse Effect.

Maturity:

          The term “Maturity” when used with respect to any Security means the date on which the
principal of that Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or
herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for
redemption, or otherwise.

Notice of Default:

          The term “Notice of Default” means a written notice of the kind set forth in Section
8.01(a)(iv).

Officer’s Certificate:

          The term “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate executed on behalf of the Company by a
responsible officer and delivered to the Trustee.

Opinion of Counsel:

          The term “Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who,
subject to any express provisions hereof, may be an employee of or counsel for the Company or any
Subsidiary, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

Original Issue Discount Security:

          The term “Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security which provides for an amount
less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of
the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 8.01(b).

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Outstanding:

          The term “Outstanding” means, when used with reference to Securities as of a particular time,
all Securities theretofore issued by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
under this Indenture, except (a) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation, (b) Securities for the payment or redemption of which money in the
necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than
the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company is acting
as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such
Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this
Indenture or provision often not covered therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made, and
(c) Securities paid pursuant to Section 2.07 or Securities in exchange for or in lieu of which
other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any
such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof
satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such
Securities are valid obligations of the Company; provided, however, that in
determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, or waiver hereunder, (i)
the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that will be deemed to be Outstanding
will be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such
determination upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 8.01(b),
(ii) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency
units will be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined in the manner contemplated by Section 2.01 on
the date of original issuance of such Security, of the principal amount (or, in the case of an
Original Issue Discount Security, the U.S. dollar equivalent on the date of original issuance of
such Security of the amount determined as provided in clause (i) above) of such Security, and (iii)
Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the
Company or of such other obligor will be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that,
in determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying upon any such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer
of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned will be so disregarded. Securities so owned which
have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgor establishes to the
satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that
the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the
Company or of such other obligor.

Paying Agent:

          The term “Paying Agent” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or
any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company.

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Person:

          The term “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, joint stock company,
business trust, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, or other entity, or government or
political subdivision or agency thereof.

Place of Payment:

          The term “Place of Payment” when used with respect to the Securities of any series means the
place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that
series are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 2.01.

Predecessor Security:

          The term “Predecessor Security” when used with respect to any particular Security means every
previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such Security;
and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section
2.07 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Security will be deemed
to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Security.

Redemption Date:

          The term “Redemption Date” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed means the
date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

Redemption Price:

          The term “Redemption Price” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed means the
price (including premium, if any) at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.

Regular Record Date:

          The term “Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the
Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 2.01.

Responsible Officer:

          “Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any vice president, any
assistant vice president, any senior trust officer or assistant trust officer, any trust officer,
or any other officer associated with the corporate trust department of the Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also
means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter
is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

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Securities:

          The term “Securities” has the meaning set forth in the first recital of this Indenture and
more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

Security Register and Security Registrar:

          The terms “Security Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings set forth
in Section 2.05.

Special Record Date:

          The term “Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by
the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.09.

Stated Maturity:

          The term “Stated Maturity” when used with respect to any Security, any installment of interest
thereon, or any other amount payable under this Indenture or the Securities means the date
specified in this Indenture or such Security as the regularly scheduled date on which the principal
of such Security, such installment of interest, or such other amount, is due and payable.

Subsidiary:

          The term “Subsidiary” means, as applied with respect to any Person, any corporation,
partnership, or other business entity of which, in the case of a corporation, more than 50% of the
issued and outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board
of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other
class or classes of such corporation has or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any
contingency), or, in the case of any partnership or other legal entity, more than 50% of the
ordinary equity capital interests, is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by
such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries, or by one or more of such
Person’s other Subsidiaries.

Trust Indenture Act:

          The term “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in force
upon the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in
the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, “Trust Indenture Act” means,
to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

Trustee:

          The term “Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this
Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to

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the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” will mean or include
each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person,
“Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series will mean each Trustee with respect
to Securities of that series.

U.S. Government Obligation:

          The term “U.S. Government Obligation” means (a) any security that is (i) a direct obligation
of the United States of America for the payment of which full faith and credit of the United States
of America is pledged or (ii) an obligation 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 (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
thereof and (b) any depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended) as custodian with respect to any U.S. Government Obligation
specified in clause (a), which U.S. Government Obligation is held by such custodian for the account
of the holder of such depositary receipt, or with respect to any specific payment of principal of
or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation, provided that (except as required by
law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder
of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S.
Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal or interest evidenced by such depositary
receipt.

Vice President:

          (a) The term “Vice President” when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee means any
vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the
title “vice president”.

          (b) The words “Article” and “Section” refer to an Article and Section, respectively, of this
Indenture. The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, or other subdivision.
Certain terms used principally in Articles V, VI, and IX are defined in those Articles. Terms in
the singular include the plural and terms in the plural include the singular.

Article II.

THE SECURITIES

     Section 2.01. Designation and Amount of Securities.

          (a) The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under
this Indenture is unlimited.

          (b) The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There will be established in or
pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 2.04, set forth or

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determined in the manner provided in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more
indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series: (i) the title of
the Securities of the series (which will distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities
of any other series); (ii) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the
series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in the exchange for, or in lieu
of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 3.05, or 10.06 and except
for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 2.04, are deemed never to have been authenticated and
delivered hereunder); (iii) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series will be
payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
(iv) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable; (v) the
rate or rates at which the Securities of the series will bear interest, if any, the date or dates
from which such interest will accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest will be
payable, and the Regular Record Date for any interest payable on any Interest Payment Date; (vi)
the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on Securities of the series
will be payable; (vii) the right of the Company, if any, to defer any payment of principal of,
premium, or interest in the Securities of the series, and the maximum length of any such deferral
period which shall not exceed the Stated Maturity for the final installment of principal on the
Securities of such series; (viii) any additions, modifications or deletions in the Events of
Default with respect to Securities of the series, if any, other than those set forth herein; (ix)
the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon
which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
(x) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant
to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or
periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which
Securities of the series will be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such
obligation; (xi) if other than denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof, the
denominations in which Securities of the series will be issuable; (xii) the currency, currencies,
or currency units in which payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on any
Securities of the series will be payable if other than the currency of the United States of America
and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of
America for purposes of the definition of “Outstanding” in Section 1.01; (xiii) if the amount of
payments of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be
determined with reference to an index, based upon a formula, or in some other manner, the manner in
which such amounts will be determined; (xiv) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any
Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in
one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the Securities are
stated to be payable, the currency, currencies, or currency units in which payment of the principal
of and any premium and interest on Securities of such series as to which such election is made will
be payable, and the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is
to be made; (xv) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of
Securities of the series

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 which will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to
Section 8.01(b); (xvi) if applicable, that the Securities of the series will be subject to either
or both of Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as provided in Article V, provided that no series of
Securities that is convertible into Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(xviii) or convertible
into or exchangeable for any other securities pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(xix) will be subject to
Defeasance pursuant to Section 5.02; (xvii) if and as applicable, that the Securities of the series
will be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such
case, the Depositary or Depositaries for such Global Security or Global Securities and any
circumstances other than those set forth in Section 2.05 in which any such Global Security may be
transferred to, and registered and exchanged for Securities registered in the name of, a Person
other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and in which any such
transfer may be registered; (xviii) the terms and conditions, if any, pursuant to which the
Securities are convertible into Common Stock; (xix) the terms and conditions, if any, pursuant to
which the Securities are convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities, including
(without limitation) securities of Persons other than the Company; and (xx) any other terms of, or
provisions, covenants, rights or other matters applicable to, the series (which terms, provisions,
covenants, rights or other matters will not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture,
except as permitted by Section 10.01(e)).

          (c) All Securities of any one series will be substantially identical except as to denomination
and except as may otherwise be provided for in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to
below and (subject to Section 2.04) set forth or determined in the manner provided in the Officer’s
Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.

          (d) If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board
Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action will be certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee concurrently with or prior to the
delivery of the Officer’s Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.

     Section 2.02. Form of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.

          (a) The Securities of each series will be in substantially the form set forth in or otherwise
contemplated by the recitals to this Indenture, with appropriate variations to reflect the specific
terms of such series. If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken
pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action will be certified by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee concurrently
with or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 2.04 for the
authentication and delivery of such Securities.

          (b) The definitive Securities will be printed, lithographed, or engraved on steel engraved
borders or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules

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of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, all as determined by the
officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

          (c) The Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be in substantially the form set forth in
the recitals to this Indenture.

          (d) Every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder will bear a legend in
substantially the form set forth in the recitals to this Indenture.

     Section 2.03. Date and Denominations.

          Each Security will be dated the date of its authentication. The Securities of each series
will be issuable only in registered form without coupons in such denominations as may be specified
as contemplated by Section 2.01. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect
to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series will be issuable in denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples thereof.

     Section 2.04. Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Securities.

          (a) The Securities will be executed on behalf of the Company by the Chairman or any Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any Vice
President of the Company and attested by the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer, or
any Assistant Secretary of the Company under its corporate seal. The signature of any of these
officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile. The seal of the Company may be in the form
of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted, or otherwise reproduced on the
Securities. Typographical and other minor errors or defects in any such reproduction of the seal
or any such signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any security that has been
duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.

          (b) Only such Securities bearing the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, signed manually
by the Trustee, will be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for
any purpose. Such execution of the certificate of authentication by the Trustee upon any
Securities executed by the Company will be conclusive evidence that the Securities so authenticated
have been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any
Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the
Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in
Section 2.08, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security will be deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder and will never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

          (c) Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time
the proper officers of the Company will bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or
any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such
Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.

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          (d) At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the
Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for
authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such
Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order will authenticate and deliver such
Securities. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established in or
pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 2.02, in authenticating
such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to
such Securities, the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to Section 9.01) will be fully protected
in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating:

     (i) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to a Board
Resolution as permitted by Section 2.02, that such form has been established in conformity
with the provisions of this Indenture,

     (ii) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to a Board
Resolution as permitted by Section 2.01, that such terms have been established in
conformity with the provisions of this Indenture,

     (iii) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued
by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of
Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in
accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and by general principles of equity; and

     (iv) that no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of
or with any court or any governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company
is required for the execution and delivery of such Securities by the Company, except such
as have been obtained.

          The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Securities under
this Section 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 to existing Holders.

          (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2.01 and 2.04(d), if all Securities of a series
are not to be originally issued at one time, it will not be necessary to deliver the Officer’s
Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.01 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel
otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.04(d) at or prior to the time of authentication of each
Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon
original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.

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     Section 2.05. Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

          (a) The Company will cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register
maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment
being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company will provide for the registration of
Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed “Security Registrar”
for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided.

          (b) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or
agency in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company will execute, and the Trustee will
authenticate and deliver in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new
Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal
amount and tenor.

          (c) At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other
Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal
amount and tenor, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency.
Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company will execute, and the Trustee
will authenticate and deliver the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to
receive.

          (d) Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange will (if
so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument or instruments of transfer, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the
Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment, fee or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange
of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.06, 3.05, or 10.06 not involving any
transfer. The Company will not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of, or exchange
Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 calendar days
before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption
under Section 3.02(c) and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or (ii) to
register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part,
except, in the case of any Securities to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not being
redeemed.

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

          (f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be
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name of, any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or any nominee thereof,
and no such transfer may be registered, unless (i) such Depositary (A) notifies the Company that it
is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (B) ceases to be a
clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the
Trustee a Company Order that such Global Security shall be so transferable, registrable, and
exchangeable, and such transfers shall be registrable, (iii) there shall have occurred and be
continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities evidenced by such Global Security, or
(iv) there shall exist such other circumstances, if any, as have been specified for this purpose as
contemplated by Section 2.01. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, a Global
Security to which the restriction set forth in the preceding sentence shall have ceased to apply
may be transferred only to, and may be registered and exchanged for Securities registered only in
the name or names of, such Person or Persons as the Depositary for such Global Security shall have
directed and no transfer thereof other than such a transfer may be registered. Every Security
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a
Global Security to which the restriction set forth in the first sentence of this Section 2.05(f)
shall apply, whether pursuant to this Section 2.05, Section 2.06, 2.07, 3.05, or 10.06 or
otherwise, will be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and will be, a Global Security.

          (g) Each Holder of a Security agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any
liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s Security in
violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States Federal or state
securities law.

          (h) 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 Security (including any transfers between or
among Depositary Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security) 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.

     Section 2.06. Temporary Securities.

          Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute and
register and upon Company Order the Trustee will authenticate and deliver temporary Securities
(printed, lithographed, or typewritten) of any authorized denomination, and substantially in the
form of the definitive Securities but with such omissions, insertions, and variations as may be
appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be determined by the officers executing such
Securities as evidenced by their execution of such Securities; provided, however
that the Company will use reasonable efforts to have definitive Securities of that series available
at the times of any issuance of Securities under this Indenture. Every temporary Security will be
executed and registered by the Company and be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions
and in substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the

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definitive Securities. The Company will execute and register and furnish definitive
Securities of such series as soon as practicable and thereupon any or all temporary Securities of
such series may be surrendered in exchange therefor at the office or agency of the Company in the
Place of Payment for that series, and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver in exchange for
such temporary Securities of such series one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of
any authorized denominations, and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. Such exchange
will be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge to the Holder therefor.
Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series will be entitled to the same benefits
under this Indenture as definitive Securities of the same series authenticated and delivered
hereunder.

     Section 2.07. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost, and Stolen Securities.

          (a) If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company will execute and the
Trustee will authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of
like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

          (b) If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to each of the
Company’s and Trustee’s satisfaction of the destruction, loss, or theft of any Security and (ii)
such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either
of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security
has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company will execute and the Trustee will
authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost, or stolen Security, a new Security
of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding.

          (c) In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Security has become or is about to
become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay
such Security.

          (d) Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section 2.07, the Company may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment, fee or other governmental charge that may
be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the
Trustee) connected therewith.

          (e) Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section 2.07 in exchange for any
mutilated Security or in lieu of any destroyed, lost, or stolen Security will constitute an
original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed,
lost, or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and will be entitled to all
the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of
that series duly issued hereunder.

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          (f) The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and will preclude (to the extent lawful)
all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed,
lost, or stolen Securities.

     Section 2.08. Cancellation of Surrendered Securities.

          All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange, or
for credit against any sinking fund payment will, if surrendered to any Person other than the
Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and will be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any
time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered
hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the
Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities
previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so
delivered will be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities will be authenticated in lieu
of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section 2.08, except as
expressly permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of all cancelled Securities in
accordance with its customary procedures.

     Section 2.09. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.

          (a) Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 2.01 with respect to any series of
Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for,
on any Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest, except that at the option of the Company payment may be made (i) except in the case of a
global Security by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address
appears in the Securities Registrar or (ii) by transfer to an account maintained by the Person
entitled thereto as specified in the Securities Registrar provided that proper transfer
instructions have been received by the Regular Record Date.

          (b) Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or
duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) will forthwith
cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant regular Record Date by virtue of having been such
Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company together with interest thereon (to
the extent permitted by law) at the rate of interest applicable to such Security, at its election
in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:

     (i) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest (and interest
thereon, if any) to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their
respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special
Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which will be fixed in the
following manner. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of
Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) proposed to be paid on each Security of
such series and

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the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company will deposit with
the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect
of such Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) or will make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment,
such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the persons entitled to
such Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any) as in this clause (i) provided.
Thereupon the Trustee will fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest (and interest thereon, if any) which will be not more than 15 calendar days and
not less than 10 calendar days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than
10 calendar days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment.
The Trustee will promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name
and at the expense of the Company, will cause notice of the proposed payment of such
Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first class postage
prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such series at his address as it appears in the
Security Register, not less than 10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date.
Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if any)
and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest will be
paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date
and will no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii).

     (ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest (and interest thereon, if
any) on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon
such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to
the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (ii), such manner of payment
shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

          (c) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.09, each Security delivered under
this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security
will carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such
other Security.

     Section 2.10. Persons Deemed Owners.

          Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee,
and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is
registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and
any premium and (subject to Section 2.09) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes
whatsoever, whether or not such Security shall be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustees
nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee will be affected by notice to the contrary.

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          None of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall have any
responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account
of beneficial ownership interest of a Security in global form, or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interest. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, with respect to any Security in global form, nothing herein shall prevent the Company or
the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written
certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by any U.S. Depositary or Common Depositary
(or its nominee), as a Holder, with respect to such Security in global form or impair, as between
such U.S. Depositary or Common Depositary and owners of beneficial interests in such Security in
global form, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the right of such U.S.
Depositary or Common Depositary (or its nominee) as holder of such Security in global form.

     Section 2.11. Computation of Interest.

          Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01 for Securities of any series,
interest on the Securities of each series will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months.

     Section 2.12. CUSIP Numbers.

          The Company in issuing any series of the Securities may use CUSIP numbers, if then generally
in use, and thereafter with respect to such series, the Trustee may use such numbers in any notice
of redemption or exchange with respect to such series provided that any such notice may
state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the
Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on
the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be
affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the
Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

Article III.

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

     Section 3.01. Applicability of Article.

          Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity will be redeemable
in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01
for Securities of any series) in accordance with this Article III.

     Section 3.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.

          (a) The election of the Company to redeem any Securities will be evidenced by a Board
Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company, the Company will, at least
45 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date

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fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify
the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be
redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction
on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the
Company will furnish the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate evidencing compliance with such
restriction.

          (b) Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company will be
given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of
the Company and will be irrevocable. Notice of redemption will be given by mail, first class
postage prepaid, not less than 30 or more than 45 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date, to
each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register. All
notices of redemption will include the CUSIP number and will state (i) the Redemption Date, (ii)
the Redemption Price, (iii) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series are to be
redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any Securities, the
principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed, (iv) that on the Redemption Date
the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if
applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date, (v) the place or
places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, (vi) that
the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case, and (vii) the specific provision of this
Indenture or any applicable supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Securities are to be
redeemed.

          (c) If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the particular
Securities to be redeemed will be selected not more than 60 calendar days prior to the Redemption
Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for
redemption, by such method as the Trustee may deem customary and in accordance with the procedures
of the applicable clearing system, and which may provide for the selection for redemption of
portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series or any
integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination
larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series. The Trustee will
promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case
of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

          (d) For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions
relating to the redemption of Securities will relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to
be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been
or is to be redeemed.

     Section 3.03. Deposit of Redemption Price.

          Prior to 10:00 a.m. (local time at the Place of Payment) on the Redemption Date specified in
the notice of redemption given as provided in Section 3.02, the Company will deposit with the
Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and
hold in trust as provided in Section 6.03)

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an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption
Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) any accrued interest on, all of the Securities that are to
be redeemed on that date.

     Section 3.04. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.

          (a) Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed
will, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and
from and after such date (unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price and
accrued interest) such Securities will cease to accrue interest. Upon surrender of any such
Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security will be paid by the Company
at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however,
that unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01, installments of interest whose
Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such
Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on
the relevant Record Dates in accordance with their terms and the provisions of Section 2.09.

          (b) If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal and any premium will, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date
at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security.

     Section 3.05. Securities Redeemed in Part.

          Any Security that is to be redeemed only in part will be surrendered at a Place of Payment
therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company will execute, and the
Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new
Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as
requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed
portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.

Article IV.

SINKING FUNDS

     Section 4.01. Applicability of Article.

          The provisions of this Article IV will be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of
Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.01 for Securities
of such series. The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment”, and any
payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is
herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment”. If provided for by the terms of
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amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 4.02.
Each sinking fund payment with respect to Securities of a particular series will be applied to the
redemption of Securities of such series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.

     Section 4.02. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments With Securities.

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

     Section 4.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.

          Not less than 45 calendar days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of
Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying the amount
of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the
portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if
any, that is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to
Section 4.02 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than
30 calendar days before each such sinking fund payment date, the Trustee will select the Securities
to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 3.02(c) and
cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company
in the manner provided in Section 3.02(b). Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of
such Securities will be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 3.04 and 3.05.

Article V.

DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     Section 5.01. Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

          The Company may elect, at its option by Board Resolution at any time, to have either Section
5.02 or Section 5.03 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any series designated pursuant to
Section 2.01 as being defeasible pursuant to this Article V (hereinafter called “Defeasible
Series”), upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article V, provided
that Section 5.02 will not apply to any series of Securities that is convertible into Common Stock
pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(xvi) or

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convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities pursuant to Section 2.01 (b)(xvii).

     Section 5.02. Defeasance and Discharge.

          Upon the Company’s exercise of the option provided in Section 5.01 to have this Section 5.02
applied to the Outstanding Securities of any Defeasible Series and subject to the proviso to
Section 5.01, the Company will be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect
to the Outstanding Securities of such series as provided in this Section 5.02 on and after the date
the conditions set forth in Section 5.04 are satisfied (hereinafter called “Defeasance”). For this
purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company will be deemed to have paid and discharged the
entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series and to have satisfied
all its other obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture insofar as the
Securities of such series are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, will
execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which will survive
until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of Securities of such
series to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 5.04 and as more fully set forth
in Section 5.04, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such
Securities of such series when payments are due, (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to the
Securities of such series under Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 6.02, 6.03, and 10.06, (c) the rights,
powers, trusts, duties, and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, and (d) this Article V. Subject
to compliance with this Article V, the Company may exercise its option provided in Section 5.01 to
have this Section 5.02 applied to the Outstanding Securities of any Defeasible Series
notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option provided in Section 5.01 to have Section 5.03
applied to the Outstanding Securities of such series.

     Section 5.03. Covenant Defeasance.

          Upon the Company’s exercise of the option provided in Section 5.01 to have this Section 5.03
applied to the Outstanding Securities of any Defeasible Series, (a) the Company will be released
from its obligations under Sections 6.04 through 6.07, inclusive, Section 11.01, and the provisions
of any supplemental indenture specified in such supplemental indenture, and (b) the occurrence of
any event specified in Sections 8.01(a)(iii), 8.01(a)(iv) (with respect to any of Sections 6.04
through 6.07, inclusive, Section 11.01, and the provisions of any supplemental indenture specified
in such supplemental indenture), 8.01(a)(v), and 8.01(a)(viii) will be deemed not to be or result
in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series as
provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 5.04 are
satisfied (hereinafter called “Covenant Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance
means that the Company may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term,
condition, or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the
case of Section 8.01(a)(iv)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere
herein to any such Section or by reason of any reference in any such Section to any other provision
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document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Securities of such series will be
unaffected thereby.

     Section 5.04. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

          The following will be the conditions to application of either Section 5.02 or Section 5.03 to
the Outstanding Securities of any Defeasible Series:

          (a) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee
(or another trustee that satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 9.08 and agrees to
comply with the provisions of this Article V applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the
benefit of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series (i) money in an amount, or (ii)
U.S. Government Obligations that through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect
thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, without reinvestment, not later than one day
before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (iii) a combination thereof, in each
case sufficient in the opinion of an independent firm of certified public accountants, to pay and
discharge, and which will be applied by the Trustee (or any such other qualifying trustee) to pay
and discharge, the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of such series on
the respective Stated Maturities or on any earlier date or dates on which the Securities of such
series shall be subject to redemption and the Company shall have given the Trustee irrevocable
instructions satisfactory to the Trustee to give notice to the Holders of the redemption of the
Securities of such series, all in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of
such series.

          (b) In the case of an election with respect to Section 5.02, the Company shall have delivered
to the Trustee either (A) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal Revenue
Service to the effect that the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not
recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit,
Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Securities of such series and will be
subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such Defeasance had not occurred or (B) an Opinion of Counsel, from a
counsel who shall not be an employee of the Company, based on a ruling published by the Internal
Revenue Service or on a change in the applicable federal income tax law since the date of this
Indenture, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that,
the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss
for federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected
with respect to the Securities of such series and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit,
Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to the Securities of such series had not
occurred.

          (c) In the case of an election with respect to Section 5.03, the Company shall have delivered
to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, from a counsel who shall not be an employee of the Company,
or a ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that
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Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income
tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if
such deposit and Covenant Defeasance had not occurred.

          (d) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect
that the Securities of such series, if then listed on any securities exchange, will not be delisted
solely as a result of such deposit.

          (e) No Event of Default or event that (after notice or lapse of time or both) would become an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard
to any Event of Default or any such event specified in Sections 8.01(a)(vi) and (vii), at any time
on or prior to the 90th calendar day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this
condition will not be deemed satisfied until after such 90th calendar day).

          (f) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting
interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (assuming all Securities are in default
within the meaning of such Act).

          (g) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a default under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound.

          (h) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance have been complied with.

          (i) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in the trust arising from such
deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, unless such trust will be qualified under such Act or exempt from regulation
thereunder.

     Section 5.05. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other
Miscellaneous Provisions.

          (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03(e), all money and U.S. Government Obligations
(including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for
purposes of this Section 5.05 and Section 5.06, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred
to collectively as the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 5.04 in respect of the Securities of any
Defeasible Series will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of the Securities of such series and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or
through any such Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee
may determine, to the Holders of Securities of such series, of all sums due and to become due
thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not
be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

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          (b) The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee, or other charge
imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 5.04
or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee, or other
charge that by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.

          (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Article V to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or
pay to the Company from time to time upon a Company Request any money or U.S. Government
Obligations held by it as provided in Section 5.04 with respect to Securities of any Defeasible
Series that are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to
effect an equivalent Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the Securities of such
series.

     Section 5.06. Reinstatement.

          If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this
Article V with respect to the Securities of any series by reason of any order or judgment of any
court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining, or otherwise prohibiting such application,
then the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of such series will be
revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article V with respect to
Securities of such series until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all
money held in trust pursuant to Section 5.05 with respect to Securities of such series in
accordance with this Article V; provided, however, that if the Company makes any
payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series following the
reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of
Securities of such series to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.

Article VI.

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

     Section 6.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest on Securities.

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

     Section 6.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

          (a) The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office
or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where
Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where
notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this
Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company
shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with
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address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices, and demands may be made or served at
the Corporate Trust Office, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all
such presentations, surrenders, notices, and demands.

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

     Section 6.03. Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust.

          (a) If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of
Securities, it will, prior to 10:00 a.m. (local time at the Place of Payment) on the due date of
the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and
hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal
and any premium and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or
otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or
failure so to act.

          (b) Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it
will, prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of
that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held
as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company
will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

          (c) The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the
Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent will agree
with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 6.03, that such Paying Agent will (i)
comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (ii)
during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obliger upon the Securities of
that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series, and upon the
written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying
Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series.

          (d) The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to
pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be
held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or
such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent
will be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

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          (e) Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in
trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any series
and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, or interest has become due and
payable will be paid to the Company upon a Company Request (or, if then held by the Company, will
be discharged from such trust); and the Holder of such Security will thereafter, as an unsecured
general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or
such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee
thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying
Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, shall, at the expense of the Company cause
to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on
each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York,
notice, to be prepared by the Company, that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date
specified therein, which will not be less than 30 calendar days from the date of such publication,
any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

     Section 6.04. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.

          The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall
become delinquent, (a) all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or upon the income, profits, or property of the Company or
any Subsidiary of the Company, and (b) all lawful claims for labor, materials, and supplies, in
each case with respect to either (a) or (b) which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the
property of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and might have a Material Adverse Effect;
provided, however, that the Company will not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be
paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge, or claim the amount, applicability, or
validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

     Section 6.05. Maintenance of Properties.

          The Company will cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the
business of any Subsidiary of the Company to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair, and
working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and will cause to be made all necessary
repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments, and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of
the Company may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be
properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided, however, that nothing
in this Section 6.05 will prevent the Company from discontinuing the operation or maintenance of
any of such properties if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the
conduct of its business or the business of any Subsidiary of the Company and will not result in a
Material Adverse Effect.

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     Section 6.06. Existence.

          Subject to Article XI, the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or
cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence,
rights (charter and statutory), and franchises; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary will be required to preserve any such existence (with respect to a Subsidiary) right or
franchise if the Company determines that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the
conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof will not result in a Material
Adverse Effect.

     Section 6.07. Compliance with Laws.

          The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable
Federal, state, local, or foreign laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances, including without
limitation such laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances relating to pension, environmental,
employee, and tax matters, in each case to the extent that the failure so to comply would have a
Material Adverse Effect.

     Section 6.08. Statement by Officers as to Default.

          The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 calendar days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officer’s Certificate signed by the principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, or principal accounting officer of the Company
stating whether or not to the knowledge of such person after due inquiry the Company is in default
in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions, and conditions of this Indenture
(without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the
Company is in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which such
person may have such knowledge.

     Section 6.09. Waiver of Certain Covenants.

          The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision, or
condition set forth in Sections 6.04 through 6.07, inclusive, and the provisions of any
supplemental indenture specified in such supplemental indenture, with respect to the Securities of
any series if the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such
series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally
waive compliance with such term, provision, or condition, but no such waiver will extend to or
affect such term, provision, or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such
waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in
respect of any such term, provision, or condition will remain in full force and effect.

     Section 6.10. Calculation of Original Issue Discount.

          The Company shall file with the Trustee promptly at the end of each calendar year to the
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original issue discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued on Outstanding
Securities as of the end of such year and (ii) such other specific information relating to such
original issue discount as may then be relevant under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time; provided, however, that no notice shall be required hereunder in the event that
there are no Outstanding Securities as of the end of said calendar year.

Article VII.

SECURITIES HOLDERS’ LIST AND

REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE

     Section 7.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.

          The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (a) semi-annually, not more
than 15 calendar days after the applicable Regular Record Date, a list for each series of
Securities, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the
Holders of Securities of such series as of such Regular Record Date and (b) at such other times as
the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 calendar days after the receipt by the Company of any
such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 calendar days prior
to the time such list is furnished; excluding from any such list names and addresses
received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar.

     Section 7.02. Preservation of Information; Communication to Holders.

          (a) The Trustee will preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names
and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in
Section 7.01 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as
Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 7.01
upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

          (b) The rights of the Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights
under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the
Trustee, will be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.

          (c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and
the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them will be held
accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made
pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

     Section 7.03. Reports by Trustee.

          (a) The Trustee will transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions
under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the
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Section 313 (a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty days after each [      ] following the date of this Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such [      ], which complies with the provisions of such Section 313 (a).

          (b) A copy of each such report will, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by
the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, with the Commission, and
with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing when any Securities are
listed on any stock exchange or of any delisting thereof.

     Section 7.04. Reports by Company.

          The Company will file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such
information, documents, and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant
to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act;
provided that any such information, documents, or reports required to be filed with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to have been filed
with the Trustee upon submission by the Company to the Commission of such information, documents or
reports.

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

Article VIII.

DEFAULT

     Section 8.01. Event of Default.

          (a) “Event of Default”, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means
any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it may
be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree,
or order of any court or any order, rule, or regulation of any administrative or governmental
body):

     (i) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it
becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 calendar days;
provided, however, that if the Company is permitted by the terms of the Securities of the
applicable series to defer the payment in question, the date on which such payment is due
and payable shall be the date on which the Company is required to make payment following
such deferral, if such deferral has been elected pursuant to the terms of the Securities;

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     (ii) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security
of that series when it becomes due and payable;

     (iii) default in the making of any sinking fund payment when and as due by the terms
of a Security of that series;

     (iv) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company
in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty, a default in the performance or
breach of which is elsewhere in this Section 8.01 specifically dealt with or which has
expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more series of
Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period
of 60 calendar days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the
Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice
specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such
notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;

     (v) any nonpayment at maturity or other default is made under any agreement or
instrument relating to any other Indebtedness of the Company (the unpaid principal amount
of which is not less than $50 million), and, in any such case, such default (A) continues
beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto and (B) results in such
Indebtedness becoming due prior to its stated maturity or occurs at the final maturity of
such Indebtedness; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 9.01 and
8.08, the Trustee will not be deemed to have knowledge of such nonpayment or other default
unless either (1) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of nonpayment
or other default or (2) the Trustee has received written notice thereof from the Company,
from any Holder, from the holder of any such Indebtedness or from the trustee under the
agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness;

     (vi) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order
for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any
applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law or
(B) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as
properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition
of or in respect of the Company under any applicable Federal or state law, or appointing a
custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, or other similar official
of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or
liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or
any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive
calendar days;

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

     (viii) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series.

          (b) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 8.01(a)(vi)
or (vii)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is
continuing, then in every case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than a majority in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if any of
the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal
amount of such Securities as may be specified in the terms thereof) of all of the Securities of
that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the
Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified
amount) will become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a)(vi)
or (vii) occurs, then the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Securities
shall become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the
Trustee or any Holder.

          (c) At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any
series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained
by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article VIII provided, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the
Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if (i) the Company has paid or
deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (A) all overdue interest on all Securities of
that series, (B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which
have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest thereon at the
rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, (C) to the extent that payment of such
interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such
Securities, and (D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel and
(ii) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the nonpayment of
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become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided
in Section 8.01(d). No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon.

          (d) The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series
may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder
with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default (i) in the payment of the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series or (ii) in respect of a
covenant or provision hereof which under Article X cannot be modified or amended without the
consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected. Upon any such waiver,
such default will cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed to have
been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver will extend to any subsequent
or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

     Section 8.02. Covenant of Company to Pay to Trustee Whole Amount Due on Securities on
Default in Payment of Interest or Principal; Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

          (a) The Company covenants that if (i) default is made in the payment of any interest on any
Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30
calendar days or (ii) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on)
any Security when it becomes due and payable, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to
it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on
such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such
interest will be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any
overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition
thereto, such further amount as will be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection,
including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee and its
agents and counsel.

          (b) If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the
Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall
deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of
any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein,
or to enforce any other proper remedy.

          (c) In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obliger upon the
Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee will be entitled and empowered, by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the
Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such
proceeding. In particular, the Trustee will be authorized to collect and receive any money or
other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any
custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee,

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liquidator, sequestrator, or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby
authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee
consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount
due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee and
its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 9.06.

          (d) No provision of this Indenture will be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or
consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to
authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding;
provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the
election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors’ or other
similar committee.

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

     Section 8.03. Application of Money Collected by Trustee.

          Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article VIII will be applied in the
following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such
money on account of principal or any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and
the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully
paid:

	 	 	 
	FIRST:

	 	To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 9.06;
	 
	 	 
	SECOND:

	 	To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any
premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit
of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such
Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively; and
	 
	 	 
	THIRD:

	 	To the Company.

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     Section 8.04. Limitation on Suits by Holders of Securities.

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

     Section 8.05. Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission in Exercise of Rights not
a Waiver of Event of Default.

          (a) Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost, or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 2.07, no right or remedy
herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of
any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy will, to the extent permitted by law, be
cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy
hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other
appropriate right or remedy.

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

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     Section 8.06. Rights of Holders of Majority in Principal Amount of Outstanding Securities
to Direct Trustee.

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

     Section 8.07. Requirement of an Undertaking to Pay Costs in Certain Suits Under the
Indenture or Against the Trustee.

          In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit
against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may
require any party litigant in such suit to file undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may
assess costs, including attorney’s fees and expenses, against any such party litigant, in the
manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this
Section 8.07 nor the Trust Indenture Act will be deemed to authorize any court to require such an
undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder
pursuant to Section 8.09 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal
amount of the then Outstanding Securities.

     Section 8.08. Notice of Defaults.

          If a Default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee will give
the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such Default as and to the extent provided by
the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that in the case of any Default of the character
specified in Section 8.01(a)(i) or Section 8.01(a)(iv) with respect to Securities of such series no
such notice to Holders will be given until at least 30 calendar days after the occurrence thereof.
The Company will give the Trustee notice of any uncured Event of Default within 10 days after any
Responsible Officer of the Company becomes aware of or receives actual notice of such Event of
Default.

     Section 8.09. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium, and
Interest.

          Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security will have
the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any
premium and (subject to Section 2.09 and 8.01(a)(i)) interest on such Security on the respective
Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption
Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights may not be
impaired without the consent of such Holder.

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     Section 8.10. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

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

     Section 8.11. Trustee May File Proofs of Claims.

          The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Holders allowed in any judicial proceeding relative to the Company or the Subsidiaries (or any
other obligor upon the Securities), their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and
empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claim 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 agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee hereunder. 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 Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect
of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Article IX.

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

     Section 9.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

          (a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default,

	 	(1)	 	the Trustee undertakes to perform such
duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Indenture against the Trustee; and
	 
	 	(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 or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to
the requirements of this Indenture; but in the

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	 	 	 	case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision
hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee,
the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine
whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture
(but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical
calculations or other facts stated therein).

          (b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and
skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the
conduct of his or her own affairs.

          (c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability
for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct,
except that

	 	(1)	 	this Subsection shall not be construed to
limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section;
	 
	 	(2)	 	the Trustee shall not be liable for any
error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless
it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts;
	 
	 	(3)	 	the Trustee shall not be liable with
respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good
faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series,
determined as provided in Sections 1.01, 8.06 and 14.11, relating to
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the
Securities of such series, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee
was negligent in following said directions; and
	 
	 	(4)	 	no provision of this Indenture shall
require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

          (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating
to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be
subject to the provisions of this Section.

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     Section 9.02. Certain Rights of Trustee.

          Subject to the provisions of Section 9.01:

          (a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and will be protected in acting or refraining from
acting upon, whether in its original or facsimile form, any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note,
other evidence of indebtedness, or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have
been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

          (b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein will be sufficiently evidenced by
a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board will be sufficiently evidenced
by a Board Resolution;

          (c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that
a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering, or omitting any action hereunder, the
Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith
on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

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

          (e) the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in
it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture,
unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the
Trustee against the costs, expenses, and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction;

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

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

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          (h) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by
it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights
or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;

          (i) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit)
irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and
regardless of the form of action;

          (j) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any
event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;

          (k) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and
other Person employed to act hereunder; and

          (l) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of
individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to
this Indenture.

     Section 9.03. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.

          The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s certificates of
authentication, may be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any
Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The
Trustee or any Authenticating Agent will not be accountable for the use or application by the
Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

     Section 9.04. May Hold Securities.

          The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar, or any other
agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of
Securities and, subject to Sections 9.07 and 9.12, may otherwise deal with the Company with the
same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security
Registrar, or such other agent; provided, however that any such ownership shall not relieve any of
the Trustee, Authenticating Agent or Paying Agent of their duties, responsibilities or obligations
in connection with their roles as such.

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     Section 9.05. Money Held in Trust.

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

     Section 9.06. Compensation and Reimbursement.

          The Company will (a) pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for all services
rendered by it hereunder as the parties shall agree from time to time (which compensation will not
be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, reimburse the Trustee upon its written request
for all reasonable expenses, disbursements, and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in
accordance with provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses
and disbursements of agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement, or advance as may
be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct or negligence or willful misconduct of its
agents or counsel; and (c) indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee and their
agents for, and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense,
including taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the Trustee) incurred without negligence
or willful misconduct on its part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending
itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or
liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder
or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section.

          The Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities as to all property and funds held by it
hereunder for any amount owing it or any predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Section 9.06, except
with respect to funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities.

          When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default
specified in Section 8.01(vi) or Section 8.01(vii), the expenses (including the reasonable charges
and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute
expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law.

          The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

     Section 9.07. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests.

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

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     Section 9.08. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.

          There will at all times be one or more Trustees hereunder with respect to the Securities of
each series, at least one of which will be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust
Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and its
Corporate Trust Office or principal office in New York City, or any other major city in the United
States that is acceptable to the Company. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of a supervising or examining state or Federal
authority, then for the purposes of this Section 9.08, the combined capital and surplus of such
Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.08, it will resign immediately in the manner and
with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article IX.

     Section 9.09. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

          (a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee
pursuant to this Article IX will become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the
successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 9.10.

          (b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by
giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor
Trustee required by Section 9.10 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 calendar
days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may, at the expense of
the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

          (c) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act
of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series,
delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor
Trustee required by Section 9.10 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 calendar
days after the giving of such notice of removal, the Trustee being removed may, at the expense of
the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

          (d) If, at any time, (i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 9.07 after written request
therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least
six months, (ii) the Trustee ceases to be eligible under Section 9.08 and fails to resign after
written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or (iii) the Trustee becomes
incapable of acting or is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its
property is appointed or any public officer takes charge or control of the Trustee or of its
property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation, or liquidation, then, in any
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Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities or (B) subject to
Section 8.07, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may,
on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a
successor Trustee or Trustees.

          (e) If the Trustee resigns, is removed, or becomes incapable of acting, or if a vacancy occurs
in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the
Company by a Board Resolution will promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to
the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be
appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time
there will be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and will
comply with the applicable requirements of Section 9.10. If, within one year after such
resignation, removal, or incapability or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of any series is appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the
retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed will, forthwith upon its acceptance of such
appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 9.10, become the successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor
Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any
series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the
manner required by Section 9.10, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such
series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, at the
expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

          (f) The Company will give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with
respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to
the Securities of any series to all holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in
Section 13.03. Each notice will include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

     Section 9.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. 

          (a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all
Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed will execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the
Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective and such successor Trustee,
without any further act, deed, or conveyance, will become vested with all the rights, powers,
trusts, and duties of the retiring Trustee, but, on the request of the Company or the successor
Trustee, such retiring Trustee will, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers, and duties of the retiring

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Trustee and will duly assign, transfer, and deliver to such Trustee all property and money
held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.

          (b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee, and each successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of one or more series will execute and deliver an indenture
supplemental hereto wherein such successor Trustee will accept such appointment and which (i) will
contain such provisions as may be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest
in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts, and duties of the retiring Trustee with
respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor
Trustee relates, (ii) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, will
contain such provisions as may be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights,
powers, trusts, and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those
series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring will continue to be vested in the retiring
Trustee, and (iii) will add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as may be
necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one
Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture will constitute
such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee will be trustee of a trust
or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other
such Trustees and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or
removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective to the extent provided therein and each such
successor Trustee, without any further act, deed, or conveyance, will become vested with all the
rights, powers, trusts, and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that
or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but on request of the
Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee will duly assign, transfer, and deliver to
such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect
to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee
relates.

          (c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company will execute any and all
instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all
applicable rights, powers, and trusts referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 9.10.

          (d) No successor Trustee will accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance
such successor Trustee is qualified and eligible under this Article IX.

     Section 9.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation, or Succession to Business.

          Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which
the Trustee may be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate
trust business of the Trustee, will be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation is otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article IX, without the execution or
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further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been
authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger,
conversion, or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and
deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had
itself authenticated such Securities.

     Section 9.12. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

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

     Section 9.13. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.

          (a) The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more
series of Securities which will be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate
Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer,
or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 2.07, and Securities so authenticated will be
entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and will be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if
authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the
authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication, such reference will be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the
Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the
United States of America, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia, authorized under such
laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than
$50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state authority. If such
Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section
9.13, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent will be deemed to be its
combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If
at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 9.13, such Authenticating Agent will resign immediately in the manner and with the
effect specified in this Section 9.13.

          (b) Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion, or
consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent may be a party, or any corporation succeeding to
all or substantially all the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating
Agent, will continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation is otherwise eligible
under this Section 9.13, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

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          (c) An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the
Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon
receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions this Section
9.13, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the
Company and will mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to
all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve,
as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent
upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder will become vested with all the rights, powers, and
duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating
Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent will be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of
this Section 9.13.

          (d) The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services under this Section 9.13.

          (e) If an appointment with respect to one or more series of Securities is made pursuant to
this Section 9.13, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the
Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative form of certificate of authentication in
the following form:

          This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within
mentioned Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee

 	 
	Dated:                     	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	As Authenticating Agent 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

     Section 9.14. Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company.

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

Article X.

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES AND CERTAIN ACTIONS

     Section 10.01. Purposes for Which Supplemental Indentures May Be Entered Into Without
Consent of Holders.

          Without the consent of or notice to any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board
Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more
indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following
purposes:

          (a) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such
successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities, all to the extent otherwise
permitted hereunder;

          (b) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series
of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of
Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such
series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;

          (c) to add any additional Events of Default;

          (d) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as may be
necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form, registrable or not
registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the
issuance of Securities in uncertificated form;

          (e) to add to, change, or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one
or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change, or elimination (i)
will neither (A) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such
supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (B) modify adversely the
rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (ii) will become
effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the
execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision;

          (f) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.01
and 2.02;

          (g) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions
of this Indenture as may be necessary to provide

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for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee,
pursuant to the requirements of Section 9.10; or

          (h) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be
defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with
respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action
pursuant to this clause (h) will not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of
any series in any material respect.

     Section 10.02. Modification of Indenture with Consent of Holders of at Least a Majority in
Principal Amount of Outstanding Securities.

          (a) With the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered
to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee
may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or
of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this
Indenture; provided, however that no such supplemental indenture will, without the
consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby:

     (i) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of
or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of
interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount
of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon
a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Sections 8.01(b), or
change the coin or currency in which any Security or any premium or interest thereon is
payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on
or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the
Redemption Date);

     (ii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental
indenture, or the consent of the Holders of which is required for any waiver (of compliance
with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their
consequences) provided for in this Indenture; or

     (iii) modify any of the provisions of this Section 10.02, Section 8.01(d) or Section
6.09, except to increase the percentage in principal amount of Holders required under any
such Section or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be
modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected
thereby, provided, however that this clause (iii) will not be deemed to
require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to “the
Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section 10.02 and

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Section 6.09, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of
Sections 9.10 and 10.01(g).

          (b) A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of
this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular
series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with
respect to such covenant or other provision, will be deemed not to affect the rights under this
Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.

          (c) It will not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section 10.02 to approve the
particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it will be sufficient if such Act
approves the substance thereof.

     Section 10.03. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.

          In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture
permitted by this Article X or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture,
the Trustee will receive, and (subject to Section 9.01) will be fully protected in relying upon, an
Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental
indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but will not be obligated
to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties, or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

     Section 10.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

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

     Section 10.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.

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

     Section 10.06. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.

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

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Article XI.

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, OR TRANSFER

     Section 11.01. Consolidations and Mergers of Company and Sales Permitted Only on Certain
Terms.

          (a) The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person, or transfer
(by lease, assignment, sale, or otherwise) all or substantially all of its properties and assets to
another Person unless (i) either (A) the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person in
such a consolidation or merger or (B) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which all or substantially all of the
properties and assets of the Company are transferred (the Company or such other Person being
referred to as the “Surviving Person”) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under
the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly
assume, by an indenture supplement, all the obligations of the Company under the Securities and the
Indenture, (ii) immediately after the transaction and the incurrence or anticipated incurrence of
any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith, no Event of Default will exist, and (iii)
an Officer’s Certificate has been delivered to the Trustee to the effect that the conditions set
forth in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) have been satisfied and an Opinion of Counsel (from a
counsel who shall not be an employee of the Company) has been delivered to the Trustee to the
effect that the conditions set forth in the preceding clause (i) have been satisfied.

          (b) The Surviving Person will succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the same
effect as if it had been named herein as a party hereto, and thereafter the predecessor corporation
will be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.

Article XII.

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

     Section 12.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

          This Indenture will upon a Company Request cease to be of further effect (except as to any
surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided
for), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, will execute proper instruments acknowledging
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when: (a) either (i) all Securities theretofore
authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Securities which have been destroyed, lost, or stolen
and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07 and (B) Securities for the payment
of which money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the
Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section
6.03) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii) all such Securities not
theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (A) have become due and payable, (B) will
become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or (C) are to be

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called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the
giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and
the Company, in the case of clause (A), (B), or (C) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited
with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for such purpose an amount sufficient to pay and discharge
the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case
of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as
the case may be; (b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by
the Company; and (c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied. Notwithstanding the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 9.06,
the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 9.13, and, if money shall
have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (ii) of clause (a) of this Section
12.01, the obligations of the Trustee under Sections 6.03(e) and 12.02, will survive.

     Section 12.02. Application of Trust Money.

          Subject to provisions of Section 6.03(e), all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to
Section 12.01 will be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the
Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent
(including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons
entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and interest for whose payment such money has
been deposited with the Trustee.

Article XIII.

SUBORDINATION

Sections 13.01 through 13.09. Reserved. [Covenants and other subordination provisions
vary from issue to issue.]

     Section 13.10. Notice to Trustee.

          The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any fact known to the Company
which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities.
Failure to give such notice shall not affect the subordination of the Securities to Senior
Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other provision of this Indenture, the
Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the
making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities, unless and until the
Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the address specified in Section 14.02 from
the Company or a holder of Senior Indebtedness or from any trustee or agent therefor; and, prior to
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Section 9.01, shall be entitled in all respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided,
however, that if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received, at least three
Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any such money may become payable
for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the Principal Amount, Issue Price,
accrued Original Issue Discount, Redemption Price, Purchase Price, Change in Control Purchase Price
or interest, if any, as the case may be, in respect of any Security), the notice with respect to
such money provided for in this Section 13.10, then, anything herein contained to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such money and to apply
the same to the purpose for which such money was received and shall not be affected by any notice
to the contrary which may be received by it within three Business Days prior to such date.

          Subject to the provisions of Section 9.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the
delivery to it of a written notice by a person representing himself to be a holder of Senior
Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has
been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of any such holder).
In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with
respect to the right of any person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment
or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such person to furnish evidence
to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness held by such
person, the extent to which such person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution
and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such person under this Article, and if such evidence
is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment which it may be required to make for the
benefit of such person pursuant to the terms of this Indenture pending judicial determination as to
the rights of such person to receive such payment.

     SECTION 13.11. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent.

          Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article, the
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 9.01, and the Holders of the Securities shall be
entitled to conclusively rely upon any order or decree entered by any court of competent
jurisdiction in which such insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization,
dissolution, winding up or similar case or proceeding is pending, or a certificate of the trustee
in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, Custodian, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors,
agent or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the
Holders of Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the persons entitled to participate in such
payment or distribution, the holders of Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company,
the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all
other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article.

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     SECTION 13.12. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness.

          The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness and shall not be liable to any such holders if the Trustee shall in good faith
mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of Securities or to the Company or to any other person
cash, property or securities to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled by
virtue of this Article or otherwise. With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the
Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants or obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Article and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to
holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee.

     SECTION 13.13 Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Indebtedness; Preservation of
Trustee’s Rights.

          The Trustee or any Authenticating Agent in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all
the rights set forth in this Article with respect to any Senior Indebtedness which may at any time
be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness, and nothing in this
Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent of any of its rights as such
holder.

          Nothing in this Article shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or
pursuant to Section 9.06.

Article XIV.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     Section 14.01. Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture.

          All the covenants, stipulations, promises, and agreements in this Indenture contained by or on
behalf of the Company will bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

     Section 14.02. Service of Required Notice to Trustee and Company.

          Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, Act of Holders or
other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or
filed with (a) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company will be sufficient for every purpose
hereunder if made, given, furnished, or filed in writing (including facsimile or electronic mail)
to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration or
(b) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder will be sufficient for every purpose hereunder
(unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid,
to the Company addressed to it at RTI International Metals, Inc., 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road,
Fifth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15108-2973, Attention: General Counsel, or at any other address
previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

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     Section 14.03. Service of Required Notice to Holders; Waiver.

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

     Section 14.04. Indenture and Securities to be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the
State of New York; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

          This Indenture and the Securities will be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the
State of New York, and for all purposes will be construed in accordance with the laws of said State
without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws of such State.

          EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

     Section 14.05. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

          Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of
the provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may request that the Company furnish to the Trustee
an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been complied with, or an Opinion of Counsel stating that in
the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent have been complied with, except that in
the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such document is
specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or
demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

          Each certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with
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Indenture 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 or she has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as
to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to
whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

     Section 14.06. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.

          In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion
of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by
the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document,
but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more
other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to
such matters in one or several documents. Where any Person is required to make, give, or execute
two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions, or other
instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

     Section 14.07. Payments Due on Non-Business Days.

          In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, or Stated Maturity of any
Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other
provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of the Securities of any
series which specifically states that such provision will apply in lieu of this Section 14.07))
payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on
such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the
same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated
Maturity, provided that no interest will accrue for the period from and after such Interest
Payment Date, Redemption Date, or Stated Maturity, as the case may be.

     Section 14.08. Provisions Required by Trust Indenture Act to Control.

          If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with the duties imposed on
any Person by Sections 310 to and including 317 of the Trust Indenture Act (including provisions
automatically deemed included in this Indenture pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act unless this
Indenture provides that such provisions are excluded), which are deemed to be a part of and govern
this Indenture, whether or not contained herein, then such imposed duties will control.

     Section 14.09. Invalidity of Particular Provisions.

          In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Indenture or in the Securities is
for any reason held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality, or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this

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Indenture or of the Securities, but this Indenture and such Securities will be construed as if
such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or therein.

     Section 14.10. Indenture May be Executed In Counterparts.

          This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be an
original, but such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

     Section 14.11. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.

          (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other action
provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one
or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent
duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action will
become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is
hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied
therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing
appointing any such agent will be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in
favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 14.11.

          (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or
other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual
signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution
is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or
affidavit will also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the
execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may
also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

          (c) The ownership of Securities will be proved by the Security Register.

          (d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act of
the Holder of any Security will bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of
every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange thereof or in lieu
thereof in respect of anything done, omitted, or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company
in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

          (e) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, set any day as
the record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series
entitled to give or take any request, demand,

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authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other action provided or permitted by
this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series. With regard to any
record date set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant
series on such record date (or their duly appointed agents), and only such Persons, will be
entitled to give or take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such
record date. With regard to any action that may be given or taken hereunder only by Holders of a
requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any series (or their duly appointed agents)
and for which a record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company may, at its option, set
an expiration date after which no such action purported to be given or taken by any Holder will be
effective hereunder unless given or taken on or prior to such expiration date by Holders of the
requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date (or their
duly appointed agents). On or prior to any expiration date set pursuant to this paragraph, the
Company may, on one or more occasions at its option, extend such date to any later date. Nothing
in this paragraph will prevent any Holder (or any duly appointed agent thereof) from giving or
taking, after any such expiration date, any action identical to, or, at any time, contrary to or
different from, the action or purported action to which such expiration date relates, in which
event the Company may set a record date in respect thereof pursuant to this paragraph. Nothing in
this Section 14.11(e) will be construed to render ineffective any action taken at any time by the
Holders (or their duly appointed agents) of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is so taken. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or the Trust Indenture Act, the Company will not set a record date for, and the
provisions of this Section 14.1l(e) will not apply with respect to, any notice, declaration, or
direction referred to in the next paragraph.

          (f) Upon receipt by the Trustee from any Holder of Securities of a particular series of (a)
any notice of default or breach referred to in Section 8.01(a)(iv) or 8.01(a)(v) with respect to
Securities of such series, if such default or breach has occurred and is continuing and the Trustee
shall not have given such notice to the Company, (b) any declaration of acceleration referred to in
Section 8.01(b), if an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series has occurred and
is continuing and the Trustee shall not have given such a declaration to the Company, or (c) any
direction referred to in Section 8.06 with respect to Securities of such series, if the Trustee
shall not have taken the action specified in such direction, then a record date will automatically
and without any action by the Company or the Trustee be set for determining the Holders of
Outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in such notice, declaration, or direction,
which record date will be the close of business on the tenth calendar day following the day on
which the Trustee receives such notice, declaration, or direction. Promptly after such receipt by
the Trustee, and in any case not later than the fifth calendar day thereafter, the Trustee will
notify the Company and the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series of any such record date
so fixed. The Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date (or their duly
appointed agents), and only such Persons, will be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, or
direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided
that, unless such notice, declaration, or direction shall have become effective by virtue of
Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record

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date (or their duly appointed agents) having joined therein on or prior to the 90th calendar
day after such record date, such notice, declaration, or direction will automatically and without
any action by any Person be cancelled and of no further effect. Nothing in this Section 14.11(f)
will be construed to prevent a Holder (or a duly appointed agent thereof) from giving, before or
after the expiration of such 90-day period, a notice, declaration, or direction contrary to or
different from, or, after the expiration of such period, identical to, the notice, declaration, or
direction to which such record date relates, in which event a new record date in respect thereof
will be set pursuant to this Section 14.11(f). Nothing in this Section 14.11(f) will be construed
to render ineffective any notice, declaration, or direction of the type referred to in this Section
14.11(f) given at any time to the Trustee and the Company by Holders (or their duly appointed
agents) of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the
date such notice, declaration, or direction is so given.

          (g) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to give or take any action
hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the
principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so
pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any different part of such principal amount.

     Section 14.12. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.

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

     Section 14.13. Benefits of Indenture.

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

     Section 14.14. Force Majeure.

          In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly,
forces beyond its control, including, without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts
of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of
God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and
hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are
consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as
practicable under the circumstances.

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RTI International Metals, Inc.	 	 

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	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON, AS TRUSTEE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of August 12, 2009, is made among NATIONAL
PENN BANCSHARES, INC., a Pennsylvania business corporation and registered bank holding company (“NPB”); NATIONAL PENN BANK, a national banking association (“Bank”); and MICHAEL J. HUGHES (“Executive”)
(NPB and Bank are sometimes referred to herein collectively as “Employer”). 

 

BACKGROUND 

1.           NPB and Bank desire to employ Executive as Chief Financial Officer of NPB and as a Group Executive Vice President of Bank,
and Executive desires to accept such employment. 

2.           On December 12, 2008, NPB issued 150,000 shares of its Series B Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series
B Preferred Stock”) and related common stock purchase warrants to the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), pursuant to its TARP Capital Purchase Program (“CPP”).  As a result, NPB is subject to the laws and regulations, currently enacted
or issued or to be enacted or issued in the future, that apply to participants in the CPP, and will remain subject to these current and future legal and regulatory requirements applicable to CPP participants until such time as all shares of NPB’s Series B Preferred Stock are no longer owned by Treasury (such period is referred to herein as the “CPP
Compliance Period”). 

3.           NPB, Bank and Executive desire to set forth herein the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment by NPB and Bank,
all subject to, and limited by, the legal and regulatory requirements imposed on NPB as a CPP participant during the CPP Compliance Period.  During the CPP Compliance Period, no amount, benefit or right provided for herein shall be accrued, vested or paid except as permitted by the CPP and the legal and regulatory restrictions applicable to NPB thereunder.  Upon
conclusion of the CPP Compliance Period, any amounts, benefits or rights deferred or omitted on account of such restrictions shall be promptly paid or delivered unless otherwise legally prohibited, and this Agreement shall be construed thereafter as if all references to the CPP and its attendant legal and regulatory restrictions were omitted herefrom. 

 

 

 

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AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and each intending to be legally bound, NPB, Bank and Executive agree as follows: 

1.           Background.  The matters set forth in the “Background” section of this Agreement are
incorporated by reference herein, and the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that such matters are binding parts of the contract set forth in this Agreement.  In furtherance of the paragraph 3 of the “Background” section, and as condition of his employment by NPB and Bank, Executive shall execute and deliver a TARP Restriction Agreement in the same form, and at the same time, as executed and delivered by
the respective chief executive officers of NPB and Bank. 

2.           Term.  This Agreement shall be for a term of three years, beginning on 

August 31, 2009 and ending on August 30, 2012, subject to the following: 

(a)           This Agreement may be terminated at any time as provided in Sections 9 through 13. 

(b)           If this Agreement is not terminated on or before August 30, 2011 or any subsequent August 30, then, on such date, the term of this Agreement
shall be automatically extended by adding one year to the term then remaining.  For example, if this Agreement is still in effect on August 30, 2011, then, on such date, its term shall be automatically extended so as to end on August 30, 2013.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no further extensions of the term of this Agreement beginning with the first August 30 that occurs after Executive
shall have reached age 63. 

3.           Position, Duties. 

(a)           During the time this Agreement is in effect, NPB will employ Executive as Chief Financial Officer, and Bank will employ Executive
as a Group Executive Vice President, or, in either case, in such other higher ranking executive officer positions as may from time to time be assigned to Executive by the respective chief executive officers of NPB and Bank.  Executive accepts such employment, with such powers and duties commensurate with Executive's then existing titles as an executive
officer of NPB and Bank as may from time to time be determined by the respective chief executive officers of NPB or Bank.  Executive's duties shall include compliance with Employer's Code of Conduct as in effect from time to time. 

 

 

 

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(b)           Executive's office will be located at the location of the executive offices of NPB and Bank, wherever maintained from
time to time. 

(c)           Executive will devote substantially all his time and attention to, and will use his best energies and abilities in the performance of, his duties and responsibilities as prescribed in this
Section 3, and will not engage in consulting work or any trade or business for his own account or for or on behalf of any other person, firm or corporation which competes, conflicts, or interferes with the performance of his duties hereunder in any way.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may perform community service consistent with Employer policy and engage in activities on behalf of NPB or Bank
or for his own account, including personal investment activities (excluding any personal investments in publicly-traded companies (other than NPB) with voting power equal to five percent or more); provided, however, that all such service or activities do not interfere with Executive's performance of his responsibilities under this Agreement. 

(d)           Executive acknowledges that NPB has currently in effect publicly disseminated, Board of Directors-approved, stock ownership guidelines for directors and
executive officers that require a group executive vice president to own shares of NPB common stock with an aggregate value of at least two times base salary, with a five-year period for newly-hired officers to achieve compliance with this requirement, which guidelines are subject to change at any time in the discretion of the NPB Board of Directors.  Executive agrees to use commercially reasonable best
efforts to achieve and maintain compliance with these stock ownership guidelines, as presently in effect and as they may be amended from time to time, provided that any amendments shall apply equally to all executive officers of the same rank. 

 

 

 

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4.           Base Compensation.  Except as provided in Section 23, for all services to be provided by Executive
pursuant to Section 3, Employer will pay Executive a base salary of at least Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000) per year.  Employer shall pay such salary to Executive in approximately equal installments during each year on the customary salary payment dates of Employer, and such salary shall be subject to applicable income tax withholding, deductions
required by law, and other deductions authorized by Executive.  Executive shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for service as a director or committee member of any subsidiary or other company affiliated with NPB or Bank, if so elected.  Employer will evaluate Executive's performance annually, commencing with a first performance review date
of March 1, 2010, and Executive shall be eligible for annual merit increases in base salary in the discretion of NPB and Bank, commencing on March 1, 2011.  Except as provided in Section 22, a base salary increase shall, when it takes effect, become the new minimum base salary required thereafter by this Section 4. 

5.           Health Insurance, Benefit Plans, Stock Compensation Plans, etc. 

(a)           In addition to the compensation payable to Executive pursuant to Section 4 hereof, Executive shall be entitled, during the time this Agreement
is in effect, to participate in all health insurance and benefit plans, group insurance, pension or profit-sharing plans, or other plan or plans providing benefits applicable generally to employees of NPB or Bank which are presently in force or which may hereafter be adopted by NPB or Bank. 

(b)           Executive shall also be eligible during the time this Agreement is in effect for receipt of stock options or restricted stock commensurate with his positions
with NPB and Bank, pursuant to NPB's Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan or any successor or additional stock option plan or stock compensation plan which may hereafter be adopted by NPB for officers and other key employees of NPB and its subsidiaries.  Any discretionary terms of grants or awards to Executive (other than with respect to amount) shall
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(1)           On or before August 31, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NPB (the “Compensation
Committee”) shall grant Executive: 

(i)           20,000 shares of NPB performance-based restricted stock on the following terms and conditions:  vesting to be 100% at achievement of performance factors versus
peer banks (loan quality and deposit costs); a performance period through calendar year 2011; determination of vesting in February 2012; 

(ii)           5,000 shares of NPB service-based restricted stock on the following terms and conditions:  vesting at 100% after three years of service; 

(iii)           non-qualified stock options exercisable for 80,000 shares of NPB common stock on the following terms and conditions:  exercise price to be the closing market
price on the date of grant, as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market; options exercisable for 40,000 shares of NPB common stock shall vest immediately, with the remaining options vesting 20% per year over five years; and an option term to be ten years; and 

(iv)           non-qualified stock options exercisable for 40,000 shares of NPB common stock on the following terms and conditions:  exercise price to be the closing market
price on the date of grant, as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market; seven-year cliff vesting; and an option term of ten years. 

(2)           The Compensation Committee may include such other terms and conditions in the grants referred to in Section 5(b)(1) as it determines in its sole discretion, provided such
additional terms and conditions are not inconsistent with those set forth in Section 5(b)(1).  Such grants shall be evidenced by written agreements in the standard form customarily utilized by NPB for such grants. 

6.           Bonuses.  As additional compensation for services rendered hereunder, Executive shall be entitled during
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(a)           To participate as a “Category B Participant” in NPB's annual Executive Incentive Plan (the “EIP”),
assuming such plan remains in effect, or at an equivalent level in any successor executive bonus plan covering the officers of NPB or Bank which may hereafter be adopted by NPB or Bank; 

(1)           Executive shall be eligible for an award for Plan Year 2009, pro-rated for time of service during Plan Year 2009, under the EIP as follows:  “Category
B Participant” with threshold award of 10% of base salary, target award of 25% of base salary, and optimum award of 40% of base salary; three-fourths (3/4) of the award to be based on company performance as measured by return on average assets (threshold of .59%, target of .80%, optimum of 1.01%) plus five previously established business strategic objectives, and the remaining one-fourth (1/4) of the award to be based on
accomplishment of individual objectives (which NPB shall establish in its discretion and communicate to Executive not later than September 30, 2009); an additional one-third (1/3) of the award amount will be deferred, credited with interest at the standard interest rate employed by NPB from time to time for similar deferrals, and then doubled and paid out in cash promptly after the end of Plan
Year 2014, as provided in the EIP, i.e., if Executive is still employed by NPB and Bank at that time, unless Executive’s employment shall have earlier terminated due to death, permanent disability, voluntary termination at age 60 or older or involuntary termination not for “cause” (as such terms are defined under the EIP) (in any such case the full amount shall
be paid in first quarter 2015 as if the Executive were still employed by NPB) or unless there shall have been a “change-in-control” of NPB (as defined under the EIP) (in which case the full amount shall be paid out immediately); the performance metrics and other terms of the award to be made are more fully described in Exhibit 10.1 (Schedule B) to NPB’s Report on Form 8-K dated February
27, 2009 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2009. 

(b)           To receive any discretionary bonus that may be awarded to him under the EIP or such successor executive bonus plan. 

 

 

 

 

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Executive acknowledges that this Section 6 does not preclude NPB's or Bank's Board of Directors, as the case may be, from amending or terminating the EIP or any other executive bonus plan
in accordance with its terms. 

7.           Other Benefits.  Except as provided in Sections 14 and 22, as additional compensation for services rendered hereunder, Executive
shall be entitled during the time this Agreement is in effect: 

(a)           To life insurance coverage and long-term disability insurance coverage at no expense to Executive, in at least such amounts and on such terms and conditions as are such
insurance coverages for other NPB Group Executive Vice Presidents that are in effect on the date of this Agreement; 

(b)           To the receipt of an automobile allowance, in such amount as shall be determined by Employer from time to time, in Employer's sole discretion, but approximately
$650 per month; 

(c)           To reasonable vacation and sick leave in accordance with Employer policy, as the same may be revised from time to time; and 

(d)           To a $6,000 lump sum payment in reimbursement of business expenses incurred by executive in connection with this Agreement, payable on the first regular payroll date occurring after August
31, 2009. 

8.           Change in Control. 

(a)           If a Change in Control (as defined in Section 8(b)) shall occur during the time this Agreement is in effect, and if within one hundred eighty
(180) days after the effective date of the Change in Control, there shall be: 

 

 

 

 

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(i)           Any involuntary termination of Executive’s employment (other than for Cause (as defined in Section 12(a)); 

(ii)           Any reduction in Executive's title, responsibilities or authority, including such title, responsibilities or authority as such may be increased from time to time; 

(iii)           Any reduction in Executive's base salary (as defined in Section 8(d)) in effect immediately prior to a Change
in Control, or any failure to provide Executive with benefits at least as favorable as those enjoyed by Executive under any of the pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability or other employee plans of NPB or an Affiliate (as defined in Section 8(c)) in which Executive participated immediately prior to a Change in Control, or the taking
of any action that would materially reduce any of such compensation or benefits in effect at the time of the Change in Control, unless such reduction relates to a reduction applicable to all employees generally; 

(iv)           Any reassignment of Executive beyond a thirty (30) mile commute by automobile from Boyertown or Lancaster, Pennsylvania; or 

(v)           Any requirement that Executive travel in performance of his duties on behalf of NPB or an Affiliate for a greater period of time during any
year than was required of Executive during the year preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurred (each of the foregoing, a “Triggering Event”); 

Then, at the option of Executive, exercisable by Executive within one hundred eighty (180) days of the occurrence of any Triggering Event, Executive may resign from employment (or, if involuntarily terminated, give notice of intention to collect
benefits hereunder) by delivering a notice in writing to NPB, in which case Executive shall be entitled to (1) a lump sum cash severance payment equal to 200% of Executive's base salary in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, which Employer shall pay to Executive within fifteen (15) days of Executive's termination
of employment, and to (2) continuation of the benefits set forth in Section 7(a) and 7(b) for two (2) years from and after the date of termination of employment.  The term of this Agreement shall end on the date of Executive’s termination of employment under this Section. 

 

 

 

 

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(b)           “Change in Control” means: 

(i)           An acquisition by any “person” or “group” (as those terms are defined or used in Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act) of “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of NPB representing 24.99% or more of the combined voting power of NPB's securities then outstanding; 

(ii)           A merger, consolidation or other reorganization of Bank, except where the resulting entity is controlled, directly or indirectly, by NPB; 

(iii)           A merger, consolidation or other reorganization of NPB, except where shareholders of NPB immediately prior to consummation of any such transaction continue to hold at least
a majority of the voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the legal entity resulting from or existing after any transaction and a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the legal entity resulting from or existing after any such transaction are former members of NPB's Board of Directors; 

(iv)           A sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the Employer to another entity, except to an entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by NPB; 

(v)           A sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of NPB to another entity, or a corporate division involving NPB; or 

(vi)           A contested proxy solicitation of the shareholders of NPB that results in the contesting party obtaining the ability to cast 25% or more of the votes entitled to be cast in an election of
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(c)           “Affiliate” means any corporation which is included within a “controlled group of corporations” including NPB,
as determined under Code Section 1563. 

(d)           “Base salary” means the Executive’s annual base salary, established as provided
in Section 4 of this Agreement, prior to any reduction of such salary pursuant to any contribution to a tax-qualified plan under Section 401(k) of the Code. 

(e)           “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
as the same may be amended from time to time. 

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

(g)           Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in Section 8(a) by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any
payment or benefit provided for in Section 8(a) be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as the result of employment by another employer or by reason of Executive's receipt of or right to receive any retirement or other benefits after the date of termination of employment or otherwise. 

9.           Termination--Disability.  Employer
may terminate Executive's employment at any time if Executive shall suffer a Disability for a period of 180 consecutive days.  “Disability” means that, because of Executive's injury or sickness, Executive cannot perform each of the material duties of his regular occupation, as determined by Employer in good
faith.  In such event: 

(a)           This Agreement shall terminate on the date of Executive’s termination of employment; and 

(b)           Executive shall receive benefits under Employer’s long-term disability insurance policy, to the extent provided for in any policy that may then be
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10.           Termination--Death.  If Executive's employment is terminated because of Executive's death: 

(a)           This Agreement shall terminate at that time; 

(b)           Within 30 days of the date of death, Employer shall pay to Executive's estate, in one lump sum, an amount equal to the total amount of compensation remaining to be paid
to Executive pursuant to Section 4 through the date of death. 

11.           Voluntary Termination.  Executive may terminate his employment with Employer at any time.  In
such event: 

(a)           This Agreement shall terminate at that time; and 

(b)           Employer shall not be obligated to pay Executive any further compensation pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise, except that the following shall remain due
and payable by Employer to Executive notwithstanding termination of this Agreement: 

(1)           Section 4 compensation, if any, accrued and unpaid through the date of voluntary termination; and 

(2)           The amount payable to Executive pursuant to Section 8(a), if any. 

12.           Termination--Cause.  Nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be construed to prevent Employer from terminating the employment of Executive hereunder at any time for Cause. 

(a)           “Cause” means the occurrence of either of the following: 

(1)           Executive's conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime of falsehood or involving moral turpitude; or 

 

 

 

 

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(2)           The willful failure by Executive to substantially perform his duties to Employer, other than a failure resulting from Executive's incapacity as a result
of the Executive's Disability, which willful failure results in demonstrable material injury and damage to Employer, and which willful failure continues uncured after thirty (30) days notice containing specific written instructions relating to the matter. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive's employment shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause if such termination took place as a result of: 

(1)           Questionable judgment on the part of Executive; 

(2)           Any act or omission believed by Executive in good faith, to have been in or not opposed to the best interests of Employer; or 

(3)           Any act or omission in respect of which a determination could properly be made that Executive met the applicable standard of conduct prescribed for indemnification or reimbursement or payment
of expenses under the Bylaws of NPB or Bank or the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or the directors and officers' liability insurance of NPB or Bank, in each case as in effect at the time of such act or omission. 

(b)           If Employer proposes to terminate Executive's employment for Cause, Employer shall give Executive written
notice specifying the exact circumstances relating to Cause and an opportunity for Executive to appear before a meeting of the Board of Directors of NPB, with his counsel, if he so desires. 

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(1)           Employer shall give Executive a written notice of termination effective on the date specified by Employer in said notice, which notice shall contain a
full statement of the facts and reasons for such termination; 

(2)           This Agreement shall terminate at such time; and 

(3)           Employer shall not be obligated to pay Executive any further compensation pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise, except for Section 4 compensation,
if any, accrued and unpaid through the date of termination. 

13.           Termination--Without Cause.  Employer
may terminate Executive's employment at any time without Cause (defined in Section 12(a)).  In such event: 

(a)           This Agreement shall remain in effect for two (2) years from and after the date of termination of employment and shall terminate at the end of such period; 

(b)           Employer shall continue to pay Executive the compensation set forth in Section 4 for two (2) years from and after the
date of termination of employment; 

(c)           Employer shall continue to provide Executive with the benefits set forth in Section 7(a) and 7(b) for two (2) years from
and after the date of termination of employment; 

(d)           If a Change in Control (defined in Section 8(b)) shall occur prior to the end of the term of this Agreement, as then revised pursuant to Section 13(a), Employer
shall pay to Executive the payment to which Executive is entitled pursuant to Section 8(a); and 

(e)           Executive shall not receive any other employee benefits, including the benefits described in Section 7 of this Agreement, or be entitled to participate in any other plan
or plans providing benefits generally to employees of Employer which are presently in effect or which may hereafter be adopted by Employer, for the remainder of the term of this Agreement, as then revised. 

 

 

 

 

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14.           Non-Competition.  Executive acknowledges that NPB is a registered bank holding
company engaged principally in the commercial and retail banking business and the trust and asset management business (collectively, the “Business”) through its ownership, support, operation and management of its direct subsidiaries which, as of the date hereof, are Bank and Christiana Bank & Trust Company (“CB&T”),
and their direct and indirect subsidiaries.  During the term of this Agreement (including as may be revised by Section 13(a) above) plus, in the case of Executive’s voluntary termination of his employment pursuant to Section 11 hereof, the remaining term of this Agreement that was in effect immediately prior to such termination, Executive
shall not, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in conjunction with others: 

(a)           Engage as a director, officer, employee, partner, shareholder, consultant, agent or in any other capacity, in the Business in competition with NPB, Bank, CB&T,
or any other future NPB direct or indirect subsidiary, in any location within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the State of Delaware that is: 

(1)           During such time as the executive offices of NPB and Bank are located in Boyertown,
Berks County, Pennsylvania----Within fifty (50) miles of Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania; 

(2)           If the executive offices of NPB and Bank are moved from Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania
to a new location, and if Executive is employed by Employer on the date of such move, then during such time as the executive offices of NPB and Bank are located at such new location (but not beyond the time period provided in the first paragraph of this Section 14)----Within fifty (50) miles of the new location of the executive offices of NPB
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(3)           If the executive offices of NPB and Bank are moved from a successor-to-Boyertown location to a new location, and if Executive
is employed by Employer on the date of such move, then during such time as the executive offices of NPB and Bank are located at such new location (but not beyond the time period provided in the first paragraph of this Section 14)----Within fifty (50) miles of the new location of the executive offices of NPB and Bank,
wherever that may be; it being understood that Section 14(a)(3) shall apply to any further relocation or relocations that may occur within the time period provided in the first paragraph of this Section 14; and it being further understood that the geographic limitation relating to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Delaware set forth in this Section 14(a) shall not apply if
the executive offices of NPB and Bank are ever relocated outside of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 

(b)           Request any customers of NPB, Bank, CB&T, or any other future NPB direct or indirect subsidiary,
to curtail or cancel their business with NPB, Bank, CB&T, or any other future NPB direct or indirect subsidiary, excluding himself and any customer who is a relative of Executive; or 

(c)           Induce, or attempt to influence, any employee of NPB, Bank, CB&T, or any other future NPB direct or indirect subsidiary
to terminate employment with NPB, Bank, CB&T, or any other future NPB direct or indirect subsidiary, or to enter into any employment or other business relationship with any other person (including Executive), firm or corporation. 

The non-competition provisions in Section 14(a) above shall not be construed to prohibit Executive from serving as an employee of, or consultant to, any investment banking firm located within the applicable restricted territory set forth in clauses (1) - (3) thereof during (x) any extension of the term of this Agreement under Section 13(a)
above, or (y) in the case of Executive’s voluntary termination of his employment pursuant to Section 11 hereof, the remaining term of this Agreement that was in effect immediately prior to such termination, but only if and to the extent that, in such capacity, Executive (A) only provides investment banking services (i.e., advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and raising funds in the public and private capital markets) to clients of
such firm, and (B) does not engage in the Business.

 

 

 

 

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Executive recognizes that immediate and irreparable damage will result to Employer if Executive breaches any of the terms and conditions of this Section 14 and, accordingly, Executive hereby consents to
the entry by any court of competent jurisdiction of an injunction against him to restrain any such breach, in addition to any other remedies or claims for money damages which Employer may seek.  Executive represents and warrants to Employer that his experience and capabilities are such that he can obtain employment in business without breaching the terms and conditions of this Section 14, and the enforcement hereof by injunction or
otherwise will not prevent him from earning a livelihood. 

15.           Non-Disclosure.  During the time this Agreement is in effect and thereafter for a period of three
(3) years, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, acting alone or in conjunction with others, disclose to any person, firm or corporation any of the following information: any trade secret, any details of organization or business affairs, any names of past or present customers, consumers or employees, or any other proprietary data or confidential information, of NPB, Bank, CB&T or of any of NPB's other
direct or indirect, present or future, subsidiaries or affiliates; provided, however, that disclosure of such information within the scope of Executive's employment, disclosure of such information as is required by law, and disclosure of such information already in the public domain through no fault of Executive, shall not be prohibited by this Section 15. 

Employer may enforce the provisions of this Section 15 by suit for damages, injunction, or both.  Executive agrees that Employer would be irreparably injured by the breach of any provision of this
Section 15, and money damages alone would not be an appropriate measure of the harm to Employer from such continuing breach.  Therefore, equitable relief, including specific performance of the provisions of this Section 15 by injunction, would be an appropriate remedy for the breach of these provisions. 

16.  Release of Non-Competition Covenant.  Notwithstanding Section 14 of this Agreement, if Employer terminates Executive's employment without Cause
pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement, Executive may, at his option, at any time prior to termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 13(a), elect to accept a position with another firm otherwise prohibited by Section 14(a) of this Agreement, in which case: 

 

 

 

 

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(a)           Executive shall concurrently give Employer written notice of such election; 

(b)           This Agreement shall terminate immediately, including without limitation Section 14 hereof; 

(c)           Employer shall immediately cease making any payments pursuant to Section 13(b) of this Agreement; and 

 

(d)           All other provisions of Section 13 shall remain unaffected. 

17.  No Disparagement.  During the time this Agreement is in effect and thereafter indefinitely, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
acting alone or in conjunction with others, disparage or criticize NPB, Bank, CB&T, or any other future NPB banking subsidiary, or any of their respective present or future directors, officers, employees, agents or attorneys (collectively, the “NPB Parties”), and the NPB Parties shall not, directly
or indirectly, acting alone or in conjunction with others, disparage or criticize Executive. 

18.  Binding Effect, Assignment. 

(a)           This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of NPB and Bank, and it shall be assignable to: (A) any
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NPB, provided that NPB and Bank shall remain jointly and severally liable with such affiliated assignee for all obligations of NPB and Bank herein; and (B) any corporation, bank or other entity which may acquire NPB's or Bank's business or all or substantially all of the assets of NPB or Bank, or with or into which NPB or Bank may
be merged or consolidated, as provided in Section 18(b). 

 

 

 

 

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(b)           Each of NPB and Bank shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of NPB or Bank to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that NPB or Bank would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.  Failure to obtain such assumption and agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall
constitute a breach of this Agreement, in which case a Change in Control (as defined in Section 8(b)) shall be deemed to have occurred and Executive shall have the immediate right to take the actions and receive the payments provided in Section 8 hereof.  As used in this Agreement, “NPB” and “Bank” shall mean NPB
and Bank as previously defined and any successor to the business and/or assets of NPB or Bank as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise. 

(c)           This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Executive, his personal and legal representatives, heirs, distributees, devisees and assigns.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the obligations and duties of Executive hereunder shall be personal and not assignable or delegable by him in any manner whatsoever. 

19.           Exclusive Benefit.  Neither Executive, his spouse nor any other person shall have the right to commute, sell, assign,
transfer or otherwise convey the right to receive any payments hereunder, which payment and the right thereto are expressly declared to be non-assignable and non-transferable.  If there is any attempted assignment or transfer, neither NPB nor Bank shall have any further liability hereunder.  The interest of any beneficiary in any benefits hereunder shall not be subject to attachment, execution or sequestration for any debts,
contracts, obligations or liabilities of any beneficiary and shall not be subject to pledge, assignment, conveyance or attachment. 

20.           Excess Parachute Payments.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment, award,
benefit or distribution (or any acceleration of any payment, award, benefit or distribution) by the NPB or the Bank to or for the benefit of the Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (each, a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to the excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties,
are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then if the total of such Payments to the Executive, exceeds 2.99 times the Executive’s “base amount” as defined in Section 280G of the Code, then the Executive may elect to have the cash severance payments payable under this Agreement reduced to the maximum amount that would be payable without subjecting the Executive to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.

 

 

 

 

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21.           Unsecured General Creditor.  If NPB or Bank shall acquire an
insurance policy or any other asset in connection with its liabilities hereunder, neither Executive, his spouse nor any other person shall have any right with respect to, or claimed against, such policy or other asset.  Executive shall remain at all times an unsecured general creditor with respect to any amount payable hereunder. 

22.           Legal Fees and Expenses.  Employer shall pay all reasonable legal fees and related expenses (including the costs
of experts, evidence and counsel and expenses included in connection with an arbitration or in other litigation or appeal) incurred by the Executive as a result of his seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by any provision of this Agreement, but only if Executive's efforts in seeking to obtain or enforce any such right or benefit are successful. 

23.           Exception for Across-the-Board Actions.  If, during the term of this Agreement, the Boards of
Directors of NPB and Bank shall determine, acting in good faith and with a reasonable basis, that it is in the best interests of NPB, Bank and NPB's shareholders to implement one or more broad, across-the-board cost-cutting measures for all members of senior management, then, notwithstanding Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7, Executive's base compensation and other benefits
may be reduced in accordance with such cost-cutting measures in a manner consistent with any such reductions in base compensation and/or other benefits for other senior officers generally. 

24.           Notices.  All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon delivery if delivered
personally or two business days after mailing if mailed by prepaid, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows: 

 

 

 

 

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If to NPB, to: 

 

Glenn E. Moyer 

President and Chief Executive Officer 

National Penn Bancshares, Inc. 

Reading and Philadelphia Avenues 

Boyertown, PA  19512 

If to Bank, to: 

 

Scott V. Fainor 

President and Chief Executive Officer 

National Penn Bank 

Reading and Philadelphia Avenues 

Boyertown, PA  19512 

If to Executive, to: 

 

Michael J. Hughes 

1295 Belle Meade Drive 

Lancaster, PA  17601 

or to such other address as may have been previously furnished by the party to the other by notice given in the manner provided herein. 

25.           Entire Agreement.  This Agreement,
together with the TARP Restriction Agreement, is intended by the parties to constitute and does constitute the entire agreement between NPB, Bank and Executive with respect to the employment of Executive by NPB and Bank.  This Agreement supersedes any and all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions of the parties, whether oral or written, including
without limitation the letter dated July 29, 2009 and its enclosure. 

26.           Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended, modified, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in
writing signed by Executive, an authorized officer of NPB or an authorized officer of Bank, as the case may be, against whom or which enforcement of the amendment, modification, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. 

 

 

 

 

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27.           Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic internal law
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

28.           Interpretation of Provisions.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the time or geography provisions
of Section 14 are not reasonable, then such provision(s) shall be reformed to reflect such period of time or geographical areas as the court shall determine to be reasonable and enforceable. 

29.           Captions.  The captions contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement. 

30.           Joint and Several Obligations.  All obligations of NPB and Bank
herein shall be joint and several obligations. 

31.           Survival.  Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the provisions of Sections 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 24 through 31 shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, survive such termination and remain in full force and effect. 

32.           Approval by Compensation Committee.   This Agreement
is subject to review and prior approval by the Compensation Committee of the NPB Board of Directors, and shall not take effect and be binding upon NPB or Bank unless and until after such approval shall have been granted. 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. 

 

	  	
NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES, INC.

	  	  
	  	
By:  /s/ Glenn E. Moyer

	  	
Name: Glenn E. Moyer

	  	
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

	  	  
	  	
NATIONAL PENN BANK

	  	  
	  	
By: /s/ Scott Fainor

	  	
Name: Scott Fainor

	  	
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

	  	  
	  	  
	
Witness: /s/ Nancy Alaimo

	
/s/ Michael J. Hughes

	  	
Michael J. Hughes

 

 

 

 

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